Ludovit “Mr. Highlight” Klein vs Mason “The Dragon” Jones
Round 1:
After an early exchange, Jones tied Klein up in a clinch until Klein broke free with a right-left combo. Jones clinched again and Klein reversed it. He separated and went high with a head kick. Klein landed a straight left and Jones backed him up with a right hook and a lead left hand. Jones landed a knee to the body in the final seconds. Back-and-forth round. 10-9 Klein.
Round 2:
Klein dropped Jones with a counter left-right combo in the second round and he followed with elbows on the ground. Jones recovered and he postured for a triangle choke as Klein worked from the top. Klein stood up and then took Jones’s back as Jones rose to his feet. Jones attacked Klein’s body with knees, but he could not take him down. Klein landed a left cross and Jones jumped in with a flying knee attempt. He tried to throw Klein to thr ground, but Klein defended and and landed a right hand to the side of Jones’s face. Closer round. Still 10-9 Klein.
Round 3:
In the final round, Jones resorted to jumping guard. Klein avoided submission danger and he dropped two left hands from the top. He settled into Jones’s guard and peppered him with hammerfists to the face. Klein took Jones’s back as Jones stood up. Jones turned into the clinch and Klein held him in place. Jones landed an uppercut and a jumping knee as the fight entered its final 30 seconds. Klein replied with two left crosses late in the fight. 10-9 Klein.
Winner: Ludovit Klein by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) after three rounds. He improves to 19-4-0.
Marc “Bonecrusher” Diakiese vs Damir “The Bosnian Bomber” Hadžović
Round 1:
Diakiese took Hadžović down right away and he threw right hands to Hadžović’s ribs. When Hadžović tried to sit up, Diakiese landed left hands to the side of his face. Hadžović finally got to his feet and Diakiese dragged him right back down. He kept him there until the end of the stifling round. 10-9 Diakiese, if not a 10-8 due to the fact that Hadžović did absolutely nothing.
Round 2:
The second round began with an early takedown from Diakiese, who resumed working from the top while Hadžović did nothing from the bottom. He eventually stood up at the midway point in the round and Diakiese pulled him back down. Time was eventually called when Hadžović was cut above his left eye due to an inadvertent clash of heads. The fight continued after a moment, but it was restarted on the feet. Diakiese attempted a standing guillotine choke and he landed a right uppercut, left hook combo to end the round. 10-9 Diakiese.
Round 3:
Hadžović fought off a takedown attempt from Diakiese to begin the final round, but Diakiese got him down on his second try. He held Hadžović down, but offered minimal offence from the top. Diakiese passed to half-guard with 35 seconds remaining and he postured up with a left hand. Hadžović stood and Diakiese took him down at the bell. 10-9 Diakiese.
Winner: Marc Diakiese by Unanimous Decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-27) after three rounds. He improves to 16-5-0.
Nathaniel “The Prospect” Wood vs Charles “Boston Strong” Rosa
Round 1:
Rosa started quickly with leg kicks, but Wood cracked him with a pair of overhand rights. He prevented Rosa from taking him down and then dropped Rosa with a leg kick. Rosa returned to his feet and he landed a hard knee, which Wood countered with a left hook. Wood used front kicks to the body to set up punching combinations, which backed Rosa up. Rosa switched stances as Wood continued to attack him with leg kicks. Time was called when Wood was kneed in the groin. Action resumed after a minute and Wood hurt Rosa with a calf kick. Rosa took Rosa down in the final 30 seconds and he held him in a tight Brabo choke until time expired. 10-9 Wood.
Round 2:
Wood picked his shots with overhand rights and a lead left hook in the second round. He opened a cut on Rosa’s left cheek, but Rosa landed a solid left hook in return. Wood dropped Rosa with a calf kick and landed another one as Rosa got back to his feet. Wood dropped him with another leg kick and landed a right hand before Rosa could stand up. Wood landed an elbow in a clinch and he easily tripped Rosa. Before Rosa could get up, Wood attacked with a powerful leg kick on the ground. The round ended with Wood landing a one-two and Rosa barely able to stand on his left leg. 10-9 Wood.
Round 3:
Wood dropped Rosa yet again with a leg kick in the final round. Rosa held on to Wood’s wrist and then got back to his feet. Both men landed punches during a brief exchange and Wood knocked Rosa down with another leg kick. Rosa stood and shot in for a takedown after Wood landed a leg kick. Rosa rose to his feet and landed another hard leg kick. Rosa took Wood down and attempted a guillotine choke, but time expired. 10-9 Wood.
Winner: Nathaniel Wood by Unanimous Decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-27) after three rounds. He improves to 18-5-0.
Jonathan “JSP” Pearce vs Makwan “Mr. Finland” Amirkhani
Round 1:
Amirkhani shot in for an early takedown and Pearce cut him with a lengthy series of elbows to the side of his head. Amirkhani managed to get him down and he attempted a guillotine choke. Amirkhani adjusted his grip, but Pearce escaped and stood up. Two left hands landed for Amirkhani, who tried for a takedown. Pearce countered with a rolling kimura attempt, but Amirkhani pulled his arm out. Pearce attacked with more elbows to the side of Amirkhani’s head in the final seconds, then postured up with a big left hand at the bell. 10-9 Pearce due to damage.
Round 2:
Pearce landed a body kick and a combination in round two, then took Amirkhani down. He grabbed the fence to retain top position, which was clearly a foul, but no warning was given and Pearce worked from the top in side control. He landed knees to Amirkhani’s body and right hands to his face. Amirkhani stood up and Pearce tripped him again. Amirkhani covered up as Pearce battered him with left hands and elbows. Pearce landed two more elbows, then threw a series of left hands to Amirkhani’s face until the fight was stopped.
Winner: Jonathan Pearce by TKO (Punches) at 4:10 of round two. He improves to 13-4-0.
Muhammad “The Punisher” Mokaev vs Charles “InnerG” Johnson
Round 1:
Following an early exchange of strikes, Mokaev suplexed Johnson down to the ground. Johnson stood and Mokaev stayed on his back. He took Johnson down again, but Johnson quickly returned to his feet. Johnson finally turned into the clinch with just over a minute to go, but he was immediately taken down and Mokaev held back control again when Johnson stood up. Mokaev got Johnson down once more before the end of the round, but he could not keep him there. 10-9 Mokaev.
Round 2:
Johnson landed a leg kick in the opening minute and he stuffed a Mokaev takedown attempt. Mokaev dropped levels again and he got Johnson down against the base of the cage. Johnson stood up and Mokaev took his back. He pulled Johnson down to the mat again and transitioned to Johnsons guard. Mokaev attempted to pass to side control, but Johnson defended well from the bottom and he rolled for a heel hook. Mokaev used the opportunity to move to side control and Johnsn got back to full guard before the end of the round. 10-9 Mokaev.
Round 3:
Johnson blocked a head kick and Mokaev took him down against the cage. Johnson stood and he was taken down again. Mokaev suplexed Johnson and hopped on his back, but Johnson was able to shake him off. Mokaev wasted no time in clinching again and he tripped Johnson to a knee. With just over 30 seconds remaining, Johnson trapped Mokaev in what appeared to be a tight guillotine choke, but he let it go and Mokaev took him down one final time. 10-9 Mokaev.
Winner: Muhammad Mokaev by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) after three rounds. He improves to 8-0-0, 1 NC.
Jai “The Black Country Banger” Herbert vs Kyle “The Monster” Nelson
Round 1:
Nelson struck first with a liver kick and he countered a one-two from Herbert with another body kick. Nelson landed a lead left hook and he caught a kick from Herbert, then backed him up to the cage. Herbert eventually reversed the clinch with two minutes to go and Nelson countered with a hard elbow. He landed more short elbows to Herbert’s face while Herbert held him against the cage. Nelson broke free with a combination of elbows and punches. He went high with a head kick that was blocked, then landed two leg kicks late in the round. 10-9 Nelson.
Round 2:
Herbert landed an overhand right early in round two and Nelson landed kicks to his body and lead leg. More leg kicks scored for Nelson, but Herbert landed two of his own in return. He punched his way into a clinch, which Nelson reversed. Nelson threw knees to Herbert’s body and then tried to take him down. Herbert almost secured a leg-sweep takedown of his own, but Nelson stayed up and Herbert held him against the cage. When the fighters separated, Herbert landed a right hook. Nelson landed a leg kick and Herbert answered with three punches. He sprawled out of a Nelson takedown attempt and the close round ended in a clinch. 10-9 Herbert.
Round 3:
Nelson hurt Herbert with a leg kick to begin the final round, but Herbert recovered and he reversed a takedown into top position. He struck from Nelson’s half-guard with right hands until Nelson sat up against the cage. Nelson got back to his feet with one minute remaining and the uneventful round ended with Nelson attempting a takedown. 10-9 Herbert by a slim margin.
Winner: Jai Herbert by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) after three rounds. He improves to 12-4-0.
Victoria “Fury” Leonardo vs Mandy “Monster” Böhm
Round 1:
Leonardo landed a right hook to begin the fight and she tied Böhm up in a clinch against the fence. Leonardo landed short right hands until Böhm reversed the clinch and countered with knees to the body. Leonardo put Böhm against the cage again, but Böhm broke free and she landed a knee to the body and an uppercut. Böhm landed leg kicks and Leonardo responded with an overhand right. She clinched and briefly took Böhm down. Böhm stood and Leonardo landed an elbow before the bell. Close opening round. 10-9 Leonardo by a slim margin.
Round 2:
In the second round, Leonardo initiated another clinch and she tried for a takedown. Böhm stayed on her feet, but Leonardo held her in place until the 3:00 mark when Böhm reversed the clinch. Leonardo worked for a body-lock takedown, but she could not get Böhm down. Böhm created space and Leonardo landed an overhand right. She held Böhm in another clinch and the fighters exchanged knees to the body. The fighters were separated and Leonardo landed a right hook. Böhm responded with a liver kick and two knees, and Leonardo tried unsuccessfully for a late takedown. 10-9 Leonardo.
Round 3:
Böhm struck first with a leg kick in the final round and Leonardo chased after her with punches. She clinched with Böhm countered with a standing guillotine choke. Leonardo freed her neck and Böhm reversed the clinch, then landed short knees to Leonardo’s body. The fighters separated and Böhm landed a body kick. That prompted Leonardo to clinch again, but the fighters were quickly separated. Leonardo landed a side kick to the body and three short right hands. She followed up with a combination and Böhm landed one leg kick. Leonardo shot in for a takedown and Böhm stuffed it. Leonardo got her down on her second try and she landed right hands from the top. 10-9 Leonardo.
Winner: Victoria Leonardo by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) after three rounds. She improves to 9-4-0.
Nicolas “Danish Dynamite” Dalby vs Claudio Henrique “Hannibal” da Silva
Round 1:
Da Silva punched his way into an early clinch and he latched on to Dalby’s leg. Dalby initially maintained his balance, but da Silva took him down into full mount. Dalby held on from the bottom as da Silva threw short punches to his body and eyed an arm-triangle choke. Dalby eventually got back to half-guard and he tried to get back to his feet against the cage. Da Silva held him down and landed short left hands to Dalby’s face until the bell. 10-9 da Silva.
Round 2:
The second round began with another takedown from da Silva, but Dalby managed to get back to his feet against the cage. Da Silva took his back and pulled him down to the mat again. He worked for a rear-naked choke until Dalby turned over and wound up on top in da Silva’s guard. Dalby passed to half-guard and postured up with elbows. Da Silva stood, but he was noticeably fatigued and Dalby cracked him with hooks and a knee. He followed with more punches and knees to the body. In the final minute, Dalby landed a series of knees to da Silva’s upper body and two right hooks. Da Silva retreated to the cage, but he managed to clinch and make it to the bell. 10-9 Dalby.
Round 3:
Da Silva fell after a failed takedown attempt and he pulled Dalby down to the mat. Dalby struck from the top with elbows and avoided da Silva’s attempts to set up a submission. Dalby eventually stood up and forced an exhausted da Silva to follow. Dalby landed a right hook, but da Silva took him down. Dalby immediately countered with an omoplata attempt. Da Silva finally escaped with 25 seconds remaining and he briefly struck from the top in Dalby’s half-guard, but Dalby got back to his feet before the bell. 10-9 Dalby.
Winner: Nicolas Dalby by Unanimous Decision (29-27, 29-28, 29-28) after three rounds. He improves to 20-4-1, 2 NC.