Extreme Cage Fighting

[Tommy J.]

[QUOTE=BIGJOSH;348815]I'm honestly curious to know how many people are actually following this. I'm having fun and don't plan on stopping, but I was wondering how many people are actually reading this. So if you're reading this let me know that you're following. Thanks![/QUOTE] I'm reading but I'm not always able to keep up with the predictions. And the posters are top notch.

[Richyg]

Number One Conterndership On The Line [B]Shane Gilchrist (Number One Contender) (14-3)[/B] vs. Stafford Alois (19-8) ECF Light Heavyweight Title Fight [B]Petey Mack (c) (10-1)[/B] vs. Curt Kitson (11-3) [B]Ichisake Miyagi (17-6)[/B] vs. Sinali Shomen (3-2) ECF Welterweight Title [B]Xie Ming (c) (6-0)[/B] vs. Randy Carsley (6-3) Jesse Singh (5-4) vs. [B]Bill Brown (2-0) [/B] [B]Rav Kapur (9-0)[/B] vs. Bill Laurenzi (3-7-2) [B]Gustavo Bautista (12-3)[/B] vs. Nicholas Bretton (5-1) Women's Title Tournament [B]Number 8 Seed/Hanae Maehata (4-0) [/B]vs. Number 6 Seed/Harriet Fey (3-3) [B]Wayne McKellen (6-2)[/B] vs. Lon Campbell (1-0) [B]Uwe Maier (6-2) [/B]vs. Nigel Malley (9-9-1) Marvin Stevens (7-2-1) vs. [B]Aleksander Ivanov (0-0)[/B] [B]Sadahige Yoshida (1-0)[/B] vs. Corey Brewer (7-6-1) You'll find not everyone can keep up with predictions all the time, the same is the case with my dynasty. I've had predictions more often than not but sometimes I get none at all. I'm playing on though cus I enjoy doing it.

[grits207]

[QUOTE=BIGJOSH;348815]I'm honestly curious to know how many people are actually following this. I'm having fun and don't plan on stopping, but I was wondering how many people are actually reading this. So if you're reading this let me know that you're following. Thanks![/QUOTE] I'm following, this is definitely one of the better dynasties to read.

[BIGJOSH]

[CENTER][IMG]http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t147/JOSHG85/TheRealDealBanner.jpg[/IMG] [B][COLOR="Black"]Live from Los Angeles, California with 4,514 fans in attendance.[/COLOR][/B] The announcers hype up the card tonight and waste no time sending it to the octagon for the action!!! [B]Lightweight Division Fight Sadahige Yoshida (1-0) vs. “The Diamondback” Corey Brewer (7-6-1)[/B] [B]Round 1[/B] Exchange of strikes to start. Brewer suddenly shoots in and gets a takedown, ending up in guard. Yoshida keeps the guard high. Brewer half-stands and throws a big right hand, narrowly missing the mark. Another punch connects, but Brewer leans into it too much and Yoshida brings his legs up and closes them around the arm. It's Brewer now on the defensive, trying to get out of the armbar attempt. He gets in close to stop any pressure being applied, but that allows Yoshida to sweep him from that position. A scramble for position ends with the situation being completely reversed, with Yoshida on top in Brewer's guard. Yoshida tries to grab an arm to work a submission, but Brewer is defending it well by using short, sharp strikes to keep him back. Yoshida tries to pass the guard, but has no luck. A punch from Yoshida connects, but there was no real power behind it. Yoshida fakes Brewer out cleverly, and slips to a half mount. Brewer manages to hit a firm elbow, then is forced to defend the full mount attempt. Yoshida switches tactics and tries to work a kimura on the other arm, but Brewer blocks it, squirms his leg free, and secures the guard again. Yoshida looks frustrated at losing the half mount after having worked so hard to get it in the first place. Brewer is liable to lose the round on points, but he has done a fine job of defending the submissions attempts so far. Yoshida tries to secure a leglock, but the guard is tight and Brewer is safe. The first round is over. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Yoshida. [B]Round 2[/B] They circle to begin the round. Brewer throws two short jabs, then a long-range looping right hand. Yoshida had to be on his toes to get out of the way, and does. Brewer goes to follow up, and narrowly avoids walking right into a right cross. He bobs underneath it, then comes in fast with a right hand. Yoshida parries it with his gloves, then shoots in and scores with a nice takedown. Brewer tries to sprawl, but was too late and can only pull guard as he crash-lands to the ground. Yoshida tries to pass guard, but Brewer doesn't allow it. Brewer throws a couple of punches, but they're parried away. He breaks his guard to bring a leg across and try to kick Yoshida in the face, but it's a mistake as Yoshida pushes the leg aside and gets side control. Yoshida pushes them closer to the cage, near his own corner so that they can give him instructions. Following what they say, Yoshida throws some heavy blows to the unprotected stomach of Brewer, then tries to isolate the closest arm. Brewer frantically tries to stop that happening, but does indeed give it up. He does manage to roll to the side, giving himself some good leverage and preventing Yoshida from extending the arm. Yoshida continues trying to apply an armbar, but Brewer is not allowing it. Eventually Yoshida turns and tries to get a crucifix position instead. Brewer fights that off too. The round ends with Yoshida still doggedly trying to get an armbar submission, and Brewer tenaciously stopping it. End of round 2. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Yoshida. [B]Round 3[/B] Yoshida and Brewer circle to start. Brewer throws a couple of looping punches, neither hitting, while Yoshida sits back, waiting for an opportunity to attack. Brewer comes in closer, looking to unload with a right hand; that misses, and it allows Yoshida to slip a nice jab in, catching Brewer just underneath the right eye. Yoshida comes in and scores with a straight left, then bounces a right hand off the body. Brewer misses with a right cross, then backs off. Yoshida stalks him, forcing Brewer back up against the cage. Yoshida doesn't rush in, instead standing back and throwing the occasional punch. Brewer throws a big left hand in response, but it misses by quite a margin. Yoshida pounces, hitting lefts and rights. Brewer covers up from the first two punches, then clinches up to prevent any more coming in. They're up against the cage, Yoshida in the dominant position. They remain that way as the time ticks down. Yoshida 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. Brewer comes in hard and fast, bobbing and weaving, and throws a couple of big shots. Yoshida 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 Yoshida's favour. The third round is over. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Yoshida. The official scores are: 30-27 from all three judges for Sadahige Yoshida. [B]Winner via Judges Decision is Sadahige Yoshida[/B] The announcers talk about Aleksander Ivanov who is about to make his MMA debut. They say that they’ve been looking forward to this since he signed with ECF. [B]Heavyweight Division Fight “The New Jersey Crusher” Marvin Stevens (7-2-1) vs. “The Great Bear” Aleksander Ivanov (0-0)[/B] [B]Round 1[/B] Stevens comes out fast, but gets hit with a counter right hand strike when he throws a left hand which was too high. Ivanov moves in and hits a nice body shot before they clinch. Stevens gets in a short, sharp jab to the side of the head, it looked to hit right on the ear. Ivanov didn't like that, and scores with two knee strikes and a punch to the cheek. They break apart. Ivanov swings and hits a nice right hand. Stevens 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! Ivanov 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 Stevens's part than anything else. It might not look that way to the judges though. Ivanov looks more confident after that, and puts together a nice chain of strikes, ending with a scathing low kick that catches Stevens on the outside of the calf. He definitely felt that. Time is running out; Ivanov will probably take this round on the judges' score cards, primarily due to that one dubious knock down. End of the round. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Ivanov. [B]Round 2[/B] Stevens leads with the right hand to set up a low kick, Ivanov 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. Ivanov uses a knee to the ribs before backing Stevens up against the cage. Right hand from Stevens connects though, that was well timed. Ivanov breaks the clinch and backs off. That was sloppy on his part, Stevens was basically gifted a free shot. Three quick jabs from Ivanov sting the gloves, then a crashing hook to the body finds its mark. Good recovery. Stevens fires off a low kick again, but it's well wide. Stevens stalks Ivanov, throwing tentative jabs, perhaps range-finding. They both step in at the exact same moment and throw right hands, but it's definitely Stevens who comes off worse, he crumples into a heap on the floor, out cold! Replays show that Ivanov hit a beauty of a punch, powerful and pin-point accurate, nailing it a split-second before Stevens could land his own. Official time of the knock out is 3:22 of the second. [B]Winner via KO is Aleksander Ivanov!!![/B] The announcers talk about Nigel Malley and remind everyone that the last time we saw him in the octagon he was beating the current ECF Middleweight Champion, Andrew Rush. [B]Middleweight Division Fight Uwe Maier (6-2) vs. “Knock Out Nigel” Nigel Malley (9-9-1)[/B] [B]Round 1[/B] The fighters touch gloves, then circle. Maier throws a low kick, but it was without any conviction, it seemed designed more to keep Malley from coming inside. Maier works an angle, then comes in with a one-two combination, Malley responds with a crisp uppercut that wasn't far off from connecting. Maier 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. Malley circles and throws a series of high jabs, but Maier blocked them with ease, using the gloves. Maier fakes a high kick, then storms in with a wild looking right hand and a series of body shots. Malley covers up and rides out the storm, clinching to stop any further blows. It was a nice attack from Maier 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. Maier 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 Maier. [B]Round 2[/B] The round begins, and it is Maier who starts better, energetically bounding straight into action by throwing a three-punch combination and a scything leg kick. Malley defended all four blows well, but is forced to be on the backfoot right from the word go. Maier works for an angle, coming in from the left hand side with a high right hand. Malley ducks under it and nestles a stiff jab in the solar plexus. It doesn't seem to slow Maier 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 Malley. Interesting first minute of action, Maier is looking particularly sharp. Malley tries to turn the momentum by advancing quickly and driving Maier back against the cage with a series of jabs and hooks, and they end up clinched. Malley tries a knee from that position, but it is blocked. Maier scores with two sharp blows to the ribs, and then they break away from each other. An exchange of punches goes nowhere, and they fall into a clinch. The referee separates them when nothing happens. They square up to each other in the center. Maier throws a head fake and comes in from low down to hit a rising shot that catches Malley on the side of the head. Malley got a shot in too though, although it hit the shoulder rather than the head. Time is running down; Maier 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. Malley tries a late surge, coming in hard and fast with a leading left, but Maier defends it well and scores the only meaningful shot of the exchange with a crisp left hand. End of the round. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Maier. [B]Round 3[/B] Malley moves in quickly to begin, trapping Maier against the cage. The advantage doesn't last long though, as Maier uses his superior wrestling ability to turn the tables and gain the upper hand. Knee to the thigh by Maier, then a solid punch to the shoulder. Malley tries to get a punch in, but Maier uses his grappling to gain a better position and put a stop to that. Malley squirms free and away from the cage. A thunderous kick connects from Maier, catching Malley hard across the chest. He staggers back up against the cage, looking stunned. Maier follows in and scores with several punches. Malley tries to cover up, but falls down and becomes overwhelmed with more punches. The referee has seen enough and jumps in to stop the match. Maier wins via TKO at 2:27 of the third round. [B]Winner via TKO is Uwe Maier!!![/B] The announcers talk about Lon Campbell and how he pulled off a big upset last time he fought at an ECF event and they wonder if he can do it again tonight! [B]Middleweight Division Fight “The Doctor” Wayne McKellen (6-2) vs. Lon Campbell (1-0)[/B] [B]Round 1[/B] They circle to start, both throwing a few tentative jabs. An uppercut misses its mark from Campbell, providing the first moment of real action. McKellen hits a nice combination of body shots to set up a big right hook, but Campbell 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. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com gives that one to McKellen by 10-9. [B]Round 2[/B] Campbell doesn't waste any time and throws two jabs to the face, but McKellen easily side-steps both and circles to the left. McKellen throws a head fake, then comes in fast from an angle with a looping punch, but misses and takes a glancing shot to the shoulder from a left hand counter. Campbell advances, right hand looking ready to strike, but McKellen isn't giving him the angle that he wants. McKellen darts in unexpectedly but misses with a left cross, and takes a hard body shot from Campbell. That's enough to put him down, although replays show that he already seemed to be stumbling when it hit, it's hard to say for sure whether he wasn't already on his way down anyway. Either way, Campbell follows up, smelling victory. Campbell gets side control, and McKellen has to cover up immediately to deflect two scathing right hands. Campbell is looking to get a crucifix, which McKellen is fighting while simultaneously trying to roll his hips to either pull guard to get back up. Neither happens, as Campbell lets him roll, but cleverly stays with him, taking his back as a result. McKellen turtles up, but not before taking a brutal punch just below the left ear. The crowd certainly reacted to that shot. Campbell, clearly sensing it's time to kill this match off, starts throwing bombs from either side, smashing into the side of McKellen's face. McKellen tries to cover up, but it's futile; the referee pulls Campbell off to save McKellen from any further punishment. Campbell wins via TKO at 1:52 of the second round. [B]Winner via TKO is Lon Campbell!!![/B] A video is shown recapping the first round of the ECF Women’s Title Tournament and ends showing a graphic for the next fight! [B]ECF Women’s Title Tournament Fight Number 8 Seed/Hanae Maehata (4-0) vs. Number 6 Seed/Harriet Fey (3-3)[/B] [B]Round 1[/B] Fey 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. Maehata steps in and throws some punches, landing a crisp jab to the shoulder. Fey lands a jab of her own, but gets hit with a vicious waist-high kick when stepping in to follow up. Good tactics so far from Maehata, she is basically controlling the tempo and positioning of this fight through intelligent use of sharp, accurate kicks. Fey comes in fast, faking left then going right, and gets close enough to throw some body blows. Maehata gets in a right hand of her own, then a beauty of a high kick. It lands right on the ear, causing Fey to back off quickly. If that had had more power, it might well have scored a knock out. The round is almost over. Maehata has controlled this one, Fey is finding it very difficult to find a way around those kicks. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com gives that one to Maehata by 10-9. [B]Round 2[/B] Maehata comes out fast and quickly backs Fey up, all the way up against the cage. Maehata throws a series of rights and lefts; none of the strikes to the head got through, but two nice body shots did. She doesn't follow up though, instead keeping a few steps back, clearly not wanting to get tied up in a clinch. Fey throws a low kick, then advances with some jabs, forcing Maehata to back off a little. They meet in the center and exchange strikes, with Maehata looking the crisper striker of the two, although without doing any real damage. Fey shoots in for the takedown, but Maehata sprawls and eventually pushes free. Right hand from Maehata, then two jabs which both find their mark. Fey bats away a third, then comes in hard and fast for a second takedown attempt. Maehata sprawls again, but gets pushed all the way up against the cage. Fey has a leg, but is low down to the ground and doesn't have the leverage to complete the takedown. She works to a better standing position, but has to lose the leg and grab a clinch instead. They both fire off some small punches from there. Fey tries for a trip, but Maehata avoids it and works free from the clinch. She returns to the center, clearly wanting a striking battle rather than a grappling match. Fey follows, hands held high, and throws a couple of jabs. Maehata connects with one instead though, and then with a looping right hand that catches Fey above the eye. She felt that, but doesn't go down. Best strike of the round so far. Fey throws a low kick. Maehata comes in to strike again, but this time cannot sprawl quickly enough and gets taken down. Maehata pulls guard. Unfortunately for Fey, now that she has finally gotten the takedown, there's less than thirty seconds left. She tries to pass guard to get to side control, but Maehata comfortably defends it until the round is over. The round is over. Blurcat.com gives that one to Maehata by 10-9. [B]Round 3[/B] Bright start from Maehata, she bounds over and starts unloading with a flurry of jabs and straight rights, bobbing and weaving the entire time to avoid Fey's counter punches. Fey tries to score with a lunging overhand right, but Maehata side-steps it and catches her with a crunching punch to the jaw. Fey backs off quickly, dazed, it's a surprise that she didn't go down from that. Maehata follows up, hoping to capitalise on the situation, and bombards Fey with punches. Fey covers up at first, then grabs Maehata and uses a clinch to prevent the attack from getting worse. They get stuck like that for a while, which works in Fey's favour as it gives her plenty of time to recover properly. They are finally parted. Fey goes looking for revenge, firing off several enormous punches, trying to take Maehata's head off, but Maehata is far too quick at the moment, and almost dances her way out of the way of each strike, tagging Fey with flicked jabs as counters. Maehata's movement is noticeably better than Fey, who is really struggling to generate any sort of meaningful attack simply because she is struggling to hit the constantly moving target that is Maehata. They exchange strikes in the center, and for the first time Fey gets a few blows in, as Maehata looks to be tiring a little. It won't be enough to get Fey the round though, Maehata has clearly won this on points and there's only a few seconds left. The round ends. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Maehata. All three judges give a score of 30-27 in favour of Hanae Maehata. [B]Winner via Judges Decision is Hanae Maehata!!![/B] The announcers talk about how Hanae Maehata continues to surprise people in this tournament and now she will fight to become the first ever ECF Women’s Champion at ECF 12! [B]Lightweight Division Fight “Argentinian Samurai” Gustavo Bautista (12-3) vs. “The Blonde Bomber” Nicholas Bretton (5-1)[/B] [B]Round 1[/B] There is some tentative circling to begin with, before they meet in the center for the first action of the round. It's a tight affair, both fighters heavily using the jab, but Bautista looks to get the better of it, landing with one crisp strike to the face in particular. Bretton backs off, a little shaken. Replays show that it landed right on the nose. Bautista press the action, forcing Bretton back against the cage and upping the tempo with rapid-fire lefts and rights, bobbing and weaving at the same time to keep from getting caught with a counter punch. Bretton clinches up. Bautista is displaying a much more accomplished and confident striking game than Bretton, the technique and speed with which the punches are being delivered is leaving Bretton looking ragged in comparison. The pattern continues once they've been separated, with Bautista looking the sharper of the two. He isn't overwhelming Bretton by any means, but he is comfortably controlling the pace and tempo of the round, and preventing Bretton from stamping any sort of mark on it. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Bautista. [B]Round 2[/B] Touch of gloves starts the round. Bautista comes in quickly, and unloads with a beauty of a combination, two jabs, a hook, a body punch and an uppercut. One of the jabs and the body shot definitely got through, the others were blocked. Bretton backs off, only offering a wayward right hand in response. They circle, then Bautista once again comes in with an aggressive rush. They exchange blows in a flurry, with Bautista bobbing and weaving excellently while throwing out crisp jabs. Bretton got a leg kick in, but his jabs didn't find their mark. Bautista is relying on his superior striking skills so far, and it is paying dividends, Bretton is getting picked apart and is looking increasingly unable to to contend with his opponent's better technique. Bautista throws a low kick, and that is really the first mistake of the round from him, as it is sloppy and allows Bretton to move in and grab a clinch. Bretton forces Bautista back against the cage, and is clearly happy to have gained a position where Bautista cannot unload with strikes as effectively. Bretton hits a knee, then gets three or four small punches in to the side of the head. Not much power in them though. Bautista sneaks in an elbow, and then attempts to get free, to no avail. Bretton goes for a trip, but Bautista pushes free and quickly gets back to the center. Bretton keeps his distance for a few moments to recover his composure, then gets ready to fight again. Bautista works an angle, throwing quick jabs all the time, then switches stance and hits a long looping punch that finds gloves. A right hand follows up though, and that does find the mark, causing Bretton to throw a wild haymaker in response. Bautista tries to capitalise with a further flurry, and hits a nice left hook, but Bretton soon has them back in a clinch. That goes on for a while, until the clock runs down. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com gives that one to Bautista by 10-9. [B]Round 3[/B] Bautista starts fast, unleashing a bomb of a right hand, but Bretton avoids it without too much trouble. Bautista isn't disheartened though, swinging two more huge punches, with Bretton getting out the way each time, but being forced all over the place. Bautista finally backs off a little, breathing hard. That was quite a frantic start. Bretton opts to use that, and comes in to throw some jabs. Bautista is backed up against the cage, covering up. Bretton clinches. They struggle, and the fight enters a lull. Bautista hits a knee strike to the hip. Bretton slips one leg behind Bautista and uses that as leverage for a big trip. Bautista landed hard, with Bretton on top. They're in half guard. It's to Bautista's advantage that they're right next to the cage, that is blocking Bretton from attacking the left hand side of the body. Bautista is forced into action to defend a kimura attempt. Bretton tries to step over to mount, but Bautista keeps his legs in position and ends up almost rolled into a ball. Bretton fires some stuff punches to the back, then one to the face. He reaches through and tries to secure an armbar, but has to be careful as he is in danger of getting picked off with a counter armbar too. Bautista doesn't appear to be trying that though, instead trying to shift his weight so that he can get back up. Bretton isn't allowing it though, and gets a couple more punches in before settling back into half guard. Bautista ties him up in a snug clinch. The action halts, and time expires before Bretton can get free. The round ends. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-8 Bretton. All three judges give a score of 29-27 to Gustavo Bautista. [B]Winner via Judges Decision is Gustavo Bautista!!![/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]Heavyweight Division Fight “The Beast of Birmingham” Rav Kapur (9-0) vs. Bill Laurenzi (3-7-2)[/B] [B]Round 1[/B] The fighters come together right in the center. Laurenzi throws out a jab, but Kapur bobs out of the way and uses a right hand to glance a blow off the side of the ribs in response. Kapur works an angle and storms in suddenly with three crisp jabs and a looping overhand punch, Laurenzi covered up quickly but at least one of the jabs hit home. Kapur is making Laurenzi look sluggish in comparison, such is the speed and crispness with which he is delivering strikes. Laurenzi hits a low kick before back-pedalling to avoid a clubbing blow. Laurenzi narrowly misses a right cross. They meet in the center to exchange a flurry of strikes that gets the crowd on their feet. Kapur got slightly the better of it, he definitely snuck through a right hand that rocked Laurenzi slightly. Laurenzi initiates a clinch, and the action grinds to a halt. Laurenzi looks out of ideas, he is being repeatedly lured into these exchange of strikes, but Kapur is clearly winning them. Laurenzi needs to find some way to deal with them. Not much time left in this round. The referee separates them. Kapur tries a speculative high kick, but Laurenzi saw it coming and was well out of range by the time it came. Laurenzi tries to work an angle, but Kapur is having none of it and fires off a straight right hand to keep him from stepping in. Comfortable round for Kapur, he will probably be disappointed not to have done more damage given his dominance of the striking in this round. The round is over. Blurcat.com scores 10-9 Kapur. [B]Round 2[/B] The two competitors start slowly, circling and looking for an opening. Laurenzi fakes shooting in for a takedown, but Kapur didn't buy it for a second. In comes Laurenzi from an angle to the right, but Kapur 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 Kapur 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. Kapur 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. Kapur 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. Other than a few half-hearted jabs, there's been a definite lull over the past minute. Kapur 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 Kapur on the back foot. Kapur 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 round 2. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Kapur. [B]Round 3[/B] Laurenzi throws a straight right, batted away by Kapur. Laurenzi goes for a second, but gets beaten to the punch as Kapur scores with a kick that catches Laurenzi across the outside of the knee. Kapur throws another one, and this time it lands just above the same knee. Laurenzi backs off slightly. Kapur throws a high jab, then head-fakes and comes in with a left hook from low down. Laurenzi fires back with a crisp right hand that connects to the shoulder rather than the face. Kapur throws another fizzing low kick, again connecting with the knee. Laurenzi tried to check it, but couldn't in time. Those strikes are going to add up soon and start reducing his mobility. Kapur 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. Laurenzi covers up, throwing occasional straight rights in return. Kapur backs off, but not before cracking another kick into the thigh region. Time is running down, Laurenzi 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 the round. Blurcat.com gives that one to Kapur by 10-9. The official scores are in; two judges give 30-27, the other 29-28, all for Rav Kapur. [B]Winner via Judges Decision is Rav Kapur!!![/B] After the fight Rav Kapur says that he’s now 10-0 and looks forward to continuing to impress these fans and win the ECF Heavyweight Title! [B]Light Heavyweight Division Fight “The Spartan” Jesse Singh (5-4) vs. “The Marine” Bill Brown (2-0)[/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 Brown picks him off with a crisp jab to the cheek. Singh 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. 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, Brown is happy to avoid them and use quick counter punches instead. They clinch up, and Singh manages to back Brown up against the cage. Singh 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 Singh can unload. Singh 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. Singh 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. 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. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com gives that one to Brown by 10-9. [B]Round 2[/B] The fighters come together right in the center. Singh throws out a jab, but Brown bobs out of the way and uses a right hand to glance a blow off the side of the ribs in response. Brown works an angle and storms in suddenly with three crisp jabs and a looping overhand punch, Singh covered up quickly but at least one of the jabs hit home. Brown is making Singh look sluggish in comparison, such is the speed and crispness with which he is delivering strikes. Singh hits a low kick before back-pedalling to avoid a clubbing blow. Both fighters circle. They meet in the center to exchange a flurry of strikes that gets the crowd on their feet. Brown got slightly the better of it, he definitely snuck through a right hand that rocked Singh slightly. Singh initiates a clinch, and the action grinds to a halt. Singh looks out of ideas, he is being repeatedly lured into these exchange of strikes, but Brown is clearly winning them. Singh needs to find some way to deal with them. Not much time left in this round. The referee separates them. Brown tries a speculative high kick, but Singh saw it coming and was well out of range by the time it came. Singh tries to work an angle, but Brown is having none of it and fires off a straight right hand to keep him from stepping in. Comfortable round for Brown, he will probably be disappointed not to have done more damage given his dominance of the striking in this round. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Brown. [B]Round 3[/B] Slow start; nearly a full minute of circling, occasional fakes, and long-range jabs. Neither fighter is creating much. Brown works an angle, but takes a low kick to the shin when he advances. They clinch, and end up with Singh backed up against the cage. Brown gets a couple of right hands to the body, but his attempts at knee strikes are deflected by Singh, who uses his legs well to defend. Brown pulls free and takes a step back, then powers in a right hand. Singh gets out the way, ducks under a second right hand, and backs up to the center. Brown follows, and we're back to circling. Uninspiring action so far, they've both been fairly devoid of inspiration. Brown 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. Singh tags him with a flicked jab to the cheek, but it had virtually no power on it. Singh leans in to a looping left, but it puts him off balance and it's only at the last second that he gets his 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. The round is over. Blurcat.com gives that one to Brown by 10-9. The official scores are: 30-27 (twice), 29-28 for Bill Brown. [B]Winner via Judges Decision is Bill Brown![/B] The announcers talk about the main event as well as the two upcoming title fights. [B]Welterweight Division Title Fight “The X Factor” Xie Ming © (6-0) vs. “Super Snake” Randy Carsley (6-3)[/B] [B]Round 1[/B] Good start from Carsley, taking Ming down almost immediately! Ming scrambles though, and gets back to his feet without taking any damage at all. Carsley will be disappointed with that. Ming comes in and throws two big right hands, but neither connects, and they put him off balance, allowing Carsley to score with a nice right hook to the side of the head, crunching into the top of the ear. Ming felt that one for sure. He stalks Carsley, trying to back him up against the cage. It doesn't work though, Carsley keeps out of the way. Ming tries a kick, but Carsley catches the foot and uses it for a trip. Carsley gets Ming down for the second time, and this time is right on top of him in guard position. Carsley throws some punches, then tries to pass. Ming doesn't allow it, and tries to grab an armbar in response. Carsley easily stops that, and throws some more punches. That becomes the pattern, as the fight falls into a predictable pattern; punches from Carsley followed by a pass attempt, with Ming blocking the pass and throwing the occasional punch in response. The round ends like that, just as the referee was about to stand them back up. The 1st round ends. Blurcat.com scores 10-9 Carsley. [B]Round 2[/B] Ming starts brightly by throwing some looping punches. Defended well by Carsley. They circle, throwing tentative jabs. Carsley goes for a single leg and puts Ming on the floor, but he is up very quickly, preventing Carsley from getting on top. Ming definitely seems to want to keep this standing. Carsley hits a nice jab, avoids a counter left hook, then comes in low and takes down Ming again. This time Ming isn't able to get up, and has to pull guard. Times ticking away though, Carsley will have to hurry to finish. He goes for an armbar, but Ming defends. Carsley tries to slip past to get side control, but Ming just about manages to keep guard. A second attempt works though, and Carsley has the side. Two big elbows land, and Ming seems in trouble. Carsley goes for the kimura, but can't quite get it. The time expires before he can try again, and the referee separates them. The second round is over. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Carsley. [B]Round 3[/B] Carsley hits some tentative punches, then comes in fast and forces Ming to back up against the cage, where they clinch. Carsley hits a nice body shot, but takes two short punches to the side of the head in return. Ming tries a trip, but it doesn't go anywhere. They separate, with Carsley having to stay sharp to avoid a scorching right hand from Ming. Carsley scores with a low kick to the outside of the knee, then backs off. Those will take their toll. Ming responds with a right hand that hits gloves, a left hook to the body that stings Carsley, then throws a spectacular head kick that connects! Carsley was backing off after those two punches and didn't see it coming, he goes sailing backward, his body entirely limp. Ming has knocked Carsley out cold with one brutally powerful kick. Official time of the knock out is 3:56 of the third. Xie Ming retains the ECF Welterweight Title title. [B]Winner via KO AND STILL ECF WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPION IS XIE MING!!![/B] The announcers talk about the fact that Xie Ming was about a minute away from losing his Welterweight title and he came up HUGE to KO Randy Carsley and retain his title. [B]Welterweight Division Fight “The Devil In Blue” Ichisake Miyagi (17-6) vs. “Sho Sho” Sinali Shomen (3-2)[/B] [B]Round 1[/B] Miyagi is quickest out, and comes at Shomen with a series of jabs and straight punches. Shomen covered up well, and I don't think anything got through. Shomen hits a body shot, but it didn't connect solidly. They get in close, and it's Miyagi who takes it to the ground. Shomen pulls guard. There's a lull, as Miyagi tries to pass, and Shomen defends it. Punches get thrown every so often, but it's really a stalemate at the moment. Shomen almost gets a guillotine, but it's blocked and almost leads to a kimura for Miyagi, but that too goes nowhere. The referee stands them up, but the time is almost over. End of the round. Blurcat.com gives that one to Miyagi by 10-9. [B]Round 2[/B] The round begins with Shomen 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. Shomen goes for the takedown, but Miyagi sprawls. Shomen 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 Shomen defend this. Miyagi is in guard. He throws a couple of half-hearted jabs, then tries to pass, but Shomen isn't allowing it. Shomen 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 Shomen defends well. He has quite a high guard, Miyagi has to be wary not to fall into a triangle when leaning in like that. Shomen 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. Shomen 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. Shomen 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 Shomen 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 2. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Miyagi. [B]Round 3[/B] An exchange of jabs doesn't go anywhere. Shomen fakes a kick, then darts in to score with a straight left before backing out fast to avoid a left-right combination from Miyagi. They clinch, and Miyagi winds up backed against the cage. A couple of minor blows get exchanged, but it's turned into a bit of a stalemate. Shomen tries to push Miyagi back, but can't. The referee waits a while, then separates them and gets them to resume. Shomen advances, right hand looking ready to strike, but Miyagi isn't giving him the angle that he wants. Miyagi darts in unexpectedly but misses with a left cross, and takes a hard body shot from Shomen. That's enough to put him down, although replays show that he already seemed to be stumbling when it hit, it's hard to say for sure whether he wasn't already on his way down anyway. Either way, Shomen follows up, smelling victory. Shomen has a good position, half-straddling the upper body of Miyagi, and can pick his shots. A hard right thunders into the left cheek of Miyagi, and a left hits the same spot. Miyagi turns his hips, looking to try and shake Shomen loose, but gets turned over completely and gives up his back! Shomen starts punching again, driving fists into the side of Miyagi's face. Miyagi is trapped, and can barely cover up. A few more punches connect, one vicious one to the ear looking particularly nasty, and that's enough for the referee to pull Shomen away. Official time of the TKO is 3:52 of the third. [B]Winner via TKO is Sinali Shomen!!![/B] The announcers talk about the big win for Shomen with the upset over Miyagi in a fight that most people didn’t give him a chance in. The announcers talk about the ECF Light Heavyweight Division Fight, Petey Mack has been on a roll lately and looks to continue it tonight. [B]Light Heavyweight Division Title Fight “The Mack Attack” Petey Mack (c) (10-1) vs. “The Bad Element” Curt Kitson (11-3)[/B] [B]Round 1[/B] Slow start, both fighters are throwing tentative punches without threatening anything more powerful. Mack puts together the first exciting moment, stringing together four punches in quick succession, but Kitson defended well. Straight right from Kitson 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, Mack probably getting the slightly better punches in, and then fall into a clinch. That goes nowehere, and the referee separates them. Kitson 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 Mack. End of the round. Blurcat.com gives that one to Mack by 10-9. [B]Round 2[/B] Mack and Kitson circle to start. Kitson throws a couple of looping punches, neither hitting, while Mack sits back, waiting for an opportunity to attack. Kitson comes in closer, looking to unload with a right hand; that misses, and it allows Mack to slip a nice jab in, catching Kitson just underneath the right eye. Mack comes in and scores with a straight left, then bounces a right hand off the body. Kitson misses with a right cross, then backs off. Mack stalks him, forcing Kitson back up against the cage. Mack doesn't rush in, instead standing back and throwing the occasional punch. Kitson throws a big left hand in response, but it misses by quite a margin. Mack pounces, hitting lefts and rights. Kitson covers up from the first two punches, then clinches up to prevent any more coming in. They're up against the cage, Mack in the dominant position. They remain that way as the time ticks down. Mack 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. Kitson comes in hard and fast, bobbing and weaving, and throws a couple of big shots. Mack 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 Mack's favour. The round ends. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Mack. [B]Round 3[/B] Slow start; nearly a full minute of circling, occasional fakes, and long-range jabs. Neither fighter is creating much. Mack works an angle, but takes a low kick to the shin when he advances. They clinch, and end up with Kitson backed up against the cage. Mack gets a couple of right hands to the body, but his attempts at knee strikes are deflected by Kitson, who uses his legs well to defend. Mack pulls free and takes a step back, then powers in a right hand. Kitson gets out the way, ducks under a second right hand, and backs up to the center. Mack follows, and we're back to circling. Uninspiring action so far, they've both been fairly devoid of inspiration. Mack 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. Kitson tags him with a flicked jab to the cheek, but it had virtually no power on it. Kitson leans in to a looping left, but it puts him off balance and it's only at the last second that he gets his 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. The round is over. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Mack. [B]Round 4[/B] Kitson throws the first punch of the round, a high searching jab that didn't carry a great deal of threat with it. Mack throws a one-two combination in return, neither connecting, then steps in and delivers a hard kick to the outside of the thigh. Kitson 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. Mack hits a knee to the ribs. A couple of shots to the back from Kitson. They struggle all the way back, with Kitson ending up backed up against the cage. Mack hits another knee, but there wasn't much power behind it. Kitson stomps downward onto his foot. Kitson manages to reverse their positions, but that only lasts about thirty seconds before it gets reversed once more. Mack gets an arm free and tries to throw a big shot to the cheek, Kitson ducks under it and gets the arm back under control. The referee finally breaks them up, and we're back to where we started. Kitson tries a high kick to start, but Mack saw it coming and easily avoids it. They come back together in the center, and it's Mack who gets the first sustained attack of the round, hitting two hard body shots and a jab that caught Kitson on the nose. Kitson hits a straight right, enough to stop Mack 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 sees it 10-9 to Mack. [B]Round 5[/B] Mack leads with the right hand to set up a low kick, Kitson 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. Kitson uses a knee to the ribs before backing Mack up against the cage. Right hand from Mack connects though, that was well timed. Kitson breaks the clinch and backs off. That was sloppy on his part, Mack was basically gifted a free shot. Three quick jabs from Kitson sting the gloves, then a crashing hook to the body finds its mark. Good recovery. Mack fires off a low kick again, but it's well wide. Mack gets caught with a solid right hand out of nowhere, and is rocked. Kitson follows up with another one, and Mack looks in trouble all of a sudden. He is backed up against the cage and Kitson is unloading. The punches are raining down, Mack is covering up. The referee has seen enough and stops the fight, clearly feeling that Mack was unable to defend himself intelligently. Kitson wins. Official time of the TKO is 3:33 of the fifth round. Curt Kitson wins the ECF Light Heavyweight Title title. [B]Winner via TKO…AND NEW ECF LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION CURT KITSON!!![/B] Kitson thanks everyone involved in his camp as well as Petey Mack for being a great champion. Kitson says that he will bring honor to this belt and can’t wait to defend it many times! The announcers say that in the last three fights the winners have been losing on the scorecards and pulled out huge KO’s at the end of the fight. What will happen in our Main Event!?!?!?!? The announcers hype up the Main Event fight and we see a video package of the two fighters as well. [B]Heavyweight Division Fight Number One Contendership On The Line “The Butcher” Shane Gilchrist (Number One Contender) (14-3) vs. “The Brixton Butcher” Stafford Alois (19-8)[/B] [B]Round 1[/B] The round begins, and it is Alois who starts better, energetically bounding straight into action by throwing a three-punch combination and a scything leg kick. Gilchrist defended all four blows well, but is forced to be on the backfoot right from the word go. Alois works for an angle, coming in from the left hand side with a high right hand. Gilchrist ducks under it and nestles a stiff jab in the solar plexus. It doesn't seem to slow Alois 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 Gilchrist. Interesting first minute of action, Alois is looking particularly sharp. Gilchrist tries to turn the momentum by advancing quickly and driving Alois back against the cage with a series of jabs and hooks, and they end up clinched. Gilchrist tries a knee from that position, but it is blocked. Alois scores with two sharp blows to the ribs, and then they break away from each other. An exchange of punches goes nowhere, and they fall into a clinch. The referee separates them when nothing happens. They square up to each other in the center. Alois throws a head fake and comes in from low down to hit a rising shot that catches Gilchrist on the side of the head. Gilchrist got a shot in too though, although it hit the shoulder rather than the head. Time is running down; Alois 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. Gilchrist tries a late surge, coming in hard and fast with a leading left, but Alois 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 Alois. [B]Round 2[/B] Alois moves in quickly to begin, trapping Gilchrist against the cage. The advantage doesn't last long though, as Gilchrist uses his superior wrestling ability to turn the tables and gain the upper hand. Knee to the thigh by Gilchrist, then a solid punch to the shoulder. Alois tries to get a punch in, but Gilchrist uses his grappling to gain a better position and put a stop to that. Alois squirms free and away from the cage. Gilchrist steps back to avoid a straight left. Alois comes in to try it again, and gets caught with a lovely hook. Alois goes down hard, but isn't out, just stunned. Gilchrist quickly mounts him before he can shake it off, and unloads with punches. The referee is very quickly in there and pulls Gilchrist off, giving him the win. Replays show the referee was right to do so, Alois took three nasty looking shots in a row from the mount. Gilchrist wins via 2nd round TKO with the official time being 2:09. [B]Winner via TKO is Shane Gilchrist!!![/B] Gilchrist says he’s proven that he’s the number one contender in his last two fights and now he wants his title shot at he makes a challenge for Gunnar Nilsson to meet him at ECF 12!!! The announcers recap the show and put over all of the fighters involved and remind you to tune in next month for ECF 11!!![/CENTER]

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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 FUTURESHOCK was announced and is as follows... ECF Lightweight Title Fight Brandon Sugar © (11-2) vs. Sean Morrison (13-5) Lightweight Division Fight Kenny Magilton III (7-1) vs. Luke Hilton (7-3) Women’s Title Tournament Number 2 Seed/Rachel McGuiness (11-2) vs. Number 5 Seed/Jennie Gill (6-1-1) Light Heavyweight Division Fight Bill Brown (3-0) vs. Percy Catcher (7-2) Middleweight Division Fight Henning Olsen (3-3) vs. Thorbjorn Rekdal (5-1-1) Welterweight Division Fight Jorge Hormazabal (13-7) vs. Datuk Ong Ka Ting (1-1)[/CENTER][/SIZE]

[BIGJOSH]

ECF SHOCKWAVE Quick Picks ECF Lightweight Title Fight Brandon Sugar © (11-2) vs. Sean Morrison (13-5) Lightweight Division Fight Kenny Magilton III (7-1) vs. Luke Hilton (7-3) Women’s Title Tournament Number 2 Seed/Rachel McGuiness (11-2) vs. Number 5 Seed/Jennie Gill (6-1-1) Light Heavyweight Division Fight Bill Brown (3-0) vs. Percy Catcher (7-2) Middleweight Division Fight Henning Olsen (3-3) vs. Thorbjorn Rekdal (5-1-1) Welterweight Division Fight Jorge Hormazabal (13-7) vs. Datuk Ong Ka Ting (1-1)

[trypio]

[QUOTE=BIGJOSH;348815]I'm honestly curious to know how many people are actually following this. I'm having fun and don't plan on stopping, but I was wondering how many people are actually reading this. So if you're reading this let me know that you're following. Thanks![/QUOTE] I'm still reading.

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[CENTER][IMG]http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t147/JOSHG85/ECF.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE="4"]Today ECF President Joshua Gay revealed why Sean Morrison was getting a title shot despite only having one win in the ECF. Joshua said that Morrison as an owner has the right to request any match at any time and he wanted this title shot as he feels that he is in the best shape of his life and will defeat Brandon Sugar to win the belt. When asked if he thought this would be good for business Joshua Gay responded by telling us that he knows that Sean Morrison is a big draw and despite his recent shortcomings a great fighter so the fight between him and Brandon Sugar should be a good one.[/SIZE][/CENTER]

[mad5226]

good to see backstage politics playing a part in this fed =)

[BIGJOSH]

[QUOTE=mad5226;349415]good to see backstage politics playing a part in this fed =)[/QUOTE] Yeah it only seems realistic...:)

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[CENTER][IMG]http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t147/JOSHG85/ECF.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE="4"]Today the full card for ECF 11: Validation was announced and is as follows... The Battle of Britain Harry Milne (21-7) vs. Rav Kapur (10-0) James Foster (18-4) vs. Brian Barnes (10-6) Uwe Maier (7-1) vs. Lon Campbell (2-0) Marcus Speed (5-2) vs. Nicholas Bretton (5-2) Buddy Garner (12-1) vs. Zachary Gilbert (7-5) Bill Brown (3-1) vs. Aleksei Chekhov (9-3) Sinaili Shomen (4-2) vs. Darin Blood (4-1) Bixente Fontaine (9-6) vs. George Laurent (13-4) Vicki Summers (11-3) vs. Kimie Igarashi (MMA Debut 0-0) Sadahige Yoshida (2-0) vs. Jamie Hewitt (3-2) Eddie Whelan (10-3) vs. Derek South (4-1) Lukas Mellberg (12-1) vs. Robert Darrell (8-3)[/SIZE][/CENTER]