The fast paced, bone crunching action that took place on Saturday, June 4^th had nothing to do with game two of the Stanley Cup Finals. The fans came out to the Tzeachtan Community Centre in Chilliwack, BC, for MMA on the Warpath. The Canucks game was played on a big screen while the seats filled, but when the game ended, in the Tzeachtan Community Centre, hockey season was all but over.

The first bout was a Muay Thai kickboxing match featuring Chad Gerow, of Revolution MMA, in his second fight, taking on Isak Vanborgendien. Gerow timed Vanborgendien’s kicks well, catching his legs frequently before dropping him to the canvas. In the third round, Gerow’s punches took their toll, and he started to load up on Vanborgendien, causing the referee to step in giving Gerow the TKO.

Craig Maclean, of Revolution, and David Newall, of Kaiten MMA in Prince George, made their debuts and kicked off the MMA action for the night. Both fighters came out blazing, and we knew right away that the fight wouldn’t last long. Newall timed Maclean’s attack, and caught him with an uppercut and a right hand just as he ducked, and put him down to the floor for a KO in the 1^st.

At 155lbs, Tory Harris, fighting out of Revolution, stepped up against Russ McCumber (1-1), of Comox Valley Boxing Club. Both fighters represented their clubs well, trading blows back and forth all night. The fans got their money’s worth with this fight alone, but the decision went to Harris, to the delight of the partisan crowd.

Heavyweights Wade Apps (1-0) and Nathan Hagan (0-0) were up next. Apps, the taller of the two fighters, chopped at Hagan’s legs before the fight went to the ground. Apps took control, and Hagan tried to shake him off, but, showing some adept ground skills, Apps pulled a triangle from the top position. Hagan waved the referee off when we all thought he was done for, and was able to stave off the choke, but there was little he could do to stop the punches.

Post fight, Apps posed with the ring girls, all sporting a very flirtatious “Never Tap” across their shorts. To the victor go the spoils.

“The Gremlin” Jamie Siraj (1-1), sporting Revolution’s colours, took on Philip Romanov. Early in the first round, Romanov landed an outside roundhouse to Siraj’s neck, which sent Siraj awkwardly to the floor. MMA BC Referee Jason Darrah stepped in to protect Siraj. To his credit, Siraj popped right back up, but voiced his displeasure with the call.

From ringside, we thought Siraj was out, based on the awkward way he went down. However, when split seconds count, and a fighter’s safety is in the balance, Darrah made the right call. F.I.L.E.S. News are confident we’ll see “The Gremlin” wreak havoc in the ring in no time.

Kamryn “Young Blood” Winter, representing host Revolution and looking to extend his record to (2-0), toed the line against Aman Judge (0-0). When the bell rang, these two immediately engaged in a dogfight. They swung for the fences until Judge’s chin betrayed him, and Dornan stepped in to stop the fight, giving Winter the KO.

In the seventh fight of the evening, Neil Fowler (0-1), of GYM, and Kale Ramsey (0-1), of GYM, both look to gain their first win at the other’s expense. It was a great bout, with Fowler looking to impose his will on Ramsey, who may have been down, but never out. After dominating most of the fight, Fowler fell victim to Ramsey’s triangle choke, and was forced to tap with a heartbreaking 3 seconds left in the fight.

Representing Kainten MMA, Morgan Littlechild (1-3) entered the ring against Comox’ James Pratt (2-3). These two fighters are no strangers, having faced each other before. Littlechild caught Pratt in a triangle choke early in the first round. A little older, and a little wiser, Pratt is back, looking to avenge the loss. In a confusing mêlée against the ropes, Littlechild may have been struck by an errant knee, and had trouble recovering. With Pratt bearing down on him, Littlechild made the right call by verbal submission, giving Pratt the win.

In the main event, 185lb Jesse Weirzbowski (2-1), out of Revolution, faced Rondel Roberts (3-1), of Calgary. Weirzbowski spent the majority of the 1^st round teeing off on Roberts with some vicious ground and pound, and the crowd gasped as Roberts got to his feet at the end of the round. In the second round, Roberts shot for a nifty single leg, got the full mount and proceeded to pay back every single shot he took in the first, and some, with the referee stepping in to give him the stoppage.

The Tzeachtan Community Centre was buzzing after the fights, as the family filled crowd filed out after a great card.  Be sure to check the next Warpath event soon!

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