Jon Nutt’s Struggle Circus promotion confronted numerous setbacks, then the person himself confronted his personal insurmountable problem in the principle occasion.
At Struggle Circus 4 in Phuket, Thailand, on Sunday, Nutt fell in a 2-versus-1 struggle towards “MMAsymmetrical” champions Financial institution and No Cash. The 2 had been coming off of a loss to former UFC fighter Will Chope in November 2021, however returned to the win column in convincing style after defeating Nutt not as soon as, however twice.
Watch video of the headlining handicap match above.
Nutt, who additionally served because the host of Sunday’s present, went proper on the pair to begin the competition, however was shortly overwhelmed as Financial institution and No Cash resorted to their tried-and-tested tactic of getting one in all them go for a takedown whereas the opposite throws strikes. The bigger Nutt was capable of toss his opponents apart and even landed a soccer kick earlier than finally being overwhelmed and submitted with a rear-naked choke.
Nevertheless, in a not-so-shocking twist, Nutt was given a second spherical to struggle the champs after it was introduced that they’d missed weight and had been obligated to grant a right away rematch (an announcement that contradicted a video posted by promoter Full Metallic Dojo a day earlier).
Nutt once more got here out swinging, however Financial institution and No Cash teamed as much as batter him with strikes to safe one other victory.
It was a enjoyable finish to an occasion beset with difficulties, starting with a two-hour delay to the present that was brought on by the truck transporting the ring to the venue being concerned in an accident, in line with the published.
As soon as the present began, it kicked off with a promo from Jon Anik — sure, THAT Jon Anik — and an intro parodying Saturday Night time Stay.
Learn Anik’s voiceover right here:
“Put together yourselves as a result of the quickest rising sport on the planet is about to get an entire lot slower, dumber, and fatter, as Jon Nutt and the workforce at Full Metallic Dojo — the worldwide chief in circus fights — unleashes a model new sort of silly onto fight sports activities followers around the globe.
“The top of freak present combating is right here, of us, bringing the spectacle and the satire to the complete sport. Struggle Circus is dwell from Phuket, Thailand, and you must go there. I award you no factors and will God have mercy in your soul.”
The present featured numerous different points of interest and oddities (plus some easy athletic contests), most notably a “Siamese kickboxing” bout that featured kickboxers competing towards each other in groups of two whereas joined collectively by an outsized shirt.
Amazingly, the fighters truly managed to indicate off some efficient method regardless of the weird setup, and the competition was ended by a great thing about a proper hand from the “Mecha-Petzilla” workforce.
The Struggle Circus 4 lineup additionally featured a surprisingly respectable “Boardroom Brawl” between supposed high-rollers David Armitage and Denver Jackson, a three-round “Wheel of Violence” bout wherein every spherical could be contested beneath a special randomly determined ruleset, and one thing referred to as “Home Pancrase” (or “Residing Room MMA”) that featured furnishings scattered all through the ring.
For a full rundown of the most recent Struggle Circus craziness, you possibly can catch a replay of the occasion free on FITE.
