RAMA, Ont. -- Jordan (Young Guns) Mein of Lethbridge, Alta., won a decision over former UFC welterweight Josh (The Peoples Warrior) Burkman in the main event Saturday night as mixed martial arts made its official debut in Ontario at "MMA: The Reckoning." Lightweight Chris (The Polish Hammer) Horodecki of London, Ont., made short work of American David Castillo in the co-main event of the first sanctioned card in the province. "We are making history tonight," the Casino Rama cage announcer said as the evening started. Not in terms of excitement or quality, however. The talent on the eight-fight card was willing but limited in most cases. There were no knockouts on the night. Still the show seemed to go smoothly in terms of organization and staging. It was well officiated and the judging made sense. It seemed like someone forgot the stools, though. It wasnt until the third round that they appeared for the fighters between rounds. Hamilton welterweight Joel Powell (2-2) became the first winner in the Ontario sanctioned era when he choked out Brandt Dewsberry of Lethbridge, Alta., at 4:54 of the second round. Let history note, Dewsberry (5-1) came out first to the ear-splitting sounds of Rammstein. Montreals Yves Lavigne was the referee. The sellout crowd of 5,000 was subdued for most of the night with the evening lacking the loud frenetic vibe of UFC shows. The Ontario show also showed more attention to cleanliness than its MMA big brothers, sending someone into the ring with a spray bottle and cloth to remove blood from the canvas. Most of the fans sat in the sloping auditorium seats at the venue usually reserved for concerts. The hexagon-shaped cage was surrounded by some floor seats with a smaller raised bank of seats on the far side. Four video screens helped the sightlines. Fighters entered from one corner balcony, coming down stairs to the floor and the cage. The referees on show were better known than most if not all of the fighters. (Big) John McCarthy, Dan Miragliotta and Lavigne are all familiar faces to MMA fans. McCarthy got one of the biggest cheers of the evening when he was introduced. He got another when he delivered his trademark "Lets get it on" line to open the fight. The card featured judges from Manitoba and Quebec, who used the occasion to train Ontario counterparts. The 21-year-old Mein ran to the cage for the main event and his reach seemed to give the smaller Burkman some early pause. But the 30-year-old American, who went 5-5 in the UFC, stayed cool. Mein (15-5) seemed to find his range in the second and drove Burkman (21-9) back to the fence, only to find himself picked up and slammed into the mat. Mein was tired and bleeding but scored with body shots at the fence in a third round that saw both men throw big punches and connect with spinning back fists. The judges scored it 30-27, 29-28, 29-28 for Mein. Horodecki (17-3), a baby-faced former WEC and IFL fighter, had plenty in the stands on his side. And he wasted little time putting Castillo down, then improving his position until he could latch on a rear naked choke. Castillo (10-3) tapped at 4:24 of the first round. In other action, English lightweight Jason (Shotgun) Young and Torontos Jorge Britto put on a show with Young using his striking superiority to win a unanimous decision. Britto (12-7) got the crowd going and Young reeling with a spinning back first to the head in the first. Young went down and Britto opened him up a string of strikes. But Young (8-3) rallied, putting Britto down with a head kick in the second. Matt MacGrath used his hard-nosed top game to win a unanimous decision over English welterweight Dean Amasinger (6-4). It wasnt pretty but MacGrath (6-5), a native of Charlottetown who fights out of Halifax, was busy on the ground. Amasinger appeared on Season 9 of "The Ultimate Fighter" and had UFC lightweight Ross (The Real Deal) Pearson, who won that season, in his corner. Lightweight Jason Saggo (2-0) of Bolton, Ont., looked impressive in stopping Tyler (The King) Solomon (3-2) of Port Dover, Ont., by nasty armbar at 3:25 of the second round. Saggos ground skills were the difference -- he achieved mount position twice -- and he celebrated by jumping atop the cage fence. Toronto light-heavyweight Misha Cirkunov (4-1) won a decision over Montreals Ion Cherdivara (1-1) in a subdued affair that earned the first boos of the sanctioned Ontario era. Australian Rob Hill (8-4) stopped Spencer Rohovie of Lethbridge via arm triangle at 1:40 of the second round. They fought at a catchweight since Hill missed the lightweight limit by a pound. Rohovie (9-6) was a buzzsaw at times, connecting with some vicious upkicks from his back in the first round. But he also slipped firing a kick and landed on his head. 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NBA Commissioner David Stern and Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson announced a joint work plan Wednesday for the two sides to reach an agreement to finance a new arena by the March 1 deadline. Johnson, Stern and the Maloof family, which owns the Sacramento Kings, will meet during this weekends All-Star festivities in Orlando, Fla. If the final details are resolved in time, a term sheet will be announced March 1 and the Sacramento City Council will vote on the plan at its March 6 meeting, possibly avoiding the relocation talk that surrounded the team last spring when it almost moved to Anaheim. "I feel very confident that we as a city are going to be able to do our part," Johnson said at a late afternoon news conference at City Hall with six council members standing behind him. "The city controls its own destiny." The major sticking point in negotiations remains how much the Kings will contribute. Under the proposed agreement, the city of Sacramento will raise about $190-$230 million by leasing out parking garages to private investors, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The person, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to disclose the information, said another $75-$100 million is expected from the Kings and $40-$60 million from arena operator AEG. The remaining gap will be covered by some combination of a ticket surcharge, advertising around the arena, allocating a portion of the citys existing transient occupancy tax or a sale of three or four parcels of city land. The final price tag for AEG depends largely on the teams contribution. The Kings portion would include upfront cash -- the city had initially asked for $60 million -- and donating back the land around the franchises current suburban Sacramento arena, estimated at about $25 million. AEGs contribution will be impacted by the splits with the team in arena-related revenue. Johnson and Stern still have some disagreement on how much, if any, of AEGs portion is included in the Kings contribution. Major points for the city also include making sure rates dont soar if the garages and street parking are sold to private investors, and getting Sacramento Countys agreement to use a parking garage near the arena site. The two sides are making progress and hope to bridge the gap to finance the estimated $406 million arena, which would open for the 2015-16 season in the downtown Sacramento rail yards. The Kings nearly moved south to Anaheim last year, twice extending the relocation deadline and struggling to gain approval from league owners. Johnson made a desperate pitch to the NBA Board of Governors last April to give the city a final chance to come up with an arena plan. He also bought time by presenting more than $10 million in commitments for new advertising, ticket purchases and other financial support from regional businesses for this season.dddddddddddd Despite attempts by Anaheim and Seattle to swoop in and lure the Kings, Stern said the league is making every attempt to keep the franchise in Californias capital. "We appreciate the work of the City of Sacramento and (our) discussions have been constructive," Stern said in a statement. "Our hope is that current momentum continues in a way that were able to reach a deal by March 1 that makes sense for all parties." Johnson described the discussions as having "great momentum," but disagreed with Stern on a key point: the portion of the arena cost that should be counted as coming from the Maloofs. Stern said in a TNT interview Tuesday that contributions from arena operator AEG should be included as part of the Maloofs share, but Johnson was adamant that the city hired AEG and the Maloofs contribution should be considered separately. "This is where a feisty point guard and the commissioner get into a little bit of a spirited discussion," said Johnson, a former All-Star with the Phoenix Suns. He said he last talked to Stern after the city council meeting Tuesday night. Word of the extended arena talks also reached the Kings before the teams game at the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night. "Its good for the team and the city, the positive news of today," Kings coach Keith Smart said. "But for the basketball players, their focus is on the game." Kings owners Joe and Gavin Maloof havent been involved in negotiations. The league is bargaining with Sacramento officials on the franchises behalf and will present the final proposal to the team. Joel Litvin, president of league operations, and Harvey Benjamin, executive counsel for business and finance, are the NBAs lead negotiators. Stern also has been receiving updates. The NBA could force the Maloofs into bringing in investment partners or -- as a last resort -- even sell the team if the owners walk away from a plan that has the leagues approval. Southern California billionaire Ron Burkle remains interested in buying the Kings. And Christopher Hansen, a hedge-fund manager based in San Francisco and a Seattle native, is also making proposals to bring an NBA team to Seattle -- with eyes on the Kings if Sacramentos latest plan collapses. The Maloofs insist theyre not selling the team. A Kings spokesman said the team is refraining from comment until the NBA and the city complete a proposed plan. At the very least, the latest development shows progress. A year ago, Sacramento "needed to sink a full court shot" to keep the Kings from relocating to Anaheim, Johnson said. 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