The last few weeks have been straight up bananas around the Philly fight scene. Two fights a week within driving distance. But with all the major local promoters coming down off their post fight high, there will be a short lull in action around the Mid-Atlantic Region. With that set-up, I come to you humbly to offer my photography services. In an effort to jump start the “find a new apartment” fund, I’m looking to book some photo shoots.
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Back to back shows in Atlantic City this weekend wrapped up with Asylum Fight League 26 at the Trump Marina Ballroom on the Boardwalk. Carl Mascarenhas put together a dozen amateur bouts with less than half going to score cards. A 50%+ finish rate for an amateur show is a good night of fights. The following results are official as submitted by the NJSACB.
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I’m sure I’ve said it here on several occasions. I am an old school ECW fan. I was such a hardcore ECDub fan that to this day if I hear Walk by Pantera, I mark out for Rob Van Dam. So to have a chance to participate in an MMA show at the old ECW Arena (recently rechristened as The Arena is a very special occasion for me. Its up there with places like The Blue Horizon and The Spectrum in my heart for favorite venues in the city of Philadelphia. So a special thank you to the Migliarese brothers and Jimmy Binns Jr letting me be a part of this show. For this show I sat up in the balcony above the front door, which gave me a chance to observe the packed house (around 1500, maybe more) during the event. And the crowd was a typical Philly crowd, and I mean that in the very best possible way. Aside from one drunk asshole who tried to steal an inspector’s seat in the red corner, the crowd was fantastic. They were loud for everybody, and even gave referee Kevin Mulhall a respectful round of applause. The fights, which were booked by 5 Ounces of Pain‘s Sam Caplan were all very evenly matched. in the main event Matt Makowski was paired with a former Muay Thai opponent in LeVon Maynard. With the Bellator season coming up, you’d expect Makowski, who’s been out of action for 8 months, to get one of those “tune up matches”. But he banged on Maynard like he stole his lunch money, and Maynard gave it right back to him. But it was an outstanding night of fights, and if you missed the show, you missed a show. No date was announced for return engagement, but in the program an ad teased that Matrix 2 will be coming back in June to The Arena. With all that said, the following results are unofficial until confirmed by the PSAC, and were originally brought to you (first and fast) by MAMMA Online at our Twitter account.
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Despite all efforts, I wasn’t able to get to Resorts for New Breed Fighters’ professional debut. But, matchmaker Scott Morgan and his team put together an outstanding card for their step-up from amateur shows to pro. Fights were broadcast live on New Breed Fighters’ website. Two title belts were christened for the event, and NBF crowned their inaugural welter and middleweight champions. Following results are official as submitted by the NJSACB.
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