With two mega-fights headlining FFG 37 will be the biggest show in the history of the organization. With entertaining fights all over the card including : top heavyweights going at it, top lightweights squaring off and more. That's only the prelude though as the Welterweight Super-Fight in the Co-Main Event, and the Light Heavyweight Title fight assuredly will make this night a very memorable one.
Undercard Bouts to Watch:
Congo Ashantie (4-0)
Strengths: Well-Rounded, Accurate Low Kicks
Last Fight: @FFG 30 vs. Fidel Castroy; W (1st rd. KO)
Vs.
Frank Tiera(6-2)
Strengths: High Takedown Success Rate, Good Ground & Pound, Decent Boxer
Last Fight: @FFG 32 vs. Dirk Bandana; W (UD)
Outlook: Our first bout to watch consists of two heavyweights near the top of the ladder with completely different styles and levels of experience. In one corner you have a young up-and-coming striker who has looked unstoppable, and in the other corner you have a veteran who can attack from multiple angles, whether it be boxing or whether it be a very high takedown success rate mixed in with very accurate ground & pound. Just on paper you have to give it to Ashantie who has become the much more skilled fighter after a great training camp. However, I wouldn't put it past the veteran Tiera to capitalize on the inexperience of Ashantie and use all of the skills at his disposal to pull out the victory which will earn him a rematch with John Jane.
Lightweight
Dan Smith (7-1-1)
Strengths: Punching Power, Strong in Clinch
Last Fight: @FFG 33 vs. BJ Penn; W (1st rd. KO )
Vs.
Fa Sho (7-3)
Strengths: Effective Boxer, Experienced
Last Fight: @FFG 33 vs. Darren Frost; L (1st rd. KO)
Outlook:Former FFG Lightweight Champion Fa Sho had the unfortunate luck of being Darren Frost's last victim, but that is not going to stop him from making his run back up the lightweight division ladder. He will need to use his superior technical boxing to stay away from the brutal punching power & clinch of Dan Smith. If he does this effectively, I think Fa Sho will have a clear advantage in this one. But! Fa Sho has a little bit of a suspect chin, having fallen victim to Darren Frost very quickly in his last fight. So if Dan Smith gets a hold of him, it could be a short night for the former champion.
Co-Main event
WW Super-Fight
Darren Frost (9-0)
Strengths: Deadly Accurate Kicks, Very Elusive, Never Been Stopped
Last Fight: @FFG 33 vs. Fa Sho; W (1st rd. KO)
Vs.
Aggo Ko (7-0)
Strengths: Very Good Boxer, Good KO Power, Never Been Stopped
Last Fight: @FFG 32 vs. Pikkuseen Darraa; W (1st rd. TKO)
Outlook: It's always an exciting fight when the two competitors going on are a combined 16-0 in their professional careers.
If I had to describe Darren's career in FFG with one word, the word that comes to mind is 'untouchable.' Although he does not possess brutal KO power, what he lacks in power he makes up in deadly accuracy. Darren's ability to avoid damage and wear down his opponents with deadly leg kicks & body kicks has become his calling card and it is hard to see anyone slowing down the welterweight champion.
If anyone is going to stop Darren, world class boxer Aggo Ko is a good candidate to do so. Aggo Ko took FFG by storm by moving up five weight classes and knocking off the very dangerous Light Heavyweight Champion, Pikkuseen Darraa. He was not the only victim of Aggo though, as the boxer has finished four others in the first round.
Who will get the fight into their rhythm. Remember that because whoever accomplishes that will win this fight. Both of these men are strikers with completely different skills and method of attack on the feet. It's hard to say who is going to get that rhythm since neither fighter has lost a single round. Aggo will need to get on Darren early, take away his kicks and look to exploit a chin that hasn't been truly tested. Darren needs to get Aggo into his machida-like game of catch me if you can, and then when Aggo cannot catch him, punish him and wear him down with deadly accurate low kicks. So if Darren can avoid the early onslaught of Aggo, look for him to slow down the pace of the fight and pick the dangerous boxer apart. It can really go either way though, Aggo could end it all with 1 punch, we'll have to wait & find out.
Main event
Light Heavyweight Title Bout
Pikkuseen Darraa (7-2) (Champion)
Strengths: Very Accurate Puncher, Good in Clinch
Last Fight: @FFG 32 vs. Aggo Ko; L(1st rd. KO)
Vs.
Ledil Kuch (8-0-1) (Challenger)
Strengths: Power Puncher, Dominant in Clinch, Never Been Stopped
Last Fight: @FFG 32 vs. Leeroy Jenkins; W (1st rd. KO)
Outlook: Finally after two months, the FFG Light Heavyweight title will be on the line once again.
Although he caught a snag in his previous fight, Pikkuseen Darraa has been the most dominant Light Heavyweight in FFG History and when it comes to fighting for title Darraa has been near flawless. First by disposing of then champion Nyrkki Kyllikki in the first round, gaining the clinch and just unloading a flurry of punches that brutalized his opponent. Then Darraa successfully defended his title in an amazing five round war against the always tough Nikk Napalm. With those two notches under his belt, Darraa is looking to add a third and cement his hold atop the FFG Light Heavyweight Division.
The challenge will be a tough one because standing across the cage from the Darraa will be Former SFO Light Heavyweight Champion Ledil Kuch. Kuch has had an amazing career in his own right, fighting in multiple organizations around Amsterdam. Starting his career strong with the SFO Ledil eventually became their champion before moving on to the SFL where he managed to compile a 2-0-1 record. Now here in FFG, he immediately showed the fans why he was signed, destroying fast rising prospect Leeroy Jenkins in the very first round.
Personally I had this match up envisioned from the moment Kuch was signed, and I'm very excited to see how it all plays out. Ledil and Darraa have been most effective in their respective career's doing the same thing, and that is using the clinch to effectively out strike and sometimes finish their opponents. Just looking at Kuch's wrestling & Muay-thai, combined with how he's performed in his fights, I have to give him the advantage in the clinch. However, Darraa is the far more accurate boxer, connecting with 98% of punches to the head throughout his career. That is an astounding amount of accuracy when you also have 5 KOs in 7 wins. Not to mention both fighters have a tremendous amount of heart. Like I said, really excited to see who takes this one. It has five-round war written all over it.
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