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May there be violence. Early punches are traded before Davis attempts a takedown and lands on his back in butterfly guard to sweep his way back up. Davis tries to pull guard again, but Ziam stands, landing a right straight before Davis goes to his back again. This is a surprising approach. They stand, and Ziam connects some knees in the clinch against the cage. A spinning elbow on the break lands for Ziam. Ziam jabs high then to the body. Combinations aplenty get served to Ziam as Davis seeks something positive. Clean uppercut gets through for Ziam. Davis attacks a takedown to no avail before punching into a body lock from behind for a high-amplitude takedown to get the back then takes mount. Ziam tries to burst out, transitioning to half-guard. Ziam gets to guard, and they each land a few shots before the round ends.

10-9 Ziam

Muhammad Naimov def. Kaan Ofli via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

The win gets Naimov back in the win column after his Felipe Lima loss last year.

Naimov wastes no time in round three, breaking out a spinning wheel kick that lands to the guard. Ofli ducks down to grab for a potential takedown. Naimov capitalizes, pushing him down and getting right into mount to land massive punches and elbows. Naimov takes the back as Ofli tries to escape. Naimov can’t find any chokes as Ofli defends, spinning until an opening to stand presents itself. Ofli starts to get desperate. He throws big punches against the cage, connecting to the body, but Naimov blocks the head well. In the end, he did what he needed to do.

10-9 Naimov (30-27 Naimov)

Ofli rushes in, launching a right hand into Naimov’s face before giving up control against the cage. Ofli unloads a tight combination in close, and an uppercut clearly staggers Naimov. They clinch up with Ofli taking double unders. Ofli works his way to the back while seeking a takedown. Naimov breaks off and unleashes a punch combination. Ofli punches into a clinch again, but this time is taken down on a trip. Naimov works from side control. Ofli finds his way back to his feet, pinning Naimov to the cage. They jockey for position until the referee breaks them apart. A nice left straight lands for Naimov. Round ends.

10-9 Naimov (20-18 Naimov)

Naimov starts the action, trying to sneak a right hand over the guard of Ofli. Ofli’s first shot makes stiff contact to the cup of Naimon. That will pause a fight every time, folks. Action resumes, and Ofli goes to the body with a pair of kicks. Naimov enters a tight clinch, landing a brutal pair of knees before they move toward the cage. Ofli lock up double underhooks. He starts to chip away with knees. Naimov reverses the position. They separate. Naimov is pawing with an illegal finger extension, but the ref doesn’t see it. Nice jabs from Naimov, followed by a brutal body kick and right hand to stagger Ofli. A takedown lands, and Naimov controls from behind as Ofli starts to wall-walk back up.

10-9 Naimov

Shamil Gaziev def. Thomas Peterson via first-round knockout (punch) at 3:12

Well, although it was much shorter, that was much better than the first heavyweight fight. A nice highlight for Gaziev.

The men engage early, and Gaziev lands a short elbow in the clinch before eating a big overhand left. Peterson punches to the body. A nice right hook from Peterson finds its mark. Gaziev attacks with a heavy body kick. Peterson rushes in for a single-leg and gets it briefly. Some awkward straight right-hands land for Gaziev. WOW! Out of nowhere, one big right hand plants Peterson and that’s it!

Terrance McKinney def. Damir Hadzovic via first-round TKO (punches) at 2:01

McKinney is all gas and no breaks. That was the 15th of his 16 career wins he ended in Round 1.

McKinney kicks low, then high, with two head kicks out the gate. A big knee and left hook fire at Hadzovic. McKinney keeps going for the head kick, but they start exchanging wild punches. Hadzovic finds an opening for the takedown but gives up his neck for a brief guillotine. Hadzovic winds up mounted and begins taking disgusting elbows. That sounded like wood getting split. McKinney starts punching away, and that will do it! Jason Herzog calls off the action. A first-round finish for McKinney.

Jasmine Jasudavicius def. Mayra Bueno Silva via unanimous (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

Arguably Canada’s finest right now, Jasudavicius has become a potential title threat at flyweight.

Jasudavicius hits to the body with a right straight. Bueno Silva attacks in aggressively, just winging hooks in tight. Jasudavicius wears them well, keeping her distance with front kicks to the body. They trade elbows in close. Both land big left hooks. Jasudavicius walks backward, taking a body kick but delivering back. Then a big well-time takedown into half-guard for Jasudavicius. Bueno Silva sneakily attacked with a shoulder lock that looked uncomfortable but wasn’t a real submission threat. Jasudavicius transitions to mount, locking on an arm-triangle choke. She gives it up, and Bueno Silva gives up her back. Jasudavicius just keeps punching whether to the face or body of her opponent. This has been a much more dominant round. Overall, an impressive performance against a former title challenger.

10-9 Jasudavicius (30-27 Jasudavicius)

Bueno Silva is showing some nasty swelling above her left eye. She catches a kick early but can’t capitalize on anything with it. They trade punches. Another rip to the body leads Jasudavicius into a near-guillotine. A nice right-hand touches Jasudavicius’ chin. Bueno Silva ties up the clinch briefly to land a hard knee to the body. She rips with a hook to the body again. Jabs from Bueno Silva start connecting. Jasudavicius teases a takedown and turns it into a front kick. Bueno Silva presses in and lands a nice elbow. They clinch, and Jasudavicius lands a knee and elbow on the exit. Bueno Silva stabs with a front kick that almost gets countered to a takedown. Jasudavicius finds one right after anyway, landing them in half-guard. Bueno Silva started complaining to the referee about something. Jasudavicius lands punches while defending a leglock attempt. Jasudavicius just kind of stands to get out of it and pepper shots until the horn. Relatively close, but a strong ending for the Canadian.

10-9 Jasudavicius (20-18 Jasudavicius)

Bueno Silva takes the center as soon as the fight starts. They trade low kicks. Bueno Silva stabs with a kick to the body. Jasudavicius starts attacking up high, landing right hands. Jasudavicius teases a takedown but backs away after nearly getting caught in a Thai clinch. Bueno Silva attacks into a brief clinch. Some jabs start getting through from Jasudavicius as he fights off the back foot. A stinging right straight lands for Bueno Silva. Bueno Silva rips to the body, forcing a Jasudavicius takedown. Bueno Silva jumps on the neck for a guillotine! Jasudavicius might be in trouble. Nope. Some slow hand-fighting leads to the let-go, and Jasudavicius works from guard, seeking punches. Jasudavicius passes out and gets right into a crucifix. That was way too easy. 1:30 left to work, and elbows start coming. Bueno Silva nicely swivels the hips out and escapes. Jasudavicius maintains atop her, and they wind up in half guard with Bueno Silva on the bottom. Bueno Silva nearly headlock sweeps Jasudavicius into an armbar. Instead, she almost gets Jasudavicius in a leg lock, but the round’s time expires.

10-9 Jasudavicius

Bogdan Grad def. Lucas Alexander via second-round TKO (punches) at 4:22

A nice uptick in action from the featherweights, and a promotional debut win for Grad.

Grad starts the round with another takedown attempt but fails. Some massive leg kicks stagger Grad as he starts eating punches. Grad sneaks an elbow in during an exchange and takes another leg kick. Solid right hand from Grad over the top. Grad takes a front kick to the body but catches, lading a punch and getting Alexander to the ground. He takes control from the top, working from mount to the back and just scrambling on top of Alexander. Grad starts dropping bombs as they transition to half-guard. Grad moves to mount and a nasty elbow lands. Alexander starts taking an onslaught of elbows and punches, seemingly hopeless as a minute remains in the round. He’s covering up as the elbows rain down, and the referee steps in! Nice rally to get the TKO win for Grad.