Rules – Full Unified Rules of MMA !!!

Status – Amateur MMA Competition.

Sanctioned by Organization Approved by NY Statute – Yes.

Sanctioning Body –  WKA.

Results – http://www.themmajournalist.com/2014/04/victory-combat-sports-scores-another.html

• Ali Zebian def. Carlos Monteiro via TKO (Punches) in R2
• Adam Pakiela def. Ethan Gomes via Unanimous Decision
• John Pina def. Mike Casill via KO (Punch) at :04, R2
• Rohan Dalton def. Rafat Khandaker via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 2:58, R1
• Rich Pabon def. Takahiro Ishikawa via Split Decision
• Adrian Czmielewski def. Jairo Israel Machuca via TKO (Punches) in R2
• Jake Skelly def. Chris Tiernan via TKO (Knee Injury) in R1
• Hassan Hope def. Brad Batemen via Split Decision

Date of Show – April 26, 2014.

Location of Show – Manhattan, NYC – Terminal 55 !!!

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.

Leo Muniz def. Noel Aviles via KO – Round 3

Promotion – Aggressive Combat Sports

Rules – No strikes to the head on the ground. No knees to the face. No elbows. Shinpads required. No twisting leg submissions. 3-Minute Rounds.

Status – Amateur MMA Competition.

Sanctioned by Organization Approved by NY Statute – No.

Sanctioning Body – USMTA (not approved by NY statute).

Location of Show – Bronx, NYC.

A “sanctioned” amature event took place Saturday January 26, 2013 in the Bronx, NY.  Promoter Eugene Perez along with his partners Tom Kilkenny and Joe Ciminna put on a mixed fighting show under the Aggressive Combat Sports banner showcasing 8 amature MMA bouts and 1 grappling match.  The MMA bouts used NJ amature rules which include, no knees to the face, no elbows, no strikes to the head while on the ground, and the use of shin pads.  Below are some pics from the event.  It’s been quite a few years since Lou Neglia last hosted a sanctioned MMA fight in NYC, making this comeback a long time in the works.

Quick Results:

Arthur Khamukov def. Jamie Rodriguez via Unanimous Decision
Tobart Pongia def. Greggy Styles via Points (Six-Minute Grappling Competition)
Oswald Perez def. Josh Armstrong via Armbar Submission – 0:57 of Round 1
Matt Poricelli def. Erik Makris via Armbar – 2:32 of Round 1
Mike Devila def. Patrick Kelly via Unanimous Decision
Raymond Ceballos def. Anthony Knox via Knockout – 2:11 of Round 1
Vic Landeta def. B.J. Curcio via Guillotine Choke – 0:23 of Round 2
Aaron Galan def. Florentino Laureano via Unanimous Decision
Leo Muniz def. Noel Aviles via KO – Round 3

March 6, 2012 - Community Rally for the Sanctioning of Professional MMA in NY

A loyal crowd of MMA faithfuls gathered in front of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s NYC Office at 633 Third Avenue to rally for the legalization of professional mixed martial arts in New York.  As one of the last holdouts, New York is currently preventing valuable sports revenue from boosting its economic goals.  This backwards bureaucratic policy is bound to go down in flames in the near future, it’s a matter of 1-3 years at most.  Then MMA will be legal hundreds and possibly thousands of years to come.  I guess we’re witnessing history here.

To read more about the Coalition to Legalize MMA in New York, CLICK HERE

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.

Tara LaRosa Addresses the Crowd at NY's first MMA Rally

The Coalition to Legalize Mixed Martial Arts in New York organized by MMA instructor Stephen Koepfer held its first public rally in lower Manhattan across the street from New York City’s city hall. The rally popped off on On February 8th, 2011 as a crowd of MMA loyalists gathered in front of Sheldon Silver’s district office at 250 Broadway in downtown Manhattan.  Frank Shamrock and Tara LaRosa were among the well-known MMA fighters who showed up in support of the cause.

MMA Documentary Filmmakers Kahleem Poole-Tehada and Stephen Kpeofer

New York City, the future home of MMA, was host to a media screening of a hip MMA documentary directed by Kahleem Poole-Tehada and produced by Stephen Koepfer.  “New York Mixed Martial Arts” explains the history of New York MMA and gives you a glimpse into the MMA minds of fighters, polititions, journalists, and insiders and the fight to get professional MMA sanctioned in New York State.  New York Mixed Martial Arts beautifully captures the essence of what it is to be an MMA fighter in New York.