Mark Negron's "Battle of Brooklyn" Results, Photos and More...


An MMA tree grows in Brooklyn! By Eric Joza
Brooklyn, NY-April 30th, 2005 - A rainy night in NYC could not put a damper on Mark Negron’s first show dubbed "Battle of Brooklyn" held at the world famous Gleason's Gym in Brooklyn NY. Despite a few last minute cancellations and some bout re-organization the "Battle of Brooklyn" proved to be a crowd pleasing, entertaining event.

There was good music (thanks to the boys of the "Blue Collar" band) and 12 action packed matches. We had all the elements of MMA present with the combination of Freestyle Sambo, San Da and Kick Boxing matches on the card.





Here are some of the highlights and the full card results:

Eric Uresk vs. Patrick Hinton
Hats off to Eric Uresk and Patrick Hinton in their Sambo finale, great back and forth action with Uresk gaining the victory with his take-downs and ground control.

• Action packed heavyweight bout between Kick Masters Derrick Watson and Antonio DeloSantos of the Dominican Republic. DeloSantos managed to gain the split decision victory over the very game Derrick Watson.



• Max Chen's crowd pleasing scissor leg take down & ring control of Andras Gal in their San Da finale.

The Full Results

Exhibition Kick-boxing
Alexis Morales (AFKKA) V. Mark Cosme (BAFKKA). Morales wins via 3rd round TKO (Ref Stoppage).

Women’s Exhibition Kick-boxing
Blanca Castro (AFKKA) V. Adriana Iglesia (AFKKA). Castro wins via 2nd round TKO (Ref Stoppage).

Freestyle Sambo Semi-Final Bout
Chris Reitz (South Mountain M.A.) V. Patrick Hinton (Rival Combat Sambo). Hinton wins via kurtka choke submission 1st round.

           

Men’s Kick-boxing
Earl Iglesia (AFKKA) V. Vlad Green (Borodin's Gym). Iglesia via unanimous decision after 3 rounds.

Men’s Kickboxing
Pablo Criollo (CFKKA) V. Dimitry Hirganov (Borodin's Gym). Hirganov via unanimous decision after 3 rounds.



Freestyle Sambo Semi-Final Bout
Eric Uresk (Brooklyn Wresting Club) V. Vladislav Koulikov (Ultimate Sambo). Uresk wins via heel hook round 1.

Men’s San Da Bout
John Pugliese (AFKKA) V. Andras Gal. Gal via unanimous decision after 3 rounds.

Men’s Kick-boxing
Jesus Ortiz (AFKKA) V. Cory Cavins (Kickmasters, MD). Ortiz via unanimous decision after 3 rounds.

Men’s Kick-boxing middleweight Battle of Brooklyn Title bout
Robert Rodriguez (AFKKA) V. Tray Browne (Staten Island Kickboxing). Rodriguez wins by default; opponent did not show up. *Rodriguez fought teammate J. Pugliese as a replacement opponent knowing the outcome was decided.

Freestyle Sambo Tournament Finale - Title bout
Eric Uresk (Brooklyn Wrestling Club) V. Patrick Hinton (Rival Combat Sambo). Uresk wins via point advantage after 10 minutes of hard grappling. Uresk is the 84kg Battle of Brooklyn Freestyle Sambo Champion!



Men’s San Da Finale - Title bout
Andras Gal V. Maximillion Chen (Chen's Tai-Chi). Chen wins via unanimous decision after 3 rounds of action. Chen is the Battle of Brooklyn San Da Champion!

Main Event Mens Heavyweight Kickboxing Battle of Brooklyn Title bout
Antonio DeloSantos (Dominican Republic) V. Derrick Watson (Kickmasters, MD). DeloSantos via split decision after 4 rounds of action. DeloSantos wins the Battle of Brooklyn Heavyweight Title.

This was a really good first show that will only get better with the next installment.

Here are a few photos of taken at Mark Negron's "Battle of Brooklyn I"

   



Free Fighting Illustrated.Com wishes to thank Mark Negron and Stephen Koepfer for such an entertaining event and allowing us total access. /editor.ffi