Sarah “TNT” McLeod vs Amber “Iggy” Ignatowski

Round 1:
Referee for this bout is Chad Trukovich. McLeod dropped Ignatowski with a right hook to the temple early on. Ignatowski got back to her feet and was met by another flurry of punches. McLeod walked Ignatowski down with more punches and Ignatowski was forced to retreat. Superman Punches were exchanged and McLeod stunned Ignatowski with another hard right. McLeod fired off a big flurry, but Ignatowski answered with a right hook. The round ended in a clinch. 10-9 McLeod.

Round 2:
McLeod flurried again in round two and Ignatowski replied with another Superman Punch. McLeod remained aggressive, but Ignatowski floored her with a spinning backfist. McLeod recovered quickly and got back to her feet. She began to throw kicks and landed more punches in succession. The round ended with an exchange of body kicks. Close second stanza. 10-9 Ignatowski, barely.

Round 3:
McLeod scored with a right hook and a one-two in the final round. She followed with leg kicks and Ignatowski continued to circle. Ignatowski’s eye began to swell up from McLeod’s punches, but she managed to land a leg kick. Ignatowski missed with a spinning backfist and McLeod threw more one-twos. She mixed in leg and body kicks and backed Ignatowski up with a big flurry late in the round. A bloodied Ignatowski scored a takedown and McLeod countered with hammerfists. 10-9 McLeod.

Winner: Sarah McLeod by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) after three rounds.

 

Tyler “The Daywalker” Saltsman vs Jarrell “Thundercat” Hodge

Round 1:
Referee for this bout is Jerry Krzys. Hodge stuffed a pair of takedowns early on and took Saltsman’s back in a scramble on the mat. Saltsman escaped to his feet and Hodge countered a body kick with a left hook. Saltsman again looked for a takedown and the fighters exchanged punches and knees in close. Saltsman ducked into a kick, but seemed to be unfazed and landed a nice counter left. Hodge landed a leg kick and a jab. Close round. 10-9 Hodge.

Round 2:
Hodge stuffed a takedown and rocked Saltsman with a left hook. He landed a follow-up right that prompted Saltsman to swing wildly. Hodge clinched, but Saltsman broke away and backed him up with a right hook. Hodge appeared to be hurt and Saltsman swarmed with punches and knees to the body. Hodge recovered and circled away. He landed a leg kick and a diving overhand right. Saltsman shot in for a takedown and Hodge countered with a guillotine choke. Saltsman passed to side control and Hodge scrambled to his feet. Hodge dumped Saltsman to the mat before the bell. Another close round. 10-9 Hodge.

Round 3:
A right hook backed Saltsman up in round three, but he clinched and took Hodge to the mat. Hodge worked for a guillotine choke and Saltsman escaped. He took Hodge’s back and looked to set up a rear-naked choke. Hodge defended as Saltsman continued to work for the choke. Hodge spun into Saltsman’s guard and landed short strikes. Saltsman got to his knees and Hodge trapped him in an inverted triangle choke. Yet another very close round. 10-9 Saltsman.

Winner: Tyler Saltsman by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) after three rounds.

 

Josh “The Romanian Hammer” Krizan vs Joshua John “The Ox” Lasich

Round 1:
Referee for this bout is Chad Trukovich. Krizan jabbed early on and landed a nice right hook. He countered a clinch with a flurry to the body and backed Lasich up with two left hooks. A counter left wobbled Lasich, but he stayed on his feet and clinched. Krizan unloaded with punches and Lasich answered with a combination of his own. He dove in for a takedown and Krizan defended. Krizan reversed a takedown and attempted a guillotine choke. 10-9 Krizan.

Round 2:
Krizan landed more left hooks in round two, but Lasich answered with a right and scored a takedown. Lasich landed a series of illegal forearm strikes and was warned for the infraction. He retained top position and punched as Krizan looked to set up an armbar. Lasich stood over Krizan and landed punches. He moved to side control just before the end of the round. 10-9 Lasich.

Round 3:
Lasich landed a kick to the body and took Krizan down in the final round. Krizan countered by locking on a rear crucifix. Lasich scrambled, but Krizan wound up on top in half-guard. Lasich attempted to stand up, but could not. He got back to full guard and Krizan threw short punches from the top. Lasich tried for a double armbar and kicked Krizan off. Lasich stood and the fighters absolutely teed off for the final 15 seconds, with both landing some big shots. 10-9 Krizan.

Winner: Josh Krizan by Split Decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29) after three rounds.

 

Emmanuel “Natural Mystic” Kangah vs Gabe Garcia

Round 1:
Referee for this bout is Jerry Krzys. Kangah stuffed a takedown and landed a right hook. Garcia threw a body kick, but Kangah dropped him with a counter hook. He followed with punches on the ground, but Garcia recovered and stood up. Kangah avoided a knee and sent Garcia to the mat with another right hook. Garcia stood and Kangah landed more punches. He countered a body kick with a combination and stuffed a takedown. Garcia got Kangah down on his second try and moved to mount. Kangah scrambled up and flurried with punches. He stuffed a takedown with a guillotine choke. 10-9 Kangah.

Round 2:
Kangah avoided takedowns with big punches in the second round. Garcia used an ankle pick to finally get Kangah down and he worked from the top with punches. Kangah swept into mount and unloaded with punches to the face. Garcia appeared to be defending, but the bout was stopped after another flurry from Kangah.

Winner: Emmanuel Kangah by TKO (Punches) at 1:42 of round two.

 

Jeff “Lights Out” Hughes vs James Rankin

Round 1:
Referee for this bout is Chad Trukovich. Rankin threw a series of kicks early on and Hughes looked to close the distance. He landed a body kick and took Rankin down. Hughes passed to mount and landed punches from the top. He spun into an armbar, but lost the position and wound up on the bottom. Rankin landed weak punches before the bell. 10-9 Hughes.

Round 2:
Rankin closed in with punches in round two, but Hughes ducked under and took him down. The fighters exchanged strikes on the ground and Hughes tried to move to side control. Rankin countered with hammerfists, but Hughes transitioned to mount. Hughes looked for an arm-triangle choke, but let it go and landed punches. He pinned down one of Rankin’s arms and scored with more punches until the end of the round. 10-9 Hughes.

Round 3:
Hughes clinched and landed a knee to the body in round three. Rankin threw a combination and landed a lead right hook. Hughes scored a takedown and fought out of a guillotine choke. Hughes moved back to mount, but Rank swept and took over mount himself. Hughes escaped out the back and closed out the fight on top in side control. 10-9 Hughes.

Winner: Jeff Hughes by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) after three rounds.

 

Shane “The Pitbull” Valko vs Ryan Arce

Round 1:
Referee for this bout is Jerry Krzys. Valko used a belly-to-belly suplex to throw Arce to the mat early on and he quickly moved to mount. Valko landed punches and took Arce’s back. He locked on a rear-naked choke and Arce hastily tapped out.

Winner: Shane Valko by Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) at 1:05 of round one.

 

Dominic “The Honey Badger” Mazzotta vs Mike Velazquez

Round 1:
Referee for this bout is Chad Trukovich. Velazquez landed a knee to the body early on and avoided a spinning back kick. Mazzotta scored a big slam takedown and Velazquez countered with a triangle choke. Mazzotta picked Velazquez up and powerbombed him down. Velazquez was clearly dazed and Mazzotta landed a flurry of punches. He locked on a guillotine choke and pulled guard, and Velazquez was quickly choked out cold. Impressive win for Mazzotta.

Winner: Dominic Mazzotta by Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke) at 1:05 of round one.

 

John Antanitis vs Steve Burton

Round 1:
Referee for this bout is Jerry Krzys. Antanitis hurt Burton with punches right away and clinched against the cage. He landed knees to the body and backed away with a combination. Burton began to bleed from the forehead and Antanitis took him down. He secured back control and worked for a rear-naked choke, but Burton stood up. He turned into the clinch and took Antanitis down. 10-9 Antanitis.

Round 2:
The fighters traded punches in round two and Burton shot in for a takedown. Antanitis countered with a standing guillotine choke and landed knees to the body. He switched to a power guillotine choke and Burton was rendered unconscious within seconds.

Winner: John Antanitis by Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke) at 1:09 of round two.

 

Jarrel “J.T.” Miller vs Cameron Duncan

Round 1:
Referee for this bout is Chad Trukovich. Miller flurried with punches right away and took Duncan down near the cage. He used an arm-triangle choke attempt to pass to mount and postured up with big punches. Duncan tried to defend, but ate some hard shots. Miller landed some vicious hammerfists and stood over Duncan, then teed off with punches until the bout was finally stopped.

Winner: Jarrel Miller by TKO (Punches) at 2:56 of round one.