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NGF 37 Review Poldi vs Boitsoff

Event Review: *NGF 37*
New Generation Fighters
2013-02-09, St Petersburg, Hard Knocks - St Petersburg
Attendance:3,000, Event Rating:259
Author:Chad Didion

NGF 37 Review

UNDER CARD

Featherweight Fight

#6 Diego Brandao (0-1 NGF) v #3 Andreas Almdudler (6-1 NGF)

Diego Brandao was determined to win this fight, both standing and on the ground, he respected Almdudler, but he vowed to put on a good show. Unfortunately for Brandao it appears his nerves and the more experienced fighters would be his undoing. This fight was never in doubt and I found myself feeling bad for the kid Brandao as he was taken down instantly and outside of a few desperation sub attempts, he was completely dominated. Almdudler was in total control and he pounded Diego over and over again, landing 22 ground strikes. The end was a big elbow that had Brandao’s eyes rolling around, the ref jumped in at the 4:57 point of the 1st.

Bantamweight Fight

#14 Yun Fat Chow (2-1, 0-1 NGF) v #9 Bill Nevin (9-4, 1-0 NGF)

One thing for sure, let me be clear, these two fighters are some serious warriors. They both left it all out there and were rewarded with the FOTN award. These two have great futures in the bantamweight division. Pure stand up battle in this one, both fighters throwing strikes, clinching and constantly pushing the fight, complete get on your feet action. The first was so close on gave it a 10-10, and judge did agree. The 2nd round was the same, so hard to tell who would win the round. Nevin landed a few more leg kicks that might have done more damage in the round. The round was scored 10-10, 10-9 Nevin, 10-9 Chow. The 3rd saw more big strikes from Nevin, he started the round with beautiful combos and leg kicks. Chow did his best, still working very hard and showing an exceptional chin. When this one ended I wanted more! It was a great fight between two NGF rookies that showed they are two to watch. Bill Nevin takes the split decision win 30-28, 30-27, 29-30

Bantamweight Fight

#6 Augusto Cruz (5-5, 4-5 NGF) v #16 Jack Judo (4-0 NGF)

Jack Judo is quickly becoming a title contender. I thought this guy would need time, but he is simply unstoppable right now on the ground. He now has a Kimura, RNC, Armbar and now a guillotine submission win in his 4 career fights. Augusto Cruz saw his 4 fight winning streak come to an instant, grueling, frustrating end in this one. Cruz got the first strike attempt, a weak kick, and then was instantly dropped. From there it was a grinding, boring, meticulous wrestling match. Judo worked over Cruz, constantly changing positions and looking for different submissions, attempting 10 before he was able to goat Cruz into making a mistake, and Judo was able to lock in the SOTN guillotine from the bottom.

Lightweight Fight

#8 Ryan King (8-4, 2-3 NGF) v #3 Makoto Shibasaki (8-3, 6-2 NGF)

Ryan King with a weak and disappointing performance in this one has me really scratching my head. Makoto Shibasaki is making his way to a title shot, but King looked out of sorts in this one. King attempted 12 strikes in this one; he landed just 1 leg kick. He failed on both his takedown attempts and he had no defense either, not blocking any of the 6 ground strikes Shibasaki attempted. This was a very unentertaining fight, but Shibasaki did what he had to do to win this. He was able to do what he wanted, it just happened to be a lot of laying and not doing much. The fight ended at 3:45 mark of the 2nd when Makoto locked in an arm triangle. Makoto Shibasaki may have got himself a title shot after this one.

Middleweight Fight

# 10 Jima Jamm (10-3-1, 1-0 NGF) v #11 Jun Xian Lee (7-5, 1-2 NGF)

Jima Jamm made his NGF debut in this one and man, did he ever impress. Jamm looked quick and showed his good striking defensive skills. Lee was the more aggressive fighter, but Jamm was fantastic on his counters. Lee landed just 1 strike in this one and was rocked and knocked down by a straight left hand. Jamm jumped on his fallen opponent and this fight was stopped very quickly at 1:05 of the 1st. Lee has not lost 2 straight and he will have to regroup and figure out what needs to change. Jamm moves inside the top 10 and will once again be tested in his next fight.

MAIN CARD

Lightweight Fight

#6 Heraldo Magnifico (11-5, 1-1 NGF) v #9 Pasi Nurminen (13-6-2, 2-1 NGF)

This fight started out with a quick pace, good striking from both, jabs, hooks, kicks and uppercuts from both. Just after the 1 minute mark, Nurminen got the take down and that was it for the action. The next 4 minutes, the two fighters simply rolled around on the ground, each just looking for control and neither doing a damn thing. Here’s the funny part, the ref stands them up with 12 seconds left, thanks a lot ref, where was that 3 minutes ago! 2nd round wasn’t much different. There was a little action to start, and then the fight went to the mat again. This time at least they tried things, Nurminen was in control and he attempted a few submissions. The round ended and you had to have Nurminen up 2 rounds at this point, which set up an exciting 3rd round where you knew Magnifico would have to let it all hang out. The 3rd round was the best and it saved this fight, because the first 2 were snore feasts, but this 3rd had the sellout crowd of 3000 standing and cheering. Back and forth, both fighters threw everything. Magnifico was the early aggressor, but Pasi did a fantastic job of defense, making Heraldo miss and work hard. Nurminen then started landing more and more on the exhausted Magnifico. This one ended with Nurminen winning each round. A fantastic fight!

Heavyweight Fight

#6 Elbrys Gora (12-3, 0-2 NGF) v #3 Leifur Le (7-3, 4-0 NGF)

Welcome back Leifur Le! It’s like he hasn’t even missed a day, let alone over a month. Last time we saw Le he was knocking out Oleg Alekseev with a big monster hook. He started this one with stinging jabs, and instantly cutting open Gora. Elbrys Gora had his last fight stopped due to a cut, and you just knew his corner was concerned when they saw another cut open right away in this one. The 1st round ended with Le landing strikes, opening up a cut and getting taken down a couple of times. Gora really only did one thing, again, try for takedowns. The 2nd started with Le landing more strikes and Gora failing on more takedowns. A few strikes landed and they opened Gora’s cut even more, making him a bloody mess. The big moment was a huge uppercut landed by Le that sent Gora off his feet and crashing to the mat. Le waived him back to his feet, but the damage was done, the blood was now filling the eyes and gushing out of Gora’s face. Moments later Le was on top of Gora raining down punches and stopping this fight at 1:37 of the 2nd. Elbrys Gora has a serious problem here, this is the 2nd fight that he has had a terrible cut, the 1st stopped the fight and this one should have.

Light Heavyweight Fight

#5 Johnny Jackson (11-3, 2-0 NGF) v #2 Rogerio Mustacho (7-2, 6-2 NGF)

This one started off slow, vvveeerrryyy ssslllooowww. A switch kick missed by Mustacho, a leg kick missed by Jackson, Mustacho take down, two big men rolling around on top of each other…yeah, that’s about it. Thankfully the 2nd had much more action. Johnny Jackson started to land heavy leg kicks that certainly took some out of Rogerio. The turning point to this fight was when Jackson took the fight to the clinch. There he was able to really work over Mustacho, he landed many strikes and had Rogerio on the defense most of the round. You could really see Mustacho breathing heavy after the round. Between rounds Jackson’s corner said to him “You see what you need to do, do it again!” Jackson listened, because he took the fight to the clinch again in the 3rd and he simply dominated Mustacho. Rogerio had no answer to this game plan and he wilted under the pressure. Jackson dominated, landed heavy shots that hurt Mustacho. One huge uppercut landed that snapped Mustacho’s head and he was on wobbly legs. Mustacho responded with some uppercuts of his own, and these two let it all hang out the last 15 seconds of the round. It was a great fight after a slow start, but in the end Johnny Jackson took the win 29-28 by all three judges.

Co-Main Event:

Light Heavyweight Fight

#10 Gunner Malone (15-5, 0-1 NGF) v #6 Brett Riverboat (10-2, 5-2 NGF)

Here’s a little lesson, if you call someone out, be careful of who answers that call. Gunner Malone had some bone to pick here; he came into the NGF and instantly called out Brett Riverboat, demanding he be his first fight. Brett Riverboat said, sure, it’s just a fight. Malone did a lot of talking leading up to this one, while Riverboat was just saying, “hell, I don’t know the kid.” Here’s the next lesson, don’t walk straight at Brett Riverboat or you will get knocked out! The bell rang and Gunner Malone walked straight at Riverboat, hands down, kinda taunting him. WHACK! One punch and Malone was on the canvas, rocked, cut but got back up. Malone, still wobbly, throws a weak right hand, and Riverboat counters with a beautiful left, right and Malone turns into a rag doll, out cold just 8 seconds into this one. Wow! Brett Riverboat has got to be ready for a title shot after this KOTN win.

Main Event

Light Heavyweight Title Fight

#4 Dmitry Boitsoff (10-5, 2-3 NGF) v #1 Jack Poldi (11-3, 6-0 NGF)

I wrote in the preview that Dmitry Boitsoff, although deserving of a title shot, a boring, boring fighter. He rarely throws a stand up strike and just goes for takedowns, and then works his mastery with his bjj black belt skills. This one started off exactly as Boitsoff wanted. After touching gloves, Dmitry quickly shot in for a takedown and landed in side control. Then for the next few minutes I, as did much of the crowd, took a nap. Boitsoff worked his ground attack; Jack Poldi showed his fantastic submission defense as he fought off 9 submission attempts. The referee stands them up just after the 4 minute mark of the period. After the standup Boitsoff actually threw a few punches and fails on 3 takedowns. Poldi finally gets some space and on the very first strike he lands it cuts Boitsoff and staggers him. The round ends though with Boitsoff getting a trip takedown and ending in side control. Angered by the way the 1st round went, Jack Poldi was bound and determined to not let it happen again. The round started and it was Poldi thrown strikes wildly. He was throwing jabs and combinations, keeping Boitsoff at distance and not letting him get in for the takedown. Poldi landed a jab that opened up the cut over the eye of Boitsoff, it looked really bad and both fighters were getting pretty messy. Just seconds later I thought the fight was over as Poldi landed a nasty head kick that sent Dmitry to the mat. Boitsoff was trying to get to his feet, but Poldi followed and took Boitsofff back down and was in side control. But oddly, Poldi stood up just as quickly as he got on top of Dmitry. Jack Poldi must have known what he was doing because as soon as Boitsoff stood up Poldi unleashed a series of punches like I’ve never seen. 9 unanswered strikes, all land, jab, kick, hook, body shot, everything and the last looked like it exploded Boitsoff’s face. Dmitry’s face was a disaster and it had to be stopped, there was no way he could see with that much blood running into both eyes. And still champion, JACK POLDI!

 

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