Mighty Mo (kickboxer)

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Mighty Mo
Full name Siala-Mou Siligia
Nationality Flag of the United States American
Date of birth October 8, 1970
Place of birth Pago Pago, American Samoa
Fighting out of Rancho Cucamonga, California
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 133 kg (293.2 lb/20.9 st)
Style Boxing
Team The Shark Tank[1]
Sit Rama Soon Muay Thai
Trainer Eddy Mills
Boxing record
Total 3
Wins 2
By knockout 2
Losses 1
Kickboxing record
Total 22
Wins 13
Losses 9
By knockout 3
MMA record
Total 3
Wins 3
By knockout 3
Losses 0
Other information
Children Mighty Mo Jr., Son
Career boxing record from Boxrec
Career mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Siala-Mou "Mighty Mo" Siligia (born October 8, 1970), is an American Samoan kickboxer, boxer and mixed martial artist, fighting out of The Shark Tank, San Bernardino, CA. [1] He is the K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas and the K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hawaii tournament champion.

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[edit] Biography & Career

Mighty Mo made his K-1 debut on February 15, 2004 at "K-1 Burning" event in Japan against Hiraku Hori. He knocked out Hori at 1:22 in 4th round by right hook. After losing in semifinals at his first 8-man tournament in Las Vegas against fellow American Dewey Cooper, Mighty Mo made a huge comeback four months later at the Battle of Bellagio II, winning his first K-1 GP Championship by knocking out Brecht Wallis in 2nd Round at the tournament finals.

After a year off from K-1, he made his comeback on March 4, 2007 at Yokohama, Japan. His opponent was Choi Hong-man (218cm) from Korea who had never been knocked out before on his K-1 career until Mighty Mo (185cm) managed to land his trademark right overhand punch, winning the fight by KO at 0:50 KO in 2nd round. At that time, he held the record for the "Biggest height difference wins (33cm)" resulting in a KO in favor of the shorter in K-1 history and possibly in kick-boxing as well as in boxing in history (Nicolai Valuev, 213cm, is only 28cm taller than Ruslan Chagaev - 185cm). But on December 31, 2007, at the K-1 Dynamite Tournament in Osaka, the record was surpassed by Danish Karate fighter Nicholas Pettas (180cm), who was able to KO the 217cm Korean Kim Young-hyun (37cm height difference). [2]

On April 28, 2007, Mo entered the K-1 World GP 2007 in Hawaii tournament as a heavy favorite. He knocked out all three of his opponents and earned himself a spot in the K-1 World GP 2007 Elimination in Seoul, Korea.[2]

Mighty Mo was originally supposed to face Mu Bae Choi in a MMA match at K-1 Dynamite!! USA on June 2 in Los Angeles, California. But Choi was replaced in the last minute by Ruben Villareal. [3] Mighty Mo dominated Villareal, forcing the referee to stop the fight at 1:33 of the first round.

Om June 23, 2007, Mighty Mo lost to defending K-1 Super Heavyweight Champion Semmy Schilt by unanimous decision at the K-1 World GP in Amsterdam. Semmy used his reach to keep Mighty Mo at bay, and Mo was unable to get in close enough to land his devastating overhand right. Rumors surfaced that Mo was nursing a knee and hand injuries from his previous fights. He had fought 7 times in the last 4 months.[4]

At the K-1 Final Eliminations 2007 on September 29, he faced Choi Hong-Man again and lost by unanimous decision. During the fight, he was kicked in the groin and was inexplicably ruled a knock-down by the referee. He was quoted in the post-fight interview: "I feel I was robbed. I should have won. There was a lot of favoritism here. He must have picked up a new technique-a kick below the belt. So next time I'll wear a thicker cup. And next time I want to fight somewhere else." [3]

[edit] Titles

  • 2007 K-1 World Grand Prix in Hawaii Champion
  • 2004 K-1 World Grand Prix in Las Vegas II Champion
  • U.A.G.F. Heavy Weight Champion
  • North West Toughman Champion

[edit] Kickboxing Record

13 Wins ((T) KO's, 6 decisions), 9 Losses
Date Result Opponent Event Method Round Time
04/13/2008 Loss Flag of Japan Keijiro Maeda K-1 World GP 2008 in Yokohama, Japan Decision 4 3:00
12/08/2007 Loss Flag of Poland Paul Slowinski K-1 World GP 2007 Final, Japan TKO (Low kicks) 2 0:50
09/29/2007 Loss Flag of South Korea Choi Hong Man K-1 World GP 2007 in Seoul Final 16, Korea Majority Decision 3 3:00
08/11/2007 Loss Flag of Germany Stefan Leko K-1 World GP 2007 in Las Vegas, USA Decision 3 3:00
06/23/2007 Loss Flag of the Netherlands Semmy Schilt K-1 World GP 2007 in Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
04/28/2007 Win Flag of Russia Aleksander Pitchkunov K-1 World GP 2007 in Hawaii, Hawaii KO (Punches) 3 0:46
04/28/2007 Win Flag of South Africa Jan Nortje K-1 World GP 2007 in Hawaii, Hawaii KO (Right Punch) 2 1:50
04/28/2007 Win Flag of South Korea Kim Kyoung-Suk K-1 World GP 2007 in Hawaii, Hawaii KO (Straight Punch) 1 1:37
04/03/2007 Win Flag of South Korea Choi Hong Man K-1 World GP 2007 in Yokohama, Japan KO (Right Overhand) 2 0:50
11/04/2006 Win Flag of France Abdel Lamidi K-1 Fighting Network 2006 in Riga, Latvia KO (Right Overhand) 1 2:17
07/30/2006 Loss Flag of the Netherlands Remy Bonjasky K-1 World GP 2006 in Sapporo, Japan Decision 2 3:00
09/23/2005 Loss Flag of the Netherlands Peter Aerts K-1 World GP 2005 in Osaka, Japan KO (Left Mid Kick) 2 0:42
08/13/2005 Win Flag of South Africa Francois Botha K-1 World GP 2005 in Las Vegas II, USA TKO (3 knockdowns) 1 1:20
04/30/2005 Win Flag of the Netherlands Remy Bonjasky K-1 World GP 2005 in Las Vegas, USA Split Decision 3 3:00
12/04/2004 Loss Flag of Thailand Kaoklai Kaennorsing K-1 World Grand Prix 2004, Japan KO (Right Highkick) 1 2:40
09/25/2004 Win Flag of Trinidad and Tobago Gary Goodridge K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Tokyo, Japan TKO (3 Knockdowns) 1 2:58
08/07/2004 Win Flag of Belgium Brecht Wallis K-1 World GP 2004 in Las Vegas II, USA KO (Right Overhand) 2 2:55
08/07/2004 Win Flag of the United States Scott Lighty K-1 World GP 2004 in Las Vegas II, USA KO (Right Overhand) 1 1:29
08/07/2004 Win Flag of Belarus Sergei Gur K-1 World GP 2004 in Las Vegas II, USA Decision 3 3:00
04/30/2004 Loss Flag of the United States Dewey Cooper K-1 World GP 2004 in Las Vegas, USA Decision 3 3:00
04/30/2004 Win Flag of the United States Carter Williams K-1 World GP 2004 in Las Vegas, USA TKO 3 1:52
02/15/2004 Win Flag of Japan Hiraku Hori K-1 Burning 2004, Okinawa, Japan KO (Right Hook) 4 1:22

[edit] MMA Record

3 Wins (3 (T) KO's, 0 decisions), 0 Losses
Date Result Opponent Event Method Round Time
06/02/2007 Win Flag of the United States Ruben Villareal K-1 Dynamite!! USA TKO (Strikes) 1 1:33
03/12/2007 Win Flag of South Korea Min Soo Kim K-1 Heros, Japan KO (Punch) 1 2:37
10/12/2003 Win Flag of the United States Mark Smith UAGF 4 Ultimate Cage Fighting 4 KO (Punches) 2

[edit] Boxing Record

2 Wins (2 (T) KO's, 0 decisions), 1 Losses
Date Result Opponent Event Method Round Time
02/08/2007 Win Flag of the United States William Jackson Marriott Hotel, Irvine, CA KO (Punches) 1
11/17/2006 Win Flag of the United States Christopher Valente Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, Cabazon, CA KO (Punches) 1
05/18/2006 Loss Flag of the United States Lamar Stephens Hard Rock Live Arena, Hollywood, FL Decision 6

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Fightfinder". K-1 USA. Retrieved on 2007-04-12.
  2. ^ "Mighty Mo and Hari Wins the Belt". Hawaiian Punch. Retrieved on 2007-04-29.
  3. ^ "DYNAMITE! USA Still a Go, despite hiccups". mmaweekly.com. Retrieved on 2007-05-31.
  4. ^ "K-1 Las Vegas 2007 Press Conference". fansofk1.com. Retrieved on 2007-08-09.
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