Results and Recap: Take-On Productions "Battle at Bally's 2"

By Eric Rivera for Muay Thai is Life

In the first pro bout of the evening, New York’s Andy Singh made quick work of Anthony Demaio when he put together a beautiful combination that began with a flying knee to Demaio’s chin before unleashing a barrage of 4 successive hooks that put Demaio down for good. The fight began slow and technical with both fighters looking solid but Singh looked to finish early in Round 1 and got exactly that. One of the most impressive KO’s in a night full of impressive KO’s!

The second pro bout of the evening went much like the first as the young and relatively unknown Deshawn Robinson also made it a short night, knocking out the veteran Sean Hinds with a vicious straight cross at 2:40 of Round 1. This bout was a rematch of the two fighter’s previous meeting at Madison Square Garden back in March of 2012. In their previous bout both fighters fought to a somewhat controversial majority draw. As the fight began Hind’s facial expression demonstrated that he was all business. Deshawn Robinson was up to the task however and similar to their bout in March, Robinson relied on his crisp and powerful boxing. From the beginning of the bout, every one of Robinson’s punches contained nothing but pure venom. In one exchange where Robinson’s combination landed flush, Hinds expression immediately changed from staunch determination to one of subtle worry. His guard stayed high no doubt worried about Deshawn Robinson’s punching power. He would not have time to readjust however as Robinson landed the powerful straight cross that would end the bout early. Deshawn Robinson came from virtually no where, replacing an injured Anthony Ford in his previous bout with Sean Hinds and surprising all those in attendance with a solid performance. With his decisive win over Sean Hinds at “Battle at Bally’s II”, the once homeless Robinson who credits Muay Thai for turning his life around is truly destined for success if he continues to turn in these impressive performances.

Results and Recap: Friday Night Fights Muay Thai "Tarrant vs. Erosa"

It was a packed house last night at the Broad Street Ballroom for Friday Night Fights Muay Thai: Tarrant vs. Erosa. In the night’s main event North Jersey Muay Thai’s Liam Tarrant was making his professional debut against Mike Erosa. Early in the fight Erosa bloodied Tarrant’s nose, but despite the blood Tarrant looked sharp as he controlled the fight by moving forward and landing solid kicks while successfully countering with punches. In the end he was awarded a unanimous decision victory by the judges.

Mohammed Lemjerdine bounced back from his loss knockout loss to Jake Mainini this past January by knocking out Anthony DeMaio. Lemjerdine looked sharp with his combinations and was able to knockdown DeMaio twice in the opening round. In the second Lemjerdine continued to enforce his will eventually forcing the referee to stop the fight after a third knockdown.

Results and Recap: The Warriors Cup XIII

The Warriors Cup XIII took place in Lincroft, New Jersey and it certainly faced some challenges. The main event between Justin Greskiewicz and Gabriel Varga was cancelled with less than two days left before the event due to an injury Greskiewicz sustained. As they say though, "the show must go on".

In the night's first pro fight Ognjen Topic and Anthony Demaio faced off. The bout started off slow with the fighters feeling each other out through most of the first round. In the second round Topic started to pick the pace up a bit. Topic was able to connect with an elbow and cut Demaio on the inside of his right eye. With blood flowing from the cut the referee called for time so that the cut could be checked. The ringside doctor called a stop to the bout after inspecting the cut. With the win North Jersey Muay Thai's Ognjen Topic improves is professional record to 3-2.

3 bouts official for The Warriors Cup XIII in New Jersey, Utsch no longer fighting Hlavacek

Three bouts have been officially confirmed for The Warriors Cup XIII on December 3rd in Lincroft, NJ. Promoter Chris Tran has informed Muay Thai Authority that Ognjen Topic vs. Anthony Demaio, Justin Greskiewicz vs. Gabriel Varga and James "B-52" Smith vs. Ryan Murray are all official for the event. The Warriors Cup XIII will be the second full rules event put on by Chris Tran and Weapons 9 promotions , the first event was The Warriors Cup XII which featured Liam Harrison's American debut and was the first ever full rules event in New Jersey.

In addition to the three official bouts, Muay Thai Authority was informed by Chris Tran that a planned match-up between Eric Utsch and Brett Hlavaceck will not be taking place. Utsch pulled out of the fight and the search for a replacement is currently under way. It seems all signs point to Hlavacek still fighting on the card as long as a replacement can be found.