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 HFC Friday the 13th
Welcome to the first ever Friday the 13th event in the HFC. Moving forward, we will hose a Friday 13th series of events for each Friday 13th throughout the year. This will also be a premier card moving forward and will be planned far in advance.
I'm going to mix this one up just a little bit. Typically, the preview would start from the bottom and work up to the main event. I will not be writing up previews for all fights on the cards anymore, I will now only do the previews for the top fights on the card based on hype/pop average (which also determines most main events).
Shay O Donnelly vs Arnao Vanegas (Main Event)
This fight features two solid fighters in the HFC lightweight division from the top 10 in the rankings. While O Donnely (12-3) is coming off a heartbreaking championship loss by way of submission to Daniel Barbosa for the 2nd time in his career, he will be looking to put a W in the win column and retain his number 1 contender status as he squares off against Vanegas. With wonderful boxing skills and a respectable wrestling game, O Donnelly is ready for the challenge.
Vanegas (3-1) is also a former champion, having earned the title in his island fighting career just before entering the season ending tournament where he lost in the first round. Vanegas is a very good stand up striker with a good variety of boxing and MT at his disposal, and also well versed in the wrestling game. He has all the tools needed to take on the former champ, so look for some fire works in this fight!
Martin Alexander vs Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile (Co-Main Event)
What a mouthful! Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile (8-3), say that 10 times fast!
Bizi comes into this fight having dominated the light heavyweight division as champion from the day he wont he belt from Ireland, to 4 consecutive successful title defenses until he lost it on his 5th title defense against current champ Lynch Boshank.
What a great event to feature this fighter, not only does he look like a beast, he smells like death! He's a great Friday 13th HARDCORE fighter, and he's ready to get down to business and jump back in the win column.
With a good mix of boxing and MT, and some very solid wrestling skills, this man has proven over and over again he has that killer instinct and loves to put it to use. He'll be out for blood on Friday when the moon is full over chilly Montreal and will be chomping at the bits to get to Alexander.
His opponent, Martin Alexander (6-1) comes into this light heavyweight fight after at a solid 205lbs after fighting underweight against larger opponents most of his career. This size should help him to compete in this division, though he hasn't seemed to have much problem competing so far despite the size disadvantage.
Not as versatile as his counter part, Alexander is more focused in this MT training where he's been described as wonderful by his coaches. He's also a proficient wrestler, so these two fighters will likely keep the fight standing and this one could go either way.
Purple Aki vs Rolf Elvis Alvik
Another great lightweight bout tonight features wrestling sensation Purple Aki (6-1) squaring off against cardio machine newcomer Rolf Elvis Alvik (2-0).
Elvis Alvik, being an unknown in the HFC comes off a 2-0 amateur record in the QFC where he won both of his fights via TKO quite easily. He stepped up into the HFC to stiffer competition, and facing Aki will definitely be stiff competition. Sporting wonderful MT, he also has respectable training in wrestling and boxing. He'll be looking for another first round finish to establish himself as a legit threat in the HFC lightweight division.
Purple Aki has some basic defensive striking skills, but he would definitely rather take the fight to the ground where he can take advantage of his superior wrestling training. While he will be at a disadvantage while standing, he's a clear cut dominate ground fighter and will be looking to take this fight to the ground and score another TKO victory.
Losing in his recent title fight against former champ Shay O Donnelly, Aki bounced back in a big way with a huge KO victory over Gavin Cole that bumped him right back into the lightweight title picture. With another victory here tonight, Aki could be knocking on the contenders door in his bid for the gold.
Ivar Lothbrook vs Erich Ludendorff
Our only fight out of the welterweight division of the night puts Ivar Lothbrook (4-2) against Erich Ludendorff (4-0) These two vikings will be battling it out as they each make their own journey towards the gold.
Erich Ludendorff is a proven striker already with a KO of the night award under his belt. With competent boxing and superb MT, he's even dabbled in some wrestling and BJJ training. All four of his wins have come via TKO, and 3 of the 4 in the first round. This man is a finisher, and he'll be looking to finish off Lothbrook, who looks a lot like his son, in this HARDCORE showdown.
Ivar Lothbrook is nearly an opposite fighter to Ludendorff. He's had a lot of training on the ground with a purple belt in BJJ and some solid wrestling, while just enough training in stand up to give him some striking defense. He'll clearly be looking to take this fight to the ground and hopes to not leave another fight in the hands of the judges. Even though he's 2-0 in his decisions, nobody wants to leave a fight in someone else' hands...
Burt Smokebandit vs Leon Hooker
In our final featured fight, and another from the lightweight division, has Smokebandit (5-2) facing off against Hooker (5-6).
Burt Smokebandit had a quick start to his career where he went 1-0 in the QFC before signing with S.A.F.O where he popped off 3 strait wins. He then left S.A.F.O. and joined the HFC where he lost his first two fights and was starting to question his decision. His last fight, he bounced back into the win column with a brilliant knee-bar victory over Hughie McFee and now is looking to get another win streak going. With proficient boxing and competent wrestling, he's able to be versatile as needed, but where he makes his money is with his BJJ. A purple belt, he has focused on his ground game and has become pretty a pretty good submission specialist who is also capable of some solid ground and pound. If he's able to put them each to use Friday, he will be in a great position to walk away with his hands raised.
Leon Hooker has had a bit of a rocky career himself. With a 5-6 record, and seeming to toggle back and forth between a win and a loss, Hooker has just never been able to gain any traction in his career. An extensive amateur record in the QFC of 3-4 with a professional record of 2-2, Hooker needs to get back into the win column and find a way to string a few wins together.
A wonderful boxer and blue belt in BJJ, he has the tools to compete in this fight. He'll be looking to keep the fight standing and score a KO victory, but if the fight goes to the ground, he should be able to hold off Smokebandit with his BJJ skills.
This fight could go either way, so make sure you tune in Friday 13th to catch all the freaky action!
Other fights this event (Undercards)
Khalabeeb Ferguson vs Badiss Kassib
Justin Case vs Red Pablono
Zackmarius Tacktheritrix vs Nelson Nicky
Camron Jones vs Hakim Rubson
Ernest Lagoo vs Gatsu Griffith
As a surprise bonus, this event will be a 1st blood competition. The first fighter to cut his opponent (quickest time into the fight) will be given a 5k bonus and interviewed for a feature in an article in an upcoming Tycoon Times paper.
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