One of Hawaii’s top MMA Promotions is gearing up for there most recent show (Proving Ground), and if you’ve never had the chance to experience Hawaii’s Destiny MMA you owe it to yourself to see what all the fuss is about. Headlining this stacked card will be Destiny’s 145.lbs Champion Ryan Mulvhill taking on  Strikeforce, WEC, & KOTC Veteran Harris “The Hitman” Sarmiento. Mulvhill’s current record stands at 9-3 and he has notable wins over Tachi Palace Veteran Ricky Wallace, & PXC Veteran Toby Misech, but Sarmiento is no stranger when it comes to fighting tough opponents. Not only has he been in the cage and won over MMA greats such as Ultimate Fighter Season 12 winner Jonathan Brookins, & Former WEC Lightweight Champion “Razor” Rob McCullough, but since his first Professional bout back in May of 2002, Sarmiento has fought for 4 different MMA titles and is the current PXC Lightweight Champion. This is sure to be a fight that you will not want to miss.

Also expected to make her return to the Octagon well be  Raquel “Rocky” Pa’aluhi. While Pa’aluhi trains with fighters like Max “Blessed” Holloway and Dustin Kimura at Gracie Technics her opponent Washington’s Priscilla “The Gorilla” White trains with Northwest Elite Fight club under  Eddie Blackburn. Both of these tough Female Athletes can take this fight either standing or on the ground and should not be taken lightly. One thing Pa’aluhi will have going for her will be the hometown advantage. If you have never seen Pa’aluhi enter the cage it might shock you to see just how crazy the crowd supports her.

    Another match that you will not want to miss will be Oahu’s Maki Pitolo making his Professional MMA Debut against Mavrick MMA Hilo’s Chris Cisneros for the Vacant Destiny 170.Lbs State Title. Maki is one of Hawaii’s well known Fighter’s who always comes prepared to fight with his training from West Oahu MMA, and with  his stand up and ground skills always on point Maki truly is a dangerous opponent. Cisneros is another one of Hawaii’s well known fighter’s with a record of 13-7 and holding the 808 Battleground Title Chris is one of those fighters that just likes a good old fashion brawl and never shy’s away from an opponent. This has fight of the night written all over it. Other fighters that will be in action come August 24 are Matt Comeau, Alex Pulotu-Steverson. Jesus is Lord stand out’s Robby Ostovich/ Lawrence Collins/ Monica Franco. 808 Fight Factory’s Micah Abreu/ Bronson Mohika/ Brandon Frasier.  808 Top Team’s Ryan Delacruz/ Roy Cooper/ Paul Lopes. BOSS MMA,Penn Academy, Nova Uniao Puna Kainui Meyers, TCK’s Joey Balai. Team HI-Bred Kalai Kwan/Isaac Hopps/Canaan Kawaihae. Team Akamine Tyrone Henderson/Derek Mahi/Brian Long. This plus tons of other School’s from The Big Island to Kauai all coming together to test there skills in a clean and safe environment. So buy your tickets early and support your local MMA Fighter because this is sure to be some Mixed Martial Arts at it’s finest.

(Below is the full fight card)

 
-145LBS PRO FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE
HARRIS SARMIENTO (808 TOP TEAM) VS RYAN MULVIHILL (WASHINGTON)

-135LBS WOMEN’S PRO
RAQUEL PAALUHI (TECHNICS MMAD) VS PRISCILLA WHITE (WASHINGTON)

-170LBS PRO STATE TITLE
MAKI PITOLO (WOMMA) VS CHRIS CISNEROS (HILO)

-155LBS
ROBBY OSTOVICH (JESUS IS LORD) VS JUSTIN JAYNES (XTREME COUTURE, LAS VEGAS)

-155LBS
LAWRENCE COLLINS (JESUS IS LORD) VS MICAH ABREU (808 FF)

-145LBS
RYAN DELACRUZ (808 TOP TEAM) VS JOSHUA COLEON

-125LBS WOMEN’S
MONICA FRANCO (JESUS IS LORD) VS TIANI VALLE (TEAM KKD, MAUI)

-155LBS
TRESTON REBALIZA (808 TOP TEAM) VS TYRONE HENDERSON (TEAM AKAMINE)

-145LBS
MARTIN DAY (MARTIAL ARTS CO.) VS RICHARD BARNARD

-145LBS
DONALD PETERS (GODS ARMY) VS KAINUI MEYERS (NOVIA UNIAO PUNA/BOSS MMA, HILO)

-155LBS
ROY COOPER (808 TOP TEAM) VS DEREK MAHI (TEAM AKAMINE)

-145LBS  WOMENS
CHAN BERENGUE (808 TOP TEAM) VS CARRIE MAYAZONO (TEAM KKD, MAUI)

-170LBS
JULIO MALDONADO (TMP) VS JON CRUZ

-185LBS
RYLAN FONOTI (808 TOP TEAM) VS ISAAC WORTH (KAUAI)

-145LBS
JASON RECAMARA (TMP) VS FRITZ McARDLE

-125LBS
JOEY BALAI (TCK) VS JARED MIYAMOTO (UNITED MMA)

-135LBS
JARED IHA (NO REMORSE/K.A.M.M.A) VS DOMINIC BARETTO (KAUAI)

-170LBS
JACE KAOPUA (808 TOP TEAM) VS ANDREW DAVIS (UNITED MMA)

-145LBS
BRANDON FRASIER (808 FF) VS BRIAN LONG (TEAM AKAMINE)

-135LBS
RODNEY MONDALA (TEAM AKAMINE) VS RICO JOEL (KAUAI)

-150LBS
CANAAN KAWAIHAE (TEAM HI-BRED) VS CHRISTIAN LEE (UNITED MMA)

-120LBS
KAIREY BERMOY (KAUAI) VS ANGELA LEE (UNITED MMA)

-145LBS JUNIOR TITLE MATCH
KALAI KWAN (TEAM HI-BRED) VS NAINOA DUNG (WAIANAE BC)
-205LBS

ALEX PULOTU-STEVERSON VS TBA

-155LBS/170LBS PRO

BEN SANTIAGO (GODS ARMY) VS TBA

-145LBS PRO
MATT COMEAU VS TBA

-135LBS AMATEUR

BRONSON MOHIKA (808 FF) VS TBA

-145LBS AMATEUR

ISAAC HOPPS (TEAM HI-BRED) VS TBA

-145LBS AMATEUR

JOSEPH SOLOMAN (FREELANCE) VS TBA

-155LBS AMATEUR

PAUL LOPES (808 TOP TEAM) VS TBA

 

Hot off there January 19th event that was held on the Big Island BJ Penn.com Presents Just Scrap will be holding there next event in the Valley Isle on Friday March 15th . Thats right Just Scrap will be returning to Maui with some of the Islands top MMA Fighters all under one card. Heading this stacked card will be Former UFC/K-1/WEC Veteran Wesley “Cabbage” Correira of Cabbage MMA taking on the Current X-1/Las Vegas MMA/The Regional Championships Paea Paongo of 808 Fight Factory. If you are a fan of Fast past fight that has an almost %100 chance of ending in a Knock out, this is a fight you will not want to miss. Correira is coming off of a disappointing loss at the last Just Scrap event against K-1 Veteran Deutsch Pu’u, but word is he has been training like a madman in preparation for this fight. In Paongo’s most recent bout, he needed only 10 seconds to stop Heavy Hitter Raul Nava to win the Vacant Regional Championships “TRC” Title making it a total of three belt’s Paongo won in the cage.

Also returning to the cage will be Maui’s Adam Akau, who we all know come’s to fight and ready for any tupe of battle in the cage. In Akau’s last fight he took on the always dangerous Desi Miner in a three round War that ended with Akau getting the win. Another Fighter that will be in action next month will be another Maui Fighter and  fan favorite Ilima Maiava. Maiava is coming off of a win against Wesley Golden at UIC 8, in which Maiava won by technical knockout.Both Akau and Maiava are two of Hawaii top Fighters and you will not want to miss there fights. Other Match that have been confirmed are Hilo’s Paul Norman vs Maui’s Jordan Kekino and West Oahu MMA’s Maki Pitolo vs Maui’s Sean Rush who train’s out of 3 Trible’s one Vibe, just to name a few. This will be one of those events that people will be talking about for a long time and you will definitely not want to be left wishing you had a ticket to the show so get your tickets early and get ready to enjoy a great show.

 

Tyler Kahihikolo (Wailuku Boxing Club) def Eben Kaneshiro (New Breed Oregon) via TKO strikes in rd 3

Maki Pitolo (West Oahu MMA) def Jason Camarillo (Action MMA) via decision

Tyson Hawelu (New Breed Kauai) def Zack Zane (MMA Maui) via rear naked choke in rd 1

Bronson Mohika (808FF) def Jr Gomes (HFA) via unanimous decision

Nalu Hawelu (New Breed Kauai) def George Fujita (MMA Maui) via TKO strikes of rd 1

Cameron Silva (HMC) def Micah Ige (Team Xtreme) via triangle choke in rd 1

Bobby Nagao (KTI) def Jr Casem (Maui martial arts) via TKO strikes in rd 1

Kaylan Gorospe (Leben FS) def Brandon Fraser (808FF) via TKO in rd 2

Shota (HMC) def Chris Randolph (Rumble Boys) via doc stoppage at the end of round 2

CJ Floors (HFA) def Ikaika Poiapuni (KKD/MMA Maui) via unanimous decision

Kawika Grace def Smallman Umialiloa o Na Kaupu via TKO in rd 1

 

Results Courtesy of Lea Young of MMASucka & Kauai Cage Match