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MMA Fight Pit showcased its debut event, 'Genesis,' tonight from The Pit in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The card, which was the first mixed martial arts event to take place at the venue, was headlined by a light heavyweight bout between Houston 'The Assassin' Alexander and 'Razor' Razak Al-Hassan.
Also on the card, former UFC Lightweight Champion Jens 'Lil' Evil' Pulver faced Coty 'Ox' Wheeler in bantamweight action, and 'South Valley's Own' Angelica Chavez took on Diana 'Dynamite' Rael in a women's bout at 105 pounds. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for tonight's televised card.
Houston 'The Assassin' Alexander vs 'Razor' Razak Al-Hassan
Round 1:
Referee for this bout is Richard Espinosa. Al-Hassan opened the fight with leg kicks and Alexander answered with a right hand. Al-Hassan continued to throw kicks and landed a right hook as Alexander looked to duck under and close the distance. Al-Hassan flashed out a front kick that grazed Alexander's face, then followed with a leg kick.
Alexander floored Al-Hassan with a short left hook and dove in with punches. Al-Hassan recovered and stood up, but ate a flurry on the way. Al-Hassan landed more leg kicks, but ate a stiff jab. Another solid jab landed for Alexander and he mixed in leg kicks. Alexander threw another jab and Al-Hassan landed a leg kick. Close round. 10-9 Alexander due to the second-half rally.
Round 2:
Al-Hassan landed jabs and a left hook in the second round as Alexander threw leg kicks and targeted the body with lunging punches. Alexander caught a kick and drilled Al-Hassan with a powerful right cross. Al-Hassan answered with a spinning back kick to the body. Time was called after Alexander was poked in the left eye. Action resumed and Alexander jabbed to the head and body.
Alexander countered a leg kick with a one-two and he landed an overhand right seconds later. Al-Hassan landed a cracking leg kick and Alexander threw unorthodox punches to the thigh. The fighters traded leg kicks, but the crowd began to boo the lack of action. Alexander landed a looping right hookand knocked Al-Hassan off-balance with a right hook. Another close round. 10-9 Alexander.
Following the second round, the cageside doctor entered the cage to examine Al-Hassan's middle finger on his left hand. His finger appeared to be dislocated and he was deemed unable to continue, giving Alexander the victory.
Winner: Houston Alexander by TKO (Doctor Stoppage) at 5:00 of round two. He improves to 13-6-0, 2 NC.
Jens 'Lil' Evil' Pulver vs Coty 'Ox' Wheeler
Round 1:
Referee for this bout is Robert Romero. Pulver landed a grazing head kick early on and he countered a leg kick with a left hook. Wheeler threw a big right hand and followed with a left that briefly backed Pulver up. The fighters traded punches and circled until Pulver landed a left hook. Wheeler landed a leg kick and Pulver replied with one to the body. More punches were exchanged and Wheeler landed an inside leg kick.
A counter left hook sent Wheeler off-balance momentarily and he floored Wheeler with a big punch soon after. Pulver pounced with more punches, but Wheeler recovered and got back to his feet. Pulver landed a knee and two punches and Wheeler fell again. He stood up and time was called after Pulver was poked in the eye. Little transpired in the final seconds, but the fighters traded strikes right at the bell. 10-9 Pulver.
Round 2:
Wheeler opened round two with kicks, but ate a counter left hand. Pulver was poked in the eye again, but the fight continued and Pulver landed a body kick. He followed with a lead right hook as Wheeler kept his distance. Pulver floored Wheeler with a left hook and Wheeler appeared to be done, but the referee did not stop the fight.
Pulver begrudgingly followed up with punches, but Wheeler managed to work back to his feet. Wheeler was wobbly as he stood and tried to run away from Pulver as Pulver blasted him with more punches. Pulver dropped Wheeler once more against the cage and motioned to the referee that Wheeler was done. Pulver was about to land more punches, but the fight was finally stopped.
Winner: Jens Pulver by TKO (Punches) at 1:59 of round two. He improves to 25-15-1.
Tyler 'The Beast' East vs Prince McLean
Round 1:
Referee for this bout is Joe Valencia. McLean landed a leg kick early on, but East caught his leg and landed two punches. McLean balanced on one leg and landed a jumping knee, but was taken down near the cage. East landed a hard elbow and tried to posture up. He broke McLean's grip and landed more elbows to both the head and body. East unloaded with another barrage of elbows and punches and McLean rolled to his side. The referee wisely stopped the fight.
Winner: Tyler East by TKO (Punches & Elbows) at 1:33 of round one. He improves to 10-3-0.
Jamie 'The Chosyn 1' Yager vs 'Slick' Willie Parks
Round 1:
Referee for this bout is Richard Espinosa. Parks landed a hard left hook that sent Yager off-balance right away. Parks swarmed with more wild punches and dropped Yager to a knee with another left. Yager quickly stood and threw a flying kick, then clinched. Parks reversed and looked for a takedown. He slammed Yager down and moved to half-guard.
Parks postured up and rained down punches, then stood and punished Yager with more strikes. Yager turtled and Parks wound up on top in North-South position. Yager managed to get back to half-guard, but Parks stayed active with strikes from the top. He landed a big right hand and secured an arm-triangle choke, but could not pass Yager's guard before the bell. 10-9 Parks.
Round 2:
Yager missed with a pair of lunging punches and ate a counter right hand. He pulled guard with a guillotine choke, however, and a stunned Parks had nowhere to go. He quickly tapped out, giving Yager a huge upset win.
Winner: Jamie Yager by Submission (Guillotine Choke) at 0:21 of round two. He improves to 4-2-0.
Diana 'Dynamite' Rael vs 'South Valley's Own' Angelica Chavez
Round 1:
Referee for this bout is Robert Romero. Chavez missed with a head kick early on and ate a right hook and a body kick. She caught the kick and took Rael down, but wound up on the bottom. Rael tried to land short elbows from side control, but had to fight off inverted triangle choke attempts. Chavez regained half-guard as Rael struck from the top. The fighters alternated heel hook attempts and Rael remained on top.
Short punches landed for Rael as Chavez attempted to kick and knee at Rael's ribs from the bottom. Rael looked to secure an arm-triangle choke, but could not escape Chavez's half-guard. Rael then postured up and landed some solid punches and elbows. Chavez attempted another heel hook, but Rael easily escaped and stayed on top. She remained active with hammerfists until the bell. 10-9 Rael.
Round 2:
Rael landed a nice knee in round two and threw Chavez to the mat. She threw hammerfists from the top and wound up in a reverse mount position. Rael punched backwards with her free hand and secured a guillotine choke in a scramble. Chavez stayed on top in side control to alleviate pressure, however, and eventually broke Rael's grip. Chavez threw knees to the body and elbows, but Rael squirmed out.
A scramble ensued and Chavez wound up on top in mount. She tried for a Kimura and Rael swept. Chavez then looked to take Rael's back with a rear-naked choke, but Rael escaped to the top and struck from side control. Chavez tried to set up an inverted triangle from the bottom, but Rael avoided danger. She landed hard elbows to close out the round. Good action. 10-9 Rael.
Round 3:
Rael landed a one-two in the final round and Chavez responded with a body kick. Both fighters landed knees to the body and Chavez fired off a high kick that was blocked. Rael threw a head kick of her own and followed with a punch-kick combo. Chavez landed a kick to Rael's arm as the pace slowed down. The fighters circled and Chavez kept her distance. Chavez threw a one-two and ate a flurry.
A standing elbow landed for Chavez, but she remained very passive. Rael landed two punches and a leg kick and the fighters traded strikes in close. Chavez took Rael down and landed on top in Rael's half-guard. The fighters were stood up very quickly and Rael landed a knee. She landed a Superman Punch, but was taken down before the bell. Very close round. 10-9 Rael, barely.
Winner: Diana Rael by Split Decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29) after three rounds. She improves to 3-1-0.
Jacob Clark vs Junie Allen 'Lunatik' Browning
Round 1:
Referee for this bout is Joe Valencia. Browning opened the fight with slow punches and a front kick, then took Clark down. He landed on top in Clark's half-guard, but Clark quickly worked back to guard. Clark attempted an armbar, but Browning scrambled into an inverted body triangle. He switched to back control and tried to secure a Twister.
Clark escaped and the fighters were stood up. Clark took Browning down and landed punches and elbows from the top. Browning turtled and Clark punished him with knees to the body. He continued to land hammerfists as Browning fell to his back. After a salvo of elbows, Browning tapped out.
Winner: Jacob Clark by Submission (Elbows) at 4:18 of round one. He improves to 9-3-0.
Mixed Martial Arts as a sport has come along way in last couple of decades largely down to UFC getting the status of main stream sport in major countries. We already had some of the finest MMA fighters in the short professional history of the sport and we take indepth look at top 10 greatest MMA fighters so far.
We have considered the following factors before putting this list together. 1)Longevity at the top 2) Head-to-head results 3). quality of opposition fought 4) weight Division strength.
#1. Georges St. Pierre
Georges St. Pierre is widely regarded as the best MMA fighter of all times having recorded 25 wins including longest winning streak of 12 fights from 2007 to 2013. He is also two time welterweight champion and was named Canadian athlete of the year three times in a row between 2008 to 2010. FightMatrix (Computerized MMA Rankings) list him as ultimate all time greatest MMA fighter and rightly so as nobody has ever come anywhere close to the consistency Georges St. Pierre has showed in his illustrious career.
#2. Anderson Silva
When the debate about the greatest MMA fighters comes the argument is usually between the two fighters, Georges St. Pierre or Anderson Silva. Brazilian has been top draw in UFC since his very early days and he hold the record of longest title rign as UFC Middleweight champions with 16 fights including 10 title defenses. He took a break from UFC but return a year later and since than his record has been mixed. Suffered a horrific broken leg and also induced in drug controversies in the later part of his career.
#3. Jon Jones
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Currently the best fighter on the UFC roster and light heavyweight champion. Jon Jones is widely regarded one of the top three MMA fighters of all times. He also set the record of youngest UFC champion. Jon Jones has incredible record of (22 wins and 1 defeat) including his current 13 fight winning streak. He has been ranked pound for pound best MMA fighter of number of years now. By the end of his career he might overtake both Georges St. Pierre and Anderson Silva as the greatest of all times.
#4. Jose Aldo
Named as UFC fighter of the year in 2009 he went 18 fight winning streak before Conor McGregor finally ended his reign as featherweight champion back in 2015.
#5. Fedor Emelianenko
Hails from Russia, Fedor Emelianenko has been a top MMA fighter for most of his career since turning pro back in 2000. He won 36 fights and only suffered three defeats in what was a very successful MMA/UFC career for the man also known as the last emperor.
#6. Matt Hughes
Another american with a great MMA career, Matt Hughes had one of the most extensive mixed martial arts career with over 54 professional fights where he won 45 and lost 9. At the peak of his career he went on to defend UFC walterweight title for record 7 times and ranked no.1 pound for pound fighter for most of his career
#7. B.J. Penn
Gold medal winner in Jiu-Jitsu world championship, BJ Penn went on to unify UFC lightweight championship before going on to break alltime lightweight title defense record. Although his career has record does not show how good he was, at the peak of his career he was regarded as best pound for pound fighter in the world.
#8. Randy Couture
Came into UFC with the background in wrestling and collegiate, Randy Couture went on to win the heavyweight title three times and also won the light-weight title twice.
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#9. Frankie Edgar
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Currently ranked as #2 best featherweight fighter in UFC, Frankie Edgar has come along way since making his debut back in 2005. He went on to become UFC light-weight champion and recorded some notable wins against the likes of Hermes França, BJ Penn and Sean Shrek.
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#10. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Top 10 All-Time Greatest MMA Fighters| NO# | FIGHTER | RECORD |
| 1 | Georges St. Pierre | 25 wins, 2 losses |
| 2 | Anderson Silva | 33 wins, 8 losses |
| 3 | Jon Jones | 22 Wins, 1 loss |
| 4 | Jose Aldo | 26 wins, 2 losses |
| 5 | Fedor Emelianenko | 36 wins, 4 losses (1 no-result) |
| 6 | Matt Hughes | 45 wins, 9 losses |
| 7 | Frankie Edgar | 20 wins, 5 losses (1 draw) |
| 8 | B.J. Penn | 16 wins, 10 losses (2 draws) |
| 9 | Randy Couture | 19 wins, 11 losses |
| 10 | Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira | 34 wins, 11 losses (1 draw, 1 no-result) |
