Unleashed 45

[Jackson]

UNLEASHED 45
Luoyang, China

UNDERCARD

Opening Fight
Teresa Quaranta vs Karin Logan

Both fighters rush forward. Logan takes the center. Few missed shots early from both. Quaranta lands a big right that staggers Logan. She tries again, but Logan ducks and shoots. Quaranta sprawls and controls from the front. She fires a knee in that looks close to making contact with Logan's head. She controls the neck and rolls over, sinking in a guillotine in the process. Logan elevates to release the pressure and frees herself with ease. Both fighters return to their feet. Logan is clearly the aggressor, and she lands a straight right to the chin, nailing a few body shots before she shoots in. Quaranta sprawls, but Logan continues to drive in and scores the takedown. Short lefts from Logan connect but Quaranta fires right back from underneath. Quaranta looks to be thinking about a kimura from the bottom. Instead, Logan slips out and grabs one of her own. It's a slick move and looks deep from moment one. Logan rolls and torques, but she spins to side control as they scramble and forces the tap.

Logan defeats Quaranta via submission at 4:13.

Before the second fight can begin, it is announced that there will be a last moment substitution as Mark Chapman did not make it to China on account of an injury incurred during the week.

Second Fight
Caleb Houston vs Austin Davis

Houston opens with an outside leg kick. Davis stays compact as he stalks, firing two punches that are blocked. Houston uses the leg kicks again. Davis showing good head movement but not throwing. A vicious left hook drops Davis. Houston pounces with more left hands as Davis tries to grab a leg and recover. Houston looks for a guillotine, but Davis pops his head out. Houston in a loose half-guard, and he scrambles up to his feet. Davis controls the head on the feet, though he lets it go. Houston lands a grazing high kick. Davis retreats to the cage as Houston pushes in. Two minutes left. Davis tries to circle off, but Houston won't allow it. They scramble, and Davis controls from north-south on the knees. They work to the feet. Traded knees inside, and once catches Houston low. He takes a brief rest to recover from the groin shot, and the referee warns Davis. They restart, and there's one minute left. Davis' head movement has stopped, and he looks like he's already punched out. High kicks land and wobble Davis. Right hand lands, followed by a high knee and another right from Houston, and Davis is badly hurt. He kneels against the cage as Houston unleashes punch after punch. The referee gives Davis every chance to recover as he slumps to the floor, but he won't.

Houston defeats Davis via knockout at 4:12.

Third Fight
Mikhail Kreuz vs Alex Collins

Kreuz takes to the center to start off the fight, light on his feet while Collins looks a little tentative. A side kick connects from Kreuz. Collins fires in with a Superman punch, but Kreuz delivers a counter straight. Collins still light on his feet as he dances from side to side, and he scores with a kick to the head. Kreuz answers with one of his own. Collins trying to stick and move, but Kreuz's footwork leaving him guessing, and his counterpunches are well-timed. Inside leg kick from Kreuz. Spinning back kick to the gut. Collins answers with punches and kicks, but Kreuz is blocking effectively. Collins looks frustrated. Flurry in the center of the cage, and Kreuz lands two punches directly to Collins' skull. Kreuz with another spinning kick to the ribs. Collins shoots a double. He nails it, but Kreuz works to his butt and slides back to his feet almost instantly. An overhand right lands for Kreuz, and Collins staggers down. More of a slip, but he's definitely getting tagged. More combinations up top from Kreuz who's putting on a kickboxing clinic. Another straight scores for Kreuz.

Collins again charges in but falls to his knees when Kreuz slips and counters. Collins circling well, but Kreuz is staying just out of reach of his longer opponent and leaping in with pinpoint strikes. Kreuz with an overhand right and a high kick. It's target practice. Collins does land a stiff right, but Kreuz shakes it off. Stiff jab for Kreuz. Halfway in, and Kreuz can cruise home. Instead, he fires another spinning back kick to the body and an axe kick that glances off Collins's head. Collins staggers back, but catches the leg of Kreuz, slamming him down. Collins lands another straight punch to the face as Kreuz tries to upkick, and then locks him into a guillotine. Collins is clearly outclassed on his feet, but the submission is locked in tight and Kreuz has nowhere to go.

Collins defeats Kreuz via submission at 11:01.

Fourth Fight
Sebastian Jungers vs Kayla Knix

Jungers feigns a punch, and Knix ducks under and drives him to the floor with a well-timed double. It's 30 seconds in, and Knix on top, looking to press the early advantage. Jungers holds full guard, and he's looking to work from the bottom, but Knix passes on the left-hand side into half-guard. It's temporary, and she moves into side-mount. Knix looks for full-mount, but Jungers defends with ease. Knix stands and again falls into side control. Jungers is surviving underneath with capable defense, but he has yet to threaten Knix with anything but an upkick. Knix again looking to advance to mount. Jungers powers to his feet and appears to be looking for a guillotine, but he slides off and drills a few well-timed punches into the head of Knix instead, catching her as she staggers and nearly falls. Jungers works to his feet, and after eating a straight, he sends Knix to her back for the first time. He lands a few punches there in the closing seconds, and it's clear that the bombs he's dropping into the head of Knix have sealed her doom.

Jungers defeats Knix via knockout at 6:04.

Fifth Fight
Kathryn Harding vs Sasha Brenshov

Wild flurry by both, though Harding lands the best of it. Harding standing in the pocket, and her right hand is landing. Brenshov is against the cage firing back, but Harding is keeping her at bay with a flurry of hooks as she moves into the clinch. She knees both thighs and presses Brenshov against the cage. Brenshov grabs a bodylock and pushes away, but Harding puts her right back against the cage. Harding breaks the clinch and pops her jab. Brenshov misses a leaping knee and is floored by a straight right combo. Harding waits to pounce, but she jumps in as Brenshov spins and takes a north-south position. She tries for an anaconda, but Brenshov defends. Harding spins to the back and stays there as Brenshov moves to her feet, looking shaky. Harding elevates and slams Brenshov to the floor. Punches rain down from the top and then knees from side control. Brenshov works up to a knee, but Harding jumps the back. Both hooks are in. Brenshov stands, and Harding is pretty high on the back, riding her back down to the floor through sheer mass. Brenshov drops down, but Harding comes off the top, and they reset on their feet. Jab for Harding. Brenshov lands a straight, but Harding tags her with a three-punch combo. Brenshov keeps charging forward, but she's walking into hooks and straights until she finally collapses under the onslaught.

Harding defeats Brenshov via knockout at 6:25.

CO-HEADLINE FIGHT
Rachel Ellsworth vs Maria Janes

Janes firing shots to open. Straights and high kicks come forward, but Ellsworth is just a little bit quicker, and she lands flush with several crisp punches. Janes shoots in, but Ellsworth stuffs it. Janes continues to drive in from her knees. Ellsworth remains firm on the sprawl, and they reset on their feet. Ellsworth continues to pump lead hooks from the southpaw stance. Janes firing jabs, but she can't find range as Ellsworth uses her speed to her advantage, dodging most of the retaliation blows. Ellsworth's head movement continues to keep her out of harm's way as she pops right hands into her opponent's chin. Ellsworth lands a few left hands as well. She gets a little cocky and walks into a straight. Janes whiffs on a haymaker, but she does land a nice left hand. Janes tries to grab a guillotine, but Ellsworth pulls free quickly and scampers away. Janes is still moving forward and there's no questioning her will. Ellsworth's punches are losing a bit of zip, and Janes actually looks fresh. Ellsworth evades a combo and literally turns and runs to reset. She shoots in, but Janes defends, shoves her down and takes top position.

Ellsworth's right eye busted up in the shots that are fired by Janes, who continues to move forward in a show of heart. Ellsworth turns her back and scampers away again, still getting the better of the exchanges, but this is one hell of a fight, and the crowd loves it. Two minutes left, and Ellsworth's eye is getting worse by the second. Janes still pressing the action. Janes shoots in on a single with one minute remaining. Ellsworth stuffs it and tries to slip in a choke from the front. Ellsworth tries to spin to the back, and succeeds, locking Janes into a rear naked choke and pushing her in tight to the cage. Crowd is on its feet at the tap out, cheering on the two women.

Ellsworth defeats Janes via submission at 9:19.

CO-HEADLINE FIGHT MATCH OF THE NIGHT
V vs Blackbird

V swings and puts Blackbird against the cage. Blackbird comes out swinging and creates distance, but the heavy-handed V backs him up again. Blackbird uses a few hook to buy distance, but V swings through them. The fighters reset, and Blackbird looks for a sloppy kick to the knee to stagger his opponent. V swings wildly before Blackbird can get him against the cage. V attempts knees from the clinch and gets back to the center of the cage. Blackbird throws another wicked hook that briefly staggers V, but the former champion swings wildly again, and Blackbird again is forced against the fence to defend. He looks for a clinch again, but the action stalls, and the referee wants a restart. V comes in again with lunging punches, but he's struggling to stagger Blackbird, who absorbs every last blow thrown his way. Blackbird tries a flying knee just to shake things up, but V catches him and takes him to the mat. V swings and then gets back to his feet and waits for his opponent to do the same. V opens with hooks, and though the aggressor, is starting to bleed heavily from the nose.

V comes out aggressive and quickly drops Blackbird with a combo. V initially pounces, lands more punches but must fight off a triangle-choke attempt and returns to his feet. Blackbird, though, quickly matches punches and sees an opening to drag his opponent to the mat. He hops into mount and lands a few punches and then looks for the rear-naked choke when V gives up his back. But V escapes, takes top position, secures the crucifix position and delivers a steady stream of punches. The referee looks in closely. Blackbird appears to be fine, but the punches are mounting. Blackbird tries to muscle his way free, but V keeps the punches coming, and the referee drops to a knee ready to stop it. V unloads short elbow strikes, and after a couple dozen land, the referee finally has had enough and calls for the merciful stoppage but not before Blackbird is busted wide open around both eyes.

V defeats Blackbird via technical knockout at 17:01.

MAIN EVENT

Oliver Queen vs Dale McCall

Announcer: Ladies and gentlemen, the two fighters will fight until only one remains standing! All bets for this fight are now final. Introducing first... he stands 190 centimeters and weighs 99 kilograms, with a record of two wins and two losses. Ladies and gentlemen... DALE MCCALLLLL!!!

McCall makes his way to the cage, looking somewhat subdued.

Announcer: And now... his opponent, standing at 188 centimeters and weighing in at 80 kilograms... with a record of zero wins and two losses... OLIVER QUEEEEEEEN!!!

McCall throws a soft leg kick. Both guys circle. Queen counters a low kick with a punch that misses. Both guys with solid boxing stances and light on their feet. McCall tries the occasional low kick and then shoots, but Queen stuffs it and then overpowers and tosses McCall to the mat. Queen lands in side control but returns to his feet and allows McCall to do the same. Queen snaps off a low kick and then ducks under a punch. McCall does the same and then shoots, but Queen reverses and takes top position with a snazzy mid-air spin. Queen looks for the gogoplata as he places a shin across his opponent's throat. McCall throws punches from his back while holding the choke. The referee checks on Queen, and he's fine. McCall continues throwing punches from his back as Queen does nothing from the top. McCall works elbows and then focuses on the choke again. He doesn't have the angle he needs, and Queen eventually muscles his way back to his feet, and we restart. Both fighters miss with high kicks. Queen throws a nice low kick and lands. Queen snaps off another, but McCall seems unfazed. McCall lands some jabs, but Queen knocks his feet out from under him with a kick. McCall's kick is checked, and he just misses a counter haymaker.

Queen strikes with a couple low kicks, and McCall just avoids punches. McCall shoots and pins Queen against the fence, but he can't get the takedown. Queen lands a nice low kick and does damage with a punch. With McCall backed into a corner, Queen throws and lands more punches. McCall shoots, but Queen takes top position and goes to the floor. McCall goes high with his guard and is plotting something. He traps an arm with his legs and throws elbows. Queen has had enough and wiggles free to get back to his feet. Queen snaps off another solid low kick. McCall answers and then shoots, but he's slowed by another leg kick and must restart. McCall with lunging jabs, but Queen sidesteps them and snaps off another low kick. Queen just misses an uppercut when McCall moves in and then snaps another low kick. He then gets the uppercut as McCall looks to shoot, but it doesn't seem to do damage. McCall pulls guard and then delivers punches from his back. He goes high with his guard and is fishing for some type of submission. Queen's strikes are neutralized, but McCall can do little but get his legs high and stall the action. His elbows open a cut, but Queen quickly backs out and returns to his feet. His next low kick knocks McCall to the mat. But McCall hops and lands a nice shot. Queen's next leg kick knocks his opponent to the mat, and McCall really labors to get to his feet. His lead leg is wrecked.

Queen snaps off a sickening leg kick that buckles McCall. Queen snaps off another and McCall hits the mat in pain. McCall gets back up, but Queen connects on another, and his leg is clearly wrecked. The referee waves off the fight, and McCall begrudgingly accepts the stoppage.

Queen defeats McCall via technical knockout at 20:09.