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Cale Downes (8-9-0) vs Derrik Harris (6-5-0) – 145lbs
In our first fight of the main card, two featherweights will meet. Cale Downes has had an odd career. He started of at the Island, where he went 4-5 and missed weight two times when trying to fight as a bantamweight. After that, the submission ace kept fighting for Highland Challengers, before deciding to hit the regionals. After two fights on there, he went over to King of The Beach, where he lost his first two. Suddenly however, he seems to have turned a corner, picking up two wins in a row. Downes will look to use his jiu jutsu advantage against Harris, in his first fight for Generation.
Derrik Harris is also making his Generation debut. The British striker is coming over from Victory Combat League, where he had a 2-2 record. The fighter from Liverpool is a very strong striker, with some powerfull punches and a near unbreakable chin. In his previous fight he has shown too be quite easily submitted though. I favour Harris, but if it hits the ground, it could be a short night for him.
Herger Ysengrin (5-1-0) vs Ouje Bougoumou (4-0-0) – 155lbs title
The second fight of the main card, and we have our first title fight already.
Despite only having fought 6 times, Ysengrin will go into his fourth title defence. Ysengrin is a very allround fighter. He prefers to take his opponent to the ground, where he can land ground and pound, but has shown to be strong everywhere the fight goes, even hitting 77% of punches aimed at the head. On top of that he's managed by current #1 manager Wolf, so everything points to Ysengrin being champion for a while.
He's taking on a very dangerous prospect though. Bougoumou is probably one of the few who's star shines as bright as Ysengrin's. The Canadian is still undefeated, and has held the MMAHelsinki championship, winning it in only his second fight. He's coming of a split decision win against Zopitty-Bob-Bob-Bob. His game looks a lot like Ysengrin's, but Ouje is more of a pure boxer, who never throws kicks, and instead of striking on the grounds, opts to control his opponent as look for submissions. The most impressive part of his game is his boxing though, where he hits an increddible 88% of headstrikes.
Sameh Mahmoud (9-1-0) vs Anthony Bourdain (6-4-0) – 205lbs
Two fighters trying to state their case for a Light Heavyweight title shot up next. Mahmoud made his Generation debut at Generation #17, losing to the champion Blake. However the Iraqian fighter bounced back by grinding out a decision win over Eugene Gael. He hit four takedowns in that fight, a gameplan we haven't seen in a while from him. Mahmoud will try to show that with his newly improved skills he's ready for another shot at the champ.
Don't be fooled by Anthony Bourdain's mediocre looking record, this men is one of the best the division had to offer. If you take into account that three of those losses where against two-time title challenger Iocue Necu, it starts to look a bit better.
Bourdain is an excellent striker, with some powerful kicks, which he likes to throw to both the legs and the body. He made is Generation debut at G#21, where he disposed of William Holbert only ten seconds in the second round. However, he has shown te be controlable when it hits the ground, and against a strong wrestler like Mahmoud, he'll have to make sure that this fight stays at striking range.
Roderick Solo (10-1-0) vs Walter Kurtz (8-0-0) – 185lbs
It's the battle of baldheaded prospects! These two men are two of the most talented guys the middleweight division has to offer. Roderick Solo has only lost once in his career, to our champion, Gunji Koizumi, where he refused to tap to the champions rear naked choke, instead passing out. He bounced back by knocking down Hugo Carmody and finishing him with strikes in a fight he was up till then losing. That's part of Solo's style though. He isn't the most accurate striker, but what he hits, he hits with a vengeance, and every shot could be the end of the fight.
However, if there is one man that frightens me more than Solo, it's Walter Kurtz. I'm serious, don't leave me alone in a room with this man, I've heard him mumbling about cutting out organs! And while I'm afraid we might see an actual in cage death one day with this man, he's also one of the most talented prospects in the world. Through his career, Kurtz has prefered to drag his opponents to the ground, where he tired them out with his very active grappling, until he could latch on to a submission. However, lately, Kurtz has been showing off his improving striking game, knocking out Bobby Bones in the first round and mixing it up against Kirkland, where he het 34 of his 39 punches to win the unanimous decision. With this new wrinkle to his game, it will probably only take one more win for “Renegade” to earn a title shot.
Yngve Stolt (9-0-0) vs Parker Allen (7-1-0) – 170lbs title
And now the moment we've all been waiting for. Undefeated champion Yngve Stolt takes on KOTB champion Parker Allen. Stolt shocked the MMA world by defeating longreigning champion David C. Marvin in his last fight, putting the first ever loss on the record of the Hall of Famer. Scoring 49-46 on all the judges scorecards, Stolt showed some impressive submission defence, and when on the feet, made sure he did enough to outscore Marvin. The Swedish striker will now look to defend his title against Parker Allen, unifying four linial titles in the progress.
Parker Allen is no pushover though. The 22-year old striker is on a 5 fight win streak, three of those fights title fights. While he isn't particulary big for the division, he looks small enough to make 155lbs, that never has hindered him. He actually prefers to muscle his opponents in the clinch, where he pours on the strikes until his opponent crumbles. However, he might be one of the few that can match Stolt standing up. While he mostly uses his boxing to set up his clinch attempts, Allen has shown that he can also more than hold his own in a pure kickboxing match.
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Linial titles
A whopping 9 linial titles are on the line. With these fights, all the current linial titles in the Lightweight and Welterweight divisions will be unified.
Herger Ysengrin vs Ouje Bougoumou – 155lbs
Herger Ysengrin: Generation
Dag Daghammar → Herger Ysengrin: Kotb
Ouje Bougoumou: MMA Helsinki
Roger Frost → Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop → Ouje Bougoumou: Gods Fight Club
Roderick Solo vs Walter Kurtz – 185lbs
Walter Kurtz: Laamb Lutte MMA
Yngve Stolt vs Parker Allen – 170lbs
Yngve Stolt: Rio Chain Gang (170lbs)
Yngve Stolt: Generation (170lbs)
Ester Maverick → David C. Marvin → Yngve Stolt: DiGNITY (170lbs)
Parker Allen: Kotb (170lbs)
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