Combat at the Capitale: Global Conflict

*originally published Feb '05 on fullcontactfighter.com*

(February 11th, New York City) It was a night of action and a night of thrills here in Manhattan, as fight fans packed into the Chinatown nightclub ‘Capitale’ to see some of the area’s best kickboxers do battle. With two championship belts up for grabs, competition flown in from Japan and a berth in the prestigious K-1 tournament at stake, it truly was a global conflict. Highlights of the night included:

• “Evil” Joe Diable’s dominant performance, which culminated in a storm of bout-ending knees and a crowd-pleasing win for the Serra/Longo fighter.
• Derek Riddick’s non-stop aggression, which propelled the Watts Gym warrior to victory over his Japanese opponent.
• Team Tiger Schulmann’s Shennen Maceo war with Susumu Daiguji. After five rounds of back-and-forth flurries and intense combat, Maceo earned the unanimous decision - and a spot in Japan’s famous K-1 tournament.

Results

Amateur American Kickboxing Rules
Alexus Caban (USAKKA-185lbs) vs. Jake Schaper (Eternal Martial Arts-181lbs)

Caban via TKO at 1:42 of Round One.

Steve Castelli (Shaolin Self-Defense) vs. Nick Molta (Garguilo’s Kickboxing)

Molta via unanimous decision.

Chris Suder (Eternal Martial Arts-161lbs) vs. Carl Beams (Garguilo’s Kickboxing-162lbs)

Beams via TKO at 1:08 of Round Two.

Adina Lopez (USAKKA-126lbs) vs. Michele Buzan (Cormack Kickboxing-123lbs)

Buzan via TKO (opponent was unable to answer the bell for the second round).

Amateur Muay Thai Rules

Gizely Andread (Sitan Gym-120lbs) vs. Chi Yoon Chung (NY Sanda-122lbs)

Andread via unanimous decision.

Mohamed Ahmed (Sitan Gym-150lbs) vs. Andrew Wilson (Watts Gym-147.5lbs)

Ahmed via split decision.

Mike Saracino (Sitan Gym) vs. “Evil” Joe Diable (Serra/Longo Competition Team-158lbs)

Diable via KO (knees to the midsection) at 1:13 or Round One.

Andrea DeAngelo (Zarko Academy-129lbs) vs. Sophia Gegovic (Team Tiger Schulmann-128lbs)

Gegovic via unanimous decision.

Alan Myrthil (Zarko Academy-210lbs) vs. Kent Martin (Serra/Longo Competition Team-208lbs)

Martin via majority decision.

Marcos Antebi (Five Points Fitness-147lbs) vs. Luke Lang (Watts Gym-146.5lbs)

Antebi via doctor stoppage (broken nose) at 1:24 of Round 3.

Dimitry Shirganov (Borodin’s Gym-164lbs) vs. Corey Miller (Team Tiger Schulmann-162lbs)

Shirganov via unanimous decision.

Professional Muay Thai Rules

Alex “Thundercat” Xaver (Cortland Gym-174lbs) vs. Luke Cummo (Serra/Longo Competition Team-174lbs)

Cummo via TKO at 1:52 of Round 3.

Muay Thai Championship Bout

Naoki Samukawa (Japan/Bungering Bay Gym-169lbs) vs. Derek Riddick (Watts Gym-175lbs)

Riddick via unanimous decision.

Muay Thai Championship Bout - K-1 Rules

Susumu Daiguji (Japan/Silverwolf Gym-137.5lbs) vs. Shennen Maceo (Team Tiger Schulmann-139lbs)

Maceo via unanimous decision - Maceo is K-1 bound!