It was a clean sweep for the home team - Xtreme Couture - in Las Vegas Saturday night with all five of their entries in A Night of Combat II picking up wins. "The Natural" John Alessio (24-11) knocked welterweight Gideon Ray (15-10-1) cold on the mat in 45 seconds. Xtreme Couture's Alessio whipped a left hook over a Ray right hand and dropped Ray.  Alessio finished the job with hammer strikes, leaving the fellow former UFC fighter unconscious. "Quicksand" Mike Pyle (18-5-1) of Xtreme Couture transitioned slickly into an armbar from full mount to tap welterweight Brian Gassaway (28-19-2) as he attempted roll free at 4:21 of round one in another battle of former Octagon fighters. Xtreme Couture welterweight "Thorobread" Jay Hieron (16-4) won a one-sided unanimous decision over late replacement Chris Kennedy (6-6) by judges' scores of 30-27 three times. Hieron's original opponent, Bryson Kamaka (6-13), failed his pre-fight urinalysis. ...

Xtreme Couture welterweights "Thorobred" Jay Hieron (15-4) and "Quicksand" Mike Pyle (17-5-1) will headline A Night of Combat II in Las Vegas 11 October. Former IFL titlist Hieron has been matched, if not undermatched, versus Bryson Kamaka (6-13) while Pyle will fight vet Brian Gassaway (28-18-2). Also on the card, welterweight "The Natural" John Alessio (23-11) will return after a "W" over "Secret Weapon" Pete Spratt (18-14) in A Night of Combat's debut to battle Gideon Ray (15-9-1). Light heavyweights "Sick Dog" Hector Ramirez (7-3-1) and kickboxing vet "The Jet" Rick Roufus (4-3) will face-off. And, TUF 3 finalist "Bring the Pain" Josh Haynes (10-10) will fight "Seargent" Steve Byrnes (6-1). The card features eight men's MMA bouts at the Thomas & Mack Center. ...