HFC 5 - Review

Editorial by Outlaw Bleak

HFC 5 - Review

Another great night of fights for the HFC as HFC 6 - Rodrigues vs Larsson had some spectacular finishes!

A quick review of our undercards.

Falcon vs Crabtree

If going by record, this fight looked like an easy win for Crabtree.  With an 8-2 record, Crabtree was knocking on the door of making some noise at the top ranks of the division.  But Falcon scooped in and showed why he embraces his name with that hunter vs prey mentality as he wasted no time taking this fight to the ground and unleashing hell on Crabtree until the ref jumped in to stop the fight. 

Pardo vs Semenov

Our longest fight of the night, and the only fight left to the judges, was Pardo vs Semenov.  Both of these fighters pride themselves on great conditioning, and they both showed they could go the distance tonight.  I don't think I would have wanted to be a judge in this one, not only do I dislike counting that much, somebody had to lose this fight!

Semenov dominated the stand up game landing 30 of 40 strikes standing, and a few combos to boot.  Pardo was just as aggresive trading blows, but only landed 10 of his 56 strikes standing.  But when Pardo was able to take the fight into the clinch, he was by far the more aggressive fighter.  Despite landing only 20% of his stikes in the clinch to Semenovs 90%, Pardo was able to land enough to get the favor of the judges and be crowned the victor.  

I'm not so sure I would have judged that fight the same way, but hey, that's why I'm not a judge!

Burgundy vs Oliveira

This was a fight between two proven winners.  Both fighter having lost only once, neither looking to taste defeat again.  The best thing about this fight was that after the fight, you could tell them boys were brawling.  Both fighters were bleeding and this looked like a true HARDCORE match!  

Oliveira came out looking to score a big KO with his kicks while Burgundy showed a more balanced approach even taking the fight into the clinch a few times.  Burgundy was ahead of the game and Oliveira looked like he was fighting under water, never seemingly able to land anything.

When hearing the 10 second warning for the end of the round, Burgundy decided he didn't want to face a round two and quickly ended the fight with a brutal "go to sleep, bitch!" uppercut that put Oliveira to sleep.  Great KO!  (KO of the night)

Shigochiyo vs Lima

Another fight between proven winners put two solid ground fighters up against each other when Lima took on Shigochiyo.  Lima has good takedowns and several fights under his belt, and all but one of them ending with his hands raised in victory.  Shigochiyo brought his BJJ game into this fight so it was a matter of who was the dominant ground fighter, and it took nearly a full round for Shigochiyo to force his oppent to tap out when he locked in a beautiful triangle.

Schultz vs Mne

Two veteran fighters, both adept to winning.  A takedown machine brawler against a MT striker with KO power.   

These two fighters went toe to toe for two full rounds, but early into the 3rd round, Schultz found a way to get the job done.  Mne never showed much offense in the fight, or atleast he wasn't able to get the fight to the ground where he could put his skills to work.  Schultz kept the fight standing and dominated the fight from the clinch.  Mne walked  away from this fight looking like somebody dropped a bee hive on his head, he had welts and bruises everywhere!  I really would have liked to have seen this fight go to the ground at least once to see some offense from Mne, but great gameplan and exicution by Schultz to pull off this impressive victory.

Life vs Immigrant

The fight dubbed "The Life of an Immigrant" is yet another card that was full of potential.  An experienced fighter with a 9-2 record looking to shut down an up and comer coming in with a 3-1 record.  

Two strikers, two men not affraid to stand in there and trade blows, you knew this fight was going to end in a KO.

Both fighters did a solid job in the stand up, these two went to war and neither backed down.  Life was a little more accurate landing nearly 50% of his strikes to Immigrants near 20%, and those extra blows took their toll.

Just in time to break off and smoke a blunt, at 4:20 of round 1, GP Life dropped Immigrant with a vicious hook then followed him to the mat make sure the job was finished.

(KO of the night finalist)

And now to our main cards of the evening!

Rocca vs IvanRilski

This fight featured two great fighters with a combined record of 12-4.  IvanRilski a bit of a clinch fighter looking for a chance to hoist the gold by defeating Rocca, but it was not to be.  The champ showed why he is the champ, and did so in dominate fashion.   One punch, one takedown, one ground strike, one position change, and one submission all equaled one tap out!  The champ used the number one this fight to prove where he plans on being soon.. number one.

Bright things are in store for Rocca, stay tuned to see how high he can go!

Ulster vs Jantan

Another fight between two top fighters in the HFC.  A boxer with KO power against a powerful wrestler..  Sometimes these fights are wars, but sometimes, like this time, these fights are just completely one sided.

Ulster didn't have a chance to do anything befor he found himself exactly where he didn't want to be, on the ground, under the fists of Jantan.  Or did he..

Ulster on the recieving end of some punishment from Jantan managed to lock in a quick Armbar and forced the agressive, more experienced Jantan to tap out.

Garbrant vs Repine (Title Fight)

And now, onto the first of two, yes TWO championship fights of the night!  

The 135 championship belt was on the line when Garbrant put his title on the line against the challenger, Repine.

The undisputed, undefeated, bantamweight champion of the world, at 11-0, Garbrandt is just sitting up on his perch watching opponents line up, but never seeming to be knocked out of his nest.  One of, if not the most prolific champion in the HFC, Garbrandt wasted no time taking out the up and coming Repine known for his granite chin and good wrestling skills.  

At only 58 seconds into the first round, the champ locked in a nasty arm triangle sending the challenger home early and in some discomfort.  I'm sure Repine will go back to work, get some training in, and earn himself another title shot down the line.

Rodrigues vs Larsson (Title Fight)

And the main event, the welterweight championship of the world as Rodrigues puts his belt on the line against Larsson!

At 10-3, Larsson is a top flight fighter in the HFC and in prime position to challenge for the belt.  His opponent, another undefeated champion at 7-0, was facing a tough test.  But the champ did what champs do, and found a way to win!

Both fighters are ground specialists, so no suprise that the fight quickly went to the ground where these two could grapple it out.  

Larsson was completely overmatched, and I think caught off gaurd by Rodrigues' aggressiveness on the ground,  and like an artist, the champ just manuvered from submission to submission until locking in guillotine forcing the tap by Larsson.

Another championship defended in under two minutes, these HFC champs are legit and looking to stay the champ for a long time to come!

Thank you all for tuning into the HFC 5, I anxiously await HFC 7 next weekend!

Stay HARDCORE!!

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