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BFT - 245: Hard Knock Life 6 Review
Light Heavyweight - In his BFT debut, Cambodia's Ben "Octagon Monsoon" Stien knockes out the former BFC Middleweight Champion, Russia's Trinidad Suarez with strikes at 3:48 in round 3.
Things looked roung for Ben right away when an uppercut cuts him. Suarez stayed on him, but Stien was able to take him down. Neither guy got much off, so the ref stood them back up. At the distance, Stien was able to get some nice strikes off before he dove back in to a takedown. Stien was able to be a little more successful and rode it out until the round ended. As round two started, they found themselves going up against the cage. At the distance, Stien was doing well and landing some great shots. He mixed things up and dove down for another takedown. Stien was able to take control and finish the second on top. The third had a bunch of time at the distance and Stien looked completely in control. He had his punches landing fast and hard. He countered a great combination from Suarez for a solid takedown, quickly took mount, and Landed some big strikes before the ref ended the fight.
What's next for Stien? Although I can hear the cried for a title shot already, I'm a little hesitant to give one out to him just yet. A fight with Bulgelene Gossables would be a good test of his jiu jitsu/ chin. If he were to get fast tracked to a title shot, I would set him up against Sydney's own Titus "Tko". The man is a solid BFT fighter, right up there with all the biggest names BFT has to offer. If Ben can beat Titus as convincingly as he did Suarez, then I may be a little more in favor of a title shot.
Heavyweight - The one time BFT Heavyweight Title Challenger and 7x BFT Bonus winner "Overeem" Jason Hannibal knocks out The former Boomerang! Heavyweight Champion and an Australian sensation "The Chosen One" Ovid Julios with strikes at 80 seconds of the first round.
Hannibal looked good at the distance early when he was able to cut open Ovid. Julios was then able to clinch things up and throw some nice strikes. He landed a nice knee that opened up a cut on Jason. Hannibal returned fire with some great strikes of his own. A solid uppercut cut open Ovid more. Julios looked like he was tired. He was getting tagged by a lot of shots, but it was another big uppercut that sent him down and out.
What's next for Jason? Hopefully he will resign with BFT, because I believe this win helped him hop back on the track to the title. Mookie Baylock has had some nice victories as of recent. He is riding a 7 fight winning streak, including his 4 BFT victories. Beating someone like that could help his cause. And a solid win like that for Mookie would definately raise his stock. If that doesn't interest him, there are a couple of BJJ black belts that could certainly give him some tricks. Josh Barnatt would test his ground game greatly. The man has 11 of 12 victories by submission. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Could also provide some tricky submission skills. 10 of 13 victories came by submission for him.
Welterweight - The former BFT Welterweight Champion and 14x BFT Bonus Winner Super Hans knocks out another former BFT Welterweight Champion and 9x BFT Bonus Winner Guilherme "Buscape" Alves with strikes at 2:49 in round 1.
Hans landed some nice strikes before Alves was able to take him down. Alves was landing some nice ground and pound while Hans went for some great submissions. Hans was able to utilize his crackjitsu to get on top of Alves and land some punishing ground and pound from full mount. Alves was rocked from some shots, and even though Hans wasn't able to get the americana he went for, he was able to get the knockout finish.
What's next for the crackjitsu artist? A title shot could easily be in order for Super Hans. Assuming that round doesn't get taken, Pat Small has a similar skill set that could provide a useful test. Oktawian August has some nice game that could really take it to Hans. The Italian could provide either a stepping stone or a difficult exam.
Co-Main - Welterweight Title! - The former BFC Welterweight Champion and former BFT Middleweight Champion Akihito "Rikiya" Tatsuhiko Jr. Unanimous Decisiolned the reigning BFT Welterweight Champion Curtis "Razor" Sharp to become the new and 9th Welterweight Champion.
The newly crowned champ was looking to defend his belt for the first time, and it showed as he made his way to the arena, but Akihito had alreay won the crowd over walking in to Eye of the Tiger. Right away, Tatsuhiko got the take down and was looking to get some ground and pound off on Sharp. He wasn't the most successful, and the ref was not satisfied with the work output of Sharp, so he stood them up. The two of them traded a little at the distance, with Sharp fending off some takedowns, but was unsuccessful and Tatsuhiko was able to get another one off. Tatsuhiko was able to stay solidly on top until the round came to a close. Round 2 went underway and sharp was looking to change his luck. A nice jab, hook combo cut open Akihito. Sharp was looking a little more on it, but Tatushiko went for the takedown again. He tried to get a few submissions going, but nothing worked. Sharp was able to wall walk his way to the feet again. But Tatsuhiko took to the offensive and dragged him back down to the ground. He tried for a few more submissions before the round came to a close. Round 3 got started and Tatsuhiko went for the takedown quickly again. Tatsuhiko was able to stay on top of the champion and got some nice ground and pound off. He considered dropping back for a leg, but it wasn't the best idea so he stuck to what was working. Round 4 got started and Sharp looked like he was tired of fighting from his back. He went and landed some nice shots at the distance before Tatsuhiko was able to get the takedown. Tatsuhiko was controlling the fight pretty well and landed some nice shots. Sharp was rocked there for a little while, so Tatsuhiko went for a few submissions, but nothing came to. Sharp was able to hold on until the end of the round and a sigh of relief came from his corner that he still had a chance to win the fight, followed by a high octane speech about how he could still win this. Sharp really took his corner's advice to heart and did everything he could to knock out Tatsuhiko Jr. at the distance. It looked like he had a solid chance there for a while, defending a few takedowns before one got through. From there, Tatsuhiko was fighting for a decision. He was able to hold on to sharp on the ground and not let him get anything off. Tatsuhiko was able to take the fight and he belt from the champ.
What's next from the newly crowned champ? I honestly believe that Super Hans is the right guy for the title shot. He was a dominant champion and certainly looked on top of it against Alves tonight, the same Alves that beat Akihito 3 times. Depending on how lucky he feels, I could see Jermaine Choake getting the next title shot if Hans is passed up on. Choake is another name strongly associated with the BFT Welterweight Title. He also has a pair of solid victories against the current champ that I could see the champ wanting to help remove from people's memory.
Main Event - Heavyweight Title! - The Reigning Heavyweight Champion and 18x BFT Bonus Winner Hagen "The Barbarian" Germanicus KO's a former Bellum and BFT Heavyweight title Challenger Gunnar Jensen to retain his belt for the 11th time.
These two men had some business to finish and the crowd in attendence was excited to see the result of this one. Germanicus was looking good at the distance early. Unfortunately, not that good; Hagen had some scar tissue opened early from a strong straight right. Germanicus returned fire and moved the fight into the clinch. In the clinch, Jensen was throwing actively, but it was Germanicus that had accuracy with his shots. Jensen broke them up, but he didn't fair much better at the distance. Germanicus was able to distract him with the right hand to set up for the big left hand. Germanicus dove down and tried to finish him off, but he didn't have enough to do it before the round ended. Round 2 got started, but Jensen still wasn't all together. Germanicus was taking full advantage of that and langind some great shots. Germanicus landed a huge uppercut that sent Jensen flying into the air like Street Fighter. Jensen had a cut opened up, but he wasn't quite out yet. Germanicus dives down and unloads a massive left and right. His eyes rolled back and the ref jumped in.
What's next for the reigning champ? With everyone calling the Heavyweight Champion as of recent, Hagen sure has a lot of options. If he wants to stick with Heavyweight Challengers, I would love to see him rematch Kim Jong. He's strung together some solid wins and may be able to bring it to Germanicus this time around. But another fight that really catches my interest is a blockbuster: Dallas MacMillian. MacMillian has been a dominant champion at 205 in BFT for some while and has even gone out of his way to beat the Middleweight Champion in Chev Chelios. If Dallas is able to beat the Heavyweight Champion, it would be hard to deny him as the best BFT champion throughout history. If Hagen would beat some strong and dominant champ in Dallas MacMillian, he would be taking all the glory that MacMillian has been working towards. Hell, I think a fight between those two alone would sell out a stadium and have some nice PPV buys, let alone the rest of the card that could be built around that. Otherwise, I don't know... You COULD give Super Hans his wish to fight Germanicus.
Undercard:
Welterweight - In a battle of English fighters, a former BFT Welterweight Title Challenger Pat Small knocked out QFC name stead Blake "The Great" Axe with strikes at 82 seconds in round 1.
Lightweight - The former BHFC Lightweight Champion, Phillipines' Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao knocked out 24 BFT fight vet, Brazil's Carlos Silva with strikes at 1:30 in round 3.
Heavyweight - 5x BFT Bonus winner, Vegas's Frank Mir submit 9 fight vet, Russia's Vyacheslav Dmitrigorbachovovonovich with a kneebar at 41 seconds in the very first round.
Light Heavyweight - South Africa's undefeated Chris Robinson Unanimous Decisioned Pakistan's Imran Khan.
Welterweight - Kansas, U.S.A.'s Undefeated Buck Shot Bowie knocked out home fighter from Nuts Creek, Willy "The Cock" Pincher at 68 seconds in the first round.
Bonuses (@$15000):
Fight of the Night: Chris Robinson vs Imran Khan
Knockout of the Night: Hagen "The Barbarian" Germanicus
Submission of the Night: Frank Mir.
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