Ring of Combat (ROC ) is a US-based Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) organization based in Atlantic City, NJ. It is headed by former kickboxing champion Lou Neglia. Several Ring of Combat events have aired on HDNet Fights, including ROC XVIII and ROC XXI.

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History

Lou Neglia began promoting MMA matches on kickboxing cards as early as 2000. ^[1] The first Ring of Combat event, which took place at the Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut, featured MMA matches, as well as kickboxing and Muay Thai bouts. ^[2] ROC II, III, and IV also contained non MMA bouts, ^{[3] [4] [5]} but all cards from ROC V to the present featured MMA matches only. ^{[6] [7] [8]} Currently, Ring of Combat events are usually held at the Tropicana Casino and Resort, Atlantic City, NJ.

Ring of Combat events are notable for featuring local up-and-coming fighters, who are later signed by larger, nationwide, promotions. ROC alumni include UFC fighters Frank Edgar, Josh Koscheck, and Kurt Pellegrino, as well as Bellator champions Eddie Alvarez and Lyman Good.

Rules

Ring of Combat fights are contested under the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts. ROC events are sanction by both the NJSAC and USKBA.

Rounds

As of now, round duration and number in ROC bouts deviate from the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts. In regular matches, bouts have either two or three rounds, and each round is four minutes in duration. Title matches have three rounds, where each round is five minutes long.

ROC events

No.	Event	Date	Venue	Location
1	ROC I	October 10, 2002	Mohegan Sun Arena	Uncasville, Connecticut
2	ROC II	December 7, 2002	Meadowlands Exposition Center	Secaucus, New Jersey
3	ROC III	June 7, 2003	Mennen Sports Arena	Morristown, New Jersey
4	ROC IV	August 15, 2003	Caesars Atlantic City	Atlantic City, New Jersey
5	ROC V	December 14, 2003	Rexplex Sports Complex	Elizabeth, New Jersey
6	ROC VI	April 24, 2004	Rexplex Sports Complex	Elizabeth, New Jersey
7	ROC VII	November 20, 2004	Rexplex Sports Complex	Elizabeth, New Jersey
8	ROC VIII	March 19, 2005	Asbury Park Convention Hall	Asbury Park, New Jersey
9	ROC IX	October 29, 2005	Asbury Park Convention Hall	Asbury Park, New Jersey
10	ROC X	April 14, 2006	Tropicana Casino and Resort	Atlantic City, New Jersey
11	ROC XI	August 18, 2006	Tropicana Casino and Resort	Atlantic City, New Jersey
12	ROC XII	November 17, 2006	Tropicana Casino and Resort	Atlantic City, New Jersey
13	ROC XIII	March 16, 2007	Tropicana Casino and Resort	Atlantic City, New Jersey
14	ROC XIV	April 27, 2007	Tropicana Casino and Resort	Atlantic City, New Jersey
15	ROC XV	September 7, 2007	Tropicana Casino and Resort	Atlantic City, New Jersey
16	ROC XVI	October 26, 2007	Tropicana Casino and Resort	Atlantic City, New Jersey
17	ROC XVII	November 30, 2007	Tropicana Casino and Resort	Atlantic City, New Jersey
18	ROC XVIII	March 7, 2008	Tropicana Casino and Resort	Atlantic City, New Jersey
19	ROC XIX	May 9, 2008	Tropicana Casino and Resort	Atlantic City, New Jersey
20	ROC XX	June 27, 2008	Tropicana Casino and Resort	Atlantic City, New Jersey
21	ROC XXI	September 12, 2008	Tropicana Casino and Resort	Atlantic City, New Jersey
22	ROC XXII	November 21, 2008	Tropicana Casino and Resort	Atlantic City, New Jersey
23	ROC XXIII	February 20, 2009	Tropicana Casino and Resort	Atlantic City, New Jersey
24	ROC XXIV	April 17, 2009	Tropicana Casino and Resort	Atlantic City, New Jersey
25	ROC XXV	June 12, 2009	Tropicana Casino and Resort	Atlantic City, New Jersey

Champions

Division	Champion
Heavyweight	Bret Kohan
Light Heavyweight	Glen Sandull
Middleweight	Victor O'Donnell
Welterweight	John Howard
Lightweight	Chris Liguori

References

1. Interview with Louis Neglia
2. USKBA Oct. 2002 archive
3. USKBA Dec. 2002 archive
4. USKBA June 2003 archive
5. USKBA Aug. 2003 archive
6. USKBA Dec. 2003 archive
7. USKBA Apr. 2004 archive
8. The official site of Louis Neglia - Event Results