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 MAIN CARD
Main Event
Light Heavyweight Title Fight
#1 Brett Riverboat (14-3, 9-3 NGF) v C-Scotty Bennet (17-0, 4-0 NGF)
A monster title fight and rematch between Brazil’s Brett Riverboat and American Scotty Bennet. Brett Riverboat took Scotty Bennet to 4 round in their last fight, the longest fight Bennet has had in his career. In that fight, Riverboat looked good, winning round 1, but Bennet wore him down and ended up KO him out in the 4th round. Riverboat has very good skills, and nasty, nasty elbows. Riverboat will cut up his opponents with any number of strikes, but he still gets hit a little too much and as a result, he’ll also get cut often. He likes to dirty box in the clinch and he is averaging 13.5 clinch punches per fight. He is average with his take down defense, but he is excellent at controlling, improving and getting back to his feet, all the while, avoiding damage. Scotty Bennet has simply been unbelievable so far in his career, going undefeated and finishing 16 of his 17 wins. He is a excellent stand up fighter who can be very aggressive, but he is dominating, a master in the clinch with his sensational Muay Thai skills. He will take a fight to the clinch and he is landing 69% of his head punches, 51% of his body punches and he is averaging 4.4 elbows. His elbow can cut and he does major damage with them when they land. He has elite take down defense so he hasn’t had to spend too much time on the ground. I’m not sure where the holes are in Bennets game, but Riverboat gave Bennet a big time test in their first fight. This one is my pick for fight of the night and I can’t wait to see if Riverboat has any tricks he’ll be throwing at the champion. PREDICTION: Bennet 4th round KO
Co-Main Event:
Lightweight Title Fight
#1 Soon Do (13-4-1, 1-0) v C-Tolek Banan (15-1, 8-0 NGF)
There has been some talk about Tolek Banan being a un-beatable fighter, a guy that doesn’t have a equal, well Soon Do doesn’t think so. Do is on a 6 fight winning streak and he’s won the last 3 by TKO. He is a solid stand up striker who has elite take down stills as he’s successful on over 60% of his attempts. Do improves his position with a 57% success rate and he is averaging 17.7 ground strikes per fight. He can demolish his opponents with his powerful ground and pound and he will land devastating elbows and hammer fists. Do has also locked up 18% of his submission attempts, so he not only will mash opponents faces, but he can have them tapping just as easy. Tolek Banan, one of the most dominating champions that the NGF has seen, he has won 10 straight fights, and he hasn’t had a really tough fight in a very long time. Banan is super aggressive; he is averaging 35.3 head punches per fight and 10.7 body punches. He has very good striking defense and his clinch skills and defense are amazing. He is landing 53% of his ground strikes and he is excellent at controlling his opponents and being able to get back to his feet. You can’t really find many holes in Banan’s game, but he can get be hit on the ground. Do has a tall mountain in front of him, but he has the ground skills to pull off this upset. Banan has to just keep doing what he does; he’ll be aggressive and be able to do that because he’s confident in his ground skills. I think Tolek will once again be able to stay out of trouble and be able to beat up Do. PREDICTION: Banan 3rd round TKO
Heavyweight Fight
#1 Vadim Kalashnikov (15-6, 4-2 NGF) v #3 Rinky Spider (10-2, 8-2 NGF)
Here is the #1 contender fight between Vadim Kalashnikov and former champion, Rinky Spider. Kalashnikov is a very creative fighter and exciting, but surprising he only has 1 OTN awards. He does have a possible chin problem as he’s been KO’ed 3 times and TKO’ed 2 times. Kalashnikov has excellent power, he can cut his opponents, he can KO them with head kicks, punches and flying knees. He is very accurate with his kicking, landing 70% of his head kicks, 90% of his leg kicks and 80% of his body kicks. He’s dominated in the clinch, but it’s not an area that he fights in often and he’s been solid defensively on the ground, but shows nothing offensively. Rinky Spider is so hungry to get back to a title fight. He has said he thinks he made a mistake when he lost his title to Wei Pei and he knows what he has to do to beat Pei. Well, he’ll have to get through Kalashnikov 1st. Spider is one of the most exciting and creative fighters in the division, he has 5 OTN awards including 4 KOTN. He’s a deadly stand up fighter who will attack and try and end fights violently. He has shown average striking defense and solid take down defense. He does ok in the clinch, nothing offensively on the ground, but he has been elite with his ground defense. This is a fight that Kalashnikov has got to win, Spider is a huge test, but one he has to pass if he wants to get a title fight. Spider wants his belt back, he looks very hungry and he is saying all the right things. I feel Spider will back up his words and be able to win and move back into the #1 contender. PREDICTION: Spider 2nd round TKO
Light Heavyweight Fight
#8 David Steel (10-2, 1-0 NGF) v #4 Dongmin Oh (18-3, 2-1 NGF)
David Steel looked good in his NGF debut and he’s now won 5 straight fights and he can win in any way. The former Steel Penn Annihilation champion, Steel is averaging 41.4 kicks per fight, he will batter his opponents with leg and body kicks and he can be deadly with any kick. He has sensational Muay Thai skills, but he doesn’t always do the best and he can be hit as opponents are averaging 9.3 strikes landed per fight. Dongmin Oh lost in his #1 contender fight in his last fight, but he is 6-1 in his last 7 fights and with a win in this one, he might very well be in the title fight talk again. Oh also has sensational Muay Thai skills, he has knife like elbows and he averages 10.7 attempted per fight. Oh has good power, he can cut up opponents, but he also has the ability to rock and get TKO’s. Oh is much of a ground fighter, but I think that this fight with Steel will see a lot of time in the clinch and not too much time on the mat. This is a great looking fight on paper and it’s very hard to pick a winner. I’m just going to say that Oh will be super motivated and he’ll be able to get the win. PREDICTION: Oh 2nd round TKO
Bantamweight Fight
#3 Harald Andersson (8-2, 7-2 NGF) v #7 Gim Ruut (19-7, 1-2 NGF)
Harald Andersson will make his first fight since losing in his title fight at SNF 9. Andersson is a well-rounded fighter who will fight standing and in the clinch. Andersson likes to use leg kicks to wear out his opponents, averaging 8.8 per fight. In the clinch he can beat up his opponents with his good clinch skills and dirty boxing. Andersson also has very deadly head kicks and they are a fight finishing weapon. Gim Ruut is not happy about his last 2 fights, 2 loses, 1 by KO the other by TKO. Ruut is a ground fighter with decent stand up skills. He has shown solid striking defense and he is landing 61% of his head punches, but his office is the ground game. He’s a black belt in bjj and he fights very smart, looking for his openings and when he locks in on one, he usually will finish it with 13 submission victories. He can grind out wins also, basically because he’s so good at controlling the fight on the mat. Andersson can win this fight for sure, he doesn’t want to be on the mat, but if he can fight off take downs and wear out Ruut, he’ll take it. I think Ruut will be very angry and I believe he’ll be able to get the submission win. PREDICTION: Ruut 2nd round submission
PRELIM CARD
Welterweight Fight
#5 Xavier Styles (14-7-1, 1-0 NGF) v #1 Enzo Moretti (16-8, 4-2 NGF)
This is one fantastic #1 contender fight between England’s Xavier Styles and Italy’s Enzo Moretti. Styles has won 2 straight fights but is 2-3 over his last 5. Styles is more of a counter style, but he is fantastic for landing those counter punches and mainly counter take downs. On the mat, Styles is a very powerful striker and a smart bjj fighter as he is landing 59% of his ground strikes and he has 5 submission wins. Enzo Moretti is an aggressive fighter who lands a decent amount of strikes, but his power has gone away over the last few fights. He will fight in the clinch and he is an aggressive dirty boxer, averaging 16.2 clinch head punches. Moretti has sensational striking defense and he does a nice job of improving and getting back to his feet when he’s taken down. The winner of this will get the next title fight, so huge stakes involved here. These guys fight smart, both guys can win fights in different ways and both guys can use leg kicks to slow the other down. I like Moretti’s defense in this one to allow him to avoid damage and I think Moretti will be able to land more strikes in this one. PREDICTION: Moretti decision win
Heavyweight Fight
Elbrys Gora (14-6, 2-5 NGF) v #12 Kent Phillips (10-3, 1-0 NGF)
We’ve talked about this before, but Elbrys Gora has a cutting problem that has derailed his career, Gora gets cut in just about every fight and he’s had 5 cut stoppage loses. Gora isn’t much of a stand up fighter, but he’s fantastic on the ground. He has got to get this fight to the mat and avoid any punishment. Kent Phillip won his NGF debut just 6 days ago on 8/10 at NGF 67. Phillips looked super good in his 1st fight as he broke a 2 fight losing streak, but his 1st with his new manager. Phillips looks very skilled in all areas, but in his last fight he clinched up and dominated. Gora has got to avoid strikes; Phillips has got to make Gora pay and stay off his back. I like Gora, but man, how can you pick him to win when he cuts so easily? PREDICTION: Phillips 2nd round TKO
Light Heavyweight Fight
Siegfried Freak (11-6, 0-0 NGF) v #5 Kert Nigobson (11-7, 8-4 NGF)
Sidgfried Freak is just 1-3 in his last 4 fights and he’ll look to start his NGF career off on the right foot. Freak has monster power with either hand and he can be overwhelming with the pressure he puts on. He is averaging 20.8 head punches per fight and that alone is more than his opponent’s total stand up strikes attempted (19.5). Kert Nigobson will look to make it 2 wins in a row and get back into the title picture with a win. Nigobson doesn’t do a whole lot standing, but he has excellent striking defense and looks to get counter take downs. He is successful on 51% of this take down attempts from standing and when on the mat, he can be a total beast. He is attempting 12.3 ground strikes and is landing 56% of them. Freak has the power; he can make Nigobson pay because his take down defense is so good. Nigobson has got to get this fight down and avoid the power of Freak. PREDICTION: Nigobson 3rd round TKO
Super Heavyweight Fight
#13 Nick Game (5-1, 0-0 NGF) v #3 Samson Miodek (10-4, 5-2 NGF)
Nick Game makes his NGF debut in this one, winner of his last 4 fights. Game is still developing his striking defense and his power. He has solid stand up skills he’s aggressive, but often a little sloppy with his strikes. He’s aggressive on the mat as well, but again, often missing more than hitting by landing 22% of his ground strikes. Samson Miodek is coming off a 27 second KO of Buck Compton and he will be trying to welcome the “rookie” to the org. Miodek is dangerous everywhere, and he has solid defense. Miodek has unbelievable take down success with 70% success rate with his stand up take down attempts. Game is a very good fighter, but his take down defense has been terrible. Miodek will get Game down and probably be able to do what he does, pound away. PREDICTION: Miodek 2nd round TKO
Welterweight Fight
#12 Ramazan Temel (9-3, 3-1 NGF) v #10 Jack Pot (11-5, 0-1 NGF)
Ramazan Temel is looking to keep his rankings march going and with a win, he’ll move into the top 10. Temel is riding a 3 fight winning streak winning all of them by TKO. He has excellent striking defense, he’s a good, powerful stand up striker and he does pretty well on the ground. Jack Pot will look to bring a fight to the ground and use his black belt bjj skills to get submissions. He doesn’t do a whole lot in other areas, but he has good striking defense to stay out of trouble when the fight is standing. You have power vs finesse, its stand up vs ground fighter. I think Temel is much better standing, more power and he has the take down defense skills to keep the fight standing and wear out Pot. PREDICTION: Temel 2nd round TKO
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