Event Result Archives
RING OF COMBAT
June 27th, 2008
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ROC XX Fight-by-Fight Write Up and Photos! Atlantic City, NJ—Even though the event was missing one of its biggest fights, Lou Neglia’s Ring of Combat XX still brought plenty of excitement to the Jersey Shore. The event was highlighted by another impressive performance from Tom Gallicchio as he successfully defended his USKBA Welterweight Title against Doug Gordon with a rear naked choke in the first round. In what appeared to be a mismatch in the other title bout, the undefeated Nick Catone almost had a scare when the grizzly veteran, Eric Tavares slapped on an armbar from the bottom in their USKBA Middleweight title bout. Catone was resilient, avoided the submission and TKO’d Tavares near the end of the first round. Here are the official results and play-by-play from Friday night’s action: Ring of Combat XX USKBA Middleweight Title Championship: Nick Catone (BJJ Shore Academy/Ricardo Almeida) vs. Eric Tavares (Shotokan BJJ) Round 1: A feeling process out ensues and Catone is unable to take Tavares down after two feeble attempts. Catone eats a left kick to the face and catches it and takes Tavares down. Tavares defends well from the ground-and-pound and secures and armbar. Catone slams him a few times but Tavares holds onto the armbar. Tavares eventually gives it up and eats some leather in from ground-and pound. Catone is able to get the crucifix position on top and traps both of Tavares’ arms. In this position, Catone lands heavy blows and the referee is forced to stop the bout. Catone def. Tavares by TKO – 4:25 rd. 1 USKBA Welterweight Title Championship: Tom Gallicchio (Rhino Fight Team) vs. Doug Gordon (Team Rush Elite BJJ) Round 1: After trading some strikes, Gordon gets the takedown but welcomes a stand up. They trade strikes again and Gordon appears to getting the better of Gallicchio. After another clinch, Gallicchio gets the takedown and lands in the mount position. From here, Gallicchio is able to land heavy punches but Gordon gets out of danger. Gallicchio almost gets side control but then winds up taking Gordon’s back and sinking the hooks. Gallicchio secures the rear-naked-choke and forces the challenger to tap for another impressive performance. Gallicchio def. Gordon by rear naked choke – 3:11 rd. 1 Costa Phillippou (Team Serra Longo) vs. Tony Andreocci (NJ Combat Club) Round 1: Phillippou wastes no time and stuns Andreocci early with strikes. Seemingly out on his feet, Andreocci tastes more leather and is dropped, Referee Kevin Mulhall halts the bout just 22 seconds into the first round. Phillippou def. Andreocci by KO – 0:22 rd. 1 Fernando Rivera (Team Ewick) vs. Brett Kohan (Rhino Fight Team) Round 1: These big boys come out swinging and after tasting each other’s leather, Kohan goes for a takedown and ends up in a clinch. They separate and both appear to be comfortable on the feet. Kohan lands a thunderous right hand and drops Rivera on his back. Kohan follows it up with some vicious ground-and-pound knocking Rivera and his mouthpiece completely out. Doctors attend to Rivera and he is finally helped to his feet after a scary knockout. Kohan def. Rivera by KO – 1:48 rd. 1 Scott Harrington (Alex Wilkie) vs. Ed Fyvie (Ricardo Almeida/Spa City BJJ) Round 1: After trading a few insignificant strikes, Fyvie clinches with Harrington and forces him against the cage. Fyvie breaks apart with a punch and Harrington answers with a kick to the body. They clinch again with Harrington’s back on the fence. They separate and Fyvie lands more strikes. They clinch again but the referee separates them. Harrington looks uncomfortable in the stand up game and Fyvie lands a huge right followed by a knee. Fyvie then pounces on Harrington and the fight is stopped by the referee. Harrington stands up and has a nice size cut on the bridge of his nose. Fyvie def. Harrington by TKO (ref. stoppage to a cut) - 3:55 rd. 1 Ryan LaFlare (Bellmore Kickboxing) vs. Radji Bryson Barrett (TSMMA) Round 1: The fighters circle each other until LaFlare clinches and gets the takedown on Barrett. They eventually land in Barrett’s guard and LaFlare brings him to the cage. Barrett tries for an armbar but is up against the cage and LaFlare pulls out. LaFlare gets back in side control but Barrett brings it back to the feet and gets the takedown but lands in a triangle. LaFlare switches to an armbar and after trying to punch his way out, Barrett eventually taps out. LaFlare def. Barrett by armbar – 2: 38 rd. 1 Brian Demuro (Bomb Squad) vs. Nabih (Team Serra Longo) Round 1: Nabih tries for a “Superman” punch but Demuro avoids the strike and forces Nabih against the cage. Demuro jumps guard but Nabih eventually forces the stand up after they both nullify each other on the ground. The fighters clinch again and Nabih lands a right hand and almost get Demuro’s back while standing. They clinch again and Nabih tries for a guillotine choke against the cage as the round ends. Round 2: Nabih tries to trade strikes and Demuro forces a clinch. Nabih keeps the heat standing and lands a right hand and subsequently takes Demuro down. In guard, Demuro attempts a gogo plata but it is quickly thwarted and the fighters get back to their feet. Another clinch ensues and the referee separates them. Nabih starts with some flashy kicks and punches as Demuro seems uncomfortable in the stand up game. It appears that during this exchange, Demuro lost his mouthpiece. During the break between second and third round, Demuro doesn’t answer the bell to an apparent knee injury. Nabih def. Demuro by TKO – 4:00 rd. 2 Dwayne Shelton (Team Prodigy) vs. James Meals (AMA Fight/Renzo) Gracie Round 1: Shelton throws a right, misses and then clinches. He almost gets a takedown but Meals is able to land on his knee and get back to his feet. Shelton tries a throw but inadvertently lands with Meals on top. In Shelton’s guard, Meals is reversed to the bottom. Meals attempts an armbar from the bottom and Shelton backs away and welcomes the stand up. A right hook stuns Meals but he is able to recover quickly and get a takedown. This time Meals is more active but Shelton is able to avoid any significant damage. The round ends in Shelton’s guard. Round 2: This time the fighters exchange strikes and when Shelton throws a kick, Meals grabs it and takes him down. Shelton gets back to his feet but gets taken down again. Shelton is able to get on top but Meals attempts another armbar. Shelton avoids the submission and lands some heavy ground-and-pound and then forces Meals to stand up. Meals gets another takedown but Shelton is able to gain the top position again. From here, Shelton lands some ground-and-pound and lets Meals stand up. Shelton lands another huge right that puts Meals back on the ground but he quickly recovers. Shelton lets the fight stand back up and swings again for the fences. He misses and Meals gets the takedown and lands on top with only ten seconds left in the round. Round 3: Shelton continues the striking from round two but Meals is able to avoid any damage and gets the takedown. Shelton tries for a guillotine from the bottom but is unsuccessful. Shelton is able to tie up Meals from the bottom forcing a referee stand-up. Shelton finds another home for his right hand but Meals responds with a left hand. Meals grabs for a single leg but Shelton punishes him with shots to the body and head. Meals tries for another takedown but is unsuccessful. He gets the takedown on the second attempt but there are only 10 seconds left in the third and final round. Shelton def. Meals by unanimous decision after three rounds (30-27 all) Dom Stanco (Bellmore Kickboxing) vs. John Salgado (Team Ross Zocchi) Round 1: These two come out swinging and Stanco initially stuns Salgado with a left hand and then finishes with an uppercut forcing his opponent to his knees with his mouthpiece flying. The referee halts the bout as Salgado gets up and protests. It appears as though Salgado was momentarily out and was going to receive more punishment if the referee did not intervene. Stanco def. Salgado by KO – 0:14 rd. 1 Troy Maxwell (ACMMA) vs. Rich Ashkar (Team Oliveria) Round 1: Ashkar goes right for the takedown and gets it. Ashkar then transition smoothly and sinks the hooks in. From the Ashkar works for the rear-naked choke and although Maxwell tried to defend, he eventually tapped out. Ashkar def. Maxwell by rear naked choke – 1:05 rd. 1 Joey Camacho (AMA Fight/Renzo Gracie) vs. Vasilica Goian (TSMMA) Round 1: The fighters clinch and Goian forces Camacho to the cage. Against the cage, Camacho goes for guillotine but is unable to fully secure it. The referee separates them and Goian sprawls and avoids a takedown attempt. Camacho is still relentless and grabs for a single leg forcing Goian to the mat. After Camacho is unable to improve his position in the guard, the referee stands them up. Camacho attempts another takedown but the round ends. Round 2: They clinch quickly again and this time Goian gets the takedown. Camacho gets to his knees but Goian is delivering some heavy body shots. Camacho then reverses and lands on top in Goian’s guard. A stall in the action forces another stand-up. Camacho attempts another single leg but Goian defends well. They both stand up and after a brief exchange of strikes, Camacho gets the takedown with 45 seconds left in the round. However, Camacho is unable to land any serious damage on top and the round ends. Round 3: Both fighters appear to be tired but Camacho comes out and gets another takedown. Goian defends well in his guard an attempts a guillotine choke from the bottom. Although Camacho gets out, he is unable to land any ground and pound or improve position. The referee forces another stand-up. Camacho goes right in for the takedown but Goian sprawls and attempts a guillotine. Goian attempts to take the back but Camacho escapes and the fighters end up in Camacho’s guard. The third round ends with both fighters extremely exhausted. Goian def. Camacho by split dec. after three rounds (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) Jay Silva (Team Rampage Jackson) vs. Mark DaPolito (Pitt’s Penn) Round 1: After Silva tried a flying knee, DaPolito grabbed him in mid air and slammed him to the mat. From there, DaPolito was unable to do any significant damage from Silva’s guard. When DaPolito attempted to gain side control, he was reversed and Silva landed on top and gained full mount. DaPolito turned to give his back and Silva sunk the hooks in. However, he wasn’t able to secure the rear naked choke and DaPolito was able to get the fight back to the feet. After a clinch, DaPolito was able to take Silva down and the round ended with DaPolito on top. Round 2: A left-right combination stunned DaPolito but he was able to clinch quickly. Silva was then able to secure a takedown and gained DaPolito’s back. Same result as round one as DaPolito was able to escape and get on top. Silva defended well in the guard and doesn’t receive any damage. Silva eventually escapes and gets on top and passes to side control. DaPolito gives his back up again and this time, there was no escape from the rear-naked-choke. Silva def. DaPolito by rear naked choke 3:47 rd. 2 |
COMBAT AT THE CAPITALE
June 13th, 2008
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Full results Men's Muay Thai 135lb Limit Tom Desmond (Eternal Martial Arts) V. Julian Hanshuh (Black & Blue MMA) |
RING OF COMBAT 19
May 9th, 2008
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The Ring of Combat is officially the "Big show" on the east coast now with the HDnet broadcasting deal and every hungry local fighter looking for national recognition. Mr. Neglia brought in a new wave of hungry local talent to fight some the local established studs and it was a recipe for a hot plate of beatdowns. The first match of the evening pitted BJJ stud Ed Fyvie in his return to action against Atlantic City MMA fighter Anthony Morrison. Morrison was aggressive in his ground and pound as Fyvie attempted to submit him from the bottom. Morrison was winning the striking game but eventually fell in to a triangle choke that forced the tapout at 3:47 of R1. A triumphant return for the Ed Fyvie. 
"Crazy" Chris Schlesinger looked to get back in to the win column after a year plus of down time. He rededicated himself with team Soca BJJ & Bellmore kickboxing and stepped up to face Izuma Te Ryu fighter Anthony Vetro. Vetro nails Schlesinger with three hard left hooks that do not faze Schlesinger who then clinches with Vetro. Schlesinger managed to get Vetros' back late in R1 but Vetro somehow powered out of the full mount and was able to escape and defend a late armbar attempt by Schlesinger. R2 begins with Sclesinger taking Vetro down and immediately securing his back he finished the match via Rear naked choke at :47 of R2.  Serra/Longo warrior Anthony LaDonna also looked to get back in to the winners' circle as he faced off against Rhino heavy hitter Mike Medrano. Medrano threw heavy leather with bad intentions then shot in on LaDonna and took him down. The ground and pound began as Medrano laid in repeated blows from LaDonna' guard. A massive mouse appears over the left eye of Medrano although Ladonna took the worse of R1 it is Medrano who shows the damage. Medrano nails LaDonna with a big right hand as R2 begins and then shoots in and secures another takedown. More Ground and pound from Medrano, they stand up and LaDonna nails Medrano with a vicious flush overhand right which connects with the swollen left eye and wobbles Medrano momentarily but then WHAM! Medrano counters with a vicious right hook that knocks out LaDonna out on the spot for the KO victory 1:22 of R2. What a war, this is what MMA fans live for the thrill of the battle - hats off to both men.  The Alexis Aquino V. David Branch match up looked like a bad match up when considering experience. Branch is a new comer to the Pro MMA set but is no newbie to the sport, training out of Team Insight in Brooklyn and learning his BJJ through the Renzo Gracie family makes Mr. Branch one of the best prepared newbie's around. The Rhino Fight Teams' Alexis Aquino is not one to back down even when punished he keeps on coming forward. This match promised to be a slug fest and delivered but it was Branch who seemed sharper in the striking exchange early on. The two men clinch after feeling each others strikes. Branch continued to deliver knees from the clinch which set up a takedown which led to a full mount and a TKO finish at 3:29 of R1 due to unanswered strikes from the mount. A major upset from Team Insight - straight from Brooklyn where the Warriors dwell.  Reality Fighting veteran Dom Stanco has jumped ship and is now in the treacherous ROC waters. Waiting on the Jersey Shore for his arrival is Mark Berracol out of the BJJ Shore Academy/Ricardo Almedia. Stanco and Berracol put on a very technical grappling battle and had Berracol in trouble numerous times but to Berracols' credit he managed to escape until he was finally finished by Stanco at 3:57 of R2 due to unanswered strikes. The Eighth match of the evening featured fast rising Doug Gordon out of the Elite BJJ/Team Rush camp who faced new comer Levon Maynard representing Global Martial Arts Academy. Gordon quickly charged in and secured the takedown where he delivered strikes until the Ref stood them up. Maynard seemed to be getting comfortable delivering kicks to Gordons legs until Gordon decided he had had enough and charged in with his heavy hands to finish the bout with a huge uppercut at 2:15 R1 for the TKO Finish. Keep your eyes on Gordon he is a star on the rise. Undefeated Light heavyweight rising stud Ricardo Romero faced Constantinos Phillippou representing Team Serra/Longo. It is obvious that Mr. Phillippou is looking to make a name for him self in a hurry by facing Mr. Romero this early in his MMA career - baptizism by Fire. Costas looked sharp in the striking exchange and defended Romeros takes downs well after being slammed hard by Romero early on. Coach Ray Longo did his homework and prepared their fighter well as he won the first round with his sharp striking and take down defense. Round two begins with a quick exchange then Costas nails Romero with a hard right hand that rocks Romero but his wrestling instinct led him to secure a takedown and side control where Romero did nothing but smother Costas until he recovered. Romero then secures north south position and begins nailing Costas with strikes. Costas turns and Romero attempts an armbar, then a Guillotine; then are restarted to end a very methodical R2 slight edge to Romero for his control. R3 starts and both men look exhausted who has more in the gas tank?? Romero again secures the takedown and side mount on Costas and continues to deliver G & P. They stand up and again Romero secures the takedown and continues the Ground and pound assault until the bell rings. I score R3 for Romero and the referees agree but Costas should be proud of his performance as he faced a very tough opponent and belonged in the ring with him despite the split decision loss. The main event of the evening featured Nick Catone also representing BJJ Shore Academy/Almedia facing Mitch Whitesel from the Wreck Room for the USKBA Middleweight title. Catone and Whitesel exchanged strikes and then engaged in a cliching battle until Catone turned up the heat and laid in to Whitesel with a barrage of blows that forced the ref stoppage at 2:27 R1 to secure the USKBA Middleweight title!!  Full results Anthony Morrison -156lb (AC MMA) V. Ed Fyvie 155lb (Spa City BJJ) |
RUMBLE AT RAHWAY
April 13th, 2008
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USKBA Official Results, Weights, Suspensions:
COMBAT at the CAPITALE
January 35th, 2008
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An Unforgettable Card |
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| When World Kickboxing Champion Louis Neglia entertains the New York Martial Arts community everyone heads straight to The Capitale! His event packs the house and it just keeps getting better with every show.
With all his years of experience and encourage of local and talented fighters, Neglia's events rank as high as any UFC event, in terms of excitement and entertainment. With no room to walk in the standing room only crowd fans came from all over to support their favorite fighters. |
 Louis Neglia and Ring Card Girl Kayla of The Girl next Door show |
| Fighters came from Eternal Martial Arts in Maryland, Dragon V Martial Arts in New York City. Black Thaiger Academy in New Jersey, Wat Gym in New York City, Volfson Martial Arts in Connecticut, Neglia Competition Team in Brooklyn, Tiger Schulman Competition Team in New Jersey. | |
 Winner Reuben Jean(Neglia Comp. Team) |
All teams fought their heart out to the pleasure of the crowd. Hands, feet and knees were flying all night long. |
EVENT RESULTS
Julio Arce(Tiger Schulman) vs. Louis Cassner(Eternal MMA) - Julio Arce wins via TKO
Christine Rosa(Longo Comp. Team) vs. Danielle Farula(Dragon V MA) - Christine Rosa via TKO
Stephen Regman(TSMMA) vs. James B52 Smith Jr. (Black Thaiger Academy)- Stephen Regman wins by Decision
Jay P(Longo Comp. Team) vs. Andre Laureanu(Wat Gym) - Andre Laureanu Winner by Decision
Reuben Jean(Neglia Comp. Team) vs. Anatoly Volfson(Volfson MA) - Reuben Jean Winner via TKO
Paul Bennett(Longo Comp. Team) vs. Wayne Brown(Black Thaiger Academy) - Wayne Brown Winner by Decision
Brent Appiarius(Neglia Comp. Team) vs. Robert Roland(Nin Jitsu School) - Brent Appiarius Winner TKA
Andrea De Angelo(Neglia Comp. Team) vs. Angela Weber(American Finest) - Anrea De Angelo Winner by TKO
Jose Villanueva(Tiger Schulman) vs. Tom Desmond - Jose Villanueva by Decision
Patrick Nwamu Jr.(NYC) vs. Wayne Penedo(NYC) - Patrick Nwamu Jr. Winner by TKO
Kaream Ellington vs. James B52 Smith(Black Thaiger Academy) - James B52 Smith Winner by TKA
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 Winner Andrea De Angelo(Neglia Comp. Team) Throws a left jab |
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NOVEMBER 30th, 2007
Ring of Combat 17
Atlantic City, NJ
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Ring of Combat 17 - Rocks the Tropicana/By Eric Joza-November 30, 2007 Atlantic City, New Jersey - Promoter Louis Neglia continues to set the standard for MMA here on the east coast. Having inked a deal with Mark Cuban's HDNet Fights for national broadcasting a few months ago, Mr. Neglia put together one of the best fight cards in recent memory for the latest installment of the Ring of Combat. No "spectacle" fights here just the cream of the crop of the local talent pool - Team Ricardo Almeida, Team Renzo Gracie, Rhino Fight Team, Team Serra Longo were all represented tonight . The card included the finals of the "Beasts of the Northeast" tournament. This alone was enough to sell out the Tropicana but like a late night infomercial....wait there was more! Two Super Fights with Chris Ligouri taking on Jim Miller for local top dog bragging rights and Gregor Gracie facing New York Bombsquad's Eric Henry. The first preliminary was a fast paced struggle which set the tone for the evening as new comer Tim Troxell dominated Tiger Schulman fighter Vasilica Goian. Troxell sunk in a tight choke early in the first round but the TSMMA fighter showed heart in battling his way out but was eventually out hustled by the relentless Troxell. The second preliminary bout of the evening pitted Long Island fighter Nabih against Joshua Keys; Nabih had a strong cheering section. The crowd broke out into "Nabih" chants as the Serra Longo rep made his way to the ring. Unfortunately Nabih was at the wrong end of a left hook from Joshua Keys that simply caught the Serra Longo Fighter flush. A real surprise since Nabih had been controlling the action up until the KO finish.
Nick Catone made quick work of his opponent Ben Knight after a quick scramble and take down it only took Catone 1:08 in to the first round finish off Knight via Ground and pound elbows. Catone opened up a nasty gash on Knights forehead which forced the ref stoppage. Local stand out Marc Stevens faced off with Rhino Fight Team bruiser Alexis Aquino. Stevens clinched and laid several knees to Aquinos face which caused a faucet of a bloody nose in round one. Stevens was a step quicker to the punch and the blood was a clear indication of his dominance in the round. Aquino seemed to gather himself late in round one and finished the round with top back control landing some hammer fists. Aquino stepped it up in round two stuffing Stevens' takedown attempts and securing a dominant top position, when it went back to the stand up Aquino clearly had the striking advantage. He may have been the one bleeding but it was Stevens who suffered the beating in the end. Aquino reigned down blows on his "Turtled" opponent and forced the TKO referee stoppage via unanswered strikes, another win for the Rhino Brusier.
In another barnburner Tiger Schulman workhorse Rich "The Puerto Rican Pit-bull" Bione went to war with Team Rush grappler Doug Gordon. Bione is not afraid to test himself and Gordon presented the current obstacle. Gordon quickly secured half mount on Bione and began delivering hammer fists from the half mount, the two scrambled for position with Gordon again securing the mount from the back this time. Gordon flattened out Bione with both hooks and secured the Rear naked choke for the submission victory at 2:40 R1. A dominant performance by the Team Rush fighter Doug Gordon, exposing his vulnerable ground game. Local BJJ stud Dan Miller faced off against John Howard in the 4th match of the main card. Miller quickly secured the takedown and half mount to reign down strikes on Howard. Howard stuffed Miler's second take down attempt and turned the tide for the second half of round 1. A real chess match with surprising BJJ skills from Howard as he battled Miller to a stand still in Round 2. Miller finally secured the takedown after a hard clinching scramble and began to deliver “GNP” from the guard for most of Round three. After 3 rounds the bout was awarded to Dan Miller via unanimous decision. IFL veteran Dante Rivera who has been on a tear as of late was set to face Fernando Rivera until Fernando broke his foot while warming up. Scratch match number 5 due to foot injury. The tournament finals were also well matched but one match really stood out by pitting two of the most active and well regarded fighters in these parts against one another - Team Ironhorse MMA warrior Mike Massenzio v. Boneyard MMA fighter Lance Everson. These two guys have been climbing the local fight ladder for years it was only a matter of time before their paths intersected. The two middleweights clinched and kneed each other for the first minute with Massenzio securing the head and arm clinch to control the position but Everson freed himself and once again secured the underhooks for his clinching striking game. Massenzio caught Everson with a sharp right hand that set up a take down then secured the Guillotine choke in the guard for the submission win at 4:04 of the first round. Massenzio secures the middleweight tournament championship! The main event "Superfights" pitted two of the east coast best lightweights against one another with the hope of the winner reaching the UFC. Both of the Miller brothers are feared opponents these days, Jim Miller came in to the match with an 8-1 record, the one loss coming at the hands of Ligouri's Rhino teammate & training partner Frankie Edgar. Ligouri's record is a bit deceiving at 7-5 one might assume that Miller was going to waltz through him. A closer look reveals a 5-1 mark in his last 6 fights but it has been over a year since Ligouri annihilated Dorian Price in under 2 minutes. Would there be Ring Rust in his game? Would Miller submit Ligouri as he has in all of his recent victories? Ligouri came out looking svelt at 155lbs, two of the top dogs in these parts did not disappoint. Miller secured the takedown quickly and sunk in a tight armbar that almost finished the fight but Ligouri scrambled free. Miller pressed the action and had Ligouri defending half mount strikes, a kimura attempt, a side arm attempt. Miller wanted no part of Ligouri’s stand up and quickly took the Rhino fighter down and continued the aggressive ground attack. The second round began with another take down by Miller, Ligouri did a better job of defending the submission attempts from Miller's guard and landed repeated blows from the guard for most of round two. At some point Miller opened up a nasty cut over Ligouri's right eye but his ground and pound was relentless. I score this match even after two rounds as Miller won the first round and Ligouri secured the second round. But the doctor would not allow the fight to continue for the deciding third round due to the cut. Miller was declared the winner via TKO Referee stoppage due to a cut. The other Main Event pitted Gregor Gracie - the next generation of the Gracie dynasty against the hard hitting Bombsquad trooper Erik Henry. Gracie just earned his first MMA win this past June with a submission win over Josh Lydell. Henry had been on a bit of a winning streak until he lost a majority decision to Doug Gordon at ROC 16. Gracie showed a confidence that only comes with the Gracie family legacy. He quickly took Henry down and passed to side control where he methodically maneuvered himself in to an arm bar position but Henry stood up and tried to keep the fight standing where he was more dominant. Gracie again clinched and traded punches with Henry in order to set up the take down. An accidental low blow by Henry gave Gracie a breather from the clinching strikes of Henry. Gracie ended the round with another takedown, score round one for Gracie. Round two began with a good striking exchange from both fighters but Gracie quickly secured another takedown and sunk in a keylock from side control and forced the submission victory as Henry tapped out at 1:56 of R2. FULL RESULTS Preliminaries
**Photo of Tim Troxell sinking a tight choke 165lb. – 2 - 4 minute rounds Main card Middleweights
Marc Stevens (Tai Kai Jui Jitsu) V. Alexis Aquino (Rhino Fight Team) Aquino wins via TKO (Referee stoppage) 3:28 of R1. Welterweights
Middleweights Dante Rivera (Team Ricardo Almeida) V. Fernando Rivera (Team EWKK) No Contest - Fernando Rivera broke his foot while warming up. Beasts of The East Tournament Finals Lightweight Final Welterweight Final Light Heavyweight Final **Photo of Ricardo Romero finishing John Doyle Middleweight Final Superfights-Main Event Lightweights Welterweight Photo of Louis Neglia(front) & Pete Sell getting into the Christmas spirit
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Lightweights 2 -4 minute rounds
OCTOBER 27th, 2007
Ring of Combat 16
Atlantic City, NJ
| Ring of Combat 16: “Beasts of the Northeast” Tournament Semi-Finals By Jim Genia (October 26th, Tropicana Casino & Resort, Atlantic City) Sometimes you can predict them, sometimes you can’t. At Lou Neglia’s Ring of Combat 16: “Beasts of the Northeast” tournament semi-finals, the warriors who survived September’s opening round clashed to decide who goes on to the finals. Who came out on top? Well, if you thought the last middleweight tournament winner was going to make it, you were wrong. And if you thought the wrestler with just one pro fight under his belt was going to crumble against the far more experienced veteran, again, you were wrong. It was a night that had knockouts, submissions and wars – and while some of the outcomes were predictable, there were definitely a few upsets. Highlights of the event included:
• The back-and-forth battle between Tom Velasquez and Anthony LaDonna, which saw the Team Endgame representative dominate Round One and the Team Serra/Longo representative dominate Round Two. But Velasquez snagged a lightning-fast heelhook in the final round, and that was all she wrote. • Relative newcomer Mark Berraciol’s crushing right hook, which had the veteran Andrew Calandrelli dazed and confused at 0:35 of the first round. • Rising star Mike Massenzio and his growing repertoire of submissions. This time it was a north-south choke, and opponent Erik Charles had no choice but to tap at 1:18 of the first.
Full results: Beasts of the Northeast Semi-Finals Lightweights • Dave Sachs (Pittsburgh FC-155lbs) vs. Joe Camacho (Team Renzo/AMA-155lbs) Sachs via rear naked choke at 3:26 of Round Three. Welterweights • Mark Berraciol (Real Fighting Dojo-171lbs) vs. Andrew Calandrelli (Calendrelli/Bombsquad-171lbs) Berraciol via KO at 0:35 of Round One. • Charlie Brenneman (Cambria Martial Arts-169lbs) vs. Joseph Aviles (Jungle Gym-164lbs) Brenneman via unanimous decision. Middleweights • Lance Everson (Boneyard-184lbs) vs. Marc Stevens (TaiKai-182lbs) Everson via TKO – doc stoppage due to cut after Round Two. • Erik Charles (Bombsquad-186lbs) vs. Mike Massenzio (Ironhorse MMA-185lbs) Massenzio via north-south choke at 1:18 of Round One. Light-Heavyweights • Ricardo Romero (Advanced Martial Arts-204lbs) vs. John Clarke (CTMMA-206lbs) Romero via TKO – Clarke could not answer the bell for Round Two. • Lou Pascavage (MFS/KOA-206lbs) vs. John Doyle (Round One-203lbs) Doyle via tapout due to strikes at 1:21 of Round One. Preliminaries: • Chanti Johnson (Serra/Longo-148lbs) vs. Anthony Montanaro (Pitts Penn-151lbs) Johnson via TKO - doc stoppage due to cut after Round One. • Eric Henry (Bombsquad-171lbs) vs. Doug Gordon (Team Rush/Elite BJJ-170lbs) Gordon via majority decision. • Anthony LaDonna (Serra/Longo-170lbs) vs. Tom Velasquez (Team Endgame-171lbs) Velasquez via heelhook at 1:09 of Round Three. • Dan Whalen (MMAT-183lbs) vs. Nick Catone (BJJ Shore Academy/Ricardo Almeida-184lbs) Catone via rear naked choke at 0:58 of Round One.
ISKA World Kickboxing Welterweight Championship • Scott Mukaddam (Team Wolfpack-148lbs) vs. Chris Algieri (US Karate Academy-147lbs) Algieri via unanimous decision after ten rounds. |
OCTOBER 12th, 2007
Combat at the Capitale
NYC
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A night of Knockouts!/By Eric Joza -October 15, 2007 Friday Night October 12th, 2007 - Louis Neglia's Combat at the Capitale continues the streak of sell out events with another massive 18 bout fight card. New York City is starving for real combat sports and Mr. Neglia has been cooking up his special brand of pugilism to satisfy the New York audiences for years. Like a vintage wine the shows are getting better and better with time, don’t take my word for it come and check out the spectacle for yourself (if you can get tickets they sell out quickly!). This is one of the best MMA shows on the East Coast and many of the local fighters sharpen their striking skills at the Capitale in Chinatown. It was a who's who of local talent representing some of the best gyms in the area; Longo Competition Team, TSMMA, Bellmore Kickboxing, Wat Gym, Neglia Competition team to name a few. If MMA ever gets sanctioned here in New York Mr. Neglia will be ready to feed the hungry masses by the fistful. Highlights of the evening
Above photo of victorious James "B-52" Smith after KO of Zadie Morris Above photo of TSMMA's victorious Thad Campbell Full results Men's Muay Thai 195lb. limit-Tom Sconzo (Modern Urban Defense) V. Walter Hines (Dragon 5 M.A) Winner: Hines via TKO R1 Women's Muay Thai 135lb. limit-Melissa Bopp (TSMMA) V. Danielle Farula (Dragon 5 M.A.)Winner: Bopp via TKO Ref stoppage at 1:03 R2 Men's Muay Thai 135lb. limit-Louis Guadinot (TSMMA) V. Lewis Cassner (Eternal M.A.)Winner: Gaudinot via TKO ref Stoppage :53 R3. Men's Muay Thai 170lb. limit-Joe Gregory (World Karate Real Fight Team) V. Seth Tiringer (Bellmore Kickboxing)Winner: Tiringer via TKO at :39 R3. Men's Muay Thai 135lb. limit-Christian Teran (TSMMA) V. Matt Berakoff Winner: Teran via Unanimous Decision Women's Muay Thai 120lb. limit-Munah Holland (TSMMA) V. Alicia Bourne (Wat Gym)Winner: Holland via Unanimous Decision Men's Muay Thai 135lb. limit-Keith Morris (Longo Comp. Team) V. Joey Format (Ardon's Sweet Science)Winner: Morris via split decision Men's Muay Thai 140lb. limit-Jose Villanueva (TSMMA) V. Eddie Arguto (Wat Gym)Winner: Arguto via split decision Men's Muay Thai 152lb. limit-Brent Appiarius (Neglia Comp. Team) V. Jonathan Kudman (Dragon 5 M.A)Winner: Appiarius via TKO Ref Stoppage R2.
** Photo of Andrea DeAngelo landing a kick.
Mens Muay Thai 173lb. limit-Damien Debose (Black Thaiger Acadamy) V. Thad Cambell (TSMMA) Winner: Cambell via unanimous decision Men's Muay Thai 145-150lb. Limit-Jim Rivera (TSMMA) V. Andre Laureano (Wat Gym)Winner: Rivera via unanimous decision
Main Card Men's Pro Kickboxing 123lb. limit USA V. Virgin Islands-Devon Cormack (USA-Champ) V. Matt Lyall (Virgin Isl.)Winner: Cormack via TKO 1:52 R4 - Ref Stoppage - 3 knockdown rule. Men's Muay Thai 155lb. limit-Chris Iavarone (TSMMA) V. Joey Allen (Ardon's Sweet Science)Winner: Allen via unanimous decision Men's Pro Kickboxing 135lb. limit-Bob Cambell (Bellmore Kickboxing) V. Paul Gutierrez (Vizzio's Gym)Winner: Cambell via TKO at 1:52 R4 - Ref Stoppage Men's Pro Muay Thai 205lb. limit-James "B-52" Smith (Black Thager Academy) V. Zadie Morris (Ultimate Gym)Winner: Smith via KO at 1:13 R1.
**Photo of Andrei Kapylou's fight ending body punch
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Women's Kickboxing 125lb. limit
SEPTEMBER 7th, 2007
BEASTS of the NORTHEAST
ATLANTIC CITY
| RING OF COMBAT 15 UPDATE “Beasts of the Northeast” Tournament Preview (September 7th, Tropicana Casino & Resort, Atlantic City) There were sweet submissions and there were brutal knockouts. The opening round of Ring of Combat’s “Beasts of the Northeast” tournament played out tonight at the Tropicana Showroom, and a packed house was treated to everything from surprise upsets to expected beatdowns as fighters battled their way to a semi-final slot. Some highlights of the event included: • Team Serra/Longo’s Eddie Fyvie, who beat the heck out of Biff Walizer on the ground before knocking him out on the feet. • Bombsquad slugger Erik Charles and his quick knockout of Gabe Toribio. One right hand was all it took. • ROC champ Marc Stevens, who out-wrestled the wrestler in Jordan Pergola and pounded him mercilessly for the stoppage. Full results: Lightweights: John Beneduce (Insight-154lbs) vs. Dave Sachs (Pittsburgh FC-155lbs) Sachs via unanimous decision. Eddie Fyvie (Team Renzo-156lbs) vs. Biff Walizer (Team Red Lion-154lbs) Fyvie via KO at 3:44 of Round One. Brian McLaughlin (Hudson Valley JJ-156lbs) vs. Mike Tierney (MMA of Southern Maine-150lbs) McLaughlin via armbar at 0:32 of Round One.
Welterweights: Mark Berraciol (Real Fighting Dojo-172lbs) vs. James Gabert (Team Serra/Longo-170lbs) Berraciol via rear naked choke at 2:13 of Round Two. Riche Boine (Team Tiger Schulmann-170lbs) vs. Joseph Aviles (Jungle Gym-166lbs) Aviles via KO at 1:30 of Round Three. Charlie Brenneman (Cambria Martial Arts-169lbs) vs. Jordan Damon (Team Balance-161lbs) Brenneman via doctor stoppage due to cut at 2:20 of Round One. Doug Gordon (Elite BJJ-170lbs) vs. Andrew Calendrelli (Calendrelli/Bombsquad-170lbs) Calandrelli via majority decision. Middleweights: Jordan Pergola (Bellmore Kickboxing-186lbs) vs. Marc Stevens (TaiKai-185lbs) Stevens via ref stoppage due to unanswered strikes at 2:58 of Round One. Erik Charles (Bombsquad-185lbs) vs. Gabriel Toribio (Team Serra/Longo-180lbs) Charles via KO at 0:32 of Round One. Lance Everson (Boneyard-185lbs) vs. Dan Karnbauer (FTP Fighting Systems-189lbs) Everson via ref stoppage due to unanswered strikes at 2:41 of Round One. Mike Massenzio (Ironhorse MMA-186lbs) vs. Dustin Cook (Team Massaro/Careccio Boxing-185lbs) Massenzio via rear naked choke at 2:21 of Round Two.
Light-heavyweights: Ricardo Romero (Advanced Martial Arts-205lbs) vs. Bryce Harrell (MFS/KOA-204lbs) Romero via tap out due to strikes at 2:09 of Round One. John Clarke (CTMMA-206lbs) vs. Sean McCann (Team Endgame-205lbs) Clarke via kneebar at 2:04 of Round Two. John Doyle (Round One-207lbs) vs. Alexander Lazebnikov (Powerhouse Kickboxing-204lbs) Doyle via ref stoppage due to unanswered strikes at 3:21 of Round One. |
