After the overwhelming critical acclaim heaped on Cage Rage 11, promoters Andy Geer and Dave O’ Donnell return with yet another talent-laden show. Once again, those two happy, smiling bald blokes have put together a show that features top international talent alongside up and coming UK fighters. Highlights include the return of crowd favourites like Lee Murray, Sol Gilbert, Mark Epstein and Brad Pickett. Two more Chute Boxe fighters make CR debuts as Nilson Da Castro and Fabio Piamonte fight in Europe for the first time. Super Heavyweight sensation Antonio Silva, Travis Lutter and Vitor ‘Shaolin’ Ribeiro all make their CR debuts as well. Throw in returns for Mark Weir, Curtis Stout, Gerald Strebendt, Cyrille Diabate and Alex Reid and this one just has to be good. Whether it can top CR11 or not, we’ll just have to see.
The Card:
Lee Murray vs. Kyosuke Sasaki (MW) Sol Gilbert vs. Mark Weir (Vacant CR British MW Title) Antonio Silva vs. Rafael Carino (Vacant CR World HW Title) Gerald Strebendt vs. Vitor “Shaolin” Ribeiro (LW) Curtis Stout vs. Nilson da Castro (MW) Travis Lutter vs. Matt Ewin (MW) Mark Epstein vs. Mathias Riccio (LHW) Alan Murdoch vs. Tom Blackledge (HW) Alex Reid vs. Ridas Vivada (MW) Brad Pickett vs. Steven Milward (FW) Phil Norman vs. Darren Guisha (WW) Cyrille Diabate vs. Fabio Piamonte (LHW) Rick Andrews vs. Tony Thompson (WW) Dave Lee vs. Jason Barret (WW)
July 2nd, Wembley Conference Centre, London, England
Lee Murray vs. Kyosuke Sasaki

Given the frustrations and disappointment Lee Murray has had to deal with recently, you could almost feel sorry for Kyosuke Sasaki. First Murray’s visa troubles reared their ugly, bureaucratic heads once more and his fight with Patrick Cote at UFC 52 was squashed. Then he was added to the CR11 card only for Ryuki Ueyama to pull out with 2 weeks to go. In the end, Murray’s only contributions to the show were cornering Mark Epstein, looking angry and calling out Matt Lindland. Then he was supposed to fight Wajyutsu Keisyukai grappler Daiju Takase at CR12. That was until an injured Takase pulled out and U-File middleweight Sasaki stepped in.
Takase would certainly have been a worthy opponent, a mat technician with wins over Anderson Silva (a stunning upset), a (very) lucky decision victory over Carlos Newton and a veteran of Pride, Bushido, Pancrase and UFC. Takase is a well known, well regarded, if not well loved (because he can be so excruciatingly dull), fighter who would have pushed Murray to the limit. Sasaki is a little different though. With an unimpressive record and only one win in the last 3 years, he’s hardly main event material. Then again, the important thing here is for Murray to make a winning return in his first fight since being thoroughly outclassed by Anderson Silva at CR8, back in September 2004. That one was a real reality check for Murray (8-2-1). The subject of much internet hype, the emphatic winner of an infamous streetfight with Tito Ortiz, and possessor of genuine knockout power, Murray simply faced someone much better. Silva was fluid, confident, fast, well conditioned and showed off a varied arsenal. Murray, hurt early on, spent much of the fight slowly stalking ‘The Spider’ and trying desperately to land a big haymaker as the energy drained away from him at an alarming rate. Before that, little had gone wrong in Murray’s professional career aside from a June 2000 armbar loss to submission specialist Joe Doerksen and the recurring hand injuries common to heavy-handed fighters. Aside from his 4 second blasting out of Amir Rahnavardi and sensational KO of Jose 'Pele' Landi-Jons, Murray also tapped out Jorge Rivera with ease at UFC 46, a win that showed off Murray’s very underrated ground game and proved he’s capable of being more than just a one dimensional striker.
U-File middleweight Sasaki (3-5-3), a protégé of Kiyoshi Tamura and training partner of Ryuki Ueyama fights for the first time outside Japan in a career that began in late 2001. After dropping a decision to the useful Hidetaka Monma, Sasaki scored a pair of wins over fighters whose combined records now stand at 0-6. He followed this up with 3 straight decision losses, to Yushin Okami, Tetsuya Onose and Seichi Ikemoto. Not exactly household names there. Still, all 3 are capable fighters with Okami holding wins over Ryuta Sakurai and Kousei Kubota and Ikemoto over Damien Riccio. Speaking of Kubota, Sasaki snapped his losing streak by managing a draw with him in November 2003. A win over the mediocre Yoshinori Oniki was followed by two more draws with decent fighters – Eiji Mitsuoka at Pride: Bushido 4 (in a two round match with no judges) and in his only Pancrase appearance, against mid-carder Hikaru Sato. In March of this year, Sasaki dropped yet another decision, this time to the talented and very experienced Jutaro Nakao. Sasaki has certainly bounced around the Japanese scene a fair bit, working for RINGS, GCM, DEEP, Pride and Pancrase and has faced plenty of good, experienced fighters. The trouble is Sasaki just isn’t that good. He’s capable and well-rounded but he’s going to need more than that to beat Murray, particularly as he stands only 5’7”, at least 6 inches shorter than his lean, powerful, big punching and highly motivated opponent. While he should be careful not to underestimate Sasaki, the main question should be whether Murray can put on a good show for his hometown fans and become the first man to actually KO or tap out Sasaki. If he can, and I think he will, this could be the start of his climb back up to the upper end of the middleweight ranks. Look for Murray to score another spectacular and wildly popular KO late in the first round.
Vacant Cage Rage British Middleweight Title: Sol Gilbert vs. Mark Weir

For me, this is the most interesting fight on the show: a truly high quality all-English clash that should answer a number of big questions. Just how good is Gilbert? How will he comeback from that devastating CR10 knockout defeat to Curtis Stout? How will he cope with Weir’s height and reach advantages? Or his much greater experience? On the other hand, how will Weir cope with Gilbert’s neat boxing skills? Just how much does Weir have left at 37 and after four straight defeats? How will Weir bounce back from his own highlight reel-worthy KO loss to Stout, just a couple of months ago?
ZT Fightskool boss Sol Gilbert (6-2-1) could be catching Weir at the right time. Gilbert, a former amateur boxer (he did turn pro but lost in his debut and hasn’t pulled on the big gloves since then), has fast hands, hits hard and seems to be an ever improving ground fighter. At CR8, he promised Jean Francois Lenogue a “knuckle sandwich” but pulled off a surprisingly fluid armbar as a counter to strikes on the ground, for the submission win late in the second round. Although Gilbert’s takedown defence was clearly lacking in that one, his spoiling tactics on the ground were enough for him to avoid any serious trouble before finishing the Frenchman off. Two months later at CR9 he punished late substitute Ridas Vivada with body shots on the ground, went for, and came close to a pair of armbars and a rear naked choke, used leg kicks well and finally finished off the Lithuanian with a perfect overhand right for the first round KO. Most recently at CR10, Gilbert was more than competitive against Stout, defending expertly on the mat before being caught with a counter left hook early in the second that instantly switched his lights off. Before signing up with Cage Rage, Gilbert was a regular for the Brighton based (his hometown) Ultimate Combat promotion, winning 3 fights, drawing with the more experienced Lars Besand and being choked out by Weir’s protégé Matt Ewin.
Mark Weir (14-9) really needs to turn his career around here if he wants to continue fighting at a high level. Coming off 4 straight losses and posting a 5-8 record since his stunning, 10 second UFC debut against Eugene Jackson almost 3 years ago, Weir seems to be showing his age and the effects of so many hard fights. Still, he remains one of the most recognisable faces on the talent laden British middleweight scene and with his height, hand and foot speed and unusual, Taekwondo derived striking, can still be dangerous, even as he approaches 40. Of those 8 losses he’s only actually been knocked clean out twice, by Stout and, at UFC 46 by David Loiseau. He’s tapped out 3 times, been stopped on cuts twice (to Matt Lindland and Jorge Rivera) and dropped a dull unanimous decision. On the plus side, he beat Alex Reid in a stand-up war in March 2004, and has choked out the dangerous Jean Francois Lenogue and faded Luta Livre veteran Johil de Oliveira. Taller and boasting a longer reach than his 30 year old opponent, Weir also uses kicks more effectively and should be able to land some good shots. Gilbert though, has excellent head movement and uses his handspeed and neat boxing to great effect. If the fight goes to the ground, both are pretty evenly matched and should be able to defend against each other’s strikes and submission attempts long enough to end up back on their feet. One worry for Weir is his chin and if Gilbert lands a clean, hard shot, the veteran could be in trouble. And at some point its pretty likely Gilbert, who trains at London Shootfighters with Lee Murray as well as at his own school, will get through and once he has Weir in trouble, will finish him off quickly and effectively. Look for Gilbert to score a second round TKO after what could well be one of the greatest fights in British MMA history.
Vacant Cage Rage World Heavyweight Title: Antonio ‘Junior’ Silva vs. Rafael Carino

With Ian Freeman’s chest injury forcing him to pull out of his CR11 fight with Kristof Middoux, the vacant CR World Heavyweight title remains in limbo. But on July 2nd two enormous Brazilians step into the cage to decide who goes home with the big, shiny strap. England based 23-year old Antonio ‘Junior’ Silva, at 6’4”, with just 2 professional fights and lurking somewhere between 270 and 300 pounds is simply monstrous. His 32-year old opponent ‘The Earthquake’ stands 6’ 8” and represents the highly regarded Nova Uniao.
The hype for Wolfslair MMA’s ‘Junior’ exploded as soon as word got out of his stunning debut. On March 6th 2005, Silva needed just 48 seconds to obliterate Tengiz Teoradze. While Teoradze, a late substitute had lost before (and again since) it was his weak submission defence that cost him fights with Jeff Monson and Fabricio Werdum. He had never been smashed to pieces before. Taking down a former World and European Greco-Roman Champion (Espoir class) and Senior Worlds bronze medallist and giving him a savage beating was more than enough to get people excited. In Silva’s second fight, on May 21st, he predictably destroyed MMA debutant Marcus Tchinda, another 300-pound behemoth in a very one-sided 3:03 to claim the Cage Warriors Super Heavyweight title. Make no mistake, ‘Junior’ is not just some clumsy giant, he’s a quick, technically gifted, heavy-handed monster whose skills and physical advantages should ensure a very bright future.
Rafael Carino (2-0-1) has not fought in almost two years. And that fight, a draw with emerging Brazilian heavyweight Walter Farias, was Carino’s first professional action since his May 1996 win at UFC 9. In that one Carino took the fight to the ground early, before sluggishly grinding out a TKO win a little over 5 minutes later against Matt Anderson. While Carino trains with some great fighters at Nova Uniao, he’s big, awkward and slow. Basically, he’s a fairly typical giant whereas his younger opponent is more fluid and much faster. While it’s far too early to anoint Silva as the Next Big (make that BIG) Thing, I’m expecting him to win this one. Carino’s age and inactivity may count against him and ‘Junior’ is strong, skilled, hungry and, in terms of exposure, this is by far his biggest fight yet. Expect a highly motivated Silva to maul Carino to the mat before unleashing some heavy punishment for a TKO win in the first.
Gerald Strebendt vs. Vitor ‘Shaolin’ Ribeiro

In something of a departure from the typical Cage Rage matchmaking that emphasises striking, this could turn into a submission classic. Quite what the generally unsophisticated and KO happy London audience will make of it is uncertain but it’s a welcome return to the promotion for the ‘Finishing Machine’ and an equally welcome debut for ‘Shaolin’. That said, it may be a little surreal watching two BJJ masters, one representing 10th Planet Jiu-jitsu and the Machados and the other one of the leading lights of Nova Uniao test their skills before a half-drunk and pretty bemused audience. Strebendt (8-5) has worked for Cage Rage twice before, beating Jean Silva with a rear naked choke at CR2 and losing to the Brazilian’s triangle choke in a CR6 rematch in May 2004. Just a couple of weeks before that, Strebendt briefly became an online forum sensation when he scored the first ever MMA win with his trainer Eddie Bravo’s ‘twister’ in a Cage Warriors match with Dave Elliot. While Strebendt is one of the most exciting BJJ stylists around he’s recorded few wins of any note, usually being more notable for losing to quality fighters than beating them. Aside from his win over Silva, Strebendt’s victories have come against fighters with a combined record of 20-21-1. At the same time he’s lost quickly to the capable but unremarkable Eiji Mitsuoka, been battered in less than 2 minutes by the one dimensional Charles ‘Krazy Horse’ Bennett, been KO’ed by Josh Thomson (in a memorable fight at UFC 44) and a little over a year ago, took a beating from Sean Sherk.
While Strebendt will put on a show, it’s very likely Vitor ‘Shaolin’ Ribeiro’s name will be added to that list of fighters. A contender for the mythical ‘pound for pound’ title so many people like to talk about, the Shooto regular and training partner of Joao Roque is 11-1 as a professional, with his only loss coming in December 2004 to the excellent Tatsuya Kawajiri. ‘Shaolin’ returned to action in May, choking out the talented Tetsuji Kato at Rumble on the Rock 7. A slick BJJ stylist, ‘Shaolin’ tends to either score unanimous decision wins or tap out his opponents with arm triangle chokes. So far in his career, he’s beaten Kato, the fearsome Joachim Hansen, Joe Hurley and Takumi Nakayama with the move and the judges have awarded him wins over quality fighters like Kawajiri, Ryan Bow and Ivan Menjivar. Strebendt may be good enough to avoid the submission but whether he can do enough to actually beat Ribeiro is another matter entirely. Look for ‘Shaolin’ to take a convincing decision win.
Curtis Stout vs. Nilson Da Castro

After a pair of devastating KO wins over British opposition, the in-form Stout, (9-6-1) has a chance to go 3-0 in London against dangerous but inconsistent Chute Boxe fighter Nilson Da Castro (10-7). Stout looked incredible in quickly and brutally KO’ing Mark Weir at CR11 and, after a slow start, pulled off an awesome one punch KO of Sol Gilbert at CR10. Injury robbed Stout of his chance to fight the originally planned Jorge Patino so he gets a shot at ‘Macaco’s teammate instead. Stout has undergone a real career resurgence for Cage Rage, bouncing back from a 3-fight slump where he lost to Trevor Prangley, David Loiseau and Rich Franklin and da Castro will be a big test for the powerful striker and wrestler from Kansas City. Stout’s other losses have all been to name opposition as well – Phil Baroni, Andrei Semenov and John Renken. A losing finalist in the IVC11 8 man tournament back in 1999 and a veteran of Meca Vale Tudo and Pancrase, da Castro has certainly been around. A short, compact striker he has a style similar to Stout’s but with all the stereotypical Chute Boxe elements thrown in – a furious intensity and often reckless aggression. This could easily be the best fight on a well-stacked show, as both are likely to come out fast and throwing some very heavy punches. Like Stout, da Castro is riding a 2 fight winning streak after losing 4 in a row – first to Akihiro Gono, (by DQ for a horrific but seemingly unintentional kick to the groin), and 3 very clear decision losses to Gono in a rematch, Carlos Baruch and Gustavo ‘Ximu’ Machado. Since late 2002 da Castro has beaten just two fighters, Pancrase regulars Keichiro Yamamiya (twice) and Daisuke Watanbe. He does hold a very impressive win, although it was 5 years ago and his opponent was making his professional debut, over Daniel Acacio but I expect Stout to be a little too good technically for da Castro in this one. Stout has only been cleanly KO’ed once, by Renken back in 2002 and da Castro has never been legitimately knocked out in an on-off pro career that dates back to 1993. However, there’s a first time for everything and I’m going for Stout to finish this one with another of those big left hooks, sometime in the second round.
Travis Lutter vs. Matt Ewin

Matt Ewin (13-5-1) is the latest CR middleweight to try his luck with an American UFC veteran, as he takes on Travis Lutter. Ewin is a quality fighter but had lost 3 fights in a row before his May 21st rematch with Damien Riccio. Until September 2004 things were going very well for Mark Weir’s top student. He was 13-2-1, with losses to Alex Reid (no shame there) and the dangerous Xavier Foupa-Pokam (avenged in style a few weeks later) and submission wins over Suley Mahmoud, Ross Pettifer, Sol Gilbert and Gaz Roriston. He also scored TKO victories over Gregory Bouchelaghem and, at CR7, Jess Liaudin. Then, Ewin fought Riccio for the first time. Little happened until Riccio scored with a looping left hand, dropping, cutting and stopping the Gloucester man in the second round. Three months later, he travelled to Russia and dropped a decision to the criminally underrated Andrei Semenov before taking some heavy punishment from Martin Kampmann in March and losing by TKO. Even worse, his grudge match with Riccio ended as a chaotic, acrimonious No Contest, which featured both fighters bleeding, unclear refereeing, a minor scuffle and charges of cheating and lying on both sides. Now Ewin, one of Britain’s most well rounded fighters has to deal with BJJ black belt and Guy Mezger protégé.
Travis Lutter (5-2) has a habit of surprising people. Nobody expected him to KO Marvin Eastman at UFC 50, nor should anyone have picked him to be choked out (lose yes, but submitted, no) by Matt Lindland at UFC 52. However, that is what happened. Lutter knocked the shorter kickboxer out with a single straight right hand in a fight where, aside from the finish neither seemed to do anything whatsoever. Lindland effectively shut Lutter down though, and aside from a brief advantage he failed to capitalize on, the Texan didn’t look good, although he was ill before the fight, before being trapped with a guillotine. Lutter also holds a submission win over Mark Epstein and has lost to Jorge Rivera. Though that second loss was more due to fatigue and the foolhardy gameplan of standing and trading with ‘El Conquistador’. Can Ewin reverse the recent CR trend of middleweights losing to American opposition? Unlikely. Everything points to a win for Lutter. He’s younger, has a size advantage, and is far superior at BJJ. Ewin though, has had more professional fights, is very well rounded with good wrestling skills and is a diligent trainer. Still, whether he’s really focused on this fight with the Riccio situation still unresolved (they meet under the Cage Warriors banner just 2 weeks after this fight) is another question, and one that could have an impact. Hopefully he will be and may be able to pull off a big upset but realistically, its Lutter by submission, perhaps late in the first.
Mark Epstein vs. Mathias Riccio

‘The Beast’ (7-7) makes a quick return after being blasted out in 2:16 by Evangelista ‘Cyborg’ Santos at CR11. And Mathias Riccio, despite a poor looking record, (4-8) is hardly an easy night’s work. The powerful Frenchman holds wins over Tom Blackledge and Pierre Guillet, has fought in Shooto, and beaten and lost to Nova Uniao grappler Rodrigo Gripp de Sousa. Riccio has dropped 3 of his last 4 fights, including being choked out at CR8 by James Zikic and stepping in at a day’s notice to fight the fearsome Melvin Manhoef at CR10. Riccio was predictably KO’ed in the first round but put up a hard fight and this one should be a cracker. London Shootfighters’ brawler Epstein has a simple approach to fighting – train hard, then go into the cage swinging. A dangerous puncher, he can take horrific punishment and still come back with hard, wild punches. Heavy handed, stubborn and easy to hit, it’s no wonder he’s one of the company’s most popular fighters. Recent outings haven’t been particularly kind to Epstein though. The intimidating brawler has now lost 4 of his last 5 fights. At CR7 and CR9, he fought Mike Bisping and while he certainly had his moments each time, and both fights were great fun to watch, Epstein ended them both as the battered loser. Epstein did pick up a dull decision win at CR8 but then lost in Holland to Fatih Kocamis and was blasted out by ‘Cyborg’. Both hit hard, both can take heavy shots and both love to stand and swing. In a sense, it really doesn’t matter who wins, since this one is guaranteed entertainment, but I’m going for Epstein by TKO in the second.
Alan Murdoch vs. Tom Blackledge

Debutant Murdoch steps in with just a couple of weeks notice to fight the very promising Tom Blackledge (3-2) a Wolfslair teammate of Mike Bisping and Antonio Silva. Blackledge was originally lined up to fight UFC referee Herb Dean, but with the big, dreadlocked one out injured, Murdoch has signed up to fill the void. Blackledge looked very impressive in picking up a quick submission win at CR11 and while he may be a little undersized at heavyweight, the northerner has excellent conditioning and is a tough, versatile fighter who trains with perhaps the best team in Britain. Blackledge by TKO.
Alex Reid vs. Ridas Vivada

Thanks to a training unjury suffered by Hassan Muridi, Alex Reid (6-2) now faces Lithuanian tough guy, and late replacement specialist, Ridas Vivada (1-1). The Lithuanian was last seen at CR9, taking a comprehensive beating from Sol Gilbert and the chances are, Reid will do the same. Vivada fought bravely against Gilbert and claims a good boxing background but Reid is just too good for him. A polished fighter a talented striker with some good submission wins over Jean Francois Lenogue and Matt Ewin, Reid also pushed Mark Weir to the limit in an absolute war in early 2004. And he was excellent at CR9, easily submitting Tulio Palhares with a triangle choke. His only other loss came when the former television soap opera actor was annihilated in 41 seconds by Jorge Rivera at CR10. Vivada though is simply not in Rivera’s league, or Reid’s class. Expect “The Reidernator” (a truly awful nickname by the way) to take this one in style, perhaps by submission.
Brad Pickett vs. Steven Milward

At featherweight one of CR’s most consistent ticket sellers, Brad ‘One Punch’ Pickett meets Steve ‘Widge’ Milward. OK, ‘Widge may actually be a worse nickname than ‘The Reidernator’. Maybe I’m missing the point but when I was growing up (and I’m only 28 now) ‘widge’ was a really childish word for penis. Pickett (2-1) debuted at CR9, blasting out Stuart Grant in just 17 seconds. At CR10 his weaknesses on the mat were expertly exposed by the much more experienced Chris Freeborn but he was back at CR11 for a rousing scrap with Aaron Blackwell. Pickett was more effective at keeping the feet in his domain, on his feet, and scored a very popular albeit injury assisted TKO win at the end of the second round. This fight will be a measure of just how well Pickett’s ground game is progressing since Milward (4-2), has taken all 4 of his wins by tapout. Milward will likely try and take this to the mat and end a 2 fight losing streak that includes a submission loss to Freeborn. Win or lose, expect another exciting fight from the likeable, trilby-hatted Pickett. I’m going for Pickett by TKO.
Phil Norman vs. Darren Guisha

Two welterweights put their unbeaten records on the line as Phil ‘Gladiator’ Norman (3-0) meets Darren Guisha (4-0). Both are making their CR debuts but Norman started out way back in 1998 and Guisha debuted in May 2004. Norman returned in April after almost 6 years away from the professional scene while Guisha, the reigning UKMMAC Welterweight champion has been consistently impressive. Look for Guisha to take this one by TKO.
Cyrille Diabate vs. Fabio Piamonte

An intriguing Light Heavyweight clash Cyrille’ The Snake’ Diabate (5-4-1) face Brazil’s Fabio Piamonte (0-1). Diabate, who has held Alexei Ignashov to a draw in a kickboxing match, returns to MMA after being thoroughly outclassed by Renato ‘Babalu’ Sobral at CR9. Before that, the 6’5” Frenchman had dropped a pair of fights by decision in Russia and Holland, to Arman Gambaryan and Rodney Faverus. Before his recent slide, Diabate had beaten James Zikic, Dave Vader and ‘Dirty’ Bob Schrijber. In addition, ‘The Snake’ did pick up a controversial decision win in May against Mike Bisping under Cage Kickboxing rules. While Diabate is one of the top names on the ever-growing French MMA scene, the almost anonymous Piamonte has not fought professionally in almost 6 years. And in his only fight he took a quick pasting from Dutch nutcase Gilbert Yvel. Now training with Chute Boxe, Piamonte will be well prepared, but whether he can overcome Diabate’s greater experience, striking skills (remember that not everyone who trains at Chute Boxe is automatically a world class striker, look at the Godawful Nino Schembri for evidence of that) underrated ground skills and immense height and reach is very open to question. Diabate by decision.
Rick Andrews vs. Tony Thompson, Dave Lee vs. Jason Barret

Finally, a pair of welterweight debutants have tough fights lined up against CR regulars. Tony Thompson takes on Rick ‘Just the Trick’ Andrews (2-1) and Muay Thai specialist Jason Barret faces Dave Lee (3-1). Andrews surprisingly choked out Jeremy ‘Bad Boy’ Bailey at CR7 before tapping to Lee’s triangle choke at CR10. Look for Lee, whose 3 wins are all via submission, to pick up another tapout victory. As for Andrews, he’s a solid all-round fighter who can pick up a submission win but may have trouble with Thompson’s wrestling.
Short Predictions Re-cap:
Lee Murray KO1 Kyosuke Sasaki Sol Gilbert TKO2 Mark Weir Antonio “Junior” Silva TKO1 Rafael Carino Vitor “Shaolin” Ribeiro DEC Gerald Strebendt Curtis Stout KO2 Nilson Da Castro Travis Lutter SUB1 Matt Ewin Mark Epstein TKO2 Mathias Riccio Tom Blackledge TKO Alan Murdoch Alex Reid SUB Ridas Vivada Brad Pickett TKO Steven Milward Darren Guisha TKO Phil Norman Cyrille Diabate DEC Fabio Piamonte Rick Andrews SUB Tony Thompson Dave Lee SUB Jason Barret

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