OPERATION HOMEFRONT & FIGHTNIGHTENTERTAINMENT took over the Whatcom Community College Pavilion on March 11th for FIGHT NIGHT "Round XIII" Impact, featuring Freddy Assuncao versus Kit Cope in the main event. The show was held as a charity fundraiser with all excess proceeds donated to Operation Homefront in support of the troops in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. 

Former UFC Lightweight Champion, Jens "Lil Evil" Pulver was on hand signing autographs, as well as commentating with Ron "The Yacman" Yacovetti for the live broadcast on GoFightLive.tv. 

Also in the house was Len "The Liger" Bentley who is a contestant in Season 13 of The Ultimate Fighter which will debut March 30th.

The evening started off with 6 amateur bouts, including the FNE 135 lb Amateur Championship, followed by Seattle Hip Hop group, B.O.S.S. giving an electric performance that got the crowd ready for the remaining 3 professional fights. And it was the last of these fights, the main event between Freddy Assuncao and Kit Cope, that was the fight of the night and the one that people left the building talking about. This started out a technical battle on the feet with both fighters circling and just missing with high kicks but landing with leg kicks. Midway through the round, Assuncao caught a Cope kick to his midsection, spun and kicked out Cope's other leg to get a nifty takedown. Cope did well to get it quickly back to the feet, and in the clinch against the cage attacked Assuncao's arm while Assuncao attempted to get him back down to the mat to no avail. The round ended with Assuncao landing a superman punch that did little damage to Cope but sure looked pretty. 

In the second round, Assuncao came out aggressive, got Cope against the cage and the eventual takedown. On the ground, Assuncao got Cope's back and despite a valiant effort by Cope in defending, including one nice blind elbow throw that connected, Assuncao was able to submit Cope via Rear Naked Choke @ 3:47.

Making his professional debut, Spokane BJJ fighter Joey Becker ate some serious punches in his guard from Team Quest's Craig Jackson before he was able to turn it around by locking on the triangle and getting Jackson to tap late in the first round.

FNE's next show wil be Sat April 2nd with Fight Night "Round XIV" Combat at the Caberet inside the Swinomish Casino in Anacortes WA.

More info at  FIGHTNIGHTENTERTAINMENT.COM.