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Opening Fight
Brody O'Connor vs Rachel Jackson

The lankier O'Connor charges in with a head of steam to kick off the fight, clearly earmarking his stance as the aggressor, but Jackson fends him off with low kicks and punches. O'Connor lands a nice straight right and kick to the body. Jackson tries to counter, but O'Connor puts her in a clinch and partially connects on knees. Jackson breaks off immediately and lands a nice spinning back kick. A low kick then drops O'Connor, and he follows it with another. Jackson waits for him to get back up. O'Connor clinches in the center of the cage before breaking off and landing a low kick. Jackson tags him with a punch that drives him back a step, but O'Connor just won't give her the breathing room she needs to mount offense. Jackson lands a few more low kicks with O'Connor is pressing the action. He nails her in the face with a few wild shots, staggering her enough to stop getting peppered with the retaliatory shots. Jackson throws a leg, but O'Connor answers with a couple of his own. Jackson moves forward, but O'Connor slaps on a flying triangle choke on the way to the floor. It's perfectly timed and tight-- O'Connor torques it before rolling over for a mounted triangle. Jackson stays alert as O'Connor rolls again, and she somehow survives for nearly a minute before the tap-out finally comes.

O'Connor defeats Jackson via submission at 4:11.

Due to the failure of Emma MacNamara and Sasha Brenshov to appear for their scheduled fight, the two competitors have been fined $1000 each.

Second Fight
Oliver Queen vs Drina Dumas

An early pick for "Fight of the Night" honors gets underway with a show of civility as Queen touches gloves with his opponent. Queen swings first and misses with a lunging right and then low kick. Queen can't connect on a front kick. Dumas patiently circles, picking her spots before the fighters collide on low kicks. Queen avoids a fake shoot and throws a nice and quick overhand punch that connects. He follows it with a low kick and then shoots for the double leg and gets it. Dumas quickly is back on her feet, though, driving Queen back with a flurry of quick strikes. Queen fakes left, but Dumas anticipates and dives in for a single-leg takedown that Queen stuffs before throwing a right-left combo that just misses. Dumas closes the distance but is countered with a nice left. Great head movement from Queen. Queen lands a left, and Dumas is out on her feet and falls like a tree, only to be tagged with a right on the way down that Queen doesn't have time to check.

Queen defeats Dumas via knockout at 3:42.

Third Fight
Sebastian Jungers vs Sinn

Jungers is the early aggressor as he moves in and sidesteps Sinn's first punch. Sinn paws a jab as the crowd is electric. Jungers moves in and eats a punch before resetting. Sinn throws out the right over and over to keep Jungers at bay. Jungers answers. Sinn keeps pawing as Jungers deflects them. Sinn misses on an uppercut, but she's too quick to counter. Jungers closes the distance, only partially blocks a swarm of punches and fails to clinch. He stalks as Sinn circles the perimeter. Sinn moves in with a quick right punch. Jungers just misses with a counter right. Sinn tries a low-kick/jab combo that misses. Jungers charges in, but Sinn sidesteps away. Sinn lands a solid punch, but Jungers clinches. Sinn gets away and tags him in the process. Jungers is still pressing the action confidently, but he's not really connecting. Jungers shoots for a single leg, can't get it, but puts Sinn on the defensive again. He grabs a single leg again, but Sinn gets away and then pops him with a body kick. Jungers moves in and eats a knee to the chest. Regrouping, Jungers circles Sinn, looking for an opening. Sinn unloads a combo, and Jungers goes to a knee as a defensive tactic. He's back up, but Sinn is growing more confident with quick hands and footwork. Sinn unloads a vicious stutter-step front kick, and Jungers rocks, but doesn't go down.

Jungers fires back with a straight punch that barely misses Sinn's face. Sinn grabs his arm and answers with a body kick that partially connects. Jungers returns a body kick of his own. They reset. Sinn lands a nice straight right. Jungers moves forward with a kick. The fighters clinch and jockey for position with Sinn the aggressor. She lands a nice elbow strike and then another drops Jungers from the clinch. Sinn hits the mat and pours on the punches and elbow strikes. Jungers turtles up, but not in time as his nose is shattered, leaving the referee no choice but to stop the fight.

Sinn defeats Jungers via technical knockout at 7:04.

Fourth Fight 
Theodore Janes vs Mark Chapman

Chapman holds center early, and he ducks into the clinch early. Scramble into a trip, and Chapman lands in top position. Side control for Chapman very early on. Chapman looks unsuccessfully for the crucifix and instead advances to half-mount. Janes scrambles to full guard, and he's keeping the action tight. Chapman now creating a little space and works in a few short punches and elbows. Chapman stands briefly, and Janes uses the minimal space to get to his feet. Chapman pushes immediately back into the clinch. He smothers Janes with a forearm choke. Janes tries to get free, and he shucks off a single-leg and tries for a standing guillotine. Not there, so he lets it go, only to eat a wild punch from Chapman as he attempts to break free. Janes uses leverage to get his own takedown. Less than two minutes, and Janes is now in side control. He circles on a kimura, but Chapman pulls free and back to his feet. Chapman drops down, but Janes expertly spins free of the takedown attempt and moves to the back. Both hooks in, and the rear-naked choke is in. Chapman defends it well, tagging Janes and busting him open above the eye. Janes lets go, throws a few ground and pound blows and resets on the choke. Again, no dice as Chapman defends and slips away. Low kicks traded, but Janes seems to have a bit more pop. There's a scramble in the pocket with punches fired from both, but Chapman gets the advantage and locks up Janes, taking him to the floor and immediately transitioning to mount. Janes scrambles well underneath, slides out to the back and quickly works in the hooks and the choke. Chapman's trapped, and Janes squeezes in a rear-naked choke. It's deep, and Chapman has to tap.

Janes defeats Chapman via submission at 9:33.

Headline Fight FIGHT OF THE NIGHT
V vs Cormack O'Cahan

The fighters trade jabs early in a feeling-out process before V unloads with a low kick followed by a quick left in response to a faked punch from O'Cahan. There's little action as the fighters circle. O'Cahan's head kick is checked. V answers with a soft low kick and then a front kick. O'Cahan moves in with punches, but not much is landing. O'Cahan nearly catches a kick. V slows O'Cahan's advance with a low kick. Still not a lot of action in this one. O'Cahan shoots, but V easily stuffs it but then is knocked a bit off balance by a low kick. V moves in with some rapid-fire punches. O'Cahan moves in with some solid shots but takes a counter before resetting. V fires off a spinning side kick but doesn't have a ton behind it. V tries again but hits the thigh with little behind it. The pace slows. O'Cahan misses with a quick Superman punch and his follow-up kick.

Still little action, and the crowd is growing restless. O'Cahan initiates and land some punches and a knee before V breaks off. O'Cahan tries a body kick that's checked. V lands a nice straight right, but O'Cahan answers. The fighters reset and circle again. O'Cahan lands a solid head kick that sends sweat flying off V's head. As if a switch is thrown, V goes on the offensive and throws a variety of shots. O'Cahan attempts to halt the barrage by going for a bear hug, but V easily stuffs it and drops him to the floor. O'Cahan lands a knee but eats a counter punch. O'Cahan goes high with a kick, but V blocks it. O'Cahan moves in with punches, but the accuracy just isn't there, and V is ready to eat him alive. He tries to drive forward, but V nails him with an uppercut that puts him on his back. Diving and pinning him down, V delivers a series of solid strikes as O'Cahan tries to use an awkward leg lock to trip V and get back to his feet. V presses O'Cahan into the floor, pummelling him mercilessly before backing off and letting O'Cahan up. They go to their knees looking for leverage and V immediately slaps on a guillotine, but it's not terribly tight. He rolls and gets some leverage. O'Cahan's on top now and appears out of trouble. V gets to his feet and keeps working for the choke. It's tighter now, and he pulls guard. O'Cahan escapes and gets to his feet, only to be on the receiving end of more damage as V unloads a vicious barrage of elbows and then pops a bloodied O'Cahan with a knee to the chin. O'Cahan stumbles back, but V grabs his arm and pulls him back into a vicious kick to the side of the head.

V whiffs on a spinning back fist as O'Cahan dives forward and clinches but can't get it to the floor. V pops him with a couple quick punches to break the hold and then lands a quick and solid right before moving back out. The fighters trade kicks that miss their mark. V lands a nice left as O'Cahan moves in but eats a body kick. O'Cahan creates distance with a front kick but eats another right, and O'Cahan may have been hurt a bit. V keeps pressing the action like a juggernaut. O'Cahan catches a kick, clinches and puts his opponent against the cage and is obviously desperate to get the takedown. He can't get it, and V pops him and cuts him on the break with a blow. O'Cahan is bleeding from under the left eye as V spins and instantly knocks out O'Cahan with a spinning back fist to the chin. Just like that, this fight suddenly is over to a roar of awe from the crowd. O'Cahan goes down hard, and a few minutes pass before he even seems alert.

V defeats O'Cahan via knockout at 15:11.


Circuit Championship
Blackbird vs Alex Collins

Blackbird takes control of the fight in the first ten seconds, nailing Collins with an uppercut to the body followed by a jarring leg kick. Collins shakes it off, hopping back but Blackbird follows, pegging him with a quick jab and then another. Collins moves in with a nice body shot, but Blackbird counters with an overhand and then a left to the head. Collins catches a front kick and briefly spills the champ. The fighters trade lunging punches that are checked, but Collins is clearly feeling more damage from the exchange. Collins gets through with a straight right, but can't follow up as Blackbird connects with another body-punch, low-kick combo before he shoots and easily gets the double-leg takedown. Collins looks for an armbar, but Blackbird shakes it off and works from full guard. Blackbird gets through a few punches and then elbows as Collins tries to escape. Blackbird postures up and drops a forearm strike and another. Collins tries to tie him up but eats another. Blackbird then connects on a big right. Collins again tries to tie him up, and he stalls the action to get a standup. Collins lands a nice combo, but Blackbird retreats to avoid any further offense. Collins stays light on his feet and gets through a body punch. They trade quick rights, and Blackbird just misses on a big uppercut. Both showing good footwork. Blackbird moves in, but Collins shoves him away and tags him. Collins shrugs off another takedown attempt and lands some solid punches while Blackbird is flatfooted. Collins pops him again while the champ stays flatfooted. Blackbird ducks under the next one and gets the double-leg takedown. Blackbird works from inside full guard, but Collins does a good job tying him up. Blackbird postures up and moves back in with a couple punches, but the action stalls out once more. Collins ducks under an overhand right after they stand up and break. Blackbird fires off a quick combo, gets another takedown, and immediately moves into side control. Collins puts his feet against the cage and wants to kick free but Blackbird smothers him and unloads some ground and pound. Collins eventually ties him up but now has a few facial cuts.

Once again they're separated to a huge ovation from the onlookers. The fighters throw from distance with little luck. Blackbird then lands a nice left-right combo that snaps back his opponent's head. He follows up with a straight left. Collins paws his jab but is quickly forced to retreat and reset. Collins lands a front-kick to groin, but Blackbird seems unfazed. Collins peppers some jabs but is dropped with a counter. He's forced to cover up but pulls guard and survives. Blackbird delivers punches from the top and then lands some vicious elbow strikes. Collins' face already looks like a pound of hamburger, swollen and bloody. Blackbird continues working from the top until Collins gets his legs wrapped and manages to roll Blackbird over, relying on his wrestling ability to save him from more damage.

He works from half guard and delivers some minimal ground and pound, but it's largely ineffectual as he's blinded by his own blood. He nails a few wild punches from the top. Blackbird throws up his legs, but Collins keeps on the pressure between heavy breaths. Collins postures up and delivers more punches. Blackbird covers up, and doesn't seem to be in serious trouble. Collins lands some bigger punches and then hammerfists before Blackbird breaks cover and grabs his assailant's fists, twisting them to the side before connecting with a headbutt that knocks Collins over. Getting into a mounted position, Blackbird begins to rain down punches and elbows to the head and body. Collins is definitely out of it, as he doesn't even try to cover up. Blackbird fires away on the body from the kneeling position until reeling back and nailing Collins directly in the face with one of those vicious bombs. Lights out, and the referee intervenes before Blackbird can kill his opponent.

Blackbird defeats Collins via knockout at 21:34 to retain the Circuit Championship.