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 MAIN CARD
Main Event
Heavyweight Title Fight
#1 Vladislav Munchkin (10-3, 3-0 NGF) v C-Wei Pei (9-0, 4-0 NGF)
Vladislav Munchkin has no holes…seriously, he has NO holes. Munchkin is quick and powerful, he can fight aggressively, but he can counter very well also. He has shown excellent take down defense and striking defense. He is successful on 56% of his take down attempts and on the ground he is super strong and he’s landing 54% of his ground strikes while holding his opponents to 29%. Munchkin will have his chin tested in this, but his striking defense has been elite. Wei Pei is flat out and beast! Pei is undefeated and all 9 of his wins have been by T(KO) with 6 straight KO’s all in the 1st round. He’s shown excellent striking defense and he has defended 100% of his opponents take downs. There is nothing I can say about is clinch or ground fighting since he’s not spent any time there. Munchkin is a very good fighter and he can win this, he has enough power to get the respect of Pei and his defense skills are good. I think Munchkin has to get Pei down and make him finally work off his back. Pei is one of the most powerful fighters in MMA and he can obviously end this quick. PREDICTION: Pei 1st round KO
Co-Main Event:
Light Heavyweight Interim Title Fight
#2 Kert Nigobson (12-7, 9-4 NGF) v #1 David Steel (11-2, 2-0 NGF)
Kert Nigobson and David Steel will look to go 5 rounds for the interim light heavyweight title. Nigobson is 6-1 over his last 7 fights and he is a very smart fighter. He has alright stand up, but he is very skilled in getting that perfectly timed take down. He is a monster on the ground, he will get on top and go all out, he averages 11.9 ground strikes per fight. He has very good stand up defense and has elite take down defense, but his submission defense has been horrendous as he’s been submitted 5 times. David Steel is rolling as he’s won 6 straight fights and he is clearly at the top of his game right now. Steel is landing 80% of his stand up head punches, 85% of his leg kicks, and 76% of his body kicks. He has good power, and he’s shown a very good chin. He has defended 90% of take downs against him while he’s standing. He hasn’t shown great offense on the ground, but he has very good defense and he is excellent at improving and getting back to his feet. This fight is awesome, two monsters who are both deserving of this interim belt. Either one of these guys could win this, but I think Steel is on too big of a roll and he’ll be able to pull this one out. PREDICTION: Steel decision win
Middleweight Fight
#2 Michael Fybra (18-8, 2-0 NGF) v #1 Purpura Mortis (12-4, 6-2 NGF)
Prospect of the Season winner, Michael Fybra will try and move to 3-0 in the NGF by beating Purpura Mortis. Fybra is super creative and exciting, he will use some show boat tactics, but he can get a crowd on their feet. Fybra has excellent power, but it’s his head kicks that are his deadliest weapon. Fybra will just destroy his opponent’s legs, he’s averaging 36.5 leg kicks per fight and he’s landing 66% of them. When he’s taken down he is super quick to get out of danger and back to his feet all the while showing excellent striking defense. Purpura Mortis is a powerful striker with excellent striking defense. Mortis has finished all 12 of his wins by T(KO). Mortis really has very few holes, he fights well everywhere, but on the ground is where I guess you could say he’s the weakest. Mortis has only had 3 fights in his career get out of the 1st round, so he knows how to end a fight very quickly. This is one hell of a fight and I can’t wait for it! Mortis has the better power, he knows how to end a fight quickly and he is very skilled. Fybra is a fantastic fighter, he is deadly with his kicks and he just is a scary dude. PREDICTION: Fybra decision win
Bantamweight Fight
#4 Harald Andersson (9-2, 8-2 NGF) v #2 Yoshiteru Goto (12-8-1, 6-2 NGF)
Harald Andersson is coming off a very impressive win over Gim Ruut in his last fight and he is 4-1 over his last 5 fights. Andersson is very quick; he can do a lot of damage with stand up strikes and with his dirty boxing. Andersson will attack legs, averaging 9.1 leg kicks per fight, but he can also do damage with head kicks. Andersson has good take down defense and he has some of the best ground defense in the division. Yoshiteru Goto is a very smart fighter and he has dominated so far in the NGF with a 6-2 record. Goto would certainly move very close to a title fight with a win in this one. Goto will push the pace and control the center of the octagon most of the time. He is averaging 13.5 stand up head punches and 2.2 body punches and he’s landing 59% of his leg kicks. He doesn’t have very good take down defense, but he is excellent with his ground defense. This should be a very even fight with the power edge to Andersson. This one’s hard to pick a winner, these two are so even. PREDICTION: Pick’em
Featherweight Fight
#15 Borys Grabowski (14-6, 0-0 NGF) v #4 Koji Murosaki (10-3, 8-3 NGF)
Borys Grabowski will make his NGF debut in this one and he will hope that the change of scenery will change his fortunes as he has lost his last 3 fights. Grabowski has a very good chin, and he’s dynamite on his feet with good, powerful striking and elite defense. He is fighting off on average 7.2 take downs per fight and he’s successful at defending them 81% of the time. If he is taken down he isn’t much of a ground fighter and he can be dominated in the clinch. Koji Murosaki will look to rebound in this one after losing his title to Barry Allen in his last fight. Murosaki has all the tools to be champion again, but he will first try and go through Grabowski. Murosaki is a ground specialist; he has superb wrestling skills and holds a black belt in bjj. Murosaki has fantastic striking defense and he has excellent counter striking and take down skills. He will get a fight down and then it’s only a matter of time before he locks up a submissions, either that or he just wins rounds with his ground control. Grabowski will have to be at the top of his game as far as his take down defense goes, he MUST stay off his back. PREDICTION: Murosaki 2nd round submission
PRELIM CARD
Heavyweight Fight
#8 Carlos Cierra (15-5, 2-2 NGF) v #12 Polish Engineer (11-6, 6-3 NGF)
Carlos Cierra has all the talent in the world, but it just doesn’t look like he’s taking this too seriously. He doesn’t ever look like he’s too happy with his career, his morale is very low and nothing is done to improve it. When he fights it seems like he’s made of metal or something, he can cut his opponents up like it’s nothing, but he can cut easily too. Cierra is a beast in all areas, he can dominate, but like I said, he just will lose focus and look disinterested at times, which has hurt him. Polish Engineer will be making his 10th NGF fight in this one and the former champion is looking to get back into that title picture with a win. He is a solid fighter, he is creative and he has very good power. He is a finisher, having 10 TKO’s and 1 decision win. He is a powerful ground fighter; he can get on top, control and land monster bombs from the top and end nights. If Cierra is right he wins this, but he’s not, he has the power still to catch Engineer, but I think Engineer will just out fight Cierra in this one. PREDICTION: Engineer 2nd round TKO
Welterweight Fight
#7 James Sunderland (11-3, 0-0 NGF) v #3 Alastair Gridlock (7-4, 4-1 NGF)
I’ve been looking forward to seeing James Sunderland fight, he comes in winner of his last fight, but he is 1-3 over his last 4. Sunderland has good power in his hands and kicks; he averages 15.9 stand up punches and 37.1 kicks per fight, including 22.4 leg kicks. He has excellent striking defense, but his take down defense has been terrible. He is a pure stand up fighter and he has been dominated on the ground. Alastair Gridlock is a smart fighter, he has good power, accurate striking and elite level striking defense. Gridlock is landing 77% of his head punches while holding his opponents to just 27%. Gridlock is a solid fighter in the clinch, but his clinch defense is his strong point there. Gridlock wants to get back into that title picture and I think he has the better all-around ability in this one. PREDICTION: Gridlock 2nd round TKO
Heavyweight Fight
#14 Gniewomir Polaniecki (11-8, 1-2 NGF) v #5 Eric Cooke (7-6, 1-1 NGF)
Gniewomir Polaniecki is really struggling in his career; he is 3-6 over his last 9 fights. Polaniecki has a big problem with cutting in his fights, he will cut very easily and he’s had 4 fights stopped due to his cuts. Polaniecki just doesn’t have good enough striking defense to protect himself and he often is wild and misses a lot of strikes. Polaniecki has good take down skills and he is landing 50% of his ground strikes while holding his opponents to 19%. Eric Cooke has an entirely different problem than Polaniecki and that’s a glass chin, he’s been KO’ed 5 times in his career, 1 by slam. Cooke has excellent power, but his style, flat footed, hunched over, looking for 1 huge punch and looking for take downs makes him a easy target for his opponents and he has paid the price. These two guys like to fight on the mat; they both can be very difficult when they are on top. I think Cooke has the better power, but he also has the weaker chin. PREDICTION: Polaniecki 1st round KO
Bantamweight Fight
#13 Bill Nevin (11-6-1, 3-2-1 NGF) v Mickey McGillicutty (16-8, 0-0 NGF)
Bill Nevin is a real head scratcher, he is very talented and at times he looks so good, but his power has all but dried up and he seems like he’s settled in to fighter content with judges deciding his fate. Nevin will win most of the stand up fighting, he’s averaging 48.9 punches and 26 kicks per fight, but he will get beaten up on the ground. Mickey McGillicutty is making his NGF debut in this one and he comes in 2-5 in his last 7 fights. McGillicutty will often got to the clinch where he tries to batter his opponents and score points by landing his elbows and knees, he is averaging 9.1 elbows and 29.1 knees per fight. He has decent stand up with good solid striking defense. McGillicutty lacks the power too and he, like Nevin, lets his fights go to the judges a little too much. This fight is going the full 3 round for sure, unless one of these guys can land a few more powerful strikes. PREDICTION: Nevin decision win
Middleweight Fight
Benjamin Siegel (4-2, 1-0 NGF) v Patrick Whales (9-3, 0-0 NGF)
Benjamin Siegel will look to move to 2-0 in NGF by defeating NGF rookie and former Layeth the Smacketh down MMA champion, Patrick Whales. Siegel is accurate striker who can be a beast on the ground. He can get out of danger well and can transition very well into better positions on the ground. Patrick Whales has decent power, but he hasn’t gotten a win by stoppage since 8/5/2012. Whales has good striking defense and has very dangerous dirty boxing in the clinch. He will often load up with power shots which causes him to land and a very low percentage. Whales is a good ground striker, he is strong and can just lay on his opponents and win rounds. This fight should have a lot of good ground battling. PREDICTION: Whales decision win
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