Daniel “D-Rod” Rodriguez vs Preston “Pressure” Parsons

Round 1:
Rodriguez blocked an early head kick from Parsons, who clinched and looked for a takedown. Rodriguez pushed him away and Parsons landed a hard left hook. After an exchange of left hands and leg kicks, Rodriguez stuffed a takedown and he landed a stiff jab. He followed with a straight left hand and both men landed leg kicks. Another hard left landed for Rodriguez, but Parsons answered right back with a flurry as he moved forward. Rodriguez hurt him with a counter hook to Parsons’s left eye and Parsons dove in for a takedown. Rodriguez punished him with punches in close and then backed Parsons up to the cage with another combination soon after. Parsons wilted as Rodriguez cracked him with a one-two. Parsons dropped to his knees and covered up, and Rodriguez continued to punch until the fight was waved off.

Winner: Daniel Rodriguez by TKO (Punches) at 3:47 of round one. He improves to 15-2-0.

Amanda “Amandinha” Lemos vs Montserrat “Conejo” Ruiz

Round 1:
Lemos landed a head kick and a right hand early in the fight, but Ruiz continued to move forward. She walked straight into a short right hand from Lemos and a follow-up left cross that dropped Ruiz to the mat. Lemos dove in with a hammerfist as a dazed Ruiz got back to her feet and staggered backward, but the fight had already been stopped. Ruiz was badly dazed and the stoppage was justified.

Winner: Amanda Lemos by TKO (Punches) at 0:35 of round one. She improves to 10-1-1.

Sergey Morozov vs Khalid “The Warrior” Taha

Round 1:
Taha struck first with a lead left hook and two leg kicks, which Morozov countered with a three-punch combo. Taha connected with an overhand right and Morozov shot in soon after. He took Taha down into half-guard and stayed there while occasionally looking for a kimura on Taha’s left arm. Morozov then eyed a top-side guillotine choke, but Taha escaped and countered with a heel hook attempt from the bottom. Morozov blasted him with a huge right hand from the top and he fought off Taha’s heel hooks until the bell. 10-9 Morozov.

Round 2:
In round two, Taha opened with a right hand that partially landed and he followed with a leg kick, but Morozov backed him up with two straight rights. Taha recovered and scored with a lead left hook and an overhand right. He targeted Morozov’s lead leg with kicks and Morozov responded by taking Taha down. Taha got back up against the cage and Morozov landed short right hands in the clinch. He tripped Taha once more and threw knees to his thighs after Taha got back up. In the final minute, Morozov secured a takedown into back control and Taha tried to shake him off. Morozov maintained control and he landed punches to the sides of Taha’s head. 10-9 Morozov.

Round 3:
Morozov opened the final round with a hard right hand and Taha fired back with a combination. He landed a leg kick and a three-punch flurry. Taha slipped while throwing a body kick and Morozov took advantage by scoring a takedown into back control. Taha got back to his feet against the cage and Morozov landed knees to his legs and body. Taha finally broke free from the clinch for all of two seconds before Morozov tied him up again. The fighters separated in the final minute and Morozov landed a combination. Taha jumped in with a flying knee and two left hands, followed by a leg kick. Morozov just missed with a spinning back elbow before time expired. 10-9 Morozov.

Winner: Sergey Morozov by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) after three rounds. He improves to 17-5-0.

Malcolm “X” Gordon vs Francisco “Sniper” Figueiredo

Round 1:
Gordon immediately closed the distance and worked for a takedown against the cage, but Figueiredo defended well and stayed on his feet. He reversed a Gordon takedown and wound up on top in mount. Gordon got back to half-guard and Figueiredo landed a knee to the body. He struck from the top and then dropped back for a heel hook, but Gordon quickly escaped and he landed some solid elbows from top position in Figueiredo’s half-guard. Figueiredo regained full guard and Gordon landed elbows until the bell. Close round. 10-9 Figueiredo by a slim margin.

Round 2:
The second round began with Gordon once again pressing forward aggressively with jabs that led to a takedown attempt. Figueiredo defended against the cage and broke free from the clinch, but Gordon cracked him with a right hand. He chased after Figueiredo with a combination and looked again to take Figueiredo down. Figueiredo circled away and jabbed, then followed with a nice kick to the body. He followed with a knee and three lead left hands. Nascimento hurt Gordon with a knee to the body, but Gordon recovered quickly. He continued to slow down, however, but was able to trip Figueiredo to the mat in the final seconds. Another close round. 10-9 Gordon, barely.

Round 3:
Figueiredo attempted a flying knee in the final round and Gordon countered with a body kick that knocked Figueiredo out of the air and allowed Gordon to take top position on the ground. He worked from Figueiredo’s guard and prevented Figueiredo from kicking him off. Short punches scored for Gordon and Figueiredo was unable to elevate him with his butterfly guard. Figueiredo got to his knees against the cage and stood up as Gordon landed right hands. Gordon made a critical error and gave up his back as he rose to his feet, but he managed to shake Figueiredo off and worked for a double-leg takedown against the fence. Figueiredo reversed the clinch and tripped Gordon into half-guard. He mounted him, but Gordon rolled and escaped out the back. The fighters stood and Figueiredo got Gordon down to a knee. 10-9 Gordon. Decision could go either way depending on the scoring of the first two rounds.

Winner: Malcolm Gordon by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) after three rounds. He improves to 13-5-0.

Rodrigo “Yogi Bear” Nascimento Ferreira vs Alan “The Black Samourai” Baudot

Round 1:
Baudot started quickly with a leg kick and a lead left hook, and he followed with another kick that set up a one-two. Baudot flurried with more punches and the fighters clinched. Nascimento reversed the clinch against the cage and he tried to trip Baudot to the mat. As Nascimento took Baudot down, Baudot reversed into top position and he landed three hard right hands from mount. Nascimento got back to his knees and Baudot punished him with elbows until Nascimento stood up. The fighters separated and Baudot wobbled Nascimento with a hard flurry late in the round. 10-9 Baudot, if not a 10-8.

Round 2:
Nascimento was aggressive to begin round two and he pressed forward with punches, but time was called when Baudot was kicked in the groin. Action resumed and Baudot landed a winging overhand right. Nascimento jabbed and bloodied Baudot’s nose. He closed in with punches to Baudot’s body and head including an uppercut. Baudot covered up and dropped to a knee as Nascimento unloaded with right hands, and the fight was stopped.

Winner: Rodrigo Nascimento Ferreira by TKO (Punches) at 1:29 of round two. He improves to 9-1-0.