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- Checkmate Rankings Update! -

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- Checkmate Pound For Pound Rankings Update! -

[kfuhrer]

Holding steady at #5 a lot of killers in the top 10 at 170lbs

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Holding steady at #5 a lot of killers in the top 10 at 170lbs

 

Yessir! Excited for his next bout!

[Neondragon]

- Checkmate Championship 14 Preview -

This card has a lot of Former Champions, Tournament Winners and Highly Ranked Contenders! A huge card filled with awesome fighters!

Now onto the Preview...

Kicking off the card will be #4 Kotaro Kikuta (2-3)(2-2 in CC) vs #5 Ryan The Son Of God (7-6)(0-1 in CC)

Two of the top 5 middleweights that are both looking to pick up a big win to start climbing their way to the top of the very open 185 division!

In the second bout on the card, we will get to see Maris "Rukis" Lakis (3-5)(1-3 in CC) vs Earnie Shavers (3-3)(2-3 in CC)

A heavyweight bout between two men looking to start making big moves in the 265 weight class!

Next up will be a welterweight bout between #6 Darry Curtis (3-1)(2-1 in CC) and "Joltin" Joe Johnson (4-1)(0-1 in CC)

Both men are coming off their first pro MMA losses and want to bounce back with a big statement win!

Next, we will get to see a high-level featherweight bout when we see #3 Donald "Flathead" Fisher (7-4)(3-3 in CC) vs Anderson "Senna" Beach Boy (5-4)(3-2 in CC)

Fisher has taken out some of the very best in the division including Ieuan Thomas, Siete DiMaio, Charles Manson, and Carlos Villarreal, and will look to add another big name to his resume in this bout.

Anderson Beach Boy has also faced and taken out some great competition but now he is looking to take out a ranked opponent and get into the contender mix of 145 division!

Up next is a battle of the OGs when we see #2 Orvar Odd Lodinkinni (6-3)(6-3 in CC) vs #6 Clinch King "Razor" Smash Machine (6-3)(6-3 in CC)

Lodinkinni has won 4 out of his last 6 fights and will be looking to get another big win against the man that was atop the division for a while before there was even a champion of the division.

Machine like I said above was the uncrowned king of the 205 division in the early days of Checkmate, with his devastating clinch game he dominated the division for a while. He is currently on a 2 fight win streak is looking to start working his way back to the very top of the division!

Both men are Checkmate veterans who have surprisingly never faced each other, but of course, that will all change on this card and I am very excited to see how it plays out!

Now we will get to see #1 (#9 P4P) Tyson Law "Enforcer" (7-2)(4-1 in CC)(FC) vs #4 Ispa Perkele (8-3)(4-3 in CC) in a highly anticipated bout you don't wanna take your eyes off of!

Law has won 4 out of his last 5 bouts and has beaten some very tough competition in First Officer Chakotay, Jake Mount, and Juan Christiano. Law is a grappler based fighter with remarkable wrestling and a black belt in BJJ, alongside his 6 submission victories he is an amazing grappler that you do not wanna be on the canvas with!

Perkele has been a staple in Checkmate's 170 division ever since the division has had a champion, and even before that! Perkele is the only fighter to have participated in two of Checkmate's special tournaments. Perkele is more of a striking specialist with his remarkable boxing and superb Muay Thai skills, alongside his 8 TKO/KO wins.

This matchup could very well be a classic Striker x Grappler matchup!

Next up the Welterweight belt will be up for grabs when ©(#5 P4P) Logan Barrengarry (7-1)(6-0 in CC) looks to defend aginst #2 Joad Cressbeckler (7-1)(3-1 in CC)(FC)

This fight is gonna be a clash of two titans who are two of the very best in the welterweight division and are definitely the two best dressed!

Barrengarry is looking to become the first Checkmate welterweight champion to get a successful defense under him. He is a perfect 6-0 inside Checkmate and 7-1 overall in MMA, he can take and win the fight in any aspect but tends to like to stand and trade and get the TKO/KO. Barrengary is the winner of Checkmate's "Knight Battle" tournament where he took out the likes of Patrick O'Malley, Ispa Perkele, and Potemkin Izmaylov who was a perfect 4-0 at the time. Barrengarry won the belt in his last outing against Tyson Law where he was able to secure a KO victory in the 3rd to become the new Checkmate 170 champion. By the looks of his performances and the names he has beaten Logan could very well go on to be one of the best champions inside of Checkmate, but before he can even start thinking about that dream he must first take out the former and first-ever 170 Checkmate champ Joad Cressbeckler.

Across the cage from him will be Joad Cressbeckler who has also taken out some of the very best, like his opponent he is also 7-1 and has also won a Checkmate tournament series with Joad winning the "Hunting Gold" tournament, he shares a win over Ispa Perkele and also shares a loss to Juan Christiano. Cressbeckler is coming off a big win over Exeudo Oni in which he got a KO win in just 5 seconds, snapping Oni's 4/5 win streak. Cressbeckler is more of an "Old Fashion" type of guy and fighter, he is not one to mess around with unless u can handle the serious consequences.

Up next will be a HUGE superfight for Checkmate Championship and the very first ever Champ vs Champ bout between ©(#4 P4P) Emiliano Blackburn (8-2)(5-1 in CC) and (C⁵-LW)(#1 P4P) Chief "Crazy" Aztec (13-0)(11-0 in CC) for the Featherweight Title!

Blackburn is fresh off his electrifying win over the former 145 champ Magnificent Chulalongkorn who many would say was a huge upset, Chulalongkorn had looked very dominant in his title bouts and was on track to start chasing Aztecs record for most title defenses, however, Blackburn had other plans and was able to walk away with a 49-46 judges decision victory, but it was a great fight and one I would love to see ran back in the future! Blackburn was apart of the first-ever 145 title fight against Rikuto Ryuunosuke, Blackburn accomplished this by making it to the finals of Checkmate's "To The Throne" tournament. Blackburn lost in his first meeting to Rikuto due to a guillotine choke in the third round of that title fight, but after picking up two back to back wins he got a rematch with Rikuto, and this time he was able to finish Rikuto in the second round by way of TKO. Blackburn has wins over some of the very best of the 145 division against the likes of Charles Manson (Current #4 contender), Donald Fisher (Current #3 contender), Anderson Beach Boy (was 2-0 in Checkmate at the time), Rikuto Ryuunosuke (Current #5 contender and former champion) and of course Magnificent Chulalongkorn (Current #1 contender and former champion) Blackburn has quietly taken out 4/5 of the top contenders in his division and it time people really start to know his name, he has won 8 out of his last 9 fights and the one loss in between those he has redeemed so we are looking at a fighter that is at an all-time high mentally and physically which is exactly what he is gonna need to be for this fight! Blackburn is coming off the biggest win and upset of his career and now will be looking to do that once again and do what many have tried and failed, and that is to defeat the man that is Chief Aztec.

Well oh well, now onto his opponent, the only inaugural Checkmate champion to still have his belt, the only champion to have defended his belt 5 times, winner of Checkmate's "The Crowning" 155 bracket, the man with the most wins inside Checkmate, the man with the most KO/TKO victories inside Checkmate, the #1 P4P greatest fighter inside of Checkmate, the man with 6 performance of the night bonuses, the man that has been unstoppable for 13 fights in a row, taking out the very top of his division and is now going down a weight class to try to take over yet another division. Who might that man be? Well if you guessed anyone else than Chief "Crazy" Aztec then I don't know what you have been drinking but it might be the same stuff that is inside Aztec's bloodstream that has made him such a monster inside the cage. Aztec has taken out the whos of whos in the 155 division and has done it dominantly, he has only ever lost 1 round in his 15 rounds of fighting. Aztec made his Checkmate debut back at Checkmate Fight Night 2 where he took on a fellow undefeated fighter at the time Craig Jordan, they were both 2-0 in MMA, but Aztec was the one that left with his perfect record intact, and speaking of taking fighters from the ranks of unbeaten, let's get a little list, shall we? Aztec gave Craig Jordan his first loss (2-0 at the time), Manny Rodriguez Lopez Cortez his first loss (1-0 at the time), Carlos Villarreal his first loss (2-0 at the time) Simon Busch his first loss (4-0 at the time), Yut Han his first loss (4-0 at the time), Paulo Correia his first loss (5-0 at the time) and most recently in his toughest fight to date he gave Greg Connor his first loss (4-0 at the time). Although taking an 0 isn't something Aztec can fight for this time there are some big things to look at in this fight, if Aztec wins he becomes the first champion in Checkmate history to hold two belts in different weight classes, he also will extend 3 of the records that he already owns, and of course, he would retain his #1 P4P ranking, the question is, is all of this success weighing on Aztec and making each fight that much harder? Or does he thrive with the idea of knowing how much is on the line?!

Something also worth noting is that Blackburn is gonna have the most fights and wins than any of Aztec's other opponents, with 10 fights and 8 wins he has double the experience than anyone Aztec has faced in the past, can Blackburn use that experience along with his al time high confidence to give Aztec his first loss? Or will Aztec come out on top once again and increase his already unbelievable legacy?

Up next will be a key fight in the heavyweight division when two former champions face off when we see #1 contender and #10 P4P fighter Bubba Wallace (11-1)(3-1 in CC)(FC¹) take on Checkmate's first-ever 265 champ #3 ranked Jon Nolan (11-2)(9-2 in CC)(FC¹)

Wallace is coming into this fight with a few chips on his shoulder, in his last fight he suffered his first-ever loss in his pro MMA career along with losing his Checkmate heavyweight title, he then was also dropped by his former manager and was sent into Free Agency, however, now he is still in great hands as Django Waits agreed to become his new manager but a big question is how will their chemistry be in his first fight back in the cage? but enough of those what-ifs, let's get to the things he has managed to accomplish in his career. He is the winner of the AWC season 1 tournament for his division, finishing all of his opponents within the first 2 rounds. After winning the tournament Checkmate was fortunate to have signed him to the 265 roster, increasing the number of absolute beasts in the 265 division. Wallace made his debut the very night Nolan lost his belt back at Checkmate Championship 3, he then turned around and faced the man that defeated Nolan for the belt and came out with a KO victory in just 9 seconds, he went on to successfully defend his belt once and become just the second heavyweight champ to do so, who was the first you might ask? Oh, just the man that will be standing across from him. Wallace was regarded as one of the most skillful and feared champions across Checkmate's division and even earning the #2 P4P ranking during his reign.

Nolan also knows what it feels like to be regarded highly, as he was the inaugural Checkmate heavyweight champion and the winner of Checkmate's "The Crowning" tournament which was held to crown the first two ever Checkmate champions and Nolan was one of those. He faced some tough fighters in that bracket and was able to best them all, he was the first man to defeat Test Run, ruining Run's perfect 7-0 record and he also defeated top contender Brian Snow. Nolan headlined Checkmate Championship 1 for his first title defense against the then-undefeated Crusty Bigg, who is still a big contender in the division, Nolan was able to get him out of there just within 2 minutes of the first round. Nolan then went on to go on a 2 fight skid losing to Anton Gardner and current champ Jax Chambers but then broke that skid in a rematch against Brian Snow which earned him a KO of the Night bonus back in September, then in October he faced top contender Agustin Cauchy who was coming off two big back to back wins, Nolan managed to get the KO stoppage late in the second round, which was the longest Nolan has ever been inside the cage. Now Nolan is itching for another title shot to get back what was once was his and with a big win over Wallace that would definitely put him back in contention.

Both men are very evenly matched all the way around with records, skills, managers ect, so this one might very well come down to just who wants it more!

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Yessir! Excited for his next bout!

Ilol be honest I’m worried about this match with Izm in my opinion His managed by one of the best managers in the game, him and Little MAC are always hard fights 100% of the time. I have a lot of wins over top 10 managers but it’s always hard fought.

[Neondragon]

Ilol be honest I’m worried about this match with Izm in my opinion His managed by one of the best managers in the game, him and Little MAC are always hard fights 100% of the time. I have a lot of wins over top 10 managers but it’s always hard fought.

 

I agree, him and his manager are beasts, but so are you and Alex! I feel like it is gonna be a heck of a fight for sure for both of you!

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- Checkmate Championship 15 Poster -

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- Checkmate Rankings Update -

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Donkey Punch Radio coming at you live cool cats with the smooth talking voice of Don Cortez.

 

 

Don Cortez: Hi there all you cool cats across the air waves. We have a show that never quits on you and a big guest today. From Checkmate Championship Alex Steel Ii. Welcome to the show my ice cold pal.

 

 

Alex Steel: Thanks Don happy to be live on Donkey Punch radio today.

 

Don Cortez: Now if you don’t know me by now your never going to know me. Always hard questions to start. Alex you have made a career of beating top notch wrestlers and grapplers but when it comes to guys who stand and trade you have been seeing starts. How do you change things for Potemkin and deal with Whymer management team?

 

Alex Steel: Don I need you to stop collaborate and listen. Steel is entering this fight as a brand new invention. I’ll be cooking Potemkin like a pound of bacon. First the Whymer team struggles with going the distance in fights and Potemkin has not dealt with high level strikers in his career. I can go hard for 15 and test his chin the whole way. My chin has been tested in the past but I’ve made the changes and corrections to my game to win this fight.

 

Don Cortez: Haha you ain’t nothin but hound dog Steel. But look Darry Curtis could strike he got slept Ispa Perkele could stand and trade he got slept. Playa how you planning on staying awake for 15?

 

Alex Steel: Sure we saw some strikers get put down. Thing is I’m a complete striker my kicking is top notch I can control the range and get in and out with boxing. If Potemkin gets in close I can clinch if he decides he doesn’t want to stand I can grapple. I’m the most complete fighter he has yet to trade with.

 

Don Cortez: Get some tea for the tiller man here haha. Title implications in this fight in the Don opinion. Got any words for the champ?

Alex Steel: I’ll worry about the champ after this fight but the champ has got to know there are a lot of kills in this division coming for him.

 

Don Cortez: You know the Don has got to get the fans on this call. Who do we have on the line?

Fan: Hi Don it’s Robert Van Winkle on the line. My question for Steel is although Potemkin finishes most of his fights in the first round he has gone to a fourth round before. He keeps an active pace and always alters his tactics for each fight. How do you see Potemkin planning for this fight?

Alex Steel: Thanks RVW truth is he’s going to question my chin and will come in over aggressive in my opinion. He comes out strong for sure. But I have a better gas tank. Weather the first round and pick him apart for round two and either finish him in round three or get the UD. Look this team generally chokes when it comes to going the distance and the same thing happens November 25

 

Don Cortez: Gotta love hearing from our fans. Great to have you on the show Alex and good luck.

 

Alex Steel: Thanks Don and you know everyone is rooting for you in your upcoming fight.

 

Don Cortez: He ain’t nothing but a bear claw scratching at my door. Thanks Alex. And to all the cool cats live. Donkey punch radio coming to you live on any forum, for any company talking to any and all fighters. Always bet on the Don and this fight with Steel and Izm is a pick’em. The Don will be holding his chips but looks forward to seeing who you got for this fight.

[HareRumpler]

Great stuff!

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Thanks Hare. We need you on Donkey Punch Radio in the future.

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Donkey Punch Radio coming at you live cool cats with the smooth talking voice of Don Cortez.

 

 

Don Cortez: Hi there all you cool cats across the air waves. We have a show that never quits on you and a big guest today. From Checkmate Championship Alex Steel Ii. Welcome to the show my ice cold pal.

 

 

Alex Steel: Thanks Don happy to be live on Donkey Punch radio today.

 

Don Cortez: Now if you don’t know me by now your never going to know me. Always hard questions to start. Alex you have made a career of beating top notch wrestlers and grapplers but when it comes to guys who stand and trade you have been seeing starts. How do you change things for Potemkin and deal with Whymer management team?

 

Alex Steel: Don I need you to stop collaborate and listen. Steel is entering this fight as a brand new invention. I’ll be cooking Potemkin like a pound of bacon. First the Whymer team struggles with going the distance in fights and Potemkin has not dealt with high level strikers in his career. I can go hard for 15 and test his chin the whole way. My chin has been tested in the past but I’ve made the changes and corrections to my game to win this fight.

 

Don Cortez: Haha you ain’t nothin but hound dog Steel. But look Darry Curtis could strike he got slept Ispa Perkele could stand and trade he got slept. Playa how you planning on staying awake for 15?

 

Alex Steel: Sure we saw some strikers get put down. Thing is I’m a complete striker my kicking is top notch I can control the range and get in and out with boxing. If Potemkin gets in close I can clinch if he decides he doesn’t want to stand I can grapple. I’m the most complete fighter he has yet to trade with.

 

Don Cortez: Get some tea for the tiller man here haha. Title implications in this fight in the Don opinion. Got any words for the champ?

 

Alex Steel: I’ll worry about the champ after this fight but the champ has got to know there are a lot of kills in this division coming for him.

 

Don Cortez: You know the Don has got to get the fans on this call. Who do we have on the line?

 

Fan: Hi Don it’s Robert Van Winkle on the line. My question for Steel is although Potemkin finishes most of his fights in the first round he has gone to a fourth round before. He keeps an active pace and always alters his tactics for each fight. How do you see Potemkin planning for this fight?

 

Alex Steel: Thanks RVW truth is he’s going to question my chin and will come in over aggressive in my opinion. He comes out strong for sure. But I have a better gas tank. Weather the first round and pick him apart for round two and either finish him in round three or get the UD. Look this team generally chokes when it comes to going the distance and the same thing happens November 25

 

Don Cortez: Gotta love hearing from our fans. Great to have you on the show Alex and good luck.

 

Alex Steel: Thanks Don and you know everyone is rooting for you in your upcoming fight.

 

Don Cortez: He ain’t nothing but a bear claw scratching at my door. Thanks Alex. And to all the cool cats live. Donkey punch radio coming to you live on any forum, for any company talking to any and all fighters. Always bet on the Don and this fight with Steel and Izm is a pick’em. The Don will be holding his chips but looks forward to seeing who you got for this fight.

 

 

That was awesome!! I thoroughly enjoyed reading it from start to finish, love to see it!

[Neondragon]

Great stuff!

 

Same to you sir!

[Neondragon]

Thanks Hare. We need you on Donkey Punch Radio in the future.

 

I would definitely tune in to listen to that!!

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- Checkmate Championship 15 Spotlight Review -

Checkmate Contenders 15 was filled with some great bouts! For this write-up, we will be taking a closer look at how the Main/Co-Main event fights went!

- Co-Main Event -

(185 Title) - #1 Manco Unknown (9-2)(5-1 in CC) (FC²)(P4P #7) DEF © Bhishma Chontamenti (6-2)(5-0 in CC)(P4P #6)

How: Decision (Unanimous)

When:

Record Update: Unkown improves to (10-2). Chontamenti falls to (6-3).

Ranking Change: Unknown becomes the Middleweight Champion and #6 P4P. Chontamenti becomes the #1 Ranked Contender and #7 P4P.

Fight Review: For our Co-Main event we had a trilogy fight that everybody had their eyes on and for a good reason because it was a great matchup!

Round One: In the first round we saw some nice exchanges, Chontamenti was getting the best of the early trades but then got cut early in the round and then Unknown started to take the round over. Chontamenti was able to secure a last minute takedown but Unknown immediately started throwing up submissions and got a nice reversal to end the round.

Round Two: Bell rings and Chontamenti opens the round with a nice body shot, then Unknown got back to work with his own striking, that was until Chontamenti was able to drive through and land a very nice takedown and started getting to work on some submission attempts, he first went after an arm triangle that looked really tight but Chontamenti let it go, he then went after an armbar that was set up really nice and some thought could be the end of the fight but Unknown rolled out of it and ended up in Chontamenti's guard, which Chontamenti was then able to get a sweep, then Unknown was able to recover guard and started firing off some tight submissions of his own.

Round Three: Both men try landing jabs to start this round off, this round was similar to the first with both men landing and with Unknown getting most of the cleaner shots in, then at the end of the round Chontamenti was able to get Unknown to the mats where Unknown then started threatening submissions.

Round Four: This round was all striking, both men got some licks in but it was clear Unknown was getting the best of the exchanges, meaning Chontamenti needed a finish in the 5th round of this trilogy!

Round Five: 5th and final round, Chontamenti knows he is down by at least 3 rounds and needs a finish, Unknown knows he just needs to survive, but still wants a finish himself! Early into the round Chontamenti gets a takedown and then both men continued the round going for submission after submission but neither got anything tight enough to finish the fight and this one went to the judges' scorecards which read 48:47 and 49:46x2 in favor of Manco Unknown who got his title back in a battle!

*Fight Of The Night

- Main Event -

(265 Title) - © Jax Chambers (8-1)(5-0) (P4P #3) DEF #2 Anton Gardner (8-3)(3-1 in CC) (FC)

How : TKO (Strikes)

When : RD#2

Record Update : Chambers improves to (9-1). Gardner falls to (8-4).

Ranking Change: Chambers remains the Heavyweight Champion. Gardner remains the #2 Ranked Contender.

Fight Review: In our Main-Event, we saw dominant Champ Jax Chambers take out a former Checkmate Champion in Anton Gardner for his first title defense!

Round One: Bell rings and Gardner comes out the gate swinging and Chambers got out of the way and countered nicely. Around 1 minute in Chambers cut Gardner. Both men exchanged some nice strikes, some say Gardner was ahead after the first round.

Round Two: Second round starts and Chambers gets Gardner pinned in a corner and starts unloading, Gardner was able to get out of the corner though and started to try to return the offense, but he was looking a little sloppy with his attempts until he leaped at Chambers and landed a series of punches that had Chambers stunned for a moment. Then later in the round, Gardner tried to land to Chamber's body but Chambers was able to get out of the way and land a huge counter punch that sent Gardner to the canvas, and Chambers did not let Gardner recover from this one and was able to get the TKO victory, but it didn't come without a few bruises!

We also got to see

(205) - #7 Willy Mataitai DEF #6 Gabriel Creed

(145) - Sammie Conner DEF #6 Yair Rodriguez

(170) - #6 Alec Wolfe DEF #7 Ivan Jomoney

(205) - Bobby Bryant DEF Alen Zalac

(145) - Pull Plugger DEF Ieuan Thomas

(170) - #9 Pedro Vela DEF Blackout Mane

(145) - Leon Johnson DEF Abunazir Kindzal

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- Checkmate Rankings Update -

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- Checkmate P4P Rankings Update -

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- Checkmate Contenders 8 Preview -

This card has truly got some huge fights on it and we may very well see some of the winners fighting for the title of their respective division very soon, with that being said let's get into the preview!

Kicking off the card will be a pair of Featherweights that want to prove they are not done yet when "Braveheart" Lonnie Donegan (3-3)(0-3 in CC) takes on Dechlan "Slick" Tomsett (4-7)(1-4 in CC)

They both wanna start this card off with a bang, question is, who will be the one pulling the trigger?

In the second fight of the night, we will see a great Heavyweight bout when we see Jingky Bacolod (5-5)(1-5 in CC) vs Deontay DJ (4-5)(3-3 in CC)

Former Conquest Champion Bacolod desperately wants to pick up another win, and Deontay DJ will be looking to pick up the single-handed biggest win of his career.

Next, we will see a Featherweight bout between two absolute studs when #7 Carlos "The Checkmate Gatekeeper" Villarreal (7-5)(6-5 in CC) faces Crotch Chewer (2-2)(2-1 in CC)

This is a huge fight early on this card, Villarreal is a true Checkmate gangster who will fight anyone anytime and will put on an amazing performance while doing so.

Chewer has shown some incredible talent and also has a win over #8 ranked Sammie Conner and now he wants to get back into the top 10 himself!

In our fourth bout of the evening, we will see a Heavyweight clash between #9 Joey Hernandez (6-5)(3-3 in CC) and Sergei "The Russian Axe" MiG (3-1)(1-1 in CC)

Both men will be looking to get back into the winners' circle in a big way, both are very skilled fighters that want to show to the division they are ones to keep an eye on!

Next will be a big Middleweight bout between two of the top contenders when #2 Ispa Murska (5-4)(3-3 in CC) takes on #4 Kotaro Kikuta (3-3)(3-2 in CC)

Murska has a win over the current Champion Manco Unknown and now with two back-to-back wins over top contenders he is starting to pick up some traction to be able to call for a rematch with the champ.

Kikuta is also coming off back-to-back wins against solid competition but he has never faced someone like Ispa, but from what he has shown he can definitely take Ispa out if he sticks to his gameplan!

Next up will be a Heavyweight bout that could very well steal the whole card when we see #6 Ashwin Tyson (3-0)(2-0 in CC) vs Olusola "The Destroyer" Oni (7-6)(5-4 in CC)

Undefeated talent Tyson will be looking to put his KO skills to the test when he faces the Checkmate veteran that has seen it all and is coming off the biggest win of his career, Olusola "The Destroyer" Oni.

Next up we will get to see a Featherweight bout that could have some big rewards for the winner, and that reward being a title shot! Very exciting stuff when #2 Nou Hematopoye (4-0)(4-0 in CC) takes on #6 Kevin "Groundhog" Walters (6-4)(1-0 in CC)

Hematopye made his debut with Checkmate back in his first-ever Pro MMA fight on our Checkmate Contenders 4 card where he defeated Walter Sobchak by way of TKO in the first round. He has since put on great performances but none greater than his last outing where he took out top contender Donald Fisher where he was able to submit him with a Triangle Choke in the first round!

Across from him will be trailblazer Kevin "Groundhog" Walters who burst into the Checkmate scene by taking out Crotch Chewer who was a perfect 2-0 inside of Checkmate, and he did so by an armbar in the first round. He showed that his skill set was truly world-class in that bout, which is what earned him a fight against the #2 ranked man in his division. A win over a #2 ranked opponent would skyrocket his stock and put him in talks for a title fight quickly!

Both men are extremely great grapplers, but Hematopoye might try to keep this fight on the feet as on paper he should have a big advantage there.

In our Co-Main event, we will see a Welterweight with some high stakes when we see #1 Potemkin Izmaylov (6-1)(6-1 in CC) vs #4 Alex "Never Quit" Steel Ii (5-3)(5-1 in CC)

Izmaylov has a near-perfect record at 6-1, with his only loss being in the finale of Checkmate's "Knight Battle" tournament where he lost to current champion Logan Barrengarry. He since has only improved and has shown that in his most recent outings by taking out top contenders Ispa Perkele and Darry Curtis, with names like that already under his belt along with names of Patrick O'Malley, Jeff Roberts, Pedro Vela, and Trey Wittman, a big win over a contender like Alex Steel li would definitely earn him the rematch with Logan Barrengarry for the welterweight championship!

Steel li has slowly had to work his way up the rankings of Checkmate's 170-pound division. He signed to Checkmate at 0-2 but quickly showed why you can never judge a fighter by a few losses. Steel li picked up his first win against Janis Blums back in April of this year, he then turned around and beat Blackout Mane and Ivan Jomoney back to back before having a minor setback in a rematch against Arriorus Adee. Steel li brushed himself off from that loss and took out long time Checkmate vet Exeudo Oni and then took out Joe Johnson who was a perfect 4-0 at the time of fighting Steel li. Steel li has shown that with his skills he can handle himself against the best to do it, but Izmaylov will by far be his biggest task to date. Steel li was also recently in an interview with Donkey Punch Radio on this thread just a few posts above this one, which if you haven't already you should definitely go check out!

Both of these fighters are gonna put everything they got into this fight which makes for a fight you don't wanna take your eyes off of!

Now last but most certainly not least, in our MAIN EVENNTTTT of the night we will have a world-class Heavyweight clash between two of the top 5 in the division when #3 Jon Nolan (11-3)(9-3 in CC)(FC¹) takes on #4 Banana Republic (4-1)(3-1 in CC)

The winner of Checkmate's The Crowning tournament and the inaugural 265 Checkmate Champion, Jon Nolan has definitely seen the best of the best of competition and beaten most, he is a knockout artist that loves to get in and finish it quickly then get out and start training again. He has won 2 out of his last 3 and wants to improve on that in this fight. All 3 of Nolan's losses have come by either current or former Checkmate champions so it takes someone of a championship quality to defeat him. Nolan has been a major staple for Checkmate ever since he signed back in the very early days of the org. All 11 of his wins are by KO/TKO and 9 of those being in the very first round, which makes him a fighter that fans never wanna miss!

Republic was on a rampage inside Checkmate early on taking out the likes of Karol Makowski, Crusty Bigg, and David King. Like his opponent he is also a knockout artist with a 100% finish rate in his wins. He is one of the "Newer" faces inside Checkmate with having only 4 fights inside the org, but don't let that fool you as his last bout was arguably a title eliminator bout against Anton Gardner. Republic on paper outshines the former champion in every aspect except BJJ where they are both blue belts, he is also 8 years younger than his foe. Republic still has his sights on that belt and with a win over Nolan, he could put himself right back into the talks of a title fight.

Both men are extremely talented and hungry to climb back/to the top but first, they must handle the man standing across from them on this very night!

[kfuhrer]

Great stuff Wes Wes

[kfuhrer]

Really thought Steel would pull off the win. Of we’ll back to the drawing board.

[Neondragon]

Great stuff Wes Wes

 

Thank you!

[Neondragon]

Really thought Steel would pull off the win. Of we’ll back to the drawing board.

 

It happens, excited for his next outing!

[Neondragon]

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