Combat Games MMA held another installment of amateur MMA bouts with Fight Quest 6 at Fitness Quest Auburn on Saturday, August 6th. A total of 11 exciting MMA fights went down on the card, including title fights in the bantamweight, middleweight and featherweight divisions. It was another full house and COGA always does a great job organizing their events. The following is a recap of all of the fights, in their order of appearance on the card.

Aoi Fujiyama Takes Split Decision Over Erica Horne    

Aoi Fujiyama and Erica Horne started the first fight of the evening with a flurry of action. Horne got off to a good start landing a solid 1-2 combination. Horne then tried to engage the clinch, but Fujiyama was able to back her off with punches. Horne later landed a solid right hand after the fighters were briefly in the clinch. Horne then had some success as she pressed forward several times, scoring with hooks. But Fujiyama adapted well and later caught her with a jab as Horne pressed forward. Horne continued to press forward and scored with several big right hands late in the round as Fujiyama had some blood on the right side of her face. Late in the round, Fujiyama had a nice moment when she started a sequence with a leg kick followed by landing several hooks. However, Horne seemed to rate a solid edge in Round 1.

Round 2 started with Fujiyama scoring several solid punches that forced Horne to engage the clinch and press Fujiyama up against the cage. Fujiyama then reversed the clinch position and landed several knees. Seattle Fights scored Round 2 for Fujiyama as she landed some good punches to start the round and controlled Horne in the clinch up against the cage for most of the round.

Round 3 started with the fighters trading in the middle of the cage. Both fighters were clearly in good shape as the pace in Round 3 was impressive from both women. Fujiyama took the lead when she scored with a hard left hand followed by two right hands and a left elbow that had Horne backing up. Fujiyama later landed a hard right that caused Horne to engage the clinch. The fighters reversed position several times in the clinch. Horne landed a hard right knee from the clinch. It was a very close Round 3. Two judges scored the fight 29-28 for Fujiyama and the third scored it 29-28 for Horne. 

Mahad Abdulqadir Wins Unanimous Decision Against Richard Moore

It was a close first round between Mahad Abdulqadir and Richard Moore. Moore landed a couple of hard leg kicks early in the round. Moore then shot for a single leg. Abdulqadir initially defended well by maintaining his balance on one leg, but Moore drove Abdulqadir across the cage and eventually completed the takedown. Moore was able to transition to Abdulqadir’s back. Moore attacked with punches but Abdulqadir did well defending, blocking most of the punches. Abdulqadir then was able to twist and turn into Moore’s guard to take top position as he attacked with punches. However, it didn’t take long for Moore to work his way back to the feet. Moore briefly had Abdulqadir pressed up against the cage but two hard knees from Abdulqadir caused Moore to back off.

Early in Round 2 the tide of the fight began to turn in Abdulqadir’s favor as he blitzed Moore, landing several hard punches that appeared to stagger Moore a bit as he backed up to the fence.  Abdulqadir later landed a solid 1-2 combination off of a missed punch by Moore. Moore then shot for a couple of takedown attempts that were well defended and stuffed by Abdulqadir. Moore appeared to be tired after the takedown attempts. Moore then slipped and Abdulqadir pounced by taking side control and attacking with left hands. Abdulqadir then decided he wanted the fight back on the feet as he stood up and let Moore up. Abdulqadir had another nice moment when he landed a big right hand counter. Seattle Fights scored Round 2 for Abdulqadir by a solid margin.

Round 3 saw more solid striking from Abdulqadir. He landed a hard side kick early in the round and followed with a front kick. Midway through the round Moore had some success with punches. Abdulqadir provided the highlight of the fight late in the round when he dropped Moore with an uppercut as Moore was moving forward. Abdulqadir quickly took Moore’s back after the knockdown and attacked with punches. Abdulqadir rated the significant edge in Round 3. All three judges scored the bout 29-28 for Abdulqadir.

Ali Al Hamdany Submits Arthur Millis With Rear-Naked Choke

Ali Al Hamdany displayed excellent grappling in the third fight of the night against “King” Arthur Millis. Early in Round 1 Millis landed a solid jab. Al Hamdany responded with a body kick and right hand. Al Hamdany then pressed Millis up against the cage looking for a takedown. Al Hamdany was able to secure the double leg by scooping Millis up and putting him on the mat. Al Hamdany then transitioned to Millis’s back where he looked for the rear-naked choke. Late in the round, Millis was able to reverse position after Al Hamdany fell off to the side while riding Millis’ back. Al Hamdany quickly got back to the feet but Millis then scooped up Al Hamdany’s legs to complete a takedown late in the round. Millis landed a few body punches just before the bell. Round 1 was likely Al Hamdany’s round as he spent a good portion of it on Millis’s back looking for the choke.

Round 2 was Millis’s round. He got an early takedown and although Al Hamdany was able to work quickly back to the feet, Millis was able to secure another takedown in short order. Millis attacked with left hands. While Al Hamdany did a good job defending from bottom position, Millis controlled most of the round from top position.

Round 3 opened with Millis landing a nice body kick. Al Hamdany then attacked with knees from the clinch position. After breaking the clinch, Millis scored with a couple of punches before Al Hamdany put Millis up against the fence. The beginning of the end started with Al Hamdany securing the takedown against the cage. Al Hamdany immediately transitioned to mount and Millis quickly turned face down, giving up his back. It didn’t take long for Al Hamdany to flatten Millis out and secure the rear-naked choke midway through Round 3.

Erin McCallister Uses Wrestling to Take Unanimous Decision Against Joanna Coble

Erin McCallister showed solid grappling skills against Joanna Coble as she controlled Coble for significant portions of all three rounds from top position. The judges scored the bout 30-27, 30-27, 30-25 for McCallister.

The fighters entered the clinch early in Round 1 as McCallister controlled the position and pressed Coble up against the cage. McCallister attacked with a knee before scooping up Coble with a double leg takedown and putting her on the mat. McCallister quickly attacked with hammerfists. Coble also attacked with hammerfists from bottom. At one point McCallister postured up and then cracked Coble with a big right hand. Coble then attacked with a triangle but McCallister was able to slip her head out of the submission attempt. McCallister then attacked with more hammerfists and punches. Late in the round Coble attacked with an armbar.

McCallister shot for a takedown immediately at the start of Round 2 and converted. McCallister stayed active with hammerfists and punches. Late in the round, Coble looked for another armbar submission.

About twenty seconds into Round 3, Coble pulled guard and McCallister was able to control from top position for the remainder of the round. McCallister attacked with punches. While McCallister stayed active and scored with punches during her top control time throughout the fight, Coble did a decent job limiting the amount of damage as she generally defended the strikes well from bottom position. Coble attacked with a triangle armbar, at one point going belly down. After McCallister slipped out of the position she attacked with left hands.

Noah Johnson Impressive in Unanimous Decision Victory Over Monty Anderson

Noah Johnson and Monty Anderson provided a lot of entertaining moments in this hard fought fight. Johnson was aggressive early in Round 1 as he landed a head kick, followed quickly by a jab and two knees from the clinch before securing a takedown. It was an impressive display of athleticism from Johnson. From half guard, Johnson attacked with right hands. With the fight returning to the feet, Johnson scored with hard leg kicks. Johnson then scored his second takedown of the fight after ducking under an Anderson punch. After attacking with punches, Johnson transitioned to Anderson’s back. As Anderson was working to the feet, Johnson appeared to be a little high on Anderson’s back but was able to keep the position as the fighters returned to the ground. However, Johnson later lost the position and Anderson stood up as he wanted the fight back on the feet. As the round came to a close, Johnson scored with a hard inside low kick followed by a knee from the clinch.

In Round 2, Johnson continued his leg kick heavy attack. Early in the round, Johnson attacked a single leg takedown and drove Anderson all the way across the cage. From there Anderson was able to secure rear waist control and tried to drag Johnson to the ground for the takedown but it was Johnson who secured top position. Johnson quickly stepped over into full mount and attacked with left hands before Anderson was able to slip out of the bottom. Anderson had his best moment of the fight a bit later when he landed a big right hand that appeared to stun Johnson. Johnson recovered quickly as he shot for the takedown and converted. There was little time left in the round, but Johnson appeared to have sunk in the rear-naked choke just prior to the bell.

At the start of Round 3, Anderson scored with a couple punches before Johnson shot for and ultimately converted a single leg takedown. Anderson worked his way back to the feet on three different occasions but each time Johnson was able to take Anderson back down to the mat.

Shawn Abeyta Takes First Round TKO Over Jordan Ferrier

Shawn Abeyta and Jordan Ferrier engaged in a crowd pleasing fight as both fighters threw a high volume of power and landed heavy shots. Abeyta landed the first significant strikes with a hard 1-2. Abeyta later landed a hard right body kick but Ferrier countered with a solid right hand. Ferrier then countered a leg kick with another right hand. Ferrier continued his solid display of counterstriking by landing two more solid right hand counters. The fighters continued to trade hard shots, but it was Abeyta who pressured throughout the round and rated the edge in striking. Abeyta attacked well with jabs and body shots. Abeyta also landed a high kick followed by a solid front kick. As the clapper sounded, Abeyta landed a hard punch that sent Ferrier to the mat. Abeyta immediately landed several nasty punches from top position before quickly taking mount. Abeyta landed a few more punches and the referee called a stop to the bout via TKO just as the bell sounded to end Round 1.

Andrew Waters Gets Third Round TKO Against Lleyton Toon

Early in Round 1, Lleyton Toon scored an impressive takedown as he lifted Andrew Waters high in the air before putting Waters on the ground. Toon landed two hard right hands as he stood over Waters. Toon then landed another hard right hand as he was entering Waters’ guard. Waters attacked with punches from bottom position. Toon spent the remainder of the round in top position and landed another hard right hand as he attacked with hammerfists and punches.

Waters opened Round 2 aggressively with punches before getting a takedown. Waters went straight to mount and went to work attacking with short punches. Toon then turned belly down and was able to reverse the position. Inside Water’s guard, Toon scored with a hard right hand. Toon was able to retain top control for the remainder of the round.

In Round 3, Waters went on the attack early. Waters landed several hard punches that sent Toon to the mat for the knockdown. Waters followed up with ground strikes and the referee waived off the bout at 0:44 of Round 3.

Sean Kalinoski Wins Bantamweight Title With Armbar Submission of Dakota Benson

Sean Kalinoski won the COGA Bantamweight MMA title in a wild fight with Dakota Benson. Benson got off to a good start landing several hard leg kicks. Kalinoski answered with a superman punch and an inside leg kick. Kalinoski later threw a high kick that Benson caught and converted into a takedown. Kalinoski, however, quickly worked his way back to standing. Benson then took top position that appeared to be the result of a slip by Kalinoski. Benson attacked with punches. Kalinoski then attempted an armbar that he used to reverse position. Benson was able to quickly reverse and looked for an armbar that Kalinoski defended well. As Kalinoski pulled out of the submission attempt he was able to reverse position once more. This time there would be no more reversals as Kalinoski secured the armbar tap at 1:44 of Round 1.

Jordan Stjern Wins Middleweight Title With Vicious Knockout

Both Jordan Stjern and Noah Connors brought the intensity immediately in the COGA Middleweight title fight. Both fighters threw heavy shots at the opening bell but it was Stjern who landed a huge right hand that gave him the knockout victory. It was an impressive display of power by Stjern who was the smaller fighter in this matchup.

Nicasio “The Mexecutioner” Ortiz Defeats Tyler Guirsch By First Round Rear-Naked Choke

Tyler Guirsch got his fight with Nicasio Ortiz off to a fast start as he landed a big right hand during a flurry of punches. Ortiz then connected with a counter right hand off of a missed superman punch by Guirsch. Guirsch then put Ortiz up against the cage in the clinch and landed a left knee. Ortiz then converted a takedown and immediately landed several hard left punches to the ribs. Ortiz then stepped over into the mount. Guirsch defended by clinging tight to Ortiz’s chest. Still, Ortiz was able to land a big right hand from mount. A long series of punches landed by Ortiz then caused Guirsch to turn belly down and give up his back. After a few hard punches to the ribs, Ortiz secured the rear-naked choke submission at 2:39 of Round 1.

James Pollard Wins Featherweight Title With First Round Triangle Choke Against Jovani Rodriguez

It was all action to start the featherweight title fight main event as both James Pollard and Jovani Rodriguez were throwing heat at each other. Rodriguez swept Pollard early off of a high kick but the fight went right back to the feet as Rodriguez was unable to maintain top position. The fighters were again immediately throwing heavy shots at each other. Rodriguez then engaged the clinch and briefly had Pollard up against the cage, but the much taller Pollard was able to quickly gain leverage and reverse position. Rodriguez then took down Pollard. From top half position, Rodriguez attacked with punches to the ribs. Pollard, though, was able to quickly work his way back to standing. Pollard then converted a single leg takedown but Rodriguez was immediately up. Rodriguez then took down Pollard, but Pollard once more quickly worked back to standing. Pollard landed a nice right hand just before Rodriguez caught a Pollard front kick and converted it into another takedown. Rodriguez then attacked with a flurry of punches and hammerfists that appeared to have Pollard hurt. But Pollard displayed incredible toughness as he once more worked his way back to the feet. The quick takedown trend continued as Rodriguez immediately took Pollard down once more. This time, however, Pollard did not attempt to get back up as he used his long limbs to attack with a triangle. Pollard’s jiu-jitsu is clearly on point as he quickly had a tight triangle and produced the tap at 2:13 of Round 1.