April 22nd, 2006 will go down in the record books as one of the most exciting night of fights in SportFighting or MMA history, for that matter. Every fighter, win or lose, should be proud of themselves for once again proving that SportFighting is "New Jersey's #1 MMA Event". Great job by matchmaker, Chris Savarese for another great card!!
FINAL RESULTS:
Mike Murray (Jerry Jones) vs. Kevin Roddy (Rhino Fight Team)
RESULT: Roddy by armbar at :47 of Round 1
Thomas DeNicola (Full Circle) vs. Leandro Hernandez (Alex Wilkie)
RESULT: Hernandez via Referee Stoppage :40 of Round 1
Tracy Taylor (Rodrigo Vaghi) vs. Doug Gordon (RIO BJJ/Robson Moura)
RESULT: Gordon via Referee Stoppage 2:40 of Round 3
Travis Roesler (Balance Studios) vs. Chris Harding (Real Combat Martial Arts)
RESULT: Roesler wins - Harding Unable to Answer Bell for 2nd Round
FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP BELT MATCH:
Michael La Duke (Empire MA) vs. Bill Pounds (Philadelphia JJ)
RESULT: La Duke via Knockout due to Devastating Knee followed by the finishing Two Punch Combo- La Duke wins the U.S. Featherweight SportFighting Championship
Tom Galecio (Rhino Fight Team) vs. Marc Stevens (Tai Kai/Streetwise Fightwear)
RESULT: Galecio via Judges Decision
David Kaplan (Lloyd Irvin) vs. Rich Swawola (Real Combat Martial Arts)
RESULT: Kaplan via Referee Stoppage at 1:27 of Round 1
Julio Cruz (Renzo) vs. Scott Argott (Bare Knuckle)
RESULT: FIGHT OF THE NIGHT - Absolute War - Cruz wins via split decision
Andre Gusmao (Nago Capoeira Head Instructor/Renzo Gracie) vs. John Swangler II (Independant)
RESULT: Gusmao via Knockout at :21 of Round 1
#1 LIGHTWEIGHT CONTENDER MATCH:
Brian McLaughlin (Rob Kahn) vs. Khristian Geraci (Real Combat)
RESULT: McLaughlin via Rear Naked Choke at :34 of Round 1
Glen Sandull (Planet JJ/Cornerstone) vs. Sherman Pendergarst (Team Raw Dog/NEMESIS)
RESULT: Pendergarst via Knockout 1:10 of Round 1
Justin Garcia (Jungle Gym) vs. Mario Marin (Red Planet)
RESULT: Garcia via Knockout from strikes in Marin's guard