UNLEASHED 44
Moscow, Russia
UNDERCARDOpening FightKathryn Harding vs Karin LoganLogan misses on an early low kick. She fires again to the body, and Harding catches it and moves into the clinch. From there, it's straight to the ground. Logan scrambles underneath. Harding backs away and tries to bait her by walking away slowly and then firing a spinning punch, but Logan slips it. Harding scores another takedown. Logan's got full guard but Harding keeps her head tight and fires off hammerfists. Harding passes to side control. Logan tries to roll free, but Harding stays pinned to his back and delivers more hammerfists. Logan spins again and takes top, but Harding sweeps again. On the feet, and Harding works an outside trip and stays pinned to Logan with a bodylock. Knees are exchanged from the clinch, and Harding is all over Logan. Harding steps in front of Logan for another trip and works immediately to the back. Two minutes left, and Harding has both hooks in and is working on the choke. Logan rolls from side to side. She's keeping the arm off the neck, but not improving position. She finally turns in and sets up on top. Logan backs away, and Harding attacks the leg. Logan pulls free and when Harding rises, she delivers a driving takedown of his own. The two newcomers scramble, and Logan again takes top position, raining down a flurry of blows before catching Harding in a choke against the cage that seals her doom.
Logan defeats Harding via submission at 9:33. Second Fight Sasha Brenshov vs Kayla KnixBrenshov tries to rush in with her usual headstrong style, but Knix backs away. Knix lands an overhand right. Brenshov ducks in with a powerful slam to the bare floor. Brenshov in half-mount. Brenshov tries for a kimura on the left side. Knix tries to back up to the cage. She does, and Brenshov loses her angle, but she won't let go of the arm. Brenshov circles around and eventually releases the hold. She's in side control but Knix scrambles underneath and breaks away. Brenshov sits up and delivers a few lazy punches. Knix secures the wrist and rolls over for the armbar. Brenshov pulls free. Halfway in. Brenshov stands and dives in, gappling with Knix. She tries a neck crank. Knix rolls to her right and looks for a kimura from the bottom. She uses it to sweep to top and starts to rain down punches, looking almost enraged. Brenshov just covers up while Knix unloads. The shots aren't the hardest, but Brenshov isn't doing anything to escape.
Knix defeats Brenshov via technical knockout at 4:12.Third Fight Rachel Ellsworth vs Alex CollinsThey meet in the center, and Ellsworth pops a few jabs. Ellsworth scores an early takedown, but Collins stands up against the cage. Ellsworth working a jab and a low kick early. Collins yet to really offer a return. Chants in the open room are deafening as the redhead unloads a stiff right and follows immediately with a jab. Ellsworth shoots again, but Collins stays up. Low kick from Ellsworth, then a Superman that's just short. Collins stays in a low stance, but he's yet to really attack. Collins defends another takedown and then nails a stunning 1-2 combination that sends Ellsworth reeling back against the cage. Ellsworth lands a right, then has a high kick blocked, but it's obvious she's feeling comfortable. Collins slips a left and misses on a counter. Ellsworth's jab continues to find a home. Collins shoots in, but he telegraphed it. He does again, and Ellsworth defends against the cage. Collins with a foot stomp. Collins drops low and continues to drive in, but Ellsworth remains upright. Collins finally elevates Ellsworth and slams her to the floor, but there's little time to work.
Ellsworth struggles under the pin, and then reaches up with what looks like a jab, only to rip the eyebrow ring from above Collins' right eye. He falls back, bleeding and Ellsworth has an easy target. Superman lands. Ellsworth continues to work the low kick and the jab. Collins just misses the right hand counter. Collins knows he need to press. Ellsworth remaining patient on the outside and picking her spots. Outside leg kick connects for Ellsworth. There's no way Collins can see out of that eye. Collins continues to move in and does land a right hand. Collins trying desperately to land a big right, but Ellsworth is moving away well. Collins looks for a takedown, but it's not there. Two minutes remain, and Ellsworth is picking Collins apart on his feet. Collins does get his brief brawl in the pocket, but Ellsworth gets the best of him again. Collins whiffs on a big uppercut, but he's not backing down and as Ellsworth ducks, he grabs her around the waist and takes her over with a side slam. Before she can mount any offense, he locks her into a rear naked choke and gets the submission.
Collins defeats Ellsworth via submission at 9:16.Fourth Fight MATCH OF THE NIGHTBlackbird vs Oliver QueenQueen connects on a body kick and then quickly wrestles his opponent to the floor. Queen frees a leg and drops short elbows as Blackbird tries to keep him close. Blackbird gets to his knees, and Queen goes north-south but can't lock in a choke. Blackbird grabs a leg, which allows him to get back standing, and then he overpowers Queen with a vicious punch to the face that sends him sprawling. Queen looks for a guillotine but doesn't have the angle, and he gets back to his feet before Blackbird picks up and slams him back down. Queen, though, is unfazed and quickly hops back to his feet. Blackbird presses him against the cage and dips for the takedown. Queen fends it off and throws ineffective punches to the ribs. Blackbird clings to Queen's hips and takes him back down, immediately raining down wild blows. Blackbird locks his arms around the hips again and continues pinning Queen against the cage. Blackbird finally scoops up and dumps Queen, who's quickly back up. The fighters trade punches and reset. Queen nails a nice shot but is countered. Queen lands a low kick. Blackbird swings and takes another leg kick and then another.
Queen goes high with a kick that misses, and the fighters then collide with combos. Both land. Queen shoots with a single leg and puts Blackbird against the cage, but he circles off. Blackbird works short punches, but Queen's slippery dodging isn't helping. Blackbird finally knocks Queen off balance as he throws a kick, and as Queen is pressed into the cage, Blackbird hops on top of him. Queen eats a right but nothing else. Blackbird grabs a single leg and looks for the drag-takedown, but Queen defends from one leg and then locks in a guillotine as Blackbird takes him to the mat. Blackbird escapes back to his feet, and we restart again. Queen lands some nice jab-jab-leg-kick combos, and Blackbird barely checks a big head kick. Queen shoots behind a burst of additional punches, but Blackbird reverses and takes him to the floor, locked on Queen's back. Queen tries to fight free, but Blackbird grabs a fistful of hair and smashes Queen's head against the floor until he passes out.
Blackbird defeats Queen via technical knockout at 17:04.HEADLINE FIGHTDale McCall vs Maria Janes McCall opens up with a flurry of punches and puts Janes against the cage. Janes comes out swinging and creates distance, but the heavy-handed McCall backs her up again. Janes uses leg kicks to get distance, but McCall swings through them. The fighters reset, and Janes looks for leg kicks again. She then goes high with a kick that's checked so she switches to low front kicks to try to back him up. McCall checks one, which knocks Janes off balance, but she gets right back to her feet. McCall then swings wildly before Janes is against the cage. Janes gets the easy separation with knees from the clinch and gets back to the center of the cage. Janes throws a leg kick that briefly staggers the her opponent but McCall swings wildly again, and Janes again is forced against the fence to defend. She looks for a clinch again, but the action stalls, and the referee wants a restart. Janes works kicks from varying angles, but McCall returns a low one. McCall comes in again with lunging punches, but he's struggling to reach the speedier Janes. Janes tries a flying knee, but McCall catches her and takes her down to the floor. McCall swings and then gets back to his feet and waits for his opponent to do the same. McCall opens with hooks, and though the aggressor, is starting to bleed heavily from the nose. Janes backs off, and then uses the cage for momentum, jumping off and nailing a kick to the face that drives McCall down to the floor. It's all over as McCall's out cold before he hits the concrete.
Janes defeats McCall via knockout at 8:01. MAIN EVENT V vs Mikhail KreuzAnnouncer: Ladies and gentlemen, the two fighters will fight until only one remains standing! All bets for this fight are now final. Introducing first... he stands 190 centimeters and weighs 97 kilograms, with a record of sixteen wins, nine losses and two draws. Ladies and gentlemen... VEEEEEEEE!!!
V stares off towards the gloom, smirking slightly as he waits for his opponent.
Announcer: And now... his opponent, standing at 177 centimeters and weighing in at 86 kilograms... with a record of one win and two losses... MIKHAILLLL KREUZZZZZZZ!
Kreuz stars off the action with an early inside leg kick. Straight up top lands, though V fires back. Kreuz lands some low kicks and another straight. V trying to counter, but Kreuz seems to have the speed advantage. Trip to the floor, and Kreuz is on top. He tries to secure a crucifix, but V dives forward, and drives Kreuz's face into the cage. V slips the hold, and pops back to his feet. Kreuz is bleeding from the hairline, but he still comes out strong, still using the leg kicks. V's patient as he looks to counter. V lands his own outside leg kick. Straight right for Kreuz, and a left snaps V's head back. Kreuz pushes in with knees in a Thai clinch. V just misses a wild hook as Kreuz pulls away. Patient now. Kreuz moving forward. V misses a few wild hooks. Kreuz staying tight and just misses an uppercut. Into an over-under clinch. Nothing there, and they reset. Both fighters mixing kicks into the attacks. Toe-to-toe flurry ends with V getting the advantage as he gets Kreuz back against the cage.
Kreuz tries to buy space with more low kicks. Kreuz still showing quick hands as he evades V's bombs. V checks a leg kick and fires off a combination, but Kreuz is really covering and slipping well. Leg kick wobbles V. Kreuz chopping him down. Hook lands for V. Kreuz is just a little too quick. Kreuz lands a left roundhouse to the face. Kreuz drives in for a takedown halfway in. V defends against the cage, but Kreuz pulls him away and slams him to the floor. Half-mount for Kreuz. V keeps his legs tight and regains full guard in a scramble. Kreuz lands a few hammerfists. V with an open guard, but he seems a little too comfortable remaining on the floor and the action stalls to a restart.
V wings a few hooks early, but Kreuz avoids and returns to the low kicks. This time V catches a kick and flips Kreuz onto his back, leveling a vicious stomp to the groin before Kreuz can recover and roll. Kreuz nails V with an upkick, and crabwalks back, using the cage to get up. V stalking, and he looks for a takedown, but Kreuz defends with ease, and the two stall against the cage. V releases and resets. V kicks low, but Kreuz does the same and delivers a straight, too. Moderate pace. Both guys still winging power shots in spots. A right hand drops V, but he pops right back up as Kreuz tries to swarm. Halfway in. Kreuz still using the leg kicks, and his boxing is still tight and compact. V giving chase, but Kreuz is picking his spots as he retreats. Hooks traded in the center. Both guys still swinging for the knockout. One minute left. V blocks a high kick and nails a vicious punch to the face that sends Kreuz back against the cage. . Right hand over the top for Kreuz. Kreuz still pressing cautiously in the closing seconds. V trying to time a counter bomb. Kreuz lands an overhand right, but V answers with a knee. Another overhand right from Kreuz, and V stumbles. Kreuz moves forward, and V delivers a counter left to the chin. Kreuz drops, and he's out, face-first on the floor. The referee keeps V from delivering any more damage.
V defeats Kreuz via knockout at 21:00.