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Flying punch makes
Vitale a living legend

It was a punch you had to see to believe. Former University of Hawaii football star Falaniko Vitale solidified his place as a local mixed martial arts legend on Saturday, when he knocked out Masanori Suda with a flying right cross to win the Super Brawl World Middleweight Championship.

Vitale was completely airborne when he connected with Suda's jaw, sending the Japanese fighter crumbling to the canvas. Friends and family stormed the ring afterward, hoisting Vitale onto their shoulders as the Blaisdell crowd chanted his name.

Unlike previous Super Brawl lineups, Saturday's card was entertaining from start to finish. And don't think this sport is just for guys -- I saw a ton of ladies walking around, usually in pairs. There's just something mesmerizing about watching beautiful women walk by with wristbands on and plastic cups of beer in their hands.

And I guess it must take a lot of energy to host both a television show and a morning radio program, but Tiny Tadani sure looked grumpy when I passed by his seat a couple of times during the evening ...

I WASN'T lucky enough to score VIP access to Wednesday's 3 Doors Down concert at Pipeline, so I cruised downstairs among the masses during the second sold-out show.

Whoever thought these guys would rock out needs to get their head checked -- except for a few drunken military types who showed up for "When I'm Gone," the crowd consisted mostly of couples who wanted to hear the band's ballads ...

TICKET INFO is still kind of sketchy, but The Wailers are scheduled to play at Andrews Amphitheater on May 4 with Ooklah the Moc ... Count me as one of those surprised by the sudden closing of Bedroq Bar and Grill last month. But after I heard that Red Lion owner Chip Jewitt was looking for a new location, it all made sense. Looks like the popular "Broke Dik Mondays" will soldier on ... After a surprise appearance at Pipeline Cafe on Friday, Tori Alamaze drew a good crowd Saturday at the O Lounge. But why was the lovely Elana Chong there, turning guys' heads while sipping on a Bud Light instead of something more expensive? Because she works for the beer company, that's why ...

AND CONGRATS to Kutmaster Spaz and the gang from "Dis-N-Dat." The local show signed a sketch comedy deal with a cable channel that gets them featured during "Popcorn Zen," airing tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. on digital channel 118 ...