Former IFL Seattle Tigershark and owner of West Coast Fitness, Reese Andy, put on the promoters cap for the first time with the inaugural Washington State Cage Fighting Championships at Highline Community College Saturday night. With 12 action packed fights that went off without a hitch and a raucous crowd that packed the house, Andy can definitely be proud of his and his crew's efforts. Besides the West Coast Fight Team crew, the Xtreme Promotions duo of Tad Bremer and Christopher Cope lent a hand by providing the cage and Cope's commanding stage and voice presence as the ring announcer. 

A number of professional fighters besides Reese Andy were also present including IFL fighters Brad Blackburn and Shad Lierly, Ex-IFL Tigersharks Bristol Marunde (who is headlining a Pro/Am MMA card at the Emerald Queen Casino Sat. June 7th) and Travis Doerge (who is headlining the Aug 22nd Pro/Am MMA card at the Little Creek Casino), former world kickboxing champ Victor Solier , and pro boxer and competitor of Season 2 of ESPN's The Contender, Walter "2 Guns" Wright

The fights themselves started out with a blink and you'll miss it KO kick by Armond Allen to the head of Tad Sitchaisai ending their kickboxing bout in just 6 seconds. From there, plenty of action ensued in the remaining 12 bouts from a host of up and coming amateur fighters representing such teams from around Western Washington such as the West Coast Fight Team, Eastside MMA, Team Psycho, Brian Johnson Kickboxing Academy, Chasai Muay Thai, Foster BJJ, Twin Dragons, Ringsports United, and the Roughhouse Gym. In the main event, Ringsports United's Demico Rogers continued on his unbeaten streak as an amateur by surviving West Coast Fight Team's Wil Ngotel's takedown, deftly reversing and gaining mount, and then raining down unanswered punches before referee Joe DeRobbio stepped in to stop the beating at 40 seconds of the first round.

Reese Andy will hold the next Washington State Cage Fighting Championships on Saturday, July 19th at Eastside Catholic High School in Bellevue, Washington.

Bout 1 - 170lb Kickboxing

Armond Allen (West Coast Fight Team) def Tad Sitchaisai (Chaisai Muay Thai)

by Knockout (Kick) @ 0:06 Rd 1

Bout 2 - 215lb MMA

Ryan Hayes (WCFT) def Yong Yi (Eastside MMA)

by TKO (Ref Stoppage - Strikes) @ 1:29 Rd 2

Bout 3 - 145lb MMA

Lincoln Taitano (WCFT) def Nick Peterson (Eastside MMA)

by Triangle Choke @ 1:11 Rd 1

Bout 4 - 140lb MMA

Derrick Grenier (Team Psycho) def Matt Greyless (Brian Johnson Kickboxing)

by TKO (Ref Stoppage - Guillotine Choke) @ 0:28 Rd 1

Bout 5 - 205lb Kickboxing

Joey Guernsey (WCFT) def Todd Schaben (BJK)

by Decision

Bout 6 - 205lb MMA

Mike Andy (WCFT) def Carl "Venom" Edwards Jr. (Independent)

by Rear Naked Choke @ 1:21 Rd 2

Bout 7 - 170lb MMA

Joshua Calvo (Foster BJJ/Lotus Club) def Pano Dreves (WCFT)

by TKO (Ref Stoppage - Strikes) @ 2:53 Rd 1

Bout 8 - 150lb MMA

Kenny Blas (WCFT) def Travis Gurno (Rough House)

by Submission (Strikes) @ 1:38 Rd 2

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Bout 9 - 185lb Kickboxing

James Staich (WCFT) def Nathan Yale (BJK)

by Split Decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)

Bout 10 - 145lb MMA

Nathan Musgrove (WCFT) def Matt Erickson (Twin Dragons)

by Guillotine Choke @ 0:20 Rd 2

Bout 11 - 135lb MMA

Arjay Murphy Jr. (Team Psycho) def Calito Fransisco (BJK)

by Knockout @ 0:35 Rd 1

Bout 12 - Heavyweight MMA

Demico Rogers (Ringsports United) def Wil Ngotel (WCFT)

by TKO (Ref Stoppage - Strikes) @ 0:47 Rd 1