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 Mayhem 9 Shreve v The Axe
Review by Jay Lawrence
Mayhem 9 was a successful event that went off without a hitch except for the group of naked protestors who ran through the arena during intermission. I guess that is the price one pays for booking an arena so close to Fremont Street. Either way, Mayhem 9 had a near max capacity crowd at 1868 adoring fans in attendance. The critics rated the event a 118.64, but we think they spent too much time in the hookah lounge before coming up with that number. In total the org lost money, but that is the side effect of taking care of our fighters.
Main Event - Larry Shreve v Artur The Axe
Gabe predicted this one as Larry came out banging hard and finished this one in the first round. The Axe actually got the first punch on Shreve and it ended up being the only punch The Axe would really get. Shreve moved this fight into the clinch and his strength kept him there. The Axe had no answer for the clinch raping received by Shreve.
Shreve Jr unloads with a big right hand that wobbles The Axe! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Shreve Jr is unloading with more strikes now! The Axe drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Larry Shreve Jr!
A relieved looking Larry Shreve Jr thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Although Shreve got the microphone and his hand raised at the end, he definitely didn't look like he just got out of the gym. The photo of Shreve taken after the fight -
Shreve will go on to fight Lahey for the title at the Heavyweight Division. Their fight will go down on 9-24-16 at Sin City 10 in the Hayashi's Lounge Arena.
Co-Main Event - Two Chugga Chugga v Ian Domman
I was unsure of what to expect in this fight. Chugga Chugga seemed the better fighter but is not yet signed to a gym, so I wasn't sure if his manager was neglecting him or not. Despite the manager's intents with Chugga Chugga, it was somewhat entertaining to watch him pull Ian in and out of the clinch 8 different time in just 3 minutes. Chugga kept the fight standing and avoided being taken down by the grappler domman. Domman didn't get a strike in, but Domman sure hit him with a few.
This victory from Chugga moved him into the top spot in the light heavyweight division at DFC. However, with Bryan Mayhem recently signing on with DFC, Bryan took the spot away from Chugga. Chugga immediately challenged Bryan to a fight and the two will be competing on 9-24-16 at the first round of the TUF semis. The winner will get the next title shot.
Dean Lockwood v Jackson Fumire
Gabe had an interesting take on this fight. Looking at the histories between the fighters Gabe felt Fumire's chin wasn't strong enough to withstand Lockwood despite Fumire being the better fighter. Gabe thought of Fumire as the favorite to win, but predicted Lockwood to win. This was the first time Gabe has done this in over 20 events and over 200 predicted fights from him. Well Gabe was spot on here! Lockwood had amazing takedown defense stuffing 4 straight takedowns from Fumire. If Fumire succeeded in any of those takedowns I think Fumire would've quickly forced Lockwood to tap. However, Lockwood was able to find an opening for two punch combinations and that is all it took to knock Lockwood out. Glass chin? I think maybe.
Lockwood stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lockwood wants it to stay on the feet.
Lockwood is pawing at Fumire, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Fumire's nose. Fumire is badly hurt! Lockwood pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Fumire tries desperately to hold on but Lockwood is relentless in his assault! As Fumire receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Lockwood away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dean Lockwood!
Lockwood's next fight will be on 9-24-16 against Johnny Ness who is a fellow boxer and might be testing Lockwood's chin!
Rauga Pascal v Gerry Zero
This was a classic standup vs. ground fighter. Rauga had the edge here though, scoring 10 in every round on every judge's card. Perhaps it is the standup advantage that he was actually punching Gerry while Gerry was trying to find a way to submit Rauga. 10 submission attempts and Rauga escaped them all. The fight went a full 15 minutes and it was a great fight to watch from every angle.
Rauga's next fight will be a true test of his ability as he goes against the notorious Samwell Lance. Rauga will need to figure out how to finish the fight as I don't think many fighters can last 15 minutes first Samwell and so far nobody has.
Alexander Pauwels v Luke Bresnan ***UNDERDOG VICTORY***
I LOVE it when the underdog wins! This is my goal when booking fights; create a fight that is tough for Gabe to predict and hope the underdog wins! This was in no way an easy one for anyone to predict. Two nearly identical opponents with short careers and a BIG right hand. Despite any thoughts before the fight, this fight really was Pauwels' in every sense of it. Pauwels truly dominated and finished in Mortal Kombat style with a HUGE uppercut from the clinch. Pauwels' next fight will be against Robb Stark on 9-28-2016 and with both fighters coming off big wins, this should be a great fight to watch!
Bantamweight Title Fight - Liam Fitzpatrick v Vayle Belval
Why would a title fight be so low on the card? Because Fitzpatrick is totally DOMINATING the bantamweight division and the fans already know it! Who wants to see a fighter they know will win? Fitzpatrick has a huge following and it just grew here. It took two rounds, but Fitzpatrick was able to finish yet another opponent.
and Fitzpatrick counters with a nice double leg into side control. Belval won't be happy with that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes there by Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Belval is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Liam Fitzpatrick!
Liam Fitzpatrick retains his bantamweight title!
Liam Fitzpatrick bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Fitzpatrick became the first DFC fighter to reach 3 title wins. He has his work cut out for him though as his next fight will be against the undefeated Matty The Viper Pritchard in a showing between two brown belts. The two are already at each other's throats in the buzz. I'm really excited to see the two of them go head to head.
Caio Bottura v Antonio Brown
When Antonio Brown first came to DFC he sure was loud. He strut around Conor McGregor style going after the best as he came through the doors. Brown backed up his mouth as he dominated his debut fight against a formidable opponent, but Caio Bottura is a specimen created for the championship. Caio is the 3rd DFC fighter to get 4 wins after this fight. Caio is undefeated in his professional career and has finished every one of his fights in the first round. Brown gets some credit as he lasted longer than anyone else has against Caio. Caio Bottura fights the popular Ted Getstoned on 9-23-16 and the winner in that fight will get the next title shot.
Matty The Viper Pritchard v Bruno Bigliotti Jr
In a fight for the title contention with some friendly (not friendly) banter in the Buzz, these two created enough hype to deserve a title shot. The winner of this fight gets to face Liam Fitzpatrick (this sounds like a punishment more than a reward) for the bantamweight title. Well, Matty did this in quick fashion taking Bruno to the ground and setting an armbar. Bigliotti was only able to get 1 punch in on Matty before tapping at 39 seconds into the fight. While walking away from the fight, Pritchard had several fans throwing white grappling belts at him. Rumor is, Liam Fitzpatrick paid fans to throw white belts at Pritchard while stating "Pritchard likes white belts". Pritchard has been criticized for his last two fights being against white belts and he hasn't been tested against another grappler yet.
Dom Cruz v Mars Asteroidbelt
Dom Cruz debuted huge here! With his first fight being against an older fighter who has fought 8 fights, I was really uncertain as to what might happen in this one. The result - Dom DOMINATED, 22 punches and 1 leg kick to a series of missed punches and a failed takedown from Mars. Dom took control of this fight early and finished it early at 2:58 in the first round. Well done Dom, glad to have you in DFC! Dom's next fight will be against a tough opponent in Maurice Smith on 9-24-16.
Johnny Ness vs. Max Glenclose
The opening fight, the one that gets the fans in their seats and truly gets the party started. Johnny Ness was debuting for DFC here going against the undefeated (1-0) Glenclose. Glenclose is criticized for being too balanced, and his balanced build did not have any answers for the boxing abilities of Johnny Ness. Johnny gets a special notch in my book as he walked to the cage with White and Nerdy playing.
AWARDS!
FIGHT OF THE NIGHT - Shreve vs. Artur. Although Shreve controlled this fight from the clinch, he did it with a bloodied face and after Artur got the first punch. The fight only lasted 1:16 seconds in the cage, but it will last a lifetime in the memory of fans.
KO of the night - Dean Lockwood. Two punch combinations and the dude destroyed the favorite to win. Well done Dean!
Submission of the night - Matty The Viper Pritchard. Matty made Bigioti look like a gym sparring scrub in this one taking Bigiliotti to the mat quick and painfully. Matty was impressive here and I really look forward to seeing what he can do vs. the champ!
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