UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Corey Browning pulled off one of the biggest betting upsets in Bellator history at Bellator 207, when he took out Kevin Ferguson Jr., a.k.a “Baby Slice,” for a second-round TKO.

The lightweight bout between the debuting Browning (3-1 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) and Ferguson Jr. (3-2 MMA, 3-2 BMMA) aired on the Paramount-televised main card from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., following prelims streamed on MMAjunkie.

“I’m full of heart, huh?” Browning told Bellator commentator John McCarthy in his post-fight interview.

Ferguson Jr., who came into the fight as high as a -1150 wasted no time getting to work, rushing Browning immediately and landing a hard overhand. He turned that into a takedown attempt, then attempted to jump on a modified rear-naked choke. He gave up upon finding out the angle wasn’t right, but as soon as Browning stood up, he took a pair of hard knees to the chin that truly put him on the defensive.

From there, Ferguson Jr. dropped down and began to go after the legs of his opponent for a takedown. Browning did a good job of sprawling and keeping Ferguson Jr. away from his hips. That opened him up to taking more knees, though, and eventually a takedown. Browning went for an armbar and leg lock from bottom position, but Ferguson Jr. was privy to it and kept heavy from top control. Browning scored an expertly timed sweep from bottom and managed to take the back of Ferguson Jr.

Browning turned back control into the crucifix position and hammered Ferguson Jr. with hard elbows that hurt him badly. Browning didn’t have time to finish it, however, because the round came to an end.

Ferguson Jr. came out swinging in Round 2, but his wild approach set him up for a perfect counter right hand from Browning. Ferguson Jr. went down hard and was in serious danger, but he somehow managed to avoid the follow-up strikes and scramble into a takedown. He locked in what looked like a tight arm-triangle choke, but Browning turned out of it. Ferguson Jr. then took the mount and forced his opponent to give up the back. He worked to sink in a rear-naked choke, but yet again couldn’t find a way to stop it.

The final scramble saw Browning escape from bottom position, posture up on Ferguson Jr. and rain down a flurry of strikes that caused his opponent to cover up and referee Bryan Miner to stop in and call it off at the 2:08 mark of Round 2.

Ferguson Jr. was taken out of the cage on a stretcher following the stoppage, while Browning was thrilled to win his Bellator debut.

Up-to-the-minute Bellator 207 results include:

• Corey Browning def. Kevin Ferguson Jr. via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 2:08
• Mandel Nallo def. Carrington Banks via knockout (knee) – Round 2, 0:07
• Vinicius de Jesus def. Tim Caron via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
• Janay Harding def. Sinead Kavanagh via TKO (doctor’s stoppage) – Round 1, 5:00
• Andre Fialho def. Javier Torres majority decision (28-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Sarah Click def. Kristi Lopez unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Mike Kimbel def. Alex Potts via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 0:06
• Alexandra Ballou def. Lisa Blaine via TKO (elbows) – Round 3, 3:28
• Pat Casey def. Kastriot Xhema via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)

For complete coverage of Bellator 207, check out the MMA Events section of the site.