Promotion – Underground Combat League (UCL)

Rules – Full Unified Rules of MMA or UFC 1 “Vale Tudo” Rules, depending on agreement of fighters. 3-Minute Rounds.

Status – Amateur MMA Competition.

Sanctioned by Organization Approved by NY Statute – No.

Sanctioning Body –  Unsanctioned (legal).

Location of Show – World Class Boxing Gym – South Bronx, NYC.

Date of Show – February 8, 2015.

NYFE 2 – The Ides Of March – March 15, 2014

Promotion – New York Fight Exchange.

Name of Event – NYFE 2 – The Ides Of March.

Rules – No Elbows or Knees to the Head. Otherwise Unified Rules. 3-Minute Rounds.

Status – Amateur MMA Competition.

Sanctioned by Organization Approved by NY Statute – Yes.

Sanctioning Body –  WKA.

Results – Jim Genia’s MMA Website.

Date of Show – March 15, 2014.

Location of Show – Amazura Concert Hall, Queens, NYC.

Highlights:

– Full moon on fight night.

– Fight between Nick Olson & Omowale Adewale ended when their shin bones clashed, broke through the skin & fatty tissue, and touched bone against bone.

– Jerome Mickle smashed his way to 10-0 after a dominant and impressive TKO victory, his first NYFE title defense.

– Rob Scotti (new NYFE Champ) heel hooked champion Felipe Carlos and told the ref he heard something pop, the ref stopped the fight claiming that Carlos screamed but most watching thought the stoppage was premature. This takes nothing away from Rob Scotti who did have a deep heel hook sunk in, much to his credit. The ring interviewer called the stoppage “unfortunate” after the fight. Scotti, however, did the right thing by informing the ref of a possible injury and the ref did end up stopping the fight. Even though Carlos appeared uninjured afterwards, it’s within reason for a ref to stop a fight if he/she believes a knee/joint/tendon injury has occurred during a deeply sunk & cranked heel hook, especially in an amateur show. It didn’t feel like the right call at the time, but thinking back it was probably the right call for the sake of fighter safety. The referee and Rob Scotti might very well have saved Carlos from a devastating and unnecessary knee injury. If only Palhares had manners like Rob Scotti he’d still be in the UFC.

– Alfred Jones in his post fight interview announced he would not fight again in the NYFE or any other amateur show, he’s going pro.

– Crowd Favorite Ken Sweeney’s opponent came in way over the weight limit causing the WKA to cancel the match and robbing the crowd of a father & son fight night. Ken Sweeney took center ring and lambasted Global Proving Ground & his scheduled opponent for missing weight and giving him a t-shirt with the words honor, respect, & Spirit written on it. Sweeney stomped on the shirt and it was thrown around the arena like a hot potato. Ken’s son Kenny won his debut fight earlier in the evening.

Promotion – Underground Combat League (UCL)

Rules – Full Unified Rules of MMA or UFC 1 “Vale Tudo” Rules, depending on agreement of fighters. 3-Minute Rounds.

Status – Amateur MMA Competition.

Sanctioned by Organization Approved by NY Statute – No.

Sanctioning Body –  Unsanctioned (legal).

Location of Show – Queens Elmcor – Queens, NYC.

Date of Show – February 23, 2014.

Results on Jim Genia’s Blog – http://www.themmajournalist.com/2014/02/7-days-in-nyc-sunday-22314.html

Undefeated NYC fighter Jerome Mickle (9-0) refused to defend his belt and fight promoter Peter Storm in their scheduled 185 pound title fight citing Storm’s weight as the reason. Storm reputedly weighed in at 186 lbs roughly 3 hours before the fights began, then gained 6 pounds of water and banana weight. Mickle arrived after the fights began and weighed in at 177. A rehydrated Storm weighed in again at 192. When it was time for the main event, Mickle refused to fight the larger Storm who took to the ring and confronted Mickle in front of the UCL audience, the video is posted below. Hopefully the two will fight in a future event.

Promotion – Underground Combat League (UCL)

Rules – Full Unified Rules of MMA or UFC 1 “Vale Tudo” Rules, depending on agreement of fighters. 3-Minute Rounds.

Status – Amateur MMA Competition.

Sanctioned by Organization Approved by NY Statute – No.

Sanctioning Body –  Unsanctioned (legal).

Location of Show – Bronx, NYC.

Date of Show – November 17, 2013.

Promotion – New York Fight Exchange.

Rules – No Elbows or Knees to the Head. Otherwise Unified Rules. 3-Minute Rounds.

Status – Amateur MMA Competition.

Sanctioned by Organization Approved by NY Statute – Yes.

Sanctioning Body –  WKA.

Results – Jim Genia’s Blog: http://mmajournalist.blogspot.com/

Date of Show – October 4, 2013.

Location of Show – Queens, NYC.

Rules – Full Unified Rules of MMA or UFC 1 “Vale Tudo” Rules, depending on agreement of fighters. 3-Minute Rounds.

Status – Amateur MMA Competition.

Sanctioned by Organization Approved by NY Statute – No.

Sanctioning Body –  Unsanctioned (legal).

Location of Show – Bronx, NYC.

Why would somebody fight in an underground fight club for no money? While practicing and sparring at the gym, becoming better at one’s passion is an inherently worthy pursuit, some artists need to put their physical well-being in jeopardy and test their skills in front of a crowd for a few thrilling minutes.

Since New York is the only state to ban professional mixed-martial arts fights, and refuses to sanction or come up with standards for amateur fights, the only way a New York mixed-martial artist can showcase their talent in New York is to fight in an underground fighting show. Read More….

Quick MMA Results from the Show:

Irish Todd def. Thiago Chavez – Guillotine Choke.

Israel Martinez def. Kevin Wall – Front Kick KO.

Jonathan Rodriguez def. Nico Agusto – Rear Naked Choke.

Mark Agnew def. Desmond Nelson – Rear Naked Choke.

Unsanctioned Underground Fight Show Erupts During MMA Book Launch Event

Unsanctioned MMA fights in a cage in downtown Manhattan were the focal point of a book launch event this past Saturday hosted by authors Jim Genia (Raw Combat) and Matthew Polly (Tapped Out).  It nearly came to blows in the ring as Genia and Polly faced off, each clutching copies of their book in a pseudo-masterbatory staredown that seemed seconds from erupting into a frenzy of extreme violence.  Maybe the two authors were amped up on adreneline following a couple of spine-busting MMA fights or maybe they were just super pumped up amidst a fucking awesome media event.  Whatever the case may have been, these two large and imposing men, who as mma journalists clearly had something to prove, seemed willing to go to whatever lengths necessary to intimidate one another in the center of the ring.

Matthew Polly (6’11″/302lbs) came into the ring boasting a star-studded training team consisting of Phil Nurse and “New Zealand” John Danaher.  Jim Genia (6’10″/297lbs) was coming in with a decade-old blue belt in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu and a large pair of iron clad bauding balls.  Half the crowd wanted to see these two behemoths tear each other limb from limb and the other half seemed to be connected to the venue or publishing companies and were freaking out about liability issues should the two man-monsters end up brawling.  Unfortunately cooler heads prevailed and the fighting was left to the fighters.