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 HFC Bloodbath 2 - Post Fight Review with JW & The Blaze
Hello HARDCORE fans! It's J.W. here with my boy Harley Blaze to go over some highlights in Friday night's card. We had a great event with some beautiful finishes, so I am looking forward to jumping into the action.
In front of nearly 5000 screaming (some crying) fans at the Liberty Dome in the big apple, New York City, these gladiators put it all on the line for a shot at glory, a jump in the rankings, and their eventual quest for gold.
FotN Awards:
Fight of the Night: Kordell Harris vs Ron Burgundy
KO of the Night: Tommy Bean
Sub of the Night: Samuel Rodrigues
It's fitting that these awards went out to these fighters based on performance, and a bonus that 3 of these fighters were fighting their last fight in the HFC before moving on to BFC in the recent roster moves.
Rodrigues, a long time HFC champion was know for his deadly submissions and he showed, once again, why he is feared in the HFC for his deadly ground game. Despite coming off losing his belt to Slash, he bounced back with a beautiful submission win to bid the HFC farewell.
Tommy Bean, a newer fighter to the HFC, is also on the move to BFC. He fought Shawn Michaels, another 355k fighter who's headed to BFC with these roster moves. With a beautiful KO victory, he has given the HFC an image to remember of him as he hopes to keep training and work his way back to the HFC in the future.
In our Fight of the Night, Kordell Harris took out Ron Burgundy in an all out war. Both men are also headed for BFC and was stepping into the cage with one last chance to show the HFC fans what they'll be missing. Harris did manage to get he win in the 3rd round, but man, what a fight between these two warriors!
Samuel Rodrigues vs Scooter Bob (170)
Talk about a quick fight! 31 seconds! These two had a plan, and Bob's plan seemed to play right into Rodrigues's plan. Bob comes out quick jab and then clinched Rodrigues. Landed another punch in the clinch before Rodrigues dropped the fight into his guard. Within seconds, Rodrigues had a triangle choke locked and and Bob was tapping out furiously before passing into darkness. Great win by Rodrigues, and I'm sure BFC fighters are not looking forward to having this man in their division soon.
Blaze "Yeah man, I expected a bit more from this fight. I'm a little disappointed in Bob, but can't say that it's his fault. I mean, Samuel is one of the most one dimensional fighters in the HFC, he is not going to stand and bang with you. If you want to beat this guy, you'll need to keep the fight standing and he has shown in the past he's very capable of getting a fight to the ground from the clinch. I'm not sure anyone can stop him from getting the fight to the ground to be honest. Great job by Rodrigues, even if his opponent walked right into his strength."
Chad Repine vs Mystic Marley (135 Title)
Chad Repine came into this fight looking to defend his title against Marley, and that he did. Marley displayed a pretty rounded game mixing in some punches, high and low, kicks, even took the fight to the clinch where he worked in a knee. But he was never able to get the fight to the ground and Repine dominated the fight both at range and in the clinch. Landing over 60% of his strikes from range, and over 90% of his strikes from the clinch, it was only a matter of time before Marley came crashing down.
Blaze "Man, and did he go crashing down! That was a beast of an uppercut and it was as if Marley did a slow motion crumble to the ground. He actually stayed on his knees for a second before Repine jumped in and reigned down holy hell on him to force the ref to call it. Great finish by Chad. He's a pretty humble fighter too, but man, that after party was anything but. There were... well, lets just say it was a badass time to celebrate a badass victory!"
Tommy Bean vs Shawn Michaels (185)
Two fighters both heading for the BFC after this fight. Both standing at 7-0, both knowing the man across the cage from them was no joke. Bean was your classic stand up striker with devastating power, and Michaels was your grappler who has finished all of his fights via submissions or TKO's from GnP. We knew if it went to the ground, it would be over for Tommy. So Tommy decided to come out and display that natural KO power he has and managed to cut, rock and set up the KO with one strike, and then put him to sleep with a vicious upper cut. No doubt we'll see these two going at it again in the future over at BFC, and it could go either way again. At least if Michaels can avoid that quick KO.
Blaze "Wow, that was the KO of the night, and rightfully so. That uppercut sent Michaels to the moon, and when he landed, a trip to the dentist. No way he didn't lose teeth from that shot, mouth guard or not! I will be watching these guys over at BFC. Great fighters who, if I'm not mistaken, manager's have each learned a little from you, J.W.?
Indeed they have, but they are their own men and have done most of it on their own. Just offered advice from time to time, but they are self made men.
Kordell Harris vs Ron Burgundy (205)
Two more of our 355k fighters heading to BFC after this fight, these two put on a war. These two men battled deep into the second round, but Harris was just too much from range. Burgundy was very aggressive in the clinch, landing just over 50% of his strikes, but had no answer for Harris from range. Harris also landed only about 50% of his strikes, but he did more damage in those strikes which led to his TKO victory in the 2nd. Anything about this fight stand out to you, Blaze?
Blaze "It was a great fight, but really seemed like two average fighters trying to earn a chance to be big. We have seen these guys fight and dominate in the past, but when against each other, they were so evenly matched that it made for a very good fight. Their next opponent may look at this fight and take them for an easy win, but don't ever count these warriors out. They were Hardcore for a reason!"
Under Cards:
Winner Loser
Aatreya Mahrishi vs Joao Andrade (205) Decision (Unanimous) 5:00 Rd 3
Georges Moxley vs Radoslav Petrov (155) TKO (Strikes) 1:28 Rd 1
Whata Hitson vs Jake Demuss (265) KO (Punch) :32 Rd 1
Basko Godwin vs Anthony Rogers (205) TKO (Strikes) 2:21 Rd 1
Yago Nascimento vs Chris Travis (205) Decision (Unanimous) 5:00 Rd 3
Juju Baraka vs Tali Ihantala (265) Decision (Unanimous) 5:00 Rd 3
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