There was a feel of battle in the air at Neisen’s Sports Bar & Grill in Savage, Minn. on Saturday, Sept. 26. There was also beer, the stench of stink bombs, and an annoying woman yelling “elbows and knees!” to every fighter in the cage at Savage Entertainment’s latest Professional Mixed Martial Arts event.

Among the highlights of the 10-fight card were the amazing performances put on by Andy Selvig, of Lake City’s own Team Crazy gym, as well as the professional MMA debut of Bryan King. Selvig, at 140 lbs., faced off against an opponent making his MMA debut. After a quick takedown within a minute of the opening bell, Selvig gained mounting position and got caught in a combination armbar/triangle choke attempt. Keeping his cool, Selvig picked up and powerbombed his unfortunate opponent at least five times into the mat, each slam drawing a larger groan from the audience as his opponent’s head bounced further and further into the floor. After wrestling a bit, Selvig ended the fight in the first round with a rear naked choke, picking up an impressive victory and boosting his MMA record to 3-0.

Bryan King, of the American School of Martial Arts in Savage, picked up an impressive professional debut victory against Bruce “Armbar” Johnson of Team Crazy. King and Johnson exchanged blows for a bit, with King knocked down at one point. Yet King backed up Johnson into the cage, pressuring Johnson to rest against the cage and on the heels of his feet and catching him with a huge knee to the face as Johnson jockeyed for position. The fight was stopped immediately after, with King the winner by TKO and his opponent now 7-9.

The big announcement of the night was the upcoming tournament Savage Entertainment will host in November. Open to all serious featherweight, lightweight and light heavyweight MMA fighters, it will be at Neisen’s on Saturday, Nov. 7. Read The Wake for more details down the line.