By Tim Schmitt
NIAGARA FALLS — Although the ending to Saturday’s Mayhem in the Mist was fairly anticlimactic, the good news is there’s a sequel.
Yves Edwards defeated Kyle Jensen easily in the main event before a crowd of nearly 2,300 at the Seneca Niagara Casino Events Center, in an effort Edwards hopes will restart his lagging career.
But the man largely responsible for the Mixed Martial Arts event, promoter J.C. Seneca, said his Raging Wolf Production team has already secured another night for the next event — Jan. 30 — and he expects to start putting the card together in the near future.
“This has been an awesome night in a world-class facility,” Seneca said just before the main event started. “I think we sold out. We had about 100 tickets left (Saturday) morning, but I think they all sold.”
In the main event, Jensen brought a 39-10-2 record into the ring, but once he slipped up early, Edwards struck quickly. For just over a minute, Edwards pummeled Jensen, and the referee finally stepped in and stopped the fight.
“I’m ready for anything,” Edwards said after. “Anything you want to bring at me, I can handle. In the past, my style has been more finesse.
“But I landed a few good shots and I tried to close him out.”
In the co-main event, Port Colborne, Ont., native Alexis Davis earned the belt by dominating Molly Helsel. Davis, who stands just 5-foot-4, had the upper hand on Helsel throughout the three rounds, and battered Helsel’s right eye. By the time the fight was finished, Helsel’s eye had nearly swollen shut.
“I just went out there and had a good time,” said Davis, who improved to 7-2 with the victory.
The scariest moment of the night came in an amateur fight, when Ramon Vargas, a Seneca Niagara marshal, staggered and was incoherent after a fight with Patrick Gorman.
The two, who are friends out of the cage, were going toe-to-toe when Gorman caught Vargas and applied a number of punches. Blood streamed from Vargas’ ear and from a cut just under his eye.
The referee called the fight, and Vargas tried to stumble to his feet to no avail. After a long wait, doctors finally allowed him to leave the ring.
Contact sports editor Tim Schmitt at 282-2311, ext. 2266.Although the ending to Saturday’s Mayhem in the Mist was fairly anticlimactic, the good news is there’s a sequel.
Yves Edwards defeated Kyle Jensen easily in the main event before a crowd of nearly 2,300 at the Seneca Niagara Casino Events Center, in an effort Edwards hopes will restart his lagging career.
But the man largely responsible for the Mixed Martial Arts event, promoter J.C. Seneca, said his Raging Wolf Production team has already secured another night for the next event — Jan. 30 — and he expects to start putting the card together in the near future.
“This has been an awesome night in a world-class facility,” Seneca said just before the main event started. “I think we sold out. We had about 100 tickets left (Saturday) morning, but I think they all sold.”
In the main event, Jensen brought a 39-10-2 record into the ring, but once he slipped up early, Edwards struck quickly. For just over a minute, Edwards pummeled Jensen, and the referee finally stepped in and stopped the fight.
“I’m ready for anything,” Edwards said after. “Anything you want to bring at me, I can handle. In the past, my style has been more finesse.
“But I landed a few good shots and I tried to close him out.”
In the co-main event, Port Colborne, Ont., native Alexis Davis earned the belt by dominating Molly Helsel. Davis, who stands just 5-foot-4, had the upper hand on Helsel throughout the three rounds, and battered Helsel’s right eye. By the time the fight was finished, Helsel’s eye had nearly swollen shut.
“I just went out there and had a good time,” said Davis, who improved to 7-2 with the victory.
The scariest moment of the night came in an amateur fight, when Ramon Vargas, a Seneca Niagara marshal, staggered and was incoherent after a fight with Patrick Gorman.
The two, who are friends out of the cage, were going toe-to-toe when Gorman caught Vargas and applied a number of punches. Blood streamed from Vargas’ ear and from a cut just under his eye.
The referee called the fight, and Vargas tried to stumble to his feet to no avail. After a long wait, doctors finally allowed him to leave the ring.
Contact sports editor Tim Schmitt at 282-2311, ext. 2266.
