Herman vs. Gastelum

[The Sandmen]

Ed Herman looks very relaxed.
Kelvin Gastelum looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.

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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.


The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Ed Herman tries a hook to the body
and hits Kelvin ribs hard


Ed Herman attempts a sweep single...
Kelvin Gastelum was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.


Kelvin grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Kelvin Gastelum


Kelvin Gastelum is in open guard over Herman
Kelvin is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Ed Herman, who is barely covering up!


The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Kelvin Gastelum is in open guard over Herman
Kelvin is in open guard over Herman... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Herman rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Herman climbs to his feet and is standing now.


Herman is standing while Kelvin is on the ground on his back
Kelvin tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Back to the beginning! Kelvin Gastelum is standing now.


The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Kelvin Gastelum tries to bring the fight to the ground
Herman goes down.


Kelvin Gastelum is in open guard over Herman
Kelvin Gastelum hovers above Herman
Good punches to Herman's body.


Kelvin Gastelum is in open guard over Herman
Kelvin positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Herman's being punished here!


Kelvin Gastelum is in open guard over Herman
Kelvin Gastelum tries to finish with a leg lock!
Herman is able to break the lock.


Kelvin Gastelum is in open guard over Herman
Kelvin tries to move to full mount
Kelvin succeeds


The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Kelvin Gastelum is in full mount over Ed Herman
Herman tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Kelvin Gastelum doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.


The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Kelvin Gastelum is in full mount over Ed Herman
Kelvin is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Ed Herman, who is barely covering up!


Kelvin Gastelum is in full mount over Ed Herman
Kelvin suddenly holds Ed Herman's arm and tries an armbar!
Herman can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Kelvin Gastelum!


Ed Herman is in closed guard over Kelvin
Kelvin cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Herman can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Ed Herman is looking to pass Kelvin Gastelum's guard...
Ed Herman gets his hips free and moves to half guard.


Ed Herman is in half guard over Kelvin
Ed Herman doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Kelvin's moves.


The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Ed Herman is in half guard over Kelvin
Kelvin measures the resilience of Herman's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Herman's side.


Ed Herman is in half guard over Kelvin
Herman breaths deeply while on the ground


Ed Herman is in half guard over Kelvin
Kelvin measures the resilience of Herman's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Herman's side.


Ed Herman is in half guard over Kelvin
Herman gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Kelvin Gastelum! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Kelvin Gastelum doesn't defend himself!


Ed Herman is in half guard over Kelvin
Ed Herman doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Kelvin's moves.


The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Ed Herman is in half guard over Kelvin
Kelvin measures the resilience of Herman's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Herman's side.


Ed Herman is in half guard over Kelvin
Kelvin Gastelum launches a few punches to Herman's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Herman tries to cover his face,


Ed Herman is in half guard over Kelvin
Ed Herman doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Kelvin's moves.


Ed Herman is in half guard over Kelvin
Kelvin measures the resilience of Herman's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Herman's side.


Ed Herman is in half guard over Kelvin
Kelvin works on the ground with his fingers over Herman's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Herb Dean didn't see the foul!


Ed Herman is in half guard over Kelvin
Kelvin Gastelum tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.


Ed Herman is in half guard over Kelvin
Kelvin Gastelum launches a few punches to Herman's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Herman tries to cover his face,


The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Ed Herman is in half guard over Kelvin
Ed Herman tries to free his leg
Ed Herman uses some of his skill by jumping out of Kelvin's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!


Ed Herman is in side mount over Kelvin Gastelum
Ed Herman doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Kelvin's moves.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.



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Round 2
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Ed Herman tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Ed Herman who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Kelvin doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Ed Herman embrace and tries to move away...
Ed Herman pushes Kelvin forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.


Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Ed Herman pushes away Kelvin trying to keep the fight at striking range
Kelvin doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Ed Herman
Poorly executed technique. Kelvin Gastelum looks to counter!
Kelvin Gastelum gets control of Ed Herman's neck and attempts a guillotine!
Ed Herman shakes him off and staves off danger.
Kelvin Gastelum tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Kelvin circles out and slips free of Ed Herman's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.


Kelvin fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Ed Herman didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!


Kelvin Gastelum is in open guard over Herman
Herman tries to close his guard around Kelvin
He succeeds!


Kelvin Gastelum is in closed guard over Herman
Kelvin Gastelum tries to better his position on the ground...
Kelvin breaks the closed guard of Ed Herman and moves to half guard


Kelvin Gastelum is in side mount over Ed Herman
Ed Herman doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Kelvin's moves.


Kelvin Gastelum is in side mount over Ed Herman
Kelvin positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Herman's being punished here!


Kelvin Gastelum is in side mount over Ed Herman
Kelvin Gastelum fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Herman's face!


The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Kelvin Gastelum is in side mount over Ed Herman
Herman measures the resilience of Kelvin's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Kelvin blocks the hits as he works on the ground.


Kelvin Gastelum is in side mount over Ed Herman
Herman tries to stand up!
Kelvin doesn't allow him!


Kelvin Gastelum is in side mount over Ed Herman
Herman tries to stand up!
Kelvin doesn't allow him!


Kelvin Gastelum is in side mount over Ed Herman
Ed Herman attempts to trap Kelvin Gastelum in his guard.
Ed Herman manages to switch to full guard.


The clock says 2:10 in the 2 round
Kelvin Gastelum is in open guard over Herman
Herman tries to close his guard around Kelvin
He succeeds!


Kelvin Gastelum is in closed guard over Herman
Kelvin Gastelum tries to better his position on the ground...
Kelvin breaks the closed guard of Ed Herman and moves to half guard


Kelvin Gastelum is in side mount over Ed Herman
Kelvin Gastelum isolates Ed Herman's left arm looking for an armbar...
Ed Herman manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Kelvin Gastelum lost his dominant position.
Herman is trying to counter now!
Herman measures the resilience of Kelvin's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Kelvin blocks the hits as he works on the ground.


Kelvin Gastelum is in side mount over Ed Herman
Kelvin tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.


Kelvin Gastelum is in full mount over Ed Herman
Ed Herman doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Kelvin Gastelum doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Comcast Center (College Park, Maryland) are cheering for the fighters.


Herman tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Kelvin moves backwards and circles around Ed Herman.
Herman misses a step and Kelvin Gastelum sees an opportunity to counter him!
Kelvin tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Kelvin is clinching with Herman.


The fighters are clinching.
A dirty boxing lesson by Kelvin who is trying to punish Ed Herman's ribs with a few punches.
He scores a few hits before the pain makes Herman react and defend his side.


The fighters are clinching.
Kelvin and Ed Herman are cliched up against the cage. Kelvin steps for a throw
Herman stays on his feet


The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Kelvin gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Kelvin blocks Ed Herman's knee and hits a perfectly executed knee tap! Nice move.


Kelvin Gastelum is in closed guard over Herman
Kelvin leans back...
He clobbers Ed Herman's face with a huge punch! Ouch!


Kelvin Gastelum is in closed guard over Herman
Nice beating Kelvin Gastelum has received.
Kelvin Gastelum tries to better his position on the ground...
Kelvin breaks the closed guard of Ed Herman and moves to half guard


Kelvin Gastelum is in side mount over Ed Herman
Herman tries to move on the ground and shows Kelvin Gastelum a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Herman's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Herb Dean knows he may be calling off the fight soon!


Kelvin Gastelum is in side mount over Ed Herman
Ed Herman launches a few punches to Kelvin's cheek from the guard.
Kelvin Gastelum uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.


The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Kelvin Gastelum is in side mount over Ed Herman
Kelvin Gastelum isolates Ed Herman's left arm looking for an armbar...
That armbar from Kelvin Gastelum appears to be unbreakable
Herman struggles to free himself
Kelvin is locking that armbar...
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in Herman's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Ed Herman tries to hold onto his own arm but Kelvin Gastelum breaks his grip and extends his arm for the tap!

Winner is Kelvin Gastelum by Submission (armbar) at 4:43 Round 2

Statistics: Ed Herman
Punches 1/1 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 5/12 (42%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 433 s

Statistics: Kelvin Gastelum
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/5 (60%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 32/36 (89%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 442 s


Kelvin might be the most effective raw-build wrestler we have on ManMMA. Interesting.

But yeah, he totally TDed, then GnPed the heck out of the non-Pee-Wee Herman.

[xx - Former Phoenix Fight Club]

Junk. See, this is the problem with your "raw builds" Sandman. They're bias to what YOU think a fighter is like, and not always the reality... Herman should've wasted this chump. Not pleased.

[xx - Team GAP]

well ed herman is a chump and kelvin is a chump with no experience... so kelvin should suck a bit more..

[The Sandmen]

Jul 3, 2013 15:33:01 GMT -5 xx - Former Phoenix Fight Club said:

Junk. See, this is the problem with your "raw builds" Sandman. They're bias to what YOU think a fighter is like, and not always the reality...

Good thing you have NO IDEA AT ALL how I built Kelvin then, isn't it? And that he was built by the same mold as the 100 other fighters you have not been complaining about.

[xx - Former Phoenix Fight Club]

Jul 4, 2013 12:52:39 GMT -5 The Sandmen said:

Jul 3, 2013 15:33:01 GMT -5 xx - Former Phoenix Fight Club said:

Junk. See, this is the problem with your "raw builds" Sandman. They're bias to what YOU think a fighter is like, and not always the reality...

Good thing you have NO IDEA AT ALL how I built Kelvin then, isn't it? And that he was built by the same mold as the 100 other fighters you have not been complaining about.

Built the same way which is flawed to begin with...

[The Sandmen]

In your uninformed opinion, sure. But then again, if you made the league, Sarah D'Alelio would be rated 96, and everyone else would be a 30. So good thing you don't run it, isn't it?

[xx - Former Phoenix Fight Club]

Jul 4, 2013 14:17:51 GMT -5 The Sandmen said:

In your uninformed opinion, sure. But then again, if you made the league, Sarah D'Alelio would be rated 96, and everyone else would be a 30. So good thing you don't run it, isn't it?

Not true at all. D'Alelio is now a little better than what she should be because I made her that way. I did have to fix some things that weren't quite right with her build and there's still a few things that need to be upped because you didn't know allot about her before but also refused to look at any of her fights claiming it would be bias. When in actuality, that's what I'd call an uninformed opinion when you base builds solely on text you read rather than seeing a fighter in action in atleast a fight or 2, especially when you've never seen them before. In effect and form your own opinion of a fighter based on what you read not based on what you see; if anything, that's being bias or havinga reverse bias. I'm not saying that's just happened with Sarah cuz other than a couple things, performance-wise, even in her losses, she's been alright for the most part; Mostly due to what I've done with her. But it's not segregated to only unknown fighters either cuz there's quite a number of really good fighters IRL that are that are complete crap in this league.

[The Sandmen]

You told me D'Alelio was one of the best fighters in the world several times. That is biased, bro. Plain and simple.

[xx - Camp Cannon]

Jul 4, 2013 17:23:33 GMT -5 xx - Former Phoenix Fight Club said:

Jul 4, 2013 14:17:51 GMT -5 The Sandmen said:

In your uninformed opinion, sure. But then again, if you made the league, Sarah D'Alelio would be rated 96, and everyone else would be a 30. So good thing you don't run it, isn't it?

Not true at all. D'Alelio is now a little better than what she should be because I made her that way. I did have to fix some things that weren't quite right with her build and there's still a few things that need to be upped because you didn't know allot about her before but also refused to look at any of her fights claiming it would be bias. When in actuality, that's what I'd call an uninformed opinion when you base builds solely on text you read rather than seeing a fighter in action in atleast a fight or 2, especially when you've never seen them before. In effect and form your own opinion of a fighter based on what you read not based on what you see; if anything, that's being bias or havinga reverse bias. I'm not saying that's just happened with Sarah cuz other than a couple things, performance-wise, even in her losses, she's been alright for the most part; Mostly due to what I've done with her. But it's not segregated to only unknown fighters either cuz there's quite a number of really good fighters IRL that are that are complete crap in this league.

well rousey was rl champ and she wasn't the best rated overall to begin with until I put points into her she lost to tara larosa in her second fight so yeah u just need something to complain about all the time phx u need help

[The Sandmen]

Great fight Gastelum!

[xx - Former Phoenix Fight Club]

Jul 4, 2013 17:39:39 GMT -5 The Sandmen said:

You told me D'Alelio was one of the best fighters in the world several times. That is biased, bro. Plain and simple.

Ummm... what I said that she's top 10 (8th) in the world at her weightclass. P4P? No. Not yet. No bias, only facts.

[xx - Camp Cannon]

Jul 5, 2013 21:24:30 GMT -5 xx - Former Phoenix Fight Club said:

Jul 4, 2013 17:39:39 GMT -5 The Sandmen said:

You told me D'Alelio was one of the best fighters in the world several times. That is biased, bro. Plain and simple.

Ummm... what I said that she's top 10 (8th) in the world at her weightclass. P4P? No. Not yet. No bias, only facts.

8th not even she isn't even top 10 or ufc would have signer her bud

[The Sandmen]

A website's rankings are not facts, but I understand what you are saying.

[xx - Former Phoenix Fight Club]

Jul 5, 2013 21:27:06 GMT -5 xx - Camp Cannon said:

Jul 5, 2013 21:24:30 GMT -5 xx - Former Phoenix Fight Club said:

Ummm... what I said that she's top 10 (8th) in the world at her weightclass. P4P? No. Not yet. No bias, only facts.

8th not even she isn't even top 10 or ufc would have signer her bud

That's what I thought too, and I went to twitter to voice my opinion. Sarah, herself, answered me... She's happy in Invicta. She does want another shot at Rousey, but she's willing to wait til the hype of the UFC dies down. Good and Bad, but just like hockey players, some are looking for the spotlight, some aren't. Sarah just wants to fight. And I can respect that. HOWEVER... (Read below, this is good.)

Jul 5, 2013 21:27:36 GMT -5 The Sandmen said:

A website's rankings are not facts, but I understand what you are saying.

That's from MMARising.com. And it's fact for you, since you told me that's one of the sites you use for building. Oh, and another fact... just in passing, but since we're talking about D'Alelio, from what I've been reading, hearing and seeing... If/When Sarah beats Taylor on the 13th at Invicta 6, she'll be getting a title shot at the Invicta Bantamweight title. I call this a smart move on Sarah's part, if she beats Taylor. If she wins the title in Invicta, Rousey can't ignore her cuz of the contract Invicta and UFC have. Fucking Brilliant.

[xx - Camp Cannon]

Jul 5, 2013 21:56:56 GMT -5 xx - Former Phoenix Fight Club said:

Jul 5, 2013 21:27:06 GMT -5 xx - Camp Cannon said:

8th not even she isn't even top 10 or ufc would have signer her bud

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she bullshitting you she never got offered a contract so she has to wait untuil maybe she wins a belt and get better in invicta also who cares if she wins the belt in invicta the top 10 women in ufc would destroy her only 1 in ufc fighting for invicta is sarah kaufmann and kaufmann would wreck her, also rousey would destroy and armbar her first round again top 8 hardly