Extreme Challenge 199
_November 19, 2011 – Extreme Challenge
By~Alaynna Roby
By~Alaynna Roby
_
Last night, Greg Swanson and Chad Bergmeier put on the 199th ExC event at the Waterfront
Convention Center in Bettendorf, IA. Chad did an awesome job being the match maker, and Greg had the
event very organized. The night consisted of 11 fights, with 3 of them for titles. Overall, there was a great
turn out and safety came first with the referees, doctors, and security.
Starting off the night was Willy Wonick vs. Markus Coleman. The fight was set up to be a featherweight bout with both fighters weighing in at 130 lbs. In the first round, Coleman starts off with a kick attempt, but he slips,taking the fight to the ground. Wonick took advantage of the situation and began the grappling, trying for submissions. Coleman tried reversals, and showed his physical strength by growling. Towards the end of the round, Coleman’s nose started gushing blood because of Wonick’s hard knocks. Needless to say, Wonick was the dominant. Round number two began, and Wonick had a good take down, close submission, and solid shots. Coleman was keeping his cool, listening to his corner more, and had better control. The round was mainly on the ground, and ended with Coleman having a big reversal after Wonick’s punishment. Third round started, and both fighters exchanged punches. It was similar to both round one and two, with ground game and reversals on both ends. The fight went the distance and Wonick was declared the winner by unanimous decision.
The second fight was at 205 lbs. light heavyweight bout, and was between Mickey Sprague and
Nate Rodriguez. Sprague stood 6’0” with a 2-0 record, while Rodriguez was 3” taller and 3-0. The first
round began and Rodriguez came off the aggressor. He hit Sprague square in the nose, but Sprague kept
his cool, trying to shake it off. Yet, Rodriguez knocked him down, and the ref stopped it at 1:09. When
Sprague stood up, he had a bad cut on his cheek. Rodriguez won via KO, and earned KO of the night award.
Fight number three was Jimmie Henry vs. Randy Meade. Henry stood 6’0”, and Meade had a
record of 15-11. Both fighters made weight at 170 lbs. in the welterweight division. Round one started,
and there were exchanges of kicks and punches. Meade started off strong and the aggressive one. He had
a lot of hard punches and knees to Henry. Meade picked him up and slammed him, causing ground game to
occur. It seemed as if Meade wore himself out trying to finish Henry off with his ground and pound. The
second round began, and it looked like both fighters were gassed. There were punches thrown from both
of them, but Meade took over with harder hits. Henry’s nose was busted, and the ref stopped the fight.
Meade won via TKO in 1:08 of the second.
The next fight, number four, was the challenger, Adam Gates vs. the champion, Dillion Popkin for
the bantamweight title. Both fighters made weight of 135 lbs. Round one began, and Gates takes Popkin to
the ground. Gates gets in full mount and starts wailing on him. Huge shots were thrown to Popkin’s face,
and it was all ground from there. At 2:59, Gates locks in a rear naked choke forcing Popkin to tap. Gates
gained more than a win; he became the new champ as well.
The fifth fight was for the 170 lbs. welterweight title. Elijah Neese (13-11) took on Jeremy
Anderson (13-4). This was Anderson’s first title defense. The first round began, and Anderson showed his
skill with some vicious kicks to Neese. There were an exchange of punches, and the fight ended up on the
ground. Anderson took control, and dominated the round. Round two started with Anderson picking Neese
up and slamming him hard to the ground. Some grappling was going on, until Anderson had a deep choke
hold on Neese, but Neese was able to slip out of it with his skill. The third and final round, Anderson comes
out with some intense leg kicks and hurts Neese early with a hit to the chin, causing Neese to have a
bloody mouth. The fight is taken to the ground because of Anderson slamming Neese once again. Good
wrestling was shown until it came time for more stand up. 10 seconds remained, and both fighters went
out swinging and connecting with some hard knocks. The last few seconds, Neese tackles Anderson into
the canvas. After the bell, Neese spit out a tooth. Anderson was declared the victor of his first title defense
via unanimous decision. This fight was named fight of the night with both fighters getting plaques.
Fight six was a lightweight bout between Scott Bradley and Clint Anderson. This was Anderson’s
pro-debut and cut down to 155 lbs. In the first round, Anderson does some damage to Bradley due to hard
leg kicks. Anderson takes him to the ground and starts with some submission game. At 1:15, Anderson
submits Bradley via rear naked choke. Anderson earned the submission of the night award.
The seventh fight of the night was Jason Kennedy vs. Jake Klemme. This was a featherweight bout
with both fighters at 160 lbs. The first round began and Klemme takes it to the ground, but seemed
confused on what to do after that. Klemme allows a couple stand ups, then knocked Kennedy to the
ground in one punch. Kennedy verbally submitted, and Klemme won making it his third victory. The fight
was kind of sloppy, but it was good experience for both fighters to get the feel of the octagon, and try
their hardest.
Fight number eight was a 170 lbs. welterweight fight Andre Kase vs. Jason Pierce. The first round
started, and Pierce took Kase to the ground, and began dominating with hard punches. Kase gave up his
back most of the time. Beginning the second round, Pierce had some great kicks and took Kase to the
canvas. At one point Kase puts Pierce in a tight choke, but Pierce reversed it and was full mount on Kase,
cutting him above the eye. Again, there was a lot of back game. The third round was very controversial
when Kase attacked right away and became the aggressor. There was some clinching going on for a while.
Pierce was able to throw some elbows before it became another uneventful back fight. It was an all-out
slug fest when the round was nearing an end, but at one time, Pierce’s cup fell out making him adjust it,
but Kase tried attacking while it was a time out. Kase was warned, but started talking back to the ref.
When the fight was over, Kase threw an illegal punch after the bell, having 1 point deducted. Kase was
claiming that he didn’t know, but it was clearly intentional and taken out on Pierce because of the cup
argument. The judges’ scores were in, but Kase began running his mouth and told the referee that he was
going to kick his ass. Well, that got him kicked out. Pierce won the fight via unanimous decision.
Fight nine was a bantamweight fight at 135 lbs. It consisted of Julian Nava and Joe Pearson.
Pearson entered the cage with a summer sault and obviously was ready to do some damage. Round one
started, and Nava took it to the ground right away, but Pearson was able to reverse the control and
allowed a stand up game. Pearson attempted a high kick, but fell. Nava wasn’t able to take much
advantage of this, when he was caught in a triangle choke and had to submit. Pearson won, adding
another win to his record.
The co-main event of the evening was Kamone Chilten vs. Carl Wittstock for the 145
featherweight belt. Apparently Chilten took the fight with less than 24-hour’s notice because Chuck Pieritz
was injured. Round number one began and it seemed like Wittstock was being manhandled, but this guy
was tough and could really take a hit. Chilten took the fight to the ground by slamming Wittstock down,
and dominated with hard and wild ground and pound, including huge hits to Wittstock’s temple. After the
bell rang, I was in shock on how Wittstock was even standing. His fight shorts weren’t lying – he was a
warrior. Round two, Wittstock started it off with some kicks, but Chilten took him down and locked him
up. Later, he slammed Wittstock down again, and continued with solid hits. The third round began with
Chilten’s ground and pound skills. Chilten had been warned after he hit Wittstock in the back of the head.
More hammerfists came from Chilten when the fight was taken to the ground. Then, one point was taken
away from Chilten after he threw an elbow to the head. Since this wasn’t a pro-fight, he was penalized.
There were some controversial time-outs from the referee, which got the crown irritated. After the fight
was over, Chilten was declared the winner via unanimous decision, and became the new champion.
The main event of the evening was the eleventh fight. It was a welterweight bout between Kalel
Robinson and Jason Bowling. Bowling seemed to be the fan favourite, while he came out to “Welcome to
the Jungle” by Guns N’ Roses. Both fighters weighed in at 175 lbs. Round one began, and Bowling threw
some hard punches to Robinson, and took him down. Robinson hurt Bowling with a punch to the eye,
causing it to swell up. Robinson threw some solid leg kicks , and slammed Bowling to the ground. The fight
was stopped when Bowling tapped due to Robinson locking in a rear naked choke at 3:08 of the round.
Last night, Greg Swanson and Chad Bergmeier put on the 199th ExC event at the Waterfront
Convention Center in Bettendorf, IA. Chad did an awesome job being the match maker, and Greg had the
event very organized. The night consisted of 11 fights, with 3 of them for titles. Overall, there was a great
turn out and safety came first with the referees, doctors, and security.
Starting off the night was Willy Wonick vs. Markus Coleman. The fight was set up to be a featherweight bout with both fighters weighing in at 130 lbs. In the first round, Coleman starts off with a kick attempt, but he slips,taking the fight to the ground. Wonick took advantage of the situation and began the grappling, trying for submissions. Coleman tried reversals, and showed his physical strength by growling. Towards the end of the round, Coleman’s nose started gushing blood because of Wonick’s hard knocks. Needless to say, Wonick was the dominant. Round number two began, and Wonick had a good take down, close submission, and solid shots. Coleman was keeping his cool, listening to his corner more, and had better control. The round was mainly on the ground, and ended with Coleman having a big reversal after Wonick’s punishment. Third round started, and both fighters exchanged punches. It was similar to both round one and two, with ground game and reversals on both ends. The fight went the distance and Wonick was declared the winner by unanimous decision.
The second fight was at 205 lbs. light heavyweight bout, and was between Mickey Sprague and
Nate Rodriguez. Sprague stood 6’0” with a 2-0 record, while Rodriguez was 3” taller and 3-0. The first
round began and Rodriguez came off the aggressor. He hit Sprague square in the nose, but Sprague kept
his cool, trying to shake it off. Yet, Rodriguez knocked him down, and the ref stopped it at 1:09. When
Sprague stood up, he had a bad cut on his cheek. Rodriguez won via KO, and earned KO of the night award.
Fight number three was Jimmie Henry vs. Randy Meade. Henry stood 6’0”, and Meade had a
record of 15-11. Both fighters made weight at 170 lbs. in the welterweight division. Round one started,
and there were exchanges of kicks and punches. Meade started off strong and the aggressive one. He had
a lot of hard punches and knees to Henry. Meade picked him up and slammed him, causing ground game to
occur. It seemed as if Meade wore himself out trying to finish Henry off with his ground and pound. The
second round began, and it looked like both fighters were gassed. There were punches thrown from both
of them, but Meade took over with harder hits. Henry’s nose was busted, and the ref stopped the fight.
Meade won via TKO in 1:08 of the second.
The next fight, number four, was the challenger, Adam Gates vs. the champion, Dillion Popkin for
the bantamweight title. Both fighters made weight of 135 lbs. Round one began, and Gates takes Popkin to
the ground. Gates gets in full mount and starts wailing on him. Huge shots were thrown to Popkin’s face,
and it was all ground from there. At 2:59, Gates locks in a rear naked choke forcing Popkin to tap. Gates
gained more than a win; he became the new champ as well.
The fifth fight was for the 170 lbs. welterweight title. Elijah Neese (13-11) took on Jeremy
Anderson (13-4). This was Anderson’s first title defense. The first round began, and Anderson showed his
skill with some vicious kicks to Neese. There were an exchange of punches, and the fight ended up on the
ground. Anderson took control, and dominated the round. Round two started with Anderson picking Neese
up and slamming him hard to the ground. Some grappling was going on, until Anderson had a deep choke
hold on Neese, but Neese was able to slip out of it with his skill. The third and final round, Anderson comes
out with some intense leg kicks and hurts Neese early with a hit to the chin, causing Neese to have a
bloody mouth. The fight is taken to the ground because of Anderson slamming Neese once again. Good
wrestling was shown until it came time for more stand up. 10 seconds remained, and both fighters went
out swinging and connecting with some hard knocks. The last few seconds, Neese tackles Anderson into
the canvas. After the bell, Neese spit out a tooth. Anderson was declared the victor of his first title defense
via unanimous decision. This fight was named fight of the night with both fighters getting plaques.
Fight six was a lightweight bout between Scott Bradley and Clint Anderson. This was Anderson’s
pro-debut and cut down to 155 lbs. In the first round, Anderson does some damage to Bradley due to hard
leg kicks. Anderson takes him to the ground and starts with some submission game. At 1:15, Anderson
submits Bradley via rear naked choke. Anderson earned the submission of the night award.
The seventh fight of the night was Jason Kennedy vs. Jake Klemme. This was a featherweight bout
with both fighters at 160 lbs. The first round began and Klemme takes it to the ground, but seemed
confused on what to do after that. Klemme allows a couple stand ups, then knocked Kennedy to the
ground in one punch. Kennedy verbally submitted, and Klemme won making it his third victory. The fight
was kind of sloppy, but it was good experience for both fighters to get the feel of the octagon, and try
their hardest.
Fight number eight was a 170 lbs. welterweight fight Andre Kase vs. Jason Pierce. The first round
started, and Pierce took Kase to the ground, and began dominating with hard punches. Kase gave up his
back most of the time. Beginning the second round, Pierce had some great kicks and took Kase to the
canvas. At one point Kase puts Pierce in a tight choke, but Pierce reversed it and was full mount on Kase,
cutting him above the eye. Again, there was a lot of back game. The third round was very controversial
when Kase attacked right away and became the aggressor. There was some clinching going on for a while.
Pierce was able to throw some elbows before it became another uneventful back fight. It was an all-out
slug fest when the round was nearing an end, but at one time, Pierce’s cup fell out making him adjust it,
but Kase tried attacking while it was a time out. Kase was warned, but started talking back to the ref.
When the fight was over, Kase threw an illegal punch after the bell, having 1 point deducted. Kase was
claiming that he didn’t know, but it was clearly intentional and taken out on Pierce because of the cup
argument. The judges’ scores were in, but Kase began running his mouth and told the referee that he was
going to kick his ass. Well, that got him kicked out. Pierce won the fight via unanimous decision.
Fight nine was a bantamweight fight at 135 lbs. It consisted of Julian Nava and Joe Pearson.
Pearson entered the cage with a summer sault and obviously was ready to do some damage. Round one
started, and Nava took it to the ground right away, but Pearson was able to reverse the control and
allowed a stand up game. Pearson attempted a high kick, but fell. Nava wasn’t able to take much
advantage of this, when he was caught in a triangle choke and had to submit. Pearson won, adding
another win to his record.
The co-main event of the evening was Kamone Chilten vs. Carl Wittstock for the 145
featherweight belt. Apparently Chilten took the fight with less than 24-hour’s notice because Chuck Pieritz
was injured. Round number one began and it seemed like Wittstock was being manhandled, but this guy
was tough and could really take a hit. Chilten took the fight to the ground by slamming Wittstock down,
and dominated with hard and wild ground and pound, including huge hits to Wittstock’s temple. After the
bell rang, I was in shock on how Wittstock was even standing. His fight shorts weren’t lying – he was a
warrior. Round two, Wittstock started it off with some kicks, but Chilten took him down and locked him
up. Later, he slammed Wittstock down again, and continued with solid hits. The third round began with
Chilten’s ground and pound skills. Chilten had been warned after he hit Wittstock in the back of the head.
More hammerfists came from Chilten when the fight was taken to the ground. Then, one point was taken
away from Chilten after he threw an elbow to the head. Since this wasn’t a pro-fight, he was penalized.
There were some controversial time-outs from the referee, which got the crown irritated. After the fight
was over, Chilten was declared the winner via unanimous decision, and became the new champion.
The main event of the evening was the eleventh fight. It was a welterweight bout between Kalel
Robinson and Jason Bowling. Bowling seemed to be the fan favourite, while he came out to “Welcome to
the Jungle” by Guns N’ Roses. Both fighters weighed in at 175 lbs. Round one began, and Bowling threw
some hard punches to Robinson, and took him down. Robinson hurt Bowling with a punch to the eye,
causing it to swell up. Robinson threw some solid leg kicks , and slammed Bowling to the ground. The fight
was stopped when Bowling tapped due to Robinson locking in a rear naked choke at 3:08 of the round.