Unleashed 28

[Jackson]

UNLEASHED 28
Cairo, Egypt

UNDERCARD

Lightweight Division Fight
Robbyn Helmsley vs Kai O'Hara

Quick jabs by both kick off the fight. O'Hara pushes forward, clinches and tries a trip, eventually earning it. O'Hara takes half-guard from underneath. Helmsley stands and tries to grab a choke as she falls to guard. O'Hara quickly passes to mount and patiently sets up on top. Little action on top as Helmsley holds tight with her arms in desperation, shutting down O'Hara's offensive on instinct. O'Hara moves to half-mount and looks to work on his opponent's left arm. He can't finish, so he slips out to the side. O'Hara delivers a few left hands to the body, but nothing of consequence happens before Helmsley gains guard. O'Hara postures and delivers a few left hands, then nails a right knee that knocks Helmsley to her back. A stalemate stalls out the action and they start back on their feet. O'Hara lands a quick jab, though Helmsley answers with a high kick, then a few strikes that drive O'Hara back. Helmsley just misses with a fierce right, then delivers a kick to the body. Another left hand lands for Helmsley. Helmsley nails a few combos moving forward, only to be stopped in her tracks when O'Hara lands a jab, backing away. O'Hara throws a few kicks to the body. Helmsley focusing on her strikes as she fires off a few hands. O'Hara retaliates with a lazy spinning kick. Helmsley leaps in with her standby strikes but misses on most of the shots. O'Hara does the same and then finally connects with a kick to the legs. Helmsley avoids an advance and counters with a 1-2. O'Hara switches stances, but Helmsley pushes in and clinches. O'Hara circles away, connecting with a knee strike. Helmsley tries a single-leg that turns into a trip, and she rides O'Hara down to the floor, nailing him in the face with a wild punch that drives the back of his head into the unforgiving concrete, aided by gravity and Helmsley's forward momentum.

Helmsley defeats O'Hara via knockout at 8:02.

Open Weight Fight
Theodore Janes vs Shane Sanders

Strikes mostly miss, but Janes manages to score a quick takedown. Sanders works free and lands a few left hands, but Janes answers with rights and pushes forward. Janes throws knees inside while pressing Sanders in. She finally releases and backs away, but Janes repeats the strategy. The two trade hands briefly, then back to the clinch. Sanders leaps in with a right, and now it's her turn to move forward. Janes eats a few shots to the body, but grabs a Thai clinch. Sanders lands a quick flurry inside, connecting with three solid shots, but Janes stands his ground. Sanders pushes in, backs away for a few shots, then moves in again. Janes retaliates and Sanders eats a knee inside. Janes scores a takedown and sets up on top. Big left elbow from Janes. Sanders has half-guard underneath, but little room to move. Bad spot for Sanders as she cannot break free. Janes scores with a few jabs to the face as Sanders turtles, forcing the action to restart standing. Sanders lands knees, and Janes drops, but he may have just been looking to change levels. Sanders lands another knee as he gets up from the squat. Sanders lands a right inside, then a left that hurts Janes. Janes drops, and Sanders sets up in half-mount. Janes holds tight, but Sanders postures and lands a few punches. Sanders still in half, but she shifts to the side. Janes regains guard, but Sanders postures and lands a mix of lefts and rights. Sanders pounces back in, bringing shots at will. Janes has a loose guard, and Sanders stands up, but returns immediately in. Sanders stands again, and Janes warily follows. Sanders leaps in with hands on the restart, looking for another takedown, only to meet with a deadly palm thrust that snaps her head back. Janes turns the tide back with a few rights. Sanders drops to the floor, her face a bloody mess from her split lip. Janes immediately postures and resumes the beating, connecting with a kick to the face that puts Sanders down and out.

Janes defeats Sanders via knockout at 7:11.

Lightweight Division Fight
Sinn vs Kayla Knix

Knix gets clipped with a right hook early and misses a retaliatory headkick, following up with a body kick. The two are almost kickboxing to open the fight. Knix lands a leg kick and another while Sinn is looking primarily to land punches, Knix looking to land kicks. Knix paws out a jab and catches Sinn with an eye poke. Knix lands a very solid knee to the body. Knix lands another pawing jab that appears to catch Sinn in the eye again, but Sinn recovers. Sinn lands a leg kick but eats one in return. Knix appears to slip, and Sinn jumps on top in side control.  Sinn looks to pin the arm and then tries to move to full mount while Knix looks to regain half guard. Knix gets back to her feet with just over a minute left, but eats a hard hook for her troubles. Knix lands a partially blocked right head kick, and follows with another thudding leg kick. Knix lands another partially-blocked head kick. Sinn lands another hook, this to the top of Knix's head. Sinn opens with a switch kick, but eats another thudding leg kick.  Sinn lands a 1-2 combination and has apparently found her striking range rhythm as she lands another 1-2 immediately afterwards, dropping Knix on her ass.  Knix is back up immediately, and Sinn lands another combo, her speed too much for Knix to overcome.  Knix wades inside and tries for a poorly executed takedown that fails. Sinn lands a quick jab that connects square, and another. Knix looks for another kick but eats a jab to the temple, which causes her to slowly crumble to the ground. Sinn jumps in and lands a hard swinging shot that causes the referee to step in and end the fight.

Sinn defeats Knix via technical knockout at 6:51.

HEADLINE FIGHT

Heavyweight Division Fight
Frank "Blitz" Krieger vs V

Krieger quickly takes the center of the circle and V avoids the early clinch. Krieger throws several hard punches and lands a good straight right. V misses a looping left jab and ducks a wild looping right from Krieger. V lands a short left hook, and then an overhand right. Krieger swings for the fences again and misses again as V rolls out of the way. Krieger lands a right over the top, partially blocked, and then a left to the body. The fighters trade shots, and then Krieger lands a clean jab.  Krieger lands that big looping right and drops V to the ground. Krieger is very aggressive and explosive, pounding on V and exploding out any time V tries to control his posture. V does a great job staying in the fight. V fights back to his feet but gets slammed back down. Krieger takes V's back for a minute as V tries to struggle back to his feet. V finally gets full guard and starts to look for submissions, first trying for an armbar and then an omaplata, neither of which catch.

Krieger lands a leg kick, and then another. V returns a right straight. V paws out trying to find the range and we stop momentarily for an inadvertent eye poke. Krieger appears to have slowed down quite a bit, isn't moving forward and isn't throwing as crisply. V works forward behind the jab, dodging another looping right from Krieger. Krieger misses another looping home run right hand, and then recovers with a wicked jab, and then a looping left moments later. Krieger has slowed somewhat, letting V find success with counterpunches. V lands a right hand, and follows it up with a solid left hook that lands. V misses a jab and eats a counter right hook. Krieger scores with a 1-2 combo, and then a counter right straight when V tries to return.  V looks to try a takedown, but Krieger stuffs and lands another solid right hand to the temple.  V tries another takedown as the fight rolls towards the end, but Krieger stuffs it too, and finishes with a guillotine choke. 

Krieger defeats V via submission at 11:17.

MAIN EVENT

Heavyweight Division Match
Christian Cain vs Jackson

Announcer: Ladies and gentlemen, the two men in The Circle tonight will fight until only one remains standing!!! All bets for this fight are now final. Introducing first... fighting out of the red corner... he is a wrestler with a mixed martial arts background, making his return to the circle with a record of eleven wins, four losses and one draw, standing at 190 centimeters and weighing in at 106 kilograms. Ladies and gentlemen... JACKSONNNNNN!!

Jackson stomps his feet on the concrete floor, looking up at the steel cage before stepping inside.

Announcer: And now... his opponent... fighting out of the blue corner...  a mixed martial artist with a record of two wins, and one loss, standing at 188 centimeters and weighing in at 102 kilograms. Ladies and gentlemen... the CHRISTIAN CAINNNNNNNNN!!!

Jackson starts off moving forward with a few jabs, feeling out his opponent who just dances away. Growing bold, Jackson shoots in and collides with Cain, driving him into the cage. Cain spins off. Jackson powers off the cage and earns the takedown. A few punches follow, and Jackson moves to the back. Cain stands, but Jackson elevates and slams him down on the concrete. Jackson stays on the back, but Cain defending and stalling on the feet. Jackson tries a footstomp that accomplishes nothing. Jackson jumps on Cain's back, but releases. Cain feels an opening and slides away. Jackson lands a grazing jab to the body as Cain slips away, only to spin around and answer with a few quick shots before Jackson can recover his momentum. Trading flurries, but nothing scores major damage. Jackson shoots in again and wrestles Cain to the floor, realizing that distance is his enemy in this fight. Cain ties up on the bottom then stands. Jackson lands a nice left, but Cain does the same. Nice punches connect inside for both before Cain nails Jackson in the groin with a knee strike that breaks the hold. 

Standup again to start, and Cain connects with a few shots that drive Jackson back into the steel again. Both wing wild hooks. Jackson shoots in, and grapples with Cain, only to be hoisted up with a belly to belly suplex that drops Jackson on his head on the concrete floor. Jackson is slow to recover, and when he sits up he moves right into a knee strike to the face. Flailing, Jackson catches hold of the waistband of Cain's pants and pulls him down as he falls back. It keeps Cain close, and Jackson shifts to the back. Jackson sits, and Cain tries to turn to the guard, but Jackson stands, wobbling. Jackson tries to sneak a choke but misses. Back on their feet, Jackson is showing quicker hands, though Cain is still keeping out of range of the deadliest bombs. Both trade stiff strikes. Halfway through the fight, and Jackson is still moving laterally. Cain's shots sound crisp, and he's finding them a bit more frequently. Jackson flashes a high kick. Cain kicks to the body and Jackson catches his leg only to wear the other foot in the face as Cain twists midair. Jackson crashes back into the steel cage, unable to recoup. Cain lands a left over the top, and this time Jackson drops to his knees and rolls away. Cain is more than happy to chase, and the two collide as Jackson rolls to his feet. Another left scores for Jackson. Cain answers with a right hand jab, but Jackson is pushing the action now, trying to wear down his opponent.

Cain needs to find something that works. Jackson shoots and yet again Cain sprawls out and backs away. Cain land a stiff shot, but he eats one in return. Trading hands again, and then Cain kicks left, then right to the body. Jackson is willing to trade in the pocket, but not moving away from the attacks. Cain works hands and backs away, only to have Jackson follow, pressing the action. Cain stands his ground with a jab. Both trade jabs. Cain wipes blood away from his nose after the lucky shot to his face. Jackson shoots in. Cain defends, but Jackson elevates, slams, and moves immediately to the back. Few right hands sneak in from behind with two minute left. Cain stands, but Jackson stays attached to the back. Jackson lands a few knees to the quad. Cain can't break the body lock. Cain tries a kimura from the front, then spins and falls to guard. Cain lets the arm go, then returns to it. Not there, and Jackson spins out and returns to the back. Undaunted, Cain smashes the back of Jackson's head with his elbow, driving Jackson back to the floor. This time he locks into the kimura with ease.

Cain defeats Jackson via submission at 22:33.