That card-topper saw the vacant heavyweight belt on the line when Greg Velasco faced off with Kevin Sears. A promising heavyweight prospect, the 29-year old Velasco was an undefeated 4-0 to start the night, with a 100% finish rate in those four victories. Having spent his entire pro career under the Cage Fury banner, Velasco’s lone loss had come in his amateur days — also in CFFC, against current UFC heavyweight Hamdy Abdelwahab.

His opponent, Kevin Sears, boasted nearly four times the experience of Velasco himself, but was making his CFFC debut in the fight. Sears, coming off a single win after being absent for the bulk of the coronavirus pandemic, had previously shared the cage with UFC fighter Parker Porter, and PFL’s Kelvin Tiller, coming up short against both.

CFFC 113 takes place at the Parx Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Saturday, October 8, 2022. The main card airs live on UFC Fight Pass following prelims streaming on Youtube. Full results from the event can be found below.

CFFC 113: Velasco vs. Sears Results

Main Card

Greg Velasco def. Kevin Sears by unanimous decision (40-36, 40-36, 40-36) – for the vacant CFFC heavyweight championship
Earl Small def. David Gladfelter by submission (rear-naked choke), Round 1, 3:32
Josiah Harrell def. Tracy Reeder by TKO (strikes), Round 2, 2:59
Shamel Findley def. Santo Curatolo by TKO (corner stoppage), Round 2, 5:00
Robert Varricchio def. Tommy Majeski by TKO, Round 3, 1:19
Joe Schick def. Dwayne Holman by TKO (injury), Round 2, 0:21
Anthony Dilemme def. Johnson Nasona by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Preliminary Card

Nick Galanti def. Payton Phillips by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) – for the vacant CFFC NEXTGEN middleweight title / amateur bout
Saige Gomez def. Lee Meringo by unanimous decision (30-27 29-28 30-27) – amateur bout

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Parker Porter was disqualified in his CES debut due to illegal strikes to the back of the head. Porter is looking to get back on the previous two fight win streak he held before the disqualification. He will be fighting in home in Hartford, Connecticut.

His opponent, Colorado native Kevin Sears Jr., has seven finishes on his record, and will look for an eighth in the cage with Porter.

Round 1: We open with a glove touch and we are underway. Sears looks for an easy takedown but Porter quickly stuffs the attempt. Porter throws ferocious ground-and-pound controlling Sears. The toughness of the Colorado native can’t be questioned, but Porter continues to dominate the round. Porter continues to switch from ground and pound to submission attempts, essentially doing whatever he wants to Sears. Porter ends the round on top.

Round 2: A dominant round one for Porter, but survival by Sears means a new life in round two. It doesn’t take long for Porter to again take control, taking down Sears. Porter is relentless with his submission attempts, and eventually forces the tap via kimura.

Porter picks up a needed win, improving his record to 9-5. Porter continuously controlled Sears, and was persistent on his submission attempts. A dominant performance in his hometown of Hartford.

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