Lyle Beerbohm en route to victory in the main event

ExciteFight, in conjunction with Sik-Jitsu Fighting Systems, presented the latest Conquest of the Cage at the Northern Quest Resort & Casino this past Wednesday night, Nov 20th, holding a full card of Pro/Am MMA in front of a large crowd of NW Fight fans. Special guests in the house were 3 Sik-jitsu fighters: Sam Sicilia & Mike Chiesa who both are coming off wins this month for the UFC, and Julianna Pena who will be fighting Nov 30th in The Ultimate Fighter Finale in Las Vegas.

(l to r) Sam Sicilia, Julianna Pena, Mike Chiesa, Promoter Rick Little

In the main event, Lyle "Fancy Pants" Beerbohm extended his professional record to 24-3 with a textbook win over Devin Dinh in a 185 lb matchup. Beerbohm got the takedown in the first round and then worked his ground and pound, before taking Dinh's back and sinking the rear naked choke for the finish at the 4:44 mark.




Sik-jitsu's Elizabeth Phillips was to fight Priscilla White in the main event, but when White dropped out last second, Kristen Stenzel stepped up and the bout was moved to the Co-main event. Similar to the main event, Phillips got the takedown, threw down a few strikes, then took Stenzel's back and sunk the choke at just 49 seconds of the first round. Phillips moves to 2-1 as a pro with the win.




Anthony Hamlett, who had not fought in 8 years, came out of retirement to teach a lesson to "Precious" Roy Bradshaw in the grudge match of the night. The back story of the fight was that long-time and well respected NW referee Hamlett had reffed a couple of Bradshaw's fights and Bradshaw took exception both times on how Hamlett had stopped the contests in his opponent's favor, letting him know in no uncertain terms on how displeased he was. Hamlett didn't appreciate this disrespect and the fight between the two was born. Early in the fight, Hamlett shot in on Bradshaw and Bradshaw captured his neck and sunk a tight guillotine choke, eliciting a tap from Hamlett at just 30 seconds in. With the submission, Bradshaw earned one of two Pro Finishes of the Night bonuses worth $500.




Clinton Teeples picked up the other pro Finish of the Night bonus with a slick top-side guillotine choke of Austin Arnett early in the first round.




In a 170 lb pro matchup, Jerome Jones spent much of the first round on his back fending off Sam Carney's ground attack. In the 2nd, Jones regrouped and came out on the attack. When it went to the ground again with Carney on top, the always dangerous Jones threw up a triangle choke and got the tap at 2:26 of the 2nd.




Warrior Camp's Nathan Thompson submitted Will Comstock with a RNC at 1:13 of the first round in a pro lightweight contest.



The Conquest of the Cage amateur 185 lb Title was on the line and Daniel Bolen wasted no time in taking it, getting the early finish via rear naked choke of Anthony Elder at just 50 seconds into the fight.



Amateur Submission of the night went to Adam Clark who forced Gabe Lopez to tap to a slick armbar at 1:14 of the first round.


Amateur KO of the Night went to Jesse Simpson who put Justin Hodge out at 1:09 of the first round.


In other amateur action, Justin Rodriguez and Jesse Simpson both scored submission victories over Tony Bambino and Josh Griest respectively, while Jose Caserez outpointed Chance Haskins in the night's only bout that went the distance.




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