MMA Fighting has Eubank Jr. vs. Benn 2 results live for the Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Conor Benn fight card at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, on Saturday afternoon.
Eubank Jr. vs. Benn 2 Results: Live updates of the undercard and main event
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When the main event begins around 4:30 p.m. ET, check out our Eubank Jr. vs. Benn 2 live round-by-round updates for our live blog of the main event.
Chris Eubank Jr. (35-3) has won nine of his last 10 fights, including a unanimous decision victory over Benn in their previous meeting this past April.
Conor Benn (23-1) suffered his first career loss against Eubank Jr. in his last outing.
Check out Eubank Jr. vs. Benn 2 results below.
Main event
Conor Benn def. Chris Eubank Jr. via UD (119-107, 116-110, 118-108) (live blog) | Watch knockdowns | Recap
Undercard
Jack Catterall def. Ekow Essuman via 11th-round TKO (0:50) | Watch finish
Adam Azim def. Kurt Scoby via 12th-round TKO (2:01)
Richard Riakporhe def. Tommy Welch via second-round TKO (2:48)
Ishmael Davis def. Sam Gilley via unanimous decision (115-114, 115-113 x2)
Prelims
Mikie Tallon def. Fezan Shahid via fifth-round KO (3:06) (watch below)
Check out the live blog for the co-main event below.
Jack Catterall vs. Ekow Essuman
Round 1: Catterall establishing the jab early. He’s getting Essuman to react. Essuman lands a jab of his own as he gets through Catterall’s pressure. Essuman hits Catterall with a clean jab. Essuman probing with his lead right, but Catterall keeping distance well. Straight left from Catterall. He circles out as Essuman works to corner him. There’s a quick exchange, neither man landing anything too big. Catterall to the body, Essuman chases him with a right hand. Right hook from Catterall lands, glancing shot. Essuman down the middle with a right.
MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Catterall.
Round 2: More jabs from Catterall, he’s sticking with the strategy. He mixes it up to the body. Another good Catterall jab lands. Another one to the body. Lots of feints and movement from Essuman, but he needs to attack. Catterall lands a left to the body. Essuman’s right is falling just short. Catterall scores to the body. Nothing big landed on either side, but Catterall clearly a step ahead through six minutes.
MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Catterall. Overall, 20-18 Catterall.
Round 3: Essuman coming forward, but he takes a jab. There’s a 1-2 for Catterall. Essuman cannot get any offense going. There’s a looping left from Essuman. Short uppercut by Essuman as Catterall ducks down against the ropes. Catterall backs Essuman up with a 1-2. Jab across the chin connects for Catterall. Essuman with a counter right that partially lands. Catterall maintaining jab pressure.
MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Catterall. Overall, 30-27 Catterall.
Round 4: Catterall happy to let Essuman walk right into his jab. Snapping jab from Essuman, that was a good one. Catterall with a short uppercut. He’s staying busy and Essuman is falling off pace. Essuman lunges in with a right. Back at jab range, Catterall still has the advantage. There’s a good right for Essuman. He’s letting his hands go even though he’s still getting hit. Uppercut from Catterall and down goes Essuman! He beats the count, but he looks hurt. On the restart, Catterall presses the advantage, about 20 seconds left in the round. Catterall throwing to the bell, but Essuman survives.
MMA Fighting scores the round 10-8, Catterall. Overall, 40-35 Catterall.
Round 5: Catterall right back on the attack. Essuman sneaks a counter left in there. He might be recovered from that knockdown. Catterall pouncing with straight punches. The pace slows back down and Catterall returns to the jab. Essuman trying to muck things up, but Catterall isn’t brawling. Another Catterall uppercut gets through. Essuman coming forward, he presses Catterall to the ropes. Catterall shelling up well. Essuman throwing at the end of the round, but can’t break Catterall’s defenses.
MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Catterall. Overall, 50-44 Catterall.
Round 6: Essuman throwing good punches to start the round. He’s fighting like a man who’s down on the cards. Catterall continues to score with his jab. He rips the body a couple of times. Essuman tries to answer but Catterall ties him up. Jab by Essuman. Right hand scores for Essuman. Catterall drives another left into his body. Quick combo by Catterall. He’s keeping that jab stuck in Essuman’s face. Essuman firing wild. Catterall tags him with a left.
MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Catterall. Overall, 60-53 Catterall.
Round 7: Essuman trusting his jab now. He pops Catterall’s head back with a big one. Catterall doubles up on the jab to get back in the action. Essuman jabs his way in and starts plugging away at Catterall’s midsection. Catterall goes to the body and lands another uppercut. Essuman with a right hand. Catterall letting his hands go, both men dealing with some blood on their faces. Essuman’s right eye is swelling and that could affect his vision. Body shots by Essuman. He ducks his head and advances with right and left hooks. Gritty round.
MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Essuman. Overall, 69-63 Catterall.
Round 8: Essuman with a right hand to pressure Catterall against the ropes. They tie up and Catterall shrugs Essuman off and down to the mat. Referee warns Catterall about the throw. The action resumes and they’re trading punches, both landing some good shots. Jab into a beautiful 1-2 by Catterall. Essuman’s conditioning looks to be on point as he chases Catterall. Straight right scores for Essuman. Catterall counters with an uppercut and a 1-2. Essuman to the body. Catterall grabbing on to Essuman to slow him down now.
MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Essuman. Overall, 78-73 Catterall.
Round 9: Jabs traded to start the ninth. Essuman scrapes the body. Catterall counters by going to the body. Catterall trusting his jab. Essuman so aggressive, he knows he needs a finish. Catterall firing away, Essuman defending well. Jab scores for Catterall. Catterall attacks the body to work his way out of the corner. There’s a hard body shot by Essuman. Pressure from Essuman to close out the round.
MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Essuman. Overall, 87-83 Catterall.
Round 10: Two good jabs from Essuman. Catterall ups his jab output to keep up. Counter uppercut by Catterall. Essuman lumbering forward. Right hand from Essuman. Aggressive punching from Essuman, Catterall keeps ducking in the corner, and this time he ends up spilling out between the ropes in an awkward season. He’s fine and the fight continues. Jab by Essuman followed by two body punches. Catterall lands a lunging left. Essuman just eats a 1-2.
MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Essuman. Overall, 96-93 Catterall.
Round 11: Catterall first to establish the jab in this round. Uppercut from Catterall catches Essuman off balance. Unclear how hurt he is, but referee can’t step in in time, so Catterall lands a few more punches that push Essuman to his back. Not a knockdown. But once Essuman is up, Catterall immediately flurries and lands several hard punches, nearly knocking Essuman out of the ring. Essuman stays face-down on the mat, this one is over. Everyone looks concerned for Essuman, including Catterall, who has a muted celebration.
Essuman appears to be sitting up as he receives medical attention. Catterall goes over to check on him and soon Essuman is back on his feet.
Official result: Jack Catterall def. Ekow Essuman via 11th-round TKO (0:50)
