Two men have been accused of holding an unsanctioned amateur mixed martial arts competition inside a gym in a strip mall in Zephyrhills, officials said.

Robert David Wood, 51, and Jason Aaron Wood, 23, were arrested about 10 p.m. Saturday at Jason A. Wood Gym at 4797 Allen Road. The men face felony prohibited competitions charges and were booked into the Pasco County Jail in Land O’Lakes.

Both men were released Sunday morning after each posting $5,000 bail. It was not immediately clear whether the men were related.

According to the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office, Robert Wood and Jason Wood were promoting and holding an unsanctioned mixed martial arts competition at the gym on Saturday. State investigators from the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, the Boxing Commission and the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco accompanied a Pasco deputy on the arrests.

During interviews with the state Boxing Commission, Robert Wood and Jason Wood both admitted to putting on the fight competitions, officials said.

Reached by phone Sunday, Robert Wood said he had no comment.

The Boxing Commission, which is part of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, licenses and regulates professional boxing and mixed martial arts — a style of combat that allows punching, kicking, grappling and submission holds — in Florida. No mixed martial arts fights are allowed at the amateur level.

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