VALDOSTA —
Kelly Barcol, the 44-year-old pastor of the House of Joy, came out victorious in his amateur mixed martial arts fighting debut Saturday night at Bud Light Winter Heat in Mathis City Auditorium.
Barcol defeated Bryant Meacham by Armbar Submission in the second round of Saturday night’s fights in Valdosta.
Barcol also won as all the proceeds of the night’s events benefited the House of Joy community center.
In the main event of the night, Lake Park’s Shaun Gay was quickly defeated by opponent George Reagon.
Gay lasted just 36 seconds into the first round of his fight after Reagon connected a quick punch to Gay’s face, sending him to his hands and knees.
The referee stopped the fight and he was later treated by medical personnel for a possible jaw injury, according to reports.
Valdosta’s James Marino defeated Harris Norwood by a Rear Naked Choke with 36 seconds remaining in his second round fight.
Lowndes High graduate, 21-year-old Emily Parker, was defeated by TKO 24 seconds into her second round kickboxing event against Ashley Hancock.
Valdosta resident, and Honolulu, Hawaii native, E.J. Kaku won his amateur fight over Jermaine Tillman with a first-round TKO.
Rick Carter of Adel was beaten by Brandon Griffin in a grappling match that started the night’s festivities.
Carter was originally set to fight in an MMA fight, which was scrapped after his opponent failed to pass the state’s medical requirements during screening on Friday night.
Other results included: Ramon Mallory defeated Kenji Griffin by unanimous decision; Bill Vickers defeated Francisco Quijada by unanimous decision; Anthony Mitchell defeated Manny Cruz by unanimous decision; Alex Wade defeated Steven Nieselowski by unanimous decision; Tony Davis defeated Lei Ding by TKO in the second round; Forrest Pettay defeated Michael Boyette by unanimous decision and Dean Grant defeated Nathan Barnes by Armbar Submission in the second round.
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Barcol wins fight at Winter Heat
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Gillespie, McPherson pleased with spring practices
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Pop Warner Football coming to Valdosta
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Vikings commit 4 errors, fall to Roswell, 5-2
The small things matter in baseball, especially in a winner-take-all game three.
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VSU wins 7th GSC Men’s All-Sports Trophy
Look out Title Town, another trophy is coming to town.
Valdosta State’s athletic department was awarded a seventh Gulf South Conference Men’s All-Sports Trophy Tuesday, sharing the honor with West Florida.
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VSU softball beats Tampa, 12-6, to host Super Regional
Kiley Rusen picked a good time to have a career breakout day for the Valdosta State softball team. Slugging her first-career home run and triple, while driving in six runs, Rusen led the charge as the Blazers routed Tampa 12-6 to advance to a second straight NCAA South Super Regional Tournament.
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Vikings sweep Alcovy
Cory Pope gave the Lowndes Vikings everything they needed in game one of Wednesday’s doubleheader against the Alcovy Tigers. Then in game two, Lowndes’ offense came alive and provided plenty of support as the Vikings swept Alcovy 2-0 and 8-1 in the second round of the Class AAAAAA state playoffs at Noel George Field.
With the sweep, the Vikings advance to the Elite 8 — the state quarterfinals — where they will face either Roswell or Mill Creek, who will meet in a doubleheader today in Hoschton, on Tuesday. -
Berrien girls’ tennis in Final Four
It’s been quite the year for the Berrien girls’ tennis program. And today, the Rebels will try to make their season even better.
After clinching a school-record 20th win in the Elite 8 of the Class AA state playoffs Thursday with a 3-1 win over state-power Bleckley County, the Berrien girls will make the schools’ third all-time appearance in the Final Four when they host Westminster today at 3 p.m. in Nashville. -
VSU softball wins record fifth straight GSC championship
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Blazers erase 4-run deficit, knock off DSU in 10th
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With the win, Valdosta State has now won 23 of its last 27 games and will face West Alabama in the winner’s bracket of the GSC tournament today at 1 p.m. The winner will advance to the GSC championship series. - More Top Sports News Headlines
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Gillespie, McPherson pleased with spring practices
