Hawaiian challenger Louis “The Last Samurai” Smolka relied on a superior ground game to dethrone Filipino champion Ale Cali on Saturday night and become the new Pacific X-Treme Combat (PXC) light flyweight champion in PXC 41 at the Ynares Sports Center in Pasig City.

Smolka, now unbeaten in five fights, almost suffered a knockout in the first round but was able to force Cali on the ground that earned him the advantage to hit powerful elbows.

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