Former UFC Champion and Pride veteran, Kevin Randleman attended the Warriors of the Ring event in Maui this weekend. Kevin was on Maui for a friend’s wedding. Kevin came into the ring and was interviewed at the event and said that his manager is currently working on getting him on the Pride New Year’s Eve show.

Maui’s premiere MMA event returned to the War Memorial Gymnasium after bringing their event to the big island of Hawaii. This event brought together fighters from three islands to compete against each other. The Bulls Pen from Oahu was represented along with the Puna Boyz from the big island of Hawaii. They were matched up against fighters from Maui. The head instructor of Maui Full Contact Fighting and promoter of this event, Ira Hookano, also made his much anticipated debut to settle an 8-year personal grudge with a monster of a man named Doug Chong, who is more than 100lbs heavier and 7 inches taller than him. Ira’s debut helped sell out the War Memorial. The night started off with a few boxing matches featuring fighters under 15 years old. It is amazing to see the talent at such a young age. National champion, Keola McKee wowed the crowd with his punching combinations and technical ability. The MMA fights had their share of action from fighters falling out of the ring to a fighter going through more than two rounds with a separated or dislocated shoulder. At the end of the night, Maui fight fans had their fill of exciting matches and were brought to their feet numerous times throughout the night.

Boxing Exhibition: 3 Rounds X 1 Minute
Josh Dela Cruz (Wailuku Boxing Club) vs. Masu "Boy" Manangan (South Side Boxing Club)

Boxing Exhibition: 3 Rounds X 1 Minute

Hookano (right) vs. Chong.

Jacob Calos (Wailuku Boxing Club) vs. Chris Saito (Wailuku Boxing Club)

Boxing Exhibition: 3 Rounds X 1 Minute
Keola McKee (Maui Kickboxing) vs. Tomas Juan (Maui Kickboxing)

MMA: 3 Rounds X 3 Minutes
Kona Christi (5’8", 160lbs., Lahaina) def. Shane Pacarro (5’8", 160lbs., Puna Boyz)
Split Decision [(29-28), (28-29), (29-28)] after 3 rounds.

MMA: 3 Rounds X 3 Minutes
Kevin Delima (5’8", 140lbs., Bulls Pen) def. Steven "The Beast" Bento (5’9", 140lbs., Da Barn)
TKO via referee stoppage due to strikes from the back mount at 1:28 into R1.

MMA: 3 Rounds X 3 Minutes
Jake Mapes (6’2", 190lbs., Maui Jiu-Jitsu) def. Kaimi Santiago (6’0", 190lbs., Puna Boyz)
Verbal submission at 1:47 into R1.

MMA: 3 Rounds X 3 Minutes
Brandon Visher (5’7", 140lbs., Maui Full Contact Fighting) def. Albert Manners (5’6", 135lbs., Puna Boyz)
Submission due to strikes from the cross at 2:38 into R1.

Visher working on Manners’ arm.