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CAGEQUEST VI - November 21st, 2015

Clover Park Tech College - Lakewood, Washington

Interviews and Photos by Mike Renouard


CageQuest VI Champions with promoters Eddie Blackburn & Brian Johnson

 

In just their first five shows, Cagequest has built a well-deserved reputation as one of the Pacific Northwest's top amateur events. By meticulously matching up top fighters from around the region, the result has been numerous memorable battles within the Cagequest cage. For CageQuest 6, promoter Eddie Blackburn teamed up with NW Fight Challenge promoter Brian Johnson and the two crafted a 12-bout fight card that once again showcased the NW's best amateur talent.

The Cagequest VI Main Event featured a fight for the promotion's Featherweight Title between Nathan Stolen out of Aberdeen WA's Bad Company MMA and Timothy Lewis of Auburn WA's West Coast Fight Team. In the first round, Lewis played the aggressor, landing with some mean-looking kicks that kept Stolen off balance. Stolen though weathered the storm and in the 2nd and 3rd rounds, began to impose his will with takedowns and solid ground and pound that began breaking Lewis down. In the fourth, Stolen again forced it to the mat, punished Lewis with some body punches, and when Lewis tried to scramble out, Stolen took his back and sunk a rear naked choke at 1:37 of the round.















 

Charlie's Combat Club fighter Miranda Granger won the Women's Cagequest 125 lb Title via a 3rd round submission of Ground Game MMA's Shelby Miller. Granger utilized a beautiful clinch game throughout the fight, scoring with knees and punches. A big knee to Miller's midsection brought the fight to the ground where Granger skillfully locked in a guillotine choke, eliciting a tap from Miller at 44 seconds of the third round.







 

Ardany Mora of the White Buffalo Warriors captured the CageQuest Welterweight Title with a first round TKO of Marquez Bryant. Mora dropped Bryant with a big left and then quickly finished with strikes on the ground at 1:19 of the round.









Chris Hartman fighting out of Warrior Strength MMA took home the CageQuest Middleweight Title via 2nd rd KO of Delbert Zimmer. Hartman fought his fight staying on the outside, utilizing his height and long reach advantage to regularly land kicks, jabs, and punches throughout. Zimmer on his part picked his moments to move forward and throw a flurry of punches. Late in the 2nd round, Zimmer rushed forward in attack and a backpedaling Hartman made him pay with a short left that dropped Zimmer and then a big right to finish on the ground for the KO at 2:59 of the 2nd round.










Charlie's Combat Club fighter Joey Elzea weathered a nasty cut and looked impressive against a tough Dillon Serr, winning the CageQuest Bantamweight Title by unanimous judges decision 49-46, 48-47, 48-47.












Combat Sport & Fitness fighter Sean Williams submitted Jacob Romero in the 4th round to win the CageQuest Flyweight belt. Romero was ahead on the cards to that point, utilizing takedowns and a solid ground attack to win rounds. Williams though stayed active throughout the fight, attacking when he had the opportunity, and at 1:26 of the fourth finishing with an impressive armbar submission.














Impact Jiu-jitsu's Anna Dempster and Team Hard Knox's Sarah Bucher battled non-stop for three solid rounds in a high-paced 145lb kickboxing matchup that rounded out the undercard. Both women displayed impressive standup, mixing in speed and power to punish each other. As the fight progressed, Dempster outpaced Bucher in offensive output and the unanimous decision went to Dempster 30-27, 30-27, 29-28.











Another excellent female kickboxing matchup took place in the 130 lb division. The win went to Alex Lind out of Combat Sport & Fitness who earned a unanimous decision win (30-27 x3) over Six Feet Under's Roxanne Paz.








Dave Purnell and Byron Fernadus Jr. went the distance in an excellent lightweight matchup, with Singha MMA's Purnell getting the win via decision 30-27 x3.







In a bantamweight matchup, SNRG's Steven Peterson submitted James Marshal with a slick armbar 2 minutes into their fight.





Ground Game MMA's Mike Holt won a unanimous decision over Olympia BJJ's Alec Kirk in an entertaining welterweight battle.








Welterweights Jake Sebastian and John Lawrence kicked off the show with a high-paced first minute of action before Sebastian got the TKO finish of Lawrence at 1:08 of the round.






CageQuest VII is scheduled for March 26th 2016. Get updates on the show and the promotion at https://www.facebook.com/Cagequest-364583720399366/.



CAGEQUEST VI RESULTS
Bout 1 - 170 lb MMA
Jake Sebastian (United Training Center) def John Lawrence (Gig Harbor MMA)
by TKO @ 1:08 Rd 1

Bout 2 - 170 lb MMA
Mike Holt (Ground Game) def Alec Kirk (Olympia BJJ)
by Unanimous Decision (All judges 29-28)

Bout 3 - 135 lb MMA
Steven Peterson (SNRG) def James Marshal (National Guard MMA)
by Straight Armbar @ 2:01 Rd 1

Bout 4 - 155 lb MMA
Dave Purnell (Singha MMA) def Byron Fernandus (Academy of Brian Johnson)
by Unanimous Decision (All judges 30-27)

Bout 5 - 130 lb Kickboxing
Alex Lind (Combat Sport & Fitness) def Roxanne Paz (Six Feet Under)
by Unanimous Decision (All judges 30-27)

Bout 6 - 145 lb Kickboxing
Anna Dempster (Impact Jiu-jitsu) def Sarah Bucher (Team Hard Knox)
by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Bout 7 - 125 lb MMA Title Fight
Sean Williams (Combat Sport & Fitness) def Jacob Romero (River Hawk MMA)
by Armbar @ 1:26 Rd 4

Bout 8 - 135 lb MMA Title Fight
Joey Elzea (Charlie's Combat Club) def Dillon Serr (SNRG)
by Unanimous Decision (49-46, 48-47, 48-47)

Bout 9 - 185 lb MMA Title Fight
Chris Hartman (Warrior Strength MMA) def Delbert Zimmer (Academy of Brian Johnson)
by KO @ 2:59 Rd 2

Bout 10 - 170 lb MMA Title Fight
Ardany Mora (White Buffalo Warriors) def Marquez Bryant (Crisis MMA)
by TKO @ 1:19 Rd 1

Co-Main Event - 125 lb MMA Title Fight
Miranda Granger (Charlie's Combat Club) def Shelby Miller (Ground Game)
by Guillotine Choke @ 0:44 Rd 3

Main Event - 145 lb MMA Title Fight
Nathan Stolen (Bad Company MMA) def Timothy Lewis (West Coast Fight Team)
by Rear Naked Choke @ 1:57 Rd 4


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