Unleashed 51

[Jackson]

UNLEASHED 51
Kiev, Ukraine

UNDERCARD

Opening Fight
Sasha Brenshov vs Rachel Jackson

Brenshov opens with a body kick which Jackson stuffs. She then lands a low kick. Jackson goes high with a kick, but it's checked. Both fighters are testing their range. Brenshov attempts a low-kick/punch combo, but Jackson snuffs it out, dancing away in an almost playful fashion. The fighters trade low kicks before Brenshov gets through a nice short right. Brenshov with a low kick, but Jackson is working her lightning fast jab. Neither lightweight lady seems content to sit in the pocket too long. Jackson snaps off some low kicks and Brenshov answers. Jackson then lands the fight's best body kick and then instantly drops the Russian girl with a quick right hand. Brenshov is knocked out cold by the show, and the ref jumps on Jackson before the follow-up punches come.

Jackson defeats Brenshov via knockout at 3:31.

Second Fight
Emma MacNamara vs Drina Dumas

MacNamara puts Dumas on the defensive with lunging shots that leave her dodging in the early seconds. The fighters scramble from the clinch. Dumas looks for high kicks and eats another wicked strike. Dumas gets a takedown, but MacNamara hops right back up. MacNamara lands a nice knee to the head but eats an equally impressive counter punch. Dumas clinches and delivers knees against the ribcage, but MacNamara breaks and partially connects on one of her own. MacNamara lands a nice but sloppy combo. Dumas is stalking and shoots, but MacNamara shucks it off. Dumas presses her towards the edge of the fight circle. Dumas gets through a nice right, but MacNamara quickly counters. Dumas shoots, but MacNamara again stuffs it. Dumas throws a leg kick and eats a right cross.

MacNamara connects on a lunging knee to the head and follows with a right but Dumas scampers away. Dumas's high kicks come up short, but she shoots and finally gets a takedown. MacNamara reverses the position, locking her legs around the midsection of Dumas and bodily rolling her over with a nice transition. Dumas tags her with a left once up. Dumas shoots, but MacNamara stuffs it and pushes her to her back. Dumas nearly gets caught in a sloppy rear choke on the way up. They reset. Dumas shoots, comes up short, and MacNamara pops her with a hammerfist before she's up. Dumas shoots again, but MacNamara easily defends. Dumas unleashes a wild combo, and the final punch lands nicely, staggering MacNamara for the first time in the fight. Dumas lands a jab and then a front kick before she moves in with another combo. Dumas lands a couple punches and then shoots, putting her opponent on her back. She sprawls and starts raining down elbows to the face, busting MacNamara open over one eye. Despite the blood, MacNamara tries to work a break, but she can't get past half guard. The pace slows as MacNamara ties her up, but she can't work much leverage past the elbow strikes. A wild shot hits MacNamara in the worst way, knocking her out cold before she can turn the tides again.

Dumas defeats MacNamara via knockout at 9:11.

Third Fight
Dale McCall vs Sebastian Jungers

Lots of circling early in what was rumored to be a highly anticipated contest. Jungers strikes first, but McCall charges forward with a combo that comes up short. Jungers throws a right-left that just misses. Jungers lands a nice left, clinches, and then puts McCall to his knees as he sweeps the legs. McCall fights back, bodily shoving Jungers off. The fighters trade knees to the legs. The fighters trade jabs, but little is landing. McCall unloads a flurry, but Jungers gets the better of it. McCall stalks, shoots for a single leg, spins his opponent, but can't get the takedown. They clinch, and Jungers backs him up to the circle's edge. Jungers gets the takedown, but McCall hops right back up, and the crowd voices it pleasure. McCall shoots and looks for a takedown, but Jungers defends and then reverses and snaps his head back with a vicious uppercut. The fighters trade elbows on the break.

Once again these two brawlers paw their jabs. McCall is backed up with a right and nearly eats a left. He signals to Jungers for some action. Not much is landing, but McCall gets through a right that wobbles his opponent, and he then picks up and body slams Jungers. McCall delivers punches from the top. Jungers is coherent and defending, but McCall's controlling him from half guard. McCall works forearm strikes and punches to the body. The pace slows as Jungers ties him up, only for McCall to get through on a right that lands true, right to the chin. He manages to get his hooks in, and secures a kimura, barely managing to get the submission on the dazed Jungers.

McCall defeats Jungers via submission at 7:11.

Fourth Fight  MATCH OF THE NIGHT
Lilah Hurst vs Brody O'Connor

Hurst strikes first with a low kick, and O'Connor answers with a body kick and punch that knocks his opponent off balance. Hurst works jabs, and O'Connor pops her right back with punches and a kick before resetting. Hurst comes back in with a body kick and then transitions to low kicks. O'Connor misses on a punch and eats one. O'Connor snaps off a low kick. Hurst creates distance with a front kick and lands a nice body punch and kick to the ribs. O'Connor just blocks a big right. Hurst lands a knee from the clinch, and they reset. Hurst seems more confident than her last few fights, dictating the pace early. O'Connor lands a right and eats a left.

Hurst lands a nice high kick and then goes low. The fighters swing wild punches, and O'Connor takes a low blow. We quickly restart. Hurst works low kicks. A touch of gloves follows another inadvertent low kick. Hurst works jabs, and O'Connor is too slow with the counter, but he lands a solid right. Hurst with a superman punch/kick combo that just misses. Hurst firing off lots of punches from different angles, but little is landing. O'Connor sneaks in a nice shot and throws a high kick, but Hurst catches it and sends him down. O'Connor is back up swinging quickly. The fighters trade low kicks. Hurst lands a spinning back elbow. O'Connor answers with a low kick, and they trade front, low and body kicks. They clinch, and O'Connor breaks with a punch. Hurst continues firing off numerous punches and kicks. O'Connor clinches and resets and misses with a big head kick. O'Connor dips for a single leg and gets a big takedown. Hurst puts her back against the edge of the circle, dangerously close to losing by ring out, but O'Connor pulls her out and puts her on her back.

Hurst pushes her opponent back his opponent with a front kick. O'Connor goes low with kicks. Hurst works kicks, but O'Connor opens up with his hands and lands some flush shots. They trade more low kicks. O'Connor lands some lunging punches and follows with a head kick. Hurst answers with low kicks and a lunging knee to the gut. O'Connor just misses on a spinning kick and then an overhand right when they briefly clinch. Another spinning back kick just misses. O'Connor is defending most of Hurst's kicks. O'Connor catches a kick and forces the takedown in the final moments of the fight, but Hurst gets back up and nails a flashy spinning back kick that levels O'Connor.

Hurst defeats O'Connor via knockout at 15:01.

Headline Fight
Blackbird vs Cormack O'Cahan

Blackbird has the center, and he rushes forward with a series of punches that miss. O'Cahan kicks to the head. Hard outside low kick from O'Cahan, and he lands a stiff right hand, as well. Blackbird looks relaxed, but he hasn't found range yet. O'Cahan misses a wild jumping kick and lands a left straight. O'Cahan lands a low blow. There's a quick stop, but Blackbird wants to fight. Blackbird charges forward with a punch to restart, but O'Cahan grabs a sloppy boxing clinch and delivers a knee. O'Cahan circles off and Blackbird throws a big right. O'Cahan ducks under it, controls the head and delivers several knees to the head. He lets go and lands a high kick. Blackbird motions toward his chin. He likes the punishment. Inside leg kick for O'Cahan, and a right hand lands, too. Blackbird again points to the chin. O'Cahan pushes into the clinch again. O'Cahan pulls away and starts winging punches. Six land, then two more. Blackbird's covering against the blows, but he's absorbing damage. O'Cahan pulls away.

Another low kick lands. O'Cahan standing in the pocket, but he's one-dimensional right now. O'Cahan retreats and fires a front kick. O'Cahan's mouth wide open, but he's still moving. Blackbird lands a right to the body, and O'Cahan staggers, clearly feeling the impact. Blackbird goes back to the body, landing a few short shots before O'Cahan drops to the ground. More of a laydown than a knockdown really. The body shots must have really hurt. Blackbird moves to side control and then steps over with his left leg into half-mount. O'Cahan takes guard. Blackbird throwing left hands from the top. They're not real forceful, but they count. Blackbird moves again to side control and works a keylock on O'Cahan's left arm. He works it free, and Blackbird returns to the punching attack. Two minutes remain. O'Cahan rolls a bit, but he doesn't really look to be standing. Blackbird land a big punch to the head and then more to the body. Short lefts to the face. O'Cahan works to his knees, but Blackbird is right there on his back and drags him back down. Blackbird finally decides to stand with less than a minute. O'Cahan rises slowly at the referee's orders. O'Cahan throws a few front kicks. Blackbird again tags the body. O'Cahan looks exhausted, but he's trying to throw. Blackbird attacks with a flurry that leaves O'Cahan looking like hamburger.

The fight is on the line now as Blackbird has shifted the tide, leaving his confident opponent in pain. O'Cahan throws the front kicks in a defensive attack. He lands a jab, and Blackbird taunts again. O'Cahan slips on a front kick, but Blackbird wants him up. O'Cahan retreats to the cage, and Blackbird delivers to the body. O'Cahan is done, but he tries to cover up. Blackbird smells the finish and unleashes a flurry of shots to the head, body and arms. O'Cahan tries to defend, but the referee has seen enough and calls it off just as O'Cahan slumps to the floor.

Blackbird defeats O'Cahan via technical knockout at 13:07.

MAIN EVENT

Sinn vs Maria Janes

Janes takes the center as Sinn circles to her right, looking wary. Janes moves in, and Sinn throws a right hand, but they back away. Janes is already stalking methodically. Sinn misses a few pawing jabs, but it seems intentional as she looks to be trying to bait her opponent into striking first. Sinn catches a low kick but can't topple Janes. Sinn scores up top with her quick hands. More punches come before Janes backs away and resets. Sinn scores with an overhand right. Janes hasn't been rattled, but Sinn's looking confident with a few glancing combos. Janes overcompensates and misses a big overhand. Both fighters seem very patient. Sinn works to the body. Janes scores an outside leg kick. Sinn with three punches. Janes ducks for a takedown, but Sinn pulls away. Sinn lands a right and avoids the counter. Sinn pushes forward behind punches. She's attacking but not over-extending. Right hands traded. Janes has a high kick blocked. Quick firefight, and Sinn gets the best of it. Best moment of the fight. Janes is busted open under the eye. She covers up and Sinn attacks and knocks her down.

Janes looks frustrated, but not rattled as she rolls away from the choke attempt. Sinn returns to her patient attack. Jab scores, and Janes seems to be on wobbly legs as she staggers slightly. Janes lands a low kick. Another scores. Sinn defends another takedown attempt. Janes staggers after a low kick, and Sinn attacks. Rapid punches, but Janes covers up, and Sinn slows. Moderate pace, and crows wants Sinn to open up, yelling for blood. She jabs, but she's still holding back slightly. Halfway in. Janes eats another jab and misses a right. She's bleeding a bit and apparently looking for a homerun. Janes covers up on the floor as Sinn fires off punches. Most are blocked, but she's definitely in control of the action. Sinn carrying her hands a little low, but she's pumping straights. Janes trying to land the big counter overhand. Sinn lands a nice straight right. Janes offering little at this point, though she does fire off a high kick that comes up just short.

Janes seems to be hesitating to attack, as if she wants to counter, and Sinn is trying not to play into it. Sinn shoots. Janes sprawls well and tries to jump the back. Sinn just gets away in a scary moment. Sinn pumps the jab with more success. Janes is walking forward with a plodding attack. She does land a few lefts of her own. Sinn's relaxed on her feet. Janes kicks to the body. Janes has a high kick blocked. Sinn continues to stick and move. Janes lands a dirty kidney shot, but Sinn doesn't want to let her rest. No break. Sinn's fighting a bit too defensively for the crowd's liking as she scampers away. Janes still giving chase, and she's thrown a few power shots, but she can't find a home. Janes kicks to the body. Sinn shoots in, but Janes moves to the back and locks Sinn into a rear-naked choke. Sinn pushes away, but Janes transitions and looks to have an anaconda. Sinn looks to be in trouble. She's got an arm in the hold from the front, but Janes might have the angle. They go to their knees, and Janes flips Sinn over and earns the tap.

Janes defeats Sinn via submission at 21:01.