Battlefield FL 16: Downtown Beatdown – Preview

Vancouver, B.C.’s historic Vogue Theatre hosts Battlefield Fight League 16: “Downtown Beatdown” on Friday, May 25th, featuring two title fights and the best amateur fighters from B.C. and beyond.

This Friday at BFL 16, Jer Kornelson (4-2) and Ryan Allen (3-1) will compete for the freshly-vacated middleweight strap in the co-main event. While the heavyweight main event features the return of bruising Brazilian behemoth Adam Santos (5-1), who risks his title against Kyle Francotti (2-0) of Kamloops, B.C.
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Here are the official weigh-in results for BFL15

Nick Hinchliffe 179.6
Bastien Huveneers 181

Matt Dwyer 170
Marcus Aurelio 171

Shawn Albrecht 145.4
Baz Cunnigham 145.4

Zach Zacharias 170
Saeid Mirzaei 170

Herbert Moon 176
Curtis Harriot 175.8

Eli Wyse 155.6
Morgan Bentley 155.6

Johnny Twofeathers* 149.6
Craig Maclean 140.8

Matt Lockard 171
George Al-Shomali 171.2

*Missed weight

Following an injury to his original opponent, current welterweight and returning hometown hero Nick “The Juggernaut” Hinchliffe (18-8) will square off in a 180lb. catchweight rematch against middleweight Bastien Huveneers (9-3-1) in the main event of Battlefield Fight League 15 on Friday, April 27th .

No matter who stood waiting across the cage, the long-anticipated return of Hinchliffe to Nanaimo’s Port Theatre was already garanteed to be a special night for fighter and fans alike.

Despite always training at the Vancouver Island city’s Impact MMA, Hinchliffe was last seen competing in Nanaimo nearly four years ago. Since then his career has been on a MMA rollercoaster ride that saw him compete in numerous main events, several title fights, and against some Canada’s best fighters, including Rory MacDonald (12-1), Kalib Starnes (12-7), and Ryan Ford (17-4), all while going an impressive 8-5 with five finishes.

Known for his powerful strikes and crafty, often unusual, chokes, Hinchliffe already owns a record many professional MMA fighters would proudly call their own. He looks to begin another new phase of his still-young career with his return to Nanaimo at BFL15! One way to do that is by avenging a close, recent loss, an opportunity “The Juggernaut” now has against Vancouverite-by-way-of-Belgium Bastien Huveneers.
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#1. Jeremy Kennedy- MMA record: 7-1 (Previous Ranking #1)
Current Battlefield Fight League Amateur Featherweight Champion.
Notable wins over Tristan Storrs, Chris Day and Oren Hanscomb (2).
*Beat Oren Hanscomb Since last Ranking.
#2. Micah Brakefield- MMA record: 6-2 (Previous Ranking #2)
Currrent Battlefield Fight Leauge Amateur Middleweight Champion.
Notable wins over Ryan Allen, Justin Lansing, Jer Kornelsen(2) and Nathan Swayze.
*Beat Ryan Allen since last Ranking.
#3. Stu Deleurme-MMA record: 6-1 (Previous Ranking #3)
Current Battlefield Fight League Amateur Interim welterweight Champion.
Notable wins over Chris Burnett, Leo Xavier, Bryce Gougeon and Ben Cote.
*Beat Leo Xavier in a split decision since the last Ranking.
#4. Leo Xavier-MMA record: 3-1 (Previous Ranking #6)
Current Battlefield Fight League Amateur welterweight Champion.
Bjj Blackbelt, fights at both Middleweight and Welterweight.
*Beat Marco Caffiero Since the last ranking.
#5. David Kennedy-MMA record: 5-1 (Previous Ranking #6)
Notable win over Jonathan Agnew, Saeid Mirzaei.
*Beat Saeid Mirzaei since last ranking
#6. Fraser Jordan-MMA record: 3-0 (Previously Not Ranked)
Notable wins over Dave Furgason and Bret Deacon.
#7. Chris Day/Cam Deleurme
#8. Adam Santos-MMA record 6-1 (Previous Ranking #8)
Current Battlefield Fight League heavyweight champion
#9. Ash Mashreghi-MMA record 5-1 (Previous Ranking #9)
#10. Kirk Tse-MMA record 4-0 (Previous Ranking #10)

Honorable Mention: Ryan Allen, Jer Kornelsen, Yusuf Njie, Saeid Mirzaei, Emillio Detrocchio, Oliver Vjada, Oren Hanscomb and Jesse Bird.

Video preview for our Main Event title matchup between Champion Jeremy Kennedy and Challenger Oren Hanscomb.

Jeremy Kennedy (145) VS Oren Hanscomb (144)
Stu Deleurme (170) VS Chris Burnett (171)
David Kennedy (167.5) VS Saeid Mirzaei (165)
Curtis Harriot (170) VS Chris Anderson (171)
Jesse Bird (184) VS Andrew Payne (185)
Berent Hagen (169) VS Jordon Howes (170.5)
Kalen Johl (144.5) VS Prince Mahey (146)
Rory Bamber 202

Before the 2 title fights take place this Friday night at Battlefield 14, A very much anticipated SUPERFIGHT will take Place between 2 of BC’s best Amature Fighters. Both these guys have been dominating the competition in the Past two years.

David Kennedy will Face Saeid Mirzaei at the Vogue theatre in Vancouver B.C. Tickets are still available at www.bfltix.com

Fight Network recaps Battlefield Fight League 13 that took place on Feb. 11, 2012 and aired LIVE on Fight Network from Vernon, B.C.

Buckland will face Baker for the middleweight strap on Saturday night.