Unleashed 49

[Jackson]

UNLEASHED 49
Bucharest, Romania

UNDERCARD

Opening Fight
Kathryn Harding vs Oliver Queen

Queen puts Harding on the defensive with lunging shots but doesn't connect. The fighters scramble from the clinch. Harding looks for high kicks and eats a punch. Harding still the aggressor and gets the takedown, but Queen hops right back up. Queen lands a nice knee to the head but eats an equally impressive counter punch. Harding clinches and delivers a few breadbasket punches, but Queen breaks and partially connects on one of his own. Queen lands a nice but sloppy combo. Harding is stalking and shoots, but Queen fends it off. Harding presses him against the cage. The fighters trade nice shots in the center and then leg kicks. Harding is still acting as the stalker, but she's getting hit with the game plan and due to Queen's reach. Harding gets through a nice right, but Queen quickly counters. Harding shoots, but Queen again stuffs it. Harding throws a leg kick and eats a right cross. Queen connects on a lunging knee to the head and follows with a right that connects to the temple and puts Harding out like a light.

Queen defeats Harding via knockout at 4:44.

Second Fight
Kayla Knix vs Dale McCall

McCall strikes first, but Knix charges forward with a combo that comes up short. McCall throws a right-left that just misses. McCall lands a nice left, clinches, and then puts Knix against the cage. The fighters trade knees to the legs and then move to quick jabs, but little is landing. Knix unloads a flurry, but McCall gets the better of it. Knix stalks, shoots for a single leg, spins her opponent, but can't get the takedown. They clinch, and McCall puts her against the cage. McCall gets the takedown, but Knix hops right back up. Knix shoots and looks for a takedown, but McCall defends and then reverses and puts his opponent against the cage. The fighters trade elbows on the break. Knix is backed up with a right and nearly eats a left. She signals to McCall for some action. Not much is landing, but Knix gets through a right that wobbles her opponent, and she then picks up and body slams McCall. Knix delivers punches from the top. McCall is coherent and defending, but Knix is controlling him from half guard. Knix works forearm strikes and punches to the body, and then drives a wild elbow strike into his nose that softens him up enough to get a choke locked in.

Knix defeats McCall via submission at 6:51.

Third Fight
Alex Collins vs Sasha Brenshov

Brenshov strikes first with a low kick, and Collins answers with a body kick and punch that knocks his opponent off balance. Brenshov works jabs, and Collins pops her with punches and a kick before resetting. Brenshov comes right back with a body kick and works a few more low kicks. Collins misses on a punch and eats one. Collins snaps off a low kick. Brenshov creates distance with a front kick and lands a nice body punch and kick to the ribs. Collins just blocks a big right. Brenshov lands a knee from the clinch, and they reset with the smaller woman clearly dictating the pace. Collins lands a right and eats a left. The fighters swing wild punches, and Collins takes a low blow. We quickly restart. Brenshov works low kicks. Brenshov works jabs, and Collins is too slow with the counter, but he lands a solid right. Brenshov with a superman punh/kick combo that just misses. Brenshov firing off lots of punches from different angles, but little is landing. Collins sneaks throws a nice shot and throws a high kick, but Brenshov catches it and dumps him on his back with a takedown. Collins is back up swinging quickly. The fighters trade low kicks. Brenshov lands a spinning back elbow. Collins answers with a low kick, and they trade front, low and body kicks. They clinch, and Collins breaks with a punch. Brenshov continues firing off numerous punches and kicks. Collins clinches and resets and misses with a big head kick. Brenshov answers with low kicks and a lunging knee to the gut. Collins just misses on a spinning kick and then an overhand right when they briefly clinch. Another spinning back kick just misses. Collins is defending most of Brenshov's kicks. Collins catches a kick and forces the takedown in the final moments of the fight, but Brenshov gets back up and eats a flashy spinning back high kick.

Collins defeats Brenshov via knockout at 5:59.

HEADLINE FIGHT
Theodore Janes vs Cormack O'Cahan MATCH OF THE NIGHT I

O'Cahan starts off in fine brawling style, working the jab. O'Cahan moves in, and Janes connects on an uppercut. O'Cahan keeps fighting for it and gets the takedown. He looks for a guillotine, but Janes gets back to his feet. He grabs a leg and now turns the table and gets his own takedown. O'Cahan sits against the cage. The pace stalls with the stalemate. Janes tries to pull O'Cahan from the cage and locks in a guillotine as he falls to his back. It looks tight, but O'Cahan eventually works his way free. O'Cahan now works from top position in full guard and drops some elbows. Janes pulls him close and goes high with his guard. Janes now uses a modified butterfly guard. O'Cahan can't do much from the top, and the ref calls for a restart. O'Cahan gets through a quick right and then picks up and slams Janes to the floor. Janes wants the guillotine again, but he doesn't have the position. Janes now looks for a kimura, but he doesn't have the time to work it.

O'Cahan moves in with a nice combo before resetting. Janes lands a nice straight right from distance. Neither fighter wants to close the distance. O'Cahan lands a nice right, a head kick and a flying knee, but Janes shoots and gets the takedown. O'Cahan sits against the cage and looks to get upright. Janes tries to pin him down. O'Cahan finally works his way back and jockeys for position in the clinch. They break and restart. O'Cahan lands a nice right, but Janes counters. O'Cahan lands a lunging shot and then a quick right after a reset. O'Cahan lands another quick right, clinches and scores the drag-takedown. Janes secures a guillotine and gets a tight full guard. O'Cahan, though, pops free and delivers some elbows from the top.

Janes lands a right, looking to shift the tide back in his favor but instantly eats a counter shot as O'Cahan dives right in past his guard. They clash in the center of the cage, and Janes lands an uppercut. O'Cahan lands another quick right and then another. Janes, though, shoots and grabs a single leg. O'Cahan sprawls even as Janes gets to his knees. Janes tries to reset but ends up on his back with O'Cahan on top in full guard. O'Cahan works elbows from the top. The pace slows as O'Cahan envelops him. The elbows keep coming. Janes goes high with guard and delivers some elbows from below, but it's too little too late as Janes goes fighting into that good night.

O'Cahan defeats Janes via knockout at 17:22.

MAIN EVENT

Sinn vs Lilah Hurst MATCH OF THE NIGHT II

Both fighters come out swinging. Neither lands anything substantial, but heavy leather is flying. Hurst works a low kick and lands a left. Hurst catches a flying knee and flings her opponent to the mat but waits for Sinn to get back up. Sinn lands a lunging left to the body, almost as if punishing Hurst for not taking the kill shot when she had the chance. Hurst goes low with a kick but eats a knee on the break. Sinn lands a flush kick to the head, but Hurst somehow shakes it off. Sinn moves in pulls guard. Hurst works from the top. Hurst works some punches to the gut, but there's not a lot of action, and the ref calls for a restart. Sinn lands a right but takes a knee to the midsection before they break apart again.

Hurst swings from distance, but her wild shots aren't landing much. Sinn paws her jab, and Hurst lands a nice right. The fighters trade low punches and reset. Hurst grabs a single leg and dumps Sinn, who tries to secure a triangle choke on the way down. She doesn't get it but pops back up. Hurst swings with crosses, but Sinn ducks and shoots, quickly takes her back, and secures a body lock. Sinn works punches to the face from behind and looks for the opening for the rear-naked choke, having enough time to patiently look for the opening. She tightens the body lock and gets her arm under her opponent's chin. For a moment it almost looks as though Sinn intends to kiss her opponent before she tightens the choke. Hurst struggles and Sinn fails to secure it. She throws punches and looks to soften Hurst up. Sinn tries the choke again, but Hurst keeps her chin tucked. Sinn keeps working for it, but Hurst defends nicely. Despite the extended time with the dominant position, Sinn can't get the tap-out and the referee forces them apart.

Hurst wings a right-left combo but her lunging punches are easily checked. Sinn connects on a straight left and a few knees. The fighters trade from distance. Hurst looks for a single leg, but Sinn resists. Hurst looks for a toss, but Sinn snuffs it out. Hurst moves in with punches, but her accuracy is lacking. Sinn drops Hurst with a left uppercut flush to the chin and a knee to the head, and then unloads a quick flurry for a stoppage to the fight.

Sinn defeats Hurst via technical knockout at 15:13.