Elite Fighting Promotions Debut Event in Saratoga, NY – Card Results and Highlights
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Special thanks to Parker Simon for assisting with the match notes.
Saratoga Debuts a New Fight Promotion
Elite fighting promotions debuted their organizations first fight in Saratoga, NY on Saturday, July 7th 2024. With an 11 fight card, every fighter making weight, and a series of matches that would make a major promotion shutter in awe.
Sponsored by Druthers, who has been sponsoring a lot of local races and fight events as of late.
The promoters opened Elite Fighting to more people with more space and seating, and an expansion to their VIP section as well. The expansion included a gold level VIP, which included a buffet as well. The buffet for VIP was selling well, as some VIP’s arrived early to grab food before the fights began. This move by the promoters of Elite Fighting Promotions was made after switching from The DonnyBrookes Promotion as a way to add a little more to the experience.
Elite Fighting Promotions Supports The Community
Half time intermission included a 50/50 Raffle with the winner receiving $310. The rest of the money went to helping a young local Muay Thai student Damian, who trains out of Saratoga Academy of Elite Martial Arts under Shihan James Bruchac, coach Donald Walton, and with Strength & Conditioning Trainer Brandon Baum out of BBBAUM Troy.
With the support of the community, Damian will go to Thailand to compete in the IFMA Youth World Championship, the funds collected will help him afford airfare, hotel, and IFMA fees.
You can support Damian by Donating to their GoFundMe here.
“We are so proud of all the hard work Damian puts in day in and out for something he loves! It’s amazing to see some of his dreams come true. The love and support that has been shown to him and us from the local Muay Thai community has been absolutely amazing and we can’t thank everyone enough!”
Chris Snyder, Damian’s Father.
Elite Fighting Promotions Debut Card Results
(Disclaimer: Please note we did our best to record the matches, if we got something wrong we apologize in advance. These results are not official gamma results from Elite fighting Promotions debut event, 7/13/24.)
Headlining the Event was Christian Alvarez and Edward Brown.
Alvarez vs Brown – This fight was for the Elite fighting championship belt. The fights were scheduled for three minute rounds, in the blue corner was Brown and in the red corner Alvarez.
The first round began with Alvarez running and taking Brown to the corner and getting a takedown. They grappled for the rest of the round while both men got a few shots in. Brown had a big kick on Alvarez while he was still down, finishing out the first round strong.
Round two, this time it is Brown starting off with a takedown, but Alvarez was able to capitalize and get control of the grapple landing a huge punch to the head. Both men got up then went right back down with Brown in control of the grapple. Before the round ended Alvarez managed to come back landing another few punches.
Round three begins, the third round was more of the same with back and forth grappling on the ground. Round three finishes in the last three seconds with brown winning it all. The ref said that Alvarez did not respond when he was getting choked so he called the fight, but he and the crowd were not to happy with the decision causing quite the uproar in and out of the cage!
We caught up with Alvarez after the fight and he had this to say:
“I feel like there’s not much to say, I’ve worked my butt off to even get myself in that position for it all of it to be taken away from me with one sec left in the fight but I made a promise to myself and I won’t let it defeat me, I’m going to learn from this and make sure I come back 10x better.”
-Christian Alvarez
We asked what happened at the end there and he told us:
“All I can say is I kept giving the ref thumbs up letting him know I was still there with the last 30 secs then when I heard the last 10 secs I just wanted to make sure I was calm and waited for the clock to expire. For the ref to do what he did, it’s truly heart breaking, but I won’t sit here and make excuses, I live and learn. Next time I won’t sit there and let someone squeeze even if it’s 10 secs left”
-Christian Alvarez
Sabr vs Samarija – Manning the blue corner was Sabr, with Samarija in the red corner.
Fight Round One started out pretty fast paced right off the bat with Sabr utilizing some fantastic jab combos.
Second Round, Sabr got in some great headshots early on, but eventually took a kick to the head from Samarija, Sabr managed to stayed on his feet. Samarija came back putting Sabr against cage, and managed to come back landing a couple of good jumping knees before the close of the round.
Third Round, was broke up momentarily and resumed. Samarija came back stronger this round but it wasn’t enough, with Sabr winning by unanimous decision.
Morris vs Ruvolo– In the blue corner was Ruvolo, and in the red corner Morris.
First Round, Ruvolo started with a quick takedown that Morris got back up quick from. Ruvolo got another takedown that he did not seem to capitalize on.
Round Two, began with Morris coming out strong this time with a few big hits that led to a takedown, where he was able to land a few blows and kept Ruvolo down until the end of the round.
Round Three, both guys looked tired in the early third with not many shots being thrown. Round three ends with the winner being Ruvolo by split decision.
Coughlin vs Nesler – A one, 10-minute round, grappling match by submission only. With Coughlin in the blue corner, and Nesler in the red corner.
Coughlin managed to set up several submission attempts. One of which the ref stopped was a buggy choke attempt.
The match kept a steady pace, however, Coughlin controlled the ground with several reversals and was able to maintain mount for the rest of the match eventually finishing with a buggy faint, ending in triangle.
Winner Coughlin, won by triangle.
Badillo vs Adams (JMA Fight Of The Night) – In the blue corner Adams, and in the red corner Badillo.
Don’t judge a book by its cover, Badillo held his own better than anticipated.
First Round started off with a couple of good kicks and head shots from both. Badillo pins Adams against the cage and takes him down. Badillo managed to shut down Adams and avoided a lot of additional head shots against the cage, but Adams maintained control of the ring.
Second Round, Adams delivers multiple headshots successfully to Badillo. The Ref stopped the fight momentarily, and the round continued.
Third Round, both fighters were visibly tired at the end of the third round, but managing to put out consistent body shots.
Adams won by unanimous decision.
Davis vs Jette– Jette in the blue corner, and Davis fighting out of the Red Corner.
First Round, both started off quickly, but late in the first round, Davis ran across the ring and delivered a knee to Jettes abdomen establishing early dominance.
Second Round began with Davis coming out strong in the second with heavy blows sending Jette stumbling to the wall, but Jette held his own ending the round with some hits of his own.
The third round began with Jette coming out fast, this time to get some early hits in. Davis had a huge takedown with a leg sweep that Jette got right back up from,
Round three ends with Davis winning by unanimous decision.
Pinchook vs Kite – In the blue corner was Pinchook, and Kite in the red corner.
First round, Kite was feeling situation out while Pinchook takes a more agressive approach. Kite stepped up and they had a good exchange of headshots back and forth.
Going into the Second Round, Pinchook has got the crazy eyes, but Kite gave him a headshot in the second round and knocked him to the ground.
After his victory, Kite screamed with adrenaline, “Let’s fucking go!!!”
Kite won by TKO.
Candelario vs liedel – Muay Thai heavy weight fight, Candelario in the blue corner, and liedel in the red.
First round, Liedel went in strong but took some series blows, leaving him wobbly and the match had to be stopped a couple of times to be checked on.
Second round, Liedel took a lot of head shots, and struggled to keep up with Candelario. liedel was noticeably slowing down a lot by the second round, but standing firm.
Third Round started and Candelario came out strong, keeping the paces on Liedel. Liedel stumbled into the corner and was dazed, with the official calling the match.
Candelario won by KO.
Rickler vs Stefanik – In the blue corner Rickler, with Stefanik standing in the red.
Note: Unfortunately, we were changing out our equipment when this fight began and we were unable to get additional notes on the match.
Rickler Win by Decision
Gonçalves vs Fynn – Fynn ran to the cage in excitement, taking his place in the Red Corner, and Goncalves taking up the blue.
First round, the match started up with both fighters starting out heavy pushing the match early.
Second round went off with more of the same, except both fighters managed to land some serious blows on each other.
Third round, both fighters pushed the paces this round, but neither could muster what it took to end the fight early going to judges decision.
With a win for Gonçalves by unanimous decision
Conway vs Hahn – Hahn started the first round dominant, holding Conway down in mount.
Second round, Conway came out swinging, but ended up back underneath Hahn. Referee stood both up, and a slug fest began only for the bell to cut it short.
Third Round began on their feet where Conway slammed Hahn only to be reverse mounted, being saved from a ground and pound by the bell.
“I originally planned on staying on my feet, but I let my training take over”
-Hahn
The Elite Fighting Promotions debut event in Saratoga, NY on July 7th, 2024, was a night to remember for fight fans and the local community.
From the high-stakes main event between Christian Alvarez and Edward Brown, to the heart-pounding matches of rising talents like Sabr, Samarija, Morris, and Ruvolo, the event showcased the passion and skill of the fighters. In addition to the thrilling fights, the halftime 50/50 raffle and the community’s support for young Muay Thai student, Damian, added a heartwarming touch to the event.
The electric atmosphere and incredible sportsmanship displayed throughout the night left attendees eagerly awaiting the next Elite Fighting Promotions event. Whether you witnessed the event live or followed the action from afar, one thing is for certain – Saratoga’s debut fight promotion left an indelible mark on the local fighting scene.
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