Rick Little and the Sikjitsu crew put together 17 amateur cage fights for a good crowd at the West Central Community Center in Spokane on Saturday May 9th. Plenty of action for everyone which included an appearance by Pro fighters Joel Thomas and Dave Courchaine (who also reffed the fights AND proposed to his girlfriend during intermission). For more info on the exciteFIGHT promotion, visit www.facebook.com/sikjitsu

Dave Courchaine    Joel Thomas                         Rick Little with the ExciteFight Girls

Bout 1 - Heavyweight

Matt Williams (Icon Gym) def Tony Bambino (3-0, Sikjitsu) by RNC 2:58 Round 2

Williams opens with a huge leg kick that drops Bambino. He quickly moved to mount against the cage and started punching. Bambino is able to escape but is quickly taken down into side control to finish the round. Round 2 starts and Williams wastes no time in getting the fight back to the ground. He moves from half mount to side control and then into back mount after a scramble. Bambino struggles but is eventually caught with a RNC at 2:58 Round 2.

Bout 2 - Lightweight

Josh McGuire (2-1, Sikjitsu) def Mike Barrett by TKO 2:57 Round 2

McGuire slips some punches and moves into a takedown. He moves past Barrett's guard into side control, but not many punches thrown. Barrett scrambles and gets back to the feat. McGuire again with a takedown but not much action.
Round 2 starts and Barrett attempts a wild spinning back fist. It misses and McGuire gets a takedown into guard. He eventually moves to mount and starts punching. Barrett just holding on, taking a lot of damage. Ref stops it at 2:57 into round 2, TKO from mount. McGuire gloats over opponent and the ref yells at him to back to his corner.

Bout 3 - Lightweight

Enoer Figueroa (1-1, Team Cannibal) def Bob Mud by RNC round 1

Mud is dropped by a big right hand and looks rocked. Figueroa pounces right away and starts laying heavy leather. He takes his opponent's back and finished with an RNC early in round 1.

Bout 4 - Welterweight

Mike Hoffee (Sikjitsu) def Adam Scott (3-2-1,TKO Fighting Arts) by Unanimous Decision

Starts as a good slug fest on the feet. Hoffee gets a takedown into a loose Scott guillotine. He fights out of it, but Scott still holding on. Action stalls and the ref stands them up. Both go into a clinch and Hoffee gets another takedown into guard. He punches from there until the round ends.
Round 2. Slower round. Hoffee again gets an easy takedown into guard. He seems content to play from inside the guard and punch. Moves to mount with about 10 seconds left and punches till the round ends.
Round 3. Same as the second round with Hoffee getting to mount again. Punches are not doing much, but Scott seems stuck. Most the round is played out with Hoffee throwing some punches and Scott covering up. Not much landing. Hoffee wins a unanimous decision.

Bout 5 - Welterweight

Gary Thompson (4-4) def Jason Miller (Debut) by RNC :23 Round 1

Thompson gets an immediate takedown and passes to mount. He punches from mount until Miller rolls over and gives up a quick RNC for the win: 23 second into round 1.

Bout 6 - Welterweight

David Kearns def Anthony Harding by Front Choke 1:30 Round 1

Bout 7 - Bantamweight

Shelby Lawson (1-1, Sikjitsu) def Sgt Sully (Iron Man Fight Team) by Guillotine in Rd 1

A huge slam by Sully to start the fight. Lawson is unfazed and he scrambles back to the feet within seconds. Sully tries for another takedown and this time is caught in a tight Lawson Guillotine. Lawson pulls guard to finish the move and Sully passes out. Lawson by Guillotine early in round 1.

Bout 8 - Heavyweight 

Nick MaHugh (198 lbs) def Shawn Gilespie (1-0, 240 lbs) by TKO :15 Round 1

Wild kicks and punches by MaHugh. MaHugh lands a big looping punch that floors Gilespie. The ref jumps in and stops it. It looked like it might be early, but Gillespie doesn't seem to argue the call. MaHugh wins by ref stop TKO: 15 seconds round 1.

Bout 9 - Lightweight

Chris Green def Evian Rodriguez (Team Sensei) by Armbar @ 0:53 Round 1

Rodriguez gets a takedown and moves Green against the cage. Green maneuvers into high guard and gets a tight armbar for the win at: 53 round 1.

Bout 10 - Welterweight

Austin Peaker (5-3, TKO Fighting Arts) def Clint Teeples (5-3) by Split Decision

Both men come out with a flurry of punches. Teeples is able to push Peaker against the cage and gets a hard earned takedown but is quickly reversed into side mount. Peaker moves from mount and switches to an armbar but time runs out.
Round 2. Good standup exchange by both fighters. Teeples trips Peaker and tries for a guillotine. Peaker defends but looks really tired. Peaker moves to side control and Teeples attempts a footlock off a scramble. Peaker escapes as the round ends.
Round 3. Teeples gets a takedown into mount but Peaker reverses. Teeples gets back to mount and then gets back mount on Peaker. Peaker with another reversal and the round finishes with Teeples attacking from guard. Peaker wins a Split decision in a very competitive fight.

Bout 11 - Welterweight

Devin Roller def Justin Miller by RNC Round 1

Bout 12 - Welterweight

Nate Skidmore (Sikjitsu) def Jason Vaughn (Team Cannibal) by TKO Round 1

Skidmore by GnP midway thru round 1

Bout 13 - Heavyweight 

Kenji Nitta (6-2, Icon Gym) def Cameron (3-0, Sikjitsu) by TKO 2:50 Round 1

Nitta with an early takedown to side control, then moves to mount. Nitta punches from mount until Cameron rolls over and he takes his back and flattens him out. Nitta then pounds out the win via Ref Stoppage from back mount at 2:50 Round 1

Bout 14 - Lightweight

Roy Bradshaw (14-4, Sikjitsu) def Chris Dempsey (22-11) by Guillotine Round 2

Fasted paced action on the feet. Bradshaw gets a takedown to guard and presses Dempsey against the cage. Dempsey searches for an armbar. Multiple reversals but Bradshaw finishes with punches in the guard. 
Round 2. Bradshaw gets another takedown. Both fighters very active. Bradshaw punches from top and gets a top position guillotine as he presses Dempsey against the cage. He pulls guard to finish the move and gets Dempsey to tap out midway into round 2.

Bout 15 - Bantamweight Title Fight

Jose Garza (10-3) def Matt Marchetti (Sikjitsu) by Triangle Round 2

Both come out exchanging with Marchetti leading an incredible pace both on the feet and after a takedown to guard. Nothing lands clean, but very active from both fighters. Garza tries for a kimura sweep but Marchetti blocks it.
Round 2. Both fighters throwing wild punches. Garza gets a guillotine and jumps to guard. Marchetti fights out of it. Garza makes a slick transition to a triangle and it looks tight. He readjusts a few times and eventually Marchetti taps out late in round 2.

Bout 16 - Women's Bantamweight Title Fight

Julie Pena (2-0, Sikjitsu) def Raelyn Harvey (Team Cannibal) by RNC 2:58 Round 1

Both fighters very tentative on the feet. 20 seconds go by without any punches, both look worried about engaging. Then an absolute war breaks out. It is a slugfest from all angles. Pena gets the better of the exchange and body trips Harvey to the ground. She quickly moves to mount then takes the back. Harvey escapes into Pena's guard. Pena looks slick, she escapes from bottom and gets mount and then back mount again on Harvey. She really wants that RNC. She gets back mount and pounds away until Harvey exposes her neck. This time she latches on to the RNC for the finish at 2:58 into round 1. Great fight!

Bout 17 - Lightweight Title Fight

Mike Chiesa (14-1, Victor Estrada) def Dean Brim (3-1, Sikjitsu) by Unanimous Decision

This fight would go all 5 rounds. The first round played out the same as the last. Neither fighter did much on the feet. Chiesa was able to get takedowns pretty much at will and Brim was comfortable playing from off his back. Brim tried all sorts of attacks from bottom, heel hooks, triangles, ankle locks. Chiesa content with playing top game and punching when he can while defending Brim's attacks. Chiesa has a couple crowd pleasing slams to escape triangles. Brim had one triangle in the 2nd round that looked really tight, but after that, Chiesa started to show great endurance and dominated positions to secure the unanimous victory. Mike Chiesa is the new 155 Champ.