Samurai Showdown 8 took place Nov 13th from the Roller Odyssey in Medford, OR with 1 pro & 12 amateur bouts. In the main event, NW Warriors' Shorty Weikel choked out the owner of the Brass Knuckles Promotion, Robert Hisamoto, with just 4 seconds left in the 4th round to take home the Brass Knuckles Pro 145 lb belt.

Upcoming Brass Knuckles events are the Springfield Throwdown Dec 10th in Springfield OR, Nightmare After Christmas in Hoopa CA on Jan 15th, and the Klamath Cage Fights III in Klamath Falls on Jan 22nd. More info at brassnux.com

SAMURAI SHOWDOWN 8 RESULTS

Heavyweight
Dominic Jurado (254.5 lb) def Randy Gallagher (225 lb) by Unan. Decision (All 29-28)

170 lbs
Justin Keffer def James Morley by Rear Naked Choke @ 1:33 Rd 1

145 lbs
Mike Fuentes def Peter Belaustegui by TKO (Strikes) @ 2:08 Rd 2

155 lbs
Ryan Caropreso def Zack Akins by Armbar @ 0:50 Rd 1

125 lbs
Jesse Davis def Jesse George by Guillotine Choke @ 0:18 Rd 3

170 lbs
Elliot Van Syoc def Darren Holtzclaw by KO @ 0:16 Rd 1

150 lbs
Julie Swisher def Kaity Rulofson by Rear Naked Choke @ 0:48 Rd 1

Heavyweight
Ernesto Duran (251 lb) def Kenneth Hansen (211.5 lb) by Guillotine Choke @ 0:20 Rd 1

Super Heavyweight
Derek Hatcher (317 lb) def Steve Calabro (284 lb) by Guillotine Choke @ 2:41 Rd 1

160 lbs
Nathan Gunderson def Mike Cassaro by Armbar @ 2:17 Rd 2

155 lb Title Fight
Travis Cavalli def Donald Matias by TKO @ 2:58 Rd 5

Heavyweight Title Fight
Scot Myers def Rich McDonald by TKO @ 2:11 Rd 1

PRO 145 lb Title Fight
Shorty Weikel def Robert Hisamoto by Chokeout @ 4:56 Rd 4