Ring of Combat 14

Atlantic City, NJ

Ring of Combat 14 – Tournament of Champions Finals -Three New Champions Crowned

 April 27, 2007, Atlantic City-New JerseyWorld Champion Promoter Louis Neglia's Ring of Combat Tournament Finals provided another night of excitement for the thousands of fans in attendance at the sold out Tropicana Resort and Casino. The Ring of Combat series has provided some of the best MMA on the east coast and tonight was no exception.

24 Fighters from all over the country made their way to the Tropicana Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City to compete in the tournament but there can be only one winner in each weight class and tonight we got down to the nitty-gritty. The 6 finalists did not hold anything back, we had knock-outs, we had submissions and at the end of the night the three winners of the tournament went home with championship belts & their pockets a lot heavier with their share of the $100,000.00 dollar purse.

The tournament finalists were as follows:

Lightweight Division

Team Quests Ian "The Barn Owl" Loveland emerged from one end of the bracket to face Marylands  Renzo Gracie/Team Ground Control fighter James "Binky" Jones. 

On Paper is seemed that Loveland would have his way with Jones due to his experience and quality of opponents, But Jones was not to be denied this evening. The Jiu-Jistu Fighter got the fight to the ground and endured some of Loveland's ground and pound while stringing together submission attempts and eventually locked up Loveland's arms in a deep arm-bar for the submission victory.

James "Binky" Jones is the new Ring of Combat Light Weight Champion!!!

 

 

 

 

Welterweight Division

Texas native Todd "The maniac" Moore has run through his opponents and was set to face undefeated New York native Phillipe Nover representing Team Insight. Unfortunately Mr. Nover suffered a shoulder injury while training and could not face Moore in the finals, so his semi-finals opponent Jay "Deisel" Coleman gets the spot in the Finals. This was an interesting match up on paper as both fighters are at the upper echelon of the weight class, Moore did not give the Rhino fighter a chance to display his abilities as he shot in on Coleman and forced the referee stoppage via unanswered strikes from the guard to secure the Ring of Combat Welterweight Championship in 52 seconds of the first round.

Todd "The Maniac" Moore is the New Ring of Combat Welterweight Champion!!!

 

Middleweight Division

Marc Stevens has been on a bit of a tear of late winning his last 3 fights; his opponent Jason House showed tons of heart in the semi-finals match against Rhino Fighter & Marco Ruas Black belt Erick Tavares. Tavares was beating the hell out of House until his corner changed their game plan in the second round and chopped Tavares down with Thai kicks for the TKO ref stoppage and advancement. So we know there is no quit in House, this match up was very intriguing as these two guys almost mirror each other in their aggressiveness. This was the most exciting fight of the night as both men traded punches, kicks and takedowns for the full three round. Stevens was the aggressor and controlled the pace of the match and it resulted in a unanimous decision victory for Marc Stevens.

Marc Stevens is the new Ring of Combat Middleweight Champion!!!

Full results

Preliminary bouts

171lb. Limit Carmine Zocchi (Rhino Fight Team) V. Brian McLaughlin (Hudson Valley BJJ)

McLaughlin wins via rear naked choke at 1:57 R1.

147lb. Limit Joseph Spataro (Evolution Combat Club) V. Khristian Geraci (Pittsburgh Fight Club)

Geraci wins via Triangle choke at 2:56 of R1.

205lb. Limit Dan Karnbauer (Real Combat Fight Club) V. Brendan Barrett (Ronin Athletics/Rhino/Wat Gym)

Barrett wins via TKO at 1:07 of R1.

142lb. Limit Shennen Maceo (TSMMA) V. Steven DeAngeles (Rhino Fight Team)

Maceo wins via split decision after two rounds.

Light Weight Championship  Tournament Finals James "Binky" Jones (Renzo Gracie/Ground Control) V. Ian "Barn Owl" Loveland (Team Quest).

Jones wins via arm-bar submission at 3:17 R1. Jones is the new Lt. Weight Champion.

160lb. Limit Nardu Debrah (Team Insight) V. Ido Pariente (Israel-Team Pariente)

Pariente wins via TKO referee stoppage (Knee strikes to the head).

Middleweight Championship -Tournament Finals Marc Stevens (Tai Kai Jiu-Jitsu) V. Jason House (Janjira Gym – Texas)

Marc Stevens wins via Unanimous Decision. – Stevens is the new ROC Middelweight Champion.

190lb. Limit Erick Tavares (Rhino Fight Team) V. Mike Massenzio (Jerry Jones Ultimate MA)

Massenzio wins via Rear Naked Choke at 3:34 R1.

 182lb. Limit Erik Charles (Bomb Squad) V. Lyman Good (TSMMA)

Good wins via TKO at 0:00 of R2 – could not answer the bell due to a broken foot.

Welterweight Championship – Tournament Finals  Jay "Deisel" Coleman (Rhino Fight Team) V. Todd "The Maniac" Moore (Houston BJJ)

Moore wins via TKO referee stoppage (Unanswered strikes from the guard) at :52 R1-Moore is the new Welterweight Champion!!!

More Photos of this event:

Photo of Ido Pariente (left) enroute to victory over Nardu Debrah (right)

Pariente won via TKO referee stopped contest due to knee strikes to the head.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 TSMMA's Lyman Good wins again!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here's the kick which ended the fight betweens Lyman Good (left) and Erick Charles (right)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Erick Charles's foot.

That's got to hurt!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That's right! "Mr International" himself MMA Superstar Shonie Carter and NJSACB Counsel Mr.Nick Lembo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Another great night of MMA action from Promoter Louis Neglia