“Sugar” Sean O’Malley vs José Alberto “El Teco” Quiñonez

Round 1:
O’Malley began the fight with front kicks and a spinning back kick to the body. He followed with a winging right hook and another body kick. As Quiñonez closed in, O’Malley hurt him with a counter right hook and a head kick. Quiñonez fell to the mat and O’Malley unloaded with hammerfists until the brief bout was stopped.

Winner: Sean O’Malley by TKO (Head Kick & Punches) at 2:02 of round one. He improves to 11-0-0.

 

Mark “The Olympian” O. Madsen vs Austin “Thud” Hubbard

Round 1:
Madsen clinched and suplexed Hubbard to the mat in the opening minute. Hubbard worked his way back up and broke free from Madsen’s grasp. Madsen closed the distance again soon after and he took Hubbard down into half-guard. Madsen attempted a Japanese necktie and Hubbard managed to pull his head free. The fight returned to the feet and both men landed knees in close before the bell. 10-9 Madsen.

Round 2:
The second round began with another takedown from Madsen, who took Hubbard’s back as he stood against the cage. Hubbard managed to circle out, but Madsen wasted no time in punching his way back into a clinch and he promptly took Hubbard down again. Madsen briefly looked for an Anaconda choke, but he gave up on it and Hubbard scrambled up to his feet. Hubbard landed a leg kick and a body kick before fighting off a takedown attempt. 10-9 Madsen.

Round 3:
Hubbard was very aggressive to begin round three and he landed punches and a series of knees before Madsen took him down. Hubbard battled back to his feet and landed a huge knee that stunned Madsen, who clinched and tried for a takedown against the cage. Hubbard broke free and both men landed right hands. Hubbard followed with another knee and he targeted the liver with lead left hooks. Madsen pulled Hubbard down to the mat, but Hubbard got back up and he landed a spinning back elbow. Right hands scored for Madsen and Hubbard responded with a jumping knee. He attacked with elbows and another knee before the bell. 10-9 Hubbard.

Winner: Mark O. Madsen by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) after three rounds. He improves to 10-0-0.

 

Rodolfo “The Black Belt Hunter” Vieira vs Saparbek Safarov

Round 1:
Safarov stunned Vieira with an early front kick to the face and he chased after him with more kicks and punches. Vieira recovered and took Safarov down into back control. He landed short punches from the top while looking to set up a rear-naked choke. Safarov rolled to his back and Vieira took mount. He quickly locked on a tight arm-triangle choke and passed to the side to tighten it, forcing Safarov to submit.

Winner: Rodolfo Vieira by Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) at 2:58 of round one. He improves to 7-0-0.

 

Gerald “GM3” Meerschaert vs Deron Winn

Round 1:
Time was called early on after an inadvertent low blow from Meerschaert. Action resumed and Winn landed a combination before taking Meerschaert down. Meerschaert got back to his feet, but Winn backed him up with hooks and uppercuts. Meerschaert answered back with a nice one-two and Winn backed off. Winn grazed with a head kick and he followed with one to the body. Meerschaert responded with a knee and Winn cracked him with a hard one-two. Two left crosses landed for Meershcaert and Winn quickly answered with a lead left hook. 10-9 Winn.

Round 2:
Winn remained the aggressor with jab-cross combos in round two and Meerschaert responded with a body kick. He followed with overhand lefts and Winn kicked at his lead leg. Meershcaert jabbed and kept Winn at bay as the round progressed. He targeted Winn’s body with left hooks and chased after him with a body kick and a knee. Meershcaert landed two more liver kicks and Winn circled away from him until the end of the round. 10-9 Meerschaert.

Round 3:
Meershcaert continued to target Winn’s body with punches in round three, but Winn rocked him with two overhand punches and Meershcaert stumbled away. He recovered quickly and hurt Winn with a short left hook. Winn stumbled backwards and Meershcaert landed more punches that spun Winn around. Meershcaert dragged his dazed opponent down and quickly took back control. He locked on a rear-naked choke and Winn tapped out.

Winner: Gerald Meerschaert by Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) at 2:13 of round three. He improves to 31-12-0.

 

Giga Chikadze vs Jamall “Prettyboy” Emmers

Round 1:
Chikadze opened the action with a body kick and a leg kick, and he dropped Emmers to a knee with a right hook soon after. Emmers recovered quickly and Chikadze chased after him with more kicks. A hard leg kick landed for Emmers and Chikadze responded with one to the body. Emmers continued to land leg kicks as the round progressed and Chikadze fired back with a hard liver kick. He followed with more body kicks and a left cross. Both men landed spinning backfist strikes simultaneously just as time expired. 10-9 Chikadze.

Round 2:
Emmers connected with a nice right hand and a knee to the body early in round two. Chikadze landed a right hook and a liver kick, but Emmers responded by taking him down. He passed to half-guard and tried to move to mount. Chikadze exploded out from the bottom and he wound up on top in Emmers’s guard. Chikadze punched from the top and time was called when Emmers was poked in the eye. Action resumed on the feet and Chikadze landed a short left hook as Emmers clinched and worked for a takedown. The fighters separated briefly and both men landed kicks before Emmers clinched once more. He threw a knee to the body and Chikadze circled away. Emmers closed out the round strong with kicks to Chikadze’s left arm and upper body. 10-9 Emmers.

Round 3:
Chikadze landed quick punches and two leg kicks to open the final round. He backed Emmers up with a lunging left hook and fought off a takedown attempt. Punches were exchanged and Emmers landed a short right uppercut. Chikadze fired back with straight left hands, but Emmers kept the pressure on with forward movement and jab-cross combos throughout the second half of the round. He ducked under a one-two from Chikadze and took him down with 45 seconds remaining. Chikadze attempted a triangle choke from the bottom and Emmers punched his way free before the bell. 10-9 Emmers.

Winner: Giga Chikadze by Split Decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29) after three rounds. He improves to 9-2-0.

 

Danaa “Storm” Batgerel vs Guido “Ninja” Cannetti

Round 1:
Cannetti dropped Batgerel with a leg kick to begin the fight and he continued to target Batgerel’s lead leg with kicks in the ensuing minute. Batgerel pressed forward with combinations and he repeatedly scored with right hands. Cannetti knocked him off-balance with another leg kick, but Batgerel quickly regained his footing and he kept the pressure on with punches. Seconds later, Batgerel floored Cannetti with a brutal left hook and Cannetti collapsed to the canvas. The fight was not immediately stopped, so Batgerel landed a handful of punches on the ground to secure the definitive stoppage.

Winner: Danaa Batgerel by KO (Punches) at 3:01 of round one. He improves to 8-2-0.