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 The SPFT Takes Over The Big Kahunarena!
Tonight marks SPFT 85 and the fans are the ones who benefit. Twenty men will enter the cage tonight and each and every one will be looking to put on a show. Buy your tickets now before they all sell out and insure your seat to pure entertainment.
Michael Ehrmantraut (4-0)(3-0 SPFT) vs. Mahandry Adriamboavonjy (9-8)(5-7 SPFT) @ 170
To start the night off we have the undefeated Michael Ehrmantraut taking on SPFT veteran Mahandry Adriamboavonjy. Michael is a very well rounded fighter excelling both in the stand up and on the mat. To compliment his all-around style he has great cardio and power as well. The combination of those things is a very dangerous recipe to mess with but that’s exactly what the anomaly that is Mahandry Adriamboavonjy is going to do tonight. Mahandry is no stranger to exciting. He has great striking and his submission game is explosive. In his most recent victory, Mahandry popped his opponents shoulder out of socket with a devastating Kimura. That’s a large part of what makes this match up very interesting. Both fighters possess great striking and takedowns, so in the end it boils down to ground and pound and the submission game. Can Michael take the edge and employ his viscous GnP or will Mahandry awe the masses with another great submission. Only time will tell.
Brunson Doyle (17-12)(0-1 SPFT) vs. Gabriel Francisco (21-10)(6-6 SPFT) @ 265
Brunson Doyle brings boxing and a granite chin into this fight. Doyle lets it all go once he enters the cage as his power focused head hunting leaves many men on the canvas seeing stars. To go with his power, he’s been blessed with a granite chin as well. With almost all of his losses coming by decision, Brunson is a hard man to put down so anyone willing to stand toe to toe with him had better be ready to do it for 15 minutes. He’s a head hunting KO machine and that’s exactly what Gabriel Francisco needs to stop. Gabriel is an excellent wrestler and submission fighter who can catch you from any position. His talent on the mat is not in question. It’s up to his chin to hold up. If Gabriel can get this to the mat, there’s a great chance he’ll put on a clinic with his impressive style, but if he fails and Brunson keeps it standing, we may see another highlight reel victory for Brunson.
Braden Turk (13-10)(SPFT Debut) vs. Skylar Davies Miles(10-4)((SPFT Debut) @ 135
Two men debut and only one will walk out with a 1-0 start in SPFT. Braden Turk leads with his fists but is quick to follow up with a takedown. His ability to bring a fight to the mat is impressive this day in age. And once there, watch out. Turk’s ground and pound is accurate and painful. He’s going to need it tonight against Skylar Davies Miles. Skylar comes into this fight with a similar style as Braden but a much different approach. Skylar is a takedown first, strike later type of fighter. His takedowns are more of the aggressive nature and his ground and pound is on par with Braden’s. Striking often once on the mat, Skylar takes every opportunity he can to finish the fight. The question is who will take control? Will it be Braden who scores the takedown and takes advantage of his GnP or will Skylar’s more aggressive style prove to be too much?
Kenji Okabe (22-11)(1-0 SPFT) vs. Filo Bedo (9-6-1)(1-0 SPFT) @ 170
Kenji Okabe brings experience and wrestling to the cage. With 33 fights, he’s been through it all. He’s had KO’s, subs and decisions and he’s been on the wrong end of those as well. So in terms of situations, there’s not much in the cage that he hasn’t seen. Kenji’s main objective is to get on top of his opponent and control the pace. He transitions well and uses openings to employ a good ground and pound game. He’s going to need to deploy this strategy early against Filo Bedo. Filo is a striking expert who will engage at a distance or in the clinch. His strikes are devastating with 7 T(KO)’s under his belt and he’s ready to add in another one. His takedown defense has held up very well to this point so if he can hold strong once again and make this a stand up game, its Filo’s to lose.
Bako King (20-13)(4-3 SPFT) vs. Xavier Mack (11-7)(1-3 SPFT) @ 265
Bako King is an all-around nightmare. He mixes cage experience with great wrestling to bring fighters to the ground where he will use GnP and submissions to keep you guessing. He’s dangerous from every area on the ground and can control a fighter if he needs to. His opponent takes a similar approach. Xavier Mack doesn’t quite have as much experience but what he lacks in experience he makes up for in intelligence. He’ll strike first and use his technical boxing skill to set up the occasional takedown. Whether it stay standing or end in a takedown, Mack has done well in both areas. Unfortunately, his chin hasn’t held up as well. In order to take advantage of Bako, he’ll need to end this one soon.
Michael Hall (10-4)(SPFT Debut) vs. Jebidiah Tayber (11-3)(3-3 SPFT)@ 155
Michael Hall is an exciting fighter who just hasn’t found his power yet. He’s an excellent striker who will utilize every strike he can. His punches are frequent and he lands at a high rate, but his wins have been mostly through decisions. His night will depend on his great ability to mix punches, kicks elbows and knees to keep Jebidiah guessing. Jebidiah Tayber is a well-rounded fighter who can end a fight quickly. He’ll strike first before taking the fight to the mat where more times than not, he’ll lock in an impressive submission. Before joining the SPFT, he was undefeated at 8-0. However, since joining SPFT he’s faced some adversity going 3-3 in his last 6 fights. Can Jebidiah use recent history as motivation and put together another streak or will Michael Hall use his debut to jump past Jebidiah Tayber?
Chris Cyborg (18-8)(3-1 SPFT) vs. Eriku Landstrimma (18-9)(4-1 SPFT) @ 135
Ground and Pound is the theme of this fight. Chris Cyborg uses a mixture of punches and leg kicks to wear the opponent down and put the fight on the ground. Take away the leg kicks and add some submissions, and you have his opponent Eriku Landstrimma. Both have been very successful and have an eye on that SPFT 135lb. championship. The problem is there can only be one winner. Can Chris Cyborg utilize his striking to get the takedown and ground and pound or will Eriku use those excellent head punches to set up his takedowns and try to ground and pound or submit his opponent.
Jaakko Parantainen (7-3)(2-0 SPFT) vs. Elroy Kleinschmidt (9-3)(3-0 SPFT) @ 265
Jaakko Parantainen is an aggressive wrestler. His takedowns are explosive and frequent, often without a lot of setup. He’s been very successful as in his first 2 fights in SPFT he’s had a great KO victory over Bako King and won a very close split decision over Brunson Doyle. Jaakko will get the fight to the ground and then use his ground and pound to finish off his opponents. His aggressive style is very well suited for him. He’ll stand across the cage tonight against a very different type of beast in Elroy Kleinschmidt. Elroy has a keen sense of when to finish as 8 of his 9 wins are by T(KO). He’ll confuse his opponents with a mixture of leg kicks and head punching that will open them up for some devastating body shots. We’ll see if Elroy can stop the aggressive takedowns of Jaakko or if the explosiveness of Jaakko’s shooting becomes too much for Elroy to handle.
Chul Moo Pak (11-3-1)(4-2-1 SPFT) vs. Vladimir Zenin (21-8)(SPFT Debut) @ 170
Tonight’s Co-Main event will pit the kickboxing Chul Moo Pak against the Boxer/Wrestler Vladimir Zenin. This fight has many elements involved. Vladimir has a vast knowledge of experience and mixes punches with takedowns very well. As soon as the fight gets to the mat he makes intelligent transitions to pass and better position before unleashing his relentless submissions and great ground and pound. With 11 submissions and 6 T(KO)’s he can finish fights as good as anyone in SPFT. Tonight, he’ll need that finishing instinct if he wants to put away the kickboxer Chul Moo Pak. Chul has made a career out of using body punches and kicks to take the wind away, leg kicks to reduce the speed and step, and then head punches and head kicks that will end an opponent’s night in highlight fashion. He excels in his striking and will need that tonight. He needs to hurt the finish hungry Zenin before this fight goes to the mat. It will be a very interesting fight to see and tonight SPFT brings it to you fans.
Frank Martin (18-8)(4-1 SPFT) vs. Moses Kealekapuna (18-4)(4-2) @ 205
And now for the Main Event! Two monster meet in the center of the cage prepared for a war. SPFT Light Heavyweight champion Frank Martin will put his belt on the line against none other than MMA powerhouse Moses Kealekapuna. Moses is no stranger to the SPFT 205lb. title as not that long ago he held it for a stretch. His fierce elbows have taken SPFT by storm. In 18 wins, Moses has never let a judge pass his judgement on him. All 18 wins have come with devastating T(KO)’s. His clinchwork is phenomenal and when he engages, don’t blink. He will send opponents home covered in their own blood wondering what just happened. However, he faces the champion and past opponent Frank Martin. In their previous fight, Frank Martin used his world class wrestling to pin Moses to the mat and unleash a fury of ground strikes and submission attempts. After a grueling 15 minutes in the cage, it was clear that Frank would walk away the victor. His ground strikes were frequent and Moses had no answer for them. Tonight, he’ll be hoping to duplicate his strategy and success against Moses. Will Frank Martin be able to secure the takedown and ground and pound his way to his first title defense victory or will Moses Kealekapuna learn from his mistakes and stuff the takedown making Frank strike with his ever so dangerous elbows?
There’s only one way to find out the answer to all these questions and more and that’s by watching SPFT 85: Martin vs. Kealekapuna in Hilo’s Big Kahunarena tonight!
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