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 UNDER CARD
Light Heavyweight Fight
#13 Mads Rosenkilde (9-4=1, 0-0-1 NGF) v #8 Dragon Warfist (3-1-1 NGF)
This massive card got started with a fight that I previewed by saying it was too close to call and it could be in the running for the FOTN…well, these two made me look like a genius! A majority draw and it WAS the FOTN. One things for sure, Mads Rosenkilde is a fantastic fighter and a great addition to the stable of fighters in the NGF. Rosenkilde showed great quickness on his punches, stinging and cutting Dragon Warfist early. Dragon Warfist who is also a great fighter, so exciting and talented, he was tested like he’s not been so far in his early career. It was clear that Warfist was going to chop away at the legs of Rosenkilde landing 12 of 29 leg kicks, but he didn’t seem to have an answer to punches from Mads. Rosenkilde was able to land half of his 40 attempted head and body punches. I thought Rosenkilde did enough to win the 1st round, but after 3, the two stood at center, bloody, exhausted only to hear a 29-29, 30-28, 29-29 majority draw announced. I want to see more, I want to see these two again! Come on match maker, let’s do it again! Oh wait, the match maker is me.
Welterweight Fight
#10 Lance Rock (8-7, 6-2 NGF) v #15 Ed Gein (11-7, 1-1 NGF)
Lance Rock wanted Ed Gein, Gein had no idea why, but he took the offer. Rock resigned with the NGF after a long stint away at another org, he is a talented guy, a former champion and it raised eye brows when he called out a lower ranked fighter in Ed Gein. I’m going to write about the heart and the kahuna’s of Gein. The man didn’t have to take this fight, he was the underdog in almost every area, but unlike some that turn down challenges, Gein took this fight. From the bell it was all Rock. Lance almost looked to be toying with the Gein, faints, and then changing levels getting the take down. Once on the mat, Rock did his most damage. Ed Gein really had no chance in this one, but give it up to him for stepping up and taking it. Gein will grow, he’ll get better, and he’ll be something special in the welterweight division. Lance Rock ended this fight at 4:48 of the 1st with massive ground and pound, he ended up landing 13 of 15 ground strikes.
Super Heavyweight Fight
#8 Samson Miodek (5-3, 0-1 NGF) v #3 Vyacheslav Romanov (8-0, 1-0 NGF)
I was supper excited about this one and I was super let down after it was over. It just wasn’t very exciting and I was disappointed in the outcome. Samson Miodek is a very talented fighter; he showed he is going to do great things in this division. Miodek was very aggressive in this one, he was forcing the action, you could see he REALLY wanted this fight. The fight went to the clinch, Vyacheslav Romanov there threw his first few strikes, nothing on them, and that was it for punches from him. So disappointing, he huge, he nasty looking, and he doesn’t even land a punch in this one. The fight later went to the mat, once again, it was Miodek being the aggressor, staying active, and as it turns out, too aggressive and too active, as he made a mistake, got sloppy, and Romanov was able to switch a triangle into a armbar and it was over at 4:56 of the 1st round. The slick submission also gave Romanov an extra $5,000 for the SOTN. It was a one sided fight, all Samson Miodek, but as it turns out, Romanov was laying in the weeds waiting, and as soon as he saw the opportunity, he grabbed the arm and ended this fight.
Lightweight Fight
#13 Mitch Mitchel (9-3, 1-0 NGF) v #15 Oswaldo Barra (10-9, 1-1 NGF)
Mitch Mitchel entered the octagon ready to show the lightweight division it’s time to make note of the new kid, I think after this performance the division is very clear of the message. Mitchel simply out classed Oswaldo Barra. It was the first punch, a quick stinging left hand that cut Barra and set the tone. I am not sure what Barra was trying to do, but nothing worked. He looked pathetic on his feet, missing on all 7 of his stand up strikes, and was 0 for 20 on total strikes. He was slow, his footwork was bad, his chin was exposed and he looked terrible. He tried 11 takedowns and 3 from the clinch, he did get 2 but they were both stood up quickly with no damage done. Mitchel just stalked his Oswaldo, landing punch after punch, swelling up Barras face to the point you didn’t think he could see out of his left eye. Mitchel was a punching machine, this fight only lasted 7:19 and Mitchel threw 51 punches, landing 25 of them. He also was able to land 5 of 9 punches in the clinch. Mitch was exciting, he made this fight, he was fun to watch and I can’t wait to see him fight again. It was a huge uppercut that rocked Barra, but the KOTN was a 3 punch combo that knocked Barra out cold and had him crashing face first to the mat.
Bantamweight Fight
#5 Jack Judo (4-1 NGF) v #4 Lutz Knitter (12-5, 3-3 NGF)
Jack Judo was on a big time roll with 4 straight wins, but boy, was he exposed in this one. Lutz Knitter showed his class in this one, he didn’t match up well against Judo, but he survived a very scary 1st round to get a TKO victory. It was Knitters worst nightmare in the first, after landing a few shots, Judo was able to land a beautiful trip takedown into side control, and for the next 4 minutes, it was pure domination, complete control, mixed with some decent ground and pound and sprinkled with 9 sub attempts. Lutz Knitter showed a fantastic submission defense in the first, he had to really work, but he survived. In the 2nd Judo charged from his corner and shot for a takedown but Knitter sprawled well, and drilled Judo on the way up, this looked to really hurt Judo and kind set the end in motion. Knitter proceeded to pick apart Judo until the end; he finished 14 of 14 punches standing. Judo tried to change things up, taking it to the clinch, but Knitter just beat him up even more there, landing 11 of 20 punches. It was a terrible takedown attempt from Jack that pretty much ended this fight, a perfect timed counter punch rocked Judo. While Judo was stumbling, Knitter launched a huge overhand right that put Judo out, and the ref had to dive in like superman to save him from any more beating. Knitter looked fantastic in this fight and Judo looked one dimensional, he’ll have to work on some sort of stand up to challenge the top guys in this division.
MAIN CARD
Light Heavyweight Fight
#4 Rogerio Mustacho (7-3, 6-3 NGF) v #7 Dmitry Boitsoff (11-5, 4-3 NGF)
This was a fight I thought would go back and forth, some good ground game, some good grappling, and possibly some decent striking, what we got was something more around, um, terrible. Dmitry Boitsoff is a dominating ground fighter, no doubts there, but it’s just not an exciting fight. There were close to 5,000 in attendance and most of them were booing this fight. There were 8 strikes thrown in this fight, 6 of them by Boitsoff on the ground, and 2 total strikes landed in the entire fight. Rogerio Mustacho threw and missed a punch, then landed a leg kick in the first 15 seconds of the fight…that was it for him. Boitsoff then got a takedown, and from there, in between a few token strikes that didn’t have a chance to do any damage, there were 6 submissions. Dmitry to his credit stayed active, he didn’t let Mustacho do anything, and midway through the 1st, Boitsoff was able to go from half guard to full guard in a blink and he was able to put Mustacho to sleep with a guillotine at 2:59 of the 1st.
Super Heavyweight Fight
#11 Andrzej Gajewski (13-2-1, 1-0 NGF) v #2 Yngwie Malmsteen (6-2, 5-2 NGF)
This fight was in all regards, a #1 contender fight. Although Andrzej Gajewski came in ranked #11 in the division, he was facing the #2 guy and he had 11 career wins. This fight turned out to be a really good one that had the crowd giving these two a standing ovation. The fight started a little weird, both guys landed heavy shots very early, both fighters looked a bit stunned, and then it was almost a minute before anything else landed, with both fighters throwing wild strikes. The round was very close, but Gajewski was able to get two late takedowns that probably gave him the round. The 2nd was straight up boxing and stand up fighting, great action, both fighters showing their talent and why there are just 4 losses between them and 19 wins. I don’t know how the round could have been scored one way or another, but Gajewski did land more in the second, so he took the round 10-9. The 3rd was a little slower, but still very good stand up action. Andrzej scored the 2 takedowns again in the 3rd, and that was probably the deciding factor of him winning the round. Yngwie Malmsteen fought hard and he did mix up his game a little more than what he has done in the past. The problem was that many strikes from Malmsteen just didn’t find the target, he finished landing just 15 of 61 punches standing and just 2 of 11 kicks hit. Gajewski may have done enough to earn a title shot with this win, he looked very good and showed great conditioning. He was able to land 27 of 44 head punches, 9 of 21 kicks and was successful on 4 of his 10 takedown attempts.
Middleweight Title Fight
#2 Artur Ross (9-1, 8-1 NGF) v #1 Purpura Mortis (7-3, 1-1 NGF)
This was the 1st of 3 title fights on this card. Artur Ross came in with the most wins in the division and had yet to get a title shot. He got his shot and he did not let it pass him by. The bell rang and it was all Ross, he clearly came out trying to slow Purpura Mortis down by attacking his legs. He was able to land a few head strikes, but he mainly went after the legs. And as previewed, Ross has the best takedown defense in the NGF, he has not been taken down yet, and in this fight he defended 4 more from Mortis. Mortis wasn’t able to get going, the early leg punishment he was taken must have had some sort of effect, because he just didn’t have the explosiveness that we have seen. The big shot in this fight was a overhand right that staggered and cut Mortis. Ross ended this one with a head kick and then a right hook that sent Mortis crashing into the cage, Ross dove in and the ref jumped in to save Purpura from any more punishment. And now your NEW MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION, ARTUR ROSS!
Co-Main Event:
Featherweight Title Fight
#3 Vaughn Shaunessey (14-5, 2-0 NGF) v #1 Vito Ferrari (9-5, 2-1 NGF)
Now on to title fight number 2 and the first one was good, this one was great! Vaughn Shaunessey and Vito Ferrari put the crowd into a frenzy and had many of the 4300 fans saying this was worth the price of the ticket. These two came out, touched gloves and then got right to action. It was Shaunessey taking the fight to the clinch; an area that Ferrari has been excellent, but it was Shaunessey sending a knee right up the middle through Ferrari’s guard, rocking him and opening up a nasty gash on his forehead. Ferrari was able to get in the clinch and held Shaunessey close, where he did recover. Moments later, another huge knee straight to the nose of Ferrari sent him crashing to the mat and many thought this was over, but Ferrari quickly climbed to his feet against the cage. Later in the round, Ferrari landed his first significant strike, a jab right on the button, this opened up a nice sized cut under the left eye of Shaunessey. After that Ferrari seemed to get some momentum and did end the 1st being a little more of the aggressor, but the round was clearly won by Vaughn. The 2nd was good stand up action, back and forth, each strike these guys threw had bad intentions, and it seemed like someone was going to get knocked down with every strike. It was such a fun round. Shaunessey got the two big blows of the round; he knocked Ferrari down with a big right hand, and then stood there and waved him back to his feet. Then very late he landed a big right hook that knocked Vito to one knee, but the round ended right as Shaunessey was rushing in. As the 3rd started, you could see that Vito Ferrari looked beat, he had a huge welt on his leg, his cut was pretty bad, and he showed significant face swelling. The bell rang and this round didn’t last long. After a few more massive leg kicks, Shaunessey landed a huge punch, then another and the ref stepped in at 18 seconds of the 3rd and now your NEW FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPION VAUGHN SHAUNESSEY! This was a great fight, could have been the FOTN easily. Shaunessey ended landing 18 of 36 leg kicks and 2 massive knees out of 3 attempted. Vito Ferrari was also very good in this one, he landed 12 or 18 head punches and 6 of 12 leg kicks. I can’t wait to see these guys again.
Main Event
Lightweight Title Fight
#3 Neeyo Collin (7-3, 4-2 NGF) v #1 Tolek Banan (11-1, 4-0 NGF)
And now for the 3rd and final title fight on this amazing card. The 1st one was good, the 2nd great, this one…well, let’s just say this one was amazing, only for the fact that you got to see one of the truly amazing fighters in the NGF, Tolek Banan is really something to watch. This fight was pure dominance, watching it you felt like Banan could have ended this any number of ways at any point, but he didn’t because he was having so much fun. Neeyo Collin tried, he was really working out there, but he just was out matched. He wanted to get this fight to the mat, he attempted 22 takedown attempts and did get 6 take downs, but many of them didn’t produce anything besides the takedown, in fact, most of the time Collin just didn’t do anything and the ref stood them up. Tolek Banan was in complete control and not one time was he in danger. He did get taken down 6 times, but lucky for him, Collin didn’t do much, and they had a ref that obviously wanted the fight standing, because he was very quick to stand them. Banan landed 39 of 93 punches standing, 3 of his 8 combinations scored, and 7 of 13 kicks found the mark. Banan was also dominant on the ground, 4 or 7 strikes, and he attempted 4 submissions. Once again, Neeyo Collin was very inefficient with his punches, just 1 of 12 head punches landed and just 3 of 17 total punches. And STILL LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION TOLEK BANAN!
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