X-1 #56 Fight Card
September 14, 2019 @ Waipahu Filcom
Main event:
Rodney Mondala vs. Ricky Ing
125 Pro MMA
3 x 5 min rounds
Brysen Bolahao vs. Koki Shimokawa
170 lbs. X-1 Kickboxing World Title
3 x 2 min rounds (Additional round if draw)
Braydon Akeo vs. Jonah Estrella
145 lbs Pro MMA
3 × 5 min rounds
Ammy:
Blake Cooper vs. Zarek Jackson
170 lbs Ammy MMA
3 x 3 min rounds
Makoa Cooper vs. Nathan McKenzie
170 lbs Ammy MMA
3 x 3 min rounds
Scott Higashi Vs Joshua Garcia
145 lbs Ammy MMA
3 x 3 min round
X1 56 Fight Results
What an unbelievable Turn Out of Events!
Joshua Garcia defeated Scott Higashi via decisionMakoa Cooper defeated Nathan McKenzie via Submission (Tapping Out before Round 2)Braydon Akeo defeated Jonah Estrella via TKO – Doctor StoppageBlake Cooper defeated Zareck Jackson via DecisionKoki Shimokawa defeated Brysen Bolahao via DecisionRodney Mondala defeated Ricky Ing via Decision
Tyson Nam defeated Shojin Miki “X1 125lb World Champion”Ricky Ing defeated Joey VonblankenburgRicky Ing defeated Joey VonblankenburgJoshua Acevedo defeated Takehito ImanariBlake Fialka defetaed Jeremy SantiagoBlake Cooper defeated Blake Perry
Congratulations to all the fighters who gave Hawaii another night to remember
Tim “WAR” Teves won over Isaac Shelton 5rounds by Unanimous DecisionRicky Camp from Guam defeats Rodney Mondala from Oahu at First Round 3:52secondsJustus Faaiu from Oahu defeats Maika Graf from AlaskaAdam Fugitt from Oregon defeats Reno Remigio from OahuRyan dela Cruz from Oahu defeats Spencer Higa from OahuAl Matavao from Alaska defeats Marcus Gamble from OahuTyson Nam defeats Donald GonzalezDustin Ching from Oahu defeats Daylan Cummings from KauaiBen Wilhelm from Oahu defeats Hugo Lujan from CaliforniaRyan Mondala from Oahu defeats Zach Close from Oahu for the 125lb X1 State TitleBlake Cooper from Oahu defeats Andru Davis Henry from FloridaJake Monroe from Kauai defeats Akeem Coit from OahuRichard Barnard from Oahu defeats Jeremiah Young from OahuBlake Perry from Oahu defeats Vaughn Llama from Oahu
X1 # 54 Exclusive Fight Videos
X1 # 54 Fighter Weigh – ins
WEIGH-INS FOR @x1worldeventsmma CHAMPIONS 4 WILL BE AT @dnbhonolulu AT 11AM, FRIDAY 04/26/2019 IN THE PA’INA HALE ON THE 2ND FLOOR.
Zach Zane vs Keali’i Kanekoa Ben Wilhelm vs Daniel Terry Braydon Akeo vs Austin Bloch Donald Gonzalez vs Geremy Martin Shojin Miki vs Kana Hyatt Coit vs Winters
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!
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.
In a valiant attempt to up the standards of MMA in Hawaii, X1 MMA #47 did not disappoint.
HONOLULU, HAWAII- Blaisdell Arena June 24, 2017
by Bryanna “Pink Ranger” Fissori
A full card of entertaining matches kept the Blaisdell audience engaged as well as nation and international fans watching on the live feed. This early summer show is the prelude for what’s to come for the next show on August 12th when matches won and lost on the June card serve as catalysts for bouts to come, titles to be won and fights years in the making finally coming to fruition.
Results:
Main Event
Lolohea Mahe defeated Raymond Lopez via Unanimous Decision
Pro Mma SHW 3X5 Minute Rounds
When big boys fight, there is always a good chance that whoever has the best cardio will literally be the last man standing. Round one was a lot of wall work with positions switching on the cage and not allowing space for either to throw the dangerous heavy punches expected of the big boys. Moving someone else’s mass around the cage is exhausting at any weight class, and both fighters were showing signs of fatigue by the end of round one.
Co Main Event
Tony Lopez defeated Tipo Lafaele via Unanimous Decision
Pro Mma SHW 3X5 Minute Rounds
Lopez started the bout kicking but a slip early on put him his back and the ground and pound from Lafale nearly ended t the fight in the first minute. Lopez was able to grab the heel of Lafaele setting up for a kneebar. Though unsuccessful, it bought him the time to recover. The striking pace stayed surprisingly high for heavyweights with Lafaele landing and Lopez taking the storm. The tides changes toward the middle of the round with Lopez landing several hard blows that seems to slow Lafaele, who was then backed to the cage and met with knees and elbows that took them to the bell at the end of round one.
Isaac Hopps defeated Daniel Friend via Unanimous Decision
Pro Mma 145lbs 3X5 Minute Rounds
Landing the takedown early in round one, Friend worked hard strikes to the body as Hopps worked to control Friends’s posture from the closed guard. Hopps used the wall to get up, opening up a large cur over the outer eyebrow of Friend I the struggle. The technical stand up trade from these two harnessed the agility of lighter fighters backed with power that seemed much heavier than their weight class.
Kaeo Meyers defeated Paul Lopes via 1st Round KO
Pro Mma 155lbs 3X5 Minute Rounds
I’m going to be honest, even though this fight was short (approximately 25 seconds), I missed most of it because I was wiping the blood off of my laptop and arms.
Justus Faaiu defeated Paul Norman via Unanimous Decision
Pro Mma 205lbs 3X5 Minute Rounds
Norman came in looking for the takedown and was able to make it happen within the first minute of action. Transitioning into a modified backmount Norman was riding high forcing the armbar attempt as the only option he slide off the front. Though the attempt unsuccessful, Norman maintained pressure in the ensuing scramble. The remainder of the round was spent with Norman throwing punches from backmount with Faaiu defending the occasional rear naked choke threat.
Under card
Federico Vento defeated Joey Vonblankenburg via Unanimous Decision
Amateur Mma 125lbs 3X3 Minute Rounds SEC Vacant Title
Namakana Pakala defeated Marcus Gamble via Unanimous Decision
Amateur Mma 205lbs 3X3 Minute Rounds SEC Vacant Title
Donovan Parrilla defeated Ioane Kim via Unanimous Decision
Amateur Mma 135lbs 3X3 Minute Rounds SEC Vacant Title
Chris Randoplh defeated Chuck Amerson via 1stRound Guillotine Choke
Amateur Mma 170lbs 3X3 Minute Rounds SEC Vacant Title
Roy Cooper defeated Titus Strickland via Split Decision
Amateur Mma 155lbs 3X3 Minute Rounds SEC Vacant Title
Joe Manuia defeated Devin Yamada via doctor stoppage (cut over eye)
Amateur Mma 135lbs 3X3 Minute Rounds
Kyle Kaahanui defeated Daylan Cummings via Arm Triangle choke 1st Round
Amateur Mma 170lbs 3X3 Minute Rounds
Lopaka Lono defeated Dane Polas via Unanimous Decision
Amateur Mma 155lbs 3X3 Minute Rounds
Mike Fowler defeated Brandon Fraser via TKO 1stRound
Amateur MMA 160lb 3 x3 Minute Rounds
Brandon Madamba defeated Taylor Mamiya via RNC in 2nd Round
MMA 135lb 3 x 3 Minute Rounds
Cyru Edayan defeated Shaun Somera v Unanimous Decision
Mahalo to Xclusive MMA and Bryanna Fissori for the results write up