Lou Neglia's Ring of Combat XL is in the books, and both the HW and LHW title pictures just got much clearer. At heavyweight, Marvin Eastman, an MMA veteran who has fought just many big names, looked great in his unanimous decision victory over Dmitry Zablotny. Eastman showed great takedown defense, good wrestling, and excellent hands in the fight, and he was able to dictate where the match went. Eastman will now likely fight for the HW strap vacated by Tom DeBlass.
In the Light Heavyweight division, Carlos Brooks put everyone on notice with a stunning 51 second KO over tough Danny Babcock. The ROC LHW crown was also owned by DeBlass, who moved up to the UFC. Brooks will be fighting for this title in the near future.
The rest of the card delivered the goods as well. You can catch the replays on GoFightLive. Here are the official results.
Main Card- 3 rds of 4 minutes
13
220
Eastman 207. Zablotny 221
Marvin Eastman vs. Dmitry Zablotny
Ref Miragliotta
Judges Agustin, Dudley and Tabora
Eastman wins via unanimous decision in three rounds 29-28, 29-28 and 30-27 Tabora.
12
205
Gordon 204. Contaldi 205
Ed Gordon vs. Ryan Contaldi
Ref Miragliotta
Judges Agustin, DePasquale and Tabora
Gordon wins via KO punch at 2:58 of round one.
11
205
Both fighters weigh 203.5
Carlos Brooks vs. Danny Babcock
Ref Mulhall
Judges Agustin, Sinclair and Tabora Brooks wins via KO at 0:51 of round one.
10
185
Both fighters weigh 185
Daniel Akinyemi vs. Brett Linebarger
Ref Miragliotta
Judges Agustin, Dudley and Sinclair
Akinyemi wins via TKO referee stoppage due to unanswered strikes at 0:12 of round one.
9
170
Both fighters weigh 169.5
Chris Wing vs. Stephen Govan
Ref Mulhall
Judges DePasquale, Sinclair and Tabora
Govan wins split decision in three rounds, 30-28 Tabora, 29-28 Sinclair and 28-29 DePasquale.
8
145
Vaughan 145. Vaccaro 144.5
Ryan Vaccaro vs. Billy Vaughan
Ref Peterson
Judges DePasquale, Dudley and Sinclair
Vaccaro wins unanimous decision in three rounds, all three judges 29-28.
7
175
Fearon 176. Yoldas. 172
Adam Fearon vs. Yusuf Yoldas
Ref Mulhall
Judges DePasquale, Sinclair and Tabora
Yoldas wins via TKO referee stoppage due to unanswered strikes at 0:40 of round two.
6
150
Barakat 151. Rodriguez 150
Nabih Barakat vs. Mervin Rodriguez
Ref Mulhall
Judges Dudley, Sinclair and Tabora
Rodriguez wins unanimous decision in three rounds 30-27, 30-27 and 29-28 Dudley.
Prelims- 2 rounds of 4 minutes, 3rd in event of draw
5
205
Howard 200.5 Andrillo 204.5
Walter Howard vs. Michael Andrillo
Ref Miragliotta
Judges Dudley, DePasquale and
Sinclair
Howard wins unanimous decision in two rounds, all three judges 20-18.
4
156
Wade 156.5 Santos 153
Chris Wade vs. Maykon Santos
Ref Peterson
Judges Agustin, Sinclair and Tabora Wade wins a unanimous decision in two rounds, 20-18, 20-18 and 20-19 Tabora.
2
145
Harrison 144. Diaz 146
Andre Harrison vs. Epifano Diaz
Ref Peterson
Judges Agustin, DePasquale and Tabora
Harrison wins unanimous decision in two rounds, all three judges 20-18.
1
160
DeFranco 160.5. Jordan 159
Pat DeFranco vs. David Jordan
Ref Mulhall
Judges Agustin, DePasquale and Dudley
DeFranco wins a split decision in three rounds, 29-28, 29-28 and 28-29 Dudley.