Derek Brunson vs Jeremy “Hawk” Hamilton

Round 1:
Brunson took Hamilton down early on and punched from the top, but Hamilton countered with upkicks and an armbar. Brunson quickly scrambled to escape and resumed punching from Hamilton’s guard. He mixed in elbows and hammerfists and tried to pass to side control. Hamilton kicked him off, but Brunson stood over Hamilton and dove back into his guard. Brunson moved to half-guard and nearly to side control, then stood and allowed Hamilton to follow.

Hamilton threw a head kick and Brunson blocked it. Brunson countered knees from Hamilton with looping punches over the top and scored another takedown. He punched from the top, but Hamilton kicked him off and stood. A wild exchange of strikes followed and both fighters landed. Brunson connected with lunging punches while Hamilton landed kicks and a knee. Brunson took Hamilton down and time was called after an illegal upkick. The fight resumed and ended seconds later. 10-9 Brunson.

Round 2:
Brunson rocked Hamilton with two big punches to open round two and Hamilton fell to the mat. Brunson looked to finish, but Hamilton survived the onslaught of hammerfists and Brunson settled into his guard. The fighters were stood up and Hamilton landed a flurry. Brunson clinched and Hamilton tried to roll for a kneebar. He wound up on the bottom with Brunson in his guard.

Back on the feet, Hamilton landed a combination, but Brunson tagged him with two vicious left hooks as Hamilton attempted a flying knee. Brunson took the fight back down to the mat, but referee Steve Newport quickly intervened and stood the fighters up. Hamilton landed a leg kick and a front kick to the body. The fatigued fighters circled until Hamilton landed another leg kick. Brunson dropped him with three left hooks, then backed away. The round ended. 10-8 Brunson.

Round 3:
Time was called early in round three after an accidental low blow from Brunson. Action resumed and Hamilton missed with a wild spinning back elbow. Brunson scored with a lunging left and used a leg sweep to take Hamilton down. Hamilton worked for a triangle choke, but Brunson had none of it and wound up in Hamilton’s half-guard.

Brunson tried to set up an arm-triangle choke, but had no luck. He landed two nice elbows, however, then stood up and kicked at Hamilton’s legs. The fight returned to the feet, but Brunson promptly took Hamilton back down again. Hamilton kicked him off and stood up. Brunson swarmed with punches and forced Hamilton to backpedal. He took Hamilton back down and stayed on top for the final minute. 10-9 Brunson.

Winner: Derek Brunson by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) after three rounds. He improves to 7-0-0.

Eduardo “The Lost Soul” Pamplona vs Jerron Peoples

Round 1:
Peoples countered a leg kick with a knee, but Pamplona hurt him with a right hook. Peoples stumbled backwards and dropped to a knee. He stood up, but not before Pamplona landed three more big punches. Pamplona picked Peoples up and slammed him down. From the top in Peoples’s half-guard, Pamplona punched with his left hand. He mixed in elbows as well and Peoples turtled.

Peoples managed to get to his feet and attempted a guillotine choke, but Pamplona slammed him down again. He moved to mount and teed off with punches as Peoples rolled to his stomach and covered up. More punches followed until referee Anthony Hamlett finally stopped the fight; perhaps a few punches too late.

Winner: Eduardo Pamplona by TKO (Punches) at 2:40 of round one. He improves to 15-2-0.

Trevor “Hot Shots” Smith vs Keith “KO Kid” Berry

Round 1:
Smith opened up with leg kicks and missed with a spinning back kick. He shot in for a takedown, but Berry stuffed it. Smith picked Berry up a second time and slammed him to the mat against the cage. He punched to the body and just missed with a slashing elbow from Berry’s guard. Berry escaped to his feet and the fighters traded hard knees to the body. Smith picked Berry up and violently slammed him down again.

Smith moved to half-guard and threw short elbows, then spun around and wound up in side control. From the top, Smith rained down left hands that forced Berry to cover up. Berry got back to full guard again and locked on a triangle choke. Smith had to act quickly to escape, but did so and wound up Berry’s half-guard. Smith passed to mount and unloaded with punches and three big elbows before the bell. 10-9 Smith.

Round 2:
Smith wasted no time in slamming Berry back down to the mat in the second round. He landed on top in side control and punched briefly until Berry got back to full guard. Smith scrambled and got back to the side, where he punched with his left hand.

Smith looked for a Kimura on Berry’s left arm, then secured a North-South Choke. Berry tried to punch his way out and looked to tap out, but referee Ryan Hoisington did not stop the fight. Seconds later, Berry was rendered unconscious.

Winner: Trevor Smith by Technical Submission (North-South Choke) at 3:02 of round two. He improves to 8-1-0.