The Asylum Fight League's Carl Mascarenhas sure knows how to put on a show. He put two of them on back to back last Friday and Saturday nights, and both were wildly successful. Friday's show was at Fort Dix, and as ring announcer I had the pleasure of introducing base commander Lt. Colonel William Ayers to the crowd as well as all the talented and determined amateur fighters. Then I Saturday we moved to the Raritan Expo Center, where the venue was huge but still filled with fight fans. As with all Asylum shows, the fighters and the fights delivered on both nights. We saw subs, KOs and decisions, and all the fights were competitive and evenly matched. Matchmaking is an art, and Carl does a great job with it. He also knows how to pick great ring announcers (if I say so myself) and commentators. Doing commentary on Fort Dix was Brutal Brendan Barrett, former IFL fighter and one of New Jersey's top 205ers. He did a great job on the mic, along with his partner for the event, a soldier from Fort Dix whose name escapes me at the moment (my apologies). At the Expo Center, UFC fighter Kurt Pelligrino graced the crowd with his presence and cornered a couple of fighters. All in all it was 2 great events. As with all AFL shows, champions were crowned and the crowds went home happy and satisfied. Also at Fort Dix covering the event was my good bud, Jim Genia. Jim's a top MMA journalist and he wrote about the show on his Live Blog. I can't wait for more Asylum Fight League insanity! Photo by Jim Genia.

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