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 MAIN CARD
Main Event
Middleweight Title Fight
#1 Bill Clinton (18-4, 2-1 NGF) v C-Jima Jamm (15-3-1, 6-0 NGF)
How great is this card, I mean seriously, look at the monsters on fighting, we have a title fight in the prelims, and we have these two facing off for the second time. This fight has had a long training period, so both guys have had time to work on certain areas to get ready for this epic fight. Bill Clinton has only lost 1 time in his last 9 fights and that was against Jima Jamm. Clinton has very good defense and he likes to push the pace standing, and then win rounds by getting take downs and controlling his opponent. Clinton has decent power, but not as much as most middleweights, he is a smarter, more grind it out type of guy. He has been fantastic on the ground, he’s strong and he is averaging 6.8 ground strikes and 2.6 submissions per fight. Jima Jamm will be defending his title for the 3rd time and he is 10-0-1 in his last 11 fights. There really aren’t any weaknesses that I can see in Jamm’s game, he has some of the best striking power in the organization, he has violent head kicks and he has been fantastic in the clinch. Jamm is averaging 3.1 head kicks per fight and he will use that often to either rock or KO his opponent. In the clinch he’s just so damn strong, he controls his opponents and has out struck them on average 8.3 to 3.3 in the clinch. Jamm is very good at defending take downs as well, but when he does have to fight there he is landing 100% of his ground strikes and has 3 submission wins. Clinton is going to have to get inside and get Jamm down to have a chance in this one. Jamm is too big, quick and powerful if Clinton allows Jamm to find his range. I look for this to be a very good battle, but I believe Jamm will find a way to retain the belt. PREDICTION: Jamm 3rd round TKO
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Light Heavyweight Fight
#3 Esa Tikkanen (17-3-1, 1-1 NGF) v #6 Brett Riverboat (14-4, 9-4 NGF)
Okay, seriously, how great is this card?!! Esa Tikkanen hasn’t fought since 7/27/2013, so he should be well trained, but we’ll see about ring rust. Tikkanen has good stand up skills and very good striking defense, but where he makes his money is no doubt on the mat. Tikkanen will average 5.2 take downs per fight and he’s been successful on 46% of them. On the ground he is very smart, creative and he averages 5 ground strikes and 2.6 submissions. Tikkanen is very dangerous on the ground and he loves to switch from submissions and transition in to his signature armbar. Brett Riverboat is one of the best and most exciting fighters to watch, it’s truly a treat to watch this guy fight. Riverboat is made of knives, or at least it seems as if he is, he will cut his opponents, you can count on a few things, getting old and he or his opponents, most of the time both, will be bleeding. The former champion, Riverboat has immense and a granite chin, two things that have made him successful, because he doesn’t land what you would call a lot of strikes and his defense isn’t on an elite level. Riverboat has no offense on the ground, but he is fantastic at improving his position and getting back to his feet. Riverboat doesn’t have the best take down defense, so this hopefully was an area he really worked on in training, because Tikkanen is excellent on the mat. Tikkanen has much better striking defense, but Riverboat can hurt him with a single punch and end this fight quickly. PREDICTION: Riverboat 2nd round TKO
Light Heavyweight Fight
#12 Dmitry Boitsoff (13-8, 6-6 NGF) v #9 Dongmin Oh (18-4, 2-2 NGF)
Long time NGF fighter, Dmitry Boitsoff will try and get out of his 2 fight funk by taking care of Dongmin Oh. It’s been said before, Boitsoff has a style that isn’t very fun to watch, but when he’s on, he can dominate. Boitsoff shows very little other than wrestling and bjj, he has very little striking defense and he’s awful in the clinch, but he will get a take down and he will attempt submissions until he locks one up. Dongmin Oh is a completely different type of fighter, he is a much more exciting fighter, where as Boitsoff has 8 SOTN awards, Oh has 8 FOTN awards. Oh has excellent power in both hands, he has deadly head kicks, and he has a knack for cutting up his opponents. Oh uses good footwork and agility to move in and out, avoid damage and get into the clinch. In the clinch he will use vicious elbows, which he averages 10.2 per fight to really do damage. Oh is riding a 2 fight losing streak and he’ll have to stay off his back in this one to get back on the winning ways, because he hasn’t been very good on the ground. I think this one could end early, Boitsoff is going to do what he normally does, just try to fight on the mat, but Oh has too much power and Boitsoff has no defense. PREDICTION: Oh 1st round KO
Lightweight Fight
#1 Mitch Mitchel (13-5, 5-2 NGF) v #5 Akira Toriyama (17-2-1, 0-0 NGF)
This is a hard pill to swallow for Mitch Mitchel, he was in a title fight, but with the recent news from Semper Fidelis about Tolek Banan, Mitchel now finds himself in just a normal fight against a very good fighter in Akira Toriyama. Mitchel is riding a 3 fight winning streak and he’s 4-1 over his last 5 fights. Mitchel is a super aggressive guy with excellent power, he is averaging 42.3 punches per fight and he has 11 (T)KO wins. He has good striking defense and he has shown outstanding take down defense. On the ground he can be beaten up a bit there and he’s been terrible at improving his position, he’s only improved at a 7% success rate. Akira Toriyama makes is NGF debut in this one and he comes in on a 9 fight winning streak. Toriyama is a smart, skilled, quick fighter, but has very little power. He is aggressive an he’s averaging 28.4 punches and 47.8 kicks per fight. He has done a solid job in the clinch and he’ll land 3.3 elbows per fight and he is getting 60% of his clinch take downs as well. On the ground, Toriyama has excellent bjj skills; he has gotten 3 submission victories. The best part of Toriyama’s game is clearly his defense, he just doesn’t get hit that often and his conditioning is elite, so he’ll wear out his opponents by making them miss, he gets his take downs and will control the fight from start to finish, he has gone to 14 judges decisions and won 12 of them. Mitchel has the power, he needs to get Toriyama in a bad position, he needs to hurt him and he needs to not let him recover. Toriyama is a better fighter than Mitchel and he can do what he normally does, but he has got to watch out for the power. PREDICTION: Toriyama decision win
Super Heavyweight Fight
#10 Anthony Brown (15-5, 1-0 NGF) v #6 Dmitry Borschev (8-1, 5-1 NGF)
Anthony Brown came into the NGF, fought once at heavyweight, got a win and then instantly wanted to fight Dmitry Borschev at super heavyweight, well, here we are. Brown is a very strong fighter, he has steel in his hands and he will cut his opponents. He is a heavy striker, which affects his accuracy, but his striking defense is fantastic. Brown can and will take a fight to the ground he is very strong, he controls and wears out opponents and he has good ground striking as he’s averaging 6.9 ground strikes per fight. Dmitry Borschev had a bit of a wake up call his last fight as he was demolished by Shavo Odin at NGF 68. Borschev had won 8 straight before losing, he is just 22 years old and he may be the most skilled fighter in the super heavyweight division, but he’s still has room to improve. Borschev is a monster on his feet, amazing power in both hands, but he’s creative and he’ll look for flying knees and all sorts of different types of strikes. He has very good take down defense, which he needs, because he hasn’t been very good on the ground, but he has done a ok job of getting back to his feet. I mean, come on, how great is this card?! Both of these guys, with a win, will get themselves into the super heavyweight tournament, where the winner of that 4 man tournament will get a title shot with Rinky Spider. Brown has the power to end this fight quickly, so does Borschev, but Brown has the ability to win this fight on the mat too. PREDICTION: Brown 3rd round TKO
PRELIM CARD
Welterweight Title Fight
#3 Enzo Moretti (17-8, 5-2 NGF) v C-Aurelius Schultes (18-5-1, 6-1 NGF)
How great is this card?!!! How many times do you see a card so great that the prelims end with a title fight? Italy’s Enzo Moretti will try and take the belt from USA’s Aurelius Schultes and from what I hear, Moretti has flown in around 100 friends and relatives to cheer him on. Moretti is a very aggressive fighter, he comes straight out and will push the pace from the opening bell. Moretti is averaging 34.8 stand up punches a fight to his opponent 20.3 and his stand up is where he wins rounds, but he can be taken down and he’s not great there, so that’s where he loses rounds. In the clinch Moretti averages 16.5 head punches and he’s landing 65% of them. He has outstanding striking defense, but his weakness is the ground. Aurelius Schultes will be defending his belt for the 4th time in this one since first winning it at SNF 7 vs Kaito Rin. Schultes has now won 5 straight fights and as powerful as he was, I think his power has gotten better over these last 5 fights. Schultes has strong kicking and he likes to take out legs as he’s averaging 18.9 leg kicks per fight. He can be aggressive, but he will sit back a bit on his feet and wait for counter take downs. On the ground Schultes is very strong, he can control well and he is averaging 17.4 ground strikes per fight, he will usually end rounds by being on top and score points in the judges eyes. It’s an extremely good matchup, two fantastic fighters, Moretti will have to try and stay off the mat, although he has good ground striking defense, Schultes is very strong and he will wear Moretti out. PREDICTION: Schultes decision win
Super Heavyweight Fight
#7 Jay Jay Mutombo (7-1, 0-0 NGF) v #13 Ben Ladin (12-3, 1-1 NGF)
Jay Jay Mutombo is the current Undisputed Online Championship champion, but he brings his talents to NGF and he will start his title march with Ben Ladin. Mutombo has fantastic power and he can hurt opponents standing and in the clinch. He has good striking and clinch defense, but his ground striking defense hasn’t been very good. He can cut up his opponents and he has one hell of a head kick. Ben Ladin won his last fight and that broke a 3 fight losing streak. Ladin has monster power, but he also has a suspect chin and in recent months he’s looked like he’s lost a little bit of desire which is too bad, remember, this is a guy that started his MMA career 11-0 with 8 KO’s! Ladin is creative, he’ll look for spinning kicks and back fists, and he’s landing 94% of his head punches, 100% of leg and body kicks, 96% of his clinch head punches and he has vicious elbows and knees. Ladin doesn’t like to be on the ground, his ground striking defense hasn’t been good, but he has done a nice job of escaping and getting back to his feet. I can’t wait to see this fight, if Ladin brings is A game this will be awesome, if he’s less than that, Mutombo will have him for lunch. PREDICTION: Mutombo 2nd round TKO
Lightweight Fight
#10 Heraldo Magnifico (14-7, 4-3 NGF) v #7 Soon Do (13-5-1, 1-1 NGF)
I’m going to be amazed by this card on a number of occasions, so I apologize if you have to read “how great is this card?” 4 or 5 times in this preview, but how great is this card? Heraldo Magnifico, one of the most exciting fighters in the org with 8 FOTN and 1 KOTN awards. Magnifico will fight standing and in the clinch, he has good power and he’s very creative. He is averaging 17 stand up head punches and 12.8 clinch head punches. He has solid striking defense and he has no offense on the ground, but his defense is very good. Soon Do lost his last fight to Tolek Banan, and now with the news from Banan’s camp, Do could find himself in a title fight right away if he wins this one. Do is 6-1 over his last 7 fights and he will look to use his wrestling to get this fight down, get on top and use that brilliant ground attack. Do averages 17.5 ground strikes and he loves to use his ground and pound to soften up his opponents and either he will end it with strikes or lock in a submission, he has 8 (T)KO wins and 3 submission wins. This is one hell of a matchup, it will have some good stand up, but it will come down to if Magnifico can stay standing, because Do is a beast on the mat. PREDICTION: Do 2nd round TKO
Welterweight Fight
Jack Pot (11-6, 0-2 NGF) v #10 Dan Haley (8-3, 0-0 NGF)
Jack Pot is very talented, but he has struggled since joining NGF going 0-2. Pot has very good striking defense, but he will spend as little time standing as he can, he is averaging 6.3 take downs per fight. On the mat he is very difficult, he stays in motion and averages 3.8 submissions per fight and he has 9 submission wins. Dan Haley is making his NGF debut in this one and from what we are told, he’s an elite wrestler with good power. Haley has destroyed opponents in the clinch as he is landing 73% and 77% of his head and body punches. He as very good success with his take downs and he can be a beast on top as he is landing 60% of his ground strikes and with his power, he doesn’t need to land many to cause major damage. If Haley can get into the clinch with Pot he will out strike him and possible end the fight, if Pot can bring this down, we will see a fantastic ground war. PREDICTION: Pot 2nd round submission
Super Heavyweight Fight
Sawyer Hume (3-1, 1-1 NGF) v Firco Nowack (17-9, 4-4 NGF)
23 year old Sawyer Hume will make his 3 NGF fight in this one and he will take on 33 year old, MMA veteran Firco Nowack. Hume has decent stand up but outstanding Muay Thai skills. He is landing 100% of his head and body punches and he has devastating elbows and knees. Hume has elite clinch defense, take down defense and submission defense. Firco Nowack’s last 10 fight have been this, w,l, w, l, w, l, w, l, w, l…if that pattern continues this will be a win for him. Nowack has average skills, he doesn’t have great power, but he can obviously hurt someone. He has good Muay Thai skills, but his clinch defense isn’t great. He has been pretty good on the mat, although he hasn’t spent much time there. Hume is the younger, hungrier kid, I think he’ll take this one in the clinch. PREDICTION: Hume 2nd round TKO
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