NAFC "Knockout Kings" Muay Thai & Kickboxing Road To GLORY
Historic Eagles Club Grand Ballroom Results

Wednesday, May 15, 2013 (Milwaukee, WI USA) By Kyle Carroll/US Combat Sports - Saturday night, May 11th, at the historic Eagles Club Grand Ballroom in Milwaukee, North American Fighting Championships presented "Knockout Kings" Road to GLORY featuring an 8-man Lightweight Muay Thai tournament.

The undercard began at 4 p.m. and featured 17 amateur bouts. The main card started at 7:30 p.m. with a Road to GLORY reserve match in case any tournament fighter could not continue due to injury. The main card consisted of 13 bouts.

The reserved bout was between Gustavo Rodriguez and Jon Henderson. The fight entertained the crowd with the back and forth action among the fighters. Henderson worked a brutal right low leg kick that took away Rodriguez’s left leg, which ended up dropping him for an eight count. In round three at 2:20 in the round, Rodriguez got caught by a devastating left hook which put him to the canvas. The two-knockdown rules ended the match via TKO.

The next fight began the 8-man quarterfinals with the Milwaukee native Jameel Massaouh and Team USA member Michael Mananquil of San Bruno, California. Massaouh pushed forward a majority of the fight. He showed no respect for Mananquil’s talent as he poured his heart in to the fight. Mananquil put together strong combinations. He landed several nasty head kicks, which many times were followed by powerful shots to the body. The fight was full of action forcing the judges to a split decision score of 29-28, 29-28, and 28-29 in favor of Mananquil.

Muhsin Corbbrey from Tulsa, Oklahoma battled Dustin Johnson of Baton Rouge, LA. The two fought a tough fight with loads of combinations being tossed back and forth. Corbbrey earned a knock down in the second round. Their relentless action preceded all three rounds. It went to the judge’s score cards ending in a unanimous decision 30-26, 29-27, and 29-27 in favor of Corbbrey.

Ben Yelle fought Jose Palacios in a quarterfinal bout. Palacios owned Yelle with strikes and kicks to the head and body. He used brilliant sweeps anytime his opponent tried to clinch. Palacios won by unanimous decision by a score all three judges agreed on of 30-27.

Troy Sheridan took on Cyrus Washington in the quarterfinals. Washington entered with an impressive record of 53-21, 48 of which came way of knockout. Sheridan, the Ontario, Canada native showed no respect for his experience and applied impressive pressure during the fight. He began landing clean shots on the chin of Washington. His clean technique picked Washington apart through all three rounds as he went on his way to earn a unanimous decision of 30-27 on all three judges scorecards.

SEMI-FINALS
Corbbrey battled Mananquil in the semi-finals. The fight was an exciting one that had the crowd cheering for nearly three full rounds. The Team USA member Mananquil got the better of the Tulsa, Oklahoma native Corbbrey. Mananquil caught Corbbrey with a nasty right head kick dropping him to the ground. The referee gave him an eight count and called the fight after he was unable to keep his legs under him. Mananquil’s Knockout came at 3:46 of round three.

Sheridan over took Palacios in the second round as he landed a flush left hook that Palacios compass away. The Canadian’s pressure and timing was relentless for the remainder of the bout. His reach covered an impressive amount of ground, giving his opponent zero chance to recover. The fight ended up in the judges hands who gave a unanimous decision in favor of Sheridan by a score of 30-27, 30-27, 29-28.

FINALS
After an epic battle between two exciting warriors in the finals, Mananquil edged out Sheridan. Sheridan continued to use his left hook and brutal uppercuts. Mananquil poured on the front kick, and kick combos. The final round was a pure round of solid fighting. The winner received a $20,000.00 check and a contract with Road To GLORY. The runner-up Sheridan received an $8,000.00 check.

NAFC "Knockout Kings" ROAD TO GLORY was presented by CONCEDE, Speedy Metals and Roufusport MMA Academy and sponsored by Brewski's Sports Club, Combat Corner, Curtis Ambulance, Elevation Training Mask,ExpressMilwaukee.com, FM 102.1, Genesis Group Security, Grit Mouthguards, Kernwer, On The Border, Shepherd Express, WCGV My24 Milwaukee, WSSP Sports Radio 1250 AM, WI Athletic Club and Workout Boss.

NAFC "Knockout Kings" Road to GLORY Results:

JUNIOR PAPERWEIGHT MUAY THAI -90
Freddy Perez (Waukesha MMA – Waukesha, WI) winner vs. Isaiah Flores (Roufusport – Milwaukee, WI) at 1:24 of R1 by TKO

JUNIOR FEATHERWEIGHT MUAY THAI -145
Shawn Garrett (Roufusport – Milwaukee,WI) winner vs. Pedro Gonzalez (Team Farnam – Kenosha, WI) at 1:50 of R1 by TKO

BANTAMWEIGHT MUAY THAI -135
Jon Morrison (Prime Time Training Center – Madison, WI) winner vs. Ariel Syuhadayana (Roufusport – Milwaukee, WI) by unanimous decision 29-26, 29-26, 29-28

LIGHTWEIGHT MUAY THAI -155
Miguel Romero (Roufusport- Milwaukee, WI) winner vs. Levi Wampler at :15 of R1 by Dr. stoppage – TKO

HEAVYWEIGHT MUAY THAI -215
Mike Hoffman (Roufusport – Milwaukee, WI) winner vs. Terrence Chapman (Waukesha MMA –
Waukesha,WI) by unanimous decision 29-28, 29-28, 30-27

BANTAMWEIGHT MUAY THAI -135
Kyles Vang (Ind. – Appleton, WI) winner vs. Andrew Attebury (Roufusport – Milwaukee, WI.) majority draw 28-28, 28-28, 29-27

LIGHTWEIGHT -155
Nate Jennerman (Roufusport – Milwaukee, WI) winner vs. Dillon Schutz (Damage Inc. – Lodi, WI) at :50 of R2 by KO

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT MUAY THAI -205
Jearl Williams (Roufusport-Milwaukee, WI) winner vs. Estevan Laraa (National Karate – New Berlin, WI) at :48 of R2 by Dr. stoppage TKO

WELTERWEIGHT MUAY THAI -170
Ben Cole (Roufusport – Milwaukee, WI) winner vs. Dallas Webb at 1:08 of R2 by TKO

LIGHTWEIGHT MUAY THAI -155
Jon Daubons (Oshkosh Athletic Club – Oshkosh, WI) winner vs. Jesset Campos (Yamatah Muay Thai – Milwaukee, WI) by split decision 29-28B, 29-28B, 29-28R

LIGHTWEIGHT MUAY THAI -155
Matt Tipton (Delarosa Submission Academy – Rockford, IL) winner vs. Kevin Vazquez (Roufusport – Milwaukee, WI) by split decision 29-28R, 29-28B, 29-28B

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT MUAY THAI -205
Troy Paul (Waukesha MMA – Waukesha, WI) winner vs. Roby Luckett (Roufusport – Milwaukee, WI)
at :52 of R1 due to eye injury – Dr. stoppage TKO

LIGHTWEIGHT MUAY THAI -155
Herman Von Schemling (Roufusport – Milwaukee, WI) winner vs. Terrence Marquardt (Rising Son MMA – Wausau, WI) by unanimous decision 30-27, 29-28, 29-28

SUPER HEAVYWEIGHT MUAY THAI +230
Ro Swain (Roufusport – Milwaukee, WI) winner vs. Mick Escamea (Raw MMA – Oneida, WI) at 1:59 of R1 by TKO

LIGHTWEIGHT MUAY THAI -155
Jesse Holmes (Serrano Combat Academy – Milwaukee, WI) winner vs. Larry Watson (Roufusport – Milwaukee, WI) at 1:51 of R2 by TKO

JUNIOR CATCHWEIGHT 120
Wolfie Steel (Jorge Gurgel Gym – Cinncinnati, Ohio) winner vs. Angel Arteaga (Roufusport – Milwaukee, WI) by unanimous decision 30-26, 30-26, 30-27

JUNIOR PAPERWEIGHT -90
Joeito Flores (Roufusport – Milwaukee, WI) winner vs. Rocky Steel (Jorge Gurgel Gym – Cinncinnati, OH) by unanimous decision 30-27, 30-27, 30-27

PRO CARD
LIGHTWEIGHT KICKBOXING -155
Benni Izairi (Yamatah Muay Thai – Milwaukee, WI) winner vs. Dwight Anderson (Gracie Barra – Kenosha, WI) at :21 of R1 by KO

BANTAMWEIGHT MUAY THAI -135
Ryan Mendez (Waukesha MMA – Waukesha, WI) winner vs. Tieng Phetvixay (Yamatah Muay Thai – Milwaukee, WI) by split decision 29-28 B, 29-28 B, 29-28 R

HEAVYWEIGHT MUAY THAI -265
JR Briones (Waukesha MMA – Waukesha, WI) winner vs. Demian Decorah (Chosen Few – Madison, WI) by unanimous decision 30-27, 29-28, 29-28

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT MUAY THAI -205
Bryce Franck (Roufusport – Rockford, IL) winner vs. Tim Nixon (Team No Quit – Manistique, MI) at 1:38 of R2 by TKO

LIGHTWEIGHT MUAY THAI-155
Landon Simmons (Cooper’s Gym – Detroit, MI) winner vs. Tom Grimmer (Roufusport- Milwaukee, WI) beginning of R2 – unable to answer the bell

ROAD TO GLORY 70KG/154 LB. TOURNAMENT
RESERVE BOUT
Jon Henderson (Manitoba, Canada) winner vs. Gustavo Rodriguez (Rockford, IL) at 2:20 of R3 due to 2 knockdown rule.

QUARTER-FINALS
Michael Mananquil (San Bruno, CA) winner vs. Jameel Massouh (Milwaukee, WI) by split decision 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 B

Muhsin Corbbrey (Tulsa, OK) winner vs. Dustin Johnson (Baton Rouge, LA) by unanimous decision 30-26, 30-27, 30-27

Jose Palacios (Fremont, CA) winner vs. Ben Yelle (Marquette, MI) by unanimous decision 30-27, 30-27, 30-27

Troy Sheridan (Ontario, Canada) winner vs. Cyrus Washington (Saginaw, MI) by unanimous decision 30- 27, 30-27, 30-27

SEMI-FINAL BOUTS
Michael Mananquil (San Bruno, CA) winner vs. Muhsin Corbbrey (Tulsa, OK) at :46 of R3 by KO

Troy Sheridan (Ontario, Canada) winner vs. Jose Palacios (Fremont,CA) by unanimous decision 30-27, 30- 27, 29-28

ROAD TO GLORY MILWAUKEE FINAL
Michael Mananquil (San Bruno, CA) winner vs. Troy Sheridan (Ontario, Canada) by unanimous decision 29-28, 29-28, 29-28

RESULTS
NAFC "BATTLEGROUND"
MARCH 29, 2013
POTAWATOMI BINGO CASINO, MILWAUKEE, WI USA

AMATEUR FEATHERWEIGHT –145
Jesse Fisher (Neutral Ground BJJ-Milwaukee, WI) winner vs. Joe Miller (Serrano’s Combat Academy-Milwaukee,WI) at 1:48 of R2 by TKO

LIGHTWEIGHT PRO -155
Dwight Anderson (Gracie Barra-Kenosha, WI) winner vs. Bill Finn (Sharkbite MMA-Edgerton, WI) at 4:59 of R2 by rear naked choke

PRO BANTAMWEIGHT -135
James Barber (Roufusport-Milwaukee, WI) winner vs. Joel Chapman (Little Juggernaut Gym-Muskegon, MI) at 3:17 of R1 by rear naked choke

PRO BANTAMWEIGHT -135
Derrick Mandell (Stars and Strikes-Inkster, MI) winner vs. Ryan Mendez (Waukesha MMA-Waukesha,WI) by split decision 28-29 R, 29-28 B, 30-27 B

PRO CATCHWEIGHT 180
Zak Ottow (Pura Vida BJJ-Milwaukee, WI) winner vs. Ricky Stettner (Gracie Barra BJJ-Kenosha, WI) at 2:27 of R2 by knee choke

PRO HEAVYWEIGHT -265
Corey Anderson (Kennel Fight Club/Roufusport-Lincoln, IL) winner vs. JR Briones (Waukesha MMA-Waukesha, WI)at 3:01 of R1 by TKO

PRO BANTAMWEIGHT -135
Tony Zielinski (Team Vicious-Farwell, MI) winner vs. Joao Bosco (Prime Time Training Center-Madison, WI) by unanimous decision 30-27, 29-28, 29-28

PRO FEATHERWEIGHT – 145
Jose Pacheco (Serrano’s Combat Academy-Milwaukee,WI) winner vs. Morgan Sickenger (Unified Martial Arts-Fond du Lac, WI) by unanimous decision 30-27, 29-28, 29-28

PRO CATCHWEIGHT 130
Sergio Pettis (Roufusport-Milwaukee, WI) winner vs. Josh Robinson (EVA,TGA, MIS-Toledo, OH) by unanimous decision 30-27, 30-27, 30-27

RISING PHENOM SERGIO PETTIS RETURNS TO HIS ROOTS
IN MAIN EVENT AT NAFC “BATTLEGROUND”

Monday, March 18, 2013 (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA): The North American Fighting Championship (NAFC) today announced a new main event for its electrifying fight event, “Battleground,” which takes place Friday, March 29, 2013 inside the newly remodeled Potawatomi Bingo Casino-Expo Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Originally, the main event was to feature UFC veteran Marcus LeVesseur, who unfortunately suffered an injury in training and had to withdraw.

Replacing LeVesseur will be Roufusport's Sergio “The Phenom” Pettis, brother of UFC star Anthony “Showtime” Pettis. The homegrown rising star was scheduled to face Matt Manzanares in the RFA on March 22nd, but Manzanares was forced out with an injury, leaving Pettis without an opponent. The RFA was gracious enough to allow “The Phenom” to return home to Milwaukee for this bout in the NAFC, where he will take on experienced striker Josh Robinson.

Doors open at 7:00 pm, with the undercard for “Battleground” starting shortly thereafter, the main card begins at 8:00 PM. Tickets can be purchased online at Ticketmaster.com, by calling 800-745-3000, in-person at Potawatomi Bingo Casino's Northern Lights Theater Box Office, and at the door the night of the event. Tickets are $100 VIP Cageside ($110 door), $60 Floor Reserved ($70 door), and $35 Bleacher General Admission ($40 door). For more information, please visit http://nafc.tv/ticketing.php.

“We are extremely grateful to Ed Soares and the RFA for allowing Sergio to step up and take the main event slot on our NAFC card in his own hometown,” said NAFC partner and promoter Scott Joffe. “Sergio is a great, up-and-coming young fighter, and his many fans in Milwaukee love watching him compete. He’s definitely got a tough battle on his hands with Josh Robinson, and I expect nothing but non-stop fireworks between the two!”

A solid kickboxer with a developing ground game, the 19 year-old Pettis (6-0) has experienced a fast start to his career, winning all six of his professional MMA fights. He’s won two fights by TKO, two by submission and two by decision, giving him a good amount of well-rounded experience at such a young age. Now, he’ll put his undefeated record on the line against Robinson, who beat "The Phenom's" teammate Dustin Ortiz by split-decision last year in the NAFC.

“I'm extremely grateful the RFA has given me an opportunity to fight outside of the organization,” explained Pettis. “I trained really hard for Matt Manzanares and cut a lot of weight, but, unfortunately, he got injured. So this was a blessing to get a fight in my hometown once again. Thank you, RFA!”

Regarding Robinson, Pettis said, “I saw him fight my teammate Dustin. He is very active and explosive…it'll be an interesting fight. I'm excited to showcase my skills in front of my hometown once again, and Robinson better be ready, because I’m bringing my A game. And to the fans…they can expect to see greatness on the 29th.”

Josh “Shortstack” Robinson (7-6) is a tough-as-nails scrapper who has already made a name for himself in Wisconsin for his victory over Ortiz. He now has the opportunity to really make a splash in the MMA world with his bout against Sergio Pettis and he feels more than ready.

“To me, the name Pettis is only the name of the guy in front of me,” stated Robinson. “His last name doesn't make him any better a fighter than my name makes me. It’s just that: a name he happens to share with his family. I have already shown the Wisconsin fans that I have world class standup, and we all know Sergio does too. But I'm coming in a new fighter, a new person, and a new man. I have tons of respect for Sergio, but also feel he had never faced an opponent like me. I'm not afraid of a name or a gym.”

To Sergio, Josh has a message: “My message to him is this: good luck, Sergio. No disrespect, but I have to end this fight with a statement. I have had a bad couple fights in a row, and that madness has made me more dangerous than an undefeated fighter. See you on the 29th!”

NAFC "SUPER BRAWL"
Presented by
Pabst Blue Ribbon, Brewski's, Speedy Metals & Combat Corner
Powered by CONCEDE
February 9, 2013
WI Stare Fair-Products Pavilion

PANKRATION UNDERCARD

FLYWEIGHT -125
Joel Benson (Neutral Ground North-Grafton, WI) winner vs. Wolfie Steel (Jorge Gurgel Gym-Cincinnati, Ohio) by split decision 30-27 R, 29-28 R, 29-28 B

FEATHERWEIGHT -145
Jesse Fisher (Neutral Ground North-Grafton, WI) winner vs. Roy Scott (Roufusport-Milwaukee, WI) by unanimous decision 30-27, 30-27, 30-27

CATCHWEIGHT 195
Tim Hiley (Roufusport-Milwaukee, WI) winner vs. Bobby Bernicky (Waukesha MMA-Waukesha, WI) at 1:50 of R2 by triangle choke

CATCHWEIGHT 220
Roby Luckett (Roufusport-Milwaukee, WI) winner vs. Terrance Chapman (Waukesha MMA-Waukesha, WI) by unanimous decision 30-27, 30-27, 29-28

CATCHWEIGHT 100
Taylor Torrez (Roufusport-Milwaukee, WI) winner vs. Rocky Steel (Jorge Gurgel Gym-Cincinnati, Ohio) at 1:23 of R2 by rear naked choke

FEATHERWEIGHT -145
Kylie Mergner (Waukesha MMA-Waukesha, WI) winner vs. Megan Paradise (Gracie Barra-Kenosha, WI) by unanimous decision 30-27, 30-27, 30-27

MMA CARD

LIGHTWEIGHT -145
Jonas Flok (Highland Fight Systems-Sheboygan, WI) winner vs. Matt Waters (Roufusport-Milwaukee, WI) by unanimous decision 30-27, 30-27, 29-28

MIDDLEWEIGHT -185
Jason Plamann (Fox Valley Grappling-Appleton, WI) winner vs. Jan Snajdr (Roufusport-Milwaukee, WI) at 2:13 of R1 by guillotine choke

BANTAMWEIGHT -135
Keith Burks (Ind.-Green Bay, WI) winner vs. Martice Scales (Roufusport-Milwaukee, WI) by split decision 29-28, 29-28 B, 29-28 B

FEATHERWEIGHT-145
Isaac Di Bondenlos (Roufusport-Milwaukee, WI) winner vs. Tyler Vance (The Blast-Madison, WI) by unanimous decision 30-27, 30-27, 30-27

FEATHERWEIGHT-145
Aaron Drouse (Unified Martial Arts-Fond du Lac, WI) winner vs. Jon Brown (Ind.-Milwaukee, WI) at 2:02 of R2 by KO

CATCHWEIGHT 195
Jearl Williams (Roufusport-Milwaukee, WI) winner vs. Justin Womack (The Blast-Madison, WI) by unanimous decision 29-28, 29-28, 29-28

CATCHWEIGHT 150
Elijah Phillips (Third Heaven MMA-Beaver Dam, WI) winner vs. Omar Romero (Roufusport-Milwaukee, WI) by unanimous decision 30-27, 29-28, 29-28

BANTAMWEIGHT -135
Chad Brito (Fox Valley Grappling-Appleton, WI) winner vs. Charles Johnson (Waukesha MMA-Waukesha, WI) by unanimous decision 30-27, 30-27, 29-28

LIGHTWEIGHT -155
Derek Flok (Team DoCo-West Jacksonport, WI) winner Nate Jennerman (Roufusport-Milwaukee, WI) by split decision 29-28 B, 29-28 B, 29-28 R

BANTAMWEIGHT -135
Alex Figueroa (The Blast-Madison, WI) winner vs. Ray Sanchez (Roufusport-Milwaukee, WI) by unanimous decision 30-26, 30-26, 30-27

CATCHWEIGHT 165
Doug Deback (Red Schafer MMA-Milwaukee, WI) winner vs. Matt Eisenzimmer (Serrano’s Combat Academy-Milwaukee, WI) at 2:34 of R1 by TKO-referee stoppage due to strikes

LIGHTWEIGHT -155
Kevin Vazquez (Roufusport-Milwaukee, WI) winner vs. Edgar Jasso (Gracie Barra-Kenosha, WI) by unanimous decision 30-27, 30-27, 29-28

WELTERWEIGHT -170
R’Mandel Cameron (Roufusport-Milwaukee, WI) winner vs. Tyler Sailo (Teck’s Martial Arts-Green Bay, WI) at 1:51 of R1 by TKO referee stoppage due to strikes

WELTERWEIGHT -170
Christian Vazquez (Roufusport-Milwaukee, WI) winner vs. Joe Benson (Neutral Ground-Milwaukee, WI) by unanimous decision 30-26, 30-26, 30-27

LIGHTWEIGHT -155
Larry Watson (Roufusport-Milwaukee, WI) winner vs. Jason Umberham (Ind.-Green Bay, WI) at :48 of R1 by referee stoppage due to strikes

NAFC BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP -135
Eric Shelton (Miletich Fighting System-Davenport, IA) winner vs. Andrew “Grunt” Attebury (Roufusport-Milwaukee, WI) at :58 of R3 by rear naked choke

NAFC WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP -170
Craig Eckleberg (Roufusport-Milwaukee, WI) winner vs. Jake Klipp (Pura Vida BJJ-Milwaukee, WI) by unanimous decision 50-45, 50-45, 50-45