Sunday, June 11, 2006

X-1 Battlegrounds 4 @ Blaisdell Arena


Mixed martial arts fans are a lucky bunch these days... there's a different promotion just about every month out at the Blaisdell, along with the UFC and Pride FC pay-per-views that air regularly at Eastside Grill.

Saturday night brought the return of X-1 to the Blaisdell Arena, in a night that featured a number of action-packed fights. I've got the quick and dirty results here, thanks to my notes.

For an in-depth recap of the fights, check out this report from MMAHawaii.com.

X-1 Battlegrounds 4
June 10, 2006 @ Blaisdell Arena

Peter Placido def. Dino Gregory (dec.)
Thomas Ferguson def. Nickolas Agricola (TKO at :51 in Rd. 1 via rear naked choke)
David Balicao def. Donald Gonzalez (dec.)
Aleka Rincon def. Marcus Moreno (dec.)
Dave Moreno def. Lorenzo Moreno (Doctor stoppage at the end of Rd. 1)
Lorrin Ishimine def. Kaleo Kwan (dec.)
John Crisostomo def. Chad Gusman (TKO at 2:00 in Rd. 1 via armbar)
Dylan Clay def. Kimo Woefel (TKO at 2:03 in Rd. 2 via rear naked choke)
Bryson Kamaka def. Joshua Perriera (DQ in Rd. 1 due to illegal kick)
Mark Oshiro def. Tony Belvedere (TKO at 1:20 in Rd. 1 via guillotine choke)
Eddie Yagin def. Kana Hyatt (TKO at 1:36 in Rd. 2 due to strikes)
Mark Moreno def. John Geraghty (KO at 1:13 in Rd. 1)


Two important things to note... the main event featuring Marcelo Tigre DIDN'T HAPPEN, because dude was a poon and claimed to have a broken hand. WTF?

Also, the MMAHawaii.com report says Bryson Kamaka wasn't KO'd when he tried to get up and got kicked in the head by Joshua Perriera, earning Kamaka the win via DQ.

I don't dispute the DQ. I don't dispute that Kamaka had regained his composure and was attempting to stand up when he got kicked.

But the referee should have stopped the fight before any of that happened.

After Kamaka landed a solid shot to Perriera's knee, Perriera spun around and countered with a right hook of his own, which caught Kamaka and sent him face-down to the mat.

He was out like a light. It was over.

But the referee didn't step in, and Perriera seemed to pause for a moment before something inside him just said "f*ck it" and he kicked the guy.

There's supposedly some real heat between these two guys, and it goes back to the streets. Hopefully they won't settle this one outside of the ring. It would make for a great rematch.

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