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MAIN CARD
Main Event
Super Heavyweight Title Fight
#1 Samson Miodek (8-3, 3-1 NGF) v C-Vyacheslav Romanov (10-0, 3-0 NGF)
The card ends with one of the best fight matchups in the entire season, 2 monsters will battle for the super heavyweight championship. These two faced each other back at NGF 40 when they both made their NGF debut. In that fight, Samson Miodek was winning, he took Vyacheslav Romanov down and was doing damage with his ground and pound, but Romanov made a quick and skilled transition into a armbar and the fight was over. Miodek will just need to be more careful once he takes Romanov down. Miodek has exceptional wrestling skills; he is successful on 68% of his take downs, 75% while standing. He has nasty ground and pound and he’s averaging 11.2 ground strikes while landing 67% of them. He is a good kicker and he’ll often attack legs to help him in later rounds. He has been very good in the clinch as well, he just has to remember to be smarter on the ground, he has been submitted twice. Romanov is one big man; I mean you see this guy and you just can’t believe how big he is. 6’7”, 300 lbs, man that is huge! He will have nearly 40 lbs on Miodek, so he’ll have the size and reach advantage in this fight. Romanov has monster power as you would expect, if he can get his range he usually is doing major damage to his opponent. His fights don’t usually last long; he’s only had 1 fight get out of the 1st round. What is scary is he’s a accurate striker, he is landing 81% of his head punches and 93% of his body punches. On the ground he doesn’t look like he should be that great, he’s just a purple belt, but he has 3 submission victories and he looks lighting quick with his transitions. Obviously with his power, he can put people out with just one hammer fist on the ground, so his ground and pound is always something to avoid. This should be a good fight, it may become a grinding ground fight, but these guys are massive and that is always fun. PREDICTION: Romanov 1st round KO
Co-Main Event:
Welterweight Title Fight
#1 Aurelius Schultes (14-5-1, 2-1 NGF) v C- Kaito Rin (13-2, 3-0 NGF)
Aurelius Schultes will look to step in and take the belt from Kaito Rin. Schultes bounced back from his super fight loss to Bowser Stormcrow at NGF 47 by beating Zeddicus Starburst at NGF 51. He is dangerous standing and on the ground, so there is a reason he is 14-5-1 all time. He is a aggressive, he averages 13.2 head punches per fight, but he is often wild and inaccurate, he is only landing 38% of those head punches. He loves to attack legs with his heavy kicking, he averages 19.3 leg kicks and his pretty accurate with 52% landing rate. He will get his take downs and once there he has strong ground and pound, averaging 12.8 ground strikes with a 54% landing rate. He can be hit and occasionally he will be out struck, that has led him to the 3 decision losses. Rin is a very good kick boxer, but he uses a lot of take downs to score points with the judges and win fight by decision, he has 8 decision wins. His power isn’t great, he doesn’t rock or knock down his opponents as much as others in the division, but he lands a lot of punches, 11.6 head punch landed on average per fight. He is averaging 25.8 head punches and 10.9 body punches per fight, but he looks often like he is throwing punches to throw them, but he doesn’t look like he expects them to land, only 45% of this head punches and 38% of his body punches land. He will look for take downs early and often, he is averaging 11.5 take downs per fight and he is successful on 37% of them. On the mat he is extremely dangerous, he is consistently active, trying to improve and he is always looking for submissions and ground strikes, he’s a very difficult fighter on the mat. He has excellent submission skills, he is averaging 3.7 submissions per fight and he has 4 submission victories. This could be a grinding ground fight, but it will be immensely interesting to see the mental battle along with the physical battle. PREDICTION: Rin 3rd round submission
Middleweight Title Fight
#6 Purpura Mortis (10-4, 4-2 NGF) v #2 Artur Ross (10-2, 9-2 NGF)
A fantastic fight here, one that I am looking forward to very much with Purura Mortis and Artur Ross both looking for a win in hopes to be considered for the next title fight. Mortis last fought and lost to Ross at NGF 40, in that one Mortis was overwhelmed by Ross, he could not defend the kicking game from Ross and he was also cut, he has to be a little more aggressive in this one in my opinion. Mortis isn’t a big take down guy, but in his first fight with Ross he attempted and failed on 4 take downs. Mortis has good striking, he doesn’t average a ton of strikes, 4.7 head punches, 1.4 body punches and .9 kicks, but he has fantastic power, he often can land one punch from standing or in the clinch and he can rock his opponent. He’s a very scary fighter in that way, how he can be in a fight that looks like nothing is going on, then all of a sudden, 1 punch and the other guy is on jelly legs. Artur Ross, the very quiet former champion was distraught after losing his belt to Milan Savic, but he responded with a win over grinder Heath Marcum. He will now face a fighter that is more his style, but one that might have better power. Mortis might have the better power, but Ross certainly has the better striking defense, he is exceptional at landing and avoiding, there have been fights where the other fighter misses so many strikes, you almost feel like Ross was some sort of hologram, not even there. Opponents are only landing 26% of their head punches, 25% of their body punches and 0% of their leg kicks. Ross has excellent kicking, he averages 12.6 leg kicks while landing 73% of them, he also lands 77% of his body kicks. Kicking is a major weapon for Ross, he is accurate and he hurts people. He is very good in the clinch as well, it’s actually a position you need to avoid with him, he is simply dominating there, landing 88% of his averaged 12.8 head punches and he also use knees to wear out and hurt his opponents. Mortis is going to have to get quick, he’s going to have to land his power punches and get out of danger. I think Ross can clinch up with Mortis and win this fight, but this, I think, will be a better fight than their 1st meeting . PREDICTION: Ross 2nd round TKO
Bantamweight Fight
#9 Ori Jokinen (6-1, 1-0 NGF) v #2 Harald Andersson (7-1, 6-1 NGF)
This will probably end up being the #1 contender fight and see who will take on the winner of Gim Ruut and Andrzej Gajewski. Ori Jokinen is on a major roll, he’s won 6 straight fights, 4 KO’s and 2 other TKO’s. He has major power, especially for a 135 lb’er. He is an aggressive fighter who will put pressure on his opponent from the start. He is averaging 8.6 head punches and 9.6 body punches per fight, and landing 48% and 43% of them. He shows good footwork, he is very quick and can avoid a lot of strikes. He is still developing his kicking, but he will do enough there to keep his opponents guessing. He has been alright in the clinch, but he has been hurt there with some knees a few times. Has not spent any time on the mat, although he’s a brown belt in bjj. Harald Andersson is just as powerful as Jokinen and to me he’s a little more well-rounded. Unlike Jokinen, Andersson has developed his kicking and it’s some of the best in the division. Andersson averages 8.5 leg kicks and 4.4 head kicks per fight and it’s the head kicks that you have to be aware of. Andersson will try to avoid the ground, but he is aggressive in kick boxing and will clinch up at often. He has heavy strikes in the clinch; he can cut and rock opponents with a quick hook off the break. Andersson can be hit, he has decent striking defense, but on average he has given up more head punches than he’s landed. He has very good take down defense and when he has been taken down he has improved his position at a 62% success rate. This one is my favorite fight on this card, these guys are good and they are both very hungry. This one could be up for KOTN. PREDICTION: Andersson 2nd round KO
Featherweight Fight
#10 Meat Beater (8-4, 0-0 NGF) v #5 Clean Jaude Damn Vame (5-3 NGF)
This will be a fight between a NGF rookie in Meat Beater and featherweight rookie Clean Jaude Damn Vame. Beater enters the NGF loser of his last fight, but 4-1 in his last 5. Beater is a exceptional kick boxer who has wonderful Muay Thai skills. He has gotten into a lot of standup battles where a lot of strikes have been thrown, he is averaging 25.3 head punches per fight and his opponents are averaging 25 per fight. Beater has good skills all around, he mixes in around 10 combinations per fight and he is landing 77% of his leg kicks and 83% of his body kicks. He does not want anything to do with the mat, but where he can do damage is in the clinch. He has often rocked and finished fights is with his Muay Thai, he is landing 86% of his head punches and 76% of his body punches in the clinch, and when he takes a fight to the clinch, it’s usually to finish a fight. Clean Jaude Damn Vame will make his first fight at featherweight after spending his first 8 fights at lightweight. Vame should have a strength advantage in this one, but this is one tuff fighter that he is facing. Vame is one of the most creative fighters in the NGF, he attempts a number of different strikes, flying knees and spinning back fists are often attempted in his fights. His biggest weapon is his kicks, he attempts 23.1 kicks per fight and when they land, there is usually some sort of damage done. He is good in the clinch, but hasn’t had a whole lot of time there so far. He is getting 25% of his take downs and he has shown he can control fights on the mat, he is averaging 4.3 ground strikes per fight, but opponents are landing 70% of their ground strikes, so his ground defense has not been good. This one is too close to really have a good idea, Beater is going to be trying to impress, but he might have a hard time coming up with a game plan since he really has never seen Vame. This one is going to be a great fight; I’m going out on a limb here and say this could be considered for FOTN. PREDICTION: Vame decision win
PRELIM CARD
Featherweight Fight
#6 Jean Van Dam (15-4, 1-0 NGF) v #4 Koji Murosaki (8-2, 6-2 NGF)
An amazing final fight to the prelims on this card between two top 10 featherweights in Jean Van Dam and Koji Murosaki. Dam won his NGF debut at NGF 53 over Joko Diaz with a TKO in the 5th round. Dam is a sensational wrestler with a brown belt in bjj with very little kick boxing ability. He is averaging 15.3 punches while standing, but he only lands 22% of them. What he does is get his take downs, he wants the fight on the mat, he things any time spent standing is time he’s losing the fight, same with clinch, if the fight is in the clinch, he is just looking to pull guard or get a take down. He is a monster on the mat, he averages 12.3 ground strikes, he is constantly is improving and he will also look for submissions. Koji Murosaki is a better-rounded MMA fighter, he has much better stand up skills and he has a black belt in bjj, so he has no problem going to the ground. He isn’t much of a clinch fighter and doesn’t have a kicking game to speak of. He can be very creative on his feet, he has KO power and his striking defense is very good. Murosaki doesn’t put up any take down defense because he is perfectly fine fighting on his feet or off his back. Van Dam doesn’t have much striking defense so I think Murosaki can pick apart Van Dam if he wants. I think the fight will go to the ground, there it will get interesting. This will be Murosaki’s first fight at featherweight coming down from lightweight, so that maybe a slight factor in this one. PREDICTION: Murosaki 3rd round submission
Welterweight Fight
#2 Dominick Napolitano (6-3, 6-2 NGF) v #4 Daemon Mustacho (7-2, 5-2 NGF)
Here is another number 1 contender fight between #2 Dominick Napolitano and #4 Daemon Mustacho. Napolitano has won his last 2 fights and is 5-1 in his last 6 fights. Napolitano is a accurate striker with one huge weapon, ok, two, his feet. He has deadly kicking; he averages 29.4 leg kicks per fight and lands on average21.8 of them. He has fantastic take down skills, but he hasn’t done all that well on the ground. He has power when he needs it, but he can out point you with his kicking very easily. Daemon Mustacho has now lost 2 straight fights after winning his first 7 career fights. He first lost a title fight vs Kaito Rin where Rin beat him strictly by being slightly more active and attempting 28 take downs, in his last fight he lost a close decision because he was out kicked. Mustacho has the talent to be a champion he’s just run into a rough patch. Mustacho has to get back to finishing fights and taking it out of the judge’s hands. He is super aggressive; he’s averaging 35.8 head punches per fight and 14.6 body punches. He can flat out overwhelm his opponents with strikes, but he has seemed to have change to the more strikes the better and is sacrificing power. Mustacho is good in the clinch as well, but doesn’t do a whole lot on the mat. This is my pick for FOTN, let’s get this one going! PREDICTION: Napolitano decision win
Lightweight Fight
#8 Kyun-Chul Kim (3-1 NGF) v #13 Dom DeLuise (7-4, 0-0 NGF)
Kyun-Chul Kim will try and move to 4-1 inside the NGF with a win over NGF rookie Dom DeLuise. Kim is a light hitting lightweight, something I think he’ll have to work on if he would like to stay in the top 10. He is an aggressive wild puncher he averages 33.6 punches but lands 43% of them. He has fantastic conditioning, and has outworked everyone he’s fought. He also averages 27.5 ground strikes while landing 54% of them. Dom DeLuise will need to avoid going to the ground in this one, he hasn’t been good there and although he has shown good ground striking defense, he still will let a good share land, and a good share is too much to allow from Kim. What Kim has got to look out for is the deadly head kicks from DeLuise. He is averaging 13.9 head kicks per fight and this is his KO weapon. He is also very aggressive in the clinch and he will throw a lot of strikes and wear out his opponent. This is going to be a very interesting matchup. Kim has the ability to out point anyone with his aggressive stand up and ground and pound style, but DeLuise has the experience and can deliver a KO. I think I’m going with the rookie in this one. PREDICTION: DeLuise 2nd round KO
Middleweight Fight
#8 Mikhail Rakhmanov (7-2, 4-2 NGF) v #9 Marek Jebut (7-1-1, 0-0 NGF)
Mikhail Rakhmanov is a very skilled fighter, but he is still developing his game. He has looked very good at times and then others he lacks the aggression and can be out pointed. He is averaging 7.7 head punches a fight while his opponents are averaging 10.9. He has shown decent striking defense, but he can get into a rut in a fight where he can’t avoid anything. He has good take down skills and he has impressive ground and pound, he averages 1.6 ground strikes but he lands 79% of them per fight. Marek Jebut is a former DFC champion and black belt in bjj. He is a grinder who will win a lot of decisions because he will out wrestle opponents and win rounds because he ends on top. He is a decent kick boxer who likes to throw a lot of strikes, but his money is earned on the mat. He is only landing 36% of his head punches, but he uses them more of a distraction so he can land take downs, which he is successful on 55% of his attempts. He has heavy hands and he can hurt opponents on the mat with his ground and pound as well as submission skills. I like Jebut and his ability to finish fights on the mat in this one. PREDICTION: Jebut 2nd round submission
Super Heavyweight Fight
#12 Mikhail Van Kirkland (10-8, 1-0 NGF) v #8 David Miller (8-5, 5-3 NGF)
Mikhail Van Kirkland will try to build on his impressive NGF debut win over Stef Jalz and SNF 5. There is a few certainties in life, 1 you will get older, 2 you die and 3, you will get bloody if you fight Van Kirkland. Van Kirkland has a real problem, he cuts very easily, he has been cut 11 times in his career, but he has cut his opponent just as many times and 4 cut stoppage wins to go along with is 4 cut stoppage loses. He is a very inaccurate striker, but he wants to get a fight to the mat where he can use his deadly ground and pound. He averages 4.8 take downs a fight and 7.1 ground strikes per fight. His problem is he is allows himself to be struck a lot more than he strikes his opponent. David Miller will have a hard challenge, but Kirkland works into a lot of Millers strengths. Miller has wonderful wrestling skills and he can ground out opponents too. He also has very heavy hands and he can do damage standing and on the mat. He is a better stand up striker by a lot over Van Kirkland and he has better submission skills. This one will be a good one to start this card, and it will make the white mat red for the rest of the event. PREDICTION: Miller 2nd round TKO
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