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DFC Las Vegas 46 Event Results and Review

Event Review: DFC Las Vegas 46
Dissolution Fighting Championship (290k+)
2017-01-13, Las Vegas, Hard Knocks - Las Vegas
Attendance:2,397, Event Rating:154
Author:Master Po

 DFC Las Vegas 46 (876602) Event Results and Review

    Introduction:  Dissolution Fighting Championships, together with THE END 32, put together another great event in Las Vegas. The event took place at the Hard Knocks arena, and although it wasn't a sell out crowd it was definitely an entertaining experience. Only one fight out of the ten scheduled required the judges to declare a winner. Altogether four fights made it passed the first round, and the crowd sure pushed the decibels up with each and every fight. It was another incredible episode from DFC Las Vegas that I was glad to have witnessed.      Gustav Gustavsson vs Franco Micheli - 155 lbs In the first fight of the night we had a stand up battle with Gustavsson and Micheli. Immediately Micheli took the fight to the clinch. From there it started slowly with both fighters battling for position, and struggling to connect with any meaningful strikes. After a failed takedown attempt from Micheli the fighters wound up back to striking at range. Then, about a minute into the contest, Gustavsson countered a leg kick from Micheli, and cut him in the process. After being cut Micheli clinched with Gustavsson again, and found himself hurt bad after a left hand connected clean. Not long after that, Gustavsson capitalized with a big uppercut from the clinch that dropped Micheli. Gustavsson forced the ref into action with more unaswered strikes. Good KO victory for Gustavsson.  Prediction: Gustavsson by unanimous decision.  Result: Gustavsson TKO (Strikes) 1:43 of round 1.        Glenn Williamson vs Manny Pacquiao - 170 lbs This one was all Pacquiao. At the opening bell he came out swinging and connecting with precision. Williamson tried to go for a few takedowns as a defense mechanism, but he would never land one. Seconds into the fight Pacquiao landed a nice combo that rocked Williamson. Williamson kept trying for more takedowns out of instict having that brown belt jiu-jitsu base. This only allowed the Muy Thai striker to counter with hard, effective strikes. Less than a minute in, Pacquiao connected with a nice cross, and knew he had Williamson stunned. He immediately rushed in with two hardcore shots that put Williamson to sleep. Good night Irene! Prediction: Williams Submission (Arm Triangle) round 2.  Result: Pacquiao KO (Punches) 0:47 of round 1.       Joseph Duffy vs Carl Sands - 265 lbs On paper this fight seemed like a very even matchup. In the cage, for whatever reason, things played out a little differently. Starting out these two solid boxers with blue belts came out swinging. Sands was more accurate, and it seemed as if Duffy was uncomfortable with stand up. Just about a minute into the first Sands dropped Duffy with a nice shot then jumped into his guard. From there Sands grounded and pounded out a first round domination. In the second round Sands caught Duffy again and knocked him down. Sands jumped into Duffy's guard yet again, but this time Sands competely shut him out before eventually landing a big left hand that rang his bell. On this night it was Carl "The Hour Glass" Sands' time.  Prediction: Sands TKO (Strikes) round 1. Result: Sands TKO (Strikes) 0:57 of round 2.       Sao Galileo vs David Cormier - 205 lbs This was a good fight that went back and forth. Starting out these two came out punching and kicking. After a brief feeling out period Cormier started connecting at a good clip and managed to take the first round. The second round was similar, but this time it appeared that Galileo had Cormier's timing down, and countered with some good hard shots that took a lot out of him. The second was a close one but Galileo most likely took it on at least 2 of the 3 cards. In the third round of a good little tussle the two again came out banging. Just about two minutes in, knowing that Cormier was gassing out and he most likely needed a finish, it appeared that Galileo stepped it up. He landed a beauty of a counter uppercut that rocked Cormier. As he had done the entire fight Cormier tried to take away Galileo's mobility with a leg kick which whiffed, and subsequently enabled a counter right that knocked him out cold.  Prediction: Cormier TKO (Strikes) round 2.  Result: Galileo KO (Punch) 2:10 of round 3.        Boris Klein vs Ricky Davis - 205 lbs Klein came out at the opening bell, and clinched with Davis. In the clinch Klein did good work. He landed hard shots that hurt Davis. Just seconds into this fight he landed a hook that gashed Davis. The first two minutes or so were fought almost entirely in the clinch with Klein clearly winning. Then, for whatever reason, just after two minutes into the round Klein decided to pull guard on a clearly superior BJJ fighter. This was catastrophic. Davis, already in a dominant position, just postured up and pounded on Klein, softening him up, on the way to the inevitable submission by arm triangle to put this one in the books. A nice come from behind win from Davis.   Prediction: Davis Submission (Armbar) round 1. Result: Davis Submission (Arm Triangle) 3:26 of round 1.        Wally Hewitt vs Ryan Hall - 185 lbs Hewitt came out as the obvious agressor here, but Hall's patience would bring about his demise. Hall landed a series of crisp jabs early. Hewitt was in trouble almost immediately, and the ref was watching closely. Hewitt tried a takedown, but Hall sprawled nicely. Hall then had Hewitt pressed up against the cage unloading on him. Trying to roll with the punches Hewitt only managed to duck into an uppercut and get rocked. With Hewitt hurt bad and on spaghetti legs, Hall landed three hard shots to end it. A chopping leg kick, a straight right, and an overhand right was all she wrote for Hewitt. Nice standup displayed by Hall.  Prediction: Hall KO (Head Kick) round 2.  Result: Hall KO (Punch) 0:48 of round 1.        Khalid Mamedov vs BJ Penn - 185 lbs Mamedov dominated this fight despite being 6 years younger than Penn. Penn wanted to clinch straight away, but got swatted away by Mamedov. From there Mamedov jabbed and cut Penn. Penn was more aggressive but got peppered by Mamedov's world class boxing. Penn was rocked by a shot to the eye socket just seconds in, but did show good heart by recovering quickly. Penn landed one shot in the fight, a decent uppercut, but right after Mamedov retaliated with his own uppercut which dropped him. Mamedov immediately pounced, and pummeled Penn with more strikes to bring the ref into action. On a three fight win streak the 21 year old appears to have found his recipe for success.  Prediction: Mamedov Submission (RNC) round 1.  Result: Mamedov TKO (Strikes) 0:56 of round 1.        Mark Marx Jr vs Kyrie Irving - 170 lbs This fight was the only decision of the night. These guys put on a show, though. In the first round which was the closest of the three they both cut each other, but Marx Jr won it in the clinch. The second round was fought entirely in the clinch and Marx dominated it, overpowering Irving, and scoring more effectively. In the third Marx Jr landed a takedown, and I guess didn't like how it felt, so he stood back up. The he went back to the clinch, and did what he had done the previous two rounds. He even managed to hurt Irving near the end of the fight with some nice short punches inside just to add insult to injury. Marx Jr who has a brown belt in BJJ won this fight with striking, showing he is definitely making strides in his stand up game.  Prediction: Marx Jr Submission (Armbar) round 1.  Result: Marx Jr unanimous decision.        Tom Thomas vs Johnny Jacobi - 135 lbs Thomas looked like Tyson in the 80s in this one. Not long after the bell rang Thomas landed a three punch combo that cut Jacobi. Thomas kept Jacobi on his heels the rest of the fight. Landing power punches and jabs that were just as powerful. Jacobi tried a hail mary takedown which drew a counter right from Thomas that sent him reeling. He managed to get up looking winded and wobbly. Jacobi, out of desperation, charged at Thomas, and in something I have never seen in my short time here, walked straight into a jab that knocked him out cold. Thomas can put some serious mustard on his punches! Prediction: Thomas KO (Punches) round 1.  Result: Thomas KO (Punch) 0:43 of round 1.  KO of the Night Award       Samwell Lance vs Amadeus Mozart - 185 lbs  In the main event of the evening Samwell Lance at 10-2 took on a 19 year old Amadeus Mozart with half his cage experience at 5-1. In the first round the fighters went tit for tat. Both fighters landing and receiving shots in the stand up battle. It was a solid two minutes of that before Lance took things into the clinch. In the clinch Lance landed some hard shots, but Mozart eventually pulled guard. Mozart spammed every sub attempt he could drum up in the last few minutes of the round. The announcers seemed to think Lance won the first. In the second round Lance clinched up after a few exchanges. In the clinch he seemed to be the more effective fighter, and actually the announcers seemed to think he was completely dominating the fight. Closing in on two minutes into the second round Mozart pulled guard again. This time Lance, while trying to just control the position, got caught slipping. Mozart isolated an arm, and dialed up a triangle. He cranked on it, and drew the tap. At only 19, Mozart is coming into his own, and seems to have a high fight IQ.  Prediction: Mozart Submission (Armbar) round 1.  Result: Mozart Submission (Triangle) 2:37 of round 2.  Sub of the Night Award Fight of the Night Award       Conclusion:  Dissolution Fighting Championships Las Vegas is doing great work. This event was a success, but owner Jay Van Clief says there is always room for improvement. With this mentality each upcoming event is better than the last. The 290k+ ID restricted organization is always looking for new talent. They always offer fair fights by skill, age, and p4p. DFC Las Vegas also offers a 300k+ 18 year old only KT division. Next up will be DFC Las Vegas 47 on January 20, 2017 at Hard Knocks. Be sure to stay tuned for that event where Larry Shreve Jr will put his 265 lb belt on the line against Randy Springs! As always I would like to give thanks for your time. Until next time. 

 

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