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 MAIN CARD
Main Event
Featherweight Fight
#7 Henrik Torhammer (10-4, 0-0 NGF) v #4 Vaughn Shaunessey (18-7, 6-2 NGF)
We will finally get a chance to see the powerful Henrik Torhammer. Torhammer comes to the NGF on a 2 fight winning streak and he has 10 (T)KO wins. He is very powerful, he can do it standing and on the ground. He has solid kicking, but it’s his hands that have all the power. He doesn’t have much in way of take down defense, but his sweeps and reversals have been outstanding. When he’s on top he is a monster, he lands 63% of his ground strikes and he has very good ground defense. Vaughn Shaunessey is getting very close to getting back to a title fight and getting a chance to regain his belt. Shaunessey has excellent power, he has very good power and he can be dominating in the clinch. Shaunessey likes to use powerful knees in the clinch and he’s landing 54% of them to the body. He isn’t much on the ground and from the bottom, he is terrible. This fight is going to see some of the best power in the division, both guy can end this fight in a heartbeat. Torhammer is a monster, but Shaunessey is very hungry, I love this fight and I can’t wait to see it! PREDICTION: Shaunessey decision win
Co-Main Event:
Featherweight Fight
#3 Koji Murosaki (11-3, 9-3 NGF) v #2 Clean Jaude Damn Vame (7-4 NGF)
The former champion, Koji Murosaki finds himself just 1 win away from getting another chance. Murosaki is a grappler who has ok stand up skills with good striking defense who will look to get the fight to the mat as soon as he can. On the ground he is a submission artist, he averages 5.4 submissions per fight and he will spend all his time on the ground trying to transition into better positions to lock up a submission. Clean Jaude Damn Vame is also a win away from getting back to a title fight, his first at featherweight. Vame has excellent defense which sets up is very good counter attacks which include his take downs. He doesn’t land a real high percentage of stand up strikes, but he does have good power. On the ground he does a very good job on top, but from the bottom he will struggle. If he’s not landing his counter strikes and take downs, he will lose rounds. It’s all about the ground with Murosaki, if he can get Vame down I think he submits him. PREDICTION: Murosaki 2nd round submission
Heavyweight Fight
#8 Petr Jakovlev (9-5 NGF) v #11 Vadim Kalashnikov (15-8, 4-4 NGF)
Petr Jakovlev has some of the best wrestling skills in the org, but some of the worst stand up skills too. Jakovelv has no striking defense, he is terrible in the clinch, but he is very difficult on the ground, he averages 18.4 ground strikes per fight and that is obviously where he does his damage. Vadim Kalashnikov might be closing in on the end to his career. He recently hinted at that he didn’t have the desire to do this anymore. Kalashnikov is a very powerful guy, he can KO someone in a flash and he has done a excellent job in the clinch as his strength is usually too much for his opponents. The problem with Kalashnikov is he just doesn’t have much of a chin and he can get clipped and go down at any moment. He is not a ground fighter, so this matchup isn’t the greatest, but if he stuffs Jakovlev, he will be able to land his punches, and with his power, that’s all he’ll need. PREDICTION: Kalashnikov 2nd round KO
Bantamweight Fight
#10 Bill Nevin (12-6-1, 4-2-1 NGF) v #6 Harald Andersson (9-3, 8-3 NGF)
Bill Nevin has all the skill in the world, but his lack of power is pretty confusing. Nevin has just 4 (T)KO’s in his career and 8 decision wins. He is very smart and quick and on average he lands 16.1 head punches while his opponents have landed a total of 13.6 stand up strikes per fight. He can be beaten up in the clinch, but his overall defense has been solid. He fights off a lot of take downs per fight so he has very good take down defense, but even when on the ground, he has done a very good job. Harald Andersson is very quick and very difficult to hit as he bounces around all fight long, moving in and out. Andersson has solid power in both hands, he is very good with his dirty boxing and he is more than solid with both his escapes and ground defense. This is a good one here on paper; I think we’ll see a very entertaining fight. Andersson has the power advantage, but Nevin is just so damn aggressive I think he can pull out the win in this one. PREDICTION: Nevin decision win
Middleweight Fight
#11 Randall Cunningham (12-5-1, 2-3 NGF) v #8 Michael Fybra (18-9, 2-1 NGF)
Randall Cunningham is struggling right now with 3 straight losses, but he is in almost every fight. Cunningham has monster head kicks and kicks in general, but his head kicks are a major weapon and he averages 6.8 of them per fight. Cunningham is very good in the clinch and his striking defense has been outstanding, but he isn’t good on the ground and can lose rounds there. Michael Fybra was close to a title fight, but he lost his #1 contender fight. Fybra also is a kicker; he averages an astounding 53 of them per fight. He has deadly head kicks and he will destroy his opponent’s legs by landing on average, 23.3 of them per fight. He wants nothing to do with clinching and although he has no ground offense, his ground defense and his escaping skills are excellent. I think either guy could take this one, neither likes to fight on the ground, both have KO worthy head kicks and both like to use more kicking than punching. I think this one comes down to who can catch the other one with that perfectly placed head kick. PREDICTION: Cunningham 2nd round KO
PRELIM CARD
Lightweight Fight
#8 Martin Louis (12-3, 1-2 NGF) v #12 Kyun-Chul Kim (6-2 NGF)
Martin Louis hasn’t fared too well in his last 2 fights, going 0-2, but his 1st round TKO in his NGF debut shows he has excellent skills. Louis has excellent finishing power in his hands and feet, he has powerful kicks and his dirty boxing is some of the best in the division. Louis has very good striking defense and his take down defense is elite. Kyun-Chul Kim is rolling right now with 3 straight wins. Kim has not developed any power; he has 1 stoppage in his 6 wins. He uses aggressive striking and very good wrestling to grind out wins, he is averaging 7.7 take downs per fight and 19.9 ground strikes per fight. His clinch defense isn’t very good and that is an area that opponents can score on him. I think this is an excellent matchup, but Louis will have the clear power advantage, but Kim is a frustrating fighter. Louis is elite at his take down defense and I think he’ll let Kim wear himself out and be able to take advantage of that. PREDICTION: Louis 2nd round TKO
Featherweight Fight
#12 Lion El Johnson (8-3, 2-1 NGF) v #14 Benjamin Belleville (14-3, 1-0 NGF)
Lion El Johnson uses a style of control to win rounds, he has solid stand up skills, excellent striking defense and very good take down skills to score points. Johnson is aggressive on his feet, he averages 16.3 head punches and 6.4 leg kicks, but he is has been very good at getting his take downs. On the ground Johnson controls very well and he can be overwhelming, averaging 14.5 ground strikes per fight. Benjamin Belleville won his NGF debut fight; he looked very good on his feet and did enough on the ground to win a decision. Belleville has shown good power in past fights, he is a solid stand up fighter, he has decent striking defense and he will mix in some solid ground fighting as well. He hasn’t been great on the ground, and he has had some fights where he’s been taken down and has lost rounds by being on the bottom. I like Bellevilles overall game better in this matchup, but Johnson can be a serious problem when he’s on top, it will come down to ground control for sure. PREDICTION: Belleville decision win
Welterweight Fight
#8 Zeddicus Starburst (11-4, 7-4 NGF) v #9 Daemon Mustacho (9-4, 7-4 NGF)
What a great fight this should be, two excellent fighters who are very similar in a lot of things. Zeddicus Starburst is 2-3 over his last 5 fights and he’s coming of a excellent 5 round title fight. Starburst is a creative guy that has very good stand up skills. He has good power and his defense is good, but he lacks take down defense and he just isn’t very good on the mat. Daemon Mustacho is 2-4 over his last 6 and one of his wins came by split decision. Mustacho is a ultra aggressive fighter, he is averaging 34.7 punches, 14.8 kicks and 8 combinations per fight. He has good striking defense, solid power and he does a ok job of getting out of trouble on the ground and back to his feet. Both guys love to stand and bang so I’m expecting one exciting fight. I don’t think the ground game will play a part in this one, but there could be some clinch work. PREDICTION: Starburst decision win
Bantamweight Fight
Mickey McGillicutty (16-9-1, 0-1 NGF) v #13 Matti Teitsi (5-6, 2-3 NGF)
Mickey McGillicutty will try and rebound after his debut loss in his last fight. McGillicutty has big knees that he averages 29.3 per fight, but he doesn’t land a high percentage of them, and like his last fight, when he doesn’t, he can lose decisions. He is average in other areas, but his striking defense is very good. Matti Teitsi has lost 3 straight fights, so he really needs to figure things out. He has excellent dirty boxing skills and he’s averaging 35 clinch punches per fight. He struggles on the mat as he’s been submitted 3 times. I think this fight will be a big time clinch battle, if McGillicutty can land his knees he’ll have a chance to hurt Teitsi. PREDICTION: Teitsi decision win
Welterweight Fight
Archie Stewart (6-3, 4-3 NGF) v Rodrigo Oliveira (8-4-1, 0-0 NGF)
Archie Stewart had his 3 fight winning streak snapped in his last fight, but is 3-1 over his last 4 fights. Stewart is a solid stand up fighter with solid striking defense, but he has been a monster on the ground landing 77% of his ground strikes. Rodrigo Oliveira makes his NGF debut in this and he is coming in after winning his last fight. He looks to be a well-rounded fighter, solid in all areas. He does a excellent job in the clinch and he has 3 submissions. Oliveira has shown excellent take down defense so far and I think he’ll need to keep this fight standing, Stewart is a beast on the ground and he can grind out rounds. PREDICTION: Stewart decision win
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