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 UNDER CARD
Middleweight Fight
Andrzej Golotowski (1-6 NGF) v Dennis Bird (9-4, 2-2 NGF)
Andrzej Golotowski was fighting for his NGF life in this one, hell, win or lose he would probably be gone, but he came out very aggressive and determined. He attacked, but between some off balance strikes and Dennis Bird’s movement, Golotowski was catching more air than anything. By the 2 minute mark, Golotowski was spent, there was no way this fight was going to go another round, you just couldn’t believe that a MMA fighter could have such bad conditioning. Bird was able to catch Golotowski with 3 strikes, the last, a uppercut landed and Golotowski was rocked and falling backwards, back peddling away and off balance. Bird followed, and when Golotowski regained his balance, Bird landed 3 big shots that ended the fight at 2:39 of the 1st. Neither guy looked that good, but 1 guy will stay with the NGF to fight another day.
Middleweight Fight
John Clayton (6-3 NGF) v Boleslaw Krol (7-5, 3-3 NGF)
John Clayton showed he can be a force in all areas of a MMA fight. He was solid in his stand up, particularly in his striking defense; he was able to get a take down also. Both guys wanted to fight in the clinch, but Boleslaw Krol never seemed to get the better position and was on the wrong end of punches for most the fight. Krol did fight pretty well on the mat, but even there he couldn’t do enough to win any rounds. Clayton finished 20-33 with clinch head punches, 11-21 with body punches while Krol was 9-37 with clinch head punches and 3-15 with body punches. Clayton looked very good and pretty much dominated this fight and took it by UD 30-27.
Heavyweight Fight
John Torrio (3-1 NGF) v Andrew Golota (11-7, 6-5 NGF)
John Torrio, entered the NGF a unknown and he has done very well and has started to build his name, and just when that has happened, he declines a contract extension and appears to be moving on. That’s too bad. Torrio looked good in this fight, he did a nice job of attacking Andrew Golota’s legs and as the fight went on, you could clearly see that they had an effect on Golota. Torrio took the fight in the clinch and got 2 take downs as he controlled the action of this fight. Golota was kept out of range for a lot of this fight as he was just 9-23 with his head punches. Torrio was able to find his range with his kicks as he landed 5-9 head kicks and one of those kicks had Golota rocked and knocked him down. Golota did get back to his feet, but he was dripping blood. And the next head kick might go down as one of the most brutal in the season, one that will surely be played on sports stations over and over, Torrio hit Golota in the temple with the kick and it was almost like Golota’s legs turned to water as he just fell straight down in a heap, KO of the NIGHT!
Middleweight Fight
Heath Marcum (8-4, 5-3 NGF) v Jon Targaryen (1-2 NGF)
Heath Marcum was on a 3 fight losing streak and he needed a win very badly. Marcum was bound and determined to get back to his dominate wrestling ways, he got a take down very early and he just destroyed Jon Targaryen on the ground. Targaryen tried like hell to desperately submit Marcum from the bottom, but most of 7 attempts were just that, desperation with really no chance of working. Marcum was able to stay on top and he pounded Targaryen landing 12-16 ground strikes. Marcum landed a big elbow around the 3:15 mark that bounced Targaryen’s head off the mat and you could see his eyes roll and go white. Now why the ref didn’t jump in I have no idea, but Marcum battered the unconscious Targaryen, he was able to land 5 more huge punches before the idiot ref jumped in at 3:34.
Lightweight Fight
#14 Neeyo Collin (9-5-1, 6-4-1 NGF) v Makoto Shibasaki (9-8, 7-7 NGF)
Here’s a fight between two guys that have been up and down, both guy can look and have looked awesome, then other times they just look a bit lost. Neeyo Collin is in the top 15 still and he needed to look like a top fighter to hang on. Both these guy came out and looked a little slower, then did attack, but they were doing it a little more methodical, testing each other, feeling each other out basically. Shibasaki got the first take down in the 1st round, but moments after getting it, Collin was able to buck Shibasaki off and got on top. Collin was awesome with his ground striking and he punished Shibasaki with elbow and punches for most of the 1st round, but Shibasaki did do a good job of working in some submissions and did reverse and get back on top of Collin late in the round. In the 2nd, Shibasaki landed the 1st significant strike, a stinging jab that cut Collin open. For the first half of the 2nd round, Shibasaki was doing a great job with his stand up striking, he was landing nice shots, but Collin was able to get the fight to the ground. Shibasaki did a nice job this time controlling Collin, but Collin was still able to get a few strikes threw. The 3rd was all Collin, he got the fight down and landed a lot of good ground strikes and did a nice job of controlling Shibasaki and not allowing him to do much of anything. Collin finished by landing 18-32 ground strikes while Shibasaki was able to land 10 stand up strikes. The judges scored this 29-28 Shibasaki, 29-28 Collin and 29-28 Collin to give him the split decision win.
MAIN CARD
Welterweight Fight
Lionel Cascara (11-7, 4-5 NGF) v Razor Bush (11-9-1, 6-5 NGF)
This fight was pretty much all Lionel Cascara as he controlled the action well and was able to be the better fighter in all areas. Razor Bush, who announced his retirement after the fight, wore himself out as he attempted 15 take down attempts. Cascara landed 5-5 with his stand up head punches, 2-2 with his body punches, 3-4 with head kicks and he was 3-3 with his take downs. When Cascara did get the fight down, he stayed on top for most of the time, he landed 4 ground strikes and was in continuous motion and he frustrated Bush. Bush landed just 3 total strikes the entire fight and it was a very disappointing last fight for him. Cascara took the fight 30-27, 29-28, 29-28.
Heavyweight Fight
Iosif Kirill (2-2, 0-2 NGF) v #13 Kent Phillips (10-3, 1-0 NGF)
Well, I couldn’t wait for Kent Phillips to fight and to see if he has gotten things figured out under his new manager and training schedule, boy, um, I would say yes, he’s figured it out. This fight wasn’t long, Iosif Kirill missed with his very first punch and Phillips lunged in with a 3 punch combination that landed on Kirill, it almost seemed like Phillips was fighting in fast forward, he looked so quick and that very first combination hurt Kirill. Kirill then missed with another punch, and Phillips quickly countered with a kick to the body that again, although Kirill was smiling, he was clearly hurt. Phillips then clinched up with Kirill, got the positioning and then landed a monster uppercut that knocked Kirill to his knees, but Phillips stopped the attack and let Kirill get back to his feet, but Iosif was clearly out of it. Kirill was now bleeding and Phillips came in, unleashed another huge uppercut that knocked Kirill to his knees again, this time Phillips stayed with the attack and the ref stopped the fight at 43 seconds of the 1st round. Wow, watch out heavyweight division, Kent Phillips looks like he could be a beast.
Middleweight Fight
#14 Ed Nesi (3-4, 2-2 NGF) v #5 Milan Savic (9-4 NGF)
This really was one boring fight. There isn’t much to say about it other than Milan Savic is just a way better wrestler in this and I have to be honest, I am very surprised Savic wasn’t able to finish this fight. Ed Nesi was never in this fight, he was taken down at will as Savic was able to get 3-5 take downs. Savic was a little off, he was going for leg locks and he gave up his position a lot, but that’s probably because he knew Nesi wasn’t much of a threat on the mat. In the end Savic was 7-10 with his stand up punches to Nesi’s 1-8. On the ground Savic didn’t land any of his 5 ground strikes and he was 0-14 with submissions. Savic was on top or controlled pretty much all the rounds so there was no other way to score this other than 30-27 for Savic. Really a ugly fight.
Co-Main Event:
Middleweight Title Fight
#11 Marek Jebut (8-3-1, 1-2 NGF) v #12 Jack Kessler (10-5, 2-2 NGF)
On to one of the best fights of the night, these two went back and forth and this fight, in my opinion, could have gone either way. Both guys wanted to get the fight down early, but both guys showed good take down defense, and both guys landed some really hard strikes to start, one of those really hard strikes was a combination from Marek Jebut and Jack Kessler was wobbly as he stumbled away. Jebut didn’t follow and he kind of allowed Kessler to regain his senses and Kessler shot in and got the first take down. Kessler did try to do a whole lot however and he was trying to get back to his feet, but Jebut controlled him well. At one point, Jebut, did a nifty escape and he got the back of Kessler. In the 2nd, again we had back and forth action, Jebut got a take down, but he did nothing with it and the ref stood them up quickly. Kessler took the fight to the clinch and he was able to control and land a few strikes. Where the round was probably won is when Kessler got a late take down and although he didn’t do any offense, he controlled Jebut and finished the round on top. The first minute of the 3rd round had Jebut landing some pretty big strikes, a uppercut and a leg kick, but Kessler nailed Jebut with a head kick. Jebut got a take down and he did do a nice job early to control Kessler, but neither guy did much and the ref stood them up. The last 2 minutes of the round, Kessler was able to control the action; he landed a big body kick that really hurt Jebut as he took a deep breath. Kessler ended up landing 13 stand up strikes to Jebut’s 7, Kessler landed 2 combinations to Jebut’s 3. The both landed just 2 ground strikes and Jebut was 0-2 with submissions. The judges scored it 29-29, 29-28 Kessler and 29-28 giving the majority win to Jack Kessler.
Main Event
Featherweight Fight
#1 Barry Allen (12-2, 4-1 NGF) v C-Koji Murosaki (10-3, 8-3 NGF)
The fight started just the way Barry Allen didn’t want, Koji Murosaki landed a good strike to start and then pulled guard to take the fight to the mat and then just seconds later, he got a nice scissor sweep and got on top of Allen and then went to work with submissions. But something happened that I wasn’t sure Allen was going to be able to do, he was able to get a small space and he exploded out and back to his feet, this told me, we had a hell of a fight on our hands. Allen than looked to get loose and he started to land some good stand up striking. The fight went in and out of the clinch and Murosaki took Allen down again later to end the round. In the 2nd, Allen came out very aggressive, he was attempting some really hard striking, but Murosaki did a really good job of avoiding much of the damage and he did land a few solid strikes of his own. Again, Murosaki took Allen down with ease and this time he dominated Allen and end the round on top and he attempted 9 submissions and Allen looked pretty tired as he went to his corner. In the 3rd, Allen changed things up a bit and he took the fight to the clinch, he did a excellent job of controlling Murosaki, he attempted a lot of strikes, including elbows, he didn’t land a lot of them, but he clearly was the fighter who was in control of the round. What was clear here was that Koji Murosaki trained very hard to defend against Allen’s dangerous head kicks and Allen could not find his range and was 0-8 with his head kicks. Murosaki, the taller fighter, used his reach very well in this, throwing out jabs and kicks that kept Allen at distance. The 4th round was all Murosaki, he avoided Allen’s stand up strikes and then took advantage of a opportunity to get Allen down. On the ground, Murosaki just ate up Allen, working him over, staying on top and attempting another 9 submissions. At the end of the round, they both were tired, but Allen looked exhausted. Round 5 started, and Allen went right to the clinch. He did a very nice job of controlling the fight and he stayed very active, Murosaki did a nice job of defending, but that’s all he was doing, defending and losing points. Miurosaki did get out of the clinch and he was landing nice head punches and was, to me, clearly winning the stand up battle. Murosaki did get another take down and I thought he dominated the rest of the round on the ground as he just tried to set up submissions. The fight went to the judges. I had it scored, 48-47 in favor or Murosaki, but the judges scored it 48-47 in favor of Allen and our NEW FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPIONS, BARRY ALLEN! This was a crazy decision, the judges gave Allen round 5 and I have no idea how a judge would see it that way. Fantastic fight, FOTN for sure and I thank both fighters for the entertainment.
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