(Photos by Dan Rod)

Another great Ring of Combat took place on February 10th in Atlantic City.  Tom Deblass won the ROC heavyweight title with a stunning 41 second heel hook of tough Randy "The Wolf" Smith.  Tom is now the reigning ROC light heavyweight and the heavyweight champion, a feat only achieved one other time, by Gian Villante. It was a very impressive performance by Deblass, who was outweighed by about 30 pounds. 

Jeff Lentz also had a dominating performance, winning the ROC regional FW title.  Jeff was supposed to be fighting Deividas Taurosevicius, but Deividas had to pull out of the fight with a rib injury.  In his place stepped Giovanni Moljo, who was game but thoroughly outclassed by Lentz.  Jeff put on a striking clinic to win a lopsided unanimous decision.

Here are the official results:

Professional MMA

EVENT-

February 10, 2012
Ring of Combat
ROC XXXIX
Tropicana Hotel and Casino
showroom
Atlantic City

BOUTS-

Title Bouts-3 Five Minute Rounds plus 1 Five Minute Round in the event of a draw after 3

12
TITLE
240
Tom DeBlass vs Randy Smith
DeBlass 209. Smith. 238
Ref Miragliotta
Judges Bilyk, DePasquale, and Sinclair
DeBlass wins via tap due to heel hook at 0:41 of round one.

11
TITLE
145
Jeff Lentz vs. Giovanni Moljo
Lentz 144.5. Moljo 143
Ref Mulhall
Judges DePasquale, Sinclair and Tabora
Lentz wins unanimous decision in three rounds, all three judges 30-25.

Main Card (3 Four Minute Rounds)

10
180
Pete Sell  vs. Mitch Whitesel
Both fighters weigh 179
Ref Miragliotta
Judges Bilyk, Sinclair and Tabora
Sell wins unanimous decision in three rounds 30-29 Tabora, 30-28 Bilyk, and 29-28 DePasquale.

9
Uriah Hall vs. Daniel Akinyemi
185
Hall. 184.5. Akinyemi 183
Ref Mulhall
Judges DePasquale, Sinclair and Tabora
Hall wins via tap due to heel hook at 3:58 of round one.

8
Lester Caslow vs. Duane van Helvoirt
Caslow 149.5. van Helvorit 150
150
Ref Mulhall
Judges Bilyk, DePasquale and Sinclair
van Helvorit wins via tap due to triangle at 1:49 of round one.

7
Ed Gordon vs. Davit Tkeshelashvili
205
Gordon 203.5 Tkeshashvili. 205.5
Ref Miragliotta
Judges Bilyk, DePasquale and Sinclair
Gordon wins majority decision in three rounds 29-28, 29-28 and 29-29 DePasquale.

6
Jarred Mercado vs. Rafael Fagundes
146
Mercado 144.5. Fagundes 146.5
Ref Peterson
Judges Bilyk, Sinclair and Tabora
Mercado wins unanimous decision in three rounds 30-27, 30-27 and 30-25 Tabora.

5
Munah Hollandvs. Pearl Gonzalez
130
Holland 131. Gonzalez. 129
Ref Peterson
Judges DePasquale, Sinclair and Tabora
Holland wins majority decision in three rounds 29-28, 29-28 and 29-29 Tabora.

4
James Jenkins vs. Dwayne Shelton
148
Jenkins 148. Shelton 147
Ref Peterson
Judges DePasquale, Sinclair and Tabora
Jenkins wins via TKO referee stoppage at 1:51 of round three.

Preliminary Fights (2 Four Minute Rounds plus 1 Four Minute Round in the event of a draw after 2)

3
Frankie Perez vs. Jeremy Uy
155
Perez 154.5. Uy. 155
Ref Miragliotta
Judges Bilyk, DePasquale and Sinclair
Perez wins unanimous decision in two rounds, 20-17, 20-17 and 20-16 Bilyk.

2
Andre Harrison  vs. Carlos Fonseca
145
Harrison 145. Fonseca 144.5
Ref Peterson
Judge Bilyk, Sinclair and Tabora
Harrison wins unanimous decision in two rounds 20-18, 20-18 and 20-17 Tabora.

1
Pat Defranco vs. Whitney Francois
170
DeFranco 169.5. Francois 171
Ref Mulhall
Judges Bilyk, DePasquale and Sinclair
Francois wins via TKO referee stoppage due to punch at 2:31 of round one.