Less than one year ago, a father and a son had a vision. To bring the best MMA shows to Ohio. They succeeded. One year later, they have taken it national.
National mixed martial arts fight promotion Rocktagon MMA, formerly known as CageStars, presented the first Amateur MMA event under the Rocktagon name Saturday night, at the brand new Rocktagon Arena.
The 12 fight card was stacked with rising talent and action packed fights. Two champions were crowned as Cy Stephens won a 3 round decision over Mike Maderitz. The capacity crowd was on its feet for the entire final round as both these warriors fought like champions but only one walked away with the gold.
The main event saw hometown fan favorite Marcus Washington capture the 155lb title with a first round TKO over David Parker. Washington flashed his signature Hollywood smile as the title was placed around his waist. Washington thanked Rocktagon MMA for the opportunity to fight for a title and thanked the 3,000 screaming fans that were in attendance at the Rocktagon Arena. When asked if fighting in his backyard made a difference Washington stated that “It was important to have the support of the hometown fans but it was really most important to me to perform well because it was the first time my mother could see me fight,”
Fans in attendance were amazed of the growth of this promotion in only one year. Mark for Elyria told us “I have been to all of their shows and each of them have been better than the first.”
John from Akron was impressed with the overall event “When you come to a Rocktagon event you are not just coming to see cage fighting. There is so much more to their show than just a fight..they really open their doors to everyone…..even a non MMA fan will have fun here”.
Mike from Parma stated “This arena is beautiful, problem is the word is getting out and I bet in a few more shows they will have to get a larger venue.”
Immediately following the event CageStars founder Lorenzo Gentile and Rocktagon CEO James Jedda announced that the “Cage Stars Amateur Elite Series 2” will be held on February 5th, 2011 at the Rocktagon Arena. For more information visit www.rocktagonmma.com
Full Results
• 185-Mark Ondich (1-0) TKO 2:40 1st round over Mike Schmittle (0-1)
• 145-Paul Troutman (3-2) decision 30-27, 30-27, 39-28 over Nate Hurst (2-2)
• Super Heavyweight-Nick Breshear decision 30-27, 30-27, 29-28 over Clay Wetzel (0-2)
• 135-Sean Brown (1-2) tapout 1:28 1st round over Ron Fitch (2-4)
• 170-Jacob Rathwell (1-0) tapout 2:08 1st round over Andy Johnson (0-1)
• 170-Don Jongquist (2-0) decision 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 over Nick Schenk (0-1)
• 170-James Pfeiffer (1-0) decision 30-27, 30-27, 30-27 over Alex Brown (0-1)
• 215-Kyle Horton (2-0) TKO 3:00 2nd round over Tyree Johnson (1-2)
• 185-Josh Martinez (3-0) TKO 3:00 1st round over Brandon Vasquez (3-1)
• 170-Dave Vandevolde (4-0) TKO :43 1st round over Kyle Booth (2-2)
• 145 (Title fight)-Cy Stephens (5-2) decision 30-27, 30-27, 29-28 over Mike Maderitz (4-2)
• 155 (Title fight)-Marcus Washington (5-0-1) TKO 2:59 1st round over David Parker (4-4)
