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Last night, Lou Neglia and Ring of Combat took over the Tropicana Resort and Casino in Atlantic City once again, for another night of action packed nights. The fight card took some late hits, with fighter injuries causing multiple fights to be cancelled. Most notably was undefeated featherweight prospect Andre Harrison, who was unable able to compete due to his opponent not passing pre fight medicals. The night also marked the first Ring of Combat event since the passing of promoter Lou Neglia‘s beloved mother, she came to all of his shows. There was a beautiful tribute to her, with a moment of silence and a 10 bell salute in her honor.

As always, the night was filled with top level regional talent, and some new fighters beginning to make some noise of their own. Standouts of the night were Dashawn Boatwright,Merab Dvalishili, and Tajuddin Abdul-Hakim, with our Fight of the Night going to a classic featherweight title bout between Frank Buenafuente and New Champ Julio Arce. Julio has now held Ring of Combat belts at both 135 and 145. Congrats to to all the fighters who stepped in the cage and competed, as Mr Neglia says, “you’re all already winners“.

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FULL RESULTS:

1. Julio Germain (Maxum BJJ) vs Wendell Sneed ( Carnicella MMA) – Winner: Sneed via 2nd rnd TKO
2. Dashawn Boatwright (MMA Institute) vs Jashua Marsh (Long Island MMA)  – Winner: Boatwright via 1st rnd TKO  
3. Tevin Cooke (MMA Institute) vs James Gonzalez (Serra Longo Fight Team) – Fight Cancelled: Cooke could not compete due to complications from weight cut
4. Jerome Mickle (Striking 101) vs Nick Fiore (Bellmore kickboxing MMA) – Winner: Mickle via 1st rnd TKO
5. Tony Gravely (Tech Top Team) vs Merab Dvalishvili (Serra Longo Fight Team) – Winner Dvalishvili via Judges Decision
6. Guard Mestvirishvili (Serra Long Fight Team) vs Tajuddin Abdul-Hakim (Team Black Spartan) – Winner: Abdul-Hakim via 3rd rnd TKO (Doctor stoppage due to cut)
7. MIDDLE WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP – Russian Melikov (Team K Dojo) vs Willie Hosch (Team R.O.C.) – Winner: Melikov via Judges Decision
8. Julian Lane (Wreck Room) vs Andre Harrison (Bellmore Kickboxing MMA) – Fight Cancelled: Lane couldn’t pass pre-fight medicals due to injury

FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP – Julio Arce (Tiger Schulmann’s MMA) vdv Frank Buenafuente (Carnicella MMA) – Winner: Arce via Judges Decision

What a night for fight fans. A sold-out crowd inside the showroom of the Tropicana Atlantic City witnessed a crazy night of mixed martial arts. From devastating knockouts to well executed submissions, Ring of Combat 56 had it all. Two title defenses and two titles changed hands on this night. Visit the official ROC website for a full photo gallery and for additional images, please visit New York Fighting  

Friday, June 10th, was a night of action when Lou Neglia and Artyom Sahakyan brought fight fans elite level kickboxing with Battle of the Millennium 3 at Master Theatre in Brooklyn, New York. It was standing room only as fight fans cheered for their favorite fighter and witnessed many classic fights on this night. The show was taped for CBS Sports Network. Check your local cable provider for dates and times. See official results below images.

 

 

Lashawn Alcocks defeats Avaz Achilov via UD

Zarrukh Adashev defeats Samad Mobley via 1st round TKO

Jonathan DiBella defeats David Wentraub via 3rd round KO

Andrew Ball defeats Mike Moyer via UD

Diana Zhivanaj defeats Yulia Guseva via 2nd round KO

John Temperino defeats Brian Rast via UD

Iskandar Usmanov defeats Luke Todd via UD

Andy Segovia defeats Adam Duncan via UD

Diego Jagessar defeats Anthony Lopez via UD

Danny Ramirez defeats Manny Collado via UD

Raquane Alexander defeats Zackary Powell via UD

Taneisha Tennant defeats Samantha Abrams Thornton via KO

Anthony Dilemme defeats Mike Casill via UD

Brought to you by New York Fighting June 3, 2016

Lou Neglia‘s Ring of Combat 55 took place last night at the Tropicana Resort and Casino in Atlantic City. The night was filled with action packed fights from start to finish.  All of the fighters put on a great show for the packed crowd in attendance, including 3 title fights!

Here are the results from ROC 55:

1 William Calhoun III vs James Gonzalez

W-Gonzalez (Split decision)

2 Eddie Lopez vs Nick Fiore
W-Fiore (Unanimous decision)

3 Andrew Aguilar vs Sukhrob Aydarbekov
W- Aydarbekov (Split decision)

4 Tajuddin Abdul- Hakim vs Gregy Styles
W- Abdul-Hakim (KO rnd 1)

5 Sadee Monseratte vs Jenna Serio
W-Jenna Serio (Submission via RNC rnd 2)

6 Sam Watford vs Nekruz Mirkhojaev
W- Mirkhojaev (Unanimous decision)

7 Brian Booth vs Ruslan Melikov
Bout cancelled

8 Raul Gonzales vs Mike Trizano
W- Mike Trizano (Submission via RNC rnd 1)

9 Jimmy Spicuzza vs Max Bohanan
W- Spicuzza (Split decision)

TITLE FIGHTS

10 Jose Chepe Mariscal vs Frank Buenafuente
W-Buenafuente (Unanimous decision)

11 Eric Roncoroni vs Mike Elshamy
W- Roncoroni (KO via knee rnd 2)

12 Sidney Outlaw vs Gregor Gillespie
W- Gillespie (Split decision)

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What a weekend for the world of mixed martial arts! At UFC 196, we saw two underdogs in Miesha Tate and Nate Diaz prove the oddsmakers wrong and shoot to stardom by submitting Holly Holm and ConorMcGregor. Sometimes what you see on paper doesn’t mean much once the octagon is locked.

Meanwhile, 2,500 miles to the east, the night before the memorable UFC headliners shook up the world, the next generation of fighters were continuing to craft their skill and competing on what has become a pure breeding ground for the UFC.

If you haven’t heard of Lou Neglia’s Ring of Combat fight series by now, take a quick minute to Google the premier east coast promotion and you will see for yourself why the UFC rankings are filled with Ring of Combat alumni.

Several fighters from Friday’s Ring of Combat 54 showed why they may be getting the call from the UFC brass. The 10 plus bout card featured many excellent and exciting matchups including four title fights with the winners all on the cusp of crossing over to MMA stardom after last weekends performance:
•Gregor Gillespie
•Brian Kelleher (title still vacant as Kelleher missed weight)
•Bradley Desir
•Mike Santiago

 

See below for quick fight results provided by New York Fighting.

Main Card

1. Tajuddin Abdul-Hakim (Universal/ECF Elite) vs. Travis Foster (The Edge Hoboken) – Hakim def. Foster Unanimous Decision 30-27

A frenzy sold-out crowd was on site to experience kickboxing at its best for Combat at the Capitale 38. Fighters from such as Connecticut, Virginia, North and South Carolina among others came to New York to put their skills to the test. Fans went crazy after the combatants showed tremendous heart and skill giving the fans their monies worth. The event can be seen on GFL.tv on demand

Please see below for results (provided by New York Fighting).

Undercard

Anthony Lopez vs. Danny Ramirez:

Ramirez, winner by Unanimous Decision; ​30-26, 30-26, 29-27.

Iskander Usmanov vs. Garrett Williams:

Usmanov, winner by knockout; Round 2 at 58 sec.

Manny Collado vs. Phumi Nkuta:

Collado winner by majority
Decision; 29-28- Red, 29-28- Blue, 29-28- Red.

Yulia Guseva vs. Mia Inzerillo:

Inzerillo winner by majority decision; 30-26- Blue, 29-27- Blue, 28-28- Draw.

Angel Rodriguez vs. Raquane Alexander:

Rodriguez winner by unanimous decision ; All 3 judges 29-28.

Shannon Halstead vs. Andy Segovia:

Segovia winner by unanimous decision; 30-26 from all three judges.

Brad Scheiler vs. Mark Dubovoy:

Dubovoy​ winner by majority decision; 30-27-Red, 29-28-Red, 30-27-Blue.

Abraham Lastra vs. Joaquin Batista:

Bautista winner by majority decision; 29-28-Red, 29-28-Red, 30-27- Blue.

Andrew Ball vs. David Collins:

Ball winner by majority decision;29-28- Red, 29-28- Red, 29-28- Blue

Brandon Cuttino vs. Raul Gonzalez:

Gonzalez winner by unanimous
decision:29-28, 29-28, 30-27

Jennie Nedell vs. Oliva Loth:

Exhibition bout; No Score due to weight issue

Chris Lukusa vs. Avaz Achilov:

Lukusa winner by majority decision; 29-27- Blue, 29-27- Blue, 28-28- Draw.

Trevor Ragin vs. Justin “The Moose” Muslija:

Muslija winner by unanimous decision: 29-28, 30-27, 30-27

Jenna “Savage” Serio vs. Sadee Monseratte Williams:

Williams winner by majority decision: 29-28- Blue, 30-27- Blue, 29-28- Red.

Main Event
David Moore vs. Zarukh Adashev:

Moore winner, 1st round: Bout stopped at 2:59 sec. due3 knock down rule.

* Justina Acruscato vs. ​Amenzee Omozuwa​—–​——​——​——​Fight cancelled due to fighter’s injury

Fight Coverage: Jacques Blain

It was another night of exciting fights put on by Lou Neglia when his premiere MMA promotion came back to the Tropicana Casino & Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey with Ring of Combat 52. Dubbed the “American Idol of MMA,” Ring of Combat fighters from all over came to showcase their talents in front of another sold out crowd.

Ring of Combat has gained a reputation of where the best fight the best. There are no easy fights in ROC.

In what was the talk of the night, long time Ring of Combat fighter and highly regarded bantamweight, Julio Arce, suffered his first professional loss when Brian Kelleher picked up the majority decision win over Arce winning the ROC Bantamweight title in the process.

Arce compiled an unblemished amateur career with eleven wins against zero losses. Since turning pro, he took on all comers and went undefeated in eight bouts, picking up the ROC Bantamweight title and becoming one of the faces of the ROC promotion. Arce would successfully defend the title three times until he met Brian Kelleher at Ring of Combat 52.

It was a close technical battle with neither fighter gaining the upper hand. When the scorecards were read, one judge had it 29-29, while the other two scored it 29-28 for Kelleher. Rather than take a tuneup fight, Arce is looking to settle the score and get his title back and Kelleher is happy to oblige. A rematch has been booked for Ring of Combat 52, November 20th at the Tropicana Casino & Resort in Atlantic City, NJ.

Click here for full recap of Ring of combat 52.

Written by New York Fighting / Contributing Editor Kyle Antonelli

Photos by Matt Culley & Kevin Smith

[caption id="attachment_1716" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Lou Neglia and Andrea DeAngelo[/caption]

 

This past Friday, September 11, 2015, Lou Neglia and Ray Longo presented another installment of Combat At The Capitale in New York City’s Chinatown, and NewYorkFighting.com was on hand to cover the action.  The night featured a total of thirteen amateur and professional bouts, contested under Glory rules and sanctioned by the WKA, and provided a number of competitive matchups and aggressive action in the ring. Brooklyn and Long Island were both heavily represented among the fighters, but fighters also traveled from such places as Detroit, North Carolina, Canada, and even Russia to compete.

The main event was a wild one-round affair for the 152lb North American pro championship. Defending champ Niko Tsigaras, billed from Brooklyn and fighting out of Lions Fight Martial Arts, was able to retain his title with a first round KO over Toronto, Canada‘s Eric Rocha. The fighters engaged with wild punching exchanges right from the bell.

After Tsigaras stunned Rocha with a combination in the corner, the referee administered a standing 8-count, and after determining that Rocha was unable to answer the count, awarded the KO victory to Tsigaras. The champion Tsigaras received vocal support from the crowd, and what appeared to be his entire team crowded inside the ring to celebrate the victory.

In the amateur co-main event for the 145lb title, Justin “The Moose” Muslija from Team Tiger Schulmann claimed a unanimous decision over Preston Fletcher from Evolution MAFA in Toronto.

The New Jersey native Muslija spent most of the first round moving forward while Fletcher looked to counter. “The Moose” landed some hard leg kicks and a glancing left head kick, but round 1 was otherwise full of even exchanges. Muslija picked up where he left off at the start of round 2, landing solid punches while Fletcher focused on kicks. The Canadian turned it on later in the round with combinations, starting to find his rhythm. The third round was also tough to call, as both fighters ended up clinching and looked to punch on the way out. Fletcher looked for head kicks repeatedly in round 3 but all were blocked. In the end, Muslija claimed two 29-28 scorecards, and one 30-27, to claim the victory.

In another pro bout David “Man of God” Moore from Hampstead, North Carolina showed impressive focus and resolve to weather the storm from Lions Martial Arts‘ Zarrukh Adashev and earn a first round KO victory. Adashev, riding on the cheers of a loud fan base, burst out of the gate aggressively with heavy punches looking for the early KO. Moore ate some shots but mostly defended well and kept his composure. When the flurries stopped he followed a left jab with a hard right hook that briefly removed Adashev fom consciousness. The ref did not administer a count and chose to wave off the fight at just 1:11.

Two pro bouts in the womens division were other highlights of the evening as the local fighters brought many fans to the venue for support. At 125lbs, Lou Neglia-trained Andrea DeAngelo took a 29-28 unanimous decision on all scorecards over Philadelphia‘s Jamie Miller.

The first two rounds each started with a tentative feeling out process before Brooklyn‘s DeAngelo entered with an explosive attack of clean punches and kicks. Miller was game, however, and bloodied DeAngelo’s nose by the end of the second round. In the third round Miller came out with more confidence, and while both fighters’ output decreased, the exchanges were more even. Overall, DeAngelo leaned on straigher punches, particularly her right hand, to claim the decision victory.

The second pro womens bout showed Jennie Nedell from LAW MMA dominate Detroit‘s Shaena Cox over three rounds to claim a lopsided 30-25 unanimous decision. The Ray Longo-trained fighter from Lindenhurst, NY showcased superior conditioning after controlling a somewhat competitive first round, and came out with hard kicks in the second to wear down Cox. A flurry from Nedell earned a standing 8-count in rounds 2 and 3, but Cox stayed in the fight and survived to see the final bell.

Another Brooklyn-based Russian fighter from Lions Martial Arts was successful in an earlier pro bout as Avaz Achilov took a unanimous decision over MMA veteran and fellow Brooklynite John Salgado from team Inner G. This fight was a heated affair that saw Achilov score a quick knockdown in round 1, from which Salgado recovered immediately. After an early warning from the referee for an illegal knee to the head, Achilov had a point deducted when he repeated the technique later in the round. This drew an angry exchange of words from both fighters after the foul, although they touched gloves at the end of the round.

The second and third rounds showed more aggressive exchanges, with both fighters seemingly eager to taste his opponent’s best shots. In the end, Achilov had the more crisp technique, tenderizing Salgado’s lead leg with kicks by the third round, and earned a decision victory.

During an intermission before the pro bouts, promoter Lou Neglia recognized several notable local martial artists in the ring, including undefeated pro boxer Jarrell Miller, Titan Fighting champion and former Ring of Combat champion Andre Harrison, current Ring of Combat welterweight champion Randy Brown, and UFC veteran Nick Pace.

Earlier in the night fans were treated to some well-matched amateur fights, as up-and-coming talent got the chance to showcase their skills for the sold out crowd. The highlight of these bouts was Tiger Schulmann product Brandon Cuttino claiming a 3rd round TKO victory over Shannon Halstead when the ref stopped the fights due to a large cut over Halstead’s right eye. The fight was full of wild exchanges, and while both fighters landed there share, Cuttino seemed to be in control prior to the stoppage.

In other action, Diane Zhavaj (Tiger Schulmann, Ramsey NJ) used superior conditioning and boxing to take a majority decision over Yulia Guseva (Lions MA, Brooklyn NY). Damien Bailey (Tiger Schulmann, Brooklyn NY) used his height advantage and accurate combinations to take a unanimous decision over Robert Wallin (Alpha Omega, Queens NY). Raquane Alexander (Longo Competition Team, Freeport NY) won by KO at 1:59 of round 1 over William Braxton (Dambakly Martial Arts, Hampstead, NC) after a furious combination brought Braxton to his knees, conceding defeat. Bridgitte Hilton (Alpha Omega, Hicksville NY) took a majority decision over Dawn Solomon (Journey MA, Port Jefferson NY). Jimmy San (Five Points Gym, Brooklyn NY) used a persistent body attack to take a unanimous decision over Carlos Anton (Tiger Schulmann, Brooklyn NY) after earning a standing 8 count in round 2. And in the opening bout of the evening, Jennifer “Just Jenn” Ventriglia (Alpha Omega) claimed a unanimous decision over Alison Dichter (Team Inner G).

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