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Main Event
Super Heavyweight Title Fight
#3 Vyacheslav Romanov (8-0, 1-0 NGF) v #1 Castiel Angel (8-0 NGF)
I can’t believe how great of a match up we have here to close out this card. Vyacheslav Romanov won his NGF debut and is 8-0 in his career; Castiel Angel is also 8-0. Romanov came in with a reputation of being a great wrestler who could ground out fights, he had pretty heavy hands and he could get a submission here and there. His NGF debut was awful, one of the worst fights of the year, but he worked off his back and locked up a submission victory. Through 8 fights it’s been pretty weird, he doesn’t do anything great and he doesn’t do anything terrible. He will get a take down, standing up he’s completed 100% of his attempted take downs and when he’s on the mat he does a pretty decent job of controlling the fight. He has locked up 19% of his submission attempts, but he’s only landed 37% of ground strikes, while allowing 71% of his opponent’s strikes to land. Castiel Angel will try and get his 2nd title defense in this one. He is a sensational wrestler who can knock you out with one punch standing as well; he is coming off a 2nd round KO of Vladan Perunovic just 5 seconds into that round. Make no mistake though, he looks to get this fight to the mat, he’s only averaging 6.8 strikes standing while landing just 15% of them. He is successful on 67% of his take downs, and once there he is brilliant, dominating his foes to a point where you almost feel bad…almost. He is improving his position at a 70% clip while landing 63% if his fight average 13 ground strikes. This one will certainly be a wrestling mat between to sensational wrestlers, I think Angel has the advantage here, but it’s going to be a great fight. PREDICTION: Angel 3rd round TKO/BETTING: Romanov +141, Angel -174
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Welterweight Super Fight
Bowser Stormcrow (11-1) v #3 Aurelius Schultes (13-4-1, 1-0 NGF)
This is a Super Fight set up inside the NGF between two very high hyped fighters. Bowser Stormcrow wanted Aurelius Schultes and after a few quick contract negotiations, this fight was set up. Stormcrow was 11-0 before he lost his last fight. A very smart fighter with a ton of power, Stormcrow will use quick feet and his sensational kick boxing skills to batter opponents while being very hard to hit. Stormcrow has averaged over 38 punches per fight standing, while landing over 19 of them per fight. He has exceptional Muay Thai skills also; he can take a fight to the clinch and lands around 60% of his strikes. He loves to get into a stand up battle; he’s spent minimal time on the ground. Aurelius Schultes has now won 3 straight fights, a KO, TKO and decision wins. He has 6 (T)KO victories and 7 decision wins, so he is very smart and will adapt his game very well. Schultes will tend to throw a lot of strikes, but doesn’t land a very high percentage, which at time, wears him out. He averages 14.4 head punches per fight, but is only landing 37% of them. He has very good kicks, and he loves to chop away at legs, he’s averaging 20.4 leg kicks per fight. He also gets take downs 30% of the time, and he does land 55% of his 13.4 ground strikes per fight. Stormcrow is a monster standing up, and with his 52% head punch landing percentage combined with Schultes 62% head punch landed against, this could be a KO from Stormcrow. This should be a lot of fun. PREDICTION: Stormcrow 2nd round KO/BETTING: Stormcrow -122, Schultes +100
Heavyweight Fight
#16 Sang Eek Moon (10-3, 0-1 NGF) v #7 Andrew Golota (10-4, 5-2 NGF)
Sang Eek Moon will try to get his first win in the NGF in this one after losing his NGF debut. Moon has only had 1 fight that hasn’t been finished by TKO or KO so far in his career and only 3 have gotten out of the 1st round. Moon is unbelievably accurate, he is landing 93% of his head strikes, 88% of his leg kicks and 86% of his body kicks, he’s also landing 78% of his head punches inside the clinch as well. He has monster power and can end a fight very quickly, so he doesn’t get a rack up a lot of strikes per fight, he averages 3.4 head punches per fight and 5.7 leg kicks. He’s gone to the mat so little, but the time he’s spent there has not worked out well, 2 of his losses have been after getting TKO’ed by ground and pound once taken down, his take down defense has been awful, he’s getting taken down 58%. Andrew Golota will try to get back to winning and put the title fight loss behind him. Golota is a very solid all-around fighter, he is aggressive and smart and will give any opponent a great fight, he was able to take Sam Winchester to a 3rd round in his last fight. Andrew has good submission defense, but he will let around 50% of the opponent’s strikes to land. He will attempt around 30 punches standing up per fight, and he likes to keep a fight on the outside. He doesn’t like the mat, he does nothing there accept fight off submissions well. Golota has good power and he’ll stalk his opponents, often looking for the big punch, he lands 51% of his 18.3 averaged punches per fight. I like this one; I’m thinking this could be up for FOTN or even maybe the KOTN. I think Moon will be able to land a lot of strikes and with his power that could be trouble for Golota. PREDICTION: Moon 2nd round KO/BETTING: Moon -111, Golota -111
Light Heavyweight Fight
#11 Kert Nigobson (7-6, 4-4 NGF) v #8 Jack Poldi (11-4, 6-1)
This one will be bitter sweet for me. On one hand I can’t wait to see this fight, Kert Nigobson getting a chance to face one of the most dominating champions NGF has ever seen in Jack Poldi. On the other hand, I’ll be sad when this is over; it looks like this will be the last fight for Poldi in the NGF. Negotiations have not gone well with Jack and sadly it looks like he will be moving on. Nigobson has been falling in the ranks in recent fights, but a big win in his last fight over Mads Rosenkilde at Sunday Night Fights 1 has moved him back to just outside the top 10. Nigobson likes to use his sensational wrestling skills to get a fight to the mat, he will average close to 9 ground strikes per fight and he is landing close to 60% of them. He does next to nothing standing up, although he has very good striking defense allowing just 32% of strikes land. From standing, Kert has been successful on 53% of his take downs, but surprising, even being a brown belt at bjj he’s been submitted 4 times and has allowed opponents improve their position 61%. Jack Poldi has been awesome, almost a perfect fighter through 7 fights in the NGF. He’s a exciting fighter, winning 6 OTN awards in his career and he is extremely creative. He’s aggressive and will push the action in every fight. He averages over 21 head punches standing and he lands 50% of them. He has been a fantastic fighter in the clinch, seemingly getting the best each time he goes there. He’s also been very good on the mat, he does have a submission win to go along with 6 (T)KO and 4 decision wins. This is just a fun fight, it should be a great stand up fight, but the advantage goes to Jack in almost all areas. PREDICTION: Poldi 2nd round TKO/BETTING: Nigobson +150, Poldi -186
Middleweight Fight
#14 Ivan Dulin (6-2, 1-0 NGF) v #3 Purpura Mortis (8-3, 2-1 NGF)
Ivan Dulin will try and go to 2-0 in the NGF and also win his 6th straight by beating former middleweight champion, Purpura Mortis. Dulin is a smart fighter with heavy hands. He has 5 (T)KO wins in his career and can rock opponents at any moment. What he wants to avoid is going to the ground, he has been terrible there, but thankfully his take down defense is very good. One of his favorite game plans is to get in the Muay Thai clinch, he has very deadly elbows and he throws them often, averaging 23.4 elbows per fight in the clinch. He is a very accurate striker and he pushes the pace, often getting a strike off and getting inside to clinch up before his opponents can even get off a strike. He is only averaging 2.1 head punches standing per fight, but he lands 81% of them and 86% of his head punches in the clinch. Purpura Mortis rebounded nicely in his last fight by beating Jun Xian Lee, he is looking to get back to a title fight with a win here. He’s style fit in nicely with Dulin and make this a possible FOTN type of fight. Mortis is a stand up fighter, who likes to fight in the clinch as well; he is accurate and has very good power. A problem we’ll watch is his cuts; he’s been cut in his last 2 fights. He is landing 75% of his averaged 5.2 head punches per fight. He has no take down skills, he often flops on the mat in his attempts, but he does sprawl well and does have good take down defense. He is excellent at submission defense, even though he has been submitted twice. This should be a brilliant stand up fight; I can’t wait for this one. PREDICTION: Mortis 2nd round TKO/BETTING: Dulin +130, Mortis -160
PRELIM CARD
Super Heavyweight Fight
#8 Ted Bundy (7-2, 2-0 NGF) v #4 Chilemba Murithi (1-0 NGF)
Ted Bundy certainly has made a splash since joining the NGF with a decision victory and then a better performance in his next fight with TKO win of Leopold Stotch. Bundy will average over 17 head punches per fight and almost 14 head punches in the clinch. He shows good defense and power and he is a solid fighter on the mat. Chilemba Murithi had a monster debut by getting a 1st round TKO win over David Miller at NGF 41. Murithi cut Miller early and used his very heavy kicks to batter the legs and body of Miller. You have to watch his kicks, he’ll throw at all levels and he can wound legs, bruise ribs and rock heads. This one looks great! PREDICTION: Murithi 1st round KO/BETTING: Bundy +456, Murithi -669
Welterweight Fight
#15 Yusuke Urameshi (8-5, 0-1 NGF) v #11 Alastair Gridlock (3-3, 0-0 NGF)
Yusuke Urameshi loves to finish fights, but there is a slight question about his chin as he’s been (T)KO’ed 5 times, but thankfully he has very good striking defense. Urameshi will be very aggressive; he will keep opponents backing up for most of the fight with his striking, he averages over 15 punches per fight and over 29 kicks per fight. He does have good accuracy and can land big shots at a moment’s notice. Alastair Gridlock finally makes his NGF debut and I can’t wait. He lost his first 3 fights of his career and he has rebounded very well winning his last 3 fights. He is a well-rounded fighter, but lacks wrestling skills to do anything there. He’ll throw punches and kicks and land both well, 73% head punches and 74% leg kicks. He also will fight in the clinch and has looked impressive there, landing 75% of his head punches attempted. Should be another great stand up fight. PREDICTION: Gridlock 2nd round TKO/BETTING: Urameshi +117, Gridlock -144
Welterweight Fight
#19 Ramazan Temel (6-2, 0-0 NGF) v #10 Dominick Napolitano (4-3, 4-2 NGF)
Ramazan Temel makes his NGF debut and he’s 5-1 in his last 6 fights. He has fought well in all areas of MMA, he prefers to stay standing, but he does have a submission victory in his career too. He has good power and will land 64% of his punches. He doesn’t seem to have a kicking game and he has been hit on the ground at a 60% success rate. Dominick Napolitano is a smart NGF veteran who can out point anyone. He is quick and has some of the most deadly leg kicking game in the division. He averages 29.6 leg kicks and he’s landing on average 22.7 per fight. He has very good take down skills and he’ll use that late in rounds to get those extra points. He has good defensive skills, but an area he could be at a disadvantage in this one is on the mat. PREDICTION: Napolitano decision win/BETTING: Temel +135, Napolitano -167
Heavyweight Fight
#11 Frederick Frost (2-1, 1-0 NGF) v #10 Patricius Satanae (7-5, 2-1 NGF)
Frederick Frost is a super talented prospect in the NGF, 23 years old, but looked like a seasoned fighter in his NGF debut win where he annihilated Third Dag with a 1st round KO. He’s been sensational so far in just 3 fights; he is landing around 83% of his punches and 87% of his leg kicks. He hasn’t been hit very often, but he can be taken down at a high rate. Patricius Satanae has some of the best KO power in the NGF. He can put an opponent to sleep in a number of ways, but all ways are violent. He’s a fantastic fighter in every area, but his Muay Thai has been a stand out area. He can land very heavy knees to the head and body and can land inside hooks that rock opponents. I’m not sure how this one turns out, it’s such a good fight, I can see Satanae get a quick KO, but I also can see Frost land a punch of shots and win this one. Wow, let’s get this one going, KOTN favorite! PREDICTION: Frost 2nd round KO/BETTING: Frost -147, Satanae +120
Featherweight Fight
#16 Mark Reynolds (2-0 NGF) v #5 Vladimir Parkachev (7-7, 3-1)
Mark Reynolds, just 20 years old, is looking like a very strong NGF prospect. He has 1 FOTN award and 1 KOTN award already. He is a very talented striker; he can land heavy shots and move out of danger. He hasn’t been tested on the mat as of yet, but he has looked very impressive so far. Vladimir Parkachev is a young fighter who doesn’t look like he’s working on his game too much, he has kick boxing talent, but he doesn’t show many other skills. He at times looks very slow and predictable, he is hit way too often and he lacks take down and submission defense as well. He averages 9.8 punches per fight and he lands 74% of them, which is good, because he does have pretty good power. Now he is all or nothing on the mat, he has 3 submission wins and 2 submission losses. I don’t think this fight goes to the mat, and I think Reynolds can pick apart Parkachev. PREDICTION: Reynolds 1st round TKO/BETTING: Reynolds -264, Parkachev +208
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