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X-1 ANNOUNCES
FINAL FIGHT CARD FOR BIGGEST
HAWAIIAN MMA
CARD IN YEARS AS THEY PRESENT
“HEROES”
Sept. 11th card to feature Vitale-Hose for title, light heavyweight
tourney
 Honolulu,
HI (USA): The top Hawaiian fight promotion,
X-1 World Events, today
announced the full fight card for its next incredible event,
entitled “HEROES.”
This exciting fight card will feature a main event of X-1 World
Middleweight Champion Falaniko
Vitale putting his belt on the line against devastating
KO artist Kala “Kolohe” Hose.
Also taking place at the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena that night will be
the much-anticipated second round of the X-1 World Light Heavyweight
title tournament, as the pairings have been set. Russia’s
Vitaly Shemetov (7-7),
coming off a brutal KO victory over Japanese MMA pioneer
Shungo Oyama, will battle
Hawaii’s own Poai Suganuma
(10-3). Also coming off a big KO win is South Korea’s
Sang Soo Lee (14-9), who
will lock horns with California’s
Roy Boughton (4-0), an
undefeated submission specialist.
“HEROES” will also
showcase two anticipated world title fights, as both the
featherweight and bantamweight belts will be up for grabs.
Tickets for
this incredible event are on sale now at the Blaisdell Box Office,
as well as all Wal-Mart, Kailua Sports Gear outlets, and on
Tickemaster.com, or by calling (800) 745-3000. Prices are $200.00
for 1st row/cageside seats, $150.00 for 2nd row seats, $100.00 for
floor seats, $50.00 for the risers/lodges, and $35.00 for the upper
bowl. Tickets for all military, law enforcement, fire department,
and EMT’s are available with ID at the Blaisdell Box Office for $10
off of the $50 and $35 seats, and $25 off the $200 floor seats, $150
2nd row seats, and $100 floor seats.
Falaniko Vitale
(27-9, fifteen submissions) is
one of the most respected Hawaiian combatants fighting today. An
experienced athlete who recently celebrated ten years as a
professional fighter, Vitale proudly represents the 808 Fight
Factory, one of the toughest fight gyms on the Islands, and has
fought for some of the most well-known promotions in the world. Fans
of King of the Cage, Rage in the Cage, SuperBrawl, Icon Sport, the
IFL, StrikeForce, and the UFC have all seen his skill set exhibited.
In his most recent bout, he defended his coveted X-1 strap against
former UFC competitor Kalib
Starnes, finishing his controversial opponent via
submission in the process. Niko, as he is known, has taken on top
names in the sport, including
“Ruthless” Robbie Lawler, former StrikeForce Middleweight
title challenger Jason “Mayhem”
Miller, MMA pioneer
Jeremy Horn, StrikeForce/UFC veteran
Trevor Prangley, and UFC
fighter Frank Trigg.
He has beaten notable fighters such as UFC vet
Aaron Riley,former UFC
Middleweight Champion Dave Menne,
UFC middleweight contender Yushin
Okami, and the aforementioned
Lindland.
Kala “Kolohe” Hose
(7-3, seven KO/TKOs) is known
for his devastating knockout power, and has garnered a reputation as
one of the toughest Island fighters today. He claimed the ICON
Middleweight title in August of 2008 with an exciting TKO victory
over current UFC fighter Phil
Baroni that was lauded by Island fight fans for its great
action. Also a veteran of Superbrawl and EliteXC, Hose will look to
add the X-1 Middleweight belt to his list of accomplishments. During
his career, he’s faced UFC veterans such as Baroni,
“Mayhem” Miller, and
Reese Andy. He will face
what is probably the toughest opponent of his career in Vitale.
In addition,
the second round of the heralded X-1 World Light Heavyweight tourney
will commence at this event, as former EliteXC headliner and Hawaii
native Poai Suganuma
(10-3) will match up with “The
Dancing Russian” Vitaly Shemetov (7-7), who brutalized
respected veteran Shungo Oyama
in the first round of the tournament en route to a KO victory.
Suganuma, for his part, defeated
Greg Schmitt via unanimous decision on his way to
advancing. The other semifinal matchup will feature Gracie-trained
submission specialist Roy
Boughton (4-0, four submissions), who tapped out
Adam Akau with a first
round guillotine choke to garner a place in the second round of the
tournament, as he faces extremely toughSouth Korean SpiritMC veteran
Sang Soo Lee (14-9).
Lee knocked out Daniel Madrid
with a beautiful right hand in order to move on in the tourney. Also
featured will be a 145 lb. World Championship bout between
Ricky Wallace and
four-time Strikeforce veteran
Alvin Cacdac, as well as a 135 lb. World Championship
fight between Bryson Hanson
and Russell Doane.
“I am very excited about this incredible card. Having two great
Island fighters like Niko and Kolohe fight for the belt, along with
the second round of the tournament, and throwing in two other title
matches…what a card!”
exclaimed Mike Miller,
Owner/Promoter of X-1 World Events.
“It’s going to be an amazing night of fights.”
The full
fight card is as follows:
Main Event: 185 lb. World MMA Championship:
Falaniko Vitale vs. Kala “Kolohe” Hose
Light Heavyweight MMA Championship
tournament (second round):
Poai Suganuma (Hawaii) vs. Vitaly
Shemetov (Russia)
Sang Soo Lee (S. Korea) vs. Roy
Boughton (California)
145 lb. World MMA Championship:
Ricky Wallace vs. Alvin Cacdac
135 lb. World MMA Championship:
Bryson Hanson vs. Russell Doane
155 lbs. – Max “Lil’ Evil” Halloway vs. Duke Saragosa
135 lbs. – Raquel Paaluhi vs. Colleen Schnider
135 lbs. – Eddie Perrell vs. Mark Tajon (State Title Match)
170 lbs. – Anthony Torres vs. Thomas Sedeno
145 lbs. – Dustin Kimura vs. Chris Williams
185 lbs. – Collin Mansanas vs. Caleb Price
135 lbs. – Van Shiroma vs. Timothy Meeks
About X-1 World Events
Founded in 2004
by Mike Miller, X-1 World Events is a world-class mixed martial arts
(MMA) promotional company based in Honolulu, HI. Locally-owned and
operated, X-1 delivers exciting live arena-based entertainment
events to fight fans all over the islands. The events feature some
of the MMA world’s most talented fighters, including UFC, Pride, and
Abu-Dhabi veterans such as former UFC champions Dan “The Beast”
Severn and Ricco Rodriguez, UFC veterans Jeff Monson, Kimo Leopoldo,
Chad “The Grinder” Reiner, “Sugar” Shane Nelson, Brandon Wolff, Wes
“The Project” Sims, Ronald “The Machine Gun” Juhn, Wesley “Cabbage”
Correira, and Falaniko Vitale, as well as Pride veterans Chris
Brennan and Ron “H2O-Man” Waterman. X-1 World Events can be found
online at
http://www.x1events.com/
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