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***** BREAKING NEWS ********

 

The skies opened up, the clouds cleared, a figure could decended on the white house! It`s a bird ! No it`s a plane! No it`s DONALD TRUMP!

 

Don Camara: Donald, WTF bros? What the f*** are we doing in a CEC thread?

 

POTUS: We making America great again Ibby!

 

Don Camara: That`s not really how this works Donald. 330k ... 1 fight left in your contract ... 1 330k org left ... connect the dots?

 

POTUS: How about I connect my size 15 boot to your rectum ?

 

Don Camara: Oh come on !

 

POTUS: Stop whining Ibby. Start WINNING !

 

Don Camara: I win plenty, now let`s talk like civilized men.

 

POTUS: Sorry Ibby. I have asked Jordan for an early release (it was offered in the mass email I think) to go help Master Daugherty and to MAGA. I am good with finishing my last fight in the contract too, I see that cuck Folioli and his fighter are the only ones free LOLOL Oh my Gawd that would be sweet.

 

Don Camara: Oh please crush him, he is Antifa 100%

 

POTUS: Whatever the case, last fight or not the POTUS is coming. You should be nice to the Guardians, they always support you.

 

Don Camara: They are led by a rodent.

 

POTUS: Rodent lives matter! I have also STRONGLY REQUESTED some help from my POWERFUL frens to come to the Guardians help!

 

Don Camara: Who? what? when? MY frens.

 

POTUS: Amanda Nunes, winner of the most prestigious tournament ever!

 

Don Camara: No man, 340k is MINE MINE MINE

 

POTUS: Papi Tantor has also been SUMMONED

 

Don Camara: Fook that, he must fight Izzy next !

 

POTUS: Much more is at stake here than your Hype Don Camara. Please take a seat over there.

 

Don Camara: You got steak?

 

POTUS: Whatever

 

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The CEC is also looking for an event preview writer for start date early October. The CEC is still needing fighters to join our ranks so we can start match ups for our 1st returning event in October!!!


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New Signings!!! Looking to add more talent!!! Take a look at some of the top talent waiting at CEC.




Slammy Neckbreaker (334359)


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19-8


450 P4P


Former JAG 135 lb Champion




"President Elect" Donald Trump (330872)



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22-6


231 P4P


Former Skrap Fights & Budokai Champion




Harold Nicolas (296247)



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31-16


316 P4P


Former AFL, Dare, Rising Stars, ICS Champion




Thorvald Espensen (336078)



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8-5


794 P4P


Former Skrap Fights Title Challenger




"The Boyar Bully" Boris Orlov (285530)



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20-9-1


759 P4P


Tycoon World Champion/ Veteran of Syn, ICS, Aspire, AEW




Albert "The All American Italian" Ricci (280004)



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20-13


Former Primal Fear Champion




Distant Thunder (335820)



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10-8-1


Comin to fuck yo shit up




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9-8


Tycoon World Grappling Champion/ Former MMA Helsinki Champion




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40-19-1


Former Ontario Fight Club & Aspire Champion


MMA Legend

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CEC: NEW ERA (943212)

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The CEC is back! Former owner of Catch Wrestling Championships made a move back to the mma world after almost two years. John Daugherty obtained the historic CEC with only one top fighter signed. With a barren roster, he got to work right away looking for top level fighters to sign where he would meet obstacles he hasn't faced since his days of running the DARE and NSC organizations. DARE was very successful and rose to the top ten, before merging and being sold. NSC was a different concept that focused on older fighters, but again was very successful at the mid org levels. Daugherty was offered a proposal to sell that he couldn't refuse and thus the birth of the CWC happened to bring the managers and grapplers of the game an org they could call their own. When a meeting of CEO's discovered that the since defunct CEC was under new management and attempting a reopening, it was then that Daugherty wanted to have the opportunity to take it over and do it right. In a historic move, Daugherty directly bought the rights to the CEC and with the CWC in good hands with Buff Minion at the helm, the CEC NEW ERA came to be.

This NEW ERA starts OCT 3rd

Knights Court; London, England

PREVIEW OF MAIN CARD

1st Fight

"El Castigador De Juárez" DeMario Valdez (329236) 18-12-1

vs.

Samuel "No Gods, No Masters" Cooke (300941) 20-18

Valdez is a veteran of Rise and Gamma. An incredible boxer with 16 wins by KO/TKO. Valdez, 29 years old has had some tough losses recently losing 6 of his last 8 but all but 1 of his losses were by decisions with two being split decision losses against some of the best of Gamma. Valdez has been down, but not out as he has only been finished on the feet once in his career and once on the ground. He has been a former champion at Rise, so he knows what it takes to get there, and his road begins vs. Cooke.

Samuel Cooke is a veteran who has bounced around and under new management. A former champion from EFA and a Catch Wrestling Regular. Cooke who is an excellent grappler with a record of 11-4 and holds a black belt with the Roosters Coop gym in Vegas. Cooke also is very game with excellent MT and can mix up a fight very well between the stand up and ground. Cooke is on a losing streak as well and will look to move in the win column against Valdez.

Prediction: Valdez by KO

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2nd Fight

Finnish Experiment Il (308717) 21-14

vs.

"The Boyar Bully" Boris Orlov (285530) 20-9-1

Finnish Experiment II comes over from Inferno. A world class wrestler and boxer who likes to mix it up on his feet with a variety of punches, kicks, and dirty boxing. In a recent slump going 2 for 6, the Experiment changed scenes and looks to start a path of redemption. Early in 2020, Experiment was on a 4 fight win streak at Tokyo Rage, where he won 3 of those by KO/TKO. He will be facing another veteran fighter in Orlov.

Orlov has mixed results from the past. Most recently fought at Syn going 1 for 3. Orlov has a TWGC Title to his name going 5-0 and has excellent wrestling with a granite chin. The Bully likes to be exciting and puts on great fights. Look for both fighters to put on a show in this one.

Prediction: Experiment II by Decision

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3rd Fight

Harold Nicolas (296247) 31-16
vs.
Fedor Shabanov (325701) 18-8
Harold Nicolas has champion experience and has been fighting top talent throughout his career. At 36 he is looking to make another run for a title in the CEC. Nicolas is a world class boxer with excellent grappling, and a recent champion with CEC and Inferno defeating some top talent like Akoni Gray and Tong Po. Nicolas a HOF member of Syn Europe and a defending champion from DARE will want to use his boxing as he has 23 KO/TKO's in his career. He will be facing a younger opponent in Shabanov.
Fedor Shabanov has cut weight from being a heavyweight and is now looking to use that strength from his days of a heavyweight to knockout people at 205. With a 4 inch height advantage over Nicolas and a win by the sword die by the sword game, this should be a great fight standing. Shabanov has 15 wins by KO/TKO with several fight or KO of the night awards. One of his best wins was against heavyweight Alexandru Mircea in his 2nd defense of his title at Demolition MMA.
Prediction: KO of the Night
Shabanov in a back and forth stunner.
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Co-Main Event

"President Elect" Donald Trump (330872) 22-6
vs.
Barry McCockiner (326193) 6-2
President Elect Trump came to the CEC to grab it by the pussy! Trump with several title belts spanning Budokai and Skrap fights, brings his amazing 10 fight of the night awards and high powered dirty politician boxing to the new era of the CEC. Trump don't play and he is here to win more titles. Trump went on a rampage in 2019 with a 12 fight win streak, where 8 of those were title matches. Joining JAG in 2020 proved to be a little bit of a slide as he lost his first 2 fights by decision, but then rebounded. In his most recent outing he put Kermit Archer away with a dirty politician smashing. Trump is here and he is looking to take care of business vs. McCockiner.
Barry McCockiner has only had 8 fights, with 3 wins by KO and by decision. He is a stand up fighter who has been trading the clinch with the distance game and he is not predictable by mixing up his strikes in a variety of ways. Recently in Syn and Wolf Pack Fighting Alliance, McCockiner is facing a tough test, but one that will put him looking at a title match if he can take Trump out or win at the Polls.
Prediction: Trump
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Main Event of the Evening
Featherweight Title Fight
"The Gypsy Prince" Seamus MacNamara (330046) 22-3-1
vs.
Slammy Neckbreaker (334359) 19-8
The CEC New Era begins with a great main event fight for the featherweight title. Slammy Neckbreaker was the one top fighter all alone in his division when John Daugherty made the move. Alone he is no more. Waiting and waiting for anyone to fight him, many calls were made, offers were made to other orgs to loan fighters and no one wanted to fight Slammy. Amazingly MacNamara unable to get opponents to accept his fight offers decided that I know one place and one fighter that will, and the next day MacNamara was signed and by that night both fighters signed the fight contract and away we go!
The Gypsy Prince with a staggering 22-3-1 record and hardware from UCF, Budokai, and Pulse brings his experience and volume fighting to the CEC. Volume in strikes, volume in accuracy, and he out fights his opponents with his extraordinary foot work. MacNamara holds 20 decision victories in his career, taking top level talent to the brink even in defeat like Kurt Verygood a loss by split decision after 25 minutes, or his majority draw against Yung Hung Dong after another 25 minutues. The Gypsy Prince will keep you busy if you can keep up and if you can't your gonna get tagged a lot. He will have his hands full against Slammy Neckbreaker, whose name suggests he is not going to want to stand and bang with such a crafty fighter like MacNamara.
Slammy Neckbreaker rarely tries to win by a decision, he has 15 KO/TKO's in his career. Thats almost 80% of his fights. He has split his losses between 4 decisions and 4 submission losses but he has not been KO'd yet in his career. Neckbreaker has lots of advantages, he will have a 7 inch height advantage and close to 20 lbs difference over the Gypsy King. He will try to use these advantages to nullify the quickness and speed of his opponent. The former JAG champion has a tough test if he cannot control MacNamara and use his strengths on the ground.
Prediction: Fight of the Night
Tough Call!!! Flipped a Quarter 10 times and 7 times it was heads for Slammy! Either way we will have a top champion and two top level featherweights in the game! Expect anything!
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Co-Main Event

"President Elect" Donald Trump (330872) 22-6
vs.
Barry McCockiner (326193) 6-2
President Elect Trump came to the CEC to grab it by the pussy! Trump with several title belts spanning Budokai and Skrap fights, brings his amazing 10 fight of the night awards and high powered dirty politician boxing to the new era of the CEC. Trump don't play and he is here to win more titles. Trump went on a rampage in 2019 with a 12 fight win streak, where 8 of those were title matches. Joining JAG in 2020 proved to be a little bit of a slide as he lost his first 2 fights by decision, but then rebounded. In his most recent outing he put Kermit Archer away with a dirty politician smashing. Trump is here and he is looking to take care of business vs. McCockiner.
Barry McCockiner has only had 8 fights, with 3 wins by KO and by decision. He is a stand up fighter who has been trading the clinch with the distance game and he is not predictable by mixing up his strikes in a variety of ways. Recently in Syn and Wolf Pack Fighting Alliance, McCockiner is facing a tough test, but one that will put him looking at a title match if he can take Trump out or win at the Polls.
Prediction: Trump

 

 

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Trump: I want to thank CEC brass and Psycho Psych for this great fight. Secret service got a tip late last night about my opponent partying until late so we had to scramble a little bit and change the gameplan but it really did pay off as that 1st round was a tough one.

 

If it wasn`t for our vast network I doubt we would have made the adjustments necessary right before the fight, so thank you know who :)

 

I want to address a few misconceptions that have surfaced on Buzz about tonight`s fight. I did not take a knee.

 

"Trump's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McCockiner connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Trump scrambles back to his feet".

 

This rumour going around social media about me taking a knee mid-fight is bullshit. I went down to a knee is not the same as taking a knee. So please to my detractors stop all this nonsense altogether!

 

The second thing I want to address is this COVID-19 virus rumour.

 

I came down with a fever last night and I thought my sponsor`s apparel were just making my Balls Hot.

 

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Only after the fight did I get properly tested and I can confirm I 100% caught the RONA. Now I have never been against masks, I own a few.

 

I will now go into quarantine with my lovely wife and I suggest Barry get tested as we came really close today.

 

Thank you all and God Bless !

 

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Post event - CEC: NEW ERA

 

The CEC returned today in London with a huge crowd and a good beginning to the NEW ERA. There is a new featherweight champion to start things off. Lets look at the top 3 fight results and what the picture looks like for other divisions.

Featherweight Champion "The Gypsy Prince" Seamus MacNamara (330046)

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Wins by Decision (Unanimous) vs. Slammy Neckbreaker (334359)

MacNamara took every round on all scorecards for a 25 minute sweep of Neckbreaker. Using volume and kicks both at the legs and body of Slammy to prevent his wrestling game attack. There were moments where Neckbreaker was able to get MacNamara down and landed some good shots, but ultimately MacNamara was able to escape back to his feet and keep the distance for most of the fight peppering slammy and moving out of range again. Slammy countered well and mixed up his head and body strikes effectively, landing a superb liver shot in the 5th round that would have put many on their knees, but MacNamara was able to take it and secure the title.

Harold Nicolas (296247)

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Wins by TKO (Strikes) vs. Fedor Shabanov (325701)

Harold Nicolas wins a hard fought fight with a spectacular KO over Shabanov. A tough fight where there were some great exchanges as Nicolas withstands some combos and excellent striking by Shabanov to put him down with a huge overhand right. The 1st round shaw Shabanov get the judges nod with out striking Nicolas, but Nicolas kept his composure and was able to connect hard and heavy to put Shabanov down.

"President Elect" Donald Trump (330872)

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Wins by Submission (Strikes) vs. Barry McCockiner (326193)

Trump uses leg kicks and a dirty clinch game to take out a fiery and dangerous Barry McCockiner. The President Elect had to weather a storm as McCockiner brought all Trump wanted with a storm of punches and a couple of great body kicks. Trump rallies to take charge and keep McCockiner out of harms reach with leg strikes, then uses he dirty clinch game to destroy any hope of a victory with a landslide domination. Trumps fells McCockiner with a a perfect 11/11 clinch head strikes and a 10/15 clinch body strikes. Trump is going to recover and look for his next opponent, and its a valiant effort by McCockiner who will look to shore up some defenses.

Finnish Experiment Il (308717) KO's by Head Kick vs. Boris Orlov (285530)

Troy "Super" Hooper (261308) wins by Majority Decision vs. Dick Diaz (306312)

"El Castigador De Juárez" DeMario Valdez (329236) wins by Unanimous Decision vs. Samuel Cooke (300941)

Oliver Hedman Karlsson (283743) wins Split Decision vs. Heribert Bosch (284048)

Albert "The All American Italian" Ricci (280004) wins by TKO (Strikes) vs. Oshan "Red" Jackson (284747)

"Super Fast" Desmond Glass (278761) Punch KO's Roy Benavidez (308863)

Wolfgang "Black Wolf" Muller (308757) wins TKO (Strikes) Terje Warholm (318880)
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CEC: 696 (943231)

 

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MAIN EVENT

Juanito "Tiesto" Cortez (269302) VS. Marvin " Il Coltello" Vettori (298184)

Cortez (21-12) takes on Vettori (17-9-1) in the headliner for tonight's event. Cortez is a former world kickboxing champion and is facing another kickboxer in Vettori, who successfully won 3 straight kickboxing fights over the summer before flip flopping mma wins and losses. Cortez is the older fighter, but has not seemed to slow down much as he has won 3 of his past 4 mma fights with a recent decision win over Lee Sin at CWC Full Contact Fighting. Both fighters will expect to engage with a striking game plan and should provide the fans with a fun and exciting fight. The winner would move one step closer to a title fight in the resurrected CEC.

Co-Main Event- Title Fight @ 155 lbs

Pascal Henry (311341) VS. DeMario Valdez (329236)

Henry (12-9-2) takes on Valdez (19-12-1) for the 155 lbs strap. Currently a small division at the CEC, but no less important as talent will be brought in as there needs to be a champion to face. Valdez won his debut in the New Era Card defeating Samuel Cooke by decision and highly ranked and touted Henry will get his first opportunity to challenge for the belt. They have met before as Valdez lost by a decision, but Henry since has only won one fight and will need to be ready with revenge on the mind of Valdez. Henry has faced top competition at Gamma, while Valdez is a former Rise Champion. Most of the fights between these fighters has resulted in decision wins or losses, but I expect one to make a statement here and win decisively.

Michael "The Wolf" Brakeley (263669) VS. Yhorm Giant (296969)

Brakeley (32-21) takes on Giant (18-13) in a highly anticipated debut fight for both in the CEC. Brakeley a must respected veteran joins after going 5-4 with Inferno. Recent fights indicate he can dish out some great stand up, but all the while taking punishment in defeats. He is 43 years old, but still very strong and capable. He will look to start a win streak with Giant and work his way to a title shot. Yhorm Giant hasn't fought since early August loss to Blitz Krieg by TKO. He has abilities as he put together several 3 fight win streaks and has 16 victories by KO/TKO out of his 18 wins. This fight should be another great fan friendly experience with either looking for that KO.

Ibrahim "Dishonest as Fuck" Camara (330202) VS. Solomon Kahn (275069)

Camara (11-3-1) takes on Kahn (31-13-3) in a serious title contender match up at light heavyweight. Both fighters are looking to make a statement to CEC executives. Camara was signed over from FARTMMA where he recently finished a 2 fight win streak. An excellent wrestler and boxer with a granite chin, has only lost by decisions in his career looks to continue the trend against a top pioneer in Kahn. Solomon Kahn a former CEC great and champion returns under new management at 41 years old. His last fight he won a split decision over Boo Lee, but that was in February and its now October. Being 41, long lay off between camps could be a problem. Kahn has championship pedigree and even at this stage is not going to be an easy push over.

Thorvald Espensen (336078) VS. Oliver Hedman Karlsson (283743)

FOR THE WELTERWEIGHT TITLE

Espensen (8-5) takes on Karlsson (25-16). Espensen is younger at 27 and on a 3 fight win streak all by decisions. He is a classic Muay Thai strategist who has a known chin of steel. A veteran of Scrap Fights and JAG, Espensen was eager to sign on to the new era of the CEC and gets a chance to show off his skills against a veteran who is still hungry to fight in Karlsson. Karlsson won his debut in the CEC with a victory over new veteran star Heribert Bosch by a razor thin split decision gets his opportunity at 39 years old. He has also a Muay Thai pedigree with olympic level grappling ability as well. A one time champion at Smash, the former multi fight veteran of MMAhelsinki gets another opportunity for a belt. This is anyone's fight, so be prepared to enjoy this match up.

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MAIN EVENT

Juanito "Tiesto" Cortez (269302) VS. Marvin " Il Coltello" Vettori (298184)

Cortez (21-12) takes on Vettori (17-9-1) in the headliner for tonight's event. Cortez is a former world kickboxing champion and is facing another kickboxer in Vettori, who successfully won 3 straight kickboxing fights over the summer before flip flopping mma wins and losses. Cortez is the older fighter, but has not seemed to slow down much as he has won 3 of his past 4 mma fights with a recent decision win over Lee Sin at CWC Full Contact Fighting. Both fighters will expect to engage with a striking game plan and should provide the fans with a fun and exciting fight. The winner would move one step closer to a title fight in the resurrected CEC.

Co-Main Event- Title Fight @ 155 lbs

Pascal Henry (311341) VS. DeMario Valdez (329236)

Henry (12-9-2) takes on Valdez (19-12-1) for the 155 lbs strap. Currently a small division at the CEC, but no less important as talent will be brought in as there needs to be a champion to face. Valdez won his debut in the New Era Card defeating Samuel Cooke by decision and highly ranked and touted Henry will get his first opportunity to challenge for the belt. They have met before as Valdez lost by a decision, but Henry since has only won one fight and will need to be ready with revenge on the mind of Valdez. Henry has faced top competition at Gamma, while Valdez is a former Rise Champion. Most of the fights between these fighters has resulted in decision wins or losses, but I expect one to make a statement here and win decisively.

Michael "The Wolf" Brakeley (263669) VS. Yhorm Giant (296969)

Brakeley (32-21) takes on Giant (18-13) in a highly anticipated debut fight for both in the CEC. Brakeley a must respected veteran joins after going 5-4 with Inferno. Recent fights indicate he can dish out some great stand up, but all the while taking punishment in defeats. He is 43 years old, but still very strong and capable. He will look to start a win streak with Giant and work his way to a title shot. Yhorm Giant hasn't fought since early August loss to Blitz Krieg by TKO. He has abilities as he put together several 3 fight win streaks and has 16 victories by KO/TKO out of his 18 wins. This fight should be another great fan friendly experience with either looking for that KO.

Ibrahim "Dishonest as Fuck" Camara (330202) VS. Solomon Kahn (275069)

Camara (11-3-1) takes on Kahn (31-13-3) in a serious title contender match up at light heavyweight. Both fighters are looking to make a statement to CEC executives. Camara was signed over from FARTMMA where he recently finished a 2 fight win streak. An excellent wrestler and boxer with a granite chin, has only lost by decisions in his career looks to continue the trend against a top pioneer in Kahn. Solomon Kahn a former CEC great and champion returns under new management at 41 years old. His last fight he won a split decision over Boo Lee, but that was in February and its now October. Being 41, long lay off between camps could be a problem. Kahn has championship pedigree and even at this stage is not going to be an easy push over.

Thorvald Espensen (336078) VS. Oliver Hedman Karlsson (283743)

FOR THE WELTERWEIGHT TITLE

Espensen (8-5) takes on Karlsson (25-16). Espensen is younger at 27 and on a 3 fight win streak all by decisions. He is a classic Muay Thai strategist who has a known chin of steel. A veteran of Scrap Fights and JAG, Espensen was eager to sign on to the new era of the CEC and gets a chance to show off his skills against a veteran who is still hungry to fight in Karlsson. Karlsson won his debut in the CEC with a victory over new veteran star Heribert Bosch by a razor thin split decision gets his opportunity at 39 years old. He has also a Muay Thai pedigree with olympic level grappling ability as well. A one time champion at Smash, the former multi fight veteran of MMAhelsinki gets another opportunity for a belt. This is anyone's fight, so be prepared to enjoy this match up.

Juanito cortez: yo that was a hell of a main event. The crowd didn't want it to end. Props to Marvin " Il Coltello" Vettori (298184) for the 3rd round KO after we both took a round

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CEC 697

October 24, 2020

Live from The H20 Arena in London, England, it’s CEC 697. Brought to you by the lovely people at Arcticus University: London, where you can put more back into your teams. Be sure to visit Arcticus for all your merchandise need and tell them we sent you.

Fast off the heels of two very successful events, Claymore Elite Combat is officially resurrected, and looks to continue their global rise with another Elite event. We watched CEC reopen its doors at New Era, crowning its first 135 champion in months. CEC 696 was equally successful with two new champions being crowned.

Undercard

Hooper vs Peterson - Opening up the night in the 170 division, Troy Super Dooper steps into the cage against Dylan Peterson. Hooper opened CEC’s New Era with a majority decision win over Dick Diaz, a very underwhelming performance against an inferior opponent that left his corner wiping their collective brows. It was a close call, he survived a very near late third round knockout, but he DID survive and that’s all that matters in the end. A stand-up fighter and older than the mountains of his home State of Queensland, he’ll look to continue his success against Dylan Peterson. Peterson was unceremoniously dumped by his manager last month, but he’s too good to remain unwanted for long. Signed by current manager Pika Choo, Peterson, his background is in wrestling and he’d prefer to take his opponent to the ground where he can finish him off. At 11-4, he’s ranked fifth in the 170 rankings and wants to put his two-loss streak behind him.

Steel vs Boss – Gunnar Pleyaa liked enough of what he saw in Jerome Steel to sign him to a contract. He enters his first CEC 265 division fight as the underdog, but his hands of steel are sneaky and dangerous and he’s capable of one-punching an end to any fight as his 93% knockout percentage shows. The Steel City’s opponent is Like A Boss, the #2 ranked heavyweight, who has his own equally success knockout percentage (88%). It’s not hard to see how this one will be decided, but it’s anyone’s guess who will be delivering the knockout.

Nilsen vs McDiggle – Two fighters near the bottom of the 205 division, it’s Yacob Nilsen squaring off against Buster McDiggle. Nilsen has the better record, but his morale is at an all-time new low. Being released by two managers in a month will do that to a fella. Corwin Antsey liked what he saw and will look like a genius if Nilsen puts his poor 2020 behind him. Buster McDiggle, The Sioux City Strangler, turned 35 this week and has never walked the line, despite what his entrance music will have you believe. Inactive since June, he has a history of being susceptible to cuts and we believe he took the time off to heal himself at The Yellow Lotus.

Bosch vs Scaletta – Back to the 170 division, it’s "The German Sargent" Heribert Bosch taking on Vito "Gangster" Scaletta. A multiple time champion, OFC legend, and former #1 ranked fighter in his weight class, Bosch’s best days may be behind him, but lord what days they were. He opened CEC New Era with a close split decision to #2 ranked Oliver Hedman Karlsson. It may have cost him a shot at the 170 title, but it was a close enough fight to keep him right in the hunt. Scaletta is slipping and needs to get back on-track as soon as possible. Multiple manager changes haven’t changed the outcomes and he comes into this fight on a 6-fight losing streak. The native of San Martino is ready and needs to bring his best to the cage.

Cooke vs Draven – The 155 pound division may be small with only six fighters signed, but that means there is a lot of opportunity for fighters like Samuel "No Gods, No Masters" Cooke to rise the top. With a .500 record and loser of four straight, Cooke needs to regain the form that made him EFA champion. He lost his opening CEC match against DeMario Valdez, losing focus in the third round after a dominant middle round. Eric Draven hasn’t been in an MMA cage in almost a year and was unemployed for much of 2020 until manager Lyle Humphreys picked him up, moved him to London, and told him to get to work. Draven prefers to stand and brawl and he’ll be looking to keep Cooke on his feet to gain the win.

Diaz vs Baldwin – The third and final 170 match of the night, Dick "The Stockton Slapper" Diaz looks to avenge his New Era loss against Troy Hooper. It was a close majority loss, and for a moment in the third round, Diaz looked assured of a win after he rocked Hooper with a hard shot. It was a great fight from start to finish, indicative of Diaz’s throw ‘em down style. Which is great for CEC fans because his opponent, Brandon "The Bastard" Baldwin, is an all-or-nothing fighter. 10 wins, all by KO; 11 losses, 10 by KO. New manager, Lyles Humphreys, has been trying to get him to work on his defense leading up to this fight, but the man from the suburb’s of Glasgow said “best defense is a superior offense”. This has fight of the night written all over it.

Glass vs McCockiner – We get our first look at the 185 division when "Super Fast" Desmond Glass steps into the cage against Barry McCockiner. How fast is Glass? He bobbed and weaved his way to a second round knockout at New Era, a fight he was able to keep off the ground after a frustrating first round. A member of CEC’s vaunted Hall of Fame, former #1 ranked PVP in the world, not enough can be said about Glass’s accolades, but he can’t rest on his laurels in this one. McCockiner may not have the experience or the trophy case to show off, but he was picked up by an experienced manager who will help him reach his potential. He had Donald Trump in trouble at New Era until an elbow busted up his forehead. It was downhill from there and he took his first loss in CEC. He’ll look to bounce back and impress in a big way.

Orlov vs Fu Tu - #2 against #4, a great way to highlight the 145 division. "The Boyar Bully" Boris Orlov cut #1 ranked Finnish Experiment at New Era, but it was too little too late as he was outclassed and ended up on the wrong side of a vicious head kick. He’s been on a little bit of a slide since leaving Catch Wrestling, but the talent and heart are clearly there. Shi Fu Tu spent nearly two years in CEC, won the 145 title, and is back to cement his name in the annals of CEC history. He’s getting a bit long in the teeth, but is in great shape and will work his opponent around the ring if an easy knockout doesn’t show itself.

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Harold Nicolas vs James McGuire

#1 ranked 205 pounder in CEC and SynCity hall of famer, Harold Nicholas is still as good looking a man as the day he quit modelling. He won his opening CEC match at New Era against Fedor Shabanov, cutting him in the early seconds of their fight and eventually knocking him out a minute into the second round. Shabanov was dumped shortly thereafter. James McGuire is a different sort of an animal, deadly accurate and extremely powerful. He comes over from Synchronicity, winning his last two bouts via knockout and will hope his concrete fists carry him to the next level.

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"The Gypsy Prince" Seamus MacNamara vs Gunnar "Outlaw" Tuft

New bantamweight champion, "The Gypsy Prince" Seamus MacNamara headlined CEC New Era and will do so again at CEC 697. MacNamara dominated the five-round title fight, winning on all cards despite being cut early. His ground defensive skills frustrated Neckbreaker all night long and he was never in any real trouble. It was an impressive win, one that made all contenders take notice. #1 contender Gunnar "Outlaw" Tuft won’t look to take to the ground, but that could be a bad thing. He backed out of his retirement talk and will look to bang MacNamara around with his world class boxing skills. Fast, smart, and tough, he works his opponents over and will knock anybody out once he finds the weakness … which he usually does.

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Good friends and deadly neighbors, welcome along to another Elite preview, brought to you by the good people at Arcticus University: London. Arcticus University, so you can put more back into your teams. Claymore Elite Combat heads back to Knights Court, London, on this most hallowed of all eves for CEC 698.5.

 

 

THE CEC TOP 3

 

 

 

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135 lbs Slammy Neckbreaker (19-9) v Dulles Bush (22-8)

 

Slammy Neckbreaker opened his CEC career in the main event of New Era, earning Fight of the Night in the process. It wasn’t the opening Neckbreaker was hoping for, despite the accolades, as he was dominated in all five rounds by 135 champ, Sean MacNamara. He started slow, content with keeping MacNamara on the ground and controlling the pace , looking for an opening, but it got more and more difficult to get through MacNamara’s defense as the fight went on. Ranked 3rd in the bantamweight division, the current JAG bantamweight champion will look for another CEC title shot, but he’ll have to get through Dulles Bush first. Ranked 4th after CEC 696, Dulles Bush fought tooth and nail for three rounds against Distant Thunder, squeaking out the closest of wins thanks to some great third round boxing skills. A long-time TGC champion and hall of fame member, he’s an intelligent fighter who will wear you down and then knock you out.

 

 

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170 lbs Thorvald Espensen (8-5-1) v Oliver Hedman Karlsson (26-16-1)

 

The 170 title is up for grabs again when these two square off in the cage for the second time in two weeks. The first and second ranked fighters in the division, their first fight at CEC 696 ended in a draw and the shiny new CEC title was left unclaimed. The Norweigan Espensen was riding a three fight win streak heading into CEC 696 and came out on fire, attacking Hedman Karlsson and avoiding the counterattacks with his speed. It got away from him a little as the fight went on as Hedman Karlsson was able to time his counters better and slow Espensen down. Will he change his gameplan for this rematch? Hedman Karlsson’s superior experience paid off as he was able to wait out Espensen’s initial charge and bring the bout to him. After his New Era victory against Heribert Bosch, a fight stuck almost exclusively in the clinch, Karlsson was able to open up at 696, making use of his incredible defensive skills and remain active enough to earn this rematch.

 

 

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205 lbs Fedor Shabanov (18-9) v Solomon Kahn (31-15-3)

 

What a ride for Fedor Shabanov. The Oral native was embarrassed at CEC New Era after getting knocked out early in the second round by Harold Nicolas. He was promptly fired by his manager and then signed by new manager, Giuseppe Folioli, a couple of days later. He’s back in CEC and brings his low IQ and two-loss streak into the cage to face Solomon Kahn. Kahn also lost his opening CEC Return match, a three-round decision to Ibrahim Camara. This one will be personal with a lot of pride on the line. Shabanov’s current manager once managed Kahn, back when Solomon was on top of the world. In fact, Folioli was singularly instrumental in Kahn being elected to the CEC Hall of Fame … a fact overlooked at his induction ceremony when Kahn failed to mention his name even once.

 

Undercard

 

155 lbs Carlos Arnoldo Perda Segurio (2-9) v Mac Moore (3-7-1)

 

Newcomer Carlos Arnoldo Perda Segurio is at the bottom of the division looking up. It’s a tough situation for the Alligator, a loser of two straight who has never been able to get on track in his MMA career. Could be his time spent in prison or his life on the streets, but something is preventing him from creating the right gameplan and finding momentum. Looking at the bright side, all nine of his losses were by decision so he clearly has the skills to stay in the fights. He just has to start winning. Mac Mochessemo Moore was the lowest ranked 155 before Segurio signed with CEC, and, like the Alligator, he has struggled with consistency. He has not won a fight in one full non-MMA calendar year and is winless in his last eight fights. He prefers working out of the clinch if he can, but he’s susceptible to the takedown and will tap out if pushed too far.

 

265 lbs Michael Brakeley (32-22) v Terje Warholm (19-15-1)

 

The second 265 lb match on the card, Michael "The Wolf" Brakeley battles Terje Warholm. Both began their CEC careers on the wrong foot: Brakeley was outclassed and got beat around by Yhorm Giant, being knocked down, rocked, cut, and KO’d all before the clock hit 60 seconds. It was a disastrous fight for the one-time XF champ and he’ll look to get things on track against Terje Warholm. Warholm had a better outing than Brakeley, but the outcome was the same. He cut Wolfgang Muller early at New Era, but couldn’t hold on as Muller worked him over in the second round, eventually knocking him out late in the third. We’ve seen better defense from the Ukrainian native and expect a better outing.

 

265 lbs Yhorm Giant (19-13) v Paul Starker (27-21)

 

The first 265 lb match on the card, Yhorm Giant travels to London after a great CEC opening fight (see above). He dominated Michael Brakeley, knocking him out in 57 seconds and earning a well-deserved KO of the night at CEC 696. Paul "BAD GORILLA" Starker won’t be nearly as easy to knockout. We didn’t see all Starker could do at CEC 696. He knocked out Jose Conseco with relative ease, barely breaking a sweat in the process. He comes into 698.5 well rested, a fact that shouldn’t be overlooked considering the Welsh native is 45 years old.

 

135 lbs Desmond Fairbanks (29-26) v Oshan Jackson (19-13)

 

Desmond Fairbanks is on a four-fight losing streak heading into his CEC debut. He spent a year in Pulse Fighting Championship, losing more than winning, but still putting on a hell of a show and now sits mid-pack in the 135 rankings. The Birmingham native has to find a way to work all three rounds to come out on top. Oshan "Red" Jackson is near the bottom of the 135 rankings after an embarrassing New Era loss to Albert Ricci. He was cut, knocked-down, rocked, and knocked-down a second time before before the fight was called. His championship days are well in the rear-view mirror, but you can’t underestimate his power. One wrong move by Fairbanks and that will be all she wrote.

 

145 lbs Carter Jose De La Cus (21-20-2) v Albert Ricci (21-13)

 

Starting off the night, we have Carter "Papi Chulo" Jose De La Cus looking to make a positive CEC debut against Albert "The All American Italian" Ricci. De La Cus hasn’t fought MMA style in a long while, only stepping into the ring once in 2020. Instead, he took a step away to focus on his kickboxing, enjoying some moderate success in Eight Limbs. It’s anyone’s guess how his time away will affect his MMA gameplan, but he’s experienced, savvy, and can stand and bang with the best of them. The aforementioned Albert Ricci beat up Oshan Jackson at New Era and decided to pack on some weight and join the 145 lb division. We’ll see if it’s the right choice, but Jackson indicated he was looking for a bigger challenge. He’ll try to knock some of the shine off Papi Chulo’s limelight.

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What a fight. Everything went perfectly as planned, as I was working my way to a third or fourth round stoppage and the finish came exactly when I expected it.

When CEC offered me the fight, I did not expect Seamus to accept such a risky fight. Seamus however is an absolute stud, gave me a massive opportunity by letting me fight him and I came out with his hype/pop and belt.
Felt only right to ask CEC to offer him a direct rematch after getting offered such massive opportunity and he was glad to accept. I do not like rematches but this felt like a must do.

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Good friends and deadly neighbors, welcome along to another Elite preview, brought to you by the good people at Arcticus University: London. Arcticus University, so you can put more back into your teams. Claymore Elite Combat heads back to Knights Court, London, on this most hallowed of all eves for CEC 698.5.

 

 

THE CEC TOP 3

 

 

 

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135 lbs Slammy Neckbreaker (19-9) v Dulles Bush (22-8)

 

Slammy Neckbreaker opened his CEC career in the main event of New Era, earning Fight of the Night in the process. It wasn’t the opening Neckbreaker was hoping for, despite the accolades, as he was dominated in all five rounds by 135 champ, Sean MacNamara. He started slow, content with keeping MacNamara on the ground and controlling the pace , looking for an opening, but it got more and more difficult to get through MacNamara’s defense as the fight went on. Ranked 3rd in the bantamweight division, the current JAG bantamweight champion will look for another CEC title shot, but he’ll have to get through Dulles Bush first. Ranked 4th after CEC 696, Dulles Bush fought tooth and nail for three rounds against Distant Thunder, squeaking out the closest of wins thanks to some great third round boxing skills. A long-time TGC champion and hall of fame member, he’s an intelligent fighter who will wear you down and then knock you out.

 

 

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170 lbs Thorvald Espensen (8-5-1) v Oliver Hedman Karlsson (26-16-1)

 

The 170 title is up for grabs again when these two square off in the cage for the second time in two weeks. The first and second ranked fighters in the division, their first fight at CEC 696 ended in a draw and the shiny new CEC title was left unclaimed. The Norweigan Espensen was riding a three fight win streak heading into CEC 696 and came out on fire, attacking Hedman Karlsson and avoiding the counterattacks with his speed. It got away from him a little as the fight went on as Hedman Karlsson was able to time his counters better and slow Espensen down. Will he change his gameplan for this rematch? Hedman Karlsson’s superior experience paid off as he was able to wait out Espensen’s initial charge and bring the bout to him. After his New Era victory against Heribert Bosch, a fight stuck almost exclusively in the clinch, Karlsson was able to open up at 696, making use of his incredible defensive skills and remain active enough to earn this rematch.

 

 

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205 lbs Fedor Shabanov (18-9) v Solomon Kahn (31-15-3)

 

What a ride for Fedor Shabanov. The Oral native was embarrassed at CEC New Era after getting knocked out early in the second round by Harold Nicolas. He was promptly fired by his manager and then signed by new manager, Giuseppe Folioli, a couple of days later. He’s back in CEC and brings his low IQ and two-loss streak into the cage to face Solomon Kahn. Kahn also lost his opening CEC Return match, a three-round decision to Ibrahim Camara. This one will be personal with a lot of pride on the line. Shabanov’s current manager once managed Kahn, back when Solomon was on top of the world. In fact, Folioli was singularly instrumental in Kahn being elected to the CEC Hall of Fame … a fact overlooked at his induction ceremony when Kahn failed to mention his name even once.

 

Undercard

 

155 lbs Carlos Arnoldo Perda Segurio (2-9) v Mac Moore (3-7-1)

 

Newcomer Carlos Arnoldo Perda Segurio is at the bottom of the division looking up. It’s a tough situation for the Alligator, a loser of two straight who has never been able to get on track in his MMA career. Could be his time spent in prison or his life on the streets, but something is preventing him from creating the right gameplan and finding momentum. Looking at the bright side, all nine of his losses were by decision so he clearly has the skills to stay in the fights. He just has to start winning. Mac Mochessemo Moore was the lowest ranked 155 before Segurio signed with CEC, and, like the Alligator, he has struggled with consistency. He has not won a fight in one full non-MMA calendar year and is winless in his last eight fights. He prefers working out of the clinch if he can, but he’s susceptible to the takedown and will tap out if pushed too far.

 

265 lbs Michael Brakeley (32-22) v Terje Warholm (19-15-1)

 

The second 265 lb match on the card, Michael "The Wolf" Brakeley battles Terje Warholm. Both began their CEC careers on the wrong foot: Brakeley was outclassed and got beat around by Yhorm Giant, being knocked down, rocked, cut, and KO’d all before the clock hit 60 seconds. It was a disastrous fight for the one-time XF champ and he’ll look to get things on track against Terje Warholm. Warholm had a better outing than Brakeley, but the outcome was the same. He cut Wolfgang Muller early at New Era, but couldn’t hold on as Muller worked him over in the second round, eventually knocking him out late in the third. We’ve seen better defense from the Ukrainian native and expect a better outing.

 

265 lbs Yhorm Giant (19-13) v Paul Starker (27-21)

 

The first 265 lb match on the card, Yhorm Giant travels to London after a great CEC opening fight (see above). He dominated Michael Brakeley, knocking him out in 57 seconds and earning a well-deserved KO of the night at CEC 696. Paul "BAD GORILLA" Starker won’t be nearly as easy to knockout. We didn’t see all Starker could do at CEC 696. He knocked out Jose Conseco with relative ease, barely breaking a sweat in the process. He comes into 698.5 well rested, a fact that shouldn’t be overlooked considering the Welsh native is 45 years old.

 

135 lbs Desmond Fairbanks (29-26) v Oshan Jackson (19-13)

 

Desmond Fairbanks is on a four-fight losing streak heading into his CEC debut. He spent a year in Pulse Fighting Championship, losing more than winning, but still putting on a hell of a show and now sits mid-pack in the 135 rankings. The Birmingham native has to find a way to work all three rounds to come out on top. Oshan "Red" Jackson is near the bottom of the 135 rankings after an embarrassing New Era loss to Albert Ricci. He was cut, knocked-down, rocked, and knocked-down a second time before before the fight was called. His championship days are well in the rear-view mirror, but you can’t underestimate his power. One wrong move by Fairbanks and that will be all she wrote.

 

145 lbs Carter Jose De La Cus (21-20-2) v Albert Ricci (21-13)

 

Starting off the night, we have Carter "Papi Chulo" Jose De La Cus looking to make a positive CEC debut against Albert "The All American Italian" Ricci. De La Cus hasn’t fought MMA style in a long while, only stepping into the ring once in 2020. Instead, he took a step away to focus on his kickboxing, enjoying some moderate success in Eight Limbs. It’s anyone’s guess how his time away will affect his MMA gameplan, but he’s experienced, savvy, and can stand and bang with the best of them. The aforementioned Albert Ricci beat up Oshan Jackson at New Era and decided to pack on some weight and join the 145 lb division. We’ll see if it’s the right choice, but Jackson indicated he was looking for a bigger challenge. He’ll try to knock some of the shine off Papi Chulo’s limelight.

 

 

135 lbs Dwayne King (8-7) v Philip Ziskie (19-15)

A late contract signed for CEC 698.5, 4th ranked Philip "The Kid" Ziskie steps into the ring against 11th ranked Dwayne "The 52 Blocks" King. We have to tell you, if the bottom of your weight class looks like Dwayne King, your organization is in great shape. He comes to CEC after a quick fight warmup in August and no prior fights since June of 2019. Rust? You bet, but manager Meyer Lansky knows fighters and he liked what he saw in King. The Kid Ziskie has been a lot more active, fighting in PFC right up until late September, but he’s also on a three fight losing streak. His morale is high, which is a great sign, and sponsor Altitude Clothing told us that he’s sweated through a dozen shirts a day getting in fighting shape for this one.

 

265 lbs Gyukosho Fujimoto (27-13) v Brutus Leagatius (25-15)

A second late fight signed, #1 ranked Gyukosho "Fujizilla" Fujimoto meets up with #2 ranked Brutus Leagatius. Two fighters headed in the wrong direction, looking to turn things around and claim early bragging right in the 265 division. Fujimoto is on a three fight losing streak and they were ugly. Capital Fug ugly. Lasting just a combined 5 minutes and 33 seconds, all three losses ended in knockouts, including an amazing 5 TKO just 5 seconds into his last fight. Not the way he wanted to make a CEC impression. Brutus Leagatius is on a two fight losing streak, ending his Synch career in a three-round unanimous decision loss. The 35 year old Greek thinks he’s found his opponent’s weakness. We’ll find out soon enough.

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CEC 699

 

 

Good friends and neighbors, welcome along to another Elite preview, brought to you by the good people at Arcticus University: London. Arcticus University, so you can put more back into your teams. Claymore Elite Combat is back at Knights Court, London, this lovely November 7th for CEC 699. CEC Hall of Famer, Magni Turisas, is sitting front row tonight; great to see him in the back chatting with some of the current CEC fighters. Let’s see if they learned anything from him. We have two title matches tonight, some exciting new talent, and the best fans in the world. Let’s get to it.

 

 

CEC Top 3

 

 

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185 lbs Donald Trump (23-6) v Desmond Glass (36-18-2)

 

The 185 pound title is on the line as "President Elect" Donald Trump squares off against "Super Fast" Desmond Glass in the Main Even at CEC 699. Trump is the #1 ranked fighter in the division and earned the title shot outright. He opened up his CEC career at New Era by mopping the floor with Barry McCockiner, cutting him with a nasty elbow mid-way through the second round and following that up with an even nastier elbow a minute later. How McCockiner even had the ability to tap out after that is amazing. His opponent is 4th ranked Desmond Glass. We talked glowingly about Glass in our 697 preview and the CEC hall of famer didn’t disappoint, crushing the same McCockiner in the first round after some vicious right hands and cut work. They’ve now faced the same opponent and earned the same results; who will prevail at CEC 699 and become the 185 pound champion?

 

 

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155 lbs Mario Benedetti (19-5) v Pascal Henry (22-11-2)

 

The top of the 155 division faces off as #1 ranked Mario Benedetti looks to turn things around against #3 ranked Pascal Henry. Benedetti finished off his 5-fight contract with Gamma and joins CEC on a three-fight losing streak, easily the worst such streak of his career. Member of the JAG Battle hall of fame, belt-holder in five companies, the 28 year-old from Uruguay’s accolades are proof of his prowess. He can’t rest on his laurels, however, the 33 year-old Henry has far more experience and spent the better part of his career alongside Benedetti at Gamma. He was given first shot at the lightweight title at CEC 696 and although it didn’t end the way he would have liked, his corner had a lot to be happy about. It was a toss-up heading into the final round and he lost by the narrowest of decisions. He’s facing a similar opponent this week so we’ll see what Henry learned.

 

 

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145 lbs Finnish Experiment II (24-14) v Heartless Jesus (11-5)

 

The 145 pound title is on the line as the two top-ranked fighters in the division find out who walks out with the belt, and who goes home crying. Experiment II earned his title shot at New Era when he knocked Boris Orlov’s head off with seconds left in the second round. It was a great fight by Experiment II who kept Orlov at bay with some devastating kicks and controlling the inside game with some aggressive clinching. Heartless Jesus, as mentioned above, controlled Tiger Grandpa in his first CEC fight at CEC 696. It was a dominating three rounds for Jesus, a fighter who hadn’t fought in seven months, a testament to his hard work and determination. His new manager, Pablo Spezziale, has created a stable of worldclass fighters and expects nothing less from Jesus.

 

 

Undercard

 

 

265 lbs Gary Sparxx (14-4-1) v Scott Minerva (19-11)

 

Another CEC newcomer, "The Rave" Gary Sparxx was signed in early October and hasn’t fought since February. His manager, CEC’s very own Johnny D, says that won’t matter since Sparxx has been staying in shape in underground fighting. He’ll look to make a big jump in the 265 division with a win over 6th ranked Scott Minerva. The Toronto native is yet another newcomer to CEC, moving over from Pulse where he was recently inducted into its Hall of Fame. His last fight was in June, an embarrassing and disgraceful first round knockout loss to a far inferior opponent, a fight his current manager says is no indication of his declining skills. We’ll see if he’s telling the truth soon enough.

 

145 lbs Tempe Gorge (6-1-1) v Ryan Keenan (7-2-1)

 

Battle of the newbies in the 145 lb division, it’s #6 ranked Tempe Gorge stepping into the ring against #8 ranked "Irish" Ryan Keenan. Gorge is fresh off back to back fights against Jack Hanna in the Limitless organization, the one and only organization Gorge has been a part of. The 30 year-old doesn’t have a lot of experience MMA fighting, but a 2-1-1 record is nothing to sneeze at. Limitless is no CEC, friends, but Gorge held his own against better opponents. Ryan Keenan is joining CEC directly from Eight Limbs kickboxing. Like Gorge, he enjoyed a good record, but only had one win in his last four fights. Could be a reason why manager Sam Fairfax decided to move him back to MMA.

 

265 lbs Wolfgang Muller (15-9) v Hulk Butane (23-17)

 

The numbers eight and ten ranked fighters in the 265 division are up next. Wolfgang "Black Wolf" Muller hit the CEC ground running with a third round knockout of Terje Warholm at New Era. Muller was cut early in that bout, but kept his focus, winning the second round on points and wearing Warholm down with some vicious kicks before sending him to the canvas. His opponent, Hulk Butane, is back for a second run at CEC. The Beast of Bodmin started in CEC at 591, only stepping down at 693 to try his luck at that second-rate organization, Synchronicity. He’s only had four fights since February, likely a good thing for the man who ages 9 times as fast as an average human.

 

170 lbs Heribert Bosch (41-20-1) v Brandon Baldwin (25-19-1)

 

Fresh off his win at CEC 697, "The German Sargent " Heribert Bosch heads into CEC 699 hoping to get one win above .500 for his CEC career. It was a comfortable unanimous decision victory for Bosch, and his experience proved the turning point as he was able to earn points all over the ring with his great wrestling skills. He may need to improve his defense for this one; his opponent, Brandon "The Bastard" Baldwin is an all-or-nothing fighter and earned another KO for his resume at CEC 697 against Dick Diaz. The 7th ranked Baldwin is a fans dream, win or lose, but this is a tough task. Bosch will look to grind him down and wear him out.

 

135 lbs Rob $tone (4-3-1) v Long Schlong (9-8-1)

 

Rob $tone isn’t the worst fighter in the world, but he is at the bottom of his weight class looking up at the rest of the division. A fantastic grappler who had good success (7-2) in the grappling world, he recently came back to MMA and is looking to make a mark. Schlong also had great success with grappling, compiling a 9-2 record and winning the bantamweight title. These two met at CEC 696 and fought to a draw, an outcome neither was happy about, which triggered this rematch. It was a fight spent mostly on the ground, a spot $tone dominated from and where he earned all his points. Schlong doesn’t mind taking it to the ground, but he scored an equal amount of points on his feet and he may decide to change his game plan up this time to accommodate.

 

145 lbs Tiger Grandpa (12-13) v Jimmy Doyle (31-19-1)

 

#7 ranked Tiger Grandpa steps back into the ring after an opening CEC loss at CEC 696 to now #2 ranked Heartless Jesus. It was a unanimous loss, but a morale victory for Grandpa who wasn’t expected to pose any type of challenge heading into the fight. He survived a late first round knockdown and kept it close the rest of the fight, mixing in some solid groundwork along the way. #10 ranked Jimmy "Jazz" Doyle is better than his ranking shows. A one-time CEC member in the middle of his career, the 44 year old has spent the last dozen fights in Synchronicity. He’s on a four-fight losing streak entering his second CEC career, the last a tough majority loss on October 11th.

 

185 lbs Ralphie White (3-6) v Roy Benavidez (16-15)

 

The two lowest ranked fighters in the 185 pound division may be the same age, but are worlds apart in experience. White has nine fights under his belt and his last fight was back in April in the WFPA organization under a different manager. Gunner Pleysa picked him up from the garbage dump on October 14th, giving him only a little bit of time to train and come up with a game plan. It may be tough for his opponent, Roy Benavidez, because of the lack of videotape and scouting opportunities, but he’s confident he can come through. He had Desmond Glass, his opponent at New Era, on the ropes in the second round, only to be knocked out unconscious.

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CEC 700.5

 

Good friends and ugly neighbors, welcome along to another Elite preview, brought to you by the good people at Arcticus University: London. Arcticus University, so you can put more back into your teams. Claymore Elite Combat takes a break from London this November 14th and heads to lovely St Petersburgh for CEC 700.5. One of the most culturally important and beautiful cities in the world, St Petersburgh has seen its share of battles, but none like tonight. Not one, not two, but three title fights! We have another CEC Hall of Famer in attendance this week, local legend Sergey "loh" Beznisko, who we saw joking with fellow Russian, Boris Orlov, earlier this evening.

 

 

CEC TOP 3

 

 

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135 lbs Gunnar Tuft (13-3) v Seamus MacNamara (23-4-1)

 

The Bantamweight title is in new hands as new champion, Gunnar "Outlaw" Tuft heads to the Ice Box to defend his title for the first time. It was a thrilling title win for the man from Oslo and the first in his MMA career. He’s now the top ranked P4P fighter in the organization and all will be gunning for him. Get it? Gunning? Gunnar? Ehem. His opponent is a familiar one, it’s former champ and CEC 697 opponent, "The Gypsy Prince" Seamus MacNamara. Their first fight was as good as everyone expected. MacNamara tried to keep things at arms length so he could use his amazing boxing skills to keep Tuft at-bay, and it was a flawless game plan for the first three rounds. Whether it was concern over his cut or fatigue, MacNamara threw a lazy shot early in the fourth and Tuft took full advantage, countering with a heavy kick to the head that signaled the end of the bout. There is lots of respect between the two fighters, but no love loss in the ring. Will this live up to the first fight? Is Tuft the real-deal?

 

 

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155 lbs DeMario Valdez (20-12-1) v Harvey Stallion (17-6)

 

You can’t get "El Castigador De Juárez" DeMario Valdez off the ceiling. The 29 year old from Juarez won the CEC lightweight title at CEC 696 with an incredibly tough unanimous decision over Pascal Henry. Unlike his win at New Era, Valdez didn’t have to fight to keep it off the ground, and chose instead to stay standing and box it out. It was a gutsy decision, all the more impressive after he was cut early in the first round and had to defend against that for the next nineteen minutes. His first title defense will be against Harvey "Horse Meat" Stallion, a newcomer to CEC who instantly became the number on contender after winning the Limitless lightweight belt in his last match with the company. Rumors are that he brought the belt with him from London where he has been seen showing it off in the locker room. The BJJ black belt has won his last three fights and looks to continue riding the horse at CEC 700.5.

 

 

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205 lbs Harold Nicolas (33-16) v Ibrahim Camara (12-3-1)

 

The 205 lb title is on the line at the Ice Box as the numbers one and two ranked in the division battle to see who comes away with the belt. Former model and current Synch hall of famer, Harold Nicolas earned his half of the title fight with two straight wins. The first was a second round TKO of former #1 ranked Fedor Shabanov and then a much more brutal TKO of James McGuire three weeks later. Nicolas cut McGuire with the first punch at CEC 697 and continued working on it throughout the fight, opening it so badly that the fight had to be called. Ibrahim "Dishonest as Fuck" Camara is on a three fight winning streak and he earned the title shot the hard way; a nail-biting unanimous decision against Solomon Kahn at CEC 696. Camara had the fight under control through the first two rounds and endured a ferocious onslaught in the third using great striking defense to pull it out. It’s going to be a great stand-em-up, knock-em-down title fight.

 

Undercard

 

265 lbs Gyukosho Fujimoto (28-13) v Like Boss (18-12)

 

Numbers one and three ranked in the 265 division sees Gyukosho "Fujizilla" Fujimoto take on Like "A" Boss. Fujimoto, the former #2 ranked in the world, made short work of his opponent at CEC 698.5, sending Leagatius to the mat with a brutal right hand. In the process, he put an end to that ugly three fight losing streak and showed the others in his division that he’s a force to be reckoned with. Boss earned his bonus cheque with a hard-fought three round unanimous decision against Jerome Steel. Boss impressed the judges enough to win, using a solid ground game that kept Steel on his toes. It’s that type of offensive combination that he’ll need to bring to keep Fujimoto from knocking his block off. 27 of Fujimoto’s 28 wins have been by way of knockout, 83% of Boss’s losses have ended the same way. Not a good recipe.

 

205 lbs James McGuire (20-15) v Yacob Nilsen (21-15)

 

James McGuire set himself back a bit at CEC 697, suffering a severe cut at the hands of Harold Nicolas which required the better part of two weeks to heal. That’s two weeks of recuperation, two weeks away from the gym, two weeks of sitting at home playing it over in his mind. McGuire shrugged off the concern, but insiders doubt whether the eye will ever completely heal. The knockout specialist may have to adjust his aggressive gameplan accordingly, not something that any fighter is comfortable with as he heads into the light heavyweight fight against Yacob Nilsen. The Swede had his own setback at CEC 697, a fight he had completely in hand before missing with a ground-n-pound and submitted to a triangle. The momentary lapse of concentration cost him an easy win and raised some eyebrows, with pundits wondering if the 34 year-old’s best days are firmly behind him. We doubt it and he’ll have a chance to prove it on November 14th.

 

145 lbs Tim Anton (1-1) v Boris Orlov (20-11-1)

 

Tim Anton stepped away from TWGC, where he spent all of 2020, and returns to the MMA cage for the first time in over a year. The 33 year old Belgian had moderate success in the grapping world, accumulating a 7-5 record and earning a title shot. His manager, Slobo Dragovic, has little worries that Anton’s skills won’t translate to CEC, but his opponent, "The Boyar Bully" Boris Orlov disagrees. The #6th ranked 145 pounder has slid down the rankings over the past month, losing back-to-back fights and four of his last five. His last fight, CEC 697 against Shi Fu Tu, went the distance and Orlov landed on the wrong side of the decision as he just couldn’t get through Fu Tu’s defenses late. He’s also developed a cut problem lately and he’s hoping his corner has it solved before this bout in his home country.

 

155 lbs Eric Draven (21-10-2) v Gianni Castellana (7-4)

 

Two fighters sitting in the middle ranks of the lightweight division, Eric Draven takes on CEC newcomer, Gianni Castellana. Draven’s debut at CEC 697 went about as-expected, a three-round unanimous decision win over Samuel Cooke. Although Draven would have preferred ending the match in style, he’s happy to get back to winning after a long time away from the MMA cage. It was a good opportunity to get his feet back underneath him and work on the new gameplan he and his manager are hoping to expand on November 14th. Standing on the other side of the ring, CEC rookie Gianni Castellana and his long-time manager, Mike Hunt, appear vastly overwhelmed in terms of cage experience, but Hunt warns not to overlook his fighter. Castellana is on a modest two-fight win streak and although his last MMA fight was in June, he was happy enough with his JAG experience to take the time off, train, and wait for the bright lights of CEC to call.

 

205 lbs Buster McDiggle (13-11) v Floyd Maybetter (20-15-1)

 

Two fighters at the bottom of the light heavyweight division start us off. Everyone’s favorite farmer, "The Sioux City Strangler" Buster McDiggle started his CEC career on the right foot, surprising Yacob Nilsen at CEC 697 with a first round submission and earning Sub of the Night in the process. It was a major win for McDiggle who’ll look to jump over his opponent in the rankings with another win. Floyd Maybetter is one of the hottest fighters in MMA, pushing his winning streak to seven after a unanimous decision win at CEC 696. It took a strong final round to sway the judges’ decision, a round he dominated with some great takedowns and ground work. Critics will point to Maybetter’s poor opponent record during his streak, but as his manager told us recently, a win is better than a loss in everyone’s books. One thing to watch out for; McDiggle has been cut in four straight fights, something that can’t be brushed off.

 

135 lbs Albert Ricci (22-13) v Emeritus Forge (2-8-1)

 

Albert "The All American Italian" Ricci has done a lot in his 40 years. A two-time Primal champion, 20 career wins, card-carrying member of The Guardians. He comes into CEC 700.5 on a two-win fight streak after two impressive first round beatdowns and really wants to put another notch on his belt. This is his swan song, as the New York native announced earlier this week that he will retire after this fight; win, lose, or draw. His final opponent will be Emeritus "The Ghost" Forge, former singer, former Grunge FC member. It wasn’t the greatest of Grunge careers (he lost three of four), but Papa Emeritus believes that this move to CEC against stronger competition will give him the challenge he needs to succeed. He isn’t difficult to plan against at this stage, and we suspect a veteran like Ricci won’t have an issue stuffing the multiple takedown attempts.

 

170 lbs Troy Hooper (37-22-2) v Vito Scaletta (25-17-1)

 

A welterweight fight between Troy "Super" Hooper and Vito "Gangster" Scaletta is the first fight on the card. Hooper is .500 so far in his CEC career after splitting his first two fights. He opened with a disappointing majority win against cellar dweller Dick Diaz, only to lose a split decision at CEC 697 against Dylan Peterson. Despite the loss, a much stronger and focused Hooper showed up and displayed some great defensive skills against a superior opponent. If he hadn’t let Peterson sweep early in the first round, he would have won the round and been on the other side of the decision, something positive he can take away from the fight. Nothing positive is showing up on Vito Scaletta’s scorecard lately. He is now riding a 7-fight losing streak, easily the worst of his once-great career, after losing a unanimous decision to Heribert Bosch at CEC 697. Scaletta was the much busier fighter, wrestling Bosch to the ground out of the clinch at every opportunity. He just couldn’t sustain any type of offense at any level, something he is going to have to overcome to have any success against Hooper.

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I can feel my age more and more very day, but I'm still very motivated for this rematch.


In fact, I insisted on doing this rematch, as it only felt right to give him a second chance after the big fight opportunity he had given me.


Hopefully I can pull out one more big win and adres my family and friends afterwards in the middle of the CEC-cage.


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