Looking at the results, I see 4 10-10 scores awarded by judges in tonight’s Evolution AMMA show at Club Abyss in Sayresville NJ. This is a very good thing. I am a supporter of liberal applications of 10-10′s and 10-8′s. Along with those scores came a split draw and a majority decision. Just goes to show, you can’t judge a show by its win-loss record.

Hit the jump for the official results.
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Popularity: 38% [?]

Evolution AMMA‘s second show MMA Madness went down last night at the Union County Performing Arts Center in Rahway NJ. Jose Suarez and matchmaker Steven Katz are making a push to be a feeder league into the region’s top flight amateur leagues. The formula of putting young, rookie fighters together is a bit of a witches brew. No shows and miss matches are bound to happen at a higher rate, but the chance to see explosive young fighters more than makes up for the occasional miss match. That being said, 8 of 13 scheduled fights did jump off last night, conspicuously absent was Tajuddin Abdul-Hakim (5-1) vs Rustam Chsiev (debut). However, only three of those eight fights went to the judges, which is well above the 50% finish rate that (typically) makes for a show. And Noel Arcibal treated fans in North Jersey to an 11 second KO over Ariel Solano. I’ll try to find that video for you guys.

Now, for the 37th time, the following results are official as submitted by the NJSACB.
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Popularity: 13% [?]

Evolution debuted late last year in way the hell up there north New Jersey with a fight card full of rookies. According to The Garv it was a well run show. Jose Suarez and matchmaker Steve Katz come back for their second show this Saturday with a similar formula of rookie fighters in all the way up north New Jersey. And just like the last show, this weekend’s fights will be free on Go Fight Live. The current bout sheet is showing 13 amateur fights, with 2 slots still TBD. Names to look out for are Alex Bruzzese and KAPMMA & Asylum title holder Tajuddin Abdul-Hakim
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Popularity: 12% [?]