Every Monday, The MMA Corner takes a look – with video footage when possible – at the previous weekend’s action at small regional and international shows with a focus on UFC and Pride veterans, consensus-ranked fighters and up-and-coming prospects. Here’s what went down between March 1 and March 4:

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Titan Fighting Championship 21 (Kansas City, Kan.; March 2)

UFC and Sengoku veteran Jorge Santiago (24-10) knocked out Bellator vet Leonardo Pecanha (14-8) in the first round…Pride and Bellator veteran Fabio Mello (10-6) secured an arm-triangle choke in the first round to submit Josh Huber (7-3)…Joe Ellenberger (13-1), brother of UFC fighter Jake Ellenberger, submitted Jesse Zeugin (7-3) in the third round via rear-naked choke…Ramiro Hernandez Jr. (11-4) eked out a split decision over Kevin Croom (4-3)…Read Rob Tatum’s full recap of the event here on The MMA Corner.

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Santiago (red gloves) vs. Pecanha

March 2
Midwest Cage Championships 39: Domination (Des Moines, Iowa)

Elvis Mutapcic (10-2) locked in an armbar in the second round to submit Keenan Curry (2-4)…Bellator veteran Steve Carl (16-3) submitted Mason Temiquel (1-1) by way of a first-round kimura.

March 3
Cage 18: Turku (Turku, Finland)

M-1 Challenge veteran Mikhail Zayats (15-6) scored a second-round TKO, due to doctor’s stoppage, over Juha Saarinen (7-2).

Industry of Combat New Zealand 16 (Auckland, New Zealand)

Brandon Ropati (4-0) earns a decision victory over Bellator veteran Sam Alvey (17-4).

Jewels: 18th Ring (Tokyo)

Takayo Hashi (14-4) earned a unanimous decision over fellow Strikeforce veteran Roxanne Modafferi (15-10).

Lion’s Fight 1: The Beginning (St. Petersburg, Russia)

No. 5-ranked 145-pound female fighter Yana Kunitskaya (7-1) earned a unanimous verdict over Anna Melikhova (0-1).

MEZ Sports: Pandemonium 6 (Riverside, Calif.)

The fight between No. 9-ranked 115-pound female fighter and Bellator veteran Carla Esparza (6-2) and Angela Magana (10-4), which made Sherdog’s 10 March Tussles Worth Watching, was scrapped from the card after Magana was involved in a car accident the morning of the event.

Watch Out Combat Show 18 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

Giovani Diniz (16-5) took home a unanimous nod over Gustavo Franca (8-6)…Thiago Santos (7-0) remained undefeated with a first-round TKO of Junior Vidal (0-5).

March 4
MMA Against Dengue 2 (Sao Goncalo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

Sengoku vet Antonio Braga Neto (8-1) needed just 64 seconds to submit UFC and WEC veteran Brock Larson (33-7) via a kneebar…Marcello Salazar (8-1-2) submitted Dimitri Burgo (3-11) in the first round by way of a kimura.

Photo: Jorge Santiago (top) rains down punches to finish Leonardo Pecanha at Titan Fighting Championship 21 (Ryan Loco)