MMA junkie, addicted to Mixed Martial Arts and Cage Fighting in Hawaii, been to every show since Icon, Rumble on the Rock, Pro Elite, King of the Cage, UFC, Hawaii Fighting Championships, 808 Battlegrounds, Destiny MMA, Man Up Stand Up, BJ Penn
There’s a “RUMBLE” IN THE CONCRETE JUNGLE, because we have @anthony_rumble here in HAWAII and he’ll be doing meet and greets today SUNDAY FEB.10th at the @hawaiicannabisexpo, so COME ON DOWN!
Nickname: “The Sniper” From: Waianae, Hawaii Fights out of: Xtreme Couture Las Vegas Age: 22 Height: 5’8 1/2 (173cm) Weight: 125 lbs /Flyweight Reach:
AMATEUR Record: 2-1-1 (Win-Loss-Draw) PRO MMA Record: 0-1-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
FIGHTER BIOGRAPHY
Who do you train with: Xtreme Couture Las Vegas
When and why did you start training for fighting? I started training when I was 14 years old. Why I started fighting is because I love to fight & compete.
What is your favorite technique? Boxing
What was your job before you started fighting? Warehouse inventory fort-Mobile and AT&T
More About Jeremiah Young
X-1 #51 WEIGH-INS•
The @x1worldeventsmma#51 “One To Remember” weigh-ins will be at @dnbhonolulu on Friday Jan.18th at 11am and open to the public.
Come on down and support the fighters who’ll be competing on Saturday night.
ATTENTION X-1 FIGHTERS:
Please bring paperwork & whatever you may need to the weigh-ins. Food & beverages will be provided to all fighters, after they weigh-in.
X1 51
“One To Remember”
Blaisdell Arena
X1 World Events is Back in the Blaisdell Arena Saturday January 19 with “One to Remember” A stacked Fight Card of professional MMA fights featuring Fighters from Hawaii, Japan, and the Mainland.
Get Ready as you will see multiple Titles on the Line to see who is the best in their class.
X1 WORLD EVENTS #51
“One To Remember”
Jan.19th 2019 | Blaisdell Arena
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Main Event:
Rodney Mondala vs Taiki Tsuchiya*Japan* (135lb WT)
Co-Main:
Koa Corpuz vs Suguru Nii*Japan*(155lb WT)
Main Card:
Jace Kaopua vs Analu Mattos (155lb ST)
Johnavan Vistante vs Adam Fuggitt*Oregon* (170lb Pro)
Titus Strickland vs Keoni Diggs (155lb Pro)
Pro Female MMA:
Tiani Valle vs Andy Nguyen*Louisiana* (115lb Pro)
Undercard:
Zach Close vs Riquo Abadilla (125lb Pro)
Pololu Nakanelua vs Thomas Mathias (135lb Pro)
Pierre Daguzan vs Federico Vento (125lb Pro)
Zaxton Kamaka vs Austin Bloch (145lb Pro)
Amature MMA:
Vinson Sylva vs Chai Kimura (155lbs)
Davin Chong vs Isaiah Fonseca (170lbs)
Ammy Kickboxing:
Isaac Josiah vs Kaleo Meheula (155lbs)
*Fight Card Subject to Change
Hawaii are you ready??!
It’s going down on Jan.19th as X1 World Events brings you a X-1 #51 “One To Remember” to the Blaisdell Arena with an action packed night of fights planned that everybody can enjoy!
In the Main & Co-Main we’ve got Hawaii vs Japan, as Oahu’s 135lb X-1 World Champion Rodney Mondala will be fighting Japan’s Taiki Tsuchiya & Japan’s Suguru Nii the 155lb X-1 World Champion will be defending his title against Maui’s Koa Corpuz!
These 2 fights itself will bring the action, that’ll have everybody on their feet at the Blaisdell, but we’ve got so much more in store for you.
We’ve also got a Pro female MMA bout between Maui’s Tiani Valle vs Louisiana’s Andy Nguyen and don’t let their looks fool you, these 2 ladies can fight & always put on a show!
This fight card is loaded with Hungry Hawaiian Fighters looking to make their mark and put themselves on the map. Ben Santiago, Johnavan Vistante, Jace Kaopua, Pololu Nakanelua, Pierre Daguzan, Thomas Mathias, Titus Strckland, Keoni Diggs, Zach Close and much more.
This will be one show that you do not want to miss and that will start the year, with a BANG!!!
Mahalo, Aloha & we hope to see everybody there at the Blaisdell Arena on Jan.19th, in support of all your Hawaii MMA fighters.
JAPAN’S NII WALKS OFF WITH THE X-1 LIGHTWEIGHT WORLD TITLE.
WAIANAE’S KAMAKA CLAIMS WELTERWEIGHT TITLE. MAIN EVENT: Suguru Nii def. Kaeo Meyer via Unanimous decision, for Lightweight (155 lbs.) World Title (3X5 min. rounds)Japan’s Suguru Nii played spoiler in front the home town audience at X-1 #49 on Saturday night at the Blaisdell Arena. In his 3rd fight of the evening, Nii secured a Kimura arm lock that led to a submission at 3:55 of the very first round. The fight capped off an eight-man Lightweight Grand Prix Tournament and a crowned Nii as the new World X-1 Lightweight Champion, a title last held by the UFC’s Max Holloway. Nii started the main event with a swift take down and maintained the top position, but was unable to cause significant damage. Meyer got back to his feet quickly, but was caught with the Kimura while attempting to put Nii on the ground. A gracious Nii simply said “My name is Suguru Nii, thank you, thank you.”CO-MAIN EVENT: Rodney Mondala def. Bill Takeuchi via Unanimous decision, for Bantamweight (135 lbs.) World Title (3X5 min. rounds)Takeuchi entered as a heavy favorite having defended his belt last September. Mondala spent most of the first round working leg kicks to Takeuchi’s left leg and using his quickness to avoid Takeuchi’s heavy hands. In the second frame, Takeuchi went to his wrestling to score a series of take downs. Mondala survived an accidental mid-round groin strike and used shots from the clench to score. In the final round, Mondala walked down a visibly tired Takeuchi with crisp combinations to get the nod from the judges in a unanimous decision victory.Zane Kamaka def. Mike Bronzoulis via verbal submission, for World Welterweight (170 lbs.) Title (3×5 min. rounds)
Zane Kamaka came into the cage fired up and dominated the one round match from the top position with punches, elbows and submission attempts. Bronzoulis verbally submitted to referee Kevin Yoshida prior to the start of round two. At the close of the contest, Kamaka took the center of the cage with his new X-1 Title draped by a handful of other title belts “I work too hard for this, UFC give me a call” Kamaka said.
Russell Mizuguchi def. Shojin Miki via Unanimous decision, for the Flyweight (125 lbs.) State Title (3X5 min. rounds)
Mizuguchi started off with a takedown and spent most of round one with ground control over Miki against the cage. In second round, Miki evened up the scorecard with increased pressure and strikes. Mizuguchi used takedowns and wrestling to control most of the fight. The match ended with Mizuguchi working Miki on the ground to become the State Flyweight champion via unanimous decision.
X-1 #49 GRAND PRIX RESULTS:
Kaeo Meyer def. Taison Naito
Michael Brightmon def. Kohmei Kimura
Kenji Sakura def. Titus Strickland
Suguru Nii def. Kenji Sakura
Kaeo Meyer def Michael Brightmon
X-1 #49 UNDERCARD RESULTS:
Marcus Gamble def. Thor Kristufek
Cheyden Leialoha def. Yuto Sekiguchi
Michael Nakagawa def. Dominic Abalos
Joey Von Blankenberg def. Jeremiah Young (amateur)
JAPAN’S NII WALKS OFF WITH THE X-1 LIGHTWEIGHT WORLD TITLE. WAIANAE’S KAMAKA CLAIMS X-1 WELTERWEIGHT TITLE
MAIN EVENT: Suguru Nii def. Kaeo Meyer via unanimous decision, for Lightweight (155 lbs.) World Title (3X5 min. rounds)
Japan’s Suguru Nii played spoiler in front of a home town audience at X-1 #49 on Saturday night at the Blaisdell Arena. In his 3rd fight of the evening, Nii secured a Kimura arm lock that led to a submission at 3:55 of the very first round. The fight capped off an eight-man Lightweight Grand Prix Tournament and crowned Nii as the new X-1 Lightweight World Champion, a title last held by the UFC’s Max Holloway. Nii started the main event with a quick take down and maintained the top position, but was unable to cause significant damage. Meyer got back to his feet quickly, but was caught with a Kimura arm lock while attempting to put Nii back on the ground. A gracious Nii simply said “My name is Suguru Nii, thank you, thank you.”
CO-MAIN EVENT: Rodney Mondala def. Bill Takeuchi via unanimous decision, for Bantamweight (135 lbs.) World Title (3X5 min. rounds)
Takeuchi entered as a heavy favorite having defended his belt last September. Mondala spent most of the first round working leg kicks to Takeuchi’s left leg and using his quickness to avoid Takeuchi’s heavy hands. In the second frame, Takeuchi went to his wrestling to score a series of take downs. Mondala survived an accidental mid-round groin strike and used shots from the clench to score. In the final round, Mondala walked down a visibly tired Takeuchi with crisp combinations to get the nod from the judges in a unanimous decision victory.
Zane Kamaka def. Mike Bronzoulis via verbal submission, for World Welterweight (170 lbs.) Title (3×5 min. rounds)
Zane Kamaka came into the cage fired up and dominated the one round match from the top position with punches, elbows and submission attempts. Bronzoulis was unable to continue after suffering a broken arm from blocking a kick, verbally submitting prior to the start of round two. At the close of the contest, Kamaka took the center of the cage with his new X-1 World Title and draped by a handful of other title belts, “I work too hard for this, UFC give me a call” Kamaka said.
Russell Mizuguchi def. Shojin Miki via unanimous decision, for the Flyweight (125 lbs.) State Title (3X5 min. rounds)
Mizuguchi started off with a takedown and spent most of round one with ground control over Miki against the cage. In second round, Miki evened up the scorecard with increased pressure and strikes. Mizuguchi used takedowns and wrestling to control most of the fight. The match ended with Mizuguchi working Miki on the ground to become the X-1 Flyweight State Champion via unanimous decision.
