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 MAIN CARD
Main Event
Super Heavyweight Fight
#8 Sami Hyypia (12-5-2, 3-1 NGF) v #3 Vyacheslav Romanov (11-1, 4-1 NGF)
Sami Hyypia will try to rebound after his loss to Dmitry Borschev at NGF 60, but there is no easy fight when you’re a top 10 ranked fighter. Hyypia can be a beast, everywhere, he is a monster on his feet and when he’s landing 69% of his ground strikes and locking up 43% of his submission attempts, he can be dominating on the ground. Hyypa has very good power and he has good striking defense. Hyypia also uses all his weapons, punching, kicking, elbows, knees and ground strikes, he’s a monster. Vyacheslav Romanov has just 1 loss in his career and he responded by winning his very next fight, so he’ll be wanting to start another 10 fight winning streak. Like Hyypia, he is a beast on his feet and is a tough guy to handle on the ground. He has excellent power and can rock opponents with either hand. On the ground, on top he can dominate, on his back he’s isn’t as good. He is allowing his opponents to improve their position at a 62% success rate and they are landing 69% of their ground strikes. Like Hyypia also, Romanov is a double threat, he can pound your face or lock in a submission, he has 3 submission wins. This fight is like Godzilla vs King Kong, this is a epic battle and I can’t wait to see this one. I have no idea who has the advantage here, maybe Hyypia on the mat and a slight edge to Romanov on his feet. PREDICTION: Romanov 2nd round TKO
Co-Main Event:
Lightweight Fight
#8 Mitch Mitchel (12-5, 4-2 NGF) v #1 Lance Rock (11-9, 9-3 NGF)
Mitch Mitchel has come up with some pretty big wins and he’s move himself into the top 10 in the rankings, well a top 10 ranking means he will get tests and this is one of them. Mitchel fights like a crazy person, maybe that’s why he’s called “The Berzerker?” He is averaging 24.5 stand up head punches and 17 body punches and he has excellent power. He has decent striking defense, but he can be countered and on his bad day, he’ll let a lot of counter strikes land and then get taken down. On the mat Mitchel has not been good and he can be controlled very easily as he’s only successful on improving his position 8% of the time. Lance Rock is a very skilled fighter who has found most of his career success in the NGF. With a win he’ll move into a 2nd place tie with 10 wins in the NGF. He’s spent most of his time at 170 lbs, but he is 3-2 since moving to 155. He is talented in all areas, but he has often under performed in my opinion. He will sometimes wear down and lose the later rounds or just kinda look like he’s fighting for a decision. He does have good power, but he has been TKO’ed 6 times and at times, he can tend to get flat footed, which has caused him to get caught and rocked. Rock has a lot riding here, with a win he should be considered a top contender and finally get another title shot. Rock has the skill to win this fight, stoppage or decision, but he has got to watch out for Mitchel’s power, because 1 punch can hurt Rock. PREDICTION: Rock 2nd round TKO
Middleweight Fight
#12 Paul McCracken (7-2, 5-1 NGF) v #5 Henkka Seppala (5-1 NGF)
Paul McCracken, the winner of Season 6 Most Exciting Fighter award is exciting, but he’s yet to get a OTN award. He’s on a 4 fight winning streak and he overwhelms his opponents with his aggressive style. He comes straight out and has demolished his last 4 opponents all inside 1:45 of the 1st round. He has power in both hands and is deadly with his head kicks which he attempts 2 per fight on average and is landing 61% of them. Henkka Seppala is just 22 years old, but has power like he’s been doing this for 10 years. He is aggressive as well, and his clinch defense has been perfect so far. He doesn’t fight well on the ground, but either does McCracken, so that shouldn’t be a factor. This is one hell of a matchup, McCracken will be tested in this and I think these two should give us a fantastic stand up battle. PREDICTION: Seppala 2nd round KO
Super Heavyweight Fight
#15 Firco Nowack (17-8, 4-3 NGF) v #10 Ben Ladin (11-3, 0-1 NGF)
Firco Nowack walked away and retired after his last fight…okay, retired for about 2 hours. Nowack signed a super heavyweight contract hours after his win over Roman Kowalski, maybe it was the money or maybe it was because he put on such a beat down on Kowalski, either way he’s back. Nowack is aging and he’s lost a bit, but he still can be remarkable in the clinch. He isn’t great anywhere, but he can fight well everywhere. Ben Ladin is on a 3 fight losing streak and he needs a win like the desert needs water. He is solid standing, but he likes to fight in the clinch and at times can just be dominating. He will use a lot of elbows and knees to beat up his opponents. One of the biggest strengths for Ladin is his power, he can land a single strike and it can rock his opponent. Nowack will take this in the clinch and he may do a solid job, but Ladin should be able to finish Nowack with any number of strikes. PREDICTION: Ladin 2nd round TKO
Welterweight Fight
#8 Daemon Mustacho (9-3, 7-3 NGF) v #2 Artur Ross (11-3, 10-3 NGF)
Daemon Mustacho has now won 2 straight fights, but is coming off a very close split decision win in his last fight. Mustacho doesn’t have the most power in the welterweight division, but he averages 46.9 stand up head punches and 12.8 leg kicks. He will get into a lot of striking battles, and he is quick enough to win the point battles on most occasions, but he could use a little more power to take it out of the judges hands. Artur Ross won his 1st fight with his new manager Jima Jamm. Ross looked very good and did show a little different style in the win as he was a little less aggressive and fought a smarter fight. Ross has always had excellent striking defense, but his problem has been on the mat. He likes to fight in the clinch where he uses powerful knees to hurt his opponents. I like this fight a lot, they both are smart fighters, but I’m taking Ross with his power advantage. PREDICTION: Ross 2nd round TKO
PRELIM CARD
Middleweight Fight
#11 Jack Kessler (10-5, 2-2 NGF) v #4 Milan Savic (9-4 NGF)
Jack Kessler is on a 2 fight winning streak and he could be on a 3 fight winning streak if not for a crazy decision loss 3 fights ago. Kessler can fight anywhere, he has very solid stand up skills including his striking defense. He is successful on nearly 50% of his takedowns and on the ground he can be a monster, landing 64% of his ground strikes and he averages 13.7 ground strikes per fight. Milan Savic has struggled a bit since losing his belt at NGF 50. Savic won his last fight so he’s looking to continue on this winning path and get that much closer to another title fight. Savic has good footwork and he is very good at avoiding and landing counter strikes, but he does look to fight on the ground. He is a strong fighter who can control his opponents well and eat up points. He averages 5.6 submissions per fight and he has 5 submission wins. I think Savic will be able to get Kessler down, but Kessler is a very determined fighter and I believe he’ll use his power to win this fight. PREDICTION: Kessler 3rd round TKO
Heavyweight Fight
#15 Troy Glover (6-1, 2-1 NGF) v #6 Sam Winchester (9-5, 4-3 NGF)
The 2nd Glover on this card, Troy will use good stand up striking, solid clinch fighting and a strong ground attack to beat his opponents in any way they want to fight. Glover is exciting and he is landing 100% of his body punches, head kicks, clinch head punches, and 92% of his elbows. Glover has some of the best striking defense in the game and he is very frustrating to fight. Sam Winchester is on a slide; he’s lost 2 straight fights and is just 1-3 over his last 4. Sam has got to get back to the basics, the style that got him to become the champion. Winchester has had some problems with his chin and he needs to use his speed to get in and out without taking damage. This one’s a tough call, Glover is rolling and he has the power to put Winchester out, but if Sam can get him down and stay on top, he’ll grind this win out. PREDICTION: Glover 2nd round TKO
Middleweight Fight
#14 Bowman Rook (10-6, 1-0 NGF) v #10 Jeff Glover (4-1 NGF)
Bowman Rook comes into winner of 2 straight and is 3-1 over his last 4 fights. Rook is a good clinch fighter with decent stand up skills. He will attack with deadly elbows and devastating knees. His striking defense is still a work in progress and he can get rocked and knocked down fairly often. Jeff Glover is a brilliant Jiu Jitsu fighter with average stand up skills. He is getting 67% of his take downs from standing and once on the mat, he has locked up 38% of his submission attempts. He has next to no striking defense, but he is very strong on the ground. I think Rook has the elite take down defense to keep this standing and end up eating Glover up in the clinch. PREDICTION: Rook 2nd round TKO
Light Heavyweight Fight
Keiji Mutou (3-0, 0-0 NGF) v #15 Tommy Price (7-2, 0-1 NGF)
Keiji Mutou will make is NGF debut and he has already quite a bit of hype. He is 3-0 with 3 TKO wins with his monster ground and pound. He is all ground so far and he’s yet to be tested at all, as he’s been barley hit and he’s ended his 3 fights in the 1st round. Tommy Price is all standup and he will probably have his ground defense tested in this one. He is an aggressive fighter who has monster power in both hands. He is solid in the clinch, but his striking defense still needs work. PREDICTION: Price 2nd round TKO
Lightweight Fight
Dirk Diggler (7-7 NGF) v #11 Kyun-Chul Kim (5-2 NGF)
Dirk Diggler has seemingly turned his career around with 3 straight wins. This will be a very big test for the former porn star. Diggler is a very smart fighter; he does a good job of watching video and learning his opponents. He has decent power, but he lacks the defense and accuracy that top fighter need. Kyun-Chul Kim is 3-1 over his last 4 fights with 2 decision wins and 1 TKO win. His last win, a TKO, was his first finish of his career as he has 4 decision wins. He has excellent ground offense, averaging 19.7 ground strikes, but he lacks the overall power, although, we’ll see if that just developed. PREDICTION: Diggler decision win
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