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 LEGACY! 48 - Available on PPV
2.13.16 Madison Garden Arena - New York
Event Preview prepared by: Taylor Powell (107803)
PRELIMS
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT: Agustin Trujillo (8-7-1) vs Francisco dAnconia (7-7-1)
LIGHTWEIGHT: Winston Churchill (11-8) vs Erick Clap (4-2)
LIGHTWEIGHT: Temudjin Khaan (11-6) vs Ryzen Dall (7-2)
LIGHTWEIGHT: Aleksandro De Souza (12-2) vs Project Falcon (8-1)
SUPER HEAVYWEIGHT: Daniel Campos (23-11) vs Adelbert Gainsborough (15-13)
MAIN CARD
HEAVYWEIGHT: Dante Boudain (10-3-1) vs Terrell Grant (17-7-1)
After a very entertaining back and forth contest in their last fight, Dante Boudain and Terrell Grant are back again in a rematch of their Legacy 42 fight that ended in a draw. Dante Boudain entered that fight on a 6 fight winning streak and seemed primed to be on the fast track to a title shot at 265 pounds in the promotion. Former champion Terrell Grant knows what it takes to make it to the top of the mountain here and made life very difficult for Boudain in the first fight.
Grant really took control of the fight in the third round after a couple of very tight rounds to start the fight. A takedown mid-way through the third round, resulted in Grant being able to stay in dominant position on top and threaten with submissions after also getting the better of Boudain on the feet at the start of the round. In the rematch, I would expect more of the same and for Dante Boudain to be able to not gas in the third round in this fight like he seemed to last fight.
MIDDLEWEIGHT: Antonio Lobo (19-2) vs Vaas Haas (8-2)
When will Vaas Haas get his first title shot in Legacy? Haas has sandwiched 8 wins in the promotion around a submission loss to Liam McGuiness, the current champion, a couple years ago. He could be getting one of the biggest tests in his career in this fight against former Coyotile champion Antonio Lobo. Lobo was 16-1 in that promotion, including going 8-1 in title fights. Lobo has been around the block with very good fighters and stands at 19-2 with only one of those wins coming by decision.
For a 185 pounder, he is an absolute finishing machine. Lobo’s jiu-jitsu is the gold standard for MMA fighters and is still rounding the rest of his game out. If Haas is to have a shot at winning this fight, he’ll need to keep it standing and avoid tussling on the ground with a legend like Lobo. The good news for Lobo is if he can keep this standing, he has a lot of advantages because he’s a tremendously well rounded fighter who doesn’t have to finish you to win fights.
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT: Shogan Aye (19-7) vs Tim Smith (16-6)
Shogan Aye will make his Legacy debut in the middle of the main card here. Aye is a very impressive, well rounded fighter who has proven he’s a finisher at the top level of the sport. With 16 finishes and only 3 decision wins to his name, Aye likes to save the judges time and energy. Tim Smith is more of a sprawl and brawl boxer who prefers to keep the fight on the feet. The matchup to watch in this fight is the ability of the jiu-jitsu black belt Aye, to get the elite wrestler, Tim Smith to the ground.
If he isn’t successful, this fight could be a barn burner. Shogan’s chin has been very strong thus far in his career, as he’s only been knocked out once. On the other side, Smith has been finished by KO in all 6 of his losses. This will be Smith’s 4th fight inside the promotion and after suffering a tough head kick loss to Remi Highjack in his last fight, he needs to pick up a win to keep from losing some of the shine he had when arriving from DSC as a former champion.
SUPER HEAVYWEIGHT: Niko Alzate (18-10) vs The Chin (16-6)
The Chin is a traveling man as they like to say. He’s fought his last 4 fights in different promotions, including an amazing head kick win over Oberlix De Gaul in the first round in his Legacy debut. The Chin is back again and he’ll face the debuting Niko Alzate. Alzate is a former 265 pound champion of the Insanity promotion, but wasn’t able to string together any wins at his last stop in the Death Squad promotion. Chin is one of the best kickboxers in the world at 265 pounds and has all 16 of his wins by TKO.
Funny enough, all of his 6 losses have come by TKO as well. Alzate needs to avoid getting himself into a firefight here and use his entire arsenal to keep Chin guessing. Alzate has 5 wins by submission and is certainly the better offensive wrestler, but Chin’s talent on the ground exists to keep the fight standing and protect himself from being submitted. Alzate may be able to steal points on the ground, but The Chin should be able to get back to his feet without much damage.
SUPER HEAVYWEIGHT: Declan Sweeney (37-17) vs Rex Tyrannosaurus (24-9)
In our main event, we have two monsters who could be in title fights right now if it wasn’t for current champion Phillip Dyson. Dyson spoiled Rex Tyrannosaurus’s debut in Legacy and 10 fight winning streak at Legacy 40. Rex had made 4 successful title defenses of his 265 pound belt in the Destiny promotion before moving up to this promotion. Declan Sweeney was the reigning 265+ pound champion in Legacy and making his second title defense before being defeated by Dyson a couple fights ago. He rebounded nicely with a third round TKO win over Mookie Blaylock, but the fire still burns inside Sweeney to fight for the title he considers his again.
Both guys are elite strikers and Rex actually began his career as a pro kickboxer before setting his sights on MMA. He’ll face a very different beast in this fight though. Declan Sweeney has the power to knock you out with just about everything he throws.
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