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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Easton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butch McBane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butch McBane has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Easton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Butch McBane!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Easton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Easton tries for a takedown but McBane sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
McBane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Easton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A slow jab from McBane misses its intended target.
McBane throws a body shot but no joy.
Butch McBane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Easton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McBane sprawls well. McBane wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Easton gets slowly back to his feet.
McBane tries to land a front kick but Easton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McBane lands with a kick to the temple. Easton shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Easton dives in for a single leg takedown but McBane sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Easton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McBane getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
McBane listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McBane feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Easton's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBane leaves Easton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Easton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McBane misses with a hook. Easton ducked under it nicely.
Easton decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Easton is figuring out what he wants to do next.
McBane is not content to let Easton control the position.
Easton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McBane's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBane keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Easton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Easton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McBane wants to improve his position but Easton is controlling well.
Easton is nestled in close to McBane, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
McBane felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
McBane blocking the ground and pound attempt from Easton.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McBane is staying active underneath Easton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Easton working over McBane with some ground and pound. McBane looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Easton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Easton working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McBane has hold of Easton's hands but Easton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nice strikes from Easton there.
McBane keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
McBane is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Easton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Easton wants to lay and pray for a moment but McBane keeps working.
Easton trying to pass the guard but McBane defending well.
Easton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Easton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Easton is trying to control the action in half guard but McBane is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
McBane wants to control but Easton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Easton is keen to just control but McBane is a slippery customer.
Easton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McBane's head.
Easton content to control rather than advance.
McBane blocking the ground and pound attempt from Easton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Easton wants to lay and pray for a moment but McBane keeps working.
Easton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McBane wants to get back to full guard.
McBane trying to control from the bottom.
Easton trying to control the action but McBane is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
McBane blocking the ground and pound attempt from Easton.
McBane wants to control but Easton is keeping busy.
McBane avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Easton.
Easton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Easton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McBane's head.
McBane avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Easton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Easton dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Easton shoots in for a takedown but McBane shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
McBane looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McBane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Easton manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from McBane.
McBane misses with a jab to the body
and Easton counters with a straight right hand.
McBane lands a leg kick that knocks Easton off balance momentarily.
McBane looks for the body kick but Easton saw that one coming.
Easton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McBane as he jumps to the side.
McBane smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Easton shoots for a takedown but McBane saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Easton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McBane tests Easton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Easton is defended easily by McBane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBane lands a slapping body shot.
McBane scores with a jab.
Butch McBane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice uppercut lands for McBane. That snapped Easton's head back.
Easton closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into McBane's guard.
Easton lands a couple of digs.
Easton landing some decent shots from guard.
Easton is working McBane over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Easton with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Easton throws a big elbow that misses.
McBane is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
McBane looking to control.
McBane keeping moving, preventing Easton from controlling successfully.
Easton lands a couple of digs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Easton throwing strikes from guard but McBane blocks nicely.
McBane wants to sweep here but Easton controlling him for the moment.
Peter Easton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Easton trying to control but McBane is working from the bottom.
McBane preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Easton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
McBane wants to sweep here but Easton controlling him for the moment.
Easton slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Easton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Easton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Easton throws an elbow that misses. McBane uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Easton's guard. Nice move by McBane!
McBane trying to control the position from guard on top but Easton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Easton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
McBane blocking the ground and pound attempt from Easton.
McBane avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Easton.
Easton looks to land a strike but McBane avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Easton wants to control from the top but McBane keeps moving.
Easton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Easton throwing strikes but missing.
McBane is trying to keep Easton in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Peter Easton will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
McBane throws a low kick, looking for Easton's leg but Easton calmly moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Easton.
Easton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Easton goes for a double leg but McBane avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as McBane continues to drive forward.
Easton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McBane paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Crunch! McBane slams his shin into Easton's torso.
McBane throws a leg kick which misses Easton's front leg but catches the back leg as Easton tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McBane looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McBane lands an overhand right.
Easton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Easton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McBane fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Easton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McBane.
It looked like Easton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Easton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McBane throws a shot to the body.
A cross from McBane lands.
McBane lands a high kick!
Easton fails to land the takedown.
McBane just misses with a punch to the body.
McBane has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
McBane slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBane connects with a solid leg kick.
Easton takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McBane lands a nice hook to Easton's body. Easton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Easton blocks the leg kick.
McBane has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McBane defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Easton.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McBane throws a push kick but Easton slaps the foot to one side.
Easton scores with a takedown into McBane's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Easton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Easton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McBane avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Easton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Easton working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McBane's head.
Easton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Easton wants to control from the top but McBane keeps moving.
Easton throws a big right hand that misses.
McBane trying to control the position here.
Easton wants to control from the top but McBane keeps moving.
McBane wants to sweep but no luck.
Easton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McBane controls Easton momentarily but Easton frees himself.
Easton works over McBane with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
McBane avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Easton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Easton is looking to work some ground and pound but McBane has wrist control.
Easton is working McBane over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Easton scoring with some ground and pound.
Easton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McBane pulls Easton in close to prevent any damage.
Easton trying to control but McBane is working from the bottom.
McBane trying to keep a closed guard but Easton is proving a slippery customer.
Butch McBane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peter Easton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Easton distracts McBane with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that's the end of the fight!
Butch McBane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Easton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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