Unleashed 38

[Jackson]

UNLEASHED 38
Cape Town, South Africa

UNDERCARD

Opening Fight
Teresa Quaranta vs Austin Davis

Davis swings first and lands a solid uppercut from close distance that Quaranta shakes off with ease. Davis shoots, but Quaranta stuffs it and takes top position, firing a few bombs to the face that open up a cut over the eye of Davis. Quaranta secures guard and tries to power her way to a reversal. She can't get it, so she grabs an arm and torques a kimura from her back. Davis tries to slip the hold and Quaranta lets him get back to his feet, only to nail him in the face with a roundhouse kick and sends him to the ground, out like a light.

Quaranta defeats Davis via knockout at 2:07.

Second Fight
Sasha Brenshov vs Declan Schorg

Schorg tests his reach advantage with jabs. Brenshov charges in, looking fierce and connects but eats a counter right before the fighters reset. More circling as each waits to engage. Schorg connects on an inside leg kick, but Brenshov catches it, and uses it to trip him to the floor. Brenshov drops to a mount and unleashes a barrage of shots to the face that Schorg only partially defends against. Brenshov works from inside full guard but can do little as the lankier Schorg wraps her up. Brenshov, though, creates distance to land a few elbow strikes, one of which shatters her opponent's nose. Her body lock is tight, and Schorg can't break free. He tries a punch, and Brenshov responds by tightening the hold. He tries to create breathing room. Brenshov's arms have to be getting tired, but Schorg stays busy. There's a scramble, and Brenshov continually rolls and refuses to break the choke. She finally rolls Schorg to his back and forces the fight-ending tap-out, twisting his neck at a horrible angle. She leaps to her feet to celebrate, but Schorg stays down, blood trickling from between his lips.

Brenshov defeats Schorg via submission at 7:15.

Third Fight
Bruce McLeod vs Mark Chapman

Both fighters looking exceptionally intense from the time they enter the circle. McLeod strikes first and Chapman stumbles to the floor, but he's quick to pop back up. Chapman moves in with a solid body shot. Chapman counters with a right, and they reset. Chapman with a low kick and then just misses on an overhand right. McLeod backs him up with a kick and then eats a quick right as he wings a wild shot. McLeod just misses on a body kick before Chapman circles away and resets. Chapman moves in with a one-two combo and ducks back out. McLeod throws a leg kick that connects to the knee. Chapman plays matador and avoids McLeod punches and kicks. McLeod resets and whiffs again with a low kick. He gets the next one, but Chapman comes over the top with a left. A quick exchange before the fighters circle away. Chapman throws a body kick and ducks under a right. He then lands an inside leg kick that Chapman easily shakes off. Chapman moves, and McLeod counters with a left that partially connects. Chapman rushes in, but neither connects during the quick exchange.

McLeod times a nice low kick to the junk. Chapman staggers and hits the mat from the low blow. He shakes it off, though, and we go again. Chapman partially connects on an overhand right, but McLeod shows no effects. McLeod waves in his opponent and quickly covers when Chapman swarms in. Both reset, and then Chapman charges in for a clinch. Chapman really generates power with his punches from the guard as he blasts his opponent in the face. McLeod's face is a bloody mess as he rolls and grabs Chapman's leg, but he pulls free and sinks in a guillotine on the left that McLeod has no hope of escaping.

Chapman defeats McLeod via submission at 9:06.

HEADLINE FIGHTS

Match of the Night
Shane "Dixie Dynamite" Sanders vs Sinn

Sinn feigns a few jabs as the fight begins. Sanders responds with a low kick. Sanders kicks to the body, then a front kick. Sinn with her hands low. Sanders lands a right hand and scampers away. Sanders bullrushes into a takedown, but Sinn defends well. Knees are traded inside as Sanders backs Sinn against the edge of the circle. Sanders drives a few right hands into the ribs. Sinn tries to spin off, but Sanders pushes her back. Sinn finally spins free, but Sanders tags her with a combo. Sinn seems wobbled. Sanders lets her off the hook and moves into clinch. They break briefly, but they return to the clinch quickly. This time it's Sinn on the outside. She stalls there for a brief moment before the referee restarts it. Sinn lands a high kick and then kicks to the legs. Sinn connects with a spinning backfist and Sanders comes right back with a front kick to the face. Sanders tries to hip toss Sinn but misses.

Sinn jabs and then misses with a wide hook before moving into the clinch. Double underhooks for Sinn, but she's really just pressing her luck as Sanders explodes from the grip and lands an uppercut to the gut. They break the stalemate one minutes in. Traded jabs. Sanders lands to the body. Sinn jabs again and kicks to the leg. Sanders keeps moving her head well and creating angles, but this is not a firefight. Sanders leads with a knee. Sinn breathing heavily. Sinn with a lazy kick that's held momentarily by Sanders. Sanders moves into the clinch behind a knee. There only momentarily. Sanders kicks to the thigh. Sinn lands a nice head kick. Jabs by both. Sinn with an outside leg kick. Sanders light and moving around. Sinn working a jab but little else. Crescent kick from Sinn, who looks comfortable. Right hand from Sinn. Sanders grabs her face, and she's cut above the left eye.

Sinn takes the center. Sanders misses with a high kick. Sinn moving her hands around quite a bit. Sanders kicks the legs. Sanders telegraphs a takedown and Sinn just steps away. Sinn moves into the clinch one minute in. Sanders spins away and they break. Jabs traded. Sanders ducks in for a single leg and gets it. Sanders briefly holds an arm-triangle choke from the top, but she lets it go. Sinn backs up to the cage, and Sanders wraps her left arm around the neck. Sanders can't get the choke, but she is on top. Sinn scrambles underneath, but Sanders controls the head from north-south. She spins to the side, and Sinn works back to her feet. They break with a little less than two minutes remaining. Right for Sanders and her cut has opened back up, dripping into her eye. Sinn fires into the clinch, but doesn't let it stay there long. A diving double-leg from Sanders lands and probably seals the fight, connecting with Sinn's chin and driving her head back, gnashing her teeth on her tongue before she falls back motionless.

Sanders defeats Sinn via knockout at 17:27.

Co-Main Event
Alisyn Stormsong vs "The Monster" Psymon

Stormsong looks confident as she jabs and waves Psymon in. Psymon catches her, then comes up short. Stormsong taunts, and Psymon clips her for the insolence. Stormsong looks like she may be in trouble briefly as she's on the floor with Psymon punching. Stormsong pops up and taunts him again. Psymon ducks under and works the body. Stormsong staying busy, but Psymon's right on her and answering back in the pocket. Psymon's right eye bloodied, but he lands a nice left. Psymon also bleeding on the right side of his head. Halfway in. Stormsong scoring with the long arms, and a knee lands up the middle. Into a clinch, and Stormsong pushes Psymon back towards the edge of the circle. He squirms free and resets. Stormsong looks more comfortable with the pace and range now, and she's connecting with most of her shots. Unfortunately for her, Psymon is answering with back with straight punches of his own. Clinch again, but they back away and trade. Looping shots by both, and it's pretty even on the feet now. Stormsong scores with right hands from range. A high kick lands. Psymon's blood is really flowing now, and it seems to drive Stormsong into a more vicious attack. She lands the pawing 1-2, but Psymon answers.

Stormsong shoots in on a single-leg and pushes Psymon to the edge again. Psymon actually scores with a knee, and they reset on the break. Psymon leaps with a left that tags Stormsong in the midsection, driving her back as he follows up with an uppercut. Psymon looks like he's trying to shift the momentum of the fight, but he can't play keep away for long as Stormsong charges right back in, just hammering away. Right hand lands for Stormsong as Psymon stumbles off-balance. Stormsong with a jab. Stormsong's face marked up, too. Psymon lands another stiff elbow strike and pushes in, but he pulls away quickly. Psymon in the pocket, and he's game to trade, but the punches are adding up. Psymon kicks the leg, and Stormsong waves him in. That eye looks really bad for Psymon as he blinks away blood, letting Stormsong into the clinch where she tries to work a late trip. Psymon remains standing and gets his own trip in a scramble.

Psymon defends as Stormsong lands a few short lefts. They break away. Psymon fires a crisp left and grabs Stormsong around the waist, looking to bullrush her from the circle. Stormsong is having none of that as she brings up a knee between them and pushes Psymon off to regroup. He's still pushing, but Stormsong continues to get the best of the exchanges. Left hand for Stormsong, though Psymon answers in kind. Stormsong leeps rattling off combinations of strikes, and Psymon keeps answering right back, while looking for an opening to get her to the floor. Stormsong connects with an elbow to the eyesocket and Psymon staggers back. His right eye is badly swollen and bruised, though the bleeding has stopped. Stormsong pauses and Psymon attacks, dragging her to the ground as he tries to attack from the top. Stormsong shifts out, locks in a guillotine choke and rolls out to the side. Psymon is trapped. Stormsong squeezes, and the referee lets it go a little longer before finally saving the napping Psymon.

Stormsong defeats Psymon via submission at 11:05.

MAIN EVENT

Circuit Championship Fight
Christian Cain vs Theodore Janes

Announcer: Ladies and gentlemen, the two fighters in the circle tonight will fight until only one remains standing for the right to be called the Circuit Champion!! All bets for this fight are now final. Introducing first... he stands 188 centimeters and weighs 102 kilograms, with a record of five wins and two losses. Ladies and gentlemen... CHRISTIAN CAINNNNNNNNN!!!

Cain looks positively furious as he makes his way into the fight circle, glaring into the gloom where the champion will be arriving from.

Announcer: And now... the  champion, standing at 185 centimeters and weighing in at 102 kilograms... with a record of six wins and three losses... THEODORE JANESSSSSSSSS!!

Cain paws a few lead lefts before firing up a high kick. It's Janes in the center with Cain circling left. Janes misses on an overhand left, but it gets him into the clinch. He changes levels and gets the takedown. Janes fires knees to the chest of his seated opponent. Cain backs off, but Janes immediately has him on the ground again. Janes is throwing left hands and trying to sneak around to the back. Cain tries to squeeze against the floor to prevent it, but Janes slips around and sinks in his hooks. Janes a little off-center, but his left leg is in deep. Cain battles the hands and tries to keep wrist control to prevent the choke. Janes staying bust by landing punches. Cain turns, but Janes stays latched on his back. He's very high, but as Cain tries to pop out the back, Janes tries for an armbar. He slips off, and Cain escapes to his feet, dancing away to regroup. Janes leaps at him with another left strike, clearly looking to be the aggressor in this fight. Janes stalks Cain as he keeps distance between them, looking for an opening as he weaves back and forth, eluding any attempts Janes makes to grapple with him. Unfortunately Cain can't keep the distance and punish his opponent at the same time. Janes dives into another clinch, but Cain moves away after a few traded blows. Cain kicks low, but he has yet to take advantage of his reach. More low kicks from Cain. Janes misses on a huge winging left. Cain kicks high, but it doesn't land flush.

Low kicks from Cain, and he misses an overhand right. Janes responds with a left, and Cain ducks under it. Janes shoots for a leg from distance. He wraps it up and they hit the deck. Janes tries to scramble up, but his neck is trapped. Janes tries to squeeze a choke, but Cain pops his head out. Janes postures up over a seated Cain. He's pressing in with Janes trying to escape with his back on the circle's edge. Janes sits down into a mounted position and throws a few right hands. Janes looks for an arm-triangle on the top. Not there, and he settles for a few punches instead. Cain's not taking much abuse, but he's also showing little ability to free himself. Janes works high and starts going to work on an armbar. Cain holds his arms tight in defense. Janes settles back in for more punches before attacking the arm a second time. He moves to the side and tries to extend the arm, but Cain pulls free. Axe kick from the standing Cain staggers Janes back dangerously close to the edge of the circle. He tries to dive in with a big right, but Janes ducks in, and eats a backfist as Cain whirls through the momentum.

Cain grabs a Thai clinch, but Janes backs away and returns to drag his opponent to the floor. He's immediately on the back, and the hooks are in again. Figure four from the back for Janes. Cain bides his time, covering up and preventing the choke. Janes throws a few punches and slips the left hand under. Janes lets the figure four go and tries to pull Cain over. He can't, so Janes tries for an armbar. That slips off, and Cain scrambles into a north-south position. Janes pushes in, but Cain pulls away. Janes is slow to stand, and he looks tired. Janes tries to pull guard, and Cain pulls away. The referee forces Janes to his feet and he immediately charges at Cain again. Cain tries to dodge, but Janes lands a kick to the gut. Two minutes for Cain to capitalize on Janes' apparent exhaustion. Janes fires another tired shot, but Cain must be spent, too, because he falls to his back. Janes advances to mount. He sits up on the chest and works to set up the armbar again. Janes steps over beautifully when his arm is extended. He dives in with punches at the end, but it's not even close to enough as Cain turtles, and then rolls over, breaking away from the mount.

Both looking exhausted, they drag themselves upright and circle once again. Cain drags the back of his hand across his bleeding lip, and dances away as Janes tries to grab his leg for a takedown. Cain whirls, and lashes out with a straight-armed punch, at the same time that Janes goes for an uppercut. Both strikes land flush, and both men go down. Cain rolls over, spitting up blood, but he can't get back up and neither can the unconscious Janes.

Fight concludes in a draw at 17:29 with Janes still Circuit Champion.