Current Events > NYC fight club aims to end shootings with illegal bouts, booze, and booty

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https://nypost.com/2022/08/06/bronx-street-boxing-aims-to-end-shootings-with-booze-and-booty/

Were breaking the first and second rules of fight club. The Post got a firsthand look at Rumble in the Bronx (RBX), an underground promotion that makes its money on amateur bloodlust, liquor and erotic dancing girls which organizers insist doubles as a community safety project. Im not a huge fan of people beating each other up, but this was pretty well orchestrated, said Penny Lee, a professional webcam girl who twerked between rounds as audience members made it rain with wads of singles. It was a cool, safe environment. Whether its a deli, a self-storage pod or the back of an 18-wheeler, the secret locations for RBX shows are always changing. The most recent venue was a Hunts Point junkyard where security checked IDs and patted people down for weapons. Weed dealers were invited inside to sell strains called alien breath, jelly donut and captain cake. A merch station run out of a minibus hawked RBX T-shirts. A local woman supplied chicken and cheeseburger empanadas for $5 a piece. Flatbed trucks became makeshift VIP sections where high rollers ordered hookahs and bottles of Don Julio for $300.

RBX leader Killa Mike Roman distributed 30 pies donated by Bruckner Pizza, who proudly sponsored the event along with The Print Lab and the Diamond Club strip joint. Its about the community, said Bruckner Pizza owner Oscar, who didnt provide his last name. I figured it was a good cause to give back to. Metal barricades with pool noodles wrapped around the bars as padding made up the ring. Instead of a canvas floor, they used puzzle-piece foam mats. Novice fighters some wearing jeans relied more on heart and haymakers than technique while more than 100 rabid fans cheered and shouted Fuck him up! Roman jeered at tied-up fighters, saying, If you want to hug someone, hug your girl after the match! When a female boxers weave fell out, he donned it and strutted around the ring to a roar of laughter. DJ Shadow played G-Units I Smelly Pussy for those who threw in the towel.
When fights went the distance three three-minute rounds - the winner was chosen by who got the most applause, and Roman always made sure to commend both fighters as real ganstas and warriors. Charles Kanye West Woods won the nights first match. After a 15-minute back-and-forth full of combos, uppercuts and jabs, he and his opponent hugged. Despite all the borough support, RBX is illegal. RBX isnt sanctioned by the state Athletic Commission, which aims to protect fighters from corrupt practices. In addition to the potentially serious health and public safety concerns, there are both criminal and civil consequences of hosting underground fights, the agency said. Martin Snow, who runs the Trinity Boxing Club in Tribeca, said its a recipe for disaster. Running a legitimate club these days is not easy, and its not cheap, but its required he said. For the people that cut corners, its only a matter of time until someone gets hurt or killed.

man really called himself "killa" just like 12 year olds on xbox live

People who want and like shooting people aren't going to stop just because they have a place they can beat up people. If anything they are going to end up beating people to death if they can and will end up getting everyone arrested.

Roman jeered at tied-up fighters, saying, If you want to hug someone, hug your girl after the match!

Damn. Got 'em.

Wow Kanye West won the first fight!

So they're going to end gun violence by getting them all pissed off and boozing them up?