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 Ripped Pants (3-1-0) vs Dylan Todd (7-2-0) – 170lbs
The first fight of the evening will take place in the welterweight division. Ripped Pants is one huge welterweight. At 185 cm and a walkaround weight of 185 pounds, he towers above the much smaller Todd. He bases his game all around his standup. He throws a nice mix of very accurate punches and kicks and has a solid clinch game on top of that. There were doubts about his finishing ability, but after getting the KO in his last fight in just 35 seconds, these doubts are silenced for now. A part of his game that seems to be lacking is his takedown defence though.
We'll have to hope Pants has improved in that area, because if there is a man that you don't want to get taken to the ground by, it's Todd. The man has won all of wins by submission. The only two fights he lost, he contended for a championship. On top of his purple belt in jiu jitsu and his solid takedowns, comes a really strong clinch game. Many fighters have tried to tie Todd up this way and all got either dragged or thrown to the ground, just to be submitted. If Pants has scouted his opponent right, he'll probably try to stay on the outside this fight.
William Holbert (6-2-0) vs Anthony Bourdain (5-4-0) – 205lbs
The first of two light heavyweight fights of the main card is up next. Both fighters are transfering over from Rio Chain Gang, and will look to make an impact it their Generation debut.
“Wild Bill” Holbert is looking to get back on track after two losses in a row, one of them fighting for the RCG Championship. “Wild Bill” is a pure out fighter, prefering to box his opponents up at range. Even though his wrestling base would suggest otherwise, he's looking to disengage as quickly as the fight gets to the clinch. As far as being made to fight though, you won't find many better man. Holbert has a very good chin and some serious power in his hands. All his wins ended by first round KO!
Bourdain is coming into this fight with a bit more momentum, after taking only 2:26 to finish Roan Jenkinson in his last Rio Chain Gang Fight. Before that he lost two in a row though, one to 1 contender Iosue Nicu. He has been quite inconsistent, never having a winstreak last longer than two fights. Bourdain prefers to be very allround. He has won two fights by ko, and even though he's only a blue belt, three by submission. Usually Bourdain prefers the clinch, something which he will probably try to find again this fight, to avoid going to the ground with the purple belt Holbert.
Eugene Gael (3-3-0) vs Sameh Mahmoud (8-1-0) – 205lbs
Trust me Gael is better than his record would suggest. “The Gator” went 0-3 in his first three fights of his carreer, but seems to have turned a page lately, going on a three fight win streak. In those fights, Gael showed he has developed in a very allround fighter, who is very hard to put away.
While Gael has been on a roll lately, he's facing a very stiff challenge. Sameh is the former Gamma Butt-Stompers 205lbs champion and his only loss comes to our champion, Jake Blake. Mahmoud comes from a wrestling background, but has developed a really good boxing game with it too. Because of that, he's dangerous almost everywhere. His biggest strength is still his wrestling though, possessing a very dangerous clinch game and some very strong takedowns, both from the clinch and the outside.
Co-main event: Troy Kirkland (10-4-0) vs Walter Kurtz (7-0-0) - 185lbs
The co-main event of the evening is a middleweight bout between two very evenly matched fighters. Troy Kirkland is a fighter who's not only has competed in mma, but in kickboxing as well. Because of that, you can already expect his speciality: striking. Out of his fifteen wins in mma and kickboxing, only two went the distance. It's safe to say this man packs some power.
His opponent of the day is undefeated prospect Walter Kurtz. While “Renegade” only ever competed in mma, you could say he's more of a kickbokser than Kirkland. Kurtz uses a lot of kicks, compared to Kirkland, who is primarly a boxer. Especially his high kicks are very dangerous. Kurtz can throw those high kicks, because he does not mind spending time on the ground either. Kurtz is a purple belt, with 4 career submission wins. He's making his debut tonight, and will not want to lose his undefeated streak.
Main event: Orpheus Boagrius (14-2-0) vs Conor Mcgillicutty (6-3-0) – 265lbs+ title
BIG MAN THANGS! It's the main event! #1 P4P fighter and SuperHeavyweight champion Orpheus Boagrius will put his title on the line against former Kotb champion Conor Mcgillicutty.
Does Orpheus really need an introduction? The man is on a 13-fight win streak, the man has had 12 title fights in a row. The 2 meter, 300 pound man comes from a kickboxing background, mixing up his crisp boxing with some very powerfull kicks. His fights have never went the distance, all ended by (T)KO. In his last fight we saw the closest thing that came to a resembling a weakness though. Heavyweight champ Rod Black was able to take him down twice. While Boagrius was never really in trouble, it was the first time in a long time we saw the champ having to defend from his back.
Conor Mcgillicutty propably won't be the one that is going to put him there though. “The Joker” shocked Rio de Janeiro by defeating Tito Griffin. Even more impressive, he did it without even getting hit. Conor comes from a boxing background and seems to prefer the clinch a bit more than the champ. Lately he also seems to be growing fonder of kickboxing, using low kicks to set up his punches against Griffin. His skills look up to the task to take on the champ. A glaring weakness in his game is his white belt. I wouldn't be surprised if Boagrius, a purple belt himself, changed from his regular modus operandi, and decided to test Mcgillicutty's ground game.
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Linial titles
Two fights have linal titles on the line this evening.
Troy Kirkland vs Walter Kurtz
Walter Kurtz: Laamb Lutte MMA 185lbs
Orpheus Boagrius vs Conor Mcgillicutty
Orpheus Boagrius: Generation 265+lbs
Orpheus Boagrius: MMA Gods 265+lbs
Conrad Mcgillicutty: Kotb 265+ lbs
Big thanks to Ryne Woodsmall for the poster this week
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