Previously the beauty queen transformed the training ground into a runaway and an explosive match-up ends in tears for the ‘Okechi Brothers’, the team’s fight for supremacy with a truck pull as they later had some fun at the beach with the girls and an early knockdown turns into a knockout with the Denbe exhibition leading to a heated discussion in camp, you surely won’t want to miss out on the next breathtaking episode.
WEEKDAY 5 DAY 1
Cornell Thompson who is the last man standing in team steel revealed ahead of his fight with Jubril, said, “I choose MMA as my career because I want to be a world champion, I want to surprise my classmates, everyone I know in my life, my parents. I wanted to become a colonel in the army prompting my parent to name me ‘Seripier’ and they call me Thomas.”
“When I was a little kid, in our family, I was the weakest even though I am the tallest, in everything you do, you have to be the best, try to be the best. You have to kill me to win, I must be unconscious before you can win because I don’t give up easily.”
His Coach, Onoja didn’t speak less of his prowess as he talked up the fight, “Cornell is a good fighter and I have my reasons for keeping him up to this hour and I have believed in him.”
Coach team white wolves didn’t hold up either in praising his fighter, “Jubril, also known as black venom is the last man standing in white wolves and he will be going head to head with Cornell and this is a watch that one needs to watch, he is owing us a victory as will be right behind him to support him.
He charged aftermath, “You are good to go, the battle line has been drawn already, always remember, we sweat hard in training just to breathe less in battle, you are owing us a victory.”
WEEKDAY 5 DAY 2
Okey Bakassi, the main man taking charge of calling out fighters as usual in his loud baritone voice as he called out Cornell Thompson, the marine boxer against Jubril Inuababa, the black venom.
The two fighters began with a close-up exchange of blows and kicks as Cornell goes in search of grab and power submission while their team watches on. Jubril ended the first round defending from his back as the middle man signals for a breakout.
The second round began with Cornell scoring another easy takedown against Jubril much to the fury of his coach as the marine boxer transitions into full mount over black venom as both fighters from both teams cheer them on and coach dishing out instructions on both ends.
Jubril already two rounds down started the third round with both rounds already lost as he looks to redeem himself but the marine boxer deservedly won the black venow unscathed after he even admitted to his bad fights. Cornell won through unanimous decision.
Its now every man to himself stage, no more groups on the lookout, steel will sharpen steel, wolves will eat wolves as reality dawns nigh as Okey Bakassi asked the boxers to put beads under the pillow they consider as their biggest rival, who is AKO most feared fighter?
WEEK 5 DAY 3
Both coaches evaluating their team’s individual fights and making necessary corrections ahead of the blockbuster bout.
Damilare Abdulraheem (the beast) against Daniel Emeka, 81kg (the big shark), two record-holders take to the central stage for bragging rights as their mates watch on.
Damilare shoots for a takedown but easily defended by Emeka as both men stay cautious for the time being. Round 2 began with a more rejuvenated Daniel Emeka as Damilare on his flat foot press for a takedown with big shark having Damilare hunted on both ends obviously an exhausted beast figure with failed attempts in round 1.
Round 3 showed a determined spirit, remember whoever takes this bout wins it. Here comes the breathtaking minute as Emeka comes all out with kicks and punches with a desperate but drained beat on the floor trying to survive but shark let go to keep the fight standing to his advantage but Damilare went down as he suffers another kick and that’s it, Big Shark has slayed the beast in 4 minutes 41 seconds.
WEEK 5 DAY 4
OBSTACLE CROSS CHALLENGE
Designed to monitor individuals’ performance used for army recruitment as each fighter fight for a lifeline in the ring as team steel won that round again.
Each guy headed to the campground and next to a party with the girls but was ruined as the coach crashed the fun for a fight at the party ground as both coaches lookout for their fighters.
Segun Ogunnoiki and Onem Richard face off next, surely you won’t want to miss the quarter-finals as the lucky losers weigh their chances and beg for a vote and guess what, the first date of the fight.