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 MAIN CARD
Main Event
Bantamweight Title Fight
#6 Arthur Pirozhkov (11-3, 9-3 NGF) v #1 Andrzej Gajewski (14-2-1, 2-0 NGF)
Right after Andrzej Gajewski won the title, Arthur Pirozhkov called for the instant rematch, and he was given the respect and was given the fight. I don’t hide the fact that I believe Pirozhkov is one of the most boring fighters in the NGF, but he is a champion and he is one of the smartest fighters in the NGF also. He’s a black belt in bjj and has 11 submission victories, he is also the single hardest fighter to finish, if your going to beat Pirozhkov, get ready for 3 or 5 rounds of fighting. He averages 8.4 take downs per fight and lest then a single strike. He puts up no defense when trying to be taken down, he wants on the mat and he’ll just fall down if he has to. He then will just use his bjj skills and try submission after submission until his opponents tap, averaging 8.4 submissions per fight. Andrzej Gajewski is 9-1 in his last 10 fights and is the fighter that is well equipped to go the full 5 rounds, his conditioning is unmatched. He’s averaging over 20 punches standing, and landing an average of 10.8 of them. He also has very good kicks and he’ll average around 14 per fight. He has fantastic take down skills also, going 6 for 6 in their first meeting, but like I said, Pirozhkov doesn’t put up any fight to stop from being taken down and that play into his decision loses. In the first fight, Gajewski beat up Pirozhkov, he defended 15 take downs and was able to land 15 punches and 20 kicks. If you’re not a bjj fan than I’m not sure how exciting this one will be, but it’s a much hyped rematch. PREDICTION: Gajewski decision win/BETTING: +160 Arthur Pirozhkov v Andrzej Gajewski -199
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Light Heavyweight Fight
#13 Gunner Malone (15-6, 0-2 NGF) v #3 Dmitry Boitsoff (11-5, 4-3 NGF)
I don’t know what type of competition Gunner Malone was facing in the previous organizations, but he has not fared well in his first 2 NGF fights going 0-2. He will try and get back on the winning track by beating bjj specialist, Dmitry Boitsoff. Malone doesn’t match up great with Boitsoff, Malone likes to stay standing and Boitsoff will go to the mat at all costs. Malone uses good footwork to avoid strikes and his take down defense, which will be tested, is some of the best in the weight class. Malone’s power is pretty remarkable, he has won all 15 of his fights by (T)KO, but he is not good on the ground, being submitted twice. Boitsoff has a big problem, he has no striking defense, he can be beat up everywhere and he cuts very easily. He has one game plan, get take downs and go for submissions, it’s pretty simple to figure out, but harder than hell to defend. He’s a hard fighter to figure out, he gets beat up, he’s often, most times, bloody and swollen, but he can lock in submissions. If Malone can counter the take downs with his power, he’ll knock Boitsoff out, who is very easy to hit. PREDICTION: Malone 2nd round KO/BETTING: -111 Gunner Malone v Dmitry Boitsoff -111
Heavyweight Fight
#5 Eduard Syroviy (12-3, 0-0 NGF) v #10 Vadim Kalashnikov (12-5, 1-1 NGF)
It’s been a long wait for Eduard Syroviy, but he finally got someone to step up and fight him. NGF will be the 4th stop for Syroviy, he’s fought 15 fights, and all but 1 have been finishes. Syroviy is coming off a loss which stopped his 5 fight winning streak. He’s got major power, earning 9 KO wins out of his 12 and he can do it in a number of ways and will do it quick, only 3 of his fights have gotten out of the 1st round, 9 under 1 minute. There’s not much to say, he stalks his opponents and can kill them with 1 punch. He is facing a monster in Vadim Kalashnikov, so maybe he will finally be tested. Kalashnikov is a KO specialist also, having 7 KO wins in his career, he’ll use flying knees, head kicks and punches to put his opponents to sleep. He is just 1-3 in his last 4 and he has been KO’ed 3 times in his career, so some questions about his chin, so he will have to be very careful in this fight. He’s a stand up fighter who will dominate in the clinch. Another dangerous weapon of his are his kicks, he’s averaging 10 leg kicks per fight and he lands 90% of them, he also lands 80% of his body kicks and 72% of his head kicks. He is a well rounded fighter who will be able to work in all areas and be just fine. This is clearly going to be a stand up fight, neither fighter tries to take a fight to the mat. I would have to say this is the front runner for KOTN and possibly the FOTN too. 12-3 vs 12-5, this is such a good match up, this one could be in the running for FOTY. PREDICTION: Syroviy 2nd round KO/BETTING: -122 Eduard Syroviy v Vadim Kalashnikov +100
Heavyweight Title Fight
#2 Polish Engineer (9-4, 4-1 NGF) v #1 Sam Winchester (8-2, 3-0 NGF)
This one promises to be one of the best fights of the season, two monster heavyweights battling for the title. Polish Engineer will try to win his 3rd in a row by taking out Sam Winchester and earning the heavyweight belt. Engineer has knives for fists, he’s cut 7 opponents and the only reason he didn’t cut a few others was because he ended the fight so quickly. Engineer is exciting and creative, he can land many different strikes and he’s not afraid to throw all of them. His strength is his ability to not be hit, he has amazing defense in all areas, he hasn’t been really hurt on the mat outside of the 1 submission loss, but he controls the ground fighting most of the time. He is averaging over 8 head punches per fight and landing 65% of them, with his power, that’s is a devastating landing percentage. Sam Winchester will look to defend his title for the 3rd time. He is an exceptional kick boxer and a wonderful wrestler with a brown belt in bjj, so what I’m saying is, he’s a bad S.O.B. Sam lands a nice percentage of his strikes and he averages over 19 punches standing per fight, while landing 64% of them and he is also landing 71% of his leg kicks. He can fight in the clinch, he has remarkable Muay Thai skills, but he hasn’t spent much time there. Winchester has very good striking defense and he’s very fast for a big man. I can’t wait for this fight. I think it will have very good stand up, but the wrestling by Winchester may make the difference in this one. PREDICTION: Winchester 3rd round TKO/BETTING: +150 Polish Engineer v Sam Winchester -186
Welterweight Fight
#20 Pavel Petrov (6-5, 2-3 NGF) v #2 Allan Starsky (10-2, 2-1 NGF)
Pavel Petrov is a hard fighter to figure out, at times he looks unstoppable, he can cut people, cut them bad and he can punish opponents, on the other hand he can at times, look very average. This has got to be the punisher Petrov and not the average, because Allan Starsky will eat up average. Petrov likes to stay standing, he loads up and looks for KO punches, but he will set them up with phantom kicking, he is averaging 6.2 leg kicks per fight, but remarkably he hasn’t landed a single kick in his career, 0% landing rate…wow. Petrov looks for damage and nothing in accuracy; he’s landing just 36% of his punches. He has average defense, while looking for the big punch, he’ll often get flat footed and stand still which has made him a easy target for kicks and take downs. Allan Starsky will be looking to get a win and then the talks of title shot will come up again. He is 8-1 in his last 9 fights and all of his 10 career wins have been finishes. Starsky, a complete stand up fighter, he has excellent punching skills, creative and powerful. He doesn’t have much in kicking, but he is averaging 15.6 head punches per fight and 4.9 body punches per fight, while landing 63% of his head punches and 75% of his body punches. He is not good on the mat, maybe Petrov looks to exploit this, but Petrov doesn’t do much ground work either. Starsky has very good striking defense and I think he’ll be able to avoid the big punches from Petrov. This will be an exciting stand up fight; don’t miss this one, it’s sure to have a KO or TKO finish. PREDICTION: Starsky 2nd round TKO/BETTING: +170 Pavel Petrov v Allan Starsky -213
PRELIM CARD
Light Heavyweight Fight
#19 Lamont Banner (10-6-1, 0-0 NGF) v #4 Zergatron Megalopolis (9-2, 6-2 NGF)
Lamont Banner will get his much anticipated debut fight in this one. Banner is a ground specialist, he is just 1-3 in his last 4 and 2-4-1 in his last 7. He is relentless on take downs, he only is successful on about 19% of them, but he’s averaging over 5 per fight. He will use his brown belt bjj skills to attempt submissions until he locks one up, he averages 4.5 submissions per fight and he has 9 submission wins. This is not a great matchup for Zergatron, he is a stand up fighter who does most of his damage in the clinch. He is still 100% success rate on head punches, but he’s only averaging .5 head punches per fight. He will go to the clinch at every chance, he averages 8.4 head punches in the clinch and he lands 63% of them. Banner doesn’t have great defense and Megalopolis has good take down defense, this will be interesting. If Megalopolis can wear out Banner by preventing take downs, he could win this. PREDICTION: Banner 2nd round submission/BETTING: -153 Lamont Banner v Zergatron Megalopolis +125 Bundy +456, Murithi -669
Heavyweight Fight
#17 Kullervo Pelli (8-5, 5-3 NGF) v #15 Firco Nowack (14-6, 1-1 NGF)
One of the most destructive fighters in the NGF, Kullervo Pelli will try and make it 2 in a row. Pelli has just monster power, he has 6 KO’s in his career under a minute, including his last 3 wins. The problem with Pelli is his conditioning, if you can get him past the 1st round, you can beat him. He is often completely winded by the 2nd round and he becomes very easy to hit. He is also not very good anywhere but standing. Firco Nowack is an aging veteran of MMA, he 31 he’s going to have to rely on his smarts and not his strength in this one. He has 4 FOTN awards and 5 KOTN awards in his career, so he’s no stranger to finishes. He’ll stay standing most of the time, he has no take down skills, but he is solid if he gets to the mat. I don’t know if Nowack has the ability to stay away from Pelli so I smell early KO and a for sure KOTN favorite. PREDICTION: Pelli 1st round KO/BETTING: -141 Kullervo Pelli v Firco Nowack +115
Super Heavyweight Fight
#17 Jake James (9-6, 0-1 NGF) v #10 Sami Hyypia (9-4-1, 0-0 NGF)
Growing up on a military base in Guam, James used wrestling as a way to keep himself out of trouble. James is now 2-3 in his last 5 and he will look to get this fight to the ground at all costs. He is a sensational wrestler, he is getting 60% of his take downs and once on the ground, he can control a fight and drop major bombs. He has good power, but while attempting over 14 punches standing, he’s only landing 26% of them. Sami Hyypia will make his NGF debut in this one and will try to go to 4-1 in his last 5. Hyypia has very good power, getting 6 (T)KO wins and is also good on the mat, 3 submission wins. He is creative; he will use an assortment of strikes including spinning back fists. He is very well rounded and can battle in all areas. He has good striking and take down defense, but he can get a little over aggressive on the ground which has opened himself up for a few submissions against him. Great fight, can’t wait for this one. PREDICTION: Hyypia TKO 2nd round/BETTING: +111 Jake James v Sami Hyypia -135
Welterweight Fight
#12 Andry Andrianampoinimerina (5-2, 3-0 NGF) v #15 Zbigniew Mlotek (9-5-1, 2-3-1 NGF)
Andry Andrianampoinimerina is a up and coming stud in the welterweight division, winner of all 3 fights in the NGF, he will look to move inside the top 10 with a win. He is a wonderful wrestler who sets up his take downs well with some decent punching. He is averaging over 18 ground strikes attempted per fight while landing 69% of them. Zbigniew Mlotek is in a bad place right now, 0-3-1 in his last 4, he will look to correct problems and get back on the winning track. He has very good take down defense, which will certainly come into play in this fight, he is defending 81% of the take down attempts. He prefers to stay standing, but the biggest problem is he just doesn’t land a high percentage of strikes while being hit very high, 95% of head punches land per fight, that is just way too high. Very good match up, but it will be Mlotek’s take down defense that will be tested. PREDICTION: Andrianampoinimerina TKO 2nd round/BETTING: -213 Andry Andrianampoinimerina v Zbigniew Mlotek +170
Featherweight Fight
#10 Jordan Mutch (11-8, 0-0 NGF) v #6 Jack Brown (5-2-1, 2-0 NGF)
This card starts off with a NGF rookie and a very outspoken, crass Jack Brown, love him or hate him, he brings it and he has walked the walk so far. Mutch is 1-2 in his last 3 fights; he was annihilated in his last fight before signing with the NGF. He can kick box, but he doesn’t land a high percentage of strikes, but he is best as a wrestler. He is averaging over 6 take downs per fight attempted and he lands 58% of his ground strikes. Jack Brown asked for this fight and he got it. He is 4-0-1 in his last 5 and he keeps getting better. He has 3 straight decision wins, so finishing fights isn’t his strength. What he will do is use his sensational wrestling skills to get fighters down, which he does at a 58% success rate, and then he controls and drops massive amounts of ground strikes, he averages 36.8 per fight and lands at a 79% success rate. This will be a ground fight, no doubts about that; there hasn’t been a fighter who can beat Brown at that…yet. PREDICTION: Brown decision win/BETTING: +106 Jordan Mutch v Jack Brown -130
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