Waianae native Kimo Leopoldo will take on Brian "The Fury" Johnston in the main event of tonight's "Ultimate Explosion" fight card at Blaisdell Arena. Leopoldo heads Blaisdell card
Kimo forced Brazilian ultimate fighting champion Royce Gracie out of the championship round in the 1994 Ultimate Fighting Championship III -- and is now one of the top names in the sport.
Johnston, 28, of San Jose, Calif., is a 16-year veteran of martial arts competition and was the 1996 San Francisco Golden Gloves heavyweight boxing champion. The 6-4, 235-pound Johnston also is undefeated in International Rules Kickboxing.
The card -- which has five preliminary fights plus the main event -- starts at 7:30 p.m. For ticket information, call 591-2211.
HPU SWEEPS: Freshman pitcher Susie Schoales struck out 12 as second-ranked Hawaii Pacific shut out Brigham Young-Hawaii, 3-0, in the first game of a Hawaii Intercollegiate Athletic Conference softball doubleheader at BYUH yesterday.
HPU won the second game, 8-1.
VULCANS END SKID: At Spokane, Wash., The University of Hawaii at Hilo baseball team ended a 12-game losing streak yesterday with a 10-7 win over Gonzaga.
WAHINE LOSE: At South Bend, Ind., the University of Hawaii women's tennis team was shut out by Notre Dame yesterday, 9-0.
The Rainbow (12-6) men's team had its nine-match winning streak snapped by Wisconsin-Green Bay Monday.