World Cage Fighting

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FTW backstory.... World Cage Fighting is the third biggest MMA promotion in the world, trying to make its name with free agent fighters, the best guys from littler fight leagues, and the best talent that is willing to jump from GAMMA or Alpha-1. [b]Roster[/b] [u]Heavyweights:[/u] (206-265 lbs) Bob Dozier (4-2) Dave Lennon (6-1) Derek South (1-0) Garry McSweegan (12-2) Gunnar Nilsson (18-3) Harry Milne (20-6) Khru Duangjan (23-13) Mike Watson (3-0) Mugur Boc (2-0) Rav Kapur (5-0) Russell McPhee (3-0) Shane Gilchrist (11-3) Stafford Alois (18-7) Stratos Papaioannou (20-4) [u]Light Heavyweights:[/u] (186-205 lbs) Aleksei Chekhov (8-2) Anthony LeToussier (13-6) Curt Kitson (10-3) Daniel Hornsby (9-2) Eddie Whelan (10-2) George Laurent (12-1) Jemaine McKenzie (7-2) Leandro Piquet (6-3) Leon Banks (12-3) CHAMPION Nicolai Mickiewicz (9-1) Percy Catcher (6-2) [u]Middleweights:[/u] (171-185 lbs) Andrew Rush (12-0) Bixente Fontaine (10-3) CHAMPION Casim Yenkini (7-3) Dante Holdsworth (0-0) Darrick Carmicheal (7-3) Davis Spyrou (11-4) Owen Hyde (2-1) Petey Mack (6-1) Thorbjorn Rekdal (3-1-1) Uwe Maier (5-1) [u]Welterweights:[/u] (156-170 lbs) Darin Blood (3-0) Doug Hansen (14-3) Korekiyo Anzai (6-1) Lukas Mellberg (10-0) Scott Gillespie (2-0) Truck Gleeson (5-1) Tucker Plumm (13-7) Will Kane (7-0) Xie Ming (3-0) [u]Lightweights:[/u] (146-155 lbs) Brandon Sugar (7-2) Callum Henson (5-0) Cory Brewer (7-4-1) Jamie Hewitt (1-1) Jason Dalglish (9-2) Luke Hilton (4-1) Marko Prochazka (10-2) Rodolphe Gygax (16-7)

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[center][size=4][b][u]WCF 1[/b][/u][/size] [b]WCF Light Heavyweight Championship[/b] Anthony LeToussier (13-5) vs. Leon Banks (11-3) [b]WCF Middleweight Championship[/b] Bixente Fontaine (9-3) vs. Owen Hyde (2-0) [b]Heavyweight Division[/b] Mike Watson (2-0) vs. Shane Gilchrist (11-2) [b]Welterweight Division[/b] Darin Blood (2-0) vs. Truck Gleeson (5-0) [b]Lightweight Division[/b] Callum Henson (4-0) vs. Jamie Hewitt (1-0) [/center] [b]WCF 1[/b] Anthony LeToussier (13-5) vs. Leon Banks (11-3) Bixente Fontaine (9-3) vs. Owen Hyde (2-0) Mike Watson (2-0) vs. Shane Gilchrist (11-2) Darin Blood (2-0) vs. Truck Gleeson (5-0) Callum Henson (4-0) vs. Jamie Hewitt (1-0)

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[center][b][u][size=5]World Cage Fighting 1 Results[/b][/size][/u] [b]Lightweight Division[/b] [b]Callum Henson (4-0)[/b] vs. [b]Jamie Hewitt (1-0)[/b] [i]Blurcat's prediction: Henson via knock out[/i][/center] Round 1 Hewitt comes out fast, but gets hit with a counter right hand strike when he throws a left hand which was too high. Henson 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. Henson didn't like that, and scores with two knee strikes and a punch to the cheek. They break apart. Henson 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! Henson 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. Henson 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; Henson will probably take this round on the judges' score cards, primarily due to that one dubious knock down. The round ends. Blurcat.com gives that one to Henson by 10-9. Round 2 Henson throws a nice series of straight rights from the start, bobbing and weaving to keep Hewitt from landing anything in return. None of the punches got through though, Hewitt parried them away. Nice crisp start to the round though. They are circling, then come in close. Both fighters are tentatively looking for the chance to strike. Hewitt is the first to go for it, throwing a three-punch combination. Henson covered up well, taking very little damage. Hewitt goes to throw a bomb, but gets clipped with a right hand before it can connect. He felt that. Henson steps in and throws a bomb of his own, and it crunches into the side of the cheek of Hewitt, who goes down! Replays show the shock wave passing through his entire body as that powerful punch connected. What a strike! Henson wins this by a brutally clean knock out. Henson wins via 2nd round knock out with the official time being 1:42. ** [center][b]Welterweight Division[/b] [b]Darin Blood (2-0)[/b] vs. [b]Truck Gleeson (5-0)[/b] [i]Blurcat's prediction: Blood via submission[/i][/center] Round 1 The two fighters circle. Gleeson flicks out a couple of jabs, then an unconventinal looping right hand. Blood easily side-steps it, but trips and falls to the ground! He is up quickly, before Gleeson could get in. Replays confirm that it was purely a stumble, the punch was well wide of the mark. Blood 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, Gleeson is a little rattled. They struggle in the clinch, both throwing small punches to the back and ribs. The referee separates them. Gleeson forces Blood back up against the cage, and starts throwing jabs. He looks to be keeping Blood in position, waiting to unload a big punch. Gleeson does, lunging in with a huge right cross, but Blood saw it coming and goes underneath it, scoring with a right hand to the gut on the way past. Gleeson turns and tries to follow up immediately, but gets tagged with a wicked left hook that drops him to one knee. Gleeson is up quickly, causing Blood, who was about to dive in, to back off. Replays show that the punch connected, but Gleeson was already going downward to duck the punch, so it wasn't as powerful as first thought. Gleeson throws a high kick, but it doesn't do anything but cause Blood to step back. The time expires without anything further of note happening. The 1st round ends. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Blood. Round 2 Flat start to the round, thirty seconds of circling without any actual contact. The fans begin to get a bit restless. Gleeson is the first to try something, stringing together a couple of jabs and a low kick, but Blood blocked the first two and avoided the latter. A lunge from Gleeson is meant to set up a punch, but it's clumsy and just leaves him off balance. Blood is quick to react, and gets a great shot to the side of the face in before Gleeson can cover up. That landed above the left eye and has left an ugly red mark. No cut, but that will start to swell and could give Gleeson some problems later on. Gleeson moves in for a right hook, but takes a hard kick to the knee, then is forced to retreat so as not to get caught with the two right hands that follow. Blood is staying on it though, and glances three shots off the gloves of Gleeson before they wind up in a clinch. That punch above the eye, or maybe the mistake that led to it, seems to have completely thrown Gleeson off, since that moment he has been comprehensively out-struck and is now in danger of losing this round. They struggle in the clinch, neither fighter managing a great deal more than minor blows. Gleeson goes for a trip, but Blood cleverly spins out of it and the two fighters are back to circling. Not a great round for purists, it has all been a bit disjointed, but that one shot from Blood may prove decisive. As the round comes to an end, they wind up back in another clinch, with nothing coming of it. End of the round. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Blood. Round 3 The round starts slowly, with both fighters circling, tentatively throwing out the occasional jab. Gleeson is the first to make a positive move, stepping in to throw a right hand, although he probably wishes that he hadn't, as Blood picks him off with a crisp jab to the cheek. Gleeson throws a wild punch as a counter, but Blood ducks and backs off out of range. They meet again in the center for an exchange of punches. Gleeson 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 Gleeson is looking for big punches, Blood is happy to avoid them and use quick counter punches instead. They clinch up, and Gleeson manages to back Blood up against the cage. Gleeson takes a half step backward and throws a big right hand to the head, but Blood ducks under at the last second, scores with a pair of punches to the gut, then darts out of trouble before Gleeson can unload. Gleeson may need to think about changing tactics, Blood is looking far sharper in these striking battles, and is beginning to control the pace and tempo of the round. Gleeson fakes a right hand, then shoots out a low kick, catching Blood on the thigh. Blood presses forward for the first time, getting in close and using a couple of jabs to the body. Gleeson 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 the round. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Blood. The official scores are: 30-27 (twice), 29-28 for Darin Blood. ** [center][b]Heavyweight Division[/b] [b]Mike Watson (2-0)[/b] vs. [b]Shane Gilchrist (11-2)[/b] [i]Blurcat's prediction: Watson via knock out[/i][/center] Round 1 The round begins, and it is Watson 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. Watson 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 Watson 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, Watson is looking particularly sharp. Gilchrist tries to turn the momentum by advancing quickly and driving Watson 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. Watson scores with two sharp blows to the ribs, and then they break away from each other. Gilchrist narrowly misses a right cross. They square up to each other in the center. Watson 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; Watson 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 Watson defends it well and scores the only meaningful shot of the exchange with a crisp left hand. The first round is over. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Watson. Round 2 Watson isn't hanging around, right from the start Gilchrist is forced onto the back foot by four hard shots, although none of them get through the gloves. Gilchrist circles, steps in, then unloads a combination of punches, but Watson 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 Watson, the timing had to be perfect and it was. Gilchrist is looking a bit frustrated, and uncorks a ragged-looking uppercut that missed by several inches. Watson really should have taken advantage of that mistake, Gilchrist was wide open for a moment there. Watson hits a high kick, catching Gilchrist on the shoulder. Jab from Gilchrist finds the mark, but it didn't have much power behind it as he was leaning backward too much. Watson fires off a couple of straight punches in response, but only finds gloves. They clinch, and the fight enters a lull. Gilchrist scores with a knee from the clinch, it landed around the hip area of Watson, who responds with a couple of shots to the ribs. The time runs out with them still clinched though. End of the round. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Watson. Round 3 Watson doesn't waste any time and throws two jabs to the face, but Gilchrist easily side-steps both and circles to the left. Gilchrist 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. Watson is stalking Gilchrist, who has wound up with his back against the cage. Gilchrist throws a right hand out, but Watson ducks under it and fires off a beautiful counter punch that catches Gilchrist flush on the chin. Gilchrist is down! Watson doesn't hesitate and dives in, raining down punches onto a dazed and defenceless Gilchrist; four or five strikes connect before the referee hauls Watson off, giving him the win. The official time of the TKO is 1:47 of round 3. *** [center][b]WCF Middleweight Championship[/b] [b]Bixente Fontaine (9-3)[/b] vs. [b]Owen Hyde (2-0)[/b] [i]Blurcat's prediction: Fontaine via T.K.O[/i][/center] Round 1 Hyde misses with a straight right. Fontaine hits a standing kick, and Hyde is rocked, stumbling backwards and falling to the floor. Fontaine leaps into action and fires off a barrage of right hands. The referee dives in and protects Hyde, bringing the fight to an end. The kick didn't knock Hyde out, but it left him stunned, and that was all that Fontaine needed to finish the job. Fontaine wins via TKO at 1:39 of the first round. Bixente Fontaine is now the WFC Middleweight champion. ** [center][b]WCF Light Heavyweight Championship[/b] [b]Anthony LeToussier (13-5)[/b] vs. [b]Leon Banks (11-3)[/b] [i]Blurcat's prediction: LeToussier via T.K.O.[/i][/center] Round 1 The two fighters circle. A series of looping punches from Banks forces LeToussier back up against the cage, and he has to cover up to withstand the three strikes that follow. No real damage caused, but Banks is aggressively chasing this match. A hook finds the body and LeToussier clinches. They almost lose their balance as they jockey for position, LeToussier gets in a couple of knees when they regain their footing. Banks seems to be trying to break the clinch, it's LeToussier who is holding it tight, perhaps hoping to calm the energetic start that Banks had. The referee finally does break them up, after nearly a full minute of inactivity. LeToussier hits a jab. Banks responds with a huge kick that takes out LeToussier's legs, sending him crashing awkwardly to the ground. Banks gives on top of him and fires off a barrage of punches. LeToussier tries to cover up, but he is getting obliterated by the sheer number of punches coming down. The referee pulls Banks off, it's over! Official time of the TKO is 4:54 of the first round. Leon Banks wins the WFC Light Heavyweight title. *** [i]Held in California, the announced attendance was 5,509 for an estimated live gate of $680,420. The general feeling amongst the fans was that the show was a good one. The show resulted in the promotion gaining popularity in 55 regions[/i] Mike Watson requests negotiations for a new contract. My thoughts: Happy to see Watson/Gilchrist was so good. Was shocked to see LeToussier downed in the first round by Banks, was really expecting Banks to lose.

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[center][b][u][size=4]WCF 2[/b][/u][/size] [b]WCF Heavyweight Championship[/b] Gunnar Nilsson (18-3) vs. Stratos Papaioannou (20-4) [b]WCF Lightweight Championship[/b] Brandon Sugar (7-2) vs. Luke Hilton (4-1) [b]Light Heavyweight Division[/b] Aleksei Chekhov (8-2) vs. Nicolai Mickiewicz (9-1) [b]Welterweight Division[/b] Korekiyo Anzai (6-1) vs. Xie Ming (3-0) [b]Middleweight Division[/b] Petey Mack (6-1) vs. Thorbjorn Rekdal (3-1-1)[/center] [b]WCF 2[/b] Gunnar Nilsson (18-3) vs. Stratos Papaioannou (20-4) Brandon Sugar (7-2) vs. Luke Hilton (4-1) Aleksei Chekhov (8-2) vs. Nicolai Mickiewicz (9-1) Korekiyo Anzai (6-1) vs. Xie Ming (3-0) Petey Mack (6-1) vs. Thorbjorn Rekdal (3-1-1)

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[center][b][u][size=5]World Cage Fighting 2 Results[/b][/u][/size] [b]Middleweight Division Petey Mack (6-1)[/b] vs. [b]Thorbjorn Rekdal (3-1-1)[/b] [i]Blurcat's prediction: Mack via knock out[/i][/center] Round 1 Slow start to the round, Rekdal is circling while Mack seems content to just throw the occasional looping punch to cause him to back up. Rekdal steps in and fires off two jabs, neither connecting, then has to almost throw himself to one side to avoid a devastating looking punch! Mack was clearly looking for the highlight reel K.O. punch, had that connected there is no way that Rekdal was getting back up. There's a warning to Rekdal, he must now know, if he didn't already, that Mack has knock out intentions tonight. Rekdal throws a right hand, then backs up sharply, clearly not loving the idea of getting too close. Mack still looks calm, throwing the occasional jab or two to keep Rekdal off balance. Rekdal pushes Mack up against the cage in a clinch. Rekdal throws a knee, then a couple of short punches to the side of the head. Mack pushes him away and steps in to score with an uppercut. Rekdal took it flush on the chin and is rocked! Another right hand drops Rekdal against the cage, and Mack follows up by unloading with a barrage of punches. The referee gets in and pulls Mack away, he wins the match by TKO. Mack wins via TKO at 3:29 of the first round. ** [center][b]Welterweight Division Xie Ming (3-0)[/b] vs. [b]Korekiyo Anzai (6-1)[/b] [i]Blurcat's prediction: Anzai via submission[/i][/center] Round 1 Ming gets Anzai backed up against the cage and throws a flurry of jabs, but doesn't do any real damage. Anzai tries to get back to the center, but almost invites the takedown attempt, which promptly comes. Ming drives him down with a waist-high tackle...but gets caught! The takedown left his head exposed and Anzai applied a guillotine on the way down. Ming is caught, that is on really tight. There's the tap out, Ming was clearly unable to breathe with a forearm crushing his wind-pipe. Official time of the guillotine choke submission is 0:56 of the first. * [center][b]Light Heavyweight Division Nicolai Mickiewicz (9-1)[/b] vs. [b]Aleksei Chekhov (8-2)[/b] [i]Blurcat's prediction: Mickiewicz via T.K.O.[/i][/center] Round 1 Chekhov starts brightly by throwing some looping punches. Defended well by Mickiewicz. They circle, throwing tentative jabs. Mickiewicz goes for a single leg and puts Chekhov on the floor, but he is up very quickly, preventing Mickiewicz from getting on top. Chekhov definitely seems to want to keep this standing. Mickiewicz hits a nice jab, avoids a counter left hook, then comes in low and takes down Chekhov again. This time Chekhov isn't able to get up, and has to pull guard. Times ticking away though, Mickiewicz will have to hurry to finish. He goes for an armbar, but Chekhov defends. Mickiewicz tries to slip past to get side control, but Chekhov just about manages to keep guard. A second attempt works though, and Mickiewicz has the side. Two big elbows land, and Chekhov seems in trouble. Mickiewicz goes for the kimura, but can't quite get it. The time expires before he can try again, and the referee separates them. The round ends. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Mickiewicz. Round 2 Chekhov starts fast, unleashing a bomb of a right hand, but Mickiewicz avoids it without too much trouble. Chekhov isn't disheartened though, swinging two more huge punches, with Mickiewicz getting out the way each time, but being forced all over the place. Chekhov finally backs off a little, breathing hard. That was quite a frantic start. Mickiewicz opts to use that, and comes in to throw some jabs. Chekhov is backed up against the cage, covering up. Mickiewicz clinches. They struggle, and the fight enters a lull. Chekhov hits a knee strike to the hip. Mickiewicz slips one leg behind Chekhov and uses that as leverage for a big trip. Chekhov landed hard, with Mickiewicz on top. They're in half guard. It's to Chekhov's advantage that they're right next to the cage, that is blocking Mickiewicz from attacking the left hand side of the body. Chekhov is forced into action to defend a kimura attempt. Mickiewicz tries to step over to mount, but Chekhov keeps his legs in position and ends up almost rolled into a ball. Mickiewicz 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. Chekhov doesn't appear to be trying that though, instead trying to shift his weight so that he can get back up. Mickiewicz isn't allowing it though, and gets a couple more punches in before settling back into half guard. Chekhov ties him up in a snug clinch. The action halts, and time expires before Mickiewicz can get free. The round is over. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Mickiewicz. Round 3 Chekhov moves in quickly to begin, trapping Mickiewicz against the cage. The advantage doesn't last long though, as Mickiewicz uses his superior wrestling ability to turn the tables and gain the upper hand. Knee to the thigh by Mickiewicz, then a solid punch to the shoulder. Chekhov tries to get a punch in, but Mickiewicz uses his grappling to gain a better position and put a stop to that. Chekhov squirms free and away from the cage. Mickiewicz misses with a right hand, and leaves himself open to a left hook. Mickiewicz goes down, although replays confirm that it was a stumble, Chekhov was a few inches away from connecting with that left. Chekhov tries to quickly mount Mickiewicz to capitalise, but is out-maneuvered almost immediately and Mickiewicz slips out and gets his back! Mickiewicz gets one arm in and snakes it around the throat of Chekhov, squeezing his wind-pipe shut. Chekhov tries to pull the arm free, but can't, and so rolls over in a last-ditch effort to break free. It is to no avail though, as that allows Mickiewicz to get a body-scissors in too. With no alternatives left, Chekhov taps out. Official time of the rear choke submission is 2:18 of the third round. ** [center][b]WCF Lightweight Championship Brandon Sugar (7-2)[/b] vs. [b]Luke Hilton (4-1)[/b] [i]Blurcat's prediction: Hilton via T.K.O[/i][/center] Round 1 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 Sugar defended well. Straight right from Sugar 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. Sugar 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. End of the round. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Hilton. Round 2 Sugar leads with the right hand to set up a low kick, Hilton 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. Hilton uses a knee to the ribs before backing Sugar up against the cage. Right hand from Sugar connects though, that was well timed. Hilton breaks the clinch and backs off. That was sloppy on his part, Sugar was basically gifted a free shot. Three quick jabs from Hilton sting the gloves, then a crashing hook to the body finds its mark. Good recovery. Sugar fires off a low kick again, but it's well wide. Hilton throws out a kick, but Sugar catches it and uses it to make a takedown, getting in side control. Hilton clearly isn't planning to hang about long enough for Sugar to start throwing bombs, as he scrambles to turn over, giving up his back in the process. Sugar tries to quickly lock in a choke, but Hilton grabs his arm and flips Sugar over, turning over at the same time to end up in Sugar's guard. Hilton stands slightly, and throws a couple of downward punches, testing Sugar's guard. He wants to try and move out of this into half guard, but Sugar is keeping him at bay. Hilton pushes a leg aside, narrowly avoiding an up-kick, and manages to secure side control. Well worked. Hilton gets himself into a good position, a crucifix, pinning both of Sugar's arms down. Hilton rears back...and plants a monster of an elbow right onto the chin! Sugar couldn't do anything about it, and got absolutely creamed! The referee sees him go limp briefly as he loses consciousness, and pulls Hilton off, it's going to be a K.O. victory. Hilton wins via 2nd round knock out with the official time being 3:06. Luke Hilton is the new WCF Lightweight champion. ** [center][b]WCF Heavyweight Championship Stratos Papaioannou (20-4)[/b] vs. [b]Gunnar Nilsson (18-3)[/b] [i]Blurcat's prediction: Nilsson via T.K.O.[/i][/center] Round 1 Tentative start to the round, the fighters are circling. Papaioannou throws out a couple of range-finding jabs, but they aren't anything that will trouble Nilsson. Kick to the thigh from Nilsson, but it lacked power. Nilsson looks to be working an angle. They exchange punches. Papaioannou hits a nice jab just above the left eye, but takes a hard punch to the cheek at the same time. Papaioannou momentarily loses his footing and drops his hands, that shot having really rung his bell. Nilsson shoots off another right hand to capitalise, and this time it's the killer blow, Papaioannou falls back and crash-lands on the floor, he was out cold from the instant that punch hit. A knock out victory for Nilsson. Nilsson wins via knock out at 1:24 of the first round. Gunnar Nilsson is the new WCF Heavyweight champion. ** [i]5,207 attendance $1,187,280 live gate 53 regions gained popularity 2 regions lost popularity[/i] My Thoughts: Hopefully Stratos will drop down to light heavyweight. Likely will set up Milne vs. Nilsson for the belt next in that division, while Gygax or a higher rated lightweight will go after Hilton. Mack moves right to the top of his division and Mickiewicz makes a case to challenge for the light heavyweight title next, although a better ranked fight might get the opportunity.

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[center][b][size=5][u]WCF Fight Night on Sports America[/b][/size][/u] [b]Heavyweight Division[/b] Mike Watson (3-0) vs. Stafford Alois (18-7) [b]Light Heavyweight Division[/b] Daniel Hornsby (9-2) vs. Curt Kitson (10-3) [b]Welterweight Division[/b] Scott Gillespie (2-0) vs. Will Kane (7-0) [b]Lightweight Division[/b] Jamie Hewitt (1-1) vs. Marko Prochazka (10-2) [b]Middleweight Division[/b] Uwe Maier (5-1) vs. Dante Holdsworth (0-0)[/center] [b]WCF Fight Night[/b] Mike Watson (3-0) vs. Stafford Alois (18-7) Daniel Hornsby (9-2) vs. Curt Kitson (10-3) Scott Gillespie (2-0) vs. Will Kane (7-0) Jamie Hewitt (1-1) vs. Marko Prochazka (10-2) Uwe Maier (5-1) vs. Dante Holdsworth (0-0) [center][b][size=5][u]WCF 3[/b][/u][/size] [b]WCF Welterweight Championship[/b] Lukas Mellberg (10-0) vs. Doug Hansen (14-3) [b]Heavyweight Division[/b] Garry McSweegan (12-2) vs. Harry Milne (20-6) [b]Light Heavyweight Division[/b] Eddie Whelan (10-2) vs. George Laurent (12-1) [b]Middleweight Division[/b] Andrew Rush (12-0) vs. Davis Spyrou (11-4) [b]Lightweight Division[/b] Jason Dalglish (9-2) vs. Rodolphe Gygax (16-7)[/center] [b]WCF 3[/b] Lukas Mellberg (10-0) vs. Doug Hansen (14-3) Garry McSweegan (12-2) vs. Harry Milne (20-6) Eddie Whelan (10-2) vs. George Laurent (12-1) Andrew Rush (12-0) vs. Davis Spyrou (11-4) Jason Dalglish (9-2) vs. Rodolphe Gygax (16-7)

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[center][b][u][size=5]WCF Fight Night on Sports America Results[/b][/u][/size] [b]Middleweight Division Uwe Maier (5-1)[/b] vs. [b]Dante Holdsworth (0-0)[/b] [i]Blurcat's prediction: Maier via T.K.O[/i][/center] Round 1 The round begins, and it is Holdsworth who starts better, energetically bounding straight into action by throwing a three-punch combination and a scything leg kick. Maier defended all four blows well, but is forced to be on the backfoot right from the word go. Holdsworth works for an angle, coming in from the left hand side with a high right hand. Maier ducks under it and nestles a stiff jab in the solar plexus. It doesn't seem to slow Holdsworth 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 Maier. Interesting first minute of action, Holdsworth is looking particularly sharp. Maier tries to turn the momentum by advancing quickly and driving Holdsworth back against the cage with a series of jabs and hooks, and they end up clinched. Maier tries a knee from that position, but it is blocked. Holdsworth scores with two sharp blows to the ribs, and then they break away from each other. Other than a few half-hearted jabs, there's been a definite lull over the past minute. They square up to each other in the center. Holdsworth throws a head fake and comes in from low down to hit a rising shot that catches Maier on the side of the head. Maier got a shot in too though, although it hit the shoulder rather than the head. Time is running down; Holdsworth 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. Maier tries a late surge, coming in hard and fast with a leading left, but Holdsworth defends it well and scores the only meaningful shot of the exchange with a crisp left hand. The round is over. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Holdsworth. Round 2 Jab from Maier, then another, and a third. Holdsworth weaved out of the way of all three, although the second glanced off the shoulder slightly. Maier moves back to avoid the counter uppercut. Holdsworth comes from the left with a high punch, then goes for the body. Maier blocks, ducks a straight right, then unleashes an enormous kick. Holdsworth ducks at the last possible moment, avoiding it by a split-second! That was an evil-looking kick, if that had hit it was good night for Holdsworth, that had 'knock out' written all over it. Holdsworth will be on the look out for a repeat of that, there is no way he can afford to take a head kick with that much power without taking a defeat. They come together, both throwing punches. Maier gets a nice clean shot in, and Holdsworth stumbles backwards and falls to the floor. Maier 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. Maier wins via 2nd round TKO with the official time being 3:47. ** [center][b]Lightweight Division Jamie Hewitt (1-1)[/b] vs. [b]Mark Prochazka (10-2)[/b] [i]Blurcat's prediction: Prochazka via T.K.O[/i][/center] Round 1 The round starts slowly, with both fighters circling, tentatively throwing out the occasional jab. Hewitt is the first to make a positive move, stepping in to throw a right hand, although he probably wishes that he hadn't, as Procházka picks him off with a crisp jab to the cheek. Hewitt throws a wild punch as a counter, but Procházka ducks and backs off out of range. They meet again in the center for an exchange of punches. Hewitt 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 Hewitt is looking for big punches, Procházka is happy to avoid them and use quick counter punches instead. They clinch up, and Hewitt manages to back Procházka up against the cage. Hewitt takes a half step backward and throws a big right hand to the head, but Procházka ducks under at the last second, scores with a pair of punches to the gut, then darts out of trouble before Hewitt can unload. Hewitt may need to think about changing tactics, Procházka is looking far sharper in these striking battles, and is beginning to control the pace and tempo of the round. Hewitt fakes a right hand, then shoots out a low kick, catching Procházka on the thigh. Procházka presses forward for the first time, getting in close and using a couple of jabs to the body. Hewitt 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 first round is over. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Procházka. Round 2 Procházka starts with a high kick, but Hewitt was well out of range. Procházka narrowly misses a right cross. Procházka steps in and exchanges strikes with Hewitt, neither fighter gets a particular advantage from it. Hewitt parries away a nice right hand and gets in a crisp counter punch that catches Procházka 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. Procházka finally shows some fire, putting together a combination of two jabs, a cross, and an uppercut. Hewitt 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 Procházka blocked them. Procházka scores the best punch of the round so far, coming in fast, ducking under a dangerous right hand, and catching Hewitt square in the face with a lunging overhand right. Hewitt backs off and covers up, clearly having felt that one, and unfortunately Procházka's attempts to follow up and thwarted as he gets tied up in a clinch near the cage. The time expires, with Procházka probably having stolen that round thanks to that one big punch. End of the round. Blurcat.com scores 10-9 Procházka. Round 3 Procházka and Hewitt circle to start. Hewitt throws a couple of looping punches, neither hitting, while Procházka sits back, waiting for an opportunity to attack. Hewitt comes in closer, looking to unload with a right hand; that misses, and it allows Procházka to slip a nice jab in, catching Hewitt just underneath the right eye. Procházka comes in and scores with a straight left, then bounces a right hand off the body. Hewitt misses with a right cross, then backs off. Procházka stalks him, forcing Hewitt back up against the cage. Procházka doesn't rush in, instead standing back and throwing the occasional punch. Hewitt throws a big left hand in response, but it misses by quite a margin. Procházka pounces, hitting lefts and rights. Hewitt covers up from the first two punches, then clinches up to prevent any more coming in. They're up against the cage, Procházka in the dominant position. They remain that way as the time ticks down. Procházka 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. Hewitt comes in hard and fast, bobbing and weaving, and throws a couple of big shots. Procházka 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 Procházka's favour. The round ends. Blurcat.com scores 10-9 Procházka. All three judges give a score of 30-27 to Marko Procházka. ** [center][b]Welterweight Division Scott Gillespie (2-0)[/b] vs. [b]Will Kane (7-0)[/b] [i]Blurcat's prediction: Kane via knock out[/i][/center] Round 1 The round begins, and it is Kane who starts better, energetically bounding straight into action by throwing a three-punch combination and a scything leg kick. Gillespie defended all four blows well, but is forced to be on the backfoot right from the word go. Kane works for an angle, coming in from the left hand side with a high right hand. Gillespie ducks under it and nestles a stiff jab in the solar plexus. It doesn't seem to slow Kane 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 Gillespie. Interesting first minute of action, Kane is looking particularly sharp. Gillespie tries to turn the momentum by advancing quickly and driving Kane back against the cage with a series of jabs and hooks, and they end up clinched. Gillespie tries a knee from that position, but it is blocked. Kane scores with two sharp blows to the ribs, and then they break away from each other. Kane narrowly misses a right cross. They square up to each other in the center. Kane throws a head fake and comes in from low down to hit a rising shot that catches Gillespie on the side of the head. Gillespie got a shot in too though, although it hit the shoulder rather than the head. Time is running down; Kane 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. Gillespie tries a late surge, coming in hard and fast with a leading left, but Kane defends it well and scores the only meaningful shot of the exchange with a crisp left hand. The round ends. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-8 Kane. Round 2 The two fighters circle. A series of looping punches from Gillespie forces Kane back up against the cage, and he has to cover up to withstand the three strikes that follow. No real damage caused, but Gillespie is aggressively chasing this match. A hook finds the body and Kane clinches. They almost lose their balance as they jockey for position, Kane gets in a couple of knees when they regain their footing. Gillespie seems to be trying to break the clinch, it's Kane who is holding it tight, perhaps hoping to calm the energetic start that Gillespie had. The referee finally does break them up, after nearly a full minute of inactivity. Gillespie is bobbing and weaving, trying to find an angle of attack. Jabs and an occasional low kick from Kane are making that hard though. A crisp right hand from Gillespie stings the gloves of Kane, and he follows up with a kick that crashed into the ribs. That really connected, great strike. Gillespie looks to be growing in confidence, and comes in again, using the right hand lead once more. Kane was ready though, and fires off a high kick. It connects with the side of the jaw, Gillespie did not see that one coming! He staggers and falls to the floor, totally unbalanced. Kane is right in there; hammer fist to the side of the head, and another! There's a third. Gillespie is in big trouble. Vicious punch. The referee leaps in, that is all she wrote! That kick caught Gillespie out, and from there onwards there was only going to be one outcome. Kane wins via second round TKO at 4:34. ** [center][b]Light Heavyweight Division Daniel Hornsby (9-2)[/b] vs. [b]Curt Kitson (10-3)[/b] [i]Blurcat's prediction: Kitson by knock out[/i][/center] Round 1 The round begins, and it is Kitson who starts better, energetically bounding straight into action by throwing a three-punch combination and a scything leg kick. Hornsby defended all four blows well, but is forced to be on the backfoot right from the word go. Kitson works for an angle, coming in from the left hand side with a high right hand. Hornsby ducks under it and nestles a stiff jab in the solar plexus. It doesn't seem to slow Kitson 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 Hornsby. Interesting first minute of action, Kitson is looking particularly sharp. Hornsby tries to turn the momentum by advancing quickly and driving Kitson back against the cage with a series of jabs and hooks, and they end up clinched. Hornsby tries a knee from that position, but it is blocked. Kitson scores with two sharp blows to the ribs, and then they break away from each other. Hornsby throws out a few jabs, nothing too dangerous though, Kitson easily avoided them. They square up to each other in the center. Kitson throws a head fake and comes in from low down to hit a rising shot that catches Hornsby on the side of the head. Hornsby got a shot in too though, although it hit the shoulder rather than the head. Time is running down; Kitson 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. Hornsby tries a late surge, coming in hard and fast with a leading left, but Kitson defends it well and scores the only meaningful shot of the exchange with a crisp left hand. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Kitson. Round 2 Dull first sixty seconds to the round, as neither fighter looks willing to commit much to attack. They're both looking for angles to come in from, but they're constantly countering each other. A crisp jab from Hornsby that almost found its way through the guard is the sole highlight as we reach the minute mark. Kitson gets pinned against the cage, and the referee eventually has to separate them. Kitson ducks out of the way of a punch, then back steps quickly, just in time to avoid the uppercut that was coming. Better from Hornsby, although no damage has actually been done yet. Hornsby clinches with Kitson. A quick trip sends Kitson falling backward, pulling guard to take Hornsby down with him. Hornsby manages to push the guard apart, and leans over Kitson, trapping one leg underneath his body. Bad position for Kitson to be in, and Hornsby now starts throwing big lefts and rights. Kitson tries to deflect them away but quite a few are hitting home. Kitson tries to bring his free leg in to add some leverage, but Hornsby swats it aside and gets the full mount. More punches start raining down, and Kitson is left just covering up to try and weather the storm. It's no use though, as the barrage of punches without answer convince the referee to call a halt to the action. Hornsby wins via TKO at 2:14 of the second round. * [center][b]Main Event Heavyweight Division Mike Watson (3-0)[/b] vs. [b]Stafford Alois (18-7)[/b] [i]Blurcat's prediction: Watson via decision[/i][/center] Round 1 Watson isn't hanging around, right from the start Alois is forced onto the back foot by four hard shots, although none of them get through the gloves. Alois circles, steps in, then unloads a combination of punches, but Watson 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 Watson, the timing had to be perfect and it was. Alois is looking a bit frustrated, and uncorks a ragged-looking uppercut that missed by several inches. Watson really should have taken advantage of that mistake, Alois was wide open for a moment there. Watson hits a high kick, catching Alois on the shoulder. Jab from Alois finds the mark, but it didn't have much power behind it as he was leaning backward too much. Watson fires off a couple of straight punches in response, but only finds gloves. They clinch, and the fight enters a lull. Alois scores with a knee from the clinch, it landed around the hip area of Watson, who responds with a couple of shots to the ribs. The time runs out with them still clinched though. The round is over. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Watson. Round 2 Tentative start to the round, the fighters are circling. Watson throws out a couple of range-finding jabs, but they aren't anything that will trouble Alois. Kick to the thigh from Alois, but it lacked power. Other than a few half-hearted jabs, there's been a definite lull over the past minute. They clinch, with Watson clearly being the one who initiated it. They struggle, and Alois finds himself against the cage. Watson presses the advantage, and trips Alois down to the mat, landing in guard. Watson throws a couple of shots, but Alois defends it well. Watson gets through the guard and has side control. That was well executed, but Alois could have done better, he gave up his side too easily. It goes from bad to worse for Alois, a wild punch is easily blocked by Watson, who uses it to take his back. Alois is in real trouble now. Watson fires of a series of punches, and Alois has no answer. Watson stretches Alois out, and secures the rear naked choke. He doesn't get it fully at first, but then does. Alois taps. Watson wins via 2nd round rear naked choke submission with the official time being 1:29. ** [i]393 Attendance $89,520 live gate up and down in one region[/i] My thoughts, interesting to see Watson take the win. My heavyweight division is getting full of streaks which should make for interesting fights when I put them together in match ups. Likely the next card will see two streaks collide in the heavyweight division.

[MrCanada]

[center][b][u][size=5]World Cage Fighting 3[/b][/u][/size] [b]Lightweight Division Jason Dalglish (9-2)[/b] vs. [b]Rodolphe Gygax (16-7)[/b] [i]Blurcat's prediction: Dalglish via T.K.O[/i][/center] Round 1 Flat start to the round, thirty seconds of circling without any actual contact. The fans begin to get a bit restless. Dalglish is the first to try something, stringing together a couple of jabs and a low kick, but Gygax blocked the first two and avoided the latter. A lunge from Dalglish is meant to set up a punch, but it's clumsy and just leaves him off balance. Gygax is quick to react, and gets a great shot to the side of the face in before Dalglish can cover up. That landed above the left eye and has left an ugly red mark. No cut, but that will start to swell and could give Dalglish some problems later on. Dalglish moves in for a right hook, but takes a hard kick to the knee, then is forced to retreat so as not to get caught with the two right hands that follow. Gygax is staying on it though, and glances three shots off the gloves of Dalglish before they wind up in a clinch. That punch above the eye, or maybe the mistake that led to it, seems to have completely thrown Dalglish off, since that moment he has been comprehensively out-struck and is now in danger of losing this round. They struggle in the clinch, neither fighter managing a great deal more than minor blows. Dalglish goes for a trip, but Gygax cleverly spins out of it and the two fighters are back to circling. Not a great round for purists, it has all been a bit disjointed, but that one shot from Gygax may prove decisive. As the round comes to an end, they wind up back in another clinch, with nothing coming of it. The first round is over. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Gygax. Round 2 Dalglish comes out fast, but gets hit with a counter right hand strike when he throws a left hand which was too high. Gygax moves in and hits a nice body shot before they clinch. Dalglish gets in a short, sharp jab to the side of the head, it looked to hit right on the ear. Gygax didn't like that, and scores with two knee strikes and a punch to the cheek. They break apart. Gygax swings and hits a nice right hand. Dalglish 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! Gygax 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 Dalglish's part than anything else. It might not look that way to the judges though. Gygax looks more confident after that, and puts together a nice chain of strikes, ending with a scathing low kick that catches Dalglish on the outside of the calf. He definitely felt that. Time is running out; Gygax 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 Gygax. Round 3 They clinch, with Dalglish clearly being the one who initiated it. They struggle, and Gygax finds himself against the cage. Dalglish presses the advantage, and trips Gygax down to the mat, landing in guard. Dalglish throws a couple of shots, but Gygax defends it well. Dalglish gets through the guard and has side control. That was well executed, but Gygax could have done better, he gave up his side too easily. It goes from bad to worse for Gygax, a wild punch is easily blocked by Dalglish, who uses it to take his back. Gygax is in real trouble now. Dalglish fires of a series of punches, and Gygax has no answer. Dalglish stretches Gygax out, and secures the rear naked choke. He doesn't get it fully at first, but then does. Gygax taps. The official time is 0:51. * [center][b]Middleweight Division Andrew Rush (12-0)[/b] vs. [b]Davis Spyrou (11-4)[/b] [i]Blurcat's prediction: Rush via knock out[/i][/center] Round 1 Tentative start to the round, the fighters are circling. Rush throws out a couple of range-finding jabs, but they aren't anything that will trouble Spyrou. Kick to the thigh from Spyrou, but it lacked power. Spyrou narrowly misses a right cross. Spyrou steps back, and Rush comes after him , sensing an opening. Spyrou suddenly puts the brakes on and swings for the fences, driving a right hand to the chin. Rush couldn't get out of the way in time and takes it full force. He goes down like a puppet with his strings cut, he is out cold. Spyrou goes to follow up to be sure, but the referee cuts him off, calling a halt to the match. The official time of the knock out is 1:39 of round 1. ** [center][b]Light Heavyweight Division Eddie Whelan (10-2)[/b] vs. [b]George Laurent (12-2)[/b] [i]Blurcat's prediction: Laurent via knock out[/i][/center] Round 1 Not much happening at first. Laurent is the first to make a move, coming in with a right hand that narrowly misses. Whelan gets in a jab that landed on the left cheek of Laurent, and leaves a mark. Quite a slow paced round so far. Laurent takes another jab and moves in to retaliate, but it was a set-up and he gets creamed with a high right kick to the side of the head! Laurent stumbles but doesn't go down, and has to cover up as Whelan comes in with a series of punches to try and finish the job. Laurent somehow manages to hold on long enough to get his senses back, and buys some time by clinching. Hard knee from Laurent from the clinch, and Whelan felt that, he looks a little tired from unloading that barrage. They break, and Laurent gets in a nice right hand. A looping left from Laurent, but it's wide of the mark. The round is over. Blurcat.com sees it 10-8 to Whelan. Round 2 Laurent throws a straight right, batted away by Whelan. Laurent goes for a second, but gets beaten to the punch as Whelan scores with a kick that catches Laurent across the outside of the knee. Whelan throws another one, and this time it lands just above the same knee. Laurent backs off slightly. Whelan throws a high jab, then head-fakes and comes in with a left hook from low down. Laurent fires back with a crisp right hand that connects to the shoulder rather than the face. Whelan throws another fizzing low kick, again connecting with the knee. Laurent tried to check it, but couldn't in time. Those strikes are going to add up soon and start reducing his mobility. Whelan 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. Laurent covers up, throwing occasional straight rights in return. Whelan backs off, but not before cracking another kick into the thigh region. Time is running down, Laurent has failed to deal with those kicks, and it has definitely cost him this round, and possibly done some damage to his knee. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com gives that one to Whelan by 10-9. Round 3 Laurent isn't hanging around, right from the start Whelan is forced onto the back foot by four hard shots, although none of them get through the gloves. Whelan circles, steps in, then unloads a combination of punches, but Laurent 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 Laurent, the timing had to be perfect and it was. Whelan is looking a bit frustrated, and uncorks a ragged-looking uppercut that missed by several inches. Laurent really should have taken advantage of that mistake, Whelan was wide open for a moment there. Laurent hits a high kick, catching Whelan on the shoulder. Jab from Whelan finds the mark, but it didn't have much power behind it as he was leaning backward too much. Laurent fires off a couple of straight punches in response, but only finds gloves. They clinch, and the fight enters a lull. Whelan scores with a knee from the clinch, it landed around the hip area of Laurent, who responds with a couple of shots to the ribs. The time runs out with them still clinched though. The third round is over. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Laurent. The three judges all give the match as 29-27 to Eddie Whelan. ** [center][b]Heavyweight Division Garry McSweegan (12-2)[/b] vs. [b]Harry Milne (20-6)[/b] [i]Blurcat's prediction: McSweegan via T.K.O[/i][/center] Round 1 Milne starts the round by throwing some low kicks. McSweegan checks them, then comes in and clearly wants to trade punches. Milne doesn't seem too bothered by that, and they enter into the first exchange of punches of the round. Difficult to say who came out on top, neither of them did a great deal of damage, most of the shots hit the opponent's gloves. Milne cleverly head-fakes, allowing him the time and angle that he needed to catch McSweegan with a beauty of a right hook. McSweegan stumbles backward, but doesn't go down. Milne presses the advantage by following in with a kick, then a right hand. McSweegan clinches. They remain clinches for a while. McSweegan scores with a nice knee, it appeared to catch Milne in the gut. Milne uses a single leg trip and takes the fight to the ground. Milne gets to side control upon impact, and immediately goes for an armbar. McSweegan reacts quickly, but is in real danger. Milne has his left arm straightened out, fortunately McSweegan has managed to roll and get a good position that is stopping Milne from getting the leverage needed to apply an armlock. Milne tries to step over and fully apply it, but McSweegan breaks free and gets him to back off with a couple of up-kicks. Milne steps back and motions for him to stand up. They go back to circling in the center. McSweegan hits a nice right hand, but takes one back too. The time runs down; Milne will probably get that round on points, he hit the best punch of the round, and got the only takedown, plus was the one who was working toward a submission. End of the round. Blurcat.com sees it 10-8 to Milne. Round 2 Milne starts the round like a house on fire, hitting three quick jabs and a vicious right hook. McSweegan covered up well, but at least one of the jabs got through and landed above the left eye. McSweegan backs up to buy some time, but Milne keeps coming and lands a right hand to the body. McSweegan scores with a jab in return, then goes with a kick to the waist. Milne catches the leg though and quickly rushes forward with a takedown. McSweegan pulls guard. The fight falls into a lull as a pattern develops; Milne punctuating attempts to pass guard with some sharp punches to the body and face, while McSweegan parries away any big blows and puts all of his effort into making sure Milne doesn't get a better position. Things hot up as Milne manages to break the guard and get through into a half mount. McSweegan hits a nice clean right hand in response. Milne 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. McSweegan knows that having the leg trapped is his key to not ending up in huge trouble, and so has is locked up tight. Milne tries a half-hearted attempt at a kimura, but McSweegan defends it well. The round ends with Milne still unable to into side control, although he has landed enough shots to have lit up McSweegan's upper body with red marks, and definitely won the round on points. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Milne. Round 3 Milne hits a nice left hook. McSweegan felt it, and throws a ragged punch in response, missing by a mile. Milne comes in close and hits a couple of big body shots, bobbing out of the way of the jabs that were aimed for his jaw. McSweegan clinches up, but gets pushed all the way back to the cage, where Milne uses a trip to send them both down to the ground. Milne fires off a couple of tentative punches, testing out the guard of McSweegan. Milne tries to pass the guard, but can't, McSweegan isn't going to let him get a better position, as he knows that Milne will start raining down punches. Milne tries a big right hand, but it's easily defended. McSweegan gets a punch of his own in, but it didn't connect properly. Milne 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. Milne fakes an elbow before trying to pass the guard for a third time, and briefly has side mount, but McSweegan fought it hard and gets back to guard within seconds. Butterfly guard by McSweegan, and Milne is having trouble generating any attacking threat. He'll probably win the round as he has been more aggressive, but McSweegan has defended the danger well. The round ends. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Milne. All three judges give a score of 30-26 to Harry Milne. * [center][b]WCF Welterweight Championship Lukas Mellberg (10-0)[/b] vs. [b]Doug Hansen (14-3)[/b] [i]Blurcat's prediction: Hansen via T.K.O[/i][/center] Round 1 The round starts with some tentative striking. Both fighters look to be using their strikes merely to keep the opponent off-balance while they work for an angle for a takedown, rather than actually trying to inflict too much damage. Hansen goes for the first takedown, but Mellberg has it well-scouted and they merely end up in a clinch. They tussle, ending up all the way back against the cage. Both fighters try trips, but neither gets anything. Finally, the referee steps in and separates them. Mellberg storms back in almost immediately and takes Hansen down, into guard. It's hard to say whether that was just a good takedown or whether Hansen just had a lapse in concentration. Mellberg tries to pass the guard but can't, with Hansen employing a rubber guard now. There's a definite stalemate, Hansen is defending very well but isn't really offering any attacking threat or really trying to get out of this predicament. Mellberg makes a big effort to pass, and manages to get to half guard, but Hansen has him tied up pretty well all the same. Time is ticking away, what has been a very tame round looks set to end without much in the way of highlights. It'll have to go to Mellberg on points, the takedown is really the only noteworthy thing that has happened. End of the round. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Mellberg. Round 2 Mellberg starts strong, hitting a nice low kick and following in with a shot to the body. Hansen backs off, but just gets pushed up against the cage. Mellberg presses the advantage and works a nice hook to the body. Hansen responds with an attempted sweep, and when that doesn't work, a punch that lands behind the ear. Mellberg gets in a low kick as he backs off, and the fight returns towards the center. Mellberg pushes Hansen up against the cage in a clinch. Mellberg throws a knee, then a couple of short punches to the side of the head. Hansen pushes him away and steps in to score with an uppercut. Mellberg took it flush on the chin and is rocked! Another right hand drops Mellberg against the cage, and Hansen follows up by unloading with a barrage of punches. The referee gets in and pulls Hansen away, he wins the match by TKO. The official time is 2:27. Doug Hansen wins the WCF Welterweight title. * [i]2,216 attendance $505,200 gate 55 regions lose popularity[/i] my thoughts, matches sucked. Dont know why really. I thought the last three fights were guaranteed ** stars with one or maybe even to ***'s on the card. Oh well.