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ormer World Champion, LOUIS NEGLIA, has done it again-putting together another of the best Kickboxing Shows in the New York area as his Combat at the Capitale returned to the landmark Capitale Event Center in the heart of Chinatown on Friday, 3/22/13.
This EVENT, in addition to featuring his exciting Professional and Amateur Kickboxing, Muay Tai and K-1 Bouts, was the venue for the ROAD TO GLORY 170 pound welterweight division tournament.
The ROAD TO GLORY is the premier Kick Boxing League in Europe and Asia and has now come to the United States looking for our best Kickboxers to compete worldwide in their Superfight Tournament Events.
The entire evening featured great matchmaking, a sellout, standing room only, jammed packed crowd and plenty of action to go around. This is how you put on a Show-action, action and more action. The media in attendance all agreed that this event was one of the absolute premier kickboxing shows ever.
There were so many highlights, one doesn't know where to begin.
The ROAD TO GLORY Bouts featured lightning fast KO's, killer body shot combo's and crazy slugfests as 8 of the top kickboxers in the nation in the 170 pound division fought in a 1 night elimination tournament until 1 winner was left standing at the end of the night.
In the ROAD TO GLORY Championship Bout, the Main Event and Final Bout of the evening, FRANCOIS AMBANG from Virginia was the upset knockout winner over New York's own and world ranked, Brett Halvichek. The Bout was stopped at 41 seconds of the second round when Francois pinned Bret in the corner and unleashed a barrage of left and right punches resulting in the referee moving in and stopping the fight.
An emotional Francois was presented the winner's purse of $21,000. He was visibly humbled by the win-this being the highest purse he has ever won in his professional career. He will now be moving on to the next round of GLORY Superfight Events in their international tournament. Other purses presented that night were $9,000 for 2nd place to Brett Halvichek and $4,000 each to the 3rd and 4th place finishers.
Lou said that the fighters were truly deserving of the prizes for their ability and the sacrifices that brought them into the Ring that evening.
LOUIS NEGLIA was certainly proud that GLORY selected him to be running these tournaments-to find the best United States kickboxers to move on and compete on their worldwide stage.
The other results that evening were as follows:
Combat at the Capitale/Road to Glory, New York, NY, March 23, 2013 |
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BLUE CORNER |
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RED CORNER |
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W/In |
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1 |
3 x 2 |
JUSTIN MONTALVO |
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160-165 |
161 |
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SHANNON HALSTEAD |
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160-165 |
166 |
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K-1 |
LONGO COMP TEAM |
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DAMBAKLY MARTIAL ARTS |
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Result |
UNA DEC |
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2 |
3 x 2 |
JESS VONDOLLA |
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115-120 |
117 |
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JENNA SERIO |
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115-120 |
117 |
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PRIDE MMA |
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TSK |
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Result |
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UNA DEC |
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3 x 2 |
NAZIM SADYKHOV |
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150-155 |
155 |
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MIKE TRIZANO |
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150-155 |
155 |
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LIONS MARTIAL ARTS |
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TSK |
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Result |
UNA DEC |
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4 |
3 x 2 |
JENNIE NEDELL |
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130-135 |
134 |
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STEPHANIE BUTALA |
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130-135 |
133 |
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LK |
LONGO COMP TEAM |
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NICK CATONE MMA |
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Result |
UNA DECPO |
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5 |
3 x 2 |
BRANDON LUX |
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180-185 |
181 |
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ANDREW BALL |
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180-185 |
180 |
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K-1 |
DAMAGE INC. |
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NEGLIA COMP TEAM |
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TKO 3RD (1:21) |
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WKA NEW YORK STATE CHAMPIONSHIP |
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4 x 2 |
ALEX MELTS |
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155-160 |
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RAUL GONZALEZ |
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155-160 |
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K-1 |
LIONS MARTIAL ARTS |
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ALPHA OMEGA |
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MAJ DEC |
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3 x 2 |
TIGER LILY CHARLES |
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135-140 |
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RACHEL KENDELL |
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135-140 |
135 |
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THAI HAG TRAINING CAMP |
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TSK |
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TKO 3RD (1:36) |
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Road to Glory Reserve Bout |
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3 x 3 |
CYRUS WASHINGTON |
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CHRIS CLODFELTER |
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Pro K-1 |
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WINNER BY DEFAULT |
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WITH DREW |
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Road to Glory Quarter-Final Bout 1 |
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3 x 3 |
ANTHONY NIEVES |
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170 |
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MARCUS FISCHER |
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Pro K-1 |
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UNA DEC |
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Road to Glory Quarter-Final Bout 2 |
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3 x 3 |
JEREMY CARPER |
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FRANCOIS AMBANG |
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Pro K-1 |
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TKO 2ND (2:05) |
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Road to Glory Quarter-Final Bout 3 |
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3 x 3 |
RYAN PARKER |
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BRETT HLAVACEK |
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Pro K-1 |
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KO 1ST (:41) |
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Road to Glory Quart-Final Bout 4 |
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3 x 3 |
ERIC UTSCH |
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TAREK RACHED |
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Pro K-1 |
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KO 1ST (:18) |
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3 x 2 |
LAURA BYRNES |
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ANDREA DEANGELO |
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128 |
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K-1 |
Dawg House Gym |
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NEGLIACOMP TEAM |
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KO 1ST (1:21) |
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WKA NORTHEAST MUAY THAI CHAMPIONSHIP |
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4 x 2 |
ERIC BELCHER |
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172 |
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STEPHAN REGMAN |
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172 |
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Southern MMA |
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NE CHAMP • TSK |
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TKO 2ND (1:59) |
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Defending Title |
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Road to Glory Semi-Final Bout 1 |
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3 x 3 |
FRANCOIS AMBANG |
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MARCUS FISHER |
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Pro K-1 |
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Result |
MAJ DEC |
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Road to Glory Semi-Final Bout 2 |
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3 x 3 |
ERIC ETSCH |
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BRETT HLAVACEK |
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Pro K-1 |
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Result |
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UNA DEC |
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3 x 3 |
JOHN BOWMAN |
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147 |
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CHRIS MAUCERI |
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147 |
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Pro MT |
LONGO COMP TEAM |
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BLACK & BLUE |
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UNA DEC |
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3 x 3 |
TROY YANIA |
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130-135 |
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LENOX CHANCE |
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130-135 |
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Pro K-1 |
PA DAMAGE INC. |
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AFC |
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TKO 1ST (1:13) |
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WKA NEW YORK MUAY THAI CHAMPIONSHIP |
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4 x 2 |
PIANKHAI ZIMMERMAN |
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170-175 |
171 |
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MIKE FISCHETTI |
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170-175 |
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CAPITAL PUNISHMENT |
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US CHAMP • TSK |
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MAJ |
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Defending Title |
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Road to Glory Final Bout |
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BRETT HLAVCEK |
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FRANCOIS AMBANG |
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KO 2ND (:53) |
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Road to Glory, New York, NY, March 23, 2013 |
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8-Man Professional 170lb Tournament |
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School/City, State |
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W/In |
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Anthony Nieves |
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170.4 |
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Eric Utsch |
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170 |
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Marcos Fisher |
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170.8 |
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Brett Hlavacek |
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170.8 |
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Francois Ambang |
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169.4 |
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Tarek Rached |
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171 |
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Jeremy Carper |
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168.6 |
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Ryan Parker |
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166.8 |
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Chris Clodfelter |
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174 |
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Cyrus Washington |
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168.8 |