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 UNDER CARD
Featherweight Fight
#10 Jordan Mutch (11-9, 0-1 NGF) v #6 Jack Brown (6-2-1, 3-0 NGF)
Jack Brown moves to 3-0 in the NGF, but does it by one of the more boring decision wins he’s had. Jordan Mutch just looked over matched or just plain jitters? I don’t know, but he certainly didn’t bring much to this fight landing just 5 strikes the entire fight and only 1 sub attempt. Jack Brown keeps winning, but each fight seems to be getting less and less exciting. He controlled the 2nd and 3rd rounds in the clinch landing 12 of 17 punches, but he was 0 for 6 on take down attempts. He did enough in the clinch and did a lot off his back and was able to land 10 of 21 ground strikes. Decision win for Brown, but he’s going to have to come up with a finishing attack soon.
Welterweight Fight
#12 Andry Andrianampoinimerina (6-2, 4-0 NGF) v #15 Zbigniew Mlotek (9-6-1, 2-4-1 NGF)
Another huge win for Andry Andrianampoinimerina and another disappointing loss for Zbigniew Mlotek. The question was going to be could Mlotek keep from getting taken down and if he was, can he survive, and the answer to both of those questions was a big NO. AA instantly shot in for a take down right after the bell; he got it and then proceeded to beat the snot out of Mlotek. It was never a fight, Mlotek ended up not landing a single strike while Andrianampoinimerina landed 13 of 14. A wrestling clinic put on by AA and he moves to 4-0 in the division.
Super Heavyweight Fight
#17 Jake James (9-7, 0-2 NGF) v #10 Sami Hyypia (10-4-1, 1-0 NGF)
I thought this was going to be a great fight, but it really wasn’t. Jake James came out totally flat, he looked slow and he couldn’t land or get his take downs. He ended up getting 1 in 4 attempts, but even during that 1 trip to the mat, James did nothing, he had 3 weak strike attempts and eventually was stood up by the ref, not the Jake James we know. Sami Hyypia looked better, but not much. He was 8 of 15 in stand up striking, and that’s it. I don’t remember any significant strikes besides the uppercut that landed on the jaw that sent James to the mat. It was moments later, that Hyypia connected with a straight jab that send James crashing backwards to the canvas and when Sami tried to follow, the ref grabbed him and to the boos of the crowd, stopped the fight at 3:42 of the 1st round.
Heavyweight Fight
#17 Kullervo Pelli (8-6, 5-4 NGF) v #15 Firco Nowack (15-6, 2-1 NGF)
You can close the book on Kullervo Pelli, because you’ve read it before…is that a saying? I don’t know, but I’m sticking with it. The story on Pelli is he is super powerful, SUPER, but his conditioning is terrible and if you can get him out of the 1st round your chances of winning goes up enormously. That’s what happen here, Pelli looked very good in the 1st round, even staggering Nowack early. As the round went on, you could see Firco Nowacks plan, clinch up with Pelli, make him work, then dart in and out and try and let Pelli punch him-self out, worked perfectly. As the fight went on, Pelli was missing more and more, he was winded and Nowack just started out pointing him. Nowack took the fight to the clinch all fight long, just beating up Pelli, landing 36 of 55 knees in the clinch, he also landed 4 of 5 knees to the head and cut Pelli too. There was a lot of action, Kullervo kept coming, he threw a lot of strikes, but like normal he just didn’t land a lot. It was a fun fight and certainly worth the FOTN. Nowack was able to take this one 29-28, 30-27, 29-28.
Light Heavyweight Fight
#19 Lamont Banner (11-6-1, 1-0 NGF) v #4 Zergatron Megalopolis (9-3, 6-3 NGF)
This is one of those fights that I wish I had a real life fast forward button. I said this wasn’t a great matchup for Megalopolis and it wasn’t. The two moved slowly to the center, they each threw a few weak strike attempts, and then Banner dove in and got the take down. You could see Zergatron was completely dejected and he went into one last ditch effort as he quickly threw his legs up to try and get a arm, but Banner quickly adjusted and got back to laying there, moving from 1 submission to another until he got Megalopolis to make the mistake, when he did, he got Megalopolis’s back and a few seconds later, at 4:59 of the 1st, Megalopolis was tapping out and winner of the fight and winner of SOTN, Lamont Banner.
MAIN CARD
Welterweight Fight
#20 Pavel Petrov (6-5, 2-3 NGF) v #2 Allan Starsky (10-2, 2-1 NGF)
After a very average prelims, the main card got started with two fighters who can really wake up a crowd and they didn’t disappoint. From the bell both fighters started throwing, the bounced around, looked quick and aggressive and you just knew this fight would be good, but short. Even the misses were just missing. Then just 30 seconds in, Starsky landed a big head kick that knocked Petrov off his feet and onto the mat. When Pavel Petrov got back to his feet, he was bleeding and wobbly. Allan Starsky wasn’t able to finish him and moments later the crowd went nuts when Petrov landed a perfect spinning back fist that staggered Starsky. Then for a few seconds you felt like Petrov was back, but that feeling ended when he was knocked down again by a head kick, perfectly timed by Starsky. Then Starsky was able to land another head kick to the rocked Petrov and this time he followed him down with more strikes and this fight was stopped at 2:07 of the 1st. A great fight and puts Starsky right into the title contention again.
Heavyweight Title Fight
#2 Polish Engineer (9-4, 4-1 NGF) v #1 Sam Winchester (8-2, 3-0 NGF)
I don’t believe I’ve ever seen a title fight that not the main or co-main event, but this one wasn’t. Polish Engineer was getting his 1st title shot in this one, he is one of the most exciting fighters to ever grace the NGF, but some didn’t think he could handle the wrestling of Sam Winchester. The fight started pretty slow, Winchester took the fight to the clinch early, but neither fighter did anything there. The 1st round had Engineer clearly being the better stand up fighter, good jabs and kicks, but Winchester did get a take down in the round and worked on a submission. In the 2nd, the fight went to the clinch again, but Engineer performed a nice judo throw to take Winchester down and he did do some damage, but Winchester was able to get back into guard and then later, used a nice sweep to get on top. The round ended with Sam trying 3 submissions, but Engineer defended very well and the round ended, close to call, but I would say Winchester got it. In the 3rd, both fighters looked to keep the fight standing, we had about 45 seconds of really good back and forth, but Winchester mixed in a few take down attempts which were stuffed, each one you could see caused more fatigue. As the round went on, you could clearly see Winchester getting slower and slower, hands were dropping and Engineer still had some jump, he was tired too, but he was less tired than Sam. Around the 2:15 second mark of the round, the apparent exhaustion showed when Winchester tried a head kick, which he usually lands, came up empty by a mile and he slipped and fell. Engineer could see his opening and as soon as Winchester got back to his feet, he put the attack on. Engineer landed a few jabs then at the 3 minute mark he nailed Winchester with a beautiful spinning back fist that really hurt Sam. Engineer started to pick apart Winchester, stuffing another take down and then around the 4 minute mark Engineer landed the key blow, and straight right hand right on the button rocked Winchester and as he staggered, he leaned his head down and fell forward, hands at his side and Engineer unloaded a massive uppercut that knocked Sam out cold! It was a brutal KO and one that earned him the KOTN and the HEAVEYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP!
Heavyweight Fight
#5 Eduard Syroviy (12-4, 0-1 NGF) v #10 Vadim Kalashnikov (13-5, 2-1 NGF)
Man for all the hype surrounding Eduard Syroviy this was just a huge let down. You see this sometimes, a fighter comes in, hype all around him and for some reason he just has jitters. Don’t get me wrong, Vadim Kalashnikov is a great fighter, a killer in his own right, but Syroviy just was terrible in this fight. The fight started slow, both fighters feeling each other out, respecting each other’s power, but Kalashnikov was countering nicely early. Then for some reason, Syroviy, who already was less aggressive than any other fight, took the fight to the clinch, right into Kalashnikov’s power. From that moment until the end of the fight, Vadim just dominated Eduard. Kalashnikov landed 10 of 13 head punches in the clinch, and a knee to the body that did some damage too, it looked like Syroviy knew he made a mistake, tried to get out, but just couldn’t, he spent the whole fight trying to defend and break the clinch, never once putting any offense together. A quick inside punch by Kalashnikov wobbled Syroviy’s knees and he was clearly in trouble. They were up against the cage at this point when Kalashnikov pushed Sroviy away, just enough space to allow him to land a monster uppercut that landed perfectly on the jaw of Syroviy, knocking him back against the cage. He flailed away, desperately trying to clinch up with Kalashnikov, but the damage was done, Kalashnikov pushed the rag doll away and landed another monster strike that send Syroviy crumbling to the mat, Kalashnikov dove on top and pounded away at the covering Syroviy until the ref jumped in at 1:35 of the 1st round. An awesome display by Vadim Kalashnikov and a dose of reality for Eduardo Syroviy.
Co-Main Event:
Light Heavyweight Fight
#13 Gunner Malone (15-7, 0-3 NGF) v #3 Dmitry Boitsoff (12-5, 5-3 NGF)
This fight really doesn’t need much space to review it…take down…submission…over. It is clear that Gunner Malone has no ground skills and that is not good when you’re a mma fighter. Dmitry Boitsoff charged like a bull, got the instant take down and then just positioned and repositioned until he locked up his submission. This was not a fight, it was a Jiu Jitsu clinich and Boitsoff ended this one at 1:27 of the 1st with a Kimura. Kick boxing skills are great, but you got to be able to wrestle and work on the ground too.
Main Event
Bantamweight Title Fight
#6 Arthur Pirozhkov (11-4, 9-4 NGF) v #1 Andrzej Gajewski (15-2-1, 3-0 NGF)
Arthur Pirozhkov is one of the greats in the NGF, no doubt, a fighter who knows what to do, knows that he’s skilled in one area and he uses it over and over to win fights and championships. I think we have finally found his match and it looks like he’s going to take his gloves and leave after dropping this one. Pirozhkov was very upset at the press conference after he lost his title to Andrzej Gajewski, he was upset that it was hinted that Pirozhkov needed to fight someone else and not get a rematch, so he pounded his fist and demanded, after all he’s done for the NGF that he is entitled to an immediate rematch. This was given to him days later. This fight was not exciting, hell none ever are with Pirozhkov, but it was a very eye opening fight. Gajewski implemented a tactic that I think all other fighters will note and do when the fight Pirozhkov. Gajewski used good stand up striking to get Pirozhkov backing up, then he rushed forward and took the fight in the clinch. Pirozhkov was not only confused by this, he was helpless, he had no answers besides sit there and get beat to hell. Pirozhkov was reduced to a punching bag with arms and all those arms were doing were trying to block punches. When the Gajewski wasn’t dominating the offense, he was simply getting out of the way of take down after take down. Pirozhkov was 1 for 17 in take down attempts and the one he did get came with 5 seconds left in the 4th round, and it looked like Gajewski simply fell over from exhaustion from all the punches he threw. This one was ugly for Pirozhkov, he was given a 10-8 round by 1 judge, he was a battered mess, eyes swollen, lips looked like sausages, it was nasty. The final numbers for Gajewski looked like this, 11 of 20 head punches standing, 9 of 14 leg kicks, 1 of 1 in take downs…just to show he could do that too. The real damage was done in the clinch, total domination, 30 of 42 head punches landed, 12 of 25 body punches and a knee. Piroshkov was rocked but he did show a ton of heart and a granite chin, a lot of fighters, most would have just been knocked out. But Gajewski shows that he can win in so many ways, he is turning into a very scary champion and it will be interesting to see if anyone can figure him out.
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