Devin “Brown Bear” Clark vs William “Knightmare” Knight
Round 1:
Clark backed Knight up with a hard jab in the opening minute, then shot in for a takedown. Knight stayed on his feet and countered with a tight guillotine choke. Clark stayed calm and he threw knees to Knight’s thigh as the choke loosened. Knight adjusted his grip and cranked on the guillotine again, then jumped into the air with a flying knee to the body. Clark backed up and Knight swarmed on him with punches. Clark got him down to a knee and then held Knight against the cage after he stood up. The fighters separated with ten seconds remaining and Clark landed a right hook. 10-9 Knight.
Round 2:
The second round began with Clark landing two front kicks and he leapt forward with a left hook to Knight’s jaw. A right hook from Clark step up a trip takedown and he worked from the top in Knight’s half-guard. Clark landed an elbow to Knight’s face and transitioned to mount. He punched until Knight bucked from the bottom and escaped to his feet. Knight suplexed Clark down to the mat just before the bell. 10-9 Clark.
Round 3:
Clark grazed with a head kick to begin the final round and he followed with a hard leg kick. The action slowed way down and the fighters exchanged single kicks until Clark landed a left hook and took Knight down. Knight got back to his feet against the cage and Clark landed an elbow. He rocked Knight badly with a left hook and then dropped him with a right. Knight fell face-first and Clark landed two more right hands before the fight was stopped.
Winner: Devin Clark by KO (Punches) at 3:21 of round three. He improves to 13-6-0.
Pannie “Banzai” Kianzad vs Lina “Elbow Queen” Länsberg
Round 1:
Kianzad initiated an early clinch with Länsberg against the cage, but she could not get her down and Länsberg broke away. Kianzad clinched again, but Länsberg reversed it. Kianzad landed a knee to the body and created space. Länsberg closed in and Kianzad took her back. She pulled Länsberg down to the mat while working for a rear-naked choke. Kianzad stayed on Länsberg’s back until Länsberg got to her knees with 40 seconds remaining. Kianzad sunk in one hook again and landed left hands to the side of Länsberg’s face until the bell. 10-9 Kianzad.
Round 2:
An elbow from Kianzad opened a cut beside Länsberg’s left eye early in round two and the fighters battled in a clinch against the fence. They separated and blood poured out of Länsberg’s cut. She clinched and landed a knee to the body as Kianzad punched her ribs in return. Time was called to check on the cut, but action was allowed to continue and Kianzad landed uppercuts in a clinch. Länsberg circled away and she countered a knee from Kianzad with a slashing elbow. A hard body kick scored for Länsberg, but Kianzad held her in a clinch. Länsberg broke free with one elbow, then dropped Kianzad with a second one. Kianzad stood and Länsberg landed a lead left hook in the final seconds. Close second round. 10-9 Länsberg due to the late rally.
Round 3:
Punches were exchanged in the final round and Länsberg scored with a nice right hand. Kianzad jabbed and kept her distance, and she countered an elbow from Länsberg with a quick flurry to the body. Länsberg landed a body kick and Kianzad responded with a left-right combo. A hard jab scored for Kianzad, who continued to circle. Late in the round, Kianzad landed a sharp one-two and she snapped Länsberg’s head back with a hard jab. 10-9 Kianzad.
Winner: Pannie Kianzad by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) after three rounds. She improves to 16-6-0.
Drakkar Klose vs Brandon “The Human Highlight Reel” Jenkins
Round 1:
Klose landed a right hook and the fighters traded leg kicks in the opening minute. Klose suplexed Jenkins down to the mat and took his back on the way up. Jenkins grabbed the cage, but Klose got him back down anyway. The fighters stood and both men landed right hooks. Klose rocked Jenkins with more right hooks and uppercuts, and he mixed in knees to his upper body. Jenkins weathered the storm as Klose continued to batter him with right hands. He landed three knees to Klose’s body and Klose backed away. Jenkins kicked at Klose’s lead leg, but Klose dropped him with a right hook. He followed up with hammerfists on the ground, but Jenkins survived and got back to his feet. 10-8 Klose.
Round 2:
Seconds into round two, Klose hurt Jenkins with an uppercut. Jenkins retreated to the cage and Klose landed another uppercut and a series of right hooks. Jenkins fell to the mat and referee Herb Dean intervened to rescue him from any further punishment.
Winner: Drakkar Klose by TKO (Punches) at 0:33 of round two. He improves to 12-2-1.
Rafa “Gifted” Garcia vs Jesse “The Body Snatcher” Ronson
Round 1:
In the opening minute, Garcia landed right hooks and Ronson responded with a straight left and a body kick. An overhand right scored for Garcia, who countered a left cross from Ronson with a nice one-two. Garcia dragged Ronson down and took his back as Ronson scrambled up. He stomped on Ronson’s right foot and Ronson escaped from the clinch. Garcia took him down again, but Ronson stood up quickly. Garcia landed two right hooks and Ronson replied with a late punching flurry. 10-9 Garcia.
Round 2:
Garcia secured a takedown in the second round and he landed two left hooks. Ronson got to one knee and Garcia landed an illegal knee to his face. Time was immediately called and the doctor came in to check on Ronson. Garcia was docked one point for the foul and the fight continued. Garcia took Ronson down and he struck from the top in Ronson’s half-guard. Garcia eventually took Ronson’s back in the final minute and he sunk in both hooks. Garcia locked on a rear-naked choke and Ronson tapped out.
Winner: Rafa Garcia by Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) at 4:50 of round two. He improves to 13-2-0.
Martin “Badys” Buday vs Chris “Beastboy” Barnett
Round 1:
Buday struck first with a leg kick and Barnett landed one in return, which led to an exchange of power punches. Buday clinched and held Barnett against the cage. Barnett circled away to his left, but Buday tied him up in another clinch. Barnett pushed him away and landed a jab, which Buday answered with a three-punch combo. Buday landed a right hook and clinched again. He held Barnett in place and landed short knees to the body during the final minute. 10-9 Buday.
Round 2:
Barnett landed a leg kick and a switch kick to the body to begin round two. Buday tied him up in another clinch and threw punches and short knees to Barnett’s body until Barnett broke away. He initiated a clinch of his own, but Buday reversed it and Barnett was pinned against the cage again. Buday threw knees until Barnett separated from the clinch. An overhand left landed for Barnett, but Buday clinched once more and kneed him in the thigh. He followed with a knee to the body and then a jumping switch knee to Barnett’s chest. 10-9 Buday.
Round 3:
Between rounds, Barnett indicated that he had suffered a broken rib. Buday held him in another clinch early in round three and he dropped Barnett with a knee to the rib. Buday punched on the ground, but Barnett managed to get back to his feet. Buday threw an illegal elbow to the back of Barnett’s head and time was called. Barnett laid on the ground in pain and the doctor waved off the fight. Barnett protested the decision. The illegal strike was deemed to be accidental and so the bout went to the scorecards.
Winner: Martin Buday by Technical Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) at 1:35 of round three. He improves to 10-1-0.
Jordan “The Monkey King” Leavitt vs Trey “Samurai Ghost” Ogden
Round 1:
Leg kicks were exchanged throughout the opening minute and Leavitt landed a kick to the body. Ogden caught a kick and landed a counter right hand to Leavitt’s midsection. Ogden slipped and Leavitt took advantage by taking top position on the ground. Leavitt didn’t do much from the top, however, and Ogden punched from the bottom. He trapped Leavitt in a tight guillotine choke and used it to roll into mount. Leavitt held on while Ogden maintained the choke. Ogden went back to full guard and tightened the guillotine again, but Leavitt made it to the bell. 10-9 Ogden.
Round 2:
Time was called early in round two when Leavitt sustained an inadvertent headbutt to the jaw as Ogden shot in for a takedown. The fight continued after a short delay and Leavitt kicked at Ogden’s lead leg. Ogden landed a straight right and Leavitt continued to throw kicks. Ogden stuffed a takedown and then punched his way into a clinch against the cage. Leavitt pushed him away and landed two front kicks to the body. He attacked Ogden’s lead leg with more kicks and then shot in for a takedown. Ogden stayed on his feet and the back-and-forth round ended soon after. 10-9 Leavitt.
Round 3:
Leavitt tried to take Ogden down to begin the final round, but he wound up on the bottom after resorting to pulling guard. Leavitt used a butterfly sweep to elevate Ogden off and the fighters stood up. Ogden got Leavitt down with a body-lock takedown. He took Leavitt’s back as Leavitt stood up, then held him against the fence. Leavitt broke free and landed a combination, then sprawled out of a sloppy takedown attempt from Ogden, who rolled to his back. Leavitt worked from top position in Ogden’s guard and looked to set up a can opener momentarily. He let it go and kept Leavitt pinned down until the end of the fight. 10-9 Ogden.
Winner: Jordan Leavitt by Split Decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29) after three rounds. He improves to 10-1-0.
Sam “Sampage” Hughes vs Istela Nunes
Round 1:
Nunes cut Hughes on the bridge of the nose with an early punch and she landed two quick kicks to the body soon after. Time was called when Hughes was poked in the eye, but action resumed and Nunes landed a left cross and another body kick. Hughes tried to clinch and Nunes countered with a knee. She landed a quick combination and just missed with a flying switch knee. After a right hook landed for Nunes, Hughes began to bleed more heavily from the cut on her nose. The rounded ended with an exchange of punches and Hughes tried to clinch at the bell. 10-9 Nunes.
Round 2:
The second round began with Nunes landing a one-two and a front kick to the body. Hughes was unable to maintain a clinch for more than a second at a time and Nunes continued to pick her apart with jab-cross combos as the cut on Hughes’s nose bled again. Hughes finally connected with a solid left hook as Nunes began to slow down slightly. She countered Hughes’s forward movement with lead left hands and a body kick. Hughes clinched and took Nunes down despite a Nunes fence grab. She trapped Nunes in a top-side crucifix and landed punches and elbows to her face until the bell. Close round due to Hughes’s late rally. 10-9 Hughes by a slim margin.
Round 3:
Hughes repeatedly scored with jabs and straight rights in the final round. Time was eventually scored when Hughes was poked in the eye and Nunes, who had been warned repeatedly, was docked one point. The fight resumed and Hughes clinched with Nunes against the fence. She took Nunes down into mount, but Nunes got back to half-guard. Hughes struck with short left hands to Nunes’s face and elbows to her body. Hughes continued to strike with short punches and elbows, then postured up with harder punches until the final bell. 10-8 Hughes due to the point deduction.
Winner: Sam Hughes by Majority Decision (29-27, 29-27, 28-28) after three rounds. She improves to 6-4-0.
Heili “The Mongolian Knight” Alateng vs Kevin “Crash” Croom
Round 1:
Croom opened the action with an early right hook, body kick combo. He followed with a hard leg kick, but Alateng wobbled him with an overhand right to the temple. Croom staggered backward to the cage and Alateng swarmed on him with hooks and uppercuts. Croom fell face-first to the mat and the brief fight was stopped.
Winner: Heili Alateng by TKO (Punches) at 0:47 of round one. He improves to 15-8-2.