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X1 World Events: Recap
Kekuaokalani Gym, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
May 9, 2009
Two new champions were crowned Saturday
night May 9, 2009 in front of a full house at
the Kekuaokalani Gym in Kailua-Kona. To
the huge roars of the crowd Kona native and
Olympic alternate Van Oscar Penovaroff
landed a huge left hook to drop and eventually
stop former champion Kana Hyatt of Hilo,
Hawaii. Hyatt able to secure a few takedowns
early in the bout but after scrambling back to
his feet Penovaroff’s boxing prowess shined
through and earned him the 135lb World Title.
The 145lb State Title went on the line as
two other Big Island fighters Justin
Mercado and Dave Moreno went head to
head for the vacant belt. Justin Mercado
who now resides on Oahu was the heavy
crowd favorite going in to the fight
while the colorful Dave Moreno of
Kohala kept his cool and successfully
submitted Mercado via rear naked choke
in the first round.
In other action Maui firefighter and jiu jitsu
practitioner Dominic Ahnee secured enough
takedowns to earn a decision win over the
very talented Aleka Rincon. Keep your eye
out for these two lightweights. A grudge
match wasn’t quite settled the way the fans
had hoped for, Maui’s Mark Smith took
Kona’s Pat Fuga to the mat early and Fuga
injured his knee leaving himself no choice but
to tap in the first round.
Abe Cortes-Kaleopaa stepped in on last minute
notice to take on Spencer Higa in a 145lb
kickboxing match. Original opponent Peni
Taufaao sustained an injury while preparing for
the show down. None the less Cortes-Kaleopaa
took Higa the distance and it was Higa who
came out on top after dominating Cortes-
Kaleopaa for nearly all three rounds.
Wyatt Leong cam out strong against Tyler
Kahihikolo, getting him to the mat early.
Kahihikolo eventually gained top position and
unloaded on Leong forcing the referee to stop
the bout at just 53 seconds in round one. It
took Kevin Soong just 11 seconds to finish his
opponent Ikaika Moore via a brutal knockout.
Sang Van came out cautious against Robert
Midel. Midel the naturally smaller guy was
able to work his ground game securing a number of takedowns but Van’s relentlessness
earned him the victory at the end of the
second round. In the only XMA match of
the night Kaeo Meyers took home the
decision victory over Malu Benedicto.
Daniel Friend showed great striking in his
dominating win over Kiley Tanioka.
Timothy Meeks submitted Nick Gersaba via
armbar in round 1. Levi Agcalon started out
the night with a first round armbar win over
Daniel Alcos.
X1 World Events would like to thank everyone who helped and supported the event. A
big thanks to all the fight fans for their warm welcome and continuous support and to all
the fighters for getting into the cage. X1 World Events is proud to be Hawaii’s only
statewide event bringing the action to all of Hawaii’s fight fans.
Full Results:
135 World Title - Van Oscar Penovaroff (Kona BC) vs Kana Hyatt (MMAD)
Penovaroff by TKO 3:36 min in round 1
155 - Aleka Rincon (Freelance) vs Dominic Ahnee (Maui Jiu Jitsu)
Ahnee via majority decision.
145 State Title - Dave Moreno (Kohala) vs Justin Mercado (MMAD)
Moreno by rear naked choke 4:18 min in round 1.
SHW - Pat Fuga (Kona BC) vs Mark Smith (Maui Mulisha)
Smith by tapout due to knee injury/smother at 1:00 min in round 1.
145 KB - Spencer Higa (HIBC) vs Abe Cortes-Kaleopaa (Freelance)
Higa by unanimous decision
140 - Robert Midel (BJ Penn) vs Sang Van (HIBC)
Van by TKO, Midel could not continue after round 1.
155 - Wyatt Leong (HIBC) vs Tyler Kahihikolo (Average Joe’s)
Kahihikolo by TKO at 53 seconds of round 1.
Amateur Bouts
155 - Kevin Soong (Lava MMA) vs Ikaika Moore (Kona BC)
Soong by KO at 11 sec in round 1.
145 - Daniel Friend (HIBC) vs Kiley Tanioka (706 DTP Gym)
Friend by TKO at 51 sec in round 1.
135 - Timothy Meeks (HIBC) vs Nick Gersaba (Kona BC)
Meeks by armbar at 1:13 min of round 1
170 XMA - Kaeo Meyers (Kona BC) vs Malu Benedicto (Kanu/ PFC)
Meyers by unanimous decision
145 - Levi Agcalon vs Daniel Alcos (Freelance)
Agcalon by armbar at 2:43 in round 1
Christine Young
X-1 World Events Executive Director
Cell: 808-723-0504
Fax: 808-689-8866
Email: christine.x1events@gmail.com