Sorel Mizzi defeated Brian Rast in a charity boxing match

Poker pro Sorel Mizzi dominated his fight against fellow pro Brian Rast on Wednesday night, knocking down his opponent several times over the course of just over two rounds.

The charity bout, dubbed “The Rumble Without Jungle,” was organized by Rast and Mizzi earlier this month and meant to motivate both fighters to get into better shape while raising money for a charitable outfit known as REG.

The event went down at Syndicate Mixed Martial Arts in Las Vegas and was live streamed by Poker Centraland at least three people on Periscope. Antonio Esfandiari and Phil Laak served as emcees and held a pre-fight charity auction.

The two fighters made their way to the ring with no music and little fanfare. As they prepared to do battle, it was immediately clear that Mizzi was in much better shape than Rast, who possessed little of the muscle definition that his opponent boasted.

In the first round, Mizzi quickly landed a lucky, yet powerful haymaker to the head of Rast, which sent him to the ground in the first knockdown of the match. In short order, Mizzi landed two more solid blows, knocking down Rast twice more and technically winning him the match.

After the third hit, the ref clearly wanted to end the fight, but both Rast and Mizzi decided they wanted to continue. Before the match, Rast told Joey Ingram that fans should expect a real fight and that he would not stop until he either won or was knocked out.

The second round was more of the same. Although starting to tire, Mizzi seemed quite confident and didn’t even bother to put up his hands to block any potential shots from his opponent. Rast, however, was unable to capitalize on Mizzi’s poot technical form.

Rast’s wife, who jokingly told him that if he didn’t beat Mizzi that he would be sleeping on the couch, could be heard throughout the match shouting advice in Portuguese. Mizzi’s coaches did the same, mostly imploring him to keep his hands up.

At the start of the third round, both fighters seemed exhausted, but that didn’t stop Mizzi from knocking Rast down one more time. After being sent to the mat for the fifth time, the referee finally called the match, which Mizzi won handily.

Mizzi thanked everyone for showing up for the bout and praised his opponent for showing so much heart during the fight. Rast graciously accepted his defeat and praised Mizzi’s skill in the ring.

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The pair have yet to announce exactly how much money was raised for REG, a charity which uses a game theory optimal approach to donate money. On Twitter, Rast sent a shout out, thanking those involved in the event, saying, “Thank you to all the judges and ref who donated their time – and to all the people who came out to support the event.”

It’s also unknown how much money the two had riding on the match and how the odds were set, but most believed that Mizzi was the clear favorite from the start. Those in attendance said that poker players in the crowd were, naturally, betting heavily with each other right up until the start of the fight.