Ashford Named Fighter of the Night, A night of exciting action in Casa Grande ended another hugely successful year for Rage in the Cage. The Main Events had the fans cheering wildly.  Carlos Ortega earned a hard fought decision victory over Eloy’s Eddie Castro.  Mike Ashford proved he is more than a greco-roman wrestler with a nifty arm-bar submission.  This impressive victory earned Ashford FOTC honors.  Other strong candidates for FOTN were Nick Hedrick, Josh Donahue, Rosco McClellan, Alex Femino and Carlos Ortega.

Results:

Fight #1

Nick Hedrick ( 162 ), AMAC
won by submission ( choke ),  1:28  Rd 1
Sonny Hornbeck ( 159 ), Team Brausa

Fight #2

Josh Donahue ( 153 ), Team Brausa
won by submission ( choke ),  :56  Rd 1
Austin Pascucci ( 155 ), Freestyle

Fight #3

Rosco McClellan ( 151 ), Team Brausa
won by submission ( choke ),  2:03  Rd 1
Severiano Moreno ( 153 ), International Warrior’s Association

Fight #4

Alex Femino ( 176 ), ACMMA
won by submission ( choke ),  2:49 Rd 1
Rocco DeAngelo ( 178 ), International Warrior’s Association

Fight #5 ( Kick Boxing )

Francisco Soto ( 150 ), AJJA
Draw
Norm Pierce ( 160 ), Team Brausa

Fight #6 ( Co-Main Event )

Mike Ashford ( 204 ), Devil’s Den
won by submission ( arm bar ),  2:58  Rd 1
Rich Alten ( 227 ), Ryan Defense Systems

Fight #7 ( Main Event )

Carlos Ortega ( 153 ), AJJA
won by decision ( 3-0 )
Eddie Castro ( 154 ), Devil’s Den

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