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Valdir Araujo def. Adriano Capitulano by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Gustavo Balart def. Jorge Calvo Martin by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
Raush Manfio def. Martin Brown by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Demarques Jackson def. Luciano Dos Santos by submission by arm triangle choke (2:33, R1)
Steve Mowry def. Dustin Clements by KO via strikes (1:21, R1)
Askar Askar def. James Blair by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Jessica Rose-Clark def. Carina Damm by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Robert Turnquest def. Taylor Krahl by submission via arm bar (1:54, R1)
Uros Jurisic def. Demarcus Kemp by TKO via strikes (2:10, R1)
Gleidson DeJesus def. Chino Duran by submission via rear naked choke (2:28, R1)
Round By Round Recap
Taylor Krahl vs. Robert Turnquest
Round One: The round begins with Krahl popping Turnquest with a three punch combination, Turnquest scores a takedown on Krahl and Krahl gets right back up. Turnquest drags Krahl back to the ground and Krahl wall walks back to his feet, Turnquest scores another takedown on Krahl and he gets side control. Turnquest locks Krahl in a straight arm bar and a tap out comes after a long struggle.
Official Result: Robert Turnquest def. Taylor Krahl by submission via arm bar (1:54, R1)
Uros Jurisic vs. Demarcus Kemp
Round One: The round begins with Kemp catching Jurisic with some leg kicks, Jurisic charges at Kemp while throwing a punching combination. Jurisic charges at Kemp again and the two get into a striking exchange, Jurisic nails Kemp with a kick to the midsection. Jurisic drops a kicking Kemp with a counter right, Jurisic pounces on a downed Kemp until the referee jumps in.
Official Result: Uros Jurisic def. Demarcus Kemp by TKO via strikes (2:10, R1)
Gleidson DeJesus vs. Chino Duran
Round One: The round begins with DeJesus attacking Duran with a power right, DeJesus drops Duran with an uppercut and he pounces on him with a ton of strikes. DeJesus gets back control on a downed Duran, DeJesus goes back to attacking Duran with ground and pound, DeJesus locks in the rear naked choke and a tap out follows.
Official Result: Gleidson DeJesus def. Chino Duran by submission via rear naked choke (2:28, R1)
Steve Mowry vs. Dustin Clements
Round One: The round begins with Clements nailing Mowry with a two punch combination, Mowry starts hitting Clements with leg kicks. Mowry drops Clements with a pair of rights, Mowry pounces on a downed Clements until the referee jumps in.
Official Result: Steve Mowry def. Dustin Clements by KO via strikes (1:21, R1)
Demarques Jackson vs. Luciano Dos Santos
Round One: The round begins with Jackson attacking Dos Santos with leg kicks, Dos Santos attempts a high kick against Jackson. Jackson scores a takedown on a kicking Dos Santos and he gets the half guard, Jackson starts attacking Dos Santos with some ground and pound. Jackson catches Dos Santos in an arm triangle choke and a tap out follows.
Official Result: Demarques Jackson def. Luciano Dos Santos by submission by arm triangle choke (2:33, R1)
James Blair vs. Askar Askar
Round One: The round begins with the fighters getting into a brief striking exchange, Askar grabs Blair and he holds him against the cage wall. Askar starts using some dirty boxing against Blair, Askar attacks Blair with a few knee strikes as well. The fighters separate and Blair catches Askar with a kick to the midsection, Blair continues attacking Askar with a variety of kicks. Blair accidentally pokes Askar in the eye and the fight is halted, the fight resumes with Blair nailing Askar with leg kicks. Blair rocks Askar with an overhand right, Askar scores a takedown on Blair and Blair catches him in a guillotine choke. Askar scrambles to break free and get the fight standing, Blair nails Askar with more rights as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Blair
Round Two: The round begins with Blair charging at Askar while throwing combinations, Askar scores a takedown on Blair and he gets him in the kneeling position. Blair scrambles to his feet while Askar lands a knee strike, Askar scores another takedown on Blair and he gets back control. The fighters scramble and Askar regains back control, Askar starts attacking Blair with ground and pound. Blair scrambles to his feet and Askar drags him back to the ground, Askar transitions to back control against Blair. Askar goes back to attacking Blair with ground and pound, Blair scrambles to break free and he holds Askar against the cage wall. Askar scores another takedown on Blair and he gets him in the seated position as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Askar (Overall Score: 19-19 for Draw)
Round Three: The round begins with Blair catching Askar with an uppercut, Askar peppers Blair with jabs to keep him at a distance. Askar scores a takedown on Blair and he gets side control, Blair eventually traps Askar in his full guard. Askar starts attacking Blair with some ground and pound, Blair goes for a guillotine choke and Askar escapes as both fighters stand up. Askar recovers and he cracks Blair with an uppercut, Askar goes back to peppering Blair with jabs to keep him at a distance. Askar nails Blair with a spinning back fist as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Askar (Final Score: 29-28 for Askar)
Official Result: Askar Askar def. James Blair by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Jessica Rose-Clark vs. Carina Damm
Round One: The round begins with the fighters taking a few swings at each other, Rose-Clark starts nailing Damm with some leg kicks. The fighters exchange kicks as Rose-Clark peppers Damm with jabs, Damm attacks Rose-Clark with power strikes. Rose-Clark continues trying to catch a swinging Damm with counter strikes, Rose-Clark then pops Damm with a two punch combination. Damm charges and Rose-Clark cracks her with a counter left, Damm follows Rose-Clark around the cage while throwing strikes. Damm starts nailing Rose-Clark with some leg kicks of her own, Rose-Clark nails a kicking Damm with a counter left hook. Rose-Clark pops Damm with a right as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Rose-Clark
Round Two: The round begins with Damm attacking Rose-Clark with some leg kicks, Rose-Clark responds by landing a two punch combination against Damm. Damm dances around Rose-Clark while throwing a plethora of strikes, Rose-Clark continues catching Damm with counter strikes. Rose-Clark goes back to attacking Damm with some leg kicks, Damm eats a two punch combination before scoring a takedown on Rose-Clark. Rose-Clark gets back up with Damm holding onto her, Damm drags Rose-Clark back to the ground and she gains back control. Rose-Clark gets to her feet with Damm on her back, Damm starts attacking Rose-Clark with ground and pound until the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Damm (Overall Score: 19-19 for Draw)
Round Three: The round begins with Damm attacking Rose-Clark with a high kick, Rose-Clark nails Damm with a kick to the midsection. The fighters dance around each other while throwing the occasional strike, Rose-Clark goes back to attacking Damm with leg kicks. Damm catches Rose-Clark with a few leg kicks of her own, Damm and Rose-Clark start to just swing away at each other, Rose-Clark briefly drops a kicking Damm with a counter leg kick. Damm eats more leg kicks before nailing Rose-Clark with a kick to the midsection, Rose-Clark cracks Damm with her own kick to the midsection. Rose-Clark swings away at Damm as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Rose-Clark (Final Score: 29-28 for Rose-Clark)
Official Result: Jessica Rose-Clark def. Carina Damm by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Martin Brown vs. Raush Manfio
Round One: The round begins with Manfio cracking a kicking Brown with a counter right hook, Brown grabs Manfio and he holds him against the cage wall. Brown catches Manfio with a knee strike as they separate, Manfio then nails Brown with a kick to the midsection. Brown eats a knee strike as he gets Manfio against the cage wall for a short time, Brown comes forward and he swings away at Manfio. Manfio comes forward and he cracks Brown with a straight right, Brown responds by nailing Manfio with a two punch combination. Manfio catches Brown with a knee strike to the midsection, Manfio follows that up by kicking Brown in the midsection as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Manfio
Round Two: The round begins with the fighters swinging away at each other, Brown swings at Manfio before holding him against the cage wall. Manfio breaks free before attacking Brown with a few more knee strikes, Brown cracks Manfio with a right before holding him against the cage wall. The fighters separate and Manfio holds Brown against the cage wall, the fighters separate again and Manfio nails Brown with a multiple strike combination. Manfio nails a backing Brown with a high kick that gets blocked, Manfio crushes Brown with a punch followed by a plethora of knee strikes as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Manfio (Overall Score: 20-18 for Manfio)
Round Three: The round begins with Manfio attacking Brown with a multiple punch combination, Manfio also attempts a high kick against Brown. Brown starts throwing some jabs in an attempt to keep Manfio at bay, Brown follows Manfio around the cage while throwing some strikes. Brown gets Manfio against the cage wall before landing a right, the fighters start exchanging some leg kicks. Brown just comes forward and continues swinging away at Manfio, Brown then catches Manfio with an overhand right, Manfio accidentally pokes Brown in the eye and the fight is halted. The fight resumes with the fighters taking a few swings at each other until the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Brown (Final Score: 29-28 for Manfio)
Official Result: Raush Manfio def. Martin Brown by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Gustavo Balart vs. Jorge Calvo Martin
Round One: The round begins with Martin catching a swinging Balart with a counter right hook, Balart grabs Martin and he holds him against the cage wall. Balart scores a takedown on Martin and he gets the half guard, Balart attacks Martin with ground and pound. Martin scrambles to his feet and Balart catches him in a standing guillotine choke, Martin escapes the choke and he swings away at Balart. Balart scores another takedown on Martin and he gets the open guard, Martin scrambles to his feet after eating a few strikes. Martin picks apart Balart with some punching combinations, Balart cracks Martin with a few strikes to the midsection. The fighters get into a wild striking exchange, Balart scores another takedown on Martin as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Balart
Round Two: The round begins with Martin popping Balart with a two punch combination, Balart starts looking for the counter strike against Martin. Balart nails Martin with a kick to the midsection, Balart scores a takedown on Martin and he gets the full guard. Martin catches Balart in a triangle choke from out of nowhere and Balart escapes, Balart nails Martin with borderline illegal strikes and Balart stops fighting for some reason and Martin gets back control. Balart escapes and he regains top position against Martin, Balart gets up and Martin catches him in a guillotine choke. Balart drops down to escape the choke and get top position on Martin, the fighters scramble to their feet and exchange blows until the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Balart (Overall Score: 20-18 for Balart)
Round Three: The round begins with the fighters taking a few swings at each other, Balart starts attacking Martin with some leg kicks. Martin dances around Balart while peppering him with punches, Balart hunts for the counter strike against Martin. Martin starts catching Balart with a bunch of punching combinations, Martin scores a takedown on Balart pops right back up to his feet. Martin continues swinging away at Balart as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Martin (Final Score: 29-28 for Balart)
Official Result: Gustavo Balart def. Jorge Calvo Martin by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
Valdir Araujo vs. Adriano Capitulano
Round One: The round begins with Capitulano attacking Araujo with punching combinations, Araujo scores a takedown on Capitulano and he gets the open guard. Araujo transitions to the half guard against Capitulano, Capitulano eats a few strikes as he gets Araujo back in his full guard. Araujo postures up as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Araujo
Round Two: The round begins with Araujo attacking Capitulano with some leg kicks, Capitulano catches a swinging Araujo with a counter right. Capitulano comes forward and he swings away at Araujo, Araujo nails Capitulano with a few strikes followed by a right hook. Capitulano attempts a spinning heel kick to the midsection of Araujo, Araujo also attacks Capitulano with a series of calf kicks. Capitulano accidentally pokes Araujo in the eye and the fight is halted, the fight resumes with Araujo swinging away at Capitulano. Araujo then kicks Capitulano low and the fight is halted, the fight resumes with Capitulano attempting a front kick against Araujo. Araujo scores a takedown on Capitulano and he gets the full guard as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Araujo (Overall Score: 20-18 for Araujo)
Round Three: The round begins with the fighters taking a few swings at each other, the fighters are circling each other while throwing very little. Capitulano then catches Araujo with a multiple punch combination, Capitulano nails an incoming Araujo with a right. Araujo scores a takedown on Capitulano and he gets the half guard, Araujo nails Capitulano with ground and pound as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Araujo (Final Score: 30-27 for Araujo)
Official Result: Valdir Araujo def. Adriano Capitulano by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
