Fighters, Managers and Trainers:

 

We would like to thank everyone for their support of this past weekends East Coast Combat Challenge in Newark Delaware. The Event saw many exciting bouts and every Fighter certainly brought it to the Cage.

 

 

Bout 1
Brandon Cherry (Team Rawdogg) def. Samad Mobley (Ninja Academy) via Unanimous Decision (29-28,30-27,30-27)
 
Bout 2
Chris Mendez (Fight Firm) def. Nick Buff (Freestyle) via Unanimous Decision (30-26,29-27,29-27)
 
Bout 3
Anthony Yuan (Nak Muay Gym) def. Scott Cercena (Primal Fighting) via Referee Stoppage
*Scott Cercena suspended 30 Days
 
Bout 4
Jacob Estep (Primal Fighting) def. Kenneth Gartman (Ninja Academy) .56 sec Rd 1 via DQ
*Kenneth Gartman Suspended 30 Days
*Jacob Estep Suspended 30 Days
 
Bout 5
Min Vaitekunas (Team Rawdogg) def. Leonard Moses (Team Steele) .9 sec Rd 1 via KO
*Leonard Moses Suspended 60 Days
 
Bout 6
Aaron Hicks (Fight Firm) def. Jon Marino (Nak Muay Gym) 1:38 Rd 1 via TKO
 
Bout 7
Suneagle McNeely (Choice MA) def.Logan Estep (Primal Fighting) 2:00 Rd 2 -Failure to Answer Bell
 
Bout 8
Eric Kolb (Fight Firm) def. Ben Moses (Team Steele) 1:36 Rd 2 via TKO
 
Bout 9
Tim Amorium (Sitan Gym) def. Noel Bowman (Bowman MMA) via Unanimous Decision (30-27,30-27,30-27)
 
Bout 10
Frank Lauro Jr (Team Steele) vs Charlie Joseph (Renzo Gracie) Fight to a Draw
(29-28-Lauro, 29-28 Joseph, 29-29 Draw)
 
Bout 11
Ben Tichy (Fight Firm) def. Delance Cain (Primal Fighting) 1:24 Rd 1 via TKO
 
Bout 12
Tim Williams (Millville BJJ) def. Ryan Tuno (Choice MA) 2:00 Rd 2 via Referee Stoppage
*Ryan Tuno Suspended 30 Days
 
Bout 13
Kasheem Peterson (Daddis FC) def. Logan Wheeler (Primal FIghting) :49 sec Rd 2 via KO
 

Officials
 
Referee
Stephen Haigh
 
Judges
Joe Pyfer
Steve McCabe
Chris Dipetro
 
Scorekeeper
Michelle Haigh
 
Ringside Physician
Dr. Sandra R. Winiewicz
 
Promoters
Ed and Deneen Hsu

 

 

 

The Next East Coast Combat Challenge is set for Saturday December 13th at the Greater Newark Boys and Girls Club in Newark Delaware. This will give Muay Thai and MMA Fighters great Standup Experience in the Cage.

 

Fighters interested in competing in the East Coast Combat Challenge (ECCC) please respond with

 

 

We look forward to another Exciting event.

 

 

Combat in the Cage will be holding their next Mixed Martial Arts event Sat. January 10th at the Prince Williams Fairgrounds in Manassas VA.Potentially this will be set as a Pro/Am event.

 

We already have quite a few fighters committed to this event and will be putting the card together.

 

Again, Available fighters please forward any pertinent information.

 

Rules for this event:

 

 

 

 

A public hearing is scheduled for December 8, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. in the second floor conference room A of the Cannon Building, 861 Silver Lake Boulevard, Dover. The Director will receive and consider input in writing from any person concerning the proposed regulations. Written comments should be submitted to the Office of Director, Division of Professional Regulation, Cannon Building, 861 Silver Lake Blvd. Suite 203, Dover, DE 19904. The final date to submit written or oral comments shall be at the public hearing. Anyone wishing to obtain a copy of the proposed regulations or to make comments at the public hearing should contact the Office of the Director at the above address or by calling (302) 744-4502.

 

While we might not all agree on the proposed Rules for MMA in Delaware, any negative feedback might only delay the sport being regulated in the State for an uncertain amount of time. Support the proposed rules and hopefully in the near future there might be changes to it.

 

We hope to see as many people there for the meeting as possible.

 

We do have a tentative date for the first MMA event under the proposed rules for January 24th in Newark Delaware. Depending on how the meeting December 8th goes we will have further information regarding the event.