UNLEASHED 35
Dublin, Ireland
UNDERCARD
Opening Fight Aleksandar Ostojic vs Mark ChapmanChapman moves forward quickly. Ostojic scores a knee inside, but Chapman pushes forward and into the clinch. Ostojic with his back to the chickenwire fence that borders the south perimeter of the fight circle as he tries to remain upright. Chapman lands a few knees to the chin. Ostojic tries to break free and spin away, but Chapman has a firm bodylock. Chapman finally trips Ostojic to the floor and takes half-mount. Chapman postures with a few short punches and elbows. Ostojic tying things up underneath, but it's a bit slow and the crowd boos in displeasure at his weak offense. Chapman looks comfortable on top as he starts to open up, raining down the blows. Ostojic's face shows the wear until a well-timed strike to the temple puts him out of his misery.
Chapman defeats Ostojic via knockout at 3:02. Second Fight "Der Führer" Declan Schorg vs Kayla KnixKnix seems a little unsteady as she circles her opponent. Schorg kicks low to open up the fight, and Knix lands a left hand then a right in response. A little bit of fancy footwork ensues, with Schorg managing to avoid most of Knix's offense until she nails a surprising high kick. Schorg pushes in, and it's another left-right combo up the pipe for Knix. Schorg wisely shoots in. Knix sprawls, but Schorg grabs the right leg and holds a high single. Knix bounces on her left leg momentarily, but Schorg trips her up with ease, manhandling her down to the floor. Knix to a knee as Schorg pushes in. Knix uses the fence to stand, but Schorg continues to push into a clinch. Knix lands a few knees inside that accomplish nothing as Schorg holds the bodylock. A few more knees land from Knix before Schorg breaks off and stalls the action for a brief second while he gets his bearings. Before Knix can regroup, he fires in with his hands again and finds the mark. Knix tries to fend him off, but Schorg closes in and gets her to the floor again. Schorg is in half-mount, and Knix is bleeding under her left eye. Schorg throws left hands from the top position and maintains his control on the floor. Knix throws a few double punches from the bottom, but it's not enough as the referee stops the fight due to the blood pouring from the cut as Schorg hammers away on Knix without pause.
Schorg defeats Knix via technical knockout at 5:07.Third Fight V vs "The Monster" PsymonV takes the center, but Psymon comes in jabbing to start. Nothing lands clean, but he fires shots and works into the clinch. Psymon with a toss and immediately into side control, looking fired up. Psymon works to lock in an arm-triangle choke, but V scrambles out. Spinning on the floor, V pulls guard. Psymon postures up and rains down heavy punches. V threatens with a triangle choke underneath. Psymon steps over and out, but V tries for a guillotine as he falls again to his back. Psymon pulls out and starts firing heavy shots again. Punches are definitely connecting as V's head bounces off the canvas. V kicks his legs high for an armbar, but Psymon again works free with little effort. Big bombs rain down again from the top.
Psymon really generates power with his punches from the guard, rocking V and clearly leaving marks with each impact. Psymon stands in V's guard and blasts his opponent in the face. V's face a mess. Psymon steps into mount. V rolls and grabs Psymon's leg, but he pulls free and sinks in a guillotine on the left. V looks like hell as he succumbs to the choke.
Psymon defeats V via submission at 6:11. HEADLINE FIGHTS
Fight One Shane "Dixie Dynamite" Sanders vs Sasha "The Cossack Kid" BrenshovSanders feigns a few jabs but none connect. Brenshov dodges back and then fires in with a low kick to the knee. Brenshov kicks to the body, then nails a front kick. Sanders defends with her hands low, but doesn't take offensive action. Brenshov lands a right hand and scampers away. Brenshov bullrushes into a takedown, but Sanders defends well. Knees traded inside as Brenshov grapples with Sanders, looking confident. Brenshov drives a few right hands into the ribs. Sanders tries to spin off, but Brenshov pushes her against the fence. Sanders drops to the floor, but Brenshov pushes her against the cage. Sanders finally spins free, but Brenshov tags her with a combo. Sanders is wobbled. Brenshov lets her off the hook and moves into clinch. They break briefly, but they return to the clinch quickly. This time it's Sanders on the outside. Sanders lands a high kick and then kicks to the legs. Sanders with a spinning backfist. Brenshov fires back with a front kick to the face. Brenshov tries to hip toss Sanders but misses.
Sanders lands a nice head kick. Jabs by both connect, and Sanders seems to have decided to fight back, connecting with an outside leg kick. Brenshov light and moving around. Sanders working a jab but little else. Crescent kick from Sanders catches Brenshov above the eye as she ducks, and she falls back, busted open. In desperation, Brenshov kicks the legs and then telegraphs a takedown. Sanders just steps away. Brenshov ducks in for a single leg and gets it. Brenshov briefly holds an arm-triangle choke from the top, but she lets it go when she can't get it locked in fully. Sanders backs up to edge of the circle, and Brenshov wraps her left arm around the neck. Brenshov can't get the choke, but she is on top. Sanders scrambles underneath, managing to shuck off Brenshov. Dixie Dynamite's right cheek is bloodied when they break. Sanders sticks with the jab, but there's not much zip there. Brenshov looks desperate as she throws every combination she knows at Sanders. A diving double-leg from Brenshov lands and seals the fight. Sanders with guard underneath, but there's nothing left in the tank as Brenshov begins to pummel her mercilessly before locking in a rear naked choke.
Brenshov defeats Sanders via submission at 13:17.Fight Two Sinn vs JacksonSinn takes the center immediately, grinning sadistically as she stares at Jackson. She cuts the fence off, and ducks under a massive Jackson right hook. Sinn covering up well early. Sinn eats a shot and pushes in for the takedown. They clinch against the fence. Sinn has a bodylock and keeps it tight as they walk to the opposite side of the cage. Jackson breaks free and lands a knee to the head as Sinn backs away. Jackson jabs, and an uppercut wobbles Sinn. Jackson swings for the fences, but Sinn ducks and charges, trying for a takedown that's denied. Jackson tees off with right, but Sinn won't stop. Halfway in. Jackson lands a left hand then punches the body. Sinn eats an uppercut and staggers back and falls. Jackson rushes in and Sinn trips him up, grabbing his leg and pulling him off balance and face first into the fencing. Sinn is back on her feet and right into a low back kick from Jackson that collides with her knee, staggering her back. Overhand right lands as Sinn tries to move in. Jackson seems to be biding his time. Sinn moves into a knee but lands an overhand right. Jackson continues to score, but Sinn continues to push forward. Jackson lands another wicked punch, and Sinn somehow survives.
Jackson lands a leaping knee. Sinn fires off big punches and shoots in, but Jackson remains upright. Jackson moving around looking for options. Sinn throwing lefts that largely miss. Jabs land for Jackson. Sinn misses a massive overhand right. Jackson lands his own right. Jackson seems to be slowing down with his attack. Three punches to Sinn's body, but she twists away from the worst impact. Sinn shoots a double, but Jackson is up to the challenge. Sinn keeps the bodylock and tries desperately for a takedown, but the heavyweight keeps his balance. Sinn drops for a single, but she's unsuccessful. Jackson lands an uppercut. He's picking Sinn apart on the feet. Sinn looks visibly exhausted. Jackson's right cheek is marked up. Jackson lands another combo. Sinn's breathing heavy, but she's moving forward. Sinn misses a homerun shot. Jackson just short on a big right. Sinn shoots in, but Jackson plays matador and pushes her aside.
Sinn lands a backfist as she turns, but it only serves to fire Jackson up. Combinations land for Jackson, then a front kick to the face. Jackson connects with a snapping uppercut and then shoots in for a single leg. Sinn hits the deck but pops back up. Jackson backs away and resets on the feet. Sinn can't do much but keep her guard up as she lands a few more punches that have Jackson spitting blood but unfazed. Sinn misses a right and nearly falls over. She's done, but she's not quitting. Low kick from Sinn followed by an overhand right that Jackson answers with another uppercut. Jackson still swinging. It's slower, and he lacks the power from the first moments of the fight, but he's staying busy. Knee for Jackson, and a right hand catches Sinn flush. In the clinch, and Sinn fires a right that backs Jackson up. Jabs connect from Jackson. Sinn grabs a Thai clinch, but Jackson knees her in the guts and locks her into a sleeper, slamming her to the floor and driving the air from her lungs. Sinn tries a few desperation shots, but she's fading fast. The fighters embrace at the close of the fight, getting a huge cheer from the crowd. Entertaining stuff, for sure.
Jackson defeats Sinn via submission at 25:17. MAIN EVENT
MATCH OF THE NIGHTCircuit Championship FightChristian Cain vs Theodore JanesAnnouncer: Ladies and gentlemen, the two fighters in the circle tonight will fight until only one remains standing for the right to be called The Circuit Champion!!! All bets for this fight are now final. Introducing first... he stands 185 centimeters and weighs 102 kilograms, with a record of five wins and one loss. Ladies and gentlemen... THEODORE JANNNNNNNNNES!!!
Janes looks focused and ready, a grim smile on his lips as he awaits the Circuit Champion's arrival.
Announcer: And now... his opponent... a mixed martial artist with a record of four wins, and one loss, standing at 188 centimeters and weighing in at 102 kilograms. Ladies and gentlemen... the Circuit Champion, CHRISTIAN CAINNNNNNNN!!!
Janes rushes in, but Cain moves away. Janes kicks, but Cain catches the blow. Janes tries his first shot, but Cain dances away, keeping the fluid motions going as Janes kicks again. It's caught and he's sent backwards. Janes wobbles Cain and he tries to rush in. Definitely has Cain's attention. Cain shoots in, and Janes has a guillotine, but he lets it go as they move back to their feet. Janes catches Cain again, but Cain just drops his hands as if to say it doesn't hurt, attempting to manipulate Janes to lose his cool. Janes shoots in, and he's on top of the champion throwing short punches. Janes works into a half-mount. Cain works his back to the fence. Halfway through the round, and Janes seems to be earning the upper hand, almost smothering Cain. Several left hands find their mark as Janes seems able to anticipate Cain's motions. Cain moves to his knees. Janes works in a few short punches. Cain tries to roll for a knee, but Janes stays on top. Janes postures and delivers some damage from above. Janes stands and delivers a big right hand. Cain's trapped on the floor with Janes pressing in, but somehow he regains guard. Several big punches land from both men.
Janes rushes in. Cain fires punches that land, and a low kick nails Janes as well. Cain fires another kick, and Janes catches it and puts the champ on his backside. Cain throws a few elbows underneath, and Janes returns fire. Cain gets a firm bodylock in a bid for a standup. Janes slams him down and pushes away with a cross-face. Cain open his guard momentarily. Janes working his game and grinding away from the top. Cain tries a few heel-kicks and again works the bodylock. He lets it go and tries to control the wrists, but Janes works his arms free and drives in more punches. Janes postures, and Cain looks to threaten with his legs high, but he relents. More grinding punishment from the top. Cain again works the legs free but to no avail. Janes lands a few solid elbows from the top. Cain's guard is active, but he has yet to get real close. Cain scrambles to a knee and threatens with a kimura. Janes defends well, and Cain attacks the leg briefly.
Cain lands a right and drifts away, circling now. A spinning back-kick lands. Janes shoots in again, and Cain falls to his back. He looks for a kimura as he falls, but Janes defends well. Cain to his knees. Janes on the back, and he drives knees to the body and then fires right hands to Cain's head. Cain rolls and pulls guard. Cain again tries to stall underneath, but Janes relentless. Cain locks in a figure-four underneath, but Janes grinds away from the top. Forearms, elbows, punches- they're all adding up. Cain's face isn't damaged, and he doesn't look hurt, but he also seems slightly frustrated. Cain tries to scramble up, but Janes pushes him back to the floor. Cain trying hard to stall underneath, but Janes staying busy enough to keep the fight there. Less than a minute. No attack from the bottom for Cain. He does break the guard, but he's not threatening with the legs.
Cain with a big left to restart, followed by a flying knee. Another punch catches Janes, and he's wobbled. Janes tries to stand in the pocket and trade. Cain hits him again. Janes shoots in with obvious fatigue, and Cain shucks him off and down. Cain on top, but Janes gathers himself and sweeps to top. If Janes wins this fight, that's a key moment. Cain's back in guard again. Cain controlling the head and trying for the stand-up, but Janes pushing away and staying busy with punches from the top. Halfway through the round. Cain with the feet on the hips, and he tries to sweep. Janes rides from the top and remains in control. Cain seems content to hold when he can. He has nothing from the bottom. Cain fires a few elbows from the bottom and a few sneak in. Janes lands several right hands, and Cain tries to catch the arm with his legs, but Janes feels it sneak up and pulls in. Janes is busted open, and the blood is dropping down all over Cain's chest. Janes leans up, and the blood is running down his face as he staggers back up, determined not to give up. Cain rushes forward again and the shot is defended by Janes, who drops him and rushes in. Cain tries briefly for an arm-triangle, but Janes defends well and escapes. Cain's back in guard. Janes tries to wiggle and stand, but Cain presses down and moves to side control. Janes regains guard but Cain is grinding away with hammerfists. Janes throwing a few shots from the bottom, but there's no accuracy or force. Halfway in, Cain postures up and punches. Janes comes back with a triangle choke out of nowhere, and it looks deep. Janes transitions to an armbar and Cain bellows in pain and flails against the grip. The referee rushes in. Mass confusion momentarily ensues as blood spatters on both men. Cain swears he didn't tap, but the referee has waved it off. Cain's hand clearly connected with the floor as he writhed in pain.
Janes defeats Cain via submission at 28:01 to become the NEW Circuit Champion.