Ring of Combat XL: Tonight in Atlantic City!

Another great Ring on Combat card has been put together by Lou Neglia, and it takes place tonight at the Tropicana Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey.  The ROC is a staple of MMA, and it's one of the longest running promotions outside of the UFC.  Over 70 ROC fighters have gone on to the UFC, including the latest, Tom DeBlass, who made his UFC debut earlier this month.  To do so, Tom gave up the ROC LHW and HW titles, which are now up for grabs.

As a result, tonight's card has some title implications.  Marvin Eastman, a very well known name in MMA, and a man who has fought a veritable who's who in the sport, will take on Dmitry Zablotny in a HW title elimination fight.  In another title elimination bout, this one in the Light Heavy division, Carlos Brooks takes on Danny Babcock.  Both fights are evidence of great matchmaking, but it doesn't stop there.

There are many very interesting and exciting bouts on the card.  I'm getting ready to head down to AC right now in fact, to commentate the fights on the GoFightLive broadcast. If you can't make the show itself, watching on GFL is the next big thing, so definitely check that out.

Here are the official bouts and weights from last night's weigh ins.  See you at the Trop!

13
220
Eastman 207. Zablotny 221
Marvin Eastman vs. Dmitry Zablotny
Ref Miragliotta
Judges Agustin, Dudley and Tabora

12
205
Gordon 204. Contaldi 205
Ed Gordon vs. Ryan Contaldi
Ref Miragliotta
Judges Agustin, DePasquale and Tabora

11
205
Both fighters weigh 203.5
Carlos Brooks vs. Danny Babcock
Ref Mulhall
Judges Agustin, Sinclair and Tabora

10
185
Both fighters weigh 185
Daniel Akinyemi vs. Brett Linebarger
Ref Miragliotta
Judges Agustin, Dudley and Sinclair

9
170
Both fighters weigh 169.5
Chris Wing vs. Stephen Govan
Ref Mulhall
Judges DePasquale, Sinclair and Tabora

8
145
Vaughan 145. Vaccaro 144.5
Ryan Vaccaro vs. Billy Vaughan
Ref Peterson
Judges DePasquale, Dudley and Sinclair

7
175
Fearon 176. Yoldas. 172
Adam Fearon vs. Yusuf Yoldas
Ref Mulhall
Judges DePasquale, Sinclair and Tabora

6
150
Barakat 151. Rodriguez 150
Nabih Barakat vs. Mervin Rodriguez
Ref Mulhall
Judges Dudley, Sinclair and Tabora

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

4
156
Wade 156.5 Santos 153
Chris Wade vs. Maykon Santos
Ref Peterson
Judges Agustin, Sinclair and Tabora

3
135
Rizzo 133.5. Carbonel. 136
Matthew Rizzo vs. Daniel Carbonel
Ref Peterson
Judges Dudley, Sinclair and Tabora

2
145
Harrison 144. Diaz 146
Andre Harrison vs. Epifano Diaz
Ref Peterson
Judges Agustin, DePasquale and Tabora

1
160
DeFranco 160.5. Jordan 159
Pat DeFranco vs. David Jordan
Ref Mulhall
Judges Agustin, DePasquale and Dudley