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 HFC 16 - Waller vs Repine Event Review
Did I mention cards in Rio are usually legendary? I did mention that, (check the preview). I will be honest with you all, I am not usually right, in fact, people who know me, often call me four letter words that imply the exact opposite. But on this occasion, I was RIGHT!!!! Ten fights, count them TEN and NINE of those ten were fights ended in stoppage. That's right folks, we had an insane 90% finish rate here at HFC 16! “Exceeded all expectations on every front”, HFC President J.W. started off with, “We don't plan for a 90% finish rate but when the matchups lineup and Rio just has that certain something, fireworks can happen. It’s time to celebrate. I will be at the HFC VIP lounge”. Let's look at what happened and talk about how this night became so epic.
Doug "And The" Slugs(9-1) defends his 265lb+ Super Heavyweight Championship Bout as he defeats Julio "Iguanaman" Falcon (6-4) via 1st round TKO (Strikes)- This one was just brutal to watch. Slugs absolutely dominated in the clinch and made short work of Iguanaman. At one point it looked like Slugs turned into a massive three hundred pound spider with elbows and knees coming from everywhere. Within one minute from the start of the fight Falcon was cut. A couple painstaking minutes of knees and elbows later, Falcon crumpled to the canvas and the ref called an end to the beating and an end to a great night of fights. Slugs deservingly won KO of the night. Falcon was immediately transported to the local hospital. He is expected to make a full recovery and had this comment, “Good fight, couple elbows surprised me but I will be back. Respect to the champ, it is his night”. Humble words from a great fighter, we will keep an eye on Falcon’s return. Also to note the ring did not break which was a key concern going into the fight due to the sheer mass of the fighters.
Rankings Impact: Champ stays atop his throne and likely faces the winner of the match between #1 Contender Matthaus Gold "Dust" Vs. #5 Li "Strong" Qiang at HFC 19. Falcon sits at 4 in the rankings. He will need to put together a few wins to get another shot, but still remains in a solid position as a top contender.
Chad Repine (7-3) wins the vacant 135lb Bantamweight Championship Bout as he defeats Jack Waller (7-1) via 2nd round TKO (Punches)
Chad Repine just announced himself on the HFC scene and folks watch out. We’ve all heard the sparring horror stories of Repine knocking sparring partners out cold on a daily basis , now we’ve seen it first hand. Waller had no answers for Repine anywhere. The fight never saw the ground, but in stand up exchanges Repine out landed Waller 46-21. In the clinch Repine landed 39 strikes to Waller’s 7….ouch. Don't get me wrong, Waller actually looked pretty solid. Those 21 shots were good strikes, but Repine was just relentless. Eventually all that punishment took its toll and Waller was put down permanently in the second round. This fight took home the honor of Fight of Night, as it was a fast paced battle that had great exchanges.
Rankings Impact: The stage is set perfectly for the new champ Chad Repine to face the winner of #3"Natural" Mystic Marley Vs. #1 Alan Ragasatria. Jack Waller stays at #2 in the rankings. He may face the loser from the fight above or a different fighter who thinks they deserve his spot in the rankings. If Cody G. ever shows up then who knows what happens...
Lucas Pardo (6-2) defeats Nick "Bear" Wright (2-3) via 1st round TKO (Strikes) - 265lb Heavyweight Division Bout
“It is always fun when a high ranked HFC contender takes on a well respected newcomer from an outside organization.” My exact quote from the event preview. I was right, Nick’s welcome to the HFC was fun for some, but Nick was not one of them. Nick’s opponent, Lucas Pardo, showed we do things very different here in the HFC and as predicted by yours truly, Lucas handed Nick a brutal TKO loss within 30 seconds of the fight beginning (I was one round off on my prediction). Also to note Lucas was very humble in his post fight comments, thanking the fans and not mentioning anything title related.
Rankings Impact: Lucas sticks at #5, he will need to face a top 5 contender to start making a move towards another title shot. However Lucas looked great and he showed HFC Heavyweights can bang with anyone. Nick will go back to the drawing boards. He will be just fine here in HFC but may not be ready for top 8 talent just yet.
Togachi "Little Mountain" Nakamoto (1-2) defeats Piotr "Pepis" Przepiorka (4-2) via
An interesting fight that saw a lot of clinchwork, takedowns, and sub attempts. By the second round both fighters were exhausted and locked into a clinch. Togachi “Little Mountain” landed a massive boulder of a knee that sent Piotr to lala land. Togachio followed the knee with some punches and eventually finished it all with an amazing diving hammer fist.
Rankings Impact: Piotr falls from #9 to unranked, Togachi gets a much needed win. One or two more of those for him and he will be looking for his name in the top 10.
UnderCard
This undercard was great. Huge shout out to Tanaka Matsuda, for taking home the Submission of the Night award courtesy of a nasty armbar. It looked so painful I iced my elbow just from watching it.
185llbs- Tanaka Matsuda defeats Paolinho Antonio Mateis Laeiro via 1st round Submission (armbar), (Submission of Night)
265+ lbs- Jason Royce defeats Dookie Shoes via 1st round KO (Punches)
265 lbs- Rand Madness defeats Julius Reed via Decision (Unanimous)
155 lbs-Nobuki Imanari defeats Luigi Bonifacio via 1st round Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
145 lbs-Daniel Koh defeats Rodrigo Pettis via 1st round TKO (Strikes)
145 lbs-John Rambo defeats Charlie Patch via 1st round KO (punches)
Folks as always we are proud to bring you a great night of fights. HFC is growing fast and putting on high quality events every week.
The Rankings are updated weekly on Monday and will take into account all action that happens over the weekend.
-BH
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