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Welcome to the PWInsiderXtra.com live coverage of Championship Fighting Alliance 12, live from the Bank United Center in Coral Gables, Florida.
Fight #1 – CFA Lightweight Title Decision Fight
Yosdenis Cedeno (8-2-0) vs. Torrance Taylor (13-7-1)
Referee: James Warring
Round One
The round begins with Cedeno attacking Cedeno with some leg kicks, Cedeno also attacks Taylor with a variety of other kicks. Taylor chases Cedeno around the cage while throwing some strikes, Cedeno scores a takedown on Taylor after he missed a spinning hook kick. Taylor eventually forces Cedeno into the full guard, Cedeno occasionally attacks Taylro with some ground and pound. Taylor uses the cage walk to get the fight standing, Taylor gets the takedown on Cedeno and he gets the half guard. Taylor transitions to side control on Cedeno, Cedeno scrambles to his feet and eats a knee strikefrom Taylor as the round ends.
Round Two
The round begins with Cedeno cracking Taylor with an overhand right, the fighters battle for position along the cage wall. Cedeno then hits a swinging Taylor with a counter left, Cedeno goes back to attacking Taylor with leg kicks. Taylor responds by nailing Cedeno with a side kick to the midsection, the fighters clinch up and battle along the cage wall. Taylor breaks away before catching Cedeno with another side kick, Taylor looks for a takedown and Cedeno winds up on top of him with the half guard. The fighters scramble to their feet and Cedeno cracks Taylor with a head kick as the round ends.
Round Three
The round begins with Taylor attacking Cedeno with some leg kicks, Cedeno scores a takedown on Taylor and he gets the full guard. Cedeno occasionally attacks Taylor with some short range strikes, Taylor causes a scramble to get the fight standing again. Cedeno quickly scores another takedown on Taylor and he gets side control, Taylor uses the wall walk to briefly stand up before Cedeno drags him back down. Taylor again gets the fight standing and Cedeno cracks him with a knee strike, Taylor swings at Cedeno as the round ends.
Round Four
The round begins with Cedeno rolling for a heel hook on a standing Taylor and he does not lock it in, Cedeno scores the takedown on Taylor and he gets leg control. Taylor uses the wall walk to get the fight standing, Cedeno and Taylor clinch while battling along the cage wall. Taylor scores the takedown on Cedeno and he gets the half guard, Taylor starts attacking Cedeno with some short range strikes. Taylor gains the full mount on Cedeno after landing a few elbow strikes, Taylor hits Cedeno with some strikes as the round ends.
Round Five
The round begins with Taylor cracking Cedeno with a few rights, Cedeno tries to slow Taylor down by hitting him with leg kicks. Taylor scores the takedown on Cedeno and he gets the half guard, Taylor transitions to side control on Cedeno. Taylor also starts to attack Cedeno with some ground and pound, Taylor takes the back of Cedeno after a brief scramble. Cedeno scrambles again to shake Taylor off of him and get the fight standing, Cedeno then forces Taylor up against the cage wall. Taylor switches spots with Cedeno while landing some knee strikes, the fighters are battling for position along the cage wall. Taylor lands a high kick on Cedeno as the round ends.
Fight Result: Yosdenis Cedeno def. Torrance Taylor by split decision (48-47, 47-48, 48-47) to win the CFA Lightweight Title
Fight #2 – CFA Welterweight Title Decision Fight
Valdir Araujo (13-4-0) vs. Romario Manoel Da Silva (23-10-1)
Referee: Jorge Ortiz
Round One
The round begins with Araujo looking for the takedown on Da Silva, Araujo then forces Da Silva up against the cage wall. The referee separates the fighters after inactivity and Da Silva attacks Araujo with leg kicks and a right, Da Silva then cracks Araujo with a kick to the rib cage. Araujo eats another kick before looking to takedown Da Silva, Araujo scores the takedown on Da Silva and he gets the half guard. Araujo starts to attack Da Silva with some knee strikes, Da Silva scrambles to escape and Araujo catches him in a guillotine choke. Da Silva escapes and he locks Araujo in a guillotine choke of his own that fails, Araujo briefly drops Da Silva with an elbow strike to the head as the round ends.
Round Two
The round begins with Da Silva cracking Araujo with a kick to the rib cage, Araujo responds by assaulting Da Silva with leg kicks. Da Silva swings at Araujo with his right and it keeps getting blocked, Araujo scores a takedown on Da Silva and he gets the half guard. Araujo starts to attack Da Silva with some ground and pound, Da Silva uses a heel hook attempt to get the fight standing. Da Silva then does a jump guillotine and Araujo quickly escapes to get on top of him, Araujo attacks Da Silva with a plethora of rights to the face. Araujo turns up the heat with the ground and pound on Da Silva, Araujo locks in a guillotine choke and a tap out follows.
Fight Result: Valdir Araujo def. Romario Manoel Da Silva by submission via guillotine choke (4:09, R2) to win the CFA Welterweight Title
Fight #3 - CFA Women’s Featherweight Title Tournament Finals
Fallon Fox (3-0-0) vs. Ashlee Evans-Smith (1-0-0)
Referee: James Warring
Round One
The round begins with Evans-Smith quickly hitting Fox with a counter right, Evans-Smith scores a takedown on Fox and she gets side control. Evans-Smith starts attacking Fox with some ground and pound, Fox scrambles back to her feet and tries taking Evans-Smith with a headlock. Evans-Smith counters Fox and gets back control on her, Evans-Smith goes back to attacking Fox with some strikes. Fox eventually gets hand control on Evans-Smith before scrambling to her feet, Evans-Smith then hits Fox with a front kick. Fox recovers by nailing Evans-Smith with a bunch of knee strikes, Fox then ties up a dazed Evans-Smith on the cage wall. Fox drags Evans-Smith to the ground for a short time, Fox again briefly drags Evans-Smith to the ground. Evans-Smith turns towards Fox to hit her with a knee strike, Evans-Smith then hits Fox with a striking combination. Evans-Smith looks for the takedown and nearly gets caught in the omaplata as the round ends.
Round Two
The round begins with Evans-Smith attacking Fox with leg kicks, Evans-Smith then hits Fox with a kick to the midsection. Evans-Smith forces Fox against the cage wall before cracking her with an elbow strike, Evans-Smith then scores a takedown on Fox and she gets the full guard. Evans-Smith postures up and Fox hits her with some up kicks, Fox pops up and Evans-Smith drills her with some strikes before getting another takedown. Evans-Smith goes back to attacking Fox with short range strikes, Evans-Smith transitions to side control on Fox. Evans-Smith also mixes in some knee strikes on a downed Fox, Evans-Smith transitions to the north/south position on Fox, Evans-Smith then gets full mount on Fox as the round ends.
Round Three
The round begins with Fox eating a kick to the ribs from Evans-Smith as she went for the takedown, Fox finishes the takedown on Evans-Smith. Evans-Smith uses the wall walk to get the fight standing, Fox then gets standing back control on Evans-Smith. Evans-Smith breaks free before scoring a takedown on Fox, Evans-Smith goes back to attacking Fox with a lot of strikes. Evans-Smith transitions to side control on Fox while landing more strikes, Evans-Smith attacks Fox with a lot of ground and pound. Evans-Smith advances to the full mount position on Fox, Evans-Smith pounds on Fox and the referee jumps in.
Fight Result: Ashlee Evans-Smith def. Fallon Fox by TKO via strikes (3:15, R3) to win the CFA Women’s Featherweight Title
Fight #4 - CFA Lightweight Division Fight
Efrain Escudero (20-7-0) vs. Luis Palomino (21-8-0)
Referee: Jorge Ortiz
Round One
The round begins with Palomino attacking Escudero with some leg kicks, Palomino tries keeping Escudero at bay by throwing a lot of jabs. Escudero accidentally kicks Palomino low and the fight is halted, the fight resumes with Paolomino nailing Escudero with a left uppercut. Escudero starts to attack Palomino with leg kicks of his own, Palomino then rocks a swing Escudero with a counter right. Escudero responds by landing a left of his own on Palomino, Palomino lands a right on Escudero as the round ends.
Round Two
The round begins with Escudero hitting Palomino with a few leg kicks, Palomino cracks Escudero with a two punch combo during a wild exchange. The fighters have another wild striking exchange by the cage wall, Escudero then pops Palomino with a right. Escudero then cracks a swinging palomino with a knee strikes, Palomino goes back to his leg kick attack on Escudero. Escudero looks for the takedown on Palomino as the round ends.
Round Three
The round begins with Escudero accidentally nailing Palomino with a knee strike to the groin, the fight resumes with Palomino attempting a high kick on Escudero. Escudero looks for a takedown while eating some strikes from Palomino, Escudero scores a takedown on Palomino and he gets side control. Palomino eventually forces Escudero into his full guard, Escudero occasionally hits Palomino with some ground and pound. The referee stands up the fighters after inactivity and Palomino cracks Escudero with a left, Escudero responds by hitting Palomino with some strikes to the midsection. The fighters swing at each other as the round ends.
Fight Result: Efrain Escudero def. Luis Palomino by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Main Event - CFA Flyweight Title Fight
Joshua Sampo (9-2-0) (Champion) vs. Sam Thao (7-1-0)
Referee: James Warring
Round One
The round begins with Thao attacking Sampo with a spinning hook kick, Sampo starts to attack Thao with a few leg kicks. Thao then cracks Sampo with a jump left to the face, Thao destroys the face of Sampo with an axe kick. Sampo responds by nailing Thao with a counter right, Thao then hits Sampo with a kick to the rib cage. Sampo scores a takedown on Thao and he gets the full guard, Sampo and Thao just throw at each other while on the ground. Sampo transitions to the half guard on Thao, Sampo attacks Thao with some ground and pound as the round ends.
Round Two
The round begins with Sampo scoring a takedown on Thao after getting hit by a spinning hook kick, Thao eats some strikes before getting Sampo into the half guard. Sampo transitions to back control on Thao while landing some more strikes, Sampo continuously looks for the rear naked choke on Thao. Thao eventually breaks free and gets himself on top of Sampo, Thao postures up and clobbers Sampo with a bunch of heel kicks before both stand up. Sampo goes for another takedown on Thao as the round ends.
Round Three
The round begins with Thao cracking Sampo with a right, Thao then starts attacking Sampo with some leg kicks. Thao follows that up by kicking Sampo right in the midsection, Sampo scores a takedown on Thao and he gets the half guard. Sampo quickly advances to the full mount on Thao, Sampo goes for the arm triangle choke on Thao and he eventually releases the hold after a struggle. Sampo then gets the back control position on Thao, Sampo regains the full mount after attacking Thao with some ground and pound. Sampo starts adding the elbow strikes in his attack on Thao, Sampo attacks Thao with more strikes as the round ends.
Round Four
The round begins with Thao attacking Sampo with some leg kicks, Sampo then scores a takedown on Thao and he gets side control. Sampo continuously attacks Thao with some ground and pound, Sampo transitions to the full mount on Thao. Thao scrambles to get the fight standing and Sampo quickly puts him back on the ground, Sampo goes back to attacking Thao with strikes. Sampo transitions to the half guard on Thao, Sampo then advances to the full mount on Thao a few moments later. Sampo attacks Thao with ground and pound as the round ends.
Round Five
The round begins with Sampo cracking Thao with rights while eating knee strikes, Sampo then scores a takedown on Thao and he gets the half guard. Sampo postures up while avoiding up kicks from Thao, Sampo then dives back into the full guard of Thao. Sampo eventually transitions to the full mount on Thao, Thao uses a sweep to get Sampo off of him and the fight standing, Thao briefly drops Sampo with a low leg kick. Sampo then eats an elbow strike from Thao before scoring the takedown, Sampo gains back control on Thao and he looks for the submission as the round ends.
Fight Result: Joshua Sampo def. Sam Thao by unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-46) to retain the CFA Flyweight Title
