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WHAT: X1 Champions II
WHEN: March 20, 2010
WHERE: Blaisdell Arena

Main Card
185 lbs. – World Title Match – Champion Falaniko Vitale vs. Kalib Starnes
170 lbs. – World Title Match – Champion Brandon Wolff vs. TBA
155 lbs. – Vacant World Title Match – Richie Whitson vs. Harris Sarmiento
145 lbs. – Vacant World Title Match – Dave Moreno vs. Kurrent Cockett
135 lbs. – Vacant World title Match – Bryson Hansen vs. Riley Dutro

Undercard
160 lbs. – Pro MMA – Michael Brightmon vs. Bryson Kamaka
155 lbs. – Pro MMA – Dejuan Hathaway vs. Herman Santiago
205 lbs. – Pro MMA – Maui Wolfgram vs. TBA
135 lbs. – Pro MMA – Russel Doane vs. Chad Pavao
145 lbs. – Womens Amateur Title Match – Raquel Paaluhi vs. Lani Fauhiva
170 lbs. – Brent Shermerhorn vs. Scott Endo
170 lbs. – Falo Faaloloto vs. Palema Amone
135 lbs. – Joe Gogo vs. Van Shiroma

Unan1mous Clothing would like to wish our Ohana the best of luck in their upcoming fights this Saturday. Koa Ramos, Bryson Kamaka, Maui Wolfgram, Falo Faaloloto, Dejuan Hathaway, Joe Gogo, Harris Sarmiento, Brandon Wolff, Niko Vitale and all the other competitors laying it on the line!

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Story By: King Eddie- MMA Hawaii Staff Reporter

Unan1mous Clothing would like to throw a Big Mahalo Destiny Entertainments way for having us at their event last weekend. Big props also go out to all the UNA Supporters who came out as well as to all the folks who purchased and believe in our product. Thank You!

Fast and furious seemed a fitting title for Destiny’s event tonight. Especially since the last two fights on the card lasted collectively less than 4 minutes. As always, many of the under card fights were action packed and worth every second. I found myself , during

intermission, wanting the fights to resume ASAP!

There was an injury during one of the fights in which the toe of one of the fighters was absolutely broken. Very very sad for the fight to end on that note just as it was beginning to heat up. There was one under card fight however that was fire from start to finish and that was the war between Jon Lucious and Pedda Delacruz. Lucious took the fight directly to Pedda with both guns blazing. Lucious completely controlled the stand up dropping bomb after bomb. But Pedda would not be toppled that easily. He came back with as many haymakers as he could muster, putting a few on the chin of Lucious. However as the fight drew to a close it was clear that Lucious controlled each minute of the fight. Great job by both fighters.

Lester Da Soja and Terrance Taanoa put on a fight that most heavyweights dream about. They exchanged blows pretty much the entire time leaving the crowd wanting more. Sweat would fly as they clashed fist to face accompanied with a loud thud but neither would give in. The two battled it out to a draw and were approaching a third and final round when Da Soja could not continue. This would be a nice rematch!!

In the co-main event of the evening, Henri Berger made short work of the Heavyweight hammer known as Paea Paongo. As everyone know, Paongo has some of the heaviest hands in the game, so Berger took those out of the picture with a thunderous takedown in the first seconds of the fight. He took Paongo’s back and never relented as he squeezed the title out of this match. Henri Berger arises as the Destiny Heavyweight Champion. Congratulations to the champ. And I think I speak for everyone when I say that we cannot wait to see Paongo’s return.

Finally the time had come for the main event. The grudge match to end all grudge matches. Kyle Kaahanui and Ben Santiago were not shy about showing their distaste for one another before and during the fight. When these two hit the cage it seemed as if security might have to be called in just to keep them apart. Ben was trying to get into Kyle’s head even seconds before the fight. When the two finally squared off, it was explosive from the beginning. They traded punches that seemed to do no damage at all. The pace was fast and furious. ( No pun intended) Kyle took Ben down and gained control of the fight. But soon after Ben turned the tables. The fight was almost even until Ben landed a punch square on Kyle’s chin, dropping him to the mat. Kyle tried to defend but Ben had already smelled blood and begun raining punches from above ending the fight in the first round.

Tonight was exceptional as always when Destiny comes to call. Congratulations to all the fighters who participated and thanks for the amazing show you put on for the fans. Need I even say that this is why MMA in Hawaii is on a totally different level.

RICH ATTONITO
Fighting out of: Deerfield Beach, FL/American Top Team
Record: 7-3
Age: 32
A 2001 graduate of Hofstra University in Long Island, N.Y., Rich Attonito wrestled several different weight classes as a member of the Pride wrestling team including the 167-pound and 197-pound. divisions. Attonito has been training with American Top Team since he moved to Florida in 2006. He is the strength and conditioning coach for UFC veteran Luigi Fioravanti.

SETH BACZYNSKI
Fighting out of: Canyon, AZ/Apex MMA
Record: 11-5
Age: 28
Training partner to “TUF” alumni Santino DeFranco (season nine) and Efrain Escudero (season eight) at Apex MMA in Arizona, Seth Baczynski is a fulltime water inspector at Liberty Water.

CHARLES BLANCHARD
Fighting out of: Coconut Creek, FL/American Top Team
Record: 7-2
Age: 24
A two-time All-State wrestler in high school, this single father is a jiu-jitsu brown belt and a published poet.

JOSH BRYANT
Fighting out of: Tulsa, OK/Absolute Combat Alliance
Record: 10-0
Age: 29
A member of the Absolute Combat Alliance camp in Tulsa, Okla., Josh Bryant sports a perfect 10-0 professional mixed martial arts record. When not training, Bryant works as a manager for Mazzio’s Italian Eatery in Oklahoma.

CHRIS CAMOZZI
Fighting out of: Denver, CO/Gumm MMA
Record: 11-3
Age: 22
Camozzi is a freestyle fighter from Denver that works as a bouncer in his spare time. Two of his three losses are to “TUF” alumni Jesse Forbes (season three) and Jesse Taylor (season seven).

BRENT COOPER
Fighting out of: Long Beach, CA/Team Oyama
Record: 5-1
Age: 31
Of Sioux Indian descent, Cooper is a pipeliner by day for Shell Oil and a devastating striker by night with four of his five wins coming via TKO.

JACEN FLYNN
Fighting out of: Meridian, ID/No camp
Record: 8-2
Age: 31
Jacen Flynn possesses an 8-2 mixed martial arts record that includes wins over UFC vets Dennis Kang and Dean Lister. Away from the octagon, he is a social worker.

JAMES HAMMORTREE
Fighting out of: Ocala, FL/USA Martial Arts
Record: 4-0
Age: 23
Following one season at Weber International, where he starred on the football team as a linebacker and on special teams, Hammortree left the program in order to become a full-time firefighter in Ocala, Fla. The former high school wrestler owns a 4-0 professional record with all four of those bouts taking place in 2009.

JOSEPH HENLE
Fighting out of: Thousand Oaks, CA/Big John McCarthy’s MMA
Record: 3-0
Age: 26
Joseph Henle splits time training at Big John McCarthy’s MMA and working as a substitute teacher and wrestling coach in Thousand Oaks, Calif. Henle earned his MBA in financial planning from California Lutheran University in 2006. He speaks fluent Japanese.

CHARLEY LYNCH
Fighting out of: Mound, MN/Northway MMA
Record: 6-0
Age: 25
The self-proclaimed baddest man in Minnesota, Charley Lynch owns a 6-0 professional record with zero of his bouts going to decision.

KRIS MCCRAY
Fighting out of: Dumfries, VA/Chute Boxe
Record: 5-0
Age: 28
Son of a military father, Kris McCray was raised in Germany, where he excelled on the soccer pitch and garnered All-Europe honors in high school. In 1999, McCray moved permanently to the U.S., where he has served parts of eight years (six active, two inactive) as a member of the U.S. Army Reserve while also finding time to earn his associate’s degree in social studies from Northern Virginia Community College .

COURT MCGEE
Fighting out of: Orem, UT/Throwdown Elite Fight Team
Record: 9-1
Age: 24
A Brazilian jiu-jitsu artist out of Orem, Utah, Court McGee beat “The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom” runner-up DaMarques Johnson in 2007 by submission.

CLAYTON MCKINNEY
Fighting out of: Orlando, FL/Jungle MMA
Record: 4-2
Age: 27
A teammate of “TUF” (season eight) alumnus Tom Lawlor at Jungle MMA, Clayton McKinney is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt who supplements his training by working security at a local bar in Orlando.

KYLE NOKE
Fighting out of: Albuquerque, NM/Jackson ’s MMA
Record: 16-4-1
Age: 29
Kyle Noke, from Mooloolaba, Australia, is the former bodyguard of “Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin. Currently training with Jackson ’s MMA in New Mexico, Noke defeated “TUF” (season six) alum George Sotiropoulos in June 2005 and current castmate Kyacey Uscola this past September.

VICTOR O’DONNELL
Fighting out of: Milford, OH/Vision MMA
Record: 8-1
Age: 27
Hailing from Milford, Ohio, O’Donnell suffered his first professional loss this past September against cast mate Costantinos Philippou. Before that, he had won eight contests, seven by submission.

NORMAN PARAISY
Fighting out of: Coconut Creek, FL/American Top Team
Record: 5-1
Age: 23
Norman Paraisy was born and raised Paris, France. The 5-1 Brazilian jiu-jitsu artist left France in order to pursue MMA in the States and is now a member of American Top Team.

COSTANTINOS PHILIPPOU
Fighting out of: Merrick, NY/Serra-Longo
Record: 5-1
Age: 30
Costantinos Philippou is a former boxer with three professional and more than 80 amateur fights on his record. The 30-year-old server from Merrick, N.Y., was born and raised in Greece. He currently trains out of the Serra-Longo camp.

GREG REBELLO
Fighting out of: Buzzards Bay, MA/Sityodtong USA
Record: 9-2
Age: 27
Greg Rebello trains fulltime at Sityodtong USA in Massachusetts under the watchful eye of Mark DellaGrotte. Currently in peak physical condition, Rebello at one time weighed in more than 300 pounds before dedicating himself to fitness at the age of 18.

NICK RING
Fighting out of: Calgary, Canada/B.D.B. Martial Arts
Record: 10-0
Age: 30
Nick Ring returned to MMA in May 2009 following a three-year stint away from the sport after suffering a devastating knee injury. In that time, Ring boxed professionally to the tune of a 4-1 record with three knockouts.

JORDAN SMITH
Fighting out of: Clearfield, UT/Throwdown Elite Fight Team
Record: 10-0
Age: 24
A seventh-grade teacher by day, Jordan Smith is a former professional boxer that trains with fellow cast member Court McGee at Throwdown Elite Fight Team.

BEN STARK
Fighting out of: Tamarac, FL/American Top Team
Record: 3-1
Age: 27
Born and raised a practitioner of the Orthodox Jewish religion until the age of 6, Ben Stark began training with American Top Team in Florida as a sophomore in college. When not at the gym, Stark picks up shifts at “The Original Fat Cats” music club and also finds time to breed snakes.

LYLE STEFFENS
Fighting out of: Tucson, AZ/Apex MMA
Record: 5-2
Age: 26
Lyle Steffens is a firefighter and an EMT in Tucson, Arizona. He trains with fellow cast member Seth Baczynski at Apex MMA.

BRAD TAVARES
Fighting out of: Las Vegas, NV/TapouT
Record: 4-0
Age: 21
At 21, Brad Tavares is the youngest of this season’s cast members. Originally from Hilo, Hawaii , Tavares recently relocated to Las Vegas and trains fulltime with TapouT

WARREN THOMPSON
Fighting out of: Marietta, GA/Team Khunpon/Roberto Traven BJJ
Record: 5-0
Age: 23
Warren Thompson, aka “The Kool-Aid Man,” is a Muay-Thai fighter from Marietta, Ga. The volunteer firefighter splits his training in Atlanta between Team Khunpon and Roberto Traven BJJ.

KYACEY USCOLA
Fighting out of: Sacramento, CA/Team Alpha Male
Record: 18-15
Age: 28
Kyacey Uscola joins the cast with 33 professional MMA fights on his record. He trains with Team Alpha Male and Urijah Faber out of Sacramento.

CLEBURN WALKER
Fighting out of: Keller, TX/Team Lutter
Record: 9-3
Age: 26
Born and raised in Texas, Cleburn Walker is a fulltime fighter and instructor at Team Lutter. He suffered a recent loss via submission to TUF (season three) alumnus Jesse Forbes this past June.

WOODY WEATHERBY
Fighting out of: Hudson, NH/Renzo Gracie/Mickey Wards Boxing Gym & Xtreme MMA
Record: 7-3
Age: 27
The former U.S. Navy officer currently works fulltime as a corrections officer for the Hillsborough County jail in Manchester, N.H . Weatherby rotates his training between two gyms: Renzo Gracie Academy in Derry, N.H., and Mickey Wards Boxing Gym & Xtreme MMA.

JAMIE YAGER
Fighting out of: Los Angeles, CA/Kings MMA
Record: 2-1
Age: 25
A standout varsity letterman in baseball and football, Yager was the 2001 Athlete of the Year at South Pasadena High School in California. He picked up training MMA as a hobby and went straight from training to the professional ranks in February 2008 as part of BET’s “Iron Ring,” where he defeated his opponent by TKO.

Story By: King Eddie- MMA Hawaii Staff Writer
As Yancy Medeiros started his preparation for his debut on the mainland, he knew that he would be facing the most dangerous opponent to date. His career in Hawaii has not been an easy journey and his Strikeforce debut would not be any different. Medeiros took on a grueling training regimen that he hoped would prepare him for anything.
” When I went to AKA really helped me to find myself. I found where I was lacking and it made me train harder to improve it. I knew that I was easy to take down and I didn’t have much a ground game, but I put time into that aspect and came into this fight ready.”

On the day of the weigh ins, it seemed that Castillo was more than game but when the bell rang and the fight began he appeared nothing more than confused and frustrated. Medeiros threw a nice mixture of punches and once and a while he would throw a kick that rocked Castillo. As the fight progressed it was abundantly clear that Castillo had absolutely no answer for the stand up game of Medeiros. In a bout that most thought would be on the ground in seconds, Yancy shocked the world with his impenetrable takedown defense.

” I really thought that he would be stronger than that. After he tried to take me down the first time, I realized that my training partners were stronger than he was. At that point I knew that I could stick to my game plan and control the fight.”

At the end of the first round it seemed as if Yancy was going to finish Castillo in the final seconds, but Castillo was saved by the bell. Medeiros was really disappointed that he couldn’t finish with that opportunity.

” At the end of the first round I felt like I could have finished him but I didn’t want to over do it and get caught with a takedown or a submission. That was the hardest part of the fight. I just didn’t want to get taken down.”
Through the entire fight it was clear that Yancy was in control with his defense as well as his superb striking. He seemed so calm and relaxed which was the opposite of his opponent who was so tense and apprehensive throughout. While Yancy mixed up his offense, Castillo seemed to go for his ” go to” takedown.

” I was a little nervous when I came out but once I was in the cage it all came together. I lost my nerves and just did what I came here to do. I was really proud to be able to come out here and represent Hawaii. That is something I have always wanted to do. I love that I get to come out to the mainland and represent where I am from and what is most important to me. For right now I am just going to come back home and hit the gym and wait for the call. I was approached by Caesar Gracie and asked to train with his team so that was really special to me. But for now I am just going to come home and wait for the call. As soon as that happens I will be there!”

For those who missed the fight, there is no doubt that we will be seeing Yancy back on the big stage. Yancy Medeiros agan all odds, walked away from his debut with a Unanimous Decisio victory. His domination of a fight that should have been his most challenging proves that he is not only among the elite here in Hawaii, but in the world as a whole. Congratulations to another local fighter who embodies the warrior spirit of Hawaii.

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