Martial artist faces assault charge
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By Peter Boylan
Advertiser Staff Writer
Police yesterday charged a top Hilo martial artist with first-degree
assault after he allegedly punched a police officer outside a Waikiki
nightclub hosting a post-event party for Saturday's professional fight
card at the Blaisdell Center Arena.
B.J. Penn, shown here after winning a match in Honolulu in 2004, was
charged with assault for allegedly punching a police officer.
Associated Press library photo • Nov. 20, 2004
B.J. "The Prodigy" Penn, 26, was arrested early yesterday outside the
Zanzabar Night Club on Kuhio Avenue after he allegedly hit Oscar Pauoa,
42, a uniformed police officer who was on a special-duty assignment at
a party for the participants of the "Rumble on the Rock 7" mixed
martial arts competition.
Penn is the top-ranked welterweight mixed martial arts fighter in
MMAFighting.net's world rankings. Mixed martial arts is a combat sport
in which competitors may punch, kick, choke, throw and use other
techniques.
Police said Pauoa, who was hit in the face, and another officer working
at the club had gone outside to break up a fight among a large group of
men. Police said the officers used pepper spray to disperse the crowd.
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