1:         Sarah Padilla over Daniela Hogel in a Muay Thai bout decided in a unanimous decision from the judges.

2:         Rachel Sahlberg over Kristina Knezel, again a Muay Thai bout that came down to a unanimous decision from the judges.

3:         Lauren Sugihara proved that beauty does not belie brawn as she won her Muay Thai bout against Jessica Hollenback in a unanimous decision highlighted with incredible cardio, kicks and strikes from both fighters.

4:         The first men’s MMA event was between the crowd favorite Justin Griffis who won decidedly over Rocco DePaulo with a TKO a mere 56 seconds into Round 1.

5:         For a professional boxing match, this one went a scant 36 seconds into the first round before Jairo Delgado decidedly took a TKO win over Javier Sequira.

6:         In an unfortunate set of landings, Justin Gaejthe did legitimately take the win over Ben Deanda although Deanda had to be removed from the ring on a body board and taken away by ambulance when unintentionally dropped on his head and rendered unconscious as Gaejthe maneuvered to extract himself from a triangle choke.  This had followed an initial body slam from Gaejthe.  No announcement was made regarding Deanda’s condition before the crowd disbanded at the end of the night although our party floated up prayers for his safety and full healing.

7:         In this heavyweight boxing match, John Kiser inflicted heavy damage against the unflagging Jose Beltran before his corner threw in the white towel to indicate that they had seen enough to save Beltran for another competition another day.  The win was awarded to Kiser 2:58 into Round 3.

8:         In a contest between Brad Jackson and the shorter reach and shorter stature Julio Lanzas, the judges gave the win to Brad Jackson by split decision.  It was clear by the very unsubtle boos from the crowd that it was seen to be a different outcome from the audience perspective.

9:         In a display of talented MMA heavyweights, Ken Kreuscher took the win from Coy Sasse a short 1:06 into Round 1 by TKO.  I had recently interviewed a debut fighter, Jason Lee, who has Ken Kreuscher as his coach so I was eager to see the big man in the ring.  The power and technique of a teacher as opposed to that of a trained fighter was evident as he wasted no time in conquering his opponent.
10:       In the final belt-deciding middle heavyweight title fight of the night, there was no decisive winner until the final and 8^th round.  Although the decision was ultimately decided by the judges, they had no trouble awarding a unanimous victory to Patrick Thompson over Victor Villareal.  This now gives Patrick Thompson the super middleweight title belts for both Colorado and Nebraska.  Where will we see this young superstar next?

The outdoor venue of Battle Under the Stars was unique and fun.  As I sat with ColoradoFightEvents President Dan Magnie and Content Manager Chris Stinnett in the bleachers at Softball Country with a gentle wind keeping us cool on this night where the day had seen triple digit heat, we were grateful for the overcast skies but the restraint of the few raindrops not turning into a downpour.  I had overheard Colorado Boxing Commissioner Josef Mason giving instructions to the fighters prior to the start of the evening.  It had been the plan that if there was to be a rain significant enough to have to stop the action, that once the fight resumed, the fighters would be returned, as closely as possible, to the position that had held prior to the stoppage.  Thank goodness that never happened and the few drops we did experience, were more refreshing than annoying.