Neondragon Posted October 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2020 - Checkmate Championship 12 Review - http://mmatycoon.com/images/posters/1602886328test%202.gif Event Rating : 154.44 (8th highest) Attendance : 3,000/3,000 (Tied for most attendance) Fighter Pay : 150,500 (5th highest) Notes : This card had some big upsets, back and forth wars, and some dominant performances! - Awards - Fight of the night - Clinch King Smash Machine vs Bobby Bryant. (5K to each) Submission of the night - Nou Hematopoye. (5K) TKO/KO of the night - Clinch King Smash Machine. (5K) Honorable Mentions : Orvar Odd Lodinkinni vs Omir Stalingrad, Bjorn Akerfeldt (Submission), Alec Wolfe (TKO). Biggest Upset (Personal Opinion) : #10 Bjorn Akerfeldt DEF #5 Gabriel Creed. Fastest Finish: Alec Wolfe (TKO - 0:16) - Fight Results + Reviews - - Main Event - (170 Title) - #1 (P4P #10) Logan Barrengarry DEF Tyson Law ©(P4P #6) How : KO (Punch) When : RD#3 (1:28) Record Update : Barrengarry improves to (7-1). Law falls to (7-2). Ranking Change: Barrengarry becomes the new Champion & #6 P4P. Law becomes #1 Contender & #8 P4P. Fight Review: Law x Barrengarry for the welterweight belt was a great bout between two outstanding fighters with great managers to back them, Law has got Andrew Wittig behind him, who also manages Greg Connor who we saw back at Checkmate Championship 10 where he faced the #1P4P fighter in Checkmate, and pushed Aztec to the second round and unofficially won that first round giving the champ his hardest fight to date, so Wittig is no manager to bat an eye at! Barrengarry has also got a great manager behind him with Action Jackson who also manages former Checkmate champ Juan Christiano, who took out Joad Cressbeckler for the title and lost his title to Tyson Law (Andrew's fighter), so these two managers have had a history together recently. Now onto the fight between Law and Barrengarry. First round: The round starts and Law immediately shoots in for a takedown but Barrengarry was able to get double unders and circle away, but Law was persistent in his attempts until he managed to get one within the first 2 minutes of the first round. Law was trying to get off some ground and pound but was missing and then Barrengary managed to get a reversal into Law's guard, Law then was very persistent in throwing up submission attempts back to back but was unsuccessful, but not without effort. Second round: The bell rings and Law clearly wants this fight on the ground, Law trying hard for the takedown but Barrengary was not giving it up, all the while making Law pay for his failed attempts until Law was able to get another takedown where Law was able to land some nice ground and pound and kept him on the ground for the rest of the round. The second round was very close and hard to score. Third round: Law shoots for a takedown but Barrengary sprawls, then on Law's last attempt at a takedown Barrengary hit him with a hard shot to the head that rocked Law, then he followed it up with some beautiful clean precise strikes that got him a flush KO win to make him the #AndNew welterweight champion! - Co-Main Event - (145 Title) - #1 (P4P #9) Emiliano Blackburn DEF Magnificent Chulalongkorn (C²)(P4P #4) How : Decision (Unanimous 49:46x3) When : Record Update : Blackburn improves to (8-2). Chulalongkorn falls to (6-2). Ranking Change: Blackburn becomes the new Champion & #5 P4P. Chulalongkorn becomes #1 Contender & #7 P4P. Fight Review: At the start of round #1 both fighters were trying to feel each other out with the striking, with Blackburn landed more often. They were in and out of the clinch a few times but nothing significant landed. A clear round for Blackburn. Round 2 starts and both fighters start throwing hands out the gate, Blackburn showing good footwork. Chulalongkorn was looking for power shots but Blackburn was moving his head nicely, but overall a better round for Chulalongkorn than the first. In the 3rd round both men still wanted a boxing match, Chulalongkorn ate a hard body shot early but wore a good poker face. Blackburn was still showing some good head movement but Chulalongkorn was able to connect with some clean strikes, Chulalongkorn starting to get Blackburn's timing and landed some nice counter-shots, with Blackburn still landing as well, about halfway through the round Blackburn threw a predictable combo that Chulalongkorn capitalized on by landing a huge quick right on the button and it rocked Blackburn. It was starting to look like Chulalongkorn might be taking over the fight with his counter shots. Round #4 Blackburn immediately gets the fight inside the clinch but wasn't able to land anything before Chulalongkorn managed to break free, both fighters showing good defense but Blackburn was able to land a big body shot that looked like it hurt Chulalongkorn briefly and Chulalongkorn was able to land a nice uppercut but other than that this round was mostly a lot of movement and defense. In the 5th and final round, Chulalongkorn was still looking for the counters, Blackburn using good footwork to avoid strikes, they engaged in the clinch a few times, Chulalongkorn was really starting to pick it up because he knew Blackburn had 3 of the last 4 rounds, but couldn't manage to land a TKO/KO or Submission in time and this fight went to the judges' decision, which told us we have a #AndNew featherweight king! Blackburn outlanded Chulalongkorn 50 to 16 in head strikes, Chulalongkorn outlanded Blackburn 26-9 in body shots, and Blackburn got into the clinch 11 times and was able to land 6 strikes compared to Chulalongkorn's 0. This fight was between two of the very best featherweight in the 355K range and I am sure we will get to see them run it back in the near future! - Bout #8 - (145) - #6 Nou Hematopoye DEF #2 Donald Fisher How: Submission (Triangle) When: RD#1 (02:46) Record Update: Hematopoye improves to (4-0). Fisher falls to (7-4). Ranking Change: Hematopoye becomes #2 Contender. Fisher becomes #3 Contender. Fight Review: Fisher was able to cut Nou very early in the first round and then scored a nice takedown that landed him into Nou's guard, from there Fisher wanted to land some ground and pound but was having a hard time doing so due to Nou's wrist control and all-around defense, then Nou threw his legs up looking for a triangle and Fished didn't react fast enough and Nou was able to come away with a fast submission victory over the top contender! *Submission of the night - Bout #7 - (205) - Clinch King Smash Machine DEF #7 Bobby Bryant How: TKO (Strikes) When: RD#3 (01:59) Record Update: Machine improves to (6-3). Bryant falls to (6-4). Ranking Change: Machine becomes #8 Contender. Bryant becomes Unranked. Fight Review: Now ladies and gentlemen, I have to say, this fight was amazingly crazy! Machine got cut right off the bat, Machine then clinched up but Bryant smartly immediately break the clinch, both fighters traded some strikes before Machine clinched again and Bryant once again immediately broke it and then made that cut on Machine even worse, but that's not all, Bryant rocked Machine in the middle of the first round and really began to open that cut up but Machine recovered for the most part, around the 4-minute mark Machine was able to get the fight in the clinch once again, but like the times before Bryant escaped, there was one more clinch from Machine then the round ended. It looked like this fight was gonna be all Bobby Bryant! The second round began similar to the first with Machine getting the clinch and Bryant breaking it and making that cut really horrific, and it remained like this until Machine was able to keep ahold of his clinch and cut Bryant back! Machine also rocked Bryant at the end of round 2! This round looked more promising for Machine but with Bryant still dominating the striking for the most part! The third and final round started and Machine wastes no time getting to the clinch, Bryant tried to escape but Machine wasn't having it and was landing some beautiful knees and elbows then Machine landed his signature knee up the middle inside the clinch and it dropped Bryant, Bryant got back to his feet but Machine went right back to his clinch game but Bryant was able to escape it, however, Machine was relentless with his clinches, everyone knew that's where he wanted to be and he sure showed that. He got Bryant in the clinch one final time where he landed a vicious elbow that caused Bryant to go crashing into the canvas, Machine jumped on him and started throwing strikes to seal the deal and got the TKO win 1:59 seconds into the 3rd! *FOTN and TKO/KO of the night! - Bout #6 - (205) - #3 Orvar Odd Lodinkinni DEF #8 Omir Stalingrad How : TKO (Strikes) When : RD#2 (01:11) Record Update : Lodinkinni improves to (6-3). Stalingrad falls to (5-3). Ranking Change: Lodinkinni remains #3 Contender. Stalingrad becomes #10 Contender. Fight Review: Firstly wanted to say this fight was very close to being the FOTN, a great 2 round war between both fighters! In the first round, Stalingrad cut Orvar, then Orvar turned around and cut Stalingrad, then Stalingrad knocked Orvar down and rocked him badly, then Orvar knocked Stalingrad down at the end of the first! In the second round, Orvar was put on wobbly legs by Omir and his cut got worse, but then Orvar landed a huge combo that sat Omir down! Then Omir missed a combination and Orvar capitalized on it and knocked him down again before getting the TKO victory in a rock'em sock'em of events! - Bout #5 - (205) - #10 Bjorn Akerfeldt DEF #5 Gabriel Creed How : Submission (Kimura) When : RD#1 (04:35) Record Update : Akerfeldt improves to (3-1). Creed falls to (4-2). Ranking Change: Akerfeldt becomes #6 Contender. Creed becomes #7 Contender. Fight Review: Creed was throwing strikes early on but missed most, Akerfeldt drove in for a takedown and was successful, and after positional grappling Akerfeldt put on an onslaught of submission attempts until he was able to secure a kimura and forced Creed to tap! - Bout #4 - (155) - #4 The Undertaker DEF #7 Carlos Rogan How: Submission (Strikes) When: RD#2 (01:08) Record Update: Undertaker improves to (5-1). Rogan falls to (4-4). Ranking Change: Undertaker remains #4 Contender. Rogan remains the #7 Contender. Fight Review: Rogan was able to get a takedown early in the first round before being stood up by the referee, then Rogan scored another takedown which lead Undertaker to immediately get a reversal and start working his ground game and tried to get a Kimura finish late in the round and Rogan defended well and escaped but it still was a good move for the scorecards and probably won him the round. In the second round, Rogan got into the clinch and then decided to break the clinch and Undertaker took advantage of that and started to land some heavy shots and had Rogan wobbly which forced Rogan to try to get a takedown to recover, but Undertaker threw him off and pummeled him to the ground and Rogan tapped out to strikes. - Bout #3 - (145) - Anderson Beach Boy DEF Lonnie Donegan How: TKO (Strikes) When: RD#2 (03:52) Record Update: Boy improves to (5-4). Donegan falls to (3-3). Ranking Change: Both Fighters Remain Unranked. Fight Review: In the first round Beach Boy wanted to get into a clinch fight badly, but Donegan was having none of it, but Beach was able to finally get a takedown after a few attempts and after he got the fight to the ground it was clear what he wanted to do, land some heavy ground and pound. Beach Boy had Donegan in some real trouble towards the end of the round with his ground and pound and ended the round with an armbar attempt. In the second round, it was still clear Beach Boy wanted this fight on the mats, Donegan was showing good takedown defense but Beach Boy was able to score a takedown early in the round and chipped away with heavy ground and ground until he managed to get a TKO stoppage! - Bout #2 - (170) - Alec Wolfe DEF #9 Pedro Vela How: TKO (Strikes) When: RD#1 (00:16) Record Update: Wolfe improves to (2-1). Vela falls to (5-5). Ranking Change: Wolfe becomes #9 Contender. Vela becomes #10 Contender. Fight Review: As soon as the bell rang Vela tried to get a Takedown on Wolfe, and Wolfe countered with a right hand, then Wolfe landed a clean left then a big body kick and Vela tried to shoot in for a takedown again and Wolfe countered which was the start of the end, Wolfe didn't let up on his pressure and got a TKO victory in just 16 seconds into the first! - Bout #1 - (265) - Dalton Swas vs Earnie Shavers - Ended In A No Contest [swas Missed Weight] 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfuhrer Posted October 22, 2020 Report Share Posted October 22, 2020 Great right up, I'm honestly surprised Alex won his fight with Oni. When I read it I figured he would get the 29-28 decision. Not that I'm complaining, I got ko'd by Arious previously that surprised me haha. Looking forward to Joe Johnson I feel like Im better rounded and better with the sliders. Guess time will tell. Very even fight on paper and moves me a little higher in the rankings and closer to the title. Cheers and keep up the good work all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
actionjackson Posted October 23, 2020 Report Share Posted October 23, 2020 Good stuff! Great to have top notch ID orgs to start fighter careers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neondragon Posted October 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2020 Great right up, I'm honestly surprised Alex won his fight with Oni. When I read it I figured he would get the 29-28 decision. Not that I'm complaining, I got ko'd by Arious previously that surprised me haha. Looking forward to Joe Johnson I feel like Im better rounded and better with the sliders. Guess time will tell. Very even fight on paper and moves me a little higher in the rankings and closer to the title. Cheers and keep up the good work all. Thank you! That was a great back and forth fight! I'm excited to see how the fight with Johnson plays out! Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neondragon Posted October 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2020 Good stuff! Great to have top notch ID orgs to start fighter careers. Thank you! Very much appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfuhrer Posted October 25, 2020 Report Share Posted October 25, 2020 Great Stuff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kfuhrer Posted October 25, 2020 Report Share Posted October 25, 2020 Sorry last post was suppose to be a reply to another post and it just double posted. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neondragon Posted October 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2020 Sorry last post was suppose to be a reply to another post and it just double posted. Haha no worries! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neondragon Posted October 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2020 - Checkmate Rankings Update! - 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neondragon Posted October 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2020 - Checkmate Fight Night 13 Review - http://mmatycoon.com/images/posters/160348317620201023_155917.jpg Event Rating : 152.14 (10th highest) Attendance : 3,000/3,000 (Tied for most Attendance) Fighter Pay : 109,500 Notes: We got to see 4 of the top 5 ranked heavyweights in Checkmate alongside some other some up and comer bouts which lead to a card filled with great finishes! - Awards - Fight of the night - Ivan Jomoney vs Exeudo Oni (5K to each) Submission of the night - Blackout Mane (5K) TKO/KO of the night - Anton Gardner (5K) Biggest Upset (Personal Opinion): Ivan Jomoney DEF #7 Exeudo Oni Fastest Finish: Kotaro Kikuta (KO-0:38) - Fight Results + Reviews - - Main Event - (265) - #2 Anton Gardner (7-3)(2-1 in CC) DEF #4 Adam Schiff (4-0)(3-0 in CC) How: KO (Punch) When: RD#1 (2:48) Record Update: Gardner improves to (8-3). Schiff falls to (4-1). Ranking Change: Both fighters keep their previous rankings. Fight Review: This fight was short and sweet like most of the other bouts on this card, Gardner was landing nice shots early, he was able to cut Schiff early, and got a beautiful knockdown early on with a big combo. Schiff attempted to pull guard but his hands slipped and he landed right on his back, he got back to his feet but as soon as he did Gardner landed a huge right hand that sent Schiff crashing to the canvas, but Gardner wanted this fight to remain on the feet and made Schiff stand up where he didn't let up at all and knocked Schiff out cold with a straight right down the middle! *Knockout of the night - Co-Main Event - (265) - #3 Jon Nolan (10-2)(8-2 in CC) DEF #5 Augustin Cauchy (10-3)(2-1 in CC) How: KO (Punches) When: RD#2 (3:43) Record Update: Nolan improves to (11-2). Cauchy falls to (10-4). Ranking Change: Nolan remains #3. Cauchy becomes #6 contender. Fight Review: Round 1 starts and Cauchy was able to land a nice takedown and a submission attempt, but Nolan defended and was able to escape back to his feet pressed against the cage in the clinch in which he was also able to escape. Cauchy was relentless with his takedown attempts and was able to land another on Nolan and attempted many submission but nothing doing. The round ended with both fighters on their feet. Was a close round to score. Round 2 starts and Cauchy still clearly wants this fight on the mats, Nolan did a great job defending, Cauchy was able to land another takedown but was not able to get a finish off of it and Nolan got back up pressed against the cage, both were in the center on the cage when Nolan landed a huge combo that put Cauchy out cold! A fantastic KO! - Bout #7 - (205) - Willy Mataitai (4-1)(1-1 in CC) DEF Gilberto Silva (5-6)(2-2 in CC) How : KO (Punch) When : RD#1 (1:32) Record Update : Mataitai improves to (5-1). Silva falls to (5-7). Ranking Change: Mataitai becomes the #9 contender. Silva remains unranked. Fight Review: Bell rings and both fighters miss some strikes, getting their distance, both were still dancing around each other trying to land then Mataitai started to land some strikes and then BOOM he lands a head kick that rocks Silva which he followed up with dynamite of a right hand that put Silva to sleep! - Bout #6 - (145) - Sammie Conner (3-2)(3-2 in CC) DEF #10 Ieuan Thomas (5-4)(3-2 in CC) How : TKO (Punches) When : RD#2 (3:40) Record Update : Conner improves to (4-2). Thomas falls to (5-5). Ranking Change: Conner remains unranked. Thomas becomes unranked. Fight Review: Round 1 starts and Conner slips a jab and a cross from Thomas and then gets the fight into the clinch where he started to throw some nice strikes, he then briefly broke the clinch but got right back into it shortly after. Conner landed some nice softening blows before deciding to pull guard, Thomas was able to land a nice elbow before decided he wanted to stand back up and forced Conner to his feet. Both fighters exchange some more strikes and the round ends, a pretty entertaining first round. Round 2 begins and Conner gets it into the clinch once again early and starts to light Thomas up, causing Thomas to shoot in for a takedown and successfully got the double leg, but he didn't wanna grapple as he stood up immediately. After getting up Conner got the fight back into the clinch and started going off with strikes and rocked Thomas. It looked like Thomas had might've recovered but then Conner rocked him again with a clean uppercut, Thomas tried to clinch him to recover but Conner shoved him off and unloaded some heavy shots that made the ref step in and call the fight due to TKO! - Bout #5 - (170) - Ivan Jomoney (3-3)(1-2 in CC) DEF #7 Exeudo Oni (8-7)(6-5 in CC) How: Decision (Unanimous) When : Record Update: Jomoney improves to (4-3). Oni falls to (8-8). Ranking Change: Jomoney becomes #8. Oni becomes #9. Fight Review: Round 1: Jomoney scored a takedown right after the bell rings and was working to keep control on Oni, He was looking for some ground and pound but was missing more than he was landing until he landed a nice forearm strike that cut Oni open, he continued to control on the ground with some small shots added in, around the 3-minute mark Oni was able to reverse Jomoney but didn't try to land much and was just looking for control so the ref stood them up, Jomoney tries a few more takedowns but scored and the round ended. Round 2: round 2 starts and Jomoney wanted this fight on the ground! Oni was able to get Jomoney in the clinch then he decided to showcase his own grappling skills and dragged Jomoney to the canvas putting Jomoney in his guard. Oni was looking for sweeps and Jomoney was looking to land some strikes. About 2 minutes in Oni was able to get a reversal and was looking for some of his own ground and pound, nothing big landed and the ref stood them up once more. The round ended with Oni pulling guard and Jomoney trying to score some late shots. Round 3: Each fighter had won a round each so this round was the decider for the bout, and Jomoney immediately gets a takedown and starts trying to get something going with his ground and pound. Late in the round Oni tried a few submission attempts and got a nice reversal at the end of the round but it wasn't enough in the judge's eyes and Jomoney took home the victory. *Fight of the night - Bout #4 - (265) - Earnie Shavers (2-3)(1-3 in CC) DEF Dalton Swas (3-3)(2-3 in CC) How: TKO (Strikes) When: RD#1 (1:48) Record Update: Shavers improves to (3-3). Swas falls to (3-4). Ranking Change: Both fighters remain unranked. Fight Review: This bout was originally scheduled to kick off the Checkmate Championship 12 card but was able to make the weight limit, but now on the following week they were able to both make weight and have a scrap. Shavers was landed with some nice punches early on then he got Swas into the clinch and continued to land shots, he then landed a nice left hand that rocked Swas, Shavers then broke the clinch to land some strikes at range before getting this fight back into the clinch where he laned some more hard blows, but a hard uppercut is what was the start of the fight before Shavers was able to get the TKO victory. - Bout #3 - (265) - Bloodsport Unknown (3-5)(1-2 in CC) DEF Maris Lakis (3-4)(1-2 in CC) How: TKO (Strikes) When: RD#1 (1:55) Record Update: Unknown improves to (4-5). Lakis falls to (3-5). Ranking Change: Both fighters remain unranked. Fight Review: Round starts and Lakis attempts a takedown but doesn't get it, Unknown then engages a clinch but was stalling for the most part, Lakis tried to pull guard but failed, Unknown then got him into the clinch once more where he was able to land an elbow that cut Larkis and after that, it was just a matter of time before he ultimately got a TKO stoppage. - Bout #2 - (185) - Kotaro Kikuta (1-3)(1-2 in CC) DEF Karl Beilstein (4-6)(1-2 in CC) How: KO (Head Kick) When: RD#1 (0:38) Record Update: Kikuta improves to (2-3). Beilstein falls to (4-7). Ranking Change: Kikuta becomes the #4 contender. Beilstein remains unranked. Fight Review: This was the fastest finish of the night, Beilstein tried for a takedown early but took some punishment from Kikuta for doing so, Beilstein continued to try to get a takedown but Kikuta was showing good defense then he was able to set up a perfect head kick that shut Beilstein's lights out! - Bout #1 - (170) - Blackout Mane (2-4)(0-3 in CC) DEF Van Der Veer Jr (2-6)(2-6 in CC) How: Submission (Armbar) When: RD#1 (1:59) Record Update: Mane improves to (3-4). Veer Jr falls to (2-7). Ranking Change: Both fighters remain unranked. Fight Review: In this bout, we saw a Checkmate vet in Van Der Veer Jr take on Blackout Mane in a submission of the night bout, Veer Jr wanted a takedown early but paid the price for not successfully getting Mane to the ground with some nice uppercuts and crossed to his moneymaker, Mane continued to light Veer Jr up before Veer Jr was able to time Mane and score a takedown, but once it hit the mats Mane was on the hunt for a submission and after a failed armbar attempt from Mane and a smile from Veer Jr, Blackout Mane decided enough was enough and started to go for a triangle but quickly switched to an armbar and got the tap! *Submission of the night 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neondragon Posted October 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2020 - Checkmate P4P Rankings Update! - 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfuhrer Posted October 30, 2020 Report Share Posted October 30, 2020 Good stuff Wes. I'm happy Alex Steel Ii is holding his rank. Hope I'm able to jump up one spot after tomorrow. Also glad to see Jomoney get a win. I feel there is a future rematch in my future against him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neondragon Posted October 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 Good stuff Wes. I'm happy Alex Steel Ii is holding his rank. Hope I'm able to jump up one spot after tomorrow. Also glad to see Jomoney get a win. I feel there is a future rematch in my future against him. Thank you! Looking forward to his fight! If you both keep winning I can see that happening too! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neondragon Posted October 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 - Checkmate Championship 13 Preview - http://mmatycoon.com/images/posters/1604098727ezgif-7-3f49f3d462af.gif Checkmate Championship 13 will be an extra spooky event as it will be on Halloween! We have got 20 talented fighters just waiting to get their hands on someone, I think there's something about it being on Halloween that has made the fighters extra aggressive in the lead up to this event, I am currently in an undisclosed location while writing this for my safety from these monsters, hopefully, they get back to normal after this event! One look at any of the men and you will be shaking in your boots, but nonetheless make sure you tune into this event filled with madmen with some extraterrestrial talent, it will be a SHOCKING one! Hey if they don't calm down that might be a good idea, maybe we should make the cage electric *Note to self: ask stage men if an electric cage is possible. In our main event slot, we will get to witness a rematch almost a whole year in the making when (C²) (#4 P4P) Manco "The Good" Unknown (9-1)(5-0 in CC) takes on the #1 ranked contender Bhishma Chontamenti (5-2)(4-0 in CC) in a hauntingly good matchup for Checkmate's Middleweight Championship! Unkown has taken out the whos of whos inside Checkmate's middleweight division, including the likes of First Name, twice, Edward Folayang, Roku Takenaka, he earned the belt by defeating the inaugural champ One Wonder and is just the second middleweight champ in Checkmate, he has also defended his belt twice, once in a rematch with Name and his second against the formerly undefeated Mitch Malone, who we will also get to see in a high stakes bout on this card! Back to Unkown, he was also the first Conquest 185 champ, he lost his belt to Ispa Murska (Who will be facing Malone on this card) before the merge with Checkmate and Conquest. Unknown made his Checkmate debut back in May of this year and has looked pretty flawless in all of his bouts since, getting a stoppage in all of his bouts as well as only going to the second round once, yes, once. With his well-rounded skill set, he can finish the fight where ever it goes and his record shows that with 4 (T)KO win and 5 submission wins it makes him a threat to anywhere his opponents try to take him, and these are some of the reasons why he is the champion and the #4 ranked pound for pound fighter in Checkmate. Across from him will be the challenger who is out for revenge in Bhishma Chontamenti. Chontamenti had a clash with the current champ Unkown in what was both of their pro-MMA debuts back in December of 2019. Bhishma Chontamenti came up short against Unkown in their first outing but has since shown why he is the #1 ranked middleweight contender. having fought in Conquest he was more than prepared for his Checkmate debut back at Checkmate Contenders 3 where he took out the talented Abayomrunkoje Oni and was able to take out the Checkmate vet by way of TKO in the very first round. He then went on to face an opponent the current champ knows well, that is Ispa Murska, the one and only man to have ever defeated the champion Unkown, and Chontamenti was able to do what Unkown couldn't, and that was to defeat Ispa. Chontamenti took out the powerhouse Ispa by way of KO in the third round, and don't think he just got lucky because Chontamenti was pretty much in control the whole fight. That win isn't even the end of Chontamenti's impressive resume, he also defeated former top-ranked Checkmate contenders Pierre Nikolas and Obama Filth, defeating both by way of TKO. Chontamenti has only lost to Manco Unkown, and First Name, who Unkown has defeated twice. Manco Unkown has only lost to Ispa Murska, who Chontament defeated. With both men having a win over their opponent's losses, this rematch could be one of the best in Checkmate's history! In our Co-Main Event of the card, we will get to see yet another highly anticipated rematch this one for the Light-Heavyweight Belt when (C²) (P4P #2) Blake Phoenix "Version 2.0" (7-0)(3-0 in CC) takes on #1 (#9 P4P) "Lord" Lukasz Wieczorek (8-2)(7-1 in CC)(FC) in a fight that is guaranteed to be a scary good one! Blake Phoenix is the current Light-Heavyweight champion and the #2 ranked fighter for Checkmate and all of his performances reflect his high rankings and title reign. Phoenix was the one and only 205 champions at Conquest and is just the second 205 champion in Checkmate. He acquired his first at Conquest by taking out former Checkmate featherweight champion Magnificent Chulalongkorn with a 50:45x2, 50:46 unanimous decision. He then joined Checkmate during the merge and was given a deserved immediate title shot, which he capitalized on big time, taking out the inaugural Checkmate Light-Heavyweight champ and the man he will be facing once again on this card Lukasz Wieczorek, he did that by another unanimous decision victory this time it was 50:45x3, Phoenix handed Wieczorek his first and only loss in his Checkmate career in that bout and it is still Wieczorek's lonely defeat in Checkmate. After dethroning the champ, Phoenix went on to take out the raging contender at the time (and still a fierce top contender) Orvar Odd Lodinkinni in a bout that he won yet again by another 50:45x3 unanimous decision win, and in his last bout against the former undefeated prospect Ivan "Bricks" Kalcevski, who was a perfect 8-0 at the time, Phoenix didn't need the judges' scorecards as he finished the talented fighter in the very first round with a Submission by way of triangle choke! Phoenix is the only other Checkmate champion with a perfect record, alongside the #1 P4P king Chief Aztec. Tried and true #1 contender, the former champion, winner of Checkmate's "Hunting Gold" tournament, and #9 ranked P4P fighter, the highly accomplished "Lord" Lukasz Wieczorek is looking to get something back that Phoenix took from him, and that is his Checkmate championship belt! Wieczorek was apart of Checkmate's special "Hunting Gold" tournament which was created to crown the inaugural 170 and 205 Checkmate champions, Wieczorek shocked the world when he defeated the heavy favorite to win the whole tournament in Gabriel Creed, he then went on to take out the undefeated fighter in Mason Edwards who was a perfect 7-0 before running into Wieczorek in the first ever 205 title bout for Checkmate. Wieczorek then lost his belt in his first defense to the current champ Phoenix but bounced back quickly and strongly by taking out Willy Mataitai who was undefeated at the time and has since gone on to prove he is a strong contender in Checkmate as well. After Wieczorek took out Mataitai he then took out the contender we know well, Orvar Odd Lodinkinni, he did that by way of TKO in the very first round, oh did I forget to mention, Wieczorek has a 100% finishing rate in his wins, and all of them being by first-round TKO/KO. Wieczorek then found himself in a title eliminator fight against Checkmate's very own superstar, Zane "The Bedtime Story" Alexander, and when you fight a superstar you have to do something flashy for the cameras, and that is exactly what Wieczorek when he landed a beautiful superman punch that knocked Alexander out cold and earned himself a rematch with the current champ and only man to beat him inside the Checkmate cage. (205) - #3 Zane "The Bedtime Story" Alexander (9-3)(3-2 in CC) vs #7 Hurricane Defoe (4-1)(4-1 in CC) Alexander is in many eyes a superstar in everything he does, and he is really hunting a title shot and a big win over Defoe could put him back in the talks for just that. Defoe has a win over the man that was atop the division for a long time in Clinch King Smash Machine and wants to add another big name like Zane to that list. (185) - #2 Mitch Malone (5-1)(5-1 in CC) vs #3 Ispa Murska (4-4)(2-3 in CC) Malone is coming off a win against Abayomrunkoje Oni, he also holds a win over the former champ One Wonder and former top contender Obama Filth. He is also a former title challenger and wants to work his way back for a rematch with the champ. Although he might get counted out for his record, Ispa Murska is one of the best in 185 and even has a win over the current champ Manco Unknown. He is also coming off a big win over a man that most believe will be the next big thing at 185 in George Kane. (170) - #3 Potemkin Izmaylov (5-1)(5-1 in CC) vs #5 Darry Curtis (3-0)(2-0 in CC) Izmaylov was apart of Checkmate's Knight Battle tournament and made it to the finals before falling short to the current champ Logan Barrengarry, but he turned around in a big way by taking out vet Ispa Perkele. Darry Curtis is an up and coming undefeated fighter coming off the biggest win of his career back at Checkmate Fight Night 12 where he defeated NoBrain Mentally. (265) - #8 Ashwin Tyson (2-0)(1-0 in CC) vs Sergei "The Russian Axe" MiG (3-0)(1-0 in CC) This bout is a clash of two undefeated fighters who do not wanna lose their 0s and will do whatever it will take to keep their perfect records intact. (155) - #4 Kaino Ukkonen (3-2)(2-2 in CC) vs #5 Lloque Yupanqui (3-2)(2-2 in CC) A battle of two of the best Lightweights in Checkmate, both wanting to send a message to the division. (145) - #6 "Krazy Horse" Chase Buchanan (5-3)(3-2 in CC) vs #9 Carlos "The Checkmate Gatekeeper" Villarreal (6-5)(5-5 in CC) Both are former title challengers that do not know what an easy fight is as they have both only fought the best of the best. (170) - #7 Alex "Never Quit" Steel Ii (4-3)(4-1 in CC) vs "Joltin" Joe Johnson (4-0)(0-0 in CC) Top-ranked Steel welcomes the undefeated newcomer to the gates of Checkmate's cage and Johnson wants to get a number beside his name. (170) - Jorge Adesanya (4-5)(4-4 in CC) vs Van "Bones Jr" Der Veer Jr (2-7)(2-7 in CC) A short-notice fight for these two competitors and a quick turnaround for Veer Jr as he was on last week's card. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kfuhrer Posted October 31, 2020 Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 Yeesh was a close fight for Steel. He has a great clinch game but I wanted to focus on accurate punches and kicks this time and mix the striking up a lot of legs, body, head and just set my clinch at 15%. That said I had set it to allow my opponent to clinch up if wanted to go down that path. Turns out he did and his lights got put out. Arious made it look like like my clinch slider skills where low. The truth is there good I've just had to endlessly deal with grapplers so I haven't been able to show it off much. Great Write up Wes. Would be awesome if you did the write up in reverse. Have the opening matches to start and finish your review with the Co and Main events. Cheers! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popart Posted October 31, 2020 Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 http://mmatycoon.com/gallery/0/15699041069799.gif The Checkmate Gatekeeper is back in the win column- Back on top soon! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Neondragon Posted November 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2020 Yeesh was a close fight for Steel. He has a great clinch game but I wanted to focus on accurate punches and kicks this time and mix the striking up a lot of legs, body, head and just set my clinch at 15%. That said I had set it to allow my opponent to clinch up if wanted to go down that path. Turns out he did and his lights got put out. Arious made it look like like my clinch slider skills where low. The truth is there good I've just had to endlessly deal with grapplers so I haven't been able to show it off much. Great Write up Wes. Would be awesome if you did the write up in reverse. Have the opening matches to start and finish your review with the Co and Main events. Cheers! It looked like it was 1-1 going into that third and Steel did a great job to keep it out of the judges' hands! A great finish against a talented undefeated fighter, excited to see him continue to grow and climb the rankings! I will make sure to do it that way next time, thank you! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neondragon Posted November 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2020 http://mmatycoon.com/gallery/0/15699041069799.gif The Checkmate Gatekeeper is back in the win column- Back on top soon! Congrats on the return and the KOTN bonus! Looking forward to the next one! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neondragon Posted November 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2020 - Checkmate Contenders 7 Poster Released! - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neondragon Posted November 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2020 - Checkmate Rankings Update - 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neondragon Posted November 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2020 - Checkmate Announcement Released! - The newly crowned 145 champ Emiliano Blackburn is set to make his first title defense against the #1 ranked P4P fighter in Checkmate, the 155 champion Chief Aztec, at Checkmate Championship 14! Blackburn shocked the world when he defeated long-reigning champ Magnificent Chulalongkorn to claim his spot atop the division and rise to #4 P4P and he will look to do that once again against the very best! Aztec will be moving down to 145 to look to become a two divisional Checkmate champ, this drop in weight is not permanent though as he is still the 155 champ and plans to move back and forth between the two divisions! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neondragon Posted November 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2020 - Checkmate Contenders 7 Review - Event Rating: 152.08 Attendance: 2000 Disclosed Fighter Pay: 164,000 (Second Highest) Notes: We had some top contenders face-off to defend their rankings against some rising contenders which ended with some great battles! - Awards - Fight of the night - Greg Connor vs Paulo Correia (5K to each) Submission of the night - Charles Manson (5K) TKO/KO of the night - Crusty Bigg (5K) Biggest Upset (Personal Opinion): Kevin Walters DEF #8 Crotch Chewer Fastest Finish: George Kane (KO-0:12) - Fight Results + Reviews - - Fight #1 - (185) - George Kane (0-2)(0-1 in CC) DEF Daniel Pawlik (4-10)(0-2 in CC) How: KO (Punch) When: RD#1 (0:12) Record Update: Kane improves to (1-2). Pawlik falls to (4-11). Ranking Change: Both Fighters Remain Unranked. Fight Review: Pawlik tried for a takedown at the start of the round and Kane countered with a crisp one-two that dropped Pawlik, he then allowed Pawlik to get back to his feet then immediately got rocked after. Pawlik clearly dazed shot in for another takedown attempt and paid a big price for it, he got put out cold! - Fight #2 - (205) - Onterrio Smith (0-0) DEF Tarmo Rajantaka (4-3)(1-2 in CC) How: KO (Head Kick) When: RD#1 (0:28) Record Update: Smith improves to (1-0). Rajantaka falls to (4-4). Ranking Change: Smith becomes #10 Contender. Rajantaka Remains Unranked. Fight Review: A short and sweet victory for Smith, but it didn't come without some scars, he got cut pretty early in the round but after that, it was all Smith, he knocked Rajantaka down and rocked him badly and managed to cut him before ultimately landing a beautiful head kick that resulted in a nasty KO win for Smith! - Fight #3 - (155) - Manco Capac (3-3)(1-2 in CC) DEF #5 Carlos Rogan (4-4)(3-4 in CC) How: KO (Punch) When: RD#1 (0:48) Record Update: Capac improves to (4-3). Rogan falls to (4-5). Ranking Change: Capac becomes #5 Contender. Rogan becomes Unranked. Fight Review: This fight was another short night in the office for both men. Capac was landing some crisps shots before landing a nice right hand that sat Rogan down, and shortly after he landed a massive hook that shut Rogan's lights out! - Fight #4 - (265) - Deontay DJ (3-5)(2-3 in CC) DEF Admir Bosnic (7-6)(1-2 in CC) How: KO (Head Kick) When: RD#1 (1:45) Record Update: DJ improves to (4-5). Bosnic falls to (7-7). Ranking Change: Both Fighters Remain Unranked. Fight Review: Both men were in a bit of a feeling-out process to start with but then DJ started was able to land a big combo that knocked Bosnic down! DJ stepped back wanting Bosnic on his feet, he then followed up with a big head kick once Bosnic got on his feet and that earned him a big KO win! - Fight #5 - (265) - Olusola Oni (6-6)(5-4 in CC) DEF Jingky Bacolod (5-4)(1-4 in CC) How: KO (Punch) When: RD#2 (3:35) Record Update: Oni improves to (7-6). Bacolod falls to (5-5). Ranking Change: Both Fighters Remain Unranked. Fight Review: Round One: The early minutes of the first round was mostly contested on the canvas with Bacolod pulling guard into a nice sweep start the grappling exchanges, Oni was then able to get a nice reversal into Bacolod's guard where Bacolod tried for a guillotine but Oni was able to defend easily. Both fighters were stalling towards the middle of the round which caused a referee standup, then both fighters started landing some strikes trading back and forth, then Oni landed a nice strike that cut Bacolod open then both men were having trouble landing in the last minute of the first round. Second Round: was similar to the ending of the first round with both fighters missing shots, then around the 2-minute mark Bacolod decided to take the fight into the clinch and tried to score a takedown but Oni was able to defend and get out of the clinch and then BOOM Oni landed a huge uppercut that sent Bacolod to the canvas, Oni let him get back to his feet, just so he could land left hook to finish the job and take out the highly respected former Conquest champion. - Fight #6 - (145) - Kevin Walters (5-4)(0-0 in CC) DEF #8 Crotch Chewer (2-1)(2-0 in CC) How: Submission (Armbar) When: RD#1 (4:21) Record Update: Walters improves to (6-4). Chewer falls to (2-2). Ranking Change: Walters becomes #8 Contender. Chewer Becomes #10 Contender. Fight Review: Bell rings and immediately it is clear Walters wants to secure a takedown but Chewer was doing a good job at stopping them, until he got caught on his heels and Walters was able to get him down to the mat, where he threatened multiple submission attempts but nothing tight enough to get a tap, until he was able to land some heavy ground and pound and rock Chewer, then he went after an armbar and was able to pull it off and got him his 4th career submission victory! - Fight #7 - (155) - #1 Greg Connor (4-1)(4-1 in CC) DEF #2 Paulo Correia (6-1)(3-1 in CC) How: Decision (Unanimous) When: Record Update: Conner improves to (5-1). Correia falls to (6-2). Ranking Change: Both fighters retain their rankings. Fight Review: This bout was an incredible clash between two of the very best lightweights! Round One: Bell rings and Correia cuts Conner with his first punch, he then landed another big blow that clearly rocked Conner but then Correia decided to clinch which gave Conner some time to recover. Then both men exchanged some strikes inside the clinch with Conner getting the best of them and that is pretty much how the first round went. Round Two: This time around Conner is the one that initiates the clinch and starts to land some shots like the previous round, Correia was able to block some and land some offense of his own but ultimately he got sick of it and decided to pull guard and look for a sweep, he didn't get the sweep but he did manage to get a triangle attempt but nothing doing. Correia kept an active guard game before the round ended. Round Three: With one round a piece this round would be the decider! Bell rings and they both come out swinging, both trying to land some combos, Correia was able to nice a stunning left-right combo that sent Conner tumbling to the canvas, but Correia decided to let him back up on his feet. Conner landed a nice strike and shouted "You're gunna get knocked out" to Correia, but to be honest I think he was still a little rocked from moments before, he then decided to clinch up with Correia where he clearly had an advantage and he continued to land some shots inside the clinch. Around the 4 minute mark, Correia was starting to land with more conviction knowing he was probably down this round and he landed a decent hook that really opened up Conner's cut even more! It seemed like Correia might've been getting the best of Conner at the end of the round but in the end, Conner's clinch work in that round gave him the nod on the scorecards! *Fight Of The Night - Fight #8 - (205) - #3 Choctaw Bloode (5-2)(2-2 in CC) DEF #6 Bjorn Akerfeldt (3-1)(2-1 in CC) How: TKO (Strikes) When: RD#2 (1:59) Record Update: Bloode improves to (6-2). Akerfeldt falls to (3-2). Ranking Change: Bloode remains the #3 contender. Bjorn signed with another Org. Fight Review: Round One: Bloode landed some good strikes early on but Akerfeldt was able to get him to the ground but Bloode was fighting back and was able to land a nice reversal which must've made Akerfeldt mad because he started going for submissions like a madman! Nothing was close to a finish but he was persistent nonetheless. Round Two: Bloode defended some takedowns early and was getting off some nice shots, then Bloode was able to land a huge head kick that sent Akerfeldt to the canvas then Bloode jumped on him and got some more blows in before the ref could pull him off for the TKO victory! - Co-Main Event - (265) - #5 Crusty Bigg (7-2)(4-2 in CC) DEF #9 Joey Hernandez (6-4)(3-2 in CC) How: TKO (Strikes) When: RD#1 (1:15) Record Update: Bigg improves to (8-2). Hernandez falls to (6-5). Ranking Change: Both fighters retain their rankings. Fight Review: Bigg was able to cut Hernandez early in the fight and it was clear he had the striking advantage so Hernandez smartly took Bigg down, however, Bigg was able to escape and get this fight back on the feet where he showcases his world-class striking game, landing one after the other, until he was able to land a big right hand that turned Hernandez's legs to rubber and he followed it up to get the TKO stoppage early in the first and really start to put his name back in title contention! *KO/TKO Of The Night - Main Event - (145) - #4 Charles Manson (7-3)(3-2 in CC) DEF #5 Rikuto Ryuunosuke (7-2)(4-2 in CC) How: Submission (RNC) When: RD#1 (1:15) Record Update: Manson improves to (8-3). Ryuunosuke falls to (7-3). Ranking Change: Both fighters retain their rankings. Fight Review: Round starts and Manson cuts Ryuunosuke, I don't know what was up with fighters getting cut so early on this card, don't they know Halloween was on the last event, not this one!? A bloody mess. Nonetheless back to the fight. Ryuunosuke managed to get this fight into the clinch where neither fighter did much, Ryuunosuke tried pulling guard but fell right on his back and slowly got back to his feet, he then got into the clinch once again and this time pulled guard successfully and started hunting submissions but nothing put Manson in danger. Ryuunosuke was looking for a sweep when Manson was able to pass his guard straight into mount! He then decided to try for some of his own submissions including an old fashion forearm choke but like the game said quote "This isn't 1993 though, so Ryuunosuke shrugs it off". Ryuunosuke tried to get out from under Manson's mount but gave up his back whilst trying to do so! Manson then was going for the RNC which Ryuunosuke defended... the first time, however on Manson's second attempt Manson had sunk the choke in too tight for an escape and it put the former Checkmate champ Ryuunosuke to sleep! *Submission Of The Night 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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