VCS Champ Ashley Greenway Signs with Invicta FC

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Victory Combat Sports 115-pound female champ Ashley Greenway has graduated to the big leagues, signing with top-flight all-women's organization Invicta FC. The North Carolina native will be competing in Invicta's 115-pound weight class, which was recently pillaged by the UFC for TUF 20.

When last we saw the amiable Greenway, she was armbarring Ashley Miller at a September VCS show at the Armory in Manhattan. Actually, scratch that. When we last saw Greenway, she was celebrating her win by getting another tattoo.


As you can tell by her collection of ink, Greenway wins a lot.

See UFC 169 The Way Nick Diaz Saw It

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You know, because he was high.

Already the Negative Vibes are Flowing in New York

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It's barely even February and already the pessimism and negative vibes are flowing freely when it comes to MMA getting sanctioned in New York this year. According to Ken Lovett of the New York Daily News and his prognosticating crystal ball, a dark shadow hangs over the heads of those seeking to lift the ban.

“I don’t see it as very likely this year,” one Assembly official said.
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Opponents of the sport are latching on to a recent comment by Dana White, president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship league, that opposition to contact sports like MMA highlights the “pussification of America.”

Sonia Ossorio, president of the city-chapter of the National Organization for Women, blasted the sport as “exploitive of its fighters and misogynistic towards women.”

“If the pussification of America means holding the tide against violence and misogyny, I’m all for it,” she said.

All I have to say about this is that it's way too soon to be handicapping any odds. Also, there's more than one way to skin a cat, and this particular feline might be losing a good portion of its fur in the coming months.

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AKBF Show in Yorktown Heights, N.Y. - 2.1.14

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(Ed. note: the following report is courtesy of veteran writer Mark Jacobs. Check out his blog here.)

While Jim Genia was down at UFC 169 on Saturday night sitting in a hot tub drinking pink ladies with Dana White, some of us were out in the trenches doing the real work.

The AKBF event in Yorktown Heights, NY featured a numbing 17 bouts of amateur MMA, Muay Thai, boxing, kickboxing and grappling.

Highlights included Anderson Silva, who showed no ill-effects of his broken leg in defeating Vinny Brightmaqn... wait, it was a different Anderson Silva?

     

I thought there was something suspicious when he looked much paler in person. He still impressed winning by quick first round guillotine choke (and he insists Anderson Silva is his real name).

     

American Top Team’s Dean Hancock unleashed a devastating body slam followed by some quick ground and pound mop up to finish Tim Knapp in round one.

     

And local beast Gregy Styles was his usually cocky and spectacular self, instantly taking opponent Santiago Milanese down with a bodylock and then dropping right hands on him till Milanese liquefied into the canvas. Styles must turn pro before any more amateurs are damaged beyond repair!

Full Results:

1. Grappling: Ethan Gomez draw Sam McCormick

2. Grappling: Robert Fischer W. armbar vs. George Petronella

3. MMA: Marcus Macrillo W. choke Rd. 1 vs. Mike Lopez

4. Muay Thai: Renzo Medoza W TKO Rd. 2 vs. Robert Shoomaker

5. MMA: Anderson Silva W. guillotine choke Rd. 1 vs. Vinny Brightmaqn

6. Grappling: Scott Hlubik draw Juan Santana

7. MMA: Eric Ott W ground and pound Rd. 1 vs. Joe Lowe

8. Kickboxing: Ben Tryree W decision vs. Therno Barry

9. MMA: Guy Croce W TKO Rd. 1 vs. Mike Douglass

10. Boxing: Christain Dellard W decision vs. Alex Delic

11. Muay Thai: Ray Angle W decision vs. Brian Cohen

12. MMA: Illya Kotau W TKO 3 vs. Melton Dane

13. MMA: John Marino W guillotine choke Rd. 1 vs. Alex Gonzalez

14. MMA: Dean Hancock W TKO Rd. 1 vs. Tim Knapp

15. Muay Thai: John Ladisa W decision vs. Turpel Khamayez

16. Muay Thai: Dante Goldsmith W decision vs. Gino Smith

17. MMA: Gregy Styles W ground and pound Rd. 1 vs. Santiago Milanese

No Mercy 2 - 1.18.14

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Kickboxing bout results:

• Deet Ramanathan def. Yusel Morejon via Unanimous Decision
• Justina Abruscato def. Emma Smith via TKO, R1
• Constantine Gemelas def. Andrew King via TKO, R3
• Meredith Connelly def. Aly Franco via Unanimous Decision
• Anthony Wolter def. Jackson Bynum via Unanimous Decision
• Ibraheem Abdeaal def. Pat Carroll via TKO, R1
• Stephanie Vargas def. Dawn Solomon via Unanimous Decision
• Rick Schaefer def. Ty Tucker via TKO, R2

Boxing bout result:

• Elvis Regis def. Ryan Peacock via TKO, R1

Grappling bout result:

• Danny Trujillo def. Rich Pabon via Decision

MMA bout results:

• Akram Gharib def. Matt Yablon via Submission (Armbar) in R2
• Vincent DeRiso def. Kevin Wall via Submission (Guillotine) in R1
• Jesse McBroom def. Marc Miglino via Unanimous Decision

Scenes From An In-House NJSACB Seminar on Judging, Reffing and Officiating

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Some Thursday Night Fights Pics

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Some Grapple at the Garden Pics

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Yeah, There Was a UCL a Couple Weekends Ago..

...But that's all I'm going to say about it.

Golden MMA Championships 3 - 11.23.13

• Richard Pabon def. Carlos Oquendo via Unanimous Decision
• Eric D'Arce def. Nathaniel Driskell via Technical Submission (Armbar) at 2:01, R1
• Mike Hauben def. Ken Sweeney via Submission (Ankle Lock) at 1:17, R1

Golden MMA Championships Light-Heavyweight Title

• Luis DeJesus def. Mohamed Said Sarfarez via Split Decision

Golden MMA Championships Welterweight Title

Bernardo Cano def. Ozzie Diaz via Submission (Guillotine) at :44, R2

Underground Profile: Jerome Mickle, NYC's First Dual-Organization Champ

It's been a banner year for Jerome Mickle. First, years of kicking ass in the UCL led to a title shot and championship belt. Then came a title shot in the fledgling New York City-based MMA promotion New York Fight Exchange, which resulted in a KO victory and yet another piece of shiny hardware. If fortune favors the bold, then Mickle - whose aggressive style and "can do" attitude has enabled him to keep an unblemished 9-0 fight record - must be very bold indeed. So who is this explosive welterweight slugger besides being the first person to simultaneously hold championship belts in two Big Apple promotions? To gain some insight, MMA Journalist sat down with the champ for an interview. Enjoy!

Video Promo for this Sunday's UCL

MMA Platinum Gloves - 10.24.13

• Ricardo Pigatti Jr. def. Steven Haynes via TKO (Punches) at 2:04, R1
• Richard Pabon def. Ralphie Feebus via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 1:40, R1
• Nick Fiore def. Antonio Quinones via Submission (Guillotine) at 2:40, R2
• Jose Rosado def. Punham Guliyer via Submission (Guillotine) at :42, R1
• Prince Ughegbu def. Fernando Saavedra via TKO (Punches) at 1:47, R2
• Stuart Gordon def. Zac Rosado via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 1:11, R1
• Dakota Giguere def. Victor Robinson via Submission (Armbar) at 1:03, R1
• Jude Paulemon def. Sal Dicristo via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 2:40, R1

Elite Cage Challenge - 11.17.13

• Sam McCormick def. John Salkowicz via Submission (Armbar) at 2:40, R1
• Cody Hogan def. Juliano Zanetti via TKO (Strikes) at 2:00, R3
• Dioego Machado def. Melton Savory via TKO (Punches) at :33, R1
• Carolina Lopez def. Jess O'Brien via TKO (Punches) at 2:40, R1
• Gregy Styles def. Josh Santiago via TKO (Suplexes) at :46, R1
• Mike Lopez def. Steve Falcetti via TKO (Punches) at 1:20, R1

Aggressive Combat Championships - 1.26.13

• Arthur Khamukov def. Jamie Rodriguez via Unanimous Decision
• Oswald Perez def. Josh Armstrong via Submission (Armbar) at :57, R1
• Matt Poricelli def. Erik Makris via Submission (Armbar) at 2:42, R1
• Mike Devila def. Pat Kelly via Unanimous Decision
• Ray Ceballos def. Anthony Knox via KO (Punch) at 2:11, R1
• Vic Landeta def. BJ Curcio via Submission (Guillotine) at :23, R2
• Aaron Galan def. Florentino Delgado via Unanimous Decision

ACC Title Bout

• Leo Muniz def. Noel Aviles via TKO in R3

Elite Cage Challenge - 3.17.13

• Gregy Styles def. Ryan Delgado via TKO (Punches) in R2
• Ethan Gomes def. Rob Reda via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in R1
• Joe Vitale def. Will Ugellies via TKO (Punches) in R1
• Erin Cooney def. Jody Lynn Riecher via TKO (Punches) in R1

ECC Title

• Sam McCormick def. Jojo Machado via Verbal Submission in R3

Kings of New York - 3.23.13

• Diego Lopez def. James Casserly via Submission (Triangle Choke) at 2:52, R1
• Felix Santo Perez def. Kimson via TKO (Punches) at 1:59, R2
• Jose Mariscal def. Ethan Gomes via TKO (Punches) at 2:59, R1
• Vermon Lodman def. Abner Hernandez via Tapout due to exhaustion in R2
• Ronmy Davila def. Fabian Llerena via Split Decision
• Carlos Hernandez def. Jefferey Ballardes via Technical Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 2:09, R3
• Jose Torres def. Jarel Marcalle via Unanimous Decision
• Victoria Markarova def. Jody Lynn Reicher via Unanimous Decision
• Angelo Rivera def. Chris Miller via TKO in R2
• Simmon Sara def. Matthew Perez via Submission (Armbar) in R1