The fight began with Holloway predictably fighting long, looking to avoid the power of The Korean Zombie, punishing him to the body and countering well. He utilised Zombie’s overswing and poor defence to sting his opponent. Constantly going to the body to bring the hands down of Zombie opened him up to big head shots.
The second round saw Blessed drop Jung with a big right hand and lock in an anaconda choke. Many, including the Hawaiian thought that this could be the end of the fight, however, the grit and determination of the former two-time title challenger kept him in the fight.