Extreme Cage Fighting

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Trypio has won the picks contest and as a result can name the number one contender to any title except heavyweight. Just PM me whoever you want for what division.

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[CENTER][IMG]http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t147/JOSHG85/ECF.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] [SIZE="4"][CENTER]Today the full card for ECF 7: Contenders was announced and is as follows... Number One Contenders Fight James Foster (17-3) vs. Shane Gilchrist (13-3) ECF Lightweight Title Fight Brandon Sugar (c) (10-2) vs. Marcus Speed (5-0) Dave Lennon (7-2) vs. Rav Kapur (7-0) Rob Baines (10-4) vs. Andrew Rush (14-1) George Laurent (12-3) vs. Leandro Piquet (6-4) Taufik Wijaya (32-16-2) vs. Luke Hilton (5-2) Rachel McGuiness (9-2) vs. Haley Croft (5-1) Tucker Plumm (14-8) vs. Lon Campbell (MMA Debut 0-0) Sinali Shomen (3-1) vs. Gordon Idle (9-2) Curt Kitson (10-3) vs. Jesse Singh (5-3) Jennie Gill (4-1-1) vs. Park Seong (8-4) Datuk Ong Ka Ting (0-1) vs. Richard Kelly (MMA Debut 0-0)[/CENTER][/SIZE]

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ECF 7 Quick Picks Number One Contenders Fight James Foster (17-3) vs. Shane Gilchrist (13-3) ECF Lightweight Title Fight Brandon Sugar (c) (10-2) vs. Marcus Speed (5-0) Dave Lennon (7-2) vs. Rav Kapur (7-0) Rob Baines (10-4) vs. Andrew Rush (14-1) George Laurent (12-3) vs. Leandro Piquet (6-4) Taufik Wijaya (32-16-2) vs. Luke Hilton (5-2) Rachel McGuiness (9-2) vs. Haley Croft (5-1) Tucker Plumm (14-8) vs. Lon Campbell (MMA Debut 0-0) Sinali Shomen (3-1) vs. Gordon Idle (9-2) Curt Kitson (10-3) vs. Jesse Singh (5-3) Jennie Gill (4-1-1) vs. Park Seong (8-4) Datuk Ong Ka Ting (0-1) vs. Richard Kelly (MMA Debut 0-0)

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Number One Contenders Fight [B]James Foster (17-3)[/B] vs. Shane Gilchrist (13-3) ECF Lightweight Title Fight [B]Brandon Sugar (c)[/B] (10-2) vs. Marcus Speed (5-0) Dave Lennon (7-2) vs. [B]Rav Kapur (7-0)[/B] Rob Baines (10-4) vs. [B]Andrew Rush (14-1)[/B] [B]George Laurent (12-3)[/B] vs. Leandro Piquet (6-4) Taufik Wijaya (32-16-2) vs. [B]Luke Hilton (5-2) [/B] [B]Rachel McGuiness (9-2)[/B] vs. Haley Croft (5-1) [B]Tucker Plumm (14-8) [/B]vs. Lon Campbell (MMA Debut 0-0) Sinali Shomen (3-1) vs. [B]Gordon Idle (9-2)[/B] [B]Curt Kitson (10-3)[/B] vs. Jesse Singh (5-3) Jennie Gill (4-1-1) vs. [B]Park Seong (8-4) [/B] [B]Datuk Ong Ka Ting (0-1)[/B] vs. Richard Kelly (MMA Debut 0-0)

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Number One Contenders Fight [B]James Foster (17-3)[/B] vs. Shane Gilchrist (13-3) ECF Lightweight Title Fight [B]Brandon Sugar (c) (10-2)[/B] vs. Marcus Speed (5-0) Dave Lennon (7-2) vs. [B]Rav Kapur (7-0)[/B] Rob Baines (10-4) vs. [B]Andrew Rush (14-1)[/B] [B]George Laurent (12-3)[/B] vs. Leandro Piquet (6-4) [B]Taufik Wijaya (32-16-2)[/B] vs. Luke Hilton (5-2) Rachel McGuiness (9-2) vs. [B]Haley Croft (5-1)[/B] [B]Tucker Plumm (14-8)[/B] vs. Lon Campbell (MMA Debut 0-0) Sinali Shomen (3-1) vs. [B]Gordon Idle (9-2)[/B] [B]Curt Kitson (10-3)[/B] vs. Jesse Singh (5-3) Jennie Gill (4-1-1) vs. [B]Park Seong (8-4)[/B] [B]Datuk Ong Ka Ting (0-1)[/B] vs. Richard Kelly (MMA Debut 0-0)

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Number One Contenders Fight James Foster (17-3) vs. [b]Shane Gilchrist (13-3)[/b] ECF Lightweight Title Fight [b]Brandon Sugar (c) (10-2)[/b] vs. Marcus Speed (5-0) Dave Lennon (7-2) vs. [b]Rav Kapur (7-0)[/b] Rob Baines (10-4) vs. [b]Andrew Rush (14-1)[/b] [b]George Laurent (12-3)[/b] vs. Leandro Piquet (6-4) Taufik Wijaya (32-16-2) vs. [b]Luke Hilton (5-2)[/b] Rachel McGuiness (9-2) vs. [b]Haley Croft (5-1)[/b] [b]Tucker Plumm (14-8)[/b] vs. Lon Campbell (MMA Debut 0-0) Sinali Shomen (3-1) vs. [b]Gordon Idle (9-2)[/b] [b]Curt Kitson (10-3)[/b] vs. Jesse Singh (5-3) [b]Jennie Gill (4-1-1)[/b] vs. Park Seong (8-4) [b]Datuk Ong Ka Ting (0-1)[/b] vs. Richard Kelly (MMA Debut 0-0)

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[CENTER][IMG]http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t147/JOSHG85/ContendersBanner.jpg[/IMG] [B]Live from Miami, Florida with 4,814 fans in attendance.[/B] The announcers hype up the card tonight and waste no time sending it to the octagon for the action!!! [COLOR="Black"][B]Welterweight Division Fight "The Savage" Datuk Ong Ka Ting (0-1) vs. Richard Kelly (MMA Debut 0-0)[/B][/COLOR] [B]Round 1[/B] Kelly starts out with a few straight rights, range-finding rather than actually dangerous. Datuk keeps out of their way. Kelly steps forward and tries to unload with a looping left, but Datuk moves to the side and fires off a powerful right hand of his own, landing above the left eye. Kelly doesn't go down, but definitely felt that shot. Datuk moves in closer and fires off two punches to the face and a big hook to the body. Kelly parried the first two, but the third hit home hard. Datuk begins to stalk Kelly, who may be slightly winded. They meet again in the center and exchange blows. Kelly hits a high jab but gets caught with another hard punch to the side of the head. Kelly clinches up, stopping Datuk from following up. It looks like Kelly needs to change his game plan, standing up and banging with Datuk is playing right into his opponent's hands, as Datuk clearly has the more powerful strikes in his arsenal, and Kelly is going to get floored sooner or later, judging by this round. The referee parts them from the clinch. Datuk continues to look ready to unleash some big punches. Kelly takes a takedown, then comes in much closer, throws a jab, and clinches back up. Kelly looks like he is going to grapple, stopping Datuk from throwing bombs. Kelly gets in a few short punches to the ribs. The round ends with them still in the clinch. Datuk will take that round on points, having used the threat of a knock out to basically control everything about that round except the clinches. The round is over. Blurcat.com gives that one to Datuk by 10-9. [B]Round 2[/B] Bright start from Datuk, he bounds over and starts unloading with a flurry of jabs and straight rights, bobbing and weaving the entire time to avoid Kelly's counter punches. Kelly tries to score with a lunging overhand right, but Datuk side-steps it and catches him with a crunching punch to the jaw. Kelly backs off quickly, dazed, it's a surprise that he didn't go down from that. Datuk follows up, hoping to capitalise on the situation, and bombards Kelly with punches. Kelly covers up at first, then grabs Datuk and uses a clinch to prevent the attack from getting worse. They get stuck like that for a while, which works in Kelly's favour as it gives him plenty of time to recover properly. They are finally parted. Kelly goes looking for revenge, firing off several enormous punches, trying to take Datuk's head off, but Datuk is far too quick at the moment, and almost dances his way out of the way of each strike, tagging Kelly with flicked jabs as counters. Datuk's movement is noticeably better than Kelly, who is really struggling to generate any sort of meaningful attack simply because he is struggling to hit the constantly moving target that is Datuk. They exchange strikes in the center, and for the first time Kelly gets a few blows in, as Datuk looks to be tiring a little. It won't be enough to get Kelly the round though, Datuk has clearly won this on points and there's only a few seconds left. End of round 2. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Datuk. [B]Round 3[/B] Datuk is quickest out, and comes at Kelly with a series of jabs and straight punches. Kelly covered up well, and I don't think anything got through. Kelly hits a body shot, but it didn't connect solidly. They get in close, and it's Datuk who takes it to the ground. Kelly pulls guard. There's a lull, as Datuk tries to pass, and Kelly defends it. Punches get thrown every so often, but it's really a stalemate at the moment. Kelly almost gets a guillotine, but it's blocked and almost leads to a kimura for Datuk, but that too goes nowhere. The referee stands them up, but the time is almost over. The third round is over. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Datuk. Datuk Ong Ka Ting wins the match, getting a score of 30-27 from all three judges. [B]Winner via Judges Decision is Datuk Ong Ka Ting[/B] The announcers put over the Women’s Division in ECF and promise that soon we will crown a ECF Women’s Champion! [COLOR="black"][B]Women’s Division Fight "Bad Girl" Jennie Gill (4-1-1) vs. Park Seong (8-4)[/B][/COLOR] [B]Round 1[/B] The round starts. They touch gloves. Park Seong throws a rapid-fire series of punches, forcing Gill to back off. Gill throws a nice kick that thumps into the rib cage. Another kick is thrown, this time aimed at the head, but Park Seong sees it coming and steps back. Gill advances and they meet in the center. Park Seong ducks a right hand, scores with a left to the gut. Gill throws a one-two combination, neither connecting, but it does allow her to follow up with a stinging kick to the ribs. A big red mark has appeared there. Park Seong bursts forward and goes for a big swing, Gill ducks under it, hits a right to the chest, then unloads another kick. This one hits the thigh, causing Park Seong to noticeably wince. It may have caught the very top of the knee judging from the replays. Park Seong tries to come in to get a measure of revenge, but is met with some low kicks that make sure that she can't get close enough to throw any bombs. Gill's impressively sharp kicking game is hurting Park Seong and allowing her to take firm control of this round. There's not much time left, and Park Seong is going to have to do something special to win this round now. She doesn't, as time expires without anything interesting happening. The 1st round ends. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Gill. [B]Round 2[/B] Gill starts fast, firing off several crisp jabs that keep Park Seong on the back foot. A solid left hits gloves, but it's really just a set-up for Gill to step in and use an uppercut. Not sure how much of it caught Park Seong, but certainly enough to to make her grab a clinch to stop any further punishment. Great start to the round from Gill, it has been total domination so far. The clinch is broken, and the two fighters exchange some long range jabs that are easily avoided. Park Seong is looking a little lost so far, Gill is controlling this round by virtue of her crisp accurate punches and higher aggression levels. Park Seong glances at the referee, not sure why. Gill leads with the left, then moves in and gets in a wicked right hand that grazes the cheek. Park Seong was fortunate there, if that had landed properly it would have been over. Park Seong comes back with a leg kick to set up a one-two combination, but the round is coming to a close and it's going to be too little too late. The one bright spot for Park Seong is that although Gill clearly won the round, she didn't actually turn that dominance into any sort of real damage. The round is over. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Gill. [B]Round 3[/B] Gill throws the first punch of the round, a high searching jab that didn't carry a great deal of threat with it. Park Seong throws a one-two combination in return, neither connecting, then steps in and delivers a hard kick to the outside of the thigh. Gill steps back, throwing a right hand as she does to buy herself space. They circle, then move in again to exchange strikes, neither fighter getting a clear advantage. They come together again and the same result. It has become something of a stalemate at the moment. They come together to exchange strikes for the third time, and this time they wind up in a clinch. Park Seong hits a knee to the ribs. A couple of shots to the back from Gill. They struggle all the way back, with Gill ending up backed up against the cage. Park Seong hits another knee, but there wasn't much power behind it. Gill stomps downward onto her foot. Gill manages to reverse their positions, but that only lasts about thirty seconds before it gets reversed once more. Park Seong gets an arm free and tries to throw a big shot to the cheek, Gill ducks under it and gets the arm back under control. The referee finally breaks them up, and we're back to where we started. Gill tries a high kick to start, but Park Seong saw it coming and easily avoids it. They come back together in the center, and it's Park Seong who gets the first sustained attack of the round, hitting two hard body shots and a jab that caught Gill on the nose. Gill hits a straight right, enough to stop Park Seong from following up any further. The time expires with them standing. Not a great round for either of them or the crowd, it was very scrappy. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Park Seong. The judges scores are unanimous, and give a score of 29-28 to Jennie Gill. [B]Winner via Judges Decision is Jennie Gill![/B] The announcers hype the ten remaining fights, including the Lightweight Title Fight [B]Heavyweight Division Fight "The Bad Element" Curt Kitson (10-3) vs. "The Spartan" Jesse Singh (5-3)[/B] [B]Round 1[/B] The round starts slowly, with both fighters circling, tentatively throwing out the occasional jab. Singh is the first to make a positive move, stepping in to throw a right hand, although he probably wishes that he hadn't, as Kitson picks him off with a crisp jab to the cheek. Singh throws a wild punch as a counter, but Kitson ducks and backs off out of range. They meet again in the center for an exchange of punches. Singh gets a clubbing blow to the side of the head in, but takes a hard shot to the stomach in return. The early pattern seems to be that Singh is looking for big punches, Kitson is happy to avoid them and use quick counter punches instead. They clinch up, and Singh manages to back Kitson up against the cage. Singh takes a half step backward and throws a big right hand to the head, but Kitson ducks under at the last second, scores with a pair of punches to the gut, then darts out of trouble before Singh can unload. Singh may need to think about changing tactics, Kitson is looking far sharper in these striking battles, and is beginning to control the pace and tempo of the round. Singh fakes a right hand, then shoots out a low kick, catching Kitson on the thigh. Kitson presses forward for the first time, getting in close and using a couple of jabs to the body. Singh gets a nice left hook in, glancing off the gloves, and then clinches up. Time ticks away and the round ends just a few seconds after the referee separates them. End of round 1. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Kitson. [B]Round 2[/B] The fighters touch gloves, then circle. Kitson throws a low kick, but it was without any conviction, it seemed designed more to keep Singh from coming inside. Kitson works an angle, then comes in with a one-two combination, Singh responds with a crisp uppercut that wasn't far off from connecting. Kitson backs off slightly, maybe a bit relieved not to have taken that one on the chin. Neither fighter appears to be looking for any sort of takedown or grapple, this is all about the striking. Singh circles and throws a series of high jabs, but Kitson blocked them with ease, using the gloves. Kitson fakes a high kick, then storms in with a wild looking right hand and a series of body shots. Singh covers up and rides out the storm, clinching to stop any further blows. It was a nice attack from Kitson though, best action of the round. They stay clinched for a while, exchanging occasional punches to the ribs, then are separated by the referee. It looks like this round is going to the judges though, as there's only a few seconds remaining. Kitson throws a leg kick that connects, albeit without too much force, and the round is done. The round is over. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Kitson. [B]Round 3[/B] Exchange of punches to start, nothing really hit though. They go into a clinch, and the pace disappears as both fighters try and get the advantage. Eventually the referee separates them. Jab from Kitson, who then has to react quickly to avoid a right hook that was aimed right at the chin. Kitson puts on a burst of energy and fires off a big sequence of punches, maybe twelve or thirteen in a row, although not many actually connected. Singh covered up well, and gets in a couple of shots of his own before moving out of range again. An exchange of punches goes nowhere, and they fall into a clinch. The referee separates them when nothing happens. Low kick from Singh, almost to the groin, although it didn't look intentional. They come together in a clinch again, and it returns to a stalemate. Not a great round by anyone's standard, but that flurry should mean that Kitson will take the round on points. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Kitson. The three judges all give the match as 30-27 to Curt Kitson. [B]Winner via Judges Decision is Curt Kitson[/B] The announcers talk about Gordon Idle and the fact that if he wins tonight he seems poised to challenge for the Welterweight Title. [B]Welterweight Division Fight "Sho Sho" Sinali Shomen (3-1) vs. "Rock Steady" Gordon Idle (9-2)[/B] [B]Round 1[/B] Exchange of punches to start, nothing really hit though. They go into a clinch, and the pace disappears as both fighters try and get the advantage. Eventually the referee separates them. Jab from Idle, who then has to react quickly to avoid a right hook that was aimed right at the chin. Idle puts on a burst of energy and fires off a big sequence of punches, maybe twelve or thirteen in a row, although not many actually connected. Shomen covered up well, and gets in a couple of shots of his own before moving out of range again. Shomen looks for an opening. Low kick from Shomen, almost to the groin, although it didn't look intentional. They come together in a clinch again, and it returns to a stalemate. Not a great round by anyone's standard, but that flurry should mean that Idle will take the round on points. The round ends. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Idle. [B]Round 2[/B] They start the round with an exchange of strikes, all from fairly long range as they circle and try to work angles. None of the blows did any damage, either missing or being straight into the opponent's gloves. Shomen is the first to land a worthwhile blow, hitting a straight right that catches Idle on the side of the cheek. Shomen follows up by backing him up against the cage, throws a couple of big punches, but gets pulled into a clinch without doing any serious damage. Idle goes for a trip and almost gets it, but Shomen is able to regain his footing at the last moment. Idle has Shomen against the cage, and hits three right hands to the side of the ribs. Shomen reaches down and picks up a leg, using that as leverage to topple Idle, who pulls guard. Shomen starts pounding away and does some damage before Idle grapples and pulls him down into a clinch. Idle has both of Shomen's arms tied up, preventing much in the way of attacking action. Shomen uses some shoulder shrugs to the face, but Idle isn't going to be too bothered by that. Shomen pulls one arm free. Idle still has tight control of the other, and brings his legs up, trying to apply an armbar. Shomen sees it coming and blocks it easily, getting in a couple of punches for good measure. Shomen steps through the legs and forces Idle to release the arm so that he can cover up against a series of strikes. Idle manages to ensare one leg though, and so Shomen has to make do with being in half guard instead of getting the full mount that he wanted. Shomen hits a couple of punches, takes one back, then attempts to get side control. Idle keeps him at bay. Time is ticking away, if Shomen is going to use this position to finish the match, it had better be done soon. Shomen pulls Idle's left arm to one side and straightens it out, perhaps looking to turn it into an armbar. Idle rolls over to stop the arm getting trapped. Shomen continues to work for it though. Time expires though, the round is over. End of the round. Blurcat.com gives that one to Shomen by 10-9. [B]Round 3[/B] Idle starts with a high kick, but Shomen was well out of range. Idle looks to be working an angle. Idle steps in and exchanges strikes with Shomen, neither fighter gets a particular advantage from it. Shomen parries away a nice right hand and gets in a crisp counter punch that catches Idle on the shoulder. The round has been a little flat so far, neither of them is really forcing the issue. They enter into a clinch, which doesn't help matters, and that seems to last for an eternity before the referee separates them and tells them to get on with it. Idle finally shows some fire, putting together a combination of two jabs, a cross, and an uppercut. Shomen did well to defends it, bobbing and weaving out of the way and using his gloves to parry away anything that was too close. He uses a low kick to the thigh as a response, then steps in and unloads with two fine punches, although Idle blocked them. Idle scores the best punch of the round so far, coming in fast, ducking under a dangerous right hand, and catching Shomen square in the face with a lunging overhand right. Shomen backs off and covers up, clearly having felt that one, and unfortunately Idle's attempts to follow up and thwarted as he gets tied up in a clinch near the cage. The time expires, with Idle probably having stolen that round thanks to that one big punch. The third round is over. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Idle. The three judges all give the match as 29-28 to Gordon Idle. [B]Winner via Judges Decision is Gordon Idle[/B] After the fight Idle says that he’s proven himself and now he wants Xie Ming’s title!!! [B]Middleweight Division Fight "Quiet Riot" Tucker Plumm (14-8) vs. Lon Campbell (MMA Debut 0-0)[/B] [B]Round 1[/B] They touch gloves to begin. Plumm throws out a looping right hand, setting up a mid-level kick. The punch found gloves, the kick found nothing but thin air as Campbell had stepped back in time. They meet in the center, exchanging a series of blows, and Plumm gets the better of it, scoring with a crisp jab that causes Campbell to back up quickly. Sensing a chance, Plumm follows and forces him up against the cage with some jabs. Campbell covers up, as two hard strikes find the gloves from Plumm. A right hand misses, and that is the chance Campbell needs to quickly get out of trouble and back to the center. Great start to the round from Plumm. Plumm gets caught with a solid right hand out of nowhere, and is rocked. Campbell follows up with another one, and Plumm looks in trouble all of a sudden. He is backed up against the cage and Campbell is unloading. The punches are raining down, Plumm is covering up. The referee has seen enough and stops the fight, clearly feeling that Plumm was unable to defend himself intelligently. Campbell wins. The official time is 2:47. [B]Winner via KO is Lon Campbell!!![/B] The announcers talk about the impressive win by Lon Campbell in his MMA debut!!! No one gave him a chance coming into this fight and this could be one of the biggest surprises in the short history of the ECF!!! [B]Women’s Division Fight "Yellow Peril" Rachel McGuiness (9-2) vs. "Silent But Deadly" Haley Croft (5-1)[/B] [B]Round 1[/B] Right hand from Croft was thrown with power, but bounced off the gloves of McGuiness. Croft follows up by coming in close, but McGuiness is ready with a straight right hand that glances off the side of the head. Croft forces McGuiness back against the cage and comes in close to try and unload. McGuiness pushes her away with a shove, palm across the face, and Croft loses her balance and is dumped onto the ground. McGuiness leaps into action to follow up. McGuiness is able to mount Croft before she has time to regain her wits, and fires off three punches in quick succession. Croft tries to roll her hips to shift McGuiness out of this dominant position, but can't do it. McGuiness opens up Croft's hands with a left, then smashes a right hand right into the temple. Croft goes limp, and the referee dives in to stop McGuiness from landing any further blows. Croft is out cold. Official time of the knock out is 1:29 of the first. [B]Winner via KO is Rachel McGuiness!!![/B] The announcers make an announcement that beginning at ECF 8 a tournament will begin to crown the first ever ECF Women’s Division Champion! [B]Lightweight Division Fight Taufik Wijaya (32-16-2) vs. "The Hillbilly Hammer" Luke Hilton (5-2)[/B] [B]Round 1[/B] Wijaya comes out swinging, using some looping punches to try and catch Hilton. They're easy to avoid though. The first real exchange of punches happens right in the center, and Hilton gets the better of it, flashing two quick jabs into the cheek, and a right cross that landed above the eye. Wijaya tries to hit an uppercut, but Hilton parries it away with ease. Wijaya backs off, then comes in again. Hilton ducks a wild right hand and gets two shots in to the stomach. Wijaya parries away a third, then tries a left hand to the nose, but Hilton side-steps it and hits a snap jab to the side of the head. Hilton forces Wijaya to back up again. So far Hilton is looking the far more accomplished striker, he has dictated how each exchange has gone, Wijaya is being controlled and contained with relative ease. A further exchange of strikes does nothing to change that, as once again Hilton's hands are superior to Wijaya's, and he gets in one or two nice punches. Wijaya clinches up, perhaps buying himself time to rethink, because it doesn't look like he can win a battle of technical striking. They are parted by the referee. Hilton stalks Wijaya, who begins using long-range punches to keep the distance between them. That goes on for the remainder of the round, which Hilton has won on points by a mile. The round is over. Blurcat.com scores it 10-8 for Hilton. [B]Round 2[/B] Hilton and Wijaya circle to start. Wijaya throws a couple of looping punches, neither hitting, while Hilton sits back, waiting for an opportunity to attack. Wijaya comes in closer, looking to unload with a right hand; that misses, and it allows Hilton to slip a nice jab in, catching Wijaya just underneath the right eye. Hilton comes in and scores with a straight left, then bounces a right hand off the body. Wijaya misses with a right cross, then backs off. Hilton stalks him, forcing Wijaya back up against the cage. Hilton doesn't rush in, instead standing back and throwing the occasional punch. Wijaya throws a big left hand in response, but it misses by quite a margin. Hilton pounces, hitting lefts and rights. Wijaya covers up from the first two punches, then clinches up to prevent any more coming in. They're up against the cage, Hilton in the dominant position. They remain that way as the time ticks down. Hilton throws the occasional knee, but can't really do much with his arms tied up like that. The referee finally tells them to break, and they return to the center. That clinch ate up a lot of time though. Wijaya comes in hard and fast, bobbing and weaving, and throws a couple of big shots. Hilton parries them with his gloves and scores with a well-executed counter punch, hitting just above the eye. They come in close again, throwing punches, but wind up clinched again. The time expires with them like that, and that round will definitely go down in Hilton's favour. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Hilton. [B]Round 3[/B] The two fighters circle. Wijaya flicks out a couple of jabs, then an unconventinal looping right hand. Hilton easily side-steps it, but trips and falls to the ground! He is up quickly, before Wijaya could get in. Replays confirm that it was purely a stumble, the punch was well wide of the mark. Hilton moves in, ducks under a big right hand, and gets two crisp jabs in before getting smothered into a clinch. One of those jabs landed hard, Wijaya is a little rattled. They struggle in the clinch, both throwing small punches to the back and ribs. The referee separates them. Wijaya forces Hilton back up against the cage, and starts throwing jabs. He looks to be keeping Hilton in position, waiting to unload a big punch. Wijaya does, lunging in with a huge right cross, but Hilton saw it coming and goes underneath it, scoring with a right hand to the gut on the way past. Wijaya turns and tries to follow up immediately, but gets tagged with a wicked left hook that drops him to one knee. Wijaya is up quickly, causing Hilton, who was about to dive in, to back off. Replays show that the punch connected, but Wijaya was already going downward to duck the punch, so it wasn't as powerful as first thought. Wijaya throws a high kick, but it doesn't do anything but cause Hilton to step back. The time expires without anything further of note happening. End of the round. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Hilton. The official scores are: 30-26 (twice), 29-27 for Luke Hilton. [B]Winner via Judge’s Decision is Luke Hilton![/B] After the fight we are shown a video package hyping the Shane Gilchrist vs. James Foster fight, then the announcers talk about the fight! [B]Light Heavyweight Division Fight "Knock 'Em Out" George Laurent (12-3) vs. Leandro Piquet (6-4)[/B] [B]Round 1[/B] Right hand from Laurent was thrown with power, but bounced off the gloves of Piquet. Laurent follows up by coming in close, but Piquet is ready with a straight right hand that glances off the side of the head. Piquet gets caught with a solid right hand out of nowhere, and is rocked. Laurent follows up with another one, and Piquet looks in trouble all of a sudden. He is backed up against the cage and Laurent is unloading. The punches are raining down, Piquet is covering up. The referee has seen enough and stops the fight, clearly feeling that Piquet was unable to defend himself intelligently. Laurent wins. The official time is 1:48. [B]Winner via KO is George Laurent![/B] Before his fight we hear comments from Andrew Rush talking about how his first fight in the ECF which he lost served as a wake up call to him and he’s rededicated himself to fighting, and tonight he will prove why he’s the best middleweight in the world! [B]Middleweight Division Fight Rob Baines (10-4) vs. "The Demon From Derbyshire" Andrew Rush (14-1)[/B] [B]Round 1[/B] Rush's straight right hand punch finds its mark early, tagging Baines below the right eye, leaving a mark. Baines throws a couple of strikes in return, but can't find a way past the gloves. Rush keeps Baines off balance by switching between looping punches, low kicks, and plenty of jabs. Baines can't work an angle under the barrage, and backs off. Rush tries to press the advantage, but Baines is quick to clinch up. Baines goes for a trip but Rush kicks it away. Baines drops down and tries for a single leg, but Rush bends down and blocks it. There's an awkward moment as neither can do a great deal. Baines eventually releases the leg and gets back into the clinch. Rush hits a knee, and they part. Baines throws a nice kick. Rush gets in close enough to hit a kick to the body, then darts back out of range. He repeats the trick, this time replacing the kick with a hard right hand. It appears that he is using 'hit and run' tactics, and Baines isn't coping with it yet. Rush goes for it again, and this time almost gets taken down as Baines times it well and shoots in. Rush sprawls to block the first attempt, then scrabbles free on the second push, getting out from the side. Baines was very close then. Rush keeps Baines back, throwing kicks. The action unfortunately peters out, with Baines unable to get in close enough to go for a takedown, Rush unwilling to risk the takedown by coming in and throwing strikes. The time eventually runs out on the round. The first round is over. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Rush. [B]Round 2[/B] Baines hits a low kick, then moves in for a jab. Rush saw it coming and unloads with an enormous punch to the jaw. Baines goes down immediately, he has been knocked clean out by the power of Rush. The official time of the knock out is 0:17 of round 2. [B]Winner via KO is Andrew Rush![/B] Andrew Rush says that he will continue to roll through competition until he’s given his title fight that he deserves! [B]Heavyweight Division Fight "The Big Dog" Dave Lennon (7-2) vs. "The Beast of Birmingham" Rav Kapur (7-0)[/B] [B]Round 1[/B] The round begins, and it is Kapur who starts better, energetically bounding straight into action by throwing a three-punch combination and a scything leg kick. Lennon defended all four blows well, but is forced to be on the backfoot right from the word go. Kapur works for an angle, coming in from the left hand side with a high right hand. Lennon ducks under it and nestles a stiff jab in the solar plexus. It doesn't seem to slow Kapur down much though, as he swiftly turns and hits a crisp left to the side of the head, followed almost instantly by a mid-level kick that smacks above the hip of Lennon. Interesting first minute of action, Kapur is looking particularly sharp. Lennon tries to turn the momentum by advancing quickly and driving Kapur back against the cage with a series of jabs and hooks, and they end up clinched. Lennon tries a knee from that position, but it is blocked. Kapur scores with two sharp blows to the ribs, and then they break away from each other. Lennon throws out a few jabs, nothing too dangerous though, Kapur easily avoided them. They square up to each other in the center. Kapur throws a head fake and comes in from low down to hit a rising shot that catches Lennon on the side of the head. Lennon got a shot in too though, although it hit the shoulder rather than the head. Time is running down; Kapur has probably done enough to win the round, but it has turned quite scrappy since the clinch against the cage, both will probably be slightly unhappy with that. Lennon tries a late surge, coming in hard and fast with a leading left, but Kapur defends it well and scores the only meaningful shot of the exchange with a crisp left hand. End of the round. Blurcat.com scores 10-9 Kapur. [B]Round 2[/B] Tentative long range jabs from both fighters. Lennon with a low sweeping kick, but it was telegraphed. Kapur comes in quick but misses a kick. Lennon with a straight right, another, but then walks right into a solid punch. That certainly connected, the crowd could clearly hear it. Lennon backs up quickly, almost on instinct; his hands are down by his side, and he looks glassy eyed and unsteady on his feet. The referee quickly steps in and ends the fight, stopping Kapur from following up. It'll go down as a TKO for Kapur. As Kapur celebrates, the doctor is quickly in to check on Lennon. From the looks of things, he may have been dealt a concussion with that punch to the jaw, as he doesn't look like he knows where he is. The official time of the TKO is 0:50 of round 2. [B]Winner via TKO is Rav Kapur[/B] We are shown a video package of the Speed vs. Sugar title fight and then the announcers break down the fight! [B]ECF Lightweight Title Fight "Sugar Rush" Brandon Sugar © (10-2) vs. "First Strike" Marcus Speed (5-0)[/B] [B]Round 1[/B] Slow start, both fighters are throwing tentative punches without threatening anything more powerful. Sugar puts together the first exciting moment, stringing together four punches in quick succession, but Speed defended well. Straight right from Speed in response, but it caught nothing but gloves. They start circling. The referee tells them to fight, the lack of action so far is worrying. They get in close and exchange body shots, Sugar probably getting the slightly better punches in, and then fall into a clinch. That goes nowehere, and the referee separates them. Speed gets a nice kick in just before the time expires, but it's unlikely that is going to stop the judges giving that round to Sugar. End of the round. Blurcat.com gives that one to Sugar by 10-9. [B]Round 2[/B] Sugar throws the first punch of the round, a high searching jab that didn't carry a great deal of threat with it. Speed throws a one-two combination in return, neither connecting, then steps in and delivers a hard kick to the outside of the thigh. Sugar steps back, throwing a right hand as he does to buy himself space. They circle, then move in again to exchange strikes, neither fighter getting a clear advantage. They come together again and the same result. It has become something of a stalemate at the moment. They come together to exchange strikes for the third time, and this time they wind up in a clinch. Speed hits a knee to the ribs. A couple of shots to the back from Sugar. They struggle all the way back, with Sugar ending up backed up against the cage. Speed hits another knee, but there wasn't much power behind it. Sugar stomps downward onto his foot. Sugar manages to reverse their positions, but that only lasts about thirty seconds before it gets reversed once more. Speed gets an arm free and tries to throw a big shot to the cheek, Sugar ducks under it and gets the arm back under control. The referee finally breaks them up, and we're back to where we started. Sugar tries a high kick to start, but Speed saw it coming and easily avoids it. They come back together in the center, and it's Speed who gets the first sustained attack of the round, hitting two hard body shots and a jab that caught Sugar on the nose. Sugar hits a straight right, enough to stop Speed from following up any further. The time expires with them standing. Not a great round for either of them or the crowd, it was very scrappy. End of the round. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Speed. [B]Round 3[/B] Speed starts strong, hitting a nice low kick and following in with a shot to the body. Sugar backs off, but just gets pushed up against the cage. Speed presses the advantage and works a nice hook to the body. Sugar responds with an attempted sweep, and when that doesn't work, a punch that lands behind the ear. Speed gets in a low kick as he backs off, and the fight returns towards the center. The two fighters are circling. Speed comes in for a punch, but Sugar countered well by coming in fast and low and using a good solid takedown. Sugar is in Speed's guard. Sugar moves from the guard and gets side control. He is trying for the mount, but Speed is defending it. There's a small lull as Sugar continues to try and get the mount. There it is, Speed finally couldn't stop it. Sugar starts firing off punches, and Speed has nowhere to go. A big elbow gets through. A right hand lands on the nose of Speed. The referee is watching intently, I don't think he's going to let this go much longer unless Speed can come up with some answers. Sugar hits another big elbow. And another. The referee leaps in, it's over! Sugar wins via third round TKO at 2:12. Brandon Sugar successfully retains the ECF Lightweight Title title. [B]Winner by TKO and STILL ECF LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION is BRANDON SUGAR!!![/B] Brandon Sugar thanks the fans for their support and promises to continue to be a great champion! The announcers hype up the Main Event fight and we see a video package of the two fighters as well. [B]Number One Contenders Fight "The King of Ground and Pound" James Foster (17-3) vs. "The Butcher" Shane Gilchrist (13-3)[/B] [B]Round 1[/B] Gilchrist starts brightly by throwing some looping punches. Defended well by Foster. They circle, throwing tentative jabs. Foster goes for a single leg and puts Gilchrist on the floor, but he is up very quickly, preventing Foster from getting on top. Gilchrist definitely seems to want to keep this standing. Foster hits a nice jab, avoids a counter left hook, then comes in low and takes down Gilchrist again. This time Gilchrist isn't able to get up, and has to pull guard. Times ticking away though, Foster will have to hurry to finish. He goes for an armbar, but Gilchrist defends. Foster tries to slip past to get side control, but Gilchrist just about manages to keep guard. A second attempt works though, and Foster has the side. Two big elbows land, and Gilchrist seems in trouble. Foster goes for the kimura, but can't quite get it. The time expires before he can try again, and the referee separates them. End of the round. Blurcat.com gives that one to Foster by 10-9. [B]Round 2[/B] Foster gets caught with a solid right hand out of nowhere, and is rocked. Gilchrist follows up with another one, and Foster looks in trouble all of a sudden. He is backed up against the cage and Gilchrist is unloading. The punches are raining down, Foster is covering up. The referee has seen enough and stops the fight, clearly feeling that Foster was unable to defend himself intelligently. Gilchrist wins. The official time is 0:35. [B]Winner via KO is Shane Gilchrist!!![/B] After the fight Shane Gilchrist says that he is so excited about the win and that he can’t wait to knock out Gunnar Nilsson and become the ECF Heavyweight Champion!!! The announcers recap the show and put over all of the fighters involved and remind you to tune in next month for ECF 8: INVASION which will feature the ECF debut of "The Devil in Blue" Ichisake Miyagi!!![/CENTER]

[BIGJOSH]

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[War Kapur]

Pretty nice man. What an upset though, Shane beating James. :=O

[BIGJOSH]

[CENTER][IMG]http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t147/JOSHG85/ECF.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE="4"]Today the full card for ECF 8: INVASION was announced and is as follows... Sean Morrison (12-5) vs. Luke Hilton (6-2) Ichisake Miyagi (16-6) vs. Lee Bould (7-10) Mark Bicknell (8-4) vs. Rav Kapur (8-0) Women's Title Tournament Fight Number 1 Seed - Vickie Williams (11-2) vs. Number 8 Seed - Hanae Maehata (3-0) Daniel Hornsby (10-3) vs. Nicolai Mickiewicz (10-2) Derek South (3-0) vs. Bill Laurenzi (3-6-2) Jemaine McKenzie (7-3) vs. Bill Brown (MMA Debut 0-0) Rodolphe Gygax (17-7) vs. Roy Lynch (1-1) Jamie Hewitt (2-2) vs. Marko Prochazka (10-3) Hans Peter Schneider (8-4) vs. Thorjborn Rekdal (3-1-1) Women's Title Tournament Fight Number 3 Seed - Katherine Williams (13-5) vs. Number 6 Seed - Harriet Fey (2-3) Wayne McKellen (5-2) vs. Dante Holdsworth (4-0)[/SIZE][/CENTER]

[BIGJOSH]

ECF 8: INVASION Quick Picks Sean Morrison (12-5) vs. Luke Hilton (6-2) Ichisake Miyagi (16-6) vs. Lee Bould (7-10) Mark Bicknell (8-4) vs. Rav Kapur (8-0) Women's Title Tournament Fight Number 1 Seed - Vickie Williams (11-2) vs. Number 8 Seed - Hanae Maehata (3-0) Daniel Hornsby (10-3) vs. Nicolai Mickiewicz (10-2) Derek South (3-0) vs. Bill Laurenzi (3-6-2) Jemaine McKenzie (7-3) vs. Bill Brown (MMA Debut 0-0) Rodolphe Gygax (17-7) vs. Roy Lynch (1-1) Jamie Hewitt (2-2) vs. Marko Prochazka (10-3) Hans Peter Schneider (8-4) vs. Thorjborn Rekdal (3-1-1) Women's Title Tournament Fight Number 3 Seed - Katherine Williams (13-5) vs. Number 6 Seed - Harriet Fey (2-3) Wayne McKellen (5-2) vs. Dante Holdsworth (4-0)

[Richyg]

[B]Sean Morrison (12-5) [/B]vs. Luke Hilton (6-2) [B]Ichisake Miyagi (16-6)[/B] vs. Lee Bould (7-10) Mark Bicknell (8-4) vs. [B]Rav Kapur (8-0)[/B] Women's Title Tournament Fight [B]Number 1 Seed - Vickie Williams (11-2)[/B] vs. Number 8 Seed - Hanae Maehata (3-0) [B]Daniel Hornsby (10-3)[/B] vs. Nicolai Mickiewicz (10-2) [B]Derek South (3-0) [/B]vs. Bill Laurenzi (3-6-2) Jemaine McKenzie (7-3) vs. [B]Bill Brown (MMA Debut 0-0)[/B] [B]Rodolphe Gygax (17-7)[/B] vs. Roy Lynch (1-1) Jamie Hewitt (2-2) vs. [B]Marko Prochazka (10-3)[/B] [B]Hans Peter Schneider (8-4)[/B] vs. Thorjborn Rekdal (3-1-1) Women's Title Tournament Fight [B]Number 3 Seed - Katherine Williams (13-5)[/B] vs. Number 6 Seed - Harriet Fey (2-3) Wayne McKellen (5-2) vs. [B]Dante Holdsworth (4-0)[/B]

[trypio]

Sean Morrison (12-5) vs. [B]Luke Hilton (6-2)[/B] [B]Ichisake Miyagi (16-6)[/B] vs. Lee Bould (7-10) Mark Bicknell (8-4) vs. [B]Rav Kapur (8-0)[/B] Women's Title Tournament Fight [B]Number 1 Seed - Vickie Williams (11-2)[/B] vs. Number 8 Seed - Hanae Maehata (3-0) Daniel Hornsby (10-3) vs. [B]Nicolai Mickiewicz (10-2)[/B] [B]Derek South (3-0)[/B] vs. Bill Laurenzi (3-6-2) Jemaine McKenzie (7-3) vs. [B]Bill Brown (MMA Debut 0-0)[/B] [B]Rodolphe Gygax (17-7)[/B] vs. Roy Lynch (1-1) Jamie Hewitt (2-2) vs. [B]Marko Prochazka (10-3)[/B] Hans Peter Schneider (8-4) vs. [B]Thorjborn Rekdal (3-1-1)[/B] Women's Title Tournament Fight [B]Number 3 Seed - Katherine Williams (13-5)[/B] vs. Number 6 Seed - Harriet Fey (2-3) [B]Wayne McKellen (5-2)[/B] vs. Dante Holdsworth (4-0)

[Tommy J.]

ECF 8: INVASION Quick Picks Sean Morrison (12-5) vs. [b]Luke Hilton (6-2)[/b] [b]Ichisake Miyagi (16-6)[/b] vs. Lee Bould (7-10) Mark Bicknell (8-4) vs. [b]Rav Kapur (8-0)[/b] Women's Title Tournament Fight Number 1 Seed - Vickie Williams (11-2) vs. Number 8 Seed - [b]Hanae Maehata (3-0)[/b] [b]Daniel Hornsby (10-3)[/b] vs. Nicolai Mickiewicz (10-2) [b]Derek South (3-0)[/b] vs. Bill Laurenzi (3-6-2) Jemaine McKenzie (7-3) vs. [b]Bill Brown (MMA Debut 0-0)[/b] [b]Rodolphe Gygax (17-7)[/b] vs. Roy Lynch (1-1) Jamie Hewitt (2-2) vs. [b]Marko Prochazka (10-3)[/b] Hans Peter Schneider (8-4) vs. [b]Thorjborn Rekdal (3-1-1)[/b] Women's Title Tournament Fight Number 3 Seed - [b]Katherine Williams (13-5)[/b] vs. Number 6 Seed - Harriet Fey (2-3) Wayne McKellen (5-2) vs. [b]Dante Holdsworth (4-0)[/b]

[BIGJOSH]

[CENTER][IMG]http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t147/JOSHG85/InvasionBanner-1.jpg[/IMG] [COLOR="Red"][B]Live from San Antonio, Texas with 4,778 fans in attendance.[/B][/COLOR] The announcers hype up the card tonight and waste no time sending it to the octagon for the action!!! [COLOR="red"][B]Middleweight Division Fight "The Doctor" Wayne McKellen (5-2) vs. Dante Holdsworth (4-0)[/B][/COLOR] [B]Round 1[/B] The two fighters circle. Holdsworth flicks out a couple of jabs, then an unconventinal looping right hand. McKellen easily side-steps it, but trips and falls to the ground! He is up quickly, before Holdsworth could get in. Replays confirm that it was purely a stumble, the punch was well wide of the mark. McKellen moves in, ducks under a big right hand, and gets two crisp jabs in before getting smothered into a clinch. One of those jabs landed hard, Holdsworth is a little rattled. They struggle in the clinch, both throwing small punches to the back and ribs. The referee separates them. Holdsworth forces McKellen back up against the cage, and starts throwing jabs. He looks to be keeping McKellen in position, waiting to unload a big punch. Holdsworth does, lunging in with a huge right cross, but McKellen saw it coming and goes underneath it, scoring with a right hand to the gut on the way past. Holdsworth turns and tries to follow up immediately, but gets tagged with a wicked left hook that drops him to one knee. Holdsworth is up quickly, causing McKellen, who was about to dive in, to back off. Replays show that the punch connected, but Holdsworth was already going downward to duck the punch, so it wasn't as powerful as first thought. Holdsworth throws a high kick, but it doesn't do anything but cause McKellen to step back. The time expires without anything further of note happening. End of round 1. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 McKellen. [B]Round 2[/B] Exchange of punches to start, nothing really hit though. They go into a clinch, and the pace disappears as both fighters try and get the advantage. Eventually the referee separates them. Jab from McKellen, who then has to react quickly to avoid a right hook that was aimed right at the chin. McKellen puts on a burst of energy and fires off a big sequence of punches, maybe twelve or thirteen in a row, although not many actually connected. Holdsworth covered up well, and gets in a couple of shots of his own before moving out of range again. Holdsworth looks to be working an angle. Low kick from Holdsworth, almost to the groin, although it didn't look intentional. They come together in a clinch again, and it returns to a stalemate. Not a great round by anyone's standard, but that flurry should mean that McKellen will take the round on points. The round is over. Blurcat.com scores 10-9 McKellen. [B]Round 3[/B] They circle to start, both throwing a few tentative jabs. An uppercut misses its mark from Holdsworth, providing the first moment of real action. McKellen hits a nice combination of body shots to set up a big right hook, but Holdsworth side-stepped to safety. A few punches get thrown, but there's a lack of real action to talk about. McKellen is being slightly the more aggressive, but neither fighter is really going for it. They come together again and exchange punches, but no big shots get through, and they end up clinched for a while. The referee separates them, but the time is ticking away and this round looks like it's going to the judges. End of the round. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to McKellen. Wayne McKellen wins, with a score of 30-27 from two judges, 29-28 from the other. [B]Winner via Judges Decision is Wayne McKellen[/B] The announcers put over the Women’s Division in ECF and show the bracket for the Women’s Title Tournament [COLOR="red"][B]Women's Title Tournament Fight Number 3 Seed - Katherine Williams (13-5) vs. Number 6 Seed - Harriet Fey (2-3)[/B][/COLOR] [B]Round 1[/B] Fast start by Williams, who has thrown three crisp jabs in the first twenty seconds, although none of them got past the gloves. Fey circles, drawing a lunge from Williams, allowing her to score with a nice low kick to the front leg. Williams ignores that and darts in for a takedown, but only ends up holding one leg, Fey hopping on the other to remain vertical. Williams tries to push forward to complete the takedown, but Fey manages to pull them all the way back to the cage before ultimately going down. That's a much better position to be in though, she has her corner right there, and can use the cage to effectively cut off any form of attack to the left hand side of her body. Williams has one leg trapped between Fey's, and is struggling to get it free. She throws a couple of punches, none of them doing much damage, and then tries to work on one of the arms. It might be a kimura that she looking for. Fey defends it well, without fully escaping it, Williams can't really do a lot with it due to how much she is having to stretch to apply it, due to her leg being trapped. Fey suddenly releases the leg and scrambles up, looking to take Williams's back. Williams was ready for it though, and blocks it by pinning a half-standing Fey up against the cage. It's a precarious position for both fighters. Fey throws a couple of short-range punches. Williams gets a leg in and trips Fey, putting her back on the ground, albeit this time in full guard. It was a nice escape attempt from Fey, at least she can take heart from the fact that it resulted in a better defensive position. Time is running out, it looks like this round will end with them in this position. The round ends. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Williams. [B]Round 2[/B] Right hand from Williams was thrown with power, but bounced off the gloves of Fey. Williams follows up by coming in close, but Fey is ready with a straight right hand that glances off the side of the head. Williams scores with a quick single leg trip but falls right into guard. She tries to throw a couple of big punches, but completely exposes herself to a triangle. Fey tightens it up and there doesn't look to be anyway out. Finally Williams taps out. Fey wins via 2nd round triangle submission with the official time being 1:17. [B]Winner via Submission is Harriet Fey![/B] The announcers talk about the upset we’ve just seen as the number six seed in this tournament has just defeated one of the odds on favorite! [COLOR="red"][B]Middleweight Division Fight Hans Peter Schneider (8-4) vs. "Brickhouse" Thorjborn Rekdal (3-1-1)[/B][/COLOR] [B]Round 1[/B] Rekdal starts brightly, almost hunting Schneider down by stalking him around the ring. Schneider throws some jabs, but they don't have the range to hit. Rekdal hits the first good strike, slicing a nasty-looking kick to the hip area. Schneider throws a left hook in response, but it is easily parried. Rekdal hits another kick, this time to the calf of Schneider's front leg. The kicks that Rekdal has been throwing are looking really good, they're sharp, accurate, and difficult to see coming. Schneider will need to figure out a counter, as currently he is being picked apart. Schneider moves in quickly and grabs a clinch. They struggle like that for a full minute, exchanging short, sharp blows, but without doing any real damage. The referee gets them to part. Schneider tags Rekdal with a straight left. Rekdal ducks a second one, hits a jab, then whips out a quick kick that hits perfectly to the inside of the knee of the front leg. The leg buckles, and Schneider is down to one knee briefly, but quickly up before Rekdal can take his head off with another kick. Schneider is limping slightly, that kick was beautifully judged. Schneider throws a couple of big right hands, but they're easily avoided. Rekdal starts working angle to throw more low kicks, Schneider is keeping away from them. Rekdal seems content not to push the action too much, he looks a bit tired from throwing all those kicks. The round ends without further major action. The first round is over. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Rekdal. [B]Round 2[/B] Rekdal starts fast, firing off several crisp jabs that keep Schneider on the back foot. A solid left hits gloves, but it's really just a set-up for Rekdal to step in and use an uppercut. Not sure how much of it caught Schneider, but certainly enough to to make him grab a clinch to stop any further punishment. Great start to the round from Rekdal, it has been total domination so far. The clinch is broken, and the two fighters exchange some long range jabs that are easily avoided. Schneider is looking a little lost so far, Rekdal is controlling this round by virtue of his crisp accurate punches and higher aggression levels. About thirty seconds pass without any contact, and the crowd become a little restless. Rekdal leads with the left, then moves in and gets in a wicked right hand that grazes the cheek. Schneider was fortunate there, if that had landed properly it would have been over. Schneider comes back with a leg kick to set up a one-two combination, but the round is coming to a close and it's going to be too little too late. The one bright spot for Schneider is that although Rekdal clearly won the round, he didn't actually turn that dominance into any sort of real damage. End of the round. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Rekdal. [B]Round 3[/B] Slow start to this round, Rekdal is being tentative and Schneider looks like he is waiting for an angle to appear. The first exchange of strikes doesn't really go anywhere. A second set falls in Rekdal's favour, as he gets a nice jab in, hitting right above the nose, and a solid shot to the body. Schneider goes in for a takedown but only manages to secure one leg. Rekdal hammers down two shots to the back, but can't really do a lot else. Schneider tries to push him over onto his back, but Rekdal manages to pull free and back off. Schneider throws a high left handed jab then goes in for another takedown. Good sprawl from Rekdal, and he backs off. Schneider doesn't get a chance to go for a third, because Rekdal takes the fight to him with a barrage of lefts and rights, forcing him back against the cage. Rekdal clinches up, only after hitting a hard shot to the stomach though. The clinch seems to go on forever, with Schneider unable to get a good enough position to try a takedown, and Rekdal tied up too much to really throw any decent strikes. Eventually the time runs out and they head back to their corners. End of round 3. Blurcat.com gives that one to Rekdal by 10-9. The official scores are in; two judges give 30-27, the other 29-28, all for Thorbjorn Rekdal. [B]Winner via Judges Decision is Thorjborn Rekdal[/B] A video package runs showing highlights of the training process of Ichisake Miyagi [COLOR="red"][B]Lightweight Division Fight "Storm Trooper" Jamie Hewitt (2-2) vs. "The Man of Steel" Marko Prochazka (10-3)[/B][/COLOR] [B]Round 1[/B] Nice fast-paced start from Hewitt, who gets right in Procházka's face from the beginning of the round, throwing some crisp jabs and then a vicious uppercut. The two jabs got parried, the uppercut missed as Procházka side-stepped. Procházka fires back with a left hand, then a right to the body. Hewitt steps in, but only into a waist-high kick from Procházka. Hewitt is quick though, and manages to catch it around the knee. Using it as leverage, Hewitt sweeps Procházka's standing leg and takes them to the ground. Procházka quickly pulls guard. Hewitt fires off a couple of tentative punches, testing out the guard of Procházka. Hewitt tries to pass the guard, but can't, Procházka isn't going to let him get a better position, as he knows that Hewitt will start raining down punches. Hewitt tries a big right hand, but it's easily defended. Procházka gets a punch of his own in, but it didn't connect properly. Hewitt again tries to get past the guard, but again is foiled. It's turned into a bit of a stalemate, although the referee probably won't stand them up as long as the punches continue to flow. Hewitt fakes an elbow before trying to pass the guard for a third time, and briefly has side mount, but Procházka fought it hard and gets back to guard within seconds. Butterfly guard by Procházka, and Hewitt is having trouble generating any attacking threat. He'll probably win the round as he has been more aggressive, but Procházka has defended the danger well. The first round is over. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Hewitt. [B]Round 2[/B] Hewitt comes out fast, but gets hit with a counter right hand strike when he throws a left hand which was too high. Procházka moves in and hits a nice body shot before they clinch. Hewitt gets in a short, sharp jab to the side of the head, it looked to hit right on the ear. Procházka didn't like that, and scores with two knee strikes and a punch to the cheek. They break apart. Procházka swings and hits a nice right hand. Hewitt fires off a series of sharp jabs, all hitting gloves. He throws out a looping left, but gets tagged with a punch to the jaw and stumbles to the ground! Procházka dives in to finish him off, but he scrambles back up quickly and they end up facing off on their feet again. Replays show that the punch barely connected, it was more of a stumble on Hewitt's part than anything else. It might not look that way to the judges though. Procházka looks more confident after that, and puts together a nice chain of strikes, ending with a scathing low kick that catches Hewitt on the outside of the calf. He definitely felt that. Time is running out; Procházka will probably take this round on the judges' score cards, primarily due to that one dubious knock down. The round is over. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Procházka. [B]Round 3[/B] They touch gloves to start the round. Procházka starts the better of the two, putting together a string of right hand jabs and searching left hands that force Hewitt to back up all the to the cage. Procházka follows him in and gets in close enough to throw some body shots. Hewitt clinches. A couple of right hands hit Procházka's shoulder, but otherwise there's not a lot happening. They break. Procházka misses with a right hand, and gets caught with a big kick to the legs! Procházka goes down, his knees literally taken out from under him. Hewitt goes to follow up, and almost gets side control, but Procházka recovers quickly enough to turn and pull guard. Hewitt fires off a couple of tentative punches, testing out the guard of Procházka. Hewitt tries to pass the guard, but can't, Procházka isn't going to let him get a better position, as he knows that Hewitt will start raining down punches. Hewitt tries a big right hand, but it's easily defended. Procházka gets a punch of his own in, but it didn't connect properly. Hewitt again tries to get past the guard, but again is foiled. It's turned into a bit of a stalemate, although the referee probably won't stand them up as long as the punches continue to flow. Hewitt fakes an elbow before trying to pass the guard for a third time, and briefly has side mount, but Procházka fought it hard and gets back to guard within seconds. Butterfly guard by Procházka, and Hewitt is having trouble generating any attacking threat. He'll probably win the round as he has been more aggressive, but Procházka has defended the danger well. End of the round. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Hewitt. The three judges all give the match as 29-28 to Jamie Hewitt. [B]Winner via Judges Decision is Jamie Hewitt!!![/B] A video is shown hyping the next fight between Rodolphe Gygax and Roy Lynch!!! [COLOR="red"][B]Lightweight Division Fight "G-Force" Rodolphe Gygax (17-7) vs. "No Surrender" Roy Lynch (1-1)[/B][/COLOR] [B]Round 1[/B] Gygax isn't hanging around, right from the start Lynch is forced onto the back foot by four hard shots, although none of them get through the gloves. Lynch circles, steps in, then unloads a combination of punches, but Gygax weaves out of the way and scores with a beauty of a right hand, glancing above the right eye. That was some lovely counter punching from Gygax, the timing had to be perfect and it was. Lynch is looking a bit frustrated, and uncorks a ragged-looking uppercut that missed by several inches. Gygax really should have taken advantage of that mistake, Lynch was wide open for a moment there. Gygax hits a high kick, catching Lynch on the shoulder. Jab from Lynch finds the mark, but it didn't have much power behind it as he was leaning backward too much. Gygax fires off a couple of straight punches in response, but only finds gloves. They clinch, and the fight enters a lull. Lynch scores with a knee from the clinch, it landed around the hip area of Gygax, who responds with a couple of shots to the ribs. The time runs out with them still clinched though. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Gygax. [B]Round 2[/B] Lynch comes in from the side and hits a right hook, then a left. Gygax ducks down slightly, looking like he might be considering a takedown, but gets a knee to the face and staggers back. That looked more accidental than intentional. They circle, but Gygax is on rubbery legs. The referee calls for a halt, and goes to look at Gygax more closely. Lynch shadow boxes to keep warm. Gygax doesn't look good, his eyes have a far away look, he may well have a concussion from the knee strike. The referee gets the doctor in to have a look. It's over! The doctor is quite clear that Gygax cannot continue in this match. Lynch wins via 2nd round medical stoppage with the official time being 0:56. [B]Winner via medical stoppage is Roy Lynch[/B] The announcers talk about the impressive win by Roy Lynch over the heavily favored Rodolphe Gygax!!! [COLOR="red"][B]Light Heavyweight Division Fight "The Auckland Express" Jemaine McKenzie (7-3) vs. "The Marine" Bill Brown (MMA Debut 0-0)[/B][/COLOR] [B]Round 1[/B] The round starts slowly, with both fighters circling, tentatively throwing out the occasional jab. McKenzie is the first to make a positive move, stepping in to throw a right hand, although he probably wishes that he hadn't, as Brown picks him off with a crisp jab to the cheek. McKenzie throws a wild punch as a counter, but Brown ducks and backs off out of range. They meet again in the center for an exchange of punches. McKenzie gets a clubbing blow to the side of the head in, but takes a hard shot to the stomach in return. The early pattern seems to be that McKenzie is looking for big punches, Brown is happy to avoid them and use quick counter punches instead. They clinch up, and McKenzie manages to back Brown up against the cage. McKenzie takes a half step backward and throws a big right hand to the head, but Brown ducks under at the last second, scores with a pair of punches to the gut, then darts out of trouble before McKenzie can unload. McKenzie may need to think about changing tactics, Brown is looking far sharper in these striking battles, and is beginning to control the pace and tempo of the round. McKenzie fakes a right hand, then shoots out a low kick, catching Brown on the thigh. Brown presses forward for the first time, getting in close and using a couple of jabs to the body. McKenzie gets a nice left hook in, glancing off the gloves, and then clinches up. Time ticks away and the round ends just a few seconds after the referee separates them. The 1st round ends. Blurcat.com scores 10-9 Brown. [B]Round 2[/B] McKenzie throws the first punch of the round, a high searching jab that didn't carry a great deal of threat with it. Brown throws a one-two combination in return, neither connecting, then steps in and delivers a hard kick to the outside of the thigh. McKenzie steps back, throwing a right hand as he does to buy himself space. They circle, then move in again to exchange strikes, neither fighter getting a clear advantage. They come together again and the same result. It has become something of a stalemate at the moment. They come together to exchange strikes for the third time, and this time they wind up in a clinch. Brown hits a knee to the ribs. A couple of shots to the back from McKenzie. They struggle all the way back, with McKenzie ending up backed up against the cage. Brown hits another knee, but there wasn't much power behind it. McKenzie stomps downward onto his foot. McKenzie manages to reverse their positions, but that only lasts about thirty seconds before it gets reversed once more. Brown gets an arm free and tries to throw a big shot to the cheek, McKenzie ducks under it and gets the arm back under control. The referee finally breaks them up, and we're back to where we started. McKenzie tries a high kick to start, but Brown saw it coming and easily avoids it. They come back together in the center, and it's Brown who gets the first sustained attack of the round, hitting two hard body shots and a jab that caught McKenzie on the nose. McKenzie hits a straight right, enough to stop Brown from following up any further. The time expires with them standing. Not a great round for either of them or the crowd, it was very scrappy. End of the round. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Brown. [B]Round 3[/B] Brown starts with a high kick, but McKenzie was well out of range. Brown narrowly misses a right cross. Brown steps in and exchanges strikes with McKenzie, neither fighter gets a particular advantage from it. McKenzie parries away a nice right hand and gets in a crisp counter punch that catches Brown on the shoulder. The round has been a little flat so far, neither of them is really forcing the issue. They enter into a clinch, which doesn't help matters, and that seems to last for an eternity before the referee separates them and tells them to get on with it. Brown finally shows some fire, putting together a combination of two jabs, a cross, and an uppercut. McKenzie did well to defends it, bobbing and weaving out of the way and using his gloves to parry away anything that was too close. He uses a low kick to the thigh as a response, then steps in and unloads with two fine punches, although Brown blocked them. Brown scores the best punch of the round so far, coming in fast, ducking under a dangerous right hand, and catching McKenzie square in the face with a lunging overhand right. McKenzie backs off and covers up, clearly having felt that one, and unfortunately Brown's attempts to follow up and thwarted as he gets tied up in a clinch near the cage. The time expires, with Brown probably having stolen that round thanks to that one big punch. End of the round. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Brown. Bill Brown wins, with a score of 30-27 from two judges, 29-28 from the other. [B]Winner via Judges Decision is Bill Brown!!![/B] The announcers talk about Derek South and the roll that he’s been on lately. They wonder if he will continue his undefeated streak tonight! [COLOR="red"][B]Heavyweight Division Fight "Smash-Mouth" Derek South (3-0) vs. Bill Laurenzi (3-6-2)[/B][/COLOR] [B]Round 1[/B] The two competitors start slowly, circling and looking for an opening. Laurenzi fakes shooting in for a takedown, but South didn't buy it for a second. In comes Laurenzi from an angle to the right, but South had it covered all the way, and not only easily steps out of the way of the attempted right hand, but manages to score with a solid right hand to the side of the head. Laurenzi felt that, and is forced to cover up quickly as South steps in quickly and unloads with a flurry of powerful blows, looking to capitalise on the earlier strike. Laurenzi is forced back against the cage, but to his credit, he did a good job defending those strikes and didn't seem to take any significant damage. South doesn't get in too close, realising that it would likely mean getting caught in a clinch, so he stands slightly back instead and throws some low kicks and looping punches. Laurenzi responds by throwing out some straight jabs, but neither fighter is really doing any damage to their opponent. South clearly grows tired of the wait, and moves in to hit a body blow. It connects, but Laurenzi is quick to tie him up in a clinch. That lasts quite a while, until the referee gets in there and breaks them up, telling them to fight. South with a body shot. South scores with a stiff jab, and bobs and weaves to avoid all three of the rapid-fire punches that come back from Laurenzi. Nicely done. Laurenzi, realising that he is losing this round, comes forward with a sense of urgency, throwing right hands to put South on the back foot. South handles it well though, refusing to let Laurenzi get an angle, and using some nice counter punches to the body to further cement the fact that this round is going to him on points. Time expires with Laurenzi throwing increasingly desparate punches. End of the round. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 South. [B]Round 2[/B] South aims high with a right hand, then storms in for the takedown. Laurenzi sprawls to stop it, and succeeds, but does get driven all the way back against the cage. South has one leg trapped, but is having trouble completing the takedown. The referee warns Laurenzi not to grab the cage. South improves his stance, and that gives him the added leverage to power Laurenzi to the ground. They're up against the cage though, which will work to Laurenzi's advantage. Laurenzi is forced to cover up as South starts hammering away with enormous strikes from the guard, trying to simply power the shots through. Some do cause some damage, landing as Laurenzi tries unsuccessfully to throw some counters. South transitions to side control without any issues and starts finding the punches down again, this time with more leverage and therefore more power. Laurenzi tries to defend them, but a lot of them are getting through. The referee finally has enough and calls an end to the match, feeling that Laurenzi was getting overwhelmed. The official time is 0:13. [B]Winner via KO is Derek South![/B] After the fight Derek South says he’s tired of cans and he wants some real competition! Derek South says that he wants to KO......JAMES FOSTER!!! [COLOR="red"][B]Light Heavyweight Division Fight "The Stud" Daniel Hornsby (10-3) vs. "Scourge of Europe" Nicolai Mickiewicz (10-2)[/B][/COLOR] [B]Round 1[/B] The two fighters circle. Hornsby flicks out a couple of jabs, then an unconventinal looping right hand. Mickiewicz easily side-steps it, but trips and falls to the ground! He is up quickly, before Hornsby could get in. Replays confirm that it was purely a stumble, the punch was well wide of the mark. Mickiewicz moves in, ducks under a big right hand, and gets two crisp jabs in before getting smothered into a clinch. One of those jabs landed hard, Hornsby is a little rattled. They struggle in the clinch, both throwing small punches to the back and ribs. The referee separates them. Hornsby forces Mickiewicz back up against the cage, and starts throwing jabs. He looks to be keeping Mickiewicz in position, waiting to unload a big punch. Hornsby does, lunging in with a huge right cross, but Mickiewicz saw it coming and goes underneath it, scoring with a right hand to the gut on the way past. Hornsby turns and tries to follow up immediately, but gets tagged with a wicked left hook that drops him to one knee. Hornsby is up quickly, causing Mickiewicz, who was about to dive in, to back off. Replays show that the punch connected, but Hornsby was already going downward to duck the punch, so it wasn't as powerful as first thought. Hornsby throws a high kick, but it doesn't do anything but cause Mickiewicz to step back. The time expires without anything further of note happening. End of the round. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Mickiewicz. [B]Round 2[/B] They circle each other. Hornsby misses with a low kick, and Mickiewicz darts in to hit a jab before retreating. They come together and exchange punches, both got a few shots in. Mickiewicz is looking much lighter on his feet, and keeps moving in, hitting a few punches, then getting back out of range. Hornsby is trying to catch him coming in, but doesn't have the timing quite right. It happens again. Mickiewicz isn't getting much power on the punches, but he is getting ahead on points. Hornsby tries to get in close, but Mickiewicz is keeping moving, and isn't letting himself get cornered. A looping left from Mickiewicz, but it's wide of the mark. Mickiewicz gets a solid punch in, catching Hornsby just above the left eye. Hornsby finally gets a clinch, forcing Mickiewicz up against the cage, but it's too little, too late as the round ends. The round ends. Blurcat.com scores 10-9 Mickiewicz. [B]Round 3[/B] Hornsby throws the first punch of the round, a high searching jab that didn't carry a great deal of threat with it. Mickiewicz throws a one-two combination in return, neither connecting, then steps in and delivers a hard kick to the outside of the thigh. Hornsby steps back, throwing a right hand as he does to buy himself space. They circle, then move in again to exchange strikes, neither fighter getting a clear advantage. They come together again and the same result. It has become something of a stalemate at the moment. They come together to exchange strikes for the third time, and this time they wind up in a clinch. Mickiewicz hits a knee to the ribs. A couple of shots to the back from Hornsby. They struggle all the way back, with Hornsby ending up backed up against the cage. Mickiewicz hits another knee, but there wasn't much power behind it. Hornsby stomps downward onto his foot. Hornsby manages to reverse their positions, but that only lasts about thirty seconds before it gets reversed once more. Mickiewicz gets an arm free and tries to throw a big shot to the cheek, Hornsby ducks under it and gets the arm back under control. The referee finally breaks them up, and we're back to where we started. Hornsby tries a high kick to start, but Mickiewicz saw it coming and easily avoids it. They come back together in the center, and it's Mickiewicz who gets the first sustained attack of the round, hitting two hard body shots and a jab that caught Hornsby on the nose. Hornsby hits a straight right, enough to stop Mickiewicz from following up any further. The time expires with them standing. Not a great round for either of them or the crowd, it was very scrappy. End of round 3. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Mickiewicz. The official scores are: 30-27 (twice), 29-28 for Nicolai Mickiewicz. [B]Winner via Judges Decision is Nicolai Mickiewicz![/B] Before the next fight the announcers talk about the Women’s Title Tournament and the fact that we’ve already seen one upset tonight….could we see another? [COLOR="red"][B]Women's Title Tournament Fight Number 1 Seed - "The Heart Breaker" Vickie Williams (11-2) vs. Number 8 Seed - Hanae Maehata (3-0)[/B][/COLOR] [B]Round 1[/B] Summers gets caught with a solid right hand out of nowhere, and is rocked. Maehata follows up with another one, and Summers looks in trouble all of a sudden. She is backed up against the cage and Maehata is unloading. The punches are raining down, Summers is covering up. The referee has seen enough and stops the fight, clearly feeling that Summers was unable to defend herself intelligently. Maehata wins. Official time of the TKO is 0:42 of the first. [B]Winner via TKO is Hanae Maehata![/B] The announcers say that just like that Maehata has become the woman to beat in this tournament with a HUGE win over Vickie Williams! [COLOR="red"][B]Heavyweight Division Fight "The Muscle From The Midlands" Mark Bicknell (8-4) vs. "The Beast of Birmingham" Rav Kapur (8-0)[/B][/COLOR] [B]Round 1[/B] The round starts. They touch gloves. Bicknell throws a rapid-fire series of punches, forcing Kapur to back off. Kapur throws a nice kick that thumps into the rib cage. Another kick is thrown, this time aimed at the head, but Bicknell sees it coming and steps back. Kapur advances and they meet in the center. Bicknell ducks a right hand, scores with a left to the gut. Kapur throws a one-two combination, neither connecting, but it does allow him to follow up with a stinging kick to the ribs. A big red mark has appeared there. Bicknell bursts forward and goes for a big swing, Kapur ducks under it, hits a right to the chest, then unloads another kick. This one hits the thigh, causing Bicknell to noticeably wince. It may have caught the very top of the knee judging from the replays. Bicknell tries to come in to get a measure of revenge, but is met with some low kicks that make sure that he can't get close enough to throw any bombs. Kapur's impressively sharp kicking game is hurting Bicknell and allowing him to take firm control of this round. There's not much time left, and Bicknell is going to have to do something special to win this round now. He doesn't, as time expires without anything interesting happening. The first round is over. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Kapur. [B]Round 2[/B] Kapur starts fast, firing off several crisp jabs that keep Bicknell on the back foot. A solid left hits gloves, but it's really just a set-up for Kapur to step in and use an uppercut. Not sure how much of it caught Bicknell, but certainly enough to to make him grab a clinch to stop any further punishment. Great start to the round from Kapur, it has been total domination so far. The clinch is broken, and the two fighters exchange some long range jabs that are easily avoided. Bicknell is looking a little lost so far, Kapur is controlling this round by virtue of his crisp accurate punches and higher aggression levels. They both seem to be looking for an opening, and it's creating a stalemate at the moment. Kapur leads with the left, then moves in and gets in a wicked right hand that grazes the cheek. Bicknell was fortunate there, if that had landed properly it would have been over. Bicknell comes back with a leg kick to set up a one-two combination, but the round is coming to a close and it's going to be too little too late. The one bright spot for Bicknell is that although Kapur clearly won the round, he didn't actually turn that dominance into any sort of real damage. End of the round. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Kapur. [B]Round 3[/B] The fighters touch gloves, then circle. Kapur throws a low kick, but it was without any conviction, it seemed designed more to keep Bicknell from coming inside. Kapur works an angle, then comes in with a one-two combination, Bicknell responds with a crisp uppercut that wasn't far off from connecting. Kapur backs off slightly, maybe a bit relieved not to have taken that one on the chin. Neither fighter appears to be looking for any sort of takedown or grapple, this is all about the striking. Bicknell circles and throws a series of high jabs, but Kapur blocked them with ease, using the gloves. Kapur fakes a high kick, then storms in with a wild looking right hand and a series of body shots. Bicknell covers up and rides out the storm, clinching to stop any further blows. It was a nice attack from Kapur though, best action of the round. They stay clinched for a while, exchanging occasional punches to the ribs, then are separated by the referee. It looks like this round is going to the judges though, as there's only a few seconds remaining. Kapur throws a leg kick that connects, albeit without too much force, and the round is done. End of round 3. Blurcat.com scores 10-8 Kapur. Rav Kapur wins the match, getting a score of 30-26 from all three judges. [B]Winner via Judges Decision is Rav Kapur[/B] The announcers say that tonight Kapur proved that he can go the distance and is a huge threat in the heavyweight division as his record now stands at 9-0! Up next the ECF debut of former Alpha-1 Welterweight Champion, Ichisake Miyagi!!! [COLOR="red"][B]Welterweight Division Fight "The Devil In Blue" Ichisake Miyagi (16-6) vs. "The Prince of Darkness" Lee Bould (7-10)[/B][/COLOR] [B]Round 1[/B] They touch gloves. Miyagi throws out a couple of jabs, but they find nothing but gloves. Bould throws a low kick. Bould circles, looking for an angle from which to strike. Miyagi moves in and throws a high kick, but it's inaccurate and allows Bould to take him down to the ground. It's an unusual position though, as Bould is almost in a triangle when they hit the deck. He tries to go over the top to break free, but Miyagi uses his leg strength and leverage to flip Bould over, almost getting a mount, but getting shrugged off into guard. Miyagi throws out a right hand, parried away by Bould. The guard is quite tight, for the moment at least Miyagi looks content to stay there and throw some punches. Bould isn't offering any sort of attacking threat yet, instead concentrating on keeping the strikes from landing. A big punch is driven into the ribs, Bould thought it was going for the face. Another punch lands in the same place, and a red mark starts to develop. Bould reaches up and pulls Miyagi down into a clinch, and tries to work an armbar from the bottom. Miyagi defends it easily, and gets in a sharp jab to the face too. He stands up slightly, leaning forward into the guard, and starts throwing some right hands. One gets through, the others are parried. Bould looked like he might be considering trying to apply a triangle then, as Miyagi was very exposed, but he didn't get a chance due to the ferocity of the punches. Miyagi gets back down to kneeling in the guard. Another right hand lands to the ribs. Bould fires off two punches from his back, but Miyagi defends them easily by simply leaning backward out of reach. Miyagi stands again, the guard remaining tight around him, and throws another couple of bombs. This time Bould does try to apply the triangle, and an armbar at the same time, but Miyagi breaks free. Time is ticking down, looks like Bould will survive this ground and pound attack. The round ends without further note. End of the round. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Miyagi. [B]Round 2[/B] Slow start to the round, they're both circling, looking for an opening. Bould tries a looping punch from way back, but Miyagi side steps with ease. Jab from Miyagi, gets one back in response. Bould comes in, looking for the right hand lead, but Miyagi shoots in and uses a double-leg takedown. He winds up in a closed guard. The fight falls into a lull as a pattern develops; Miyagi punctuating attempts to pass guard with some sharp punches to the body and face, while Bould parries away any big blows and puts all of his effort into making sure Miyagi doesn't get a better position. Things hot up as Miyagi manages to break the guard and get through into a half mount. Bould hits a nice clean right hand in response. Miyagi throws a couple of hard punches to the stomach. He has one leg trapped, and is trying to pull that free so that he can move further up the body and really start pounding away. Bould knows that having the leg trapped is his key to not ending up in huge trouble, and so has is locked up tight. Miyagi tries a half-hearted attempt at a kimura, but Bould defends it well. The round ends with Miyagi still unable to into side control, although he has landed enough shots to have lit up Bould's upper body with red marks, and definitely won the round on points. The round ends. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Miyagi. [B]Round 3[/B] The round begins with Bould taking the iniative, coming in quickly with a straight right and a leg kick. Miyagi replies with a snap jab and a wild left that misses by a long way. Bould goes for the takedown, but Miyagi sprawls. Bould tries to power through, but Miyagi uses that against him and turns it into a takedown of his own. They're quite close to the cage, which may help Bould defend this. Miyagi is in guard. He throws a couple of half-hearted jabs, then tries to pass, but Bould isn't allowing it. Bould pulls Miyagi in tight, locking up both his arms. Miyagi pulls free and again tries to pass guard. This has turned into a bit of a stalemate, the referee may be thinking of standing them up if nothing happens soon. Miyagi tries a big right hand, which Bould defends well. He has quite a high guard, Miyagi has to be wary not to fall into a triangle when leaning in like that. Bould once again drags Miyagi down into a clinch, and this time even tries to work a guillotine, but Miyagi easily deals with it and hands out two solid right hands to the ribs along the way. We're back to Miyagi trying to pass guard. Bould tries to throw a big punch and almost hands an armbar to Miyagi, but he realises the danger in time and manages to recover. The referee finally gets them back to their feet due to the lack of progress that has been made. Miyagi scores with a jab, then a second. Bould goes for a sweeping kick to the right knee, but it isn't fast enough and gives Miyagi enough time to take him down again. Miyagi quickly goes to pass guard, looking for side control, but Bould once again defends it. It looks like a frustrating round will end with them on the ground, and almost certainly has to go to Miyagi on points due to him being the aggressor and getting two takedowns in. End of round 3. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Miyagi. The official scores are: 30-27 (twice), 29-28 for Ichisake Miyagi. [B]Winner via Judges Decision is Ichisake Miyagi!!![/B] Through a translator Miyagi says that he’s happy to be in the ECF and can’t wait till the day he becomes ECF Welterweight Champion!!! The announcers hype up the Main Event fight and we see a video package of the two fighters as well. [COLOR="red"][B]Lightweight Division Fight "The Man With No Nickname" Sean Morrison (12-5) vs. "The Hillbilly Hammer" Luke Hilton (6-2)[/B][/COLOR] [B]Round 1[/B] Nice fast-paced start from Morrison, who gets right in Hilton's face from the beginning of the round, throwing some crisp jabs and then a vicious uppercut. The two jabs got parried, the uppercut missed as Hilton side-stepped. Hilton fires back with a left hand, then a right to the body. Morrison steps in, but only into a waist-high kick from Hilton. Morrison is quick though, and manages to catch it around the knee. Using it as leverage, Morrison sweeps Hilton's standing leg and takes them to the ground. Hilton quickly pulls guard. Morrison tries to work free from the guard, but can't. Hilton reaches up to try and bring Morrison down into a clinch, but the attempt gets swatted away. Morrison fires off a couple of punches, leaning forward to get some leverage, and Hilton is forced to cover up. Morrison switches and starts firing off some rapid-fire shots to the chest, Hilton deals with it by pulling the guard tighter and punching upward. Morrison looks like he is happy to sit there and throw punches at his leisure, with no real effort to pass guard. Hilton occasionally tries to roll his hips to get free, but it may be that he has realised that this round is beyond saving, and is just making sure that he doesn't put himself into a position to be knocked out or submitted by trying to escape. Indeed, time ticks away with nothing breaking the pattern of occasional strikes and defensive positioning. End of round 1. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Morrison. [B]Round 2[/B] Slow start, both fighters are throwing tentative punches without threatening anything more powerful. Hilton puts together the first exciting moment, stringing together four punches in quick succession, but Morrison defended well. Straight right from Morrison in response, but it caught nothing but gloves. They start circling. The referee tells them to fight, the lack of action so far is worrying. They get in close and exchange body shots, Hilton probably getting the slightly better punches in, and then fall into a clinch. That goes nowehere, and the referee separates them. Morrison gets a nice kick in just before the time expires, but it's unlikely that is going to stop the judges giving that round to Hilton. The 2nd round ends. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Hilton. [B]Round 3[/B] Morrison starts the round like a house on fire, hitting three quick jabs and a vicious right hook. Hilton covered up well, but at least one of the jabs got through and landed above the left eye. Hilton backs up to buy some time, but Morrison keeps coming and lands a right hand to the body. Hilton scores with a jab in return, then goes with a kick to the waist. Morrison catches the leg though and quickly rushes forward with a takedown. Hilton pulls guard. Hilton has the guard held very high. Morrison throws a big right hand, but almost puts himself right into a triangle as a result, and he is forced to fight free. Hilton throws a punch and it lands right above the nose. Morrison throws four massive punches as a response, threatening to try and knock Hilton right through the canvas, Hilton is forced to simply cover up and try to survive. Morrison is controlling the round from this position, although it has to be said that he hasn't yet truly looked like he can stop the match from here. Hilton moves to butterfly guard and then tries to scramble back up, but Morrison stops that by throwing another set of big punches, forcing Hilton to go back to the full guard. The round ends with them still like that, with Morrison having totally controlled the round from the guard. End of the round. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Morrison. The official scores are: 29-28 (twice), 30-27 for Sean Morrison. [B]Winner via Judges Decision is Sean Morrison!!![/B] After the fight Sean Morrison says he’s happy to finally get a win, and looks forward to getting more in the future! The announcers recap the show and put over all of the fighters involved and remind you to tune in next month for ECF 9: Bitter Enemies!!![/CENTER]

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ECF 9: Bitter Enemies Quick Picks Grudge Fight James Foster (17-4) vs. Derek South (4-0) ECF Middleweight Title Fight Buddy Garner (12-0) vs. Andrew Rush (14-1) Marcus Speed (5-1) vs. Luke Hilton (6-3) Lukas Mellberg (11-1) vs. Gordon Idle (10-2) Jerry Bogdonovich (8-8) vs. Theo Wallick (1-0) George Laurent (13-3) vs. Bill Brown (1-0) Zachary Gilbert (7-4) vs. Thorbjorn Rekdal (4-1-1) Nicholas Bretton (4-1) vs. Taufik Wijaya (32-17-2) Will Kane (7-1) vs. Richard Kelly (0-1) Bob Dozier (4-3) vs. Don Norman (6-10) Women's Title Tournament Fight Number 4 Seed/Park Seong (8-5) vs. Number 5 Seed/Jennie Gill (5-1-1) Women's Title Tournament Fight Number 2 Seed/Rachel McGuiness (10-2) vs. Number 7 Seed/Haley Croft (5-2)

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Grudge Fight James Foster (17-4) vs. [B]Derek South (4-0)[/B] ECF Middleweight Title Fight Buddy Garner (12-0) vs. [B]Andrew Rush (14-1)[/B] Marcus Speed (5-1) vs. [B]Luke Hilton (6-3)[/B] [B]Lukas Mellberg (11-1) [/B]vs. Gordon Idle (10-2) Jerry Bogdonovich (8-8) vs. [B]Theo Wallick (1-0)[/B] [B] George Laurent (13-3)[/B] vs. Bill Brown (1-0) Zachary Gilbert (7-4) vs. [B]Thorbjorn Rekdal (4-1-1)[/B] [B]Nicholas Bretton (4-1)[/B] vs. Taufik Wijaya (32-17-2) [B]Will Kane (7-1)[/B] vs. Richard Kelly (0-1) [B] Bob Dozier (4-3)[/B] vs. Don Norman (6-10) Women's Title Tournament Fight [B]Number 4 Seed/Park Seong (8-5)[/B] vs. Number 5 Seed/Jennie Gill (5-1-1) Women's Title Tournament Fight [B]Number 2 Seed/Rachel McGuiness (10-2) [/B]vs. Number 7 Seed/Haley Croft (5-2)

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[CENTER][IMG]http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t147/JOSHG85/BitterEnemiesBanner.jpg[/IMG] [B]Live from San Diego, California with 5,635 fans in attendance.[/B] The announcers hype up the card tonight and waste no time sending it to the octagon for the action!!! [B]Women’s Title Tournament Fight Number 2 Seed/"Yellow Peril" Rachel McGuiness (10-2) vs. Number 7 Seed/"Silent But Deadly" Haley Croft (5-2)[/B] [B]Round 1[/B] Croft gets a quick takedown, and is in guard. She is trying to get past into a side mount, but McGuiness is defending it well. Croft gets slightly off balance with another attempt, and McGuiness capitalises by sweeping her and getting side control. Croft takes a hard shot to the mouth. And another. Croft tries to fight back, but McGuiness gets the right arm and applies an armbar for the tap out victory. McGuiness wins via armbar submission at 0:53 of the first round. [B]Winner via Submission is Rachel McGuiness[/B] The announcers put over the Women’s Division in ECF and show the updated bracket for the Women’s Title Tournament. At the first ever ECF FUTURESHOCK TV show in June Rachel McGuiness will fight the winner of the next fight! [B]Women’s Title Tournament Fight Number 4 Seed/Park Seong (8-5) vs. Number 5 Seed/"Bad Girl" Jennie Gill (5-1-1)[/B] [B]Round 1[/B] Not the most interesting of starts to the round, it's mainly a lot of circling. The referee apparently gets bored, as he tells them to get on with it and fight. Park Seong complies, firing off a dangerous right cross, narrowly missing. Gill throws a couple of stiff jabs, but they only find gloves. Park Seong fakes left, then comes in from the right, hitting a nice body blow. Gill steps forward and unleashes a big kick, thundering it into Park Seong's ribs. She felt that one for sure. Gill follows up by hitting a right hand too. Park Seong finds herself backed up against the cage. Gill advances, and throws a scythe-like kick to the legs. Park Seong can't get out of the way, and almost gets felled by the impact. Gill steps in and scores with a high head kick. Park Seong partially blocked it with her hands, which was probably the only thing stopping it from being a knock out blow. Park Seong gets a right hand jab out in response, then pulls Gill into a clinch. Knee strike from Gill. They break. Park Seong still looks hurt from that first kick. Gill gets in close and gives a receipt for that earlier body blow, nailing a right hand to the gut. Park Seong hits a jab to the cheek in response, then clinches again. Time runs down, the round will end before anything more can happen. Gill has used those powerful kicks to dominate this round. End of round 1. Blurcat.com scores 10-9 Gill. [B]Round 2[/B] The two fighters circle. Park Seong flicks out a couple of jabs, then an unconventinal looping right hand. Gill easily side-steps it, but trips and falls to the ground! She is up quickly, before Park Seong could get in. Replays confirm that it was purely a stumble, the punch was well wide of the mark. Gill moves in, ducks under a big right hand, and gets two crisp jabs in before getting smothered into a clinch. One of those jabs landed hard, Park Seong is a little rattled. They struggle in the clinch, both throwing small punches to the back and ribs. The referee separates them. Park Seong forces Gill back up against the cage, and starts throwing jabs. She looks to be keeping Gill in position, waiting to unload a big punch. Park Seong does, lunging in with a huge right cross, but Gill saw it coming and goes underneath it, scoring with a right hand to the gut on the way past. Park Seong turns and tries to follow up immediately, but gets tagged with a wicked left hook that drops her to one knee. Park Seong is up quickly, causing Gill, who was about to dive in, to back off. Replays show that the punch connected, but Park Seong was already going downward to duck the punch, so it wasn't as powerful as first thought. Park Seong throws a high kick, but it doesn't do anything but cause Gill to step back. The time expires without anything further of note happening. End of the round. Blurcat.com gives that one to Gill by 10-9. [B]Round 3[/B] Slow start; nearly a full minute of circling, occasional fakes, and long-range jabs. Neither fighter is creating much. Gill works an angle, but takes a low kick to the shin when she advances. They clinch, and end up with Park Seong backed up against the cage. Gill gets a couple of right hands to the body, but her attempts at knee strikes are deflected by Park Seong, who uses her legs well to defend. Gill pulls free and takes a step back, then powers in a right hand. Park Seong gets out the way, ducks under a second right hand, and backs up to the center. Gill follows, and we're back to circling. Uninspiring action so far, they've both been fairly devoid of inspiration. Gill hits a couple of right hands, both hitting gloves, then a left hand to the body that connected. That was the best shot of the round so far. Park Seong tags her with a flicked jab to the cheek, but it had virtually no power on it. Park Seong leans in to a looping left, but it puts her off balance and it's only at the last second that she gets her chin out of the way of a vicious right cross that comes back. If that had hit, we may have had a knock out. Time runs out with them standing, circling again. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Gill. The official scores are: 30-27 (twice), 29-28 for Jennie Gill. [B]Winner via Judges Decision is Jennie Gill![/B] The announcers talk about the Women’s Title Tournament and how Jennie Gill will fight Rachel McGuiness! [B]Heavyweight Division Fight "Bulldozer" Bob Dozier (4-3) vs. "Rumble King" Don Norman (6-10)[/B] [B]Round 1[/B] The two fighters circle. A series of looping punches from Dozier forces Norman back up against the cage, and he has to cover up to withstand the three strikes that follow. No real damage caused, but Dozier is aggressively chasing this match. A hook finds the body and Norman clinches. They almost lose their balance as they jockey for position, Norman gets in a couple of knees when they regain their footing. Dozier seems to be trying to break the clinch, it's Norman who is holding it tight, perhaps hoping to calm the energetic start that Dozier had. The referee finally does break them up, after nearly a full minute of inactivity. Norman makes Dozier back up against the cage by throwing some looping punches. He comes in closer and hits a right hook to the body, getting a jab to the cheek in return. Norman throws another two punches, both to the body, then steps back to avoid an uppercut. Dozier lets fly with a scorching punch though, and it catches Norman by surprise, putting him down! Dozier follows up and starts raining down right hands. Norman covers up as best he can, but it's not enough as the referee pulls Dozier off, the match is over. The official time is 3:31. [B]Winner via KO is Bob Dozier[/B] A video package runs showing highlights Derek South and him talking smack about James Foster. [B]Welterweight Division Fight "Citizen Pain" Will Kane (7-1) vs. Richard Kelly (0-1)[/B] [B]Round 1[/B] Slow start, both fighters are throwing tentative punches without threatening anything more powerful. Kane puts together the first exciting moment, stringing together four punches in quick succession, but Kelly defended well. Straight right from Kelly in response, but it caught nothing but gloves. They start circling. The referee tells them to fight, the lack of action so far is worrying. They get in close and exchange body shots, Kane probably getting the slightly better punches in, and then fall into a clinch. That goes nowehere, and the referee separates them. Kelly gets a nice kick in just before the time expires, but it's unlikely that is going to stop the judges giving that round to Kane. End of round 1. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Kane. [B]Round 2[/B] Kane starts fast, firing off several crisp jabs that keep Kelly on the back foot. A solid left hits gloves, but it's really just a set-up for Kane to step in and use an uppercut. Not sure how much of it caught Kelly, but certainly enough to to make him grab a clinch to stop any further punishment. Great start to the round from Kane, it has been total domination so far. The clinch is broken, and the two fighters exchange some long range jabs that are easily avoided. Kelly is looking a little lost so far, Kane is controlling this round by virtue of his crisp accurate punches and higher aggression levels. Kelly looks to be working an angle. Kane leads with the left, then moves in and gets in a wicked right hand that grazes the cheek. Kelly was fortunate there, if that had landed properly it would have been over. Kelly comes back with a leg kick to set up a one-two combination, but the round is coming to a close and it's going to be too little too late. The one bright spot for Kelly is that although Kane clearly won the round, he didn't actually turn that dominance into any sort of real damage. The round ends. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Kane. [B]Round 3[/B] The fighters come together right in the center. Kelly throws out a jab, but Kane bobs out of the way and uses a right hand to glance a blow off the side of the ribs in response. Kane works an angle and storms in suddenly with three crisp jabs and a looping overhand punch, Kelly covered up quickly but at least one of the jabs hit home. Kane is making Kelly look sluggish in comparison, such is the speed and crispness with which he is delivering strikes. Kelly hits a low kick before back-pedalling to avoid a clubbing blow. An exchange of punches goes nowhere, and they fall into a clinch. The referee separates them when nothing happens. They meet in the center to exchange a flurry of strikes that gets the crowd on their feet. Kane got slightly the better of it, he definitely snuck through a right hand that rocked Kelly slightly. Kelly initiates a clinch, and the action grinds to a halt. Kelly looks out of ideas, he is being repeatedly lured into these exchange of strikes, but Kane is clearly winning them. Kelly needs to find some way to deal with them. Not much time left in this round. The referee separates them. Kane tries a speculative high kick, but Kelly saw it coming and was well out of range by the time it came. Kelly tries to work an angle, but Kane is having none of it and fires off a straight right hand to keep him from stepping in. Comfortable round for Kane, he will probably be disappointed not to have done more damage given his dominance of the striking in this round. End of round 3. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Kane. The official scores are: 30-27 from all three judges for Will Kane. [B]Winner via Judges Decision is Will Kane!!![/B] A video is shown of Nicholas Bretton talking about his loss to Jason Dalglish, how he took some time off and now he’s back and better than ever! [B]Lightweight Division Fight "The Blonde Bomber" Nicholas Bretton (4-1) vs. Taufik Wijaya (32-17-2)[/B] [B]Round 1[/B] The fighters come together right in the center. Wijaya throws out a jab, but Bretton bobs out of the way and uses a right hand to glance a blow off the side of the ribs in response. Bretton works an angle and storms in suddenly with three crisp jabs and a looping overhand punch, Wijaya covered up quickly but at least one of the jabs hit home. Bretton is making Wijaya look sluggish in comparison, such is the speed and crispness with which he is delivering strikes. Wijaya hits a low kick before back-pedalling to avoid a clubbing blow. Wijaya glances at the referee, not sure why. They meet in the center to exchange a flurry of strikes that gets the crowd on their feet. Bretton got slightly the better of it, he definitely snuck through a right hand that rocked Wijaya slightly. Wijaya initiates a clinch, and the action grinds to a halt. Wijaya looks out of ideas, he is being repeatedly lured into these exchange of strikes, but Bretton is clearly winning them. Wijaya needs to find some way to deal with them. Not much time left in this round. The referee separates them. Bretton tries a speculative high kick, but Wijaya saw it coming and was well out of range by the time it came. Wijaya tries to work an angle, but Bretton is having none of it and fires off a straight right hand to keep him from stepping in. Comfortable round for Bretton, he will probably be disappointed not to have done more damage given his dominance of the striking in this round. End of the round. Blurcat.com gives that one to Bretton by 10-9. [B]Round 2[/B] The round begins with Wijaya taking the iniative, coming in quickly with a straight right and a leg kick. Bretton replies with a snap jab and a wild left that misses by a long way. Wijaya goes for the takedown, but Bretton sprawls. Wijaya tries to power through, but Bretton uses that against him and turns it into a takedown of his own. They're quite close to the cage, which may help Wijaya defend this. Bretton is in guard. He throws a couple of half-hearted jabs, then tries to pass, but Wijaya isn't allowing it. Wijaya pulls Bretton in tight, locking up both his arms. Bretton pulls free and again tries to pass guard. This has turned into a bit of a stalemate, the referee may be thinking of standing them up if nothing happens soon. Bretton tries a big right hand, which Wijaya defends well. He has quite a high guard, Bretton has to be wary not to fall into a triangle when leaning in like that. Wijaya once again drags Bretton down into a clinch, and this time even tries to work a guillotine, but Bretton easily deals with it and hands out two solid right hands to the ribs along the way. We're back to Bretton trying to pass guard. Wijaya tries to throw a big punch and almost hands an armbar to Bretton, but he realises the danger in time and manages to recover. The referee finally gets them back to their feet due to the lack of progress that has been made. Bretton scores with a jab, then a second. Wijaya goes for a sweeping kick to the right knee, but it isn't fast enough and gives Bretton enough time to take him down again. Bretton quickly goes to pass guard, looking for side control, but Wijaya once again defends it. It looks like a frustrating round will end with them on the ground, and almost certainly has to go to Bretton on points due to him being the aggressor and getting two takedowns in. End of the round. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Bretton. [B]Round 3[/B] Wijaya tries to work an angle from the start, but is kept back by some sharp kicks, one landing painfully across the outside of the calf. Bretton steps in and throws some punches, landing a crisp jab to the shoulder. Wijaya lands a jab of his own, but gets hit with a vicious waist-high kick when stepping in to follow up. Good tactics so far from Bretton, he is basically controlling the tempo and positioning of this fight through intelligent use of sharp, accurate kicks. Wijaya comes in fast, faking left then going right, and gets close enough to throw some body blows. Bretton gets in a right hand of his own, then a beauty of a high kick. It lands right on the ear, causing Wijaya to back off quickly. If that had had more power, it might well have scored a knock out. The round is almost over. Bretton has controlled this one, Wijaya is finding it very difficult to find a way around those kicks. End of the round. Blurcat.com gives that one to Bretton by 10-9. The three judges all give the match as 30-27 to Nicholas Bretton. [B]Winner via Judges Decision is Nicholas Bretton!!![/B] The announcers talk about the impressive debut last month by Thorbjorn Rekdal and how he looks to continue his winning streak tonight. [B]Middleweight Division Fight "Manitoba Misery" Zachary Gilbert (7-4) vs. "Brickhouse" Thorbjorn Rekdal (4-1-1)[/B] [B]Round 1[/B] Gilbert throws a straight right, batted away by Rekdal. Gilbert goes for a second, but gets beaten to the punch as Rekdal scores with a kick that catches Gilbert across the outside of the knee. Rekdal throws another one, and this time it lands just above the same knee. Gilbert backs off slightly. Rekdal throws a high jab, then head-fakes and comes in with a left hook from low down. Gilbert fires back with a crisp right hand that connects to the shoulder rather than the face. Rekdal throws another fizzing low kick, again connecting with the knee. Gilbert tried to check it, but couldn't in time. Those strikes are going to add up soon and start reducing his mobility. Rekdal throws another kick, this time at chest-height, but it's merely a set-up to allow him to come in fast and start throwing a series of jabs. Gilbert covers up, throwing occasional straight rights in return. Rekdal backs off, but not before cracking another kick into the thigh region. Time is running down, Gilbert has failed to deal with those kicks, and it has definitely cost him this round, and possibly done some damage to his knee. End of round 1. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Rekdal. [B]Round 2[/B] Gilbert comes out quick and immediately starts pressing Rekdal back toward the cage. Gilbert tries to use the position to his advantage, pinning Rekdal in to prevent him from moving freely, but the exchange of punches that follows is clearly won by Rekdal, who catches Gilbert with a wicked right cross during the flurry of blows. Gilbert tries again, but Rekdal is looking sharp and parries away any dangerous shot, getting in a few crisp jabs of his own along the way. Gilbert finally backs off, realising that this isn't working. Rekdal is showing superior ability with his hands, they're fast and accurate, Gilbert isn't able to cope with them at close quarters, being made to look slow and ragged in comparison. Gilbert switches to using raking right hands and looping punches, keeping Rekdal back, but its effectiveness is limited as Gilbert's punches are easily parried away, and Rekdal can still hit the occasional right hand. The round ends with that being the pattern. Rekdal has used his better punching technique and hand speed to confound Gilbert, and has controlled this round almost entirely. The round is over. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Rekdal. [B]Round 3[/B] Slow start to this round, Rekdal is being tentative and Gilbert looks like he is waiting for an angle to appear. The first exchange of strikes doesn't really go anywhere. A second set falls in Rekdal's favour, as he gets a nice jab in, hitting right above the nose, and a solid shot to the body. Gilbert goes in for a takedown but only manages to secure one leg. Rekdal hammers down two shots to the back, but can't really do a lot else. Gilbert tries to push him over onto his back, but Rekdal manages to pull free and back off. Gilbert throws a high left handed jab then goes in for another takedown. Good sprawl from Rekdal, and he backs off. Gilbert doesn't get a chance to go for a third, because Rekdal takes the fight to him with a barrage of lefts and rights, forcing him back against the cage. Rekdal clinches up, only after hitting a hard shot to the stomach though. The clinch seems to go on forever, with Gilbert unable to get a good enough position to try a takedown, and Rekdal tied up too much to really throw any decent strikes. Eventually the time runs out and they head back to their corners. The round is over. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Rekdal. Thorbjorn Rekdal wins the match, getting a score of 30-27 from all three judges. [B]Winner via Judges Decision is Thorbjorn Rekdal!!![/B] The announcers talk about Derek South and James Foster and the encounter yesterday at the weigh-ins that almost ended with the fight starting early! [B]Light Heavyweight Division Fight "Knock 'Em Out" George Laurent (13-3) vs. "The Marine" Bill Brown (1-0)[/B] [B]Round 1[/B] Tentative start, neither fighter is willing to commit yet. Brown fires off a jab, but it was easily blocked. Laurent fakes a kick, then comes in hard and fast with a takedown, sending Brown to the floor. The momentum causes Laurent to almost go completely over the top though, and Brown is able to flip him to the side and end up on top, in the guard position. Brown tries to grab an arm to work a submission, but Laurent is defending it well by using short, sharp strikes to keep him back. Brown tries to pass the guard, but has no luck. A punch from Brown connects, but there was no real power behind it. Brown fakes Laurent out cleverly, and slips to a half mount. Laurent manages to hit a firm elbow, then is forced to defend the full mount attempt. Brown switches tactics and tries to work a kimura on the other arm, but Laurent blocks it, squirms his leg free, and secures the guard again. Brown looks frustrated at losing the half mount after having worked so hard to get it in the first place. Laurent is liable to lose the round on points, but he has done a fine job of defending the submissions attempts so far. Brown tries to secure a leglock, but the guard is tight and Laurent is safe. The round ends. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Brown. [B]Round 2[/B] Laurent is the first to score a meaningful blow, tagging Brown with a jab to the cheek. Brown uses a nice straight left to return fire. Laurent comes in to work the body, but Brown saw it coming and uses a quick takedown to put Laurent onto the floor, falling into guard. Brown stands into a half-crouching position, dragging Laurent's guard with him. Laurent reaches up, parries away a couple of strikes, and tries to grab an arm to apply an armbar to. Brown knocks the attempt away and nails a hard shot to the ribs before reaching over and trying to nail a downward punch to the chin. Laurent blocks it. Brown floats over and gets into side control. Laurent scrambles to try and get back up, but is too close to the cage, which works against him. Brown lays in a couple of punches to the chest to soften Laurent up, then tries to move up and isolate one of the arms. Laurent makes sure to bring his body around to give him as much protection as possible. It works, as Brown can't get either arm isolated properly. Brown changes tactics and tries to get into crucifix position. Laurent fights it for as long as he possibly can, but eventually gets caught. The length of struggle is, in itself, a good defence though, as the round ends before Brown can do anything with the position he has achieved, which will frustrate him enormously. The round is over. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Brown. [B]Round 3[/B] Brown is forced onto the backfoot almost immediately, having to retreat to avoid a series of sharp jabs. He ends up with his back to the cage, with Laurent advancing. A sharp right misses, and Brown takes the opportunity to pull Laurent in to a tight clinch against the cage. Laurent tries to break free, but cannot. It looks like we know the strategies for this round already; Laurent wants to stand and bang, Brown wants to keep things at close quarters. Laurent tries for an elbow, but only succeeds in getting turned around so that he is now the one against the cage. Trip from Brown, and we're down to the ground. Brown has side control, but Laurent has landed with his left hand side against the cage, so that side of the body is basically safe for now. Brown will have to try to work the right-hand side, and starts by ramming a knee into the ribs. Laurent tries to squirm into a better position, but Brown puts a stop to that with a stiff elbow to the stomach. Brown tries to work a kimura on the right arm, but Laurent defends it. Laurent manages to bring a knee up and catch Brown in the side, something of a cheeky move given his position. Brown responds with five or six rapid-fire right hands to the face, but Laurent covers up and doesn't take any serious damage at all. Time is ticking away though, and so far Brown may be easily winning the round, but he is not taking full advantage of this great position. Brown tries to float over into a mount, but Laurent uses the cage to push away and manages to unbalance Brown enough to get to a kneeling position, then standing, albeit back into a clinch. A knee from Brown is the last action of the round. The 3rd round ends. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Brown. The official scores are in; two judges give 30-27, the other 29-28, all for Bill Brown. [B]Winner via Judges Decision is Bill Brown!!![/B] After the fight Bill Brown says he came to ECF to prove that he’s the best and so far he’s doing just that! [B]Light Heavyweight Division Fight "The Dockland Destroyer" Jerry Bogdonovich (8-8) vs. Theo Wallick (1-0)[/B] [B]Round 1[/B] Wallick leads with the right hand to set up a low kick, Bogdonovich deals with it well. They clinch, but only for a few seconds before it gets broken. Both throw stiff jabs at the same time, neither connects properly. Back to the clinch. It has been a disjointed start to the round, the flow hasn't quite developed properly. Bogdonovich uses a knee to the ribs before backing Wallick up against the cage. Right hand from Wallick connects though, that was well timed. Bogdonovich breaks the clinch and backs off. That was sloppy on his part, Wallick was basically gifted a free shot. Three quick jabs from Bogdonovich sting the gloves, then a crashing hook to the body finds its mark. Good recovery. Wallick fires off a low kick again, but it's well wide. They come together, both throwing punches. Wallick gets a nice clean shot in, and Bogdonovich stumbles backwards and falls to the floor. Wallick is on top of him quickly, and unloads with two more big punches, both connect solidly. The referee jumps in and pulls him away before a third is thrown, this match is over by TKO. Replays show the referee may have been slightly early. Official time of the TKO is 3:34 of the first round. [B]Winner via TKO is Theo Wallick!!![/B] The announcers talk about the Lukas Mellberg/Gordon Idle fight and how the winner will be poised for a Welterweight Division Title fight. [B]Welterweight Division Fight "The Ice Cold Swede" Lukas Mellberg (11-1) vs. "Rock Steady" Gordon Idle (10-2)[/B] [B]Round 1[/B] The round starts slowly, with both fighters circling, tentatively throwing out the occasional jab. Idle is the first to make a positive move, stepping in to throw a right hand, although he probably wishes that he hadn't, as Mellberg picks him off with a crisp jab to the cheek. Idle throws a wild punch as a counter, but Mellberg ducks and backs off out of range. They meet again in the center for an exchange of punches. Idle gets a clubbing blow to the side of the head in, but takes a hard shot to the stomach in return. The early pattern seems to be that Idle is looking for big punches, Mellberg is happy to avoid them and use quick counter punches instead. They clinch up, and Idle manages to back Mellberg up against the cage. Idle takes a half step backward and throws a big right hand to the head, but Mellberg ducks under at the last second, scores with a pair of punches to the gut, then darts out of trouble before Idle can unload. Idle may need to think about changing tactics, Mellberg is looking far sharper in these striking battles, and is beginning to control the pace and tempo of the round. Idle fakes a right hand, then shoots out a low kick, catching Mellberg on the thigh. Mellberg presses forward for the first time, getting in close and using a couple of jabs to the body. Idle gets a nice left hook in, glancing off the gloves, and then clinches up. Time ticks away and the round ends just a few seconds after the referee separates them. The round is over. Blurcat.com gives that one to Mellberg by 10-9. [B]Round 2[/B] Mellberg starts brightly, almost hunting Idle down by stalking him around the ring. Idle throws some jabs, but they don't have the range to hit. Mellberg hits the first good strike, slicing a nasty-looking kick to the hip area. Idle throws a left hook in response, but it is easily parried. Mellberg hits another kick, this time to the calf of Idle's front leg. The kicks that Mellberg has been throwing are looking really good, they're sharp, accurate, and difficult to see coming. Idle will need to figure out a counter, as currently he is being picked apart. Idle moves in quickly and grabs a clinch. They struggle like that for a full minute, exchanging short, sharp blows, but without doing any real damage. The referee gets them to part. Idle tags Mellberg with a straight left. Mellberg ducks a second one, hits a jab, then whips out a quick kick that hits perfectly to the inside of the knee of the front leg. The leg buckles, and Idle is down to one knee briefly, but quickly up before Mellberg can take his head off with another kick. Idle is limping slightly, that kick was beautifully judged. Idle throws a couple of big right hands, but they're easily avoided. Mellberg starts working angle to throw more low kicks, Idle is keeping away from them. Mellberg seems content not to push the action too much, he looks a bit tired from throwing all those kicks. The round ends without further major action. End of the round. Blurcat.com gives that one to Mellberg by 10-9. [B]Round 3[/B] Mellberg is quickest out, and comes at Idle with a series of jabs and straight punches. Idle covered up well, and I don't think anything got through. Idle hits a body shot, but it didn't connect solidly. They get in close, and it's Mellberg who takes it to the ground. Idle pulls guard. There's a lull, as Mellberg tries to pass, and Idle defends it. Punches get thrown every so often, but it's really a stalemate at the moment. Idle almost gets a guillotine, but it's blocked and almost leads to a kimura for Mellberg, but that too goes nowhere. The referee stands them up, but the time is almost over. End of the round. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Mellberg. The three judges all give the match as 30-27 to Lukas Mellberg. [B]Winner via Judges Decision is Lukas Mellberg!!![/B] The announcers talk about the Luke Hilton/Marcus Speed match, both guys are coming off of losses and how both of them want to get back in the winning ways tonight. [B]Lightweight Division Fight "First Strike" Marcus Speed (5-1) vs. "The Hillbilly Hammer" Luke Hilton (6-3)[/B] [B]Round 1[/B] Hilton steps back to avoid a straight left. Speed comes in to try it again, and gets caught with a lovely hook. Speed goes down hard, but isn't out, just stunned. Hilton quickly mounts him before he can shake it off, and unloads with punches. The referee is very quickly in there and pulls Hilton off, giving him the win. Replays show the referee was right to do so, Speed took three nasty looking shots in a row from the mount. Official time of the TKO is 0:17 of the first. [B]Winner via TKO is Luke Hilton[/B] The announcers talk about the ECF Middleweight Title fight. The announcers have differing opinions on who will walk out with the belt tonight, but both agree it should be a good fight! [B]Middleweight Division Title Fight Buddy Garner (12-0) vs. "The Demon From Derbyshire" Andrew Rush (14-1)[/B] [B]Round 1[/B] The two fighters circle. A series of looping punches from Garner forces Rush back up against the cage, and he has to cover up to withstand the three strikes that follow. No real damage caused, but Garner is aggressively chasing this match. A hook finds the body and Rush clinches. They almost lose their balance as they jockey for position, Rush gets in a couple of knees when they regain their footing. Garner seems to be trying to break the clinch, it's Rush who is holding it tight, perhaps hoping to calm the energetic start that Garner had. The referee finally does break them up, after nearly a full minute of inactivity. Garner makes Rush back up against the cage by throwing some looping punches. He comes in closer and hits a right hook to the body, getting a jab to the cheek in return. Garner throws another two punches, both to the body, then steps back to avoid an uppercut. Rush lets fly with a scorching punch though, and it catches Garner by surprise, putting him down! Rush follows up and starts raining down right hands. Garner covers up as best he can, but it's not enough as the referee pulls Rush off, the match is over. Rush wins via 1st round TKO with the official time being 3:26. Andrew Rush is the new ECF Middleweight Title champion. [B]Winner via TKO…AND NEW ECF MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION IS “THE DEMON FROM DERBYSHIRE” ANDREW RUSH!!![/B] Rush thanks everyone involved in his training, and says he’s ecstatic to be the ECF Middleweight champion, and he promises to be the most dominant champion in the history of this sport!!! The announcers hype up the Main Event fight and we see a video package of the two fighters as well. South talks a lot of trash while Foster says he’ll do his talking in the Octagon! [B]Heavyweight Division Fight "The King of Ground and Pound" James Foster (17-4) vs. "Smash-Mouth" Derek South (4-0)[/B] [B]Round 1[/B] South throws two high punches, then steps in for a hook to the body. Nice combination, but Foster defended with ease. They clinch up next to the cage, but a short struggle only ends with them separating and coming back in. South comes in hard and fast, throwing a scorching right hand, but it's a long way wide and Foster is able to clinch up. South hits a knee to the ribs, then a second. He goes to the well once too often though, as the third knee gets caught, and Foster uses it for leverage to complete a takedown, ending up in South's guard. Foster breaks the guard and stands up, leaving South on his back. South tries to keep Foster back with some up-kicks, Foster has to be careful not to get caught with them, they have power. Foster fakes a dive, pushes the legs to one side, and gets side control. South tries to turn into it so that he can pull guard, but Foster isn't allowing it, and traps both arms, creating a crucifix position. Foster starts throwing punches to the face, South having no arms free to block them. Big shot from Foster, that caught South on the chin as he momentarily lifted his head while trying to struggle free. South is out like a light. The referee jumps in, this is over. The official time of the knock out is 1:14 of round 1. [B]Winner via KO is James Foster!!![/B] After the fight James Foster says that should shut him up! Foster says that South can do a lot of talking outside, but he does his inside the octagon and tonight he proved just that! The announcers recap the show and put over all of the fighters involved and remind you to tune in next month for ECF 10: The Real Deal!!![/CENTER]

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