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UNDER CARD
Super Heavyweight Fight
#13 Buddy Threadgood (6-5, 5-5 NGF) v #10 Ted Bundy (8-3, 3-1 NGF)
The card got started and got started in a BIG way with Ted Bundy looking like something out of a Friday the 13th movie, but still coming up with the come from behind victory. Buddy Threadgood looked the best he’s looked in a long time, but once again, his suspect chin did him in. Threadgood landed a monster overhand right just seconds into the fight, it landed above the right eye of Bundy and split him open like the red sea. It was so bad, both fighters were covered in blood and it looked like the fight could be stopped at any moment. Bundy fought well though, he was landing a nice amount and he was very active. In the 2nd round, Threadgood landed a massive elbow that looked like it might have cut him again or at the very least, just ripped the cut open further, it was ugly. Early in the 3rd, it was a mistake by Threadgood that started the finishing sequence. Threadgood rushed towards Bundy with a combination, but tripped and was off balance, Bundy countered with a left and a right, both right on the glass jaw of Threadgood, which rocked him and sent him tumbling to the mat. Threadgood managed to scramble back to his feet, but Bundy wasted no time, he landed a uppercut from hell, knocking Threadgood off his feet and down to the mat, the ref jumped in seconds later and it was over at 1:48 of the 3rd. A great FOTN battle, but one that has got to get Threadgood thinking about his future in this sport.
Featherweight Fight
#13 John Farson (3-1, 2-1 NGF) v #6 Barry Allen (10-2, 2-1 NGF)
Well I said in the preview that someone was going to get kicked and kicked hard, yep, just as I thought, Allen did the kicking, well, he did the kick, just 13 seconds is all it took. Allen set it up with a couple of punches, then the signature quick head kick, perfect and out went the lights. Put this 13 second head kick win by Allen in the running for the end of the season Fastest Stoppage award.
Heavyweight Fight
#15 Wei Pei (6-0, 1-0 NGF) v #8 Gniewomir Polaniecki (10-7, 0-1 NGF)
Okay, heavyweights, it’s time to take notice, Wei Pei is here and he is a damn MONSTER! He’s now 6-0 with 6 KO wins, he has power like anyone else in the division. Gniewomir Polaniecki is one hell of a fighter too, but he was no match for Pei in this one. Polaniecki came out aggressive, he pushed the pace, but at one time Pei hit him with a body shot that took all the wind out of him. It was one of those body shots that everyone in the crowd let out a moan. 30 seconds in, Pei landed a lighting quick punch that cut Polaniecki open, he then landed a big right hand that rocked Polaniecki and sent him to the mat. Polanieck did spring right back to his feet, but 10 seconds later Pei landed a straight right hand, splitting the hands of Polaniecki and knocking him out cold at 43 seconds of the fight, wow, Pei is one scary guy.
Featherweight Fight
#3 Jack Brown (6-2-1, 3-0 NGF) v #2 Marcos Silva (10-5, 2-1 NGF)
After some great fights to start this card, we hit the disappointment of the night, wow was I ready and expecting a great battle, what we got was a total let down. Brown came out the same as always, landed a beautiful take down just seconds into the fight, but he would have normally worked into guard, but this time he postured up, or at least tried, but in the process, he was sloppy, leaving his right arm in a bad spot. Marcos Silva is a dynamite bjj fighter, he knew what to do, he baited Brown by throwing up his legs, and as Brown defended that, he still had his right arm lying in a bad spot, and Silva quickly transitioned into a armbar. You could see Brown was very concerned and he desperately rolled to try and get out, but Silva had it, it stretched it out and Brown was tapping just 26 seconds into this one. It was a crushing defeat to Brown, but a brilliant move by Silva.
Middleweight Fight
#11 Jack Kessler (8-5, 0-2 NGF) v #5 Randall Cunningham (12-2-1, 2-0 NGF)
This fight was very hard to get through in my opinion, it has long moments of no action, the fight started very slow as Kessler was able to get a take down just seconds in, but Kessler elected to control and not go for ground strikes or submissions for nearly 1 minute. Randall Cunningham was also doing a nice job of wrist control, he kept Kessler from advancing or posturing up, and when Kessler did start throwing ground strikes, Cunningham did a nice job of avoiding them. The round ended with Kessler on top, he did attempt a few submissions, but overall there just wasn’t a lot that happened in the round, besides Kessler controlling Cunningham and keeping him on the bottom. The 2nd saw Cunningham land a few strikes to start and then he defended a take down, this allowed Cunningham to get some momentum and find his range and he pushed the pace, although the pace was rather slow. The round was completely on the feet, but neither guy did a whole lot. Cunningham landed more strikes and looked like the more active fighter, but it was a close round, but one I gave to Randall. In the 3rd, it was Cunningham going to work with leg kicks, he was landing them at a good pace and finished the fight landing 9 of 23. Just after the 2 minute mark of the round, Kessler was able to catch a surprised Cunningham and get his 2nd take down, Kessler ended going 2 for 9 in take down attempts. Kessler was a little more active this time, he was throwing more ground strikes, but still not landing a whole lot. Kessler stayed active, he attempted a very weak submission, and he wasn’t really able to advance as Cunningham did a very nice job, but Kessler ended on top. The judges came out and all three scored it 29-28 Cunningham. In my opinion this fight could have gone either way, I personally think Kessler won round 3, but Cunningham did land more kicks, but Kessler got the take down and out worked Randall.
MAIN CARD
Heavyweight Fight
Jimmy Jones (8-6, 0-1 NGF) v #3 Oleg Alekseev (11-6, 7-4 NGF)
I don’t think I’ve ever been as far off on my prediction as I was on this one. I was so looking forward to seeing Jimmy Jones fight, I thought this was a solid matchup, but man, I was so wrong. This wasn’t a fight, this was a beat down, I mean it was like Oleg Alekseev was using a speed bag, just landing punches as fast as he could. Jones pushed forward and Alekseev met him in the center, but Jones was on the defensive right away, Alekseev threw a left and a right, then another combination all three punches landing flush to the face of Jones. Alekseev then landed a beautiful jab and uppercut combination that stunned Jones. Then another 3 punch combination from Alekseev, all landing and snapping Jones head and Jones staggered back away, trying to get out of there, but Alekseev chased him down. He swung and missed with a hook, but he was able to catch Jones with another head punch, body punch combination that hurt Jones. As Jones clinched his stomach in pain, Alekseev unloaded a hook that drilled Jones on the jaw and had him crashing to the mat, Alekseev pounced, but after a few quick shots, the ref jumped in and this one was over just 42 seconds in. I don’t know what to think about Jones, hopefully the next fight we’ll see something. Alekseev looked awesome and he has found his way again, he is getting himself back into contention.
Lightweight Fight
#14 Mitch Mitchel (10-5, 2-2 NGF) v #4 James Jameson (11-3, 6-3 NGF)
Well after a terrible prediction, one of my worst ever, this one comes and I nail it. The fight was fast paced, both guys came out ready to excite and put on a great show, which they did. They traded strikes in the 1st round, neither guy looking to land huge shots, but they both landed a bunch of crisp solid strikes. Mitch Mitchel was taking the center and Jameson looked to do a little more of the countering, but both guys did a solid job in the 1st round. In the 2nd, it was a lot of the same, but Jameson started to really work the leg kicks. He was doing this quite well and he finished the fight 7 of 17 in both leg and body kicks. Jameson was the more aggressive fighter in the 2nd, he was taking the center and Mitchel was a bit more defensive. A good round, but one that Jameson clearly won. Same thing in the 3rd, both guys did an excellent job fighting, standing, throwing, they both took turns being the more aggressive fighter, but once again, it was Jameson who landed the kicks and he was landing a few more strikes. Jameson finished going 21 of 55 in head punches, 9 of 25 in body punches and then the kicks. Mitchel finished landing 22 of 40 head punches and 18 of 51 in body punches, but still, no kicking from Mitchel, he has got to start developing this. That’s what I think was the difference again, that’s how I predicted it, and that’s what gave Jameson the 30-27 UD win.
Featherweight Title Fight
Joko Diaz (18-8, 0-1 NGF) v #11 Jean Van Dam (15-4, 1-0 NGF)
Well I learned something along with everyone else in the NGF about these two fighters. I made a prediction not really knowing much about either one of these guys, now I do. One thing is these two are super conditioned. The NGF experienced with 5 rounds fights that were for main events, this fight ended up not being a main event, but stayed as a 5 round fight. This fight was one hell of a ground battle and probably was 2nd in the FOTN voting. In the 1st Jean Van Dam was able to get the early take down, he and Joko Diaz worked very hard for the entire round. The ground battle had Diaz reversing then later Van Dam doing the same. Van Dam landed some very good ground strikes including a massive elbow that put a huge knot on the forehead of Diaz. In the 2nd it was Diaz getting the take down, an easy one. He was then able to work a bit, he was able to try a few submission attempts, but Van Dam did a nice job defending. The ref did stand them up, which was weird, these two clearly wanted to fight on the mat, so clear that right after the ref started the fight again, Van Dam shot in and he got a take down. Then a weird few minutes, Van Dam worked to land some ground and pound and both fighters were active, but the ref stood them up. Seconds later, Diaz got a take down, after a minute of, what looked like active fighting; the ref stood them up again. The ref started them, and Van Dam got a take down, just stupid decisions by the ref, these guys are ground fighters, they were very active as far as anyone could tell, but he kept breaking up the pace to reset them. Dumb. Each round was the same, the 3rd had Diaz working on the ground and he attempted a few submissions, nothing really dangerous. Action picked back up in the 5th round, again on the ground, Van Dam got free and he was finally able to land some big shots, he was able to finish the fight landing 29 of 53 ground strikes. At one point in the round, late, he looked like he was going to be able to finish off Diaz, he was landing big shots, but the ref, finally doing something smart, thought if they got this far, he should at least let Diaz get a chance to defend, but just too many monster bombs landed, one had Diaz eyes rolling around in his head and eventually the ref dove in to save Diaz. It was clear that neither fighter wanted to stay standing, neither did much to defend a take down, Diaz was 3 for 3 and Van Dam was 9 for 9. Diaz ended going 0 for 9 in submission attempts and Van Dam dominated a lot of this fight and he ended up just being too much on the ground.
Co-Main Event:
Light Heavyweight Fight
#12 Lamont Banner (12-6-1, 2-0 NGF) v #3 Dmitry Boitsoff (12-6, 5-4 NGF)
Okay, I’m going to try and be as nice as possibly on this write up, but I can’t believe anyone would think this is a fun fight. Lamont Banner and Dmitry Boitsoff pulled off one of the weirdest, most difficult to watch fights I think I can imagine. I’m going to make this short, because all three rounds looked the same. Some weak strikes set up a take down by Banner, then for the next 4:30 all there was were submission after submission, 10 for Boitsoff and 5 for Banner. I don’t know how to score that round any other way than 10-10. In the 2nd, same weak strikes, than Boitsoff got the take down, then the next 4:00 4 submission attempts from each fighter. In the 3rd it looked like it actually might stay standing, but Banner who was drilled early, and did some sort of freak out, didn’t last long and took the fight to the mat to look for the submission finish. These two showed fantastic submission defense, they are both excellent submission specialists, but they could not submit each other. Final stats of the fight looked like this, Banner 2 of 2 in take downs, he landed and attempted 0 ground strikes and he was 0 for 11 in submissions, while Boitsoff was 1 for 6 in take downs, 0 for 8 in ground strikes and 0 for 25 in submissions and let’s just throw in 0 for 6 in standup strikes, wow. Banner took the fight 30-27 and will move on.
Main Event
Light Heavyweight Fight
#13 Ivan Grozni (10-6, 3-4) v #7 Dongmin Oh (17-2, 1-0 NGF)
After watching Dongmin Oh fight there was one thing that kept going through my head and that was, I don’t think there could be a better name than Oh for Oh. This says it all for this fighter; I was saying Oh all fight long watching him. This one started with Ivan Grozni coming straight forward and taking the center, he was throwing big strikes, looking, like always, to end this fight early. He had Oh backing up a bit to start and Grozni landed a nice counter jab and then a overhand right. Oh than started to get his footwork together and he began to land leg kicks that seemed to hurt Grozni. Although at one point, Oh landed a leg kick, but he was off balance and Grozni countered with a nice left, right that snapped Oh’s head back. After taking another shot right in the eye, Oh hit Grozni with a quick head kick that staggered Ivan and split him open. Oh tried to connect with another head kick, but Grozni was able to block that one. Just after the 1 minute mark, Grozni landed a nice right hand, but as Oh took the shot, he quickly turned and landed left and a right, both landing perfectly on the jaw and knocked Grozni down. Grozni scrambled to his feet, still wobbly and clearly rocked. It was then a combination of Grozni falling forward, off balance and Dongmin Oh’s perfect timed head kick, coming up that resulted in a vicious, violent head kick than shot Grozni backwards totally out cold. This was one of the biggest head kick knock outs I have ever seen, wow, well deserved of the KOTN. It was a crushing loss by Grozni, who I thought he looked in control, he was doing a lot of good things, but he just got caught by a guy who can match his power in Oh.
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