Friday hosted CombatZone’s 29^th show at the Rockingham Park in Salem, NH. The night had several great fights, a sold out show, Pat Miletich and had the return of Dan Pasquarella and Nate Kittredge, Here is how the night went.

Amateur:

Taylor Traham (Team Kaze) vs. Joseph Delisia (DWMMA) 155lbs

Round 1: Traham starts the fight with a leg kick and a push kick. Delisia answers back with a leg kick, of his own. Traham lands a push kick and misses with a superman punch. Delisia lands a body kick which Traham catches but let’s go and clinches. Delisia is able to take down Traham and easy mounts him.

10-9 Delisia

Round 2: The two are standing toe to toe with Traham landing some good shots. Delisia shoots in but is caught in a guillotine. Delisia is able to free himself and stays in Traham’s guard.

10-9 Traham

Round 3: Delisia starts the round with several leg kicks and a right. Traham lands a right uppercut combo which prompts Delisia to go for the takedown. Just as the round ends, Traham is able to stand back up

10-9 Delisia

Winner: Joseph Delisia by UD

Nick Rivera (Premier Fight Team) vs. Will Gianetti (Team Fury) 170lbs

Round 1: The two start the round by trading leg kicks. Rivera clinches and lands a few knees. Gianetti is able to break away from the clinch and for the rest of the round, both men toss bombs going back and forth. Very close round.

10-9 Rivera

Round 2: Gianetti starts the round by landing a superman punch. The two then went back to tossing bombs at each other. Gianetti tries to clinch with Rivera however, Rivera jumps guard and slaps on a guillotine choke.

Winner: Nick Rivera by guillotine choke 1:32 of round 2

Lamont Milton (Team Fury) vs. Corey Wilson (Team Cobra) 145lbs

Round 1: Milton shoots in and gets the double. He lands in side control and soon mount. From mount, Milton rains punches till the ref pulls him off.

Winner: Lamont Milton by TKO 1:15 of round 1

Jesse McElligott (Connors MMA) vs. Garrett Morrow (Premier Fight Team) 205lbs

Round 1: Morrow lands a leg kick. McElligott shoots in and gets the double. Morrow gets on all fours and McElligott is landing shots and forces Morrow back down to side control. Morrow turtles up again while McElligott keeps landing punches.

10-9 McElligott

Round 2: The two have a brief exchange. McElligott tries to shoot in but slips. Morrow lands a big right while McElligott tries to stand. McElliott shoots in and gets the double. He passes Morrow’s guard and gets mount again. McElliott lands punches from mount and takes Morrow’s back.

10-9 McElligott

Round 3: McElligott starts the round by taunting Morrow. He is trying his best Nick Diaz and Roy Jones Jr. impersonations. He even lets Morrow hit him a few times. After that, McElligott gets another double, mounts, takes the back and lands a RNC.

Winner: Jesse McElligott by RNC 0:43 of round 3

David Spero (Premier Fight Team) vs. Peter San Antonio (Pro-Star MMA) 175lbs

Round 1: Spero lands an inside leg kick and the two clinch. In the clinch, the two trade knees and Spero shoots and gets a single. San Antonio was able to stand back and tries a guillotine while Spero shoots in again. San Antonio lets go of the choke and stands back up. San Antonio eats a few punches and answers back with a takedown. On the ground, he lands several hard shots while Spero turtles up. Close round.

10-9 San Antonio

Round 2: Spero lands two leg kicks and slips trying  for the head kick. Spero stands back up and the two trade bombs. Spero is landing the better shots and San Antonio shoots for the takedown. San Antonio mounts Spero and tries for a RNC. Spero is able to break free and establishes his guard. He gets San Antonio in a triangle. Round ends

10-9 San Antonio

Round 3: Spero is landing several hard shots. San Antonio is bleeding bad and goes for the takedown. He is pouring blood all over Spero. The ref briefly halts the action and the doctor looks at San Antonio. After some cleaning, the fight continues standing. San Antonio shoots for the takedown, but Spero sprawls. Spero lands a few shots and the fight is stop.

Winner: David Spero by TKO 1:43 of round 3

Professional:

Ed Carr (MFS-NH) vs. Jose Santiago (Team Dominicci) 225lbs

Round 1: Carr gets kicked hard in the nuts. He is allowed five minutes and the fight continues. The two trade several shots with Santiago getting the better.  Carr starts to land some leg kicks. The two clinch and Carr lands several knees and an uppercut. Santiago is able to break away from the clinch but gets taken down. Carr is able to take Santiago’s back and punches away.

Winner: Ed Carr by TKO 3:21 of round 1

John Levasseur (MFS-NH) vs. James Soucie (Team Fury) 150lbs

Round 1: The two exchange strikes. No one lands anything meaningful till Levasseur lands a right that rocks Soucie. Soucie turtles and Levasseur is landing several shots. Levasseur back off and lets Soucie stand back up. Levasseur spends rest of the round picking his shots while Soucie is in total defense mode.

10-9 Levasseur

Round 2: Levasseur lands a right hand and clinches. He lands several knees. Levasseur lands an uppercut and trips Soucie. Once on the ground, Levasseur mounts and punches away.

Winner: John Levasseur by TKO 1:18 of round 1

John Ortolani (Gracie Barra-NH) vs. Eddie Brito (Team Valor) 170lbs

Round 1: Ortolani starts the round by tossing some bombs. He tosses a body kick that Brito catches. Ortolani clinches and lands several knees. He takes Brito down and pounds him. He lands several knees to his body and rains several hard shots to make Brito tap.

Winner: John Ortolani by tap out due to strikes 1:58 of round 1

Jared Dumais (Shocka MMA) vs. Zack Burhans (Bombsquad) 145lbs

Round 1: Burhans lands a stiff jab that instantly swells Dumais’s eye. Dumais lands several leg kids and several 1, 2 combos. He rocks Burhans with a right and Burhans shoots in for takedown. Burhans is able to get Dumais down but is swept but quickly sweeps Dumais back. Dumais stands back up only to get taken down again. The round ends with Dumais holding Burhans in his guard.

10-9 Burhans

Round 2: Dumais lands several hard shots but is leg tripped and gets mounted. Dumais is able to escape and the two scramble on the ground. Dumais mounts Burhans but is unable to hold the position. Burhans stands and shoots while Dumais attempts a guillotine. Burhans lands in Dumais’s half guard and is able to pass it and get mount.

10-9 Burhans

Round 3: Dumais lands a 1, 2 and misses the 3. Burhans gets the double again but is unable to hold Dumais down. The two trade strikes again with Dumais getting the better. Burhans shoots in again for the double and gets mount. Dumais is able to regain guard and the round ends.

10-9 Burhans

Winner: Zach Burhans by UD

Dan Pasquarella (MFS-NH) vs. Lamont Lister (Bombsquad) 185lbs

Round 1: Pasquarella lands a 1, 2 and gets the double. He passes Lister’s half guard and quickly mounts. He tries for a guillotine while in mount but is swept. Pasquarella stands and takes Lister down in side control. He gets a crucifix on Lister. He rains several shots. It appears he taps, but the ref waves off the action.

Winner: Dan Pasquarella by TKO 2:35 of round 1

Brent Kinberger (MFS-NH) vs. Magno Almeida (Fenix)

Round 1: Almeida lands several leg kicks. Kinberger responds with a head kick. Almeida shoots but Kinberger sprawls and tosses Almeida down to the ground and briefly has mount. Almeida establishes ground and attempts for an armbar. Kinberger defends and stands. Almeida gets the takedown and Kinberger attempts a triangle picking a few shots. Almeida is able defend and attempts a toe hold. Round ends with Kinberger defending the toe hold and landing several hammerfists.

10-9 Kinberger

Round 2: Almeida lands several kicks. Kinbeger lands a body kick. The two exchange strikes and Kinberger gets the takedown. He rains several punches and Almeida slaps on the armbar. Kinberger defends but is unable to escape it.

Winner: Magno Almeida by armbar 2:24 round 2

Nate Kittredge (Green Mountain Boys) vs. Ryan Contaldi (Bombsquad) 195lbs

Round 1: The two exchange strikes. The two clinch with Kittredge landing several foot stomps and knees to the legs. They break off and start to trade bombs each having their moments. The two clinch again and Kittredge lands several knees to the legs. The round ends with Kittredge getting the single.

10-9 Kittredge

Round 2: The two trade bombs again. Kittredge lands a right and shoots in for the takedown. Contaldi tries to stand and eats several knees to the body. He is able to stand and shoots in for the single. Kittredge sprawls and lands several strikes. The two clinch and trade knees and foot stomps. The round ends with both men throwing bombs each landing several good shots.

10-9 Kittredge

Round 3: Both men swing with bad intentions and clinch. Kittredge again lands several foot stomps and knees to the legs. They break apart and start to trade. Contaldi lands several good strikes and attempts for the single. Kittredge defends the takedown and the two trade till the end of the round, each having their moments.

10-9 Kittredge

Winner: Nate Kittredge by UD

Overall, the night had several great fights and showed several potential up and comers in John Ortolani and Jared Dumais. Ortolani was very dominating in his performance and will be a beast when he moves down to 155. Personally, before his move down in weight, I would like to see a rematch Tom Moreau due to NC a few months ago. Jared Dumais showed superior striking and great heart against a well rounded and experience fighter in his second fight.  Kinberger and Almeida showed a great and technical fight and can not wait to see these two in the cage again along with Nate Kittredge and Dan Pasquarella. Combatzone is putting on great shows and with Dennis Olson vs. Ricardo Funch as the main event for the next event, I can hardly wait.