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MMA Fight Pit: Genesis was the inaugural mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

event held by MMA Fight Pit. The event took place on August 13, 2011 at The Pit in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Albuquerque is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 545,852 as of the 2010 Census and ranks as the 32nd-largest city in the U.S. As...

Background

The event aired live on PPV in the U.S. and Canada via providers In-Demand, AVAIL-TVN, Dish Network, DirecTV, Bell Express VU, and Viewer's Choice Canada.

Preliminary card

Middleweight bout: Rocky Ramirez vs. Mark Lujan

Ramirez defeated Lujan via TKO (doctor stoppage) at 2:38 of round 1.

Welterweight bout: Sean Spencer vs. Ali Hanjani

Hanjani defeated Spencer via submission (triangle choke) at 1:41 of round 1.

Flyweight bout: Josh Montoya vs. Jason Sampson

Sampson defeated Montoya via submission (armbar) at 2:38 of round 1

Featherweight bout: Conrad Padilla vs. Guy Youell

Padilla defeated Youell by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).

Main card

Lightweight bout: Junie Browning
Junie Browning
Junie Allen Browning is an American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir.-Biography:...

vs. Jacob Clark

Clark defeated Browning via submission (elbows) at 4:18 of round 1.

Women's 105-lb. bout: Angelica Chavez vs. Diana Rael

Rael defeated Chavez via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28).

Middleweight bout: Jamie Yager
Jamie Yager
Jamie Yager is an American professional mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz. Besides appearing on The Ultimate Fighter, Yager was also on BET's Iron Ring in 2008.-Early life:Yager left home at age 14 due to differences with his...

vs. Willie Parks

Yager defeated Parks via submission (guillotine choke) at 0:21 of round 2.

Heavyweight bout: Tyler East
Tyler East
Tyler East, nicknamed "The Beast", is an American mixed martial artist fighting for King of the Cage where he holds a record of 5-3 an is the current KOTC Heavyweight Championship, he was also a 3 time heavyweight contender, loseing to Tony Lopez the first 2 times...

vs. Prince McLean

East defeated McLean via TKO (punches and elbows) at 1:33 of round 1.

Bantamweight bout: Jens Pulver
Jens Pulver
Jens Johnnie Pulver is an American mixed martial artist . He was the first Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight champion and was a coach on the The Ultimate Fighter 5 reality show, which aired on Spike TV. He was formerly signed as a featherweight with World Extreme Cagefighting , which is...

vs. Coty Wheeler
Coty Wheeler
Coty Wheeler is an American mixed martial artist. He currently fights for the WEC. He lost his fight to Charlie Valencia at WEC 43 on October 10, 2009.Wheeler lost to Will Campuzano via unanimous decision on January 10, 2010 at WEC 46...

Pulver defeated Wheeler via TKO (punches) at 1:59 of round 2.

Light Heavyweight bout: Houston Alexander
Houston Alexander
Houston Alexander is an American professional mixed martial artist, who fights as a light heavyweight and heavyweight. He also works as a DJ in North Omaha, Nebraska...

vs. Razak Al-Hassan
Razak Al-Hassan
-Early life:Al-Hassan's parents are from Ghana and he was the first person in his family to be born in the United States-Ultimate Fighting Championship:...

Alexander defeated Al-Hassan via TKO (doctor stoppage) at 5:00 of round 2.

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