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 LEGACY! 35 - Available on PPV
01.01.16 Tokyo Dome - Tokyo
Event Preview prepared by: Taylor Powell (107803)
LEGACY! 35
MAIN CARD
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT: Patrick Brody (13-5) vs Ravi Shankoli (19-4)
In our opening fight on the main card, Ravi Shankoli is looking to avenge is one and only loss in the LEGACY! promotion to Patrick Brody. Shankoli has won his last 3 fights since and if he avenges his previous loss here, could find himself in the title hunt. Patrick Brody is the former champion at 205 pounds. He was knocked out by Liam McGuiness in his last fight to lose the belt. Brody had no issue with Shankoli the first time around winning a unanimous decision and all 5 rounds on each judge’s scorecard. Brody overwhelmed him on the feet, especially with the brutal leg kicks and jabs to Shankoli’s head. He’ll have to check those leg kicks in this fight this time around. It became obvious that those kicks took away a lot of the movement and left him open to the punches from Brody.
HEAVYWEIGHT: Constantine Kermit (10-3) vs Ken Halo (15-5)
Ken Halo was one of the more highly anticipated heavyweights to ever make his debut in the promotion, but he was immediately thrown to the wolves against reigning champion Nick Fjera. Fjera is 6-0 and has 3 successful title defenses under his belt. Halo isn’t facing quite that level of competition in this fight, but Constantine Kermit is nobody to be taken lightly. Kermit has won his last 4 fights and 3 of which came by knockout. If there is any hangover effect going on with Halo, he could have his lights turned out in this fight. Both of these massive men have a ton of power and knockout victories to their credit, so this fight could very easily end with one punch. With neither fighter having much ground game to speak of, it’s pretty clear that this fight will stay on the feet and should be an exciting bout for the fans.
BANTAMWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT: © Edward Brown (11-0-1) vs Jong Un Kim (17-2)
In an essential superfight at 135 pounds, the longest reigning champion in Imperial history has earned a title shot at the LEGACY! title after a couple of wins in the promotion. Jong Un Kim successfully defended his title nine straight times in Imperial. The new champion is Edward Brown. Brown won a unanimous decision over William Blake in his last fight. Brown is 11-0-1 in his career and has yet to taste defeat. Both fighters have several submission victories on their resume and it’ll be interesting to see who is able to take control when this fight hits the ground. Kim is a black belt in BJJ who has 6 wins by submission, 5 by TKO, and 6 by decision. He’s proven himself capable of winning a fight in every way. Champion Edward Brown has 0 TKO wins in his career but does have 4 wins by submission and 7 by decision. This fight will probably be decided by points so striking volume should be a huge factor in this fight.
HEAVYWEIGHT: Stu Grimson (18-0) vs Robbie Luatua (11-6)
Stu Grimson could be the top pound of pound fighter in MMA. At 18-0, with 17 of which coming way of TKO, Grimson dominated the now defunct New Era Xtreme promotion. He successfully defended the 265 pound title 11 times before moving on to this promotion. Two of his wins were TKO wins over reigning LEGACY! champion Nick Fjera. I would imagine the champion will have a keen interest in how his rival looks in his second fight. The opposition in this fight is previously little known Robbie Luatua. He didn’t arrive with a ton of hype, but with 3 straight wins in LEGACY!, people are starting to take notice. Luatua is a very talented striker with power, but he’ll face by far the biggest challenge of his career in this fight. You have to wonder how much the promotion will make highly touted Stu Grimson prove before giving him the title shot that most are dying to see.
FEATHERWEIGHT: Anton Chekhov (26-10-2) vs John Jamison (29-19-1)
In the co-main event, we have 2 massive heavyweights so why not mix it up with a couple of lightning quick, highly skilled little guys in the main event? Both Anton Chekhov and John Jamison are making their debuts in the promotion after many years of success in promotions like Montreal Fight Nights, Evolution, and New York Fight Nights. Chekhov is more of a finisher on his feet with 10 wins by TKO, while Jamison has an impressive 14 wins by submission in his career. Both guys are elite wrestlers, but Jamison is the much more capable finisher on the ground. Both fighters are incredibly durable and have no TKO losses on their resume, so this fight should more than likely reach the judges’ scorecards. This is an outstanding matchup because both guys are so widely known and both would love nothing more than to challenge for a title at yet another promotion.
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