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Sin City 5 Review by Jay Lawrence
This event was DFC's best ever. DFC was the hit of Las Vegas Saturday night as The Underground arena was packed and a large crowd of people lined the streets to watch the fight on the big screen on the side of The Underground arena. Security personnel were busy as the emotional fights stirred up the worst in people. In attendance at The Underground were a few familiar faces such as Jay Z, Beyonce, two unknown actor wantabees from The Bachelor, and sitting in as guest commentator was Baltimore Ravens retired football player Ray Lewis. With an event rating of 136.73, Sin City 5 is now DFC's best ever event.
Opening Fight - Anthony Clark vs. Rustam McGee ***UNDERDOG WIN***
McGee started off the fight strong taking Clark to the ground with a few nice ground strikes and a couple hits from the clinch to include a nice uppercut. Round 1 started off as being very exciting and it was unsure who would win this fight by the end of round 1. McGee was the favorite to win the fight and continued to be the favorite after round 1. In round 2 Clark seemed to have figured McGee out and Clark began controlling the fight. Clark was taking McGee down with ease and landing some brutal ground strikes that McGee had trouble defending. The fight still looked close, but McGee lose his rhythm and Clark was capitalizing. Round 3 went the distance, but Clark again seemed to control the fight. Perhaps McGee was gassed, but Clark was stuffing every takedown attempt and landing some very nice takedowns followed by a little ground and pound. Clark dominated round 3 and with 2 rounds to 1, Clark, managed by Donny Darkow took home the victory. This was an excellent fight which really go the fans excited for the next fight.
Chris Barath vs. Jack Pete ***UNDERDOG WIN***
Perhaps Jack Pete thought this fight was a wrestling match and forgot this is MMA where glory is earned through delivering pain. Pete had some nice takedowns and clinches against Barath which would've scored some points in an Olympic wrestling match, but didn't hurt Barath and didn't score any points here. Barath had trouble getting anything going, but he was able to capitalize on a mistake by Pete and grab a hold of a large portion of Pete's neck. Barath sank an arm triangle resembling a WWF sleeper hold and it caused Pete to do exactly what those actors in the WWF did - Go to sleep. Barath won in round 1 and Pete is still trying to remember his name. This was a great victor by the underdog Barath who is managed by Sathish Kumar and has really had an up and down MMA career so far.
Daniel Robertson vs. Ken Sugimori
This fight was very one sided. Robertson controlled every aspect of this fight and Ken must've forgotten to eat his Wheaties. Ken appeared to have no energy here and Robertson was throwing Ken around like an instructor would in a sparring session. Hopefully Ken Sugimori takes this lesson into his next fight because at 0-2-0, Ken's MMA career is really appearing fragile. Robertson, managed by John Pinaglabana is really showing off well at 2-0-0 he is a top prospect at DFC and one to watch in the future.
Tim Arntz vs. Richard Chaids ***UNDERDOG WIN***
With a third underdog victory in just 4 fights, this fight really got the fans going. Chaids appeared to be the better fighter and took the fighter wherever he wanted, he just wasn't throwing any strikes and couldn't get in position to attempt a submission. Arntz was taking his shots whenever he could and finished the fight with a nice counter right hand to Chaid's face followed by an onslaught of power shots while Chaids was defenseless against the cage. Chaids fell to the mat and the crowd went wild. Arntz, managed by Alfie Jackson, was able to get his first career victory after a rocky start of 0-2 and it was in good fashion by knocking out the undefeated Richard Chaids!
For the underdog victory, a great knockout, and for taking out an undefeated opponent, Tim Arntz earned the KO of the Night Award.
Raylan Steele vs. Keiran McGuiness
I love it when two boxers meet in the steel cage! These two youngsters are no exception. However, Steele was clearly the standup fighter here. McGuiness moved around well, but just lacked any aggressiveness. You can't win a fight blocking the whole time Keiran! The crowd was cheering for Keiran telling him to throw a punch, but he seemed content to dance around the ring and Steele appeared content to punish him for it. Maybe Keiran was hoping for a longer fight? But, ya know that isn't going to happen against Raylan Steele who dropped Keiran with a huge right hand. Raylan Steele, managed by Abe Beasley, is off to a great MMA start and I look forward to watching him in the future. Even Ray Lewis waited until after the fights to get an autograph from Raylan.
Justin Lichfield vs. Jimmy Brunos
Justin Lichfield is definitely a fan favorite now. Lichfield, managed by Logan McDonald, was utterly spectacular in this fight. Brunos is no pushover, but he was no match for Lichfield. Lichfield took this fight to the ground and from the ground he landed 55 BOMBS on Bruno's face. Lichfield kept trying to find a submission, but Brunos is a slippery fella and Lichfield couldn't get anything locked in. Lichfield left the fight to the judges, but there was no question who won this fight. Congrats to Lichfield, the ground game master!
Ali Patterson vs. Chip Ryan
If this fight had gone 5 rounds, this could've been a much different outcome. Patterson dominated every aspect of this fight through the first two rounds, with very little action. But by the third round hit perhaps Ryan decided he wanted to fight. Ryan took Patterson to the ground and unleashed HELL. Ryan dropped hit after hit on Patterson and how Patterson didn't tap or pass out, I don't know. Round 3 was exciting and had all the fans standing on their feet cheering for Ryan who seemed asleep in the first two rounds. Ryan landed 20 ground strikes and went for 4 subs, but he just couldn't finish this fights. Some argue if this fight were whole fight rules Ryan would be the winner. But it's not, and Ali Patterson, managed by Anthony Patt, persuaded the judges. For an exhilarating fight which got the crowd going and made ESPN News, well done to both fighters!
Ingram Tottingham vs. Voodoo Pizzaman
As these fighters were making it to the cage several fans were holding up pictures of Voodoo in front of their faces. Others were holding up Voodoo's pizza boxes and it was clear Voodoo is a crowd favorite. With his makeup and hair he really bring a different element to the MMA world. But, can he fight? Voodoo started off strong, keeping this fight in the standup and punishing Ingram 9 times in a row for attempted takedowns. Voodoo seemed to have the fight in the bag, but Ingram was persistent and resilient. Ingram was able to find a takedown into half guard and from then on Voodoo looked like a fish out of water. Ingram went for submission after submission as Voodoo struggled and wriggled his way out of every attempt. Just as Voodoo began standing up Ingram was able to find an arm and moved into an arm triangle causing Voodoo to squeal in pain and tap out. After the fight, Voodoo reached for a hand shake from Ingram, but then faked the hand shake and kneed Ingram directly in the testicles. This unsportsmanlike act from Voodoo fined him $50,000 from DFC (more than he made from the fight) but earned him thousands of fans around the world.
For his persistence and ability to overcome a barrage of punches, Ingram Tottingham earned the Submission of the Night Award.
Welterweight title fight - Prince Rogers Nelson vs. Gerard Butler ***UNDERDOG VICTORY***
Round 1 was very close as both fighters traded heavy punches back and forth. This continued through every round with Nelson showing he was clearly the more aggressive fighter. This fight went all 25 minutes and the entire arena was creating a roar of sound cheering these fighters on. The fight was so inspirational several small fights began in the crowd in between rounds. Luckily DFC security was on hand and quickly quelled those issues. I think Ray Lewis had a heart attack watching this one and I never thought he could lose his voice but it was sure sounding hoarse by the end of this fight. This was 25 minutes of pure action between these fighters with a total of 199 head punches thrown! Now, these fighters only wear small pads on their hands, there isn't any gloves here. Both fighters, with bloodies faces and wore out bodies, mustered enough energy to shake hands and even hug it out after this one. I nice transition from Voodoo's degenerative act in the last fight. This was an amazing fight and if a champion is going to lose his title, this is how it should be - in an epic battle of blood and glory. Congrats to the new champion Prince Rogers Nelson, managed by Jackson Wink, who will be defending his title against the ruthless Ira Wright on 9-10-2016 at DFC Sin City 8.
For this epic fight that will be remembered for a long time to come, both these fighters earned the DFC Fight of the Night award.
MAIN EVENT - Ira Wright vs. Andrey Lobtov
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Although this fight did not have a lot of the big punches, kicks, or flashy moves, this was a true fight of grappling skill which only a trained grappler could really appreciate. These two fighters displayed excellent technique, patience and a master of their craft here in this fight. Ira Wright threw the first punch right after the touch of the gloves and the fight was ON. Lobtov took Ira to the mat, but wasn't able to do much from there. The first round was mostly uneventful from here on as Ira escaped every attempt Lobtov had at finishing the fight early. All judges scored Ira the winner of this round, but to the untrained eye Lobtov appeared to be the dominant one.
Round 2 was much of the same. Ira stuffed a takedown and Lobtov followed that up with an immediate second takedown which this time worked. Lobtov kept transitioning into better positioning and attempted several submissions, but Ira wouldn't take and found a way out of every thing Lobtov had to offer. This round remained on the mat and Lobtov could not find a way to win it. Despite his lack of finishing the fight, Lobtov was still able to score the win for this round on all judge cards.
Round 3 gave us our first clinch. Wright went straight to the clinch as the fighters approached in the middle of the cage. Ira got in a nice head punch from the clinch which probably would've knocked out half the MMA fighters out there, but Lobtov fought throught it and managed to take Wright to the mat again. Once there, Lobtov controlled every aspect of the fight but could not find a way to finish the fight. Wright won this round on every judge cards and with 2 out of 3 rounds, Wright who is manged by David Brent, took the decision victory. Wright finished the fight asking for a title fight and that is exactly what he will get on 9-10-2016 at DFC Sin City 8, stay tuned!
Breaking records and pushing DFC into the top 40 fighting organizations, Sin City 5 was a huge success. Thank you to all the fighters and mangers who participated and a special congratulations to all the winners who made history on this day.
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