Austin Arnett wins the ExciteFight Pro 145 lb Title by way of first round KO
Conquest of the Cage, presented by Rick Little's ExciteFight promotion, returned to the Northern Quest Resort and Casino this past November 6th with a packed card of 7 amateur and 5 pro MMA contests. In the main event, Austin Arnett won his seventh straight fight in emphatic fashion, knocking out Nathan Thompson with a big right hand at 1:02 of the first round. With the victory, Arnett takes home the ExciteFight Featherweight Belt and moves his pro record to 9-2.
In the Co-feature, Jack Anderson improved his record to 2-0 as a pro with a quick win over debuting Tony Bambino. Anderson closed the distance from the start, took Bambino down, and maintained top control all the while throwing in big punches and elbow strikes that got the TKO ref stoppage at 1:15 of the first.
Jamelle Jones moved to 5-2 as pro with a first round victory over Jose Mendoza. The end came when Jones pinned Mendoza against the cage and rained down heavy strikes that Mendoza tapped out to at 1:51 of the first.
Daniel Spitz had no trouble getting his 2nd pro win in as many bouts, easily submitting opponent David Lewis with a standing guillotine at 40 seconds of the first.
Marcos Lopez captured the ExciteFight amateur 135 lb belt by submitting Cody Simpkins with a rear naked choke at 32 seconds of the 2nd round.
Nate Powell won the ExciteFight Amateur 155 lb Title via armbar of Larry Francis midway through the first round.
In the ExciteFight Amateur 145lb Title fight, Seun Adejeji and Cameron Johnson had an entertaining battle that went the distance with Adejeji getting the unanimous decision and the belt.
In other amateur action, Adam Clark stopped Ryan Pajimola with strikes at 49 seconds of the first round in their middleweight matchup..
Shannon Stover submitted Ed Pink with Guillotine Choke with four seconds remaining in the first round.
Killian Estes finished Chris Schell by with strikes for the TKO win in the first round.
Tanya Nijjar scored a 2nd round TKO win over Anjela Pink.
Chris Montelongo opened the fights with a TKO win over Josh Griest at 2:45 of Rd 1.
ExciteFight will hold their next event at the Tulalip Casino in Tulalip WA on Friday, January 22nd 2016. Learn more at www.excitefight.com.
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