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DFC: Sin City 8 – Prince vs. Wright (10 September 2016 – Hayashi’s Lounge, Las Vegas) Preview and Predictions – Written by Gabe T.S. Gardner (112290)
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A welterweight title fight that we have all been waiting for is set for tonight’s main event as Prince Rogers Nelson gets ready to defend his championship against a teenage prodigy in Ira Wright. Sin City 8 is just the latest in a long line of stacked cards that, if you value the sport at all then you cannot afford to miss.
Fight 1
“Zombie” Prince Rogers Nelson 6-0-0 vs “Funny” Ira Wright 3-0-0: 5 Rounds of 5 Minutes for the DFC Welterweight Championship
This fight pits two of the most talented men in the entire organisation together – An experienced champion with brutal Muay Thai ability and sound wrestling against a Young buck with a lot to prove and a lot of hype behind him – with incredible boxing ability, great wrestling and a purple belt in BJJ.
I think that there aren’t really enough superlatives to describe the confrontation that is gonna happen in this fight, we have the best of the best at Welterweight here.
While I could be violently proven wrong, given it is a fight and anything can happen, I think that Wright (who looked so impressive against veteran Lobtov) just has the edge in all areas of the fight, with a stronger ground game and unbelievable boxing ability for his age. I don’t expect Nelson to down early at all, but I think after 2 and a half brutal rounds, he will finally give in under the onslaught of the younger, crisper Wright.
Gabe T.S. Gardner’s Prediction: (W) Ira Wright Round 3 (TKO/KO)
Fight 2
Ted Getstoned 4-0-0 vs Daniel Tinto 8-3-1: 3 Rounds of 5 Minutes 155lbs
World grappling champion Ted Getstoned makes his DFC debut, showing that DFC attracts truly the best competitors to its cage. He will face off against Daniel Tinto, who is fresh off of a win against Glenn Williamson.
This fight truly has the potential to end in seconds or go the full distance judging on how talented these fighters are with their respective grappling ability.
While I think Tinto’s experience in MMA rather than grappling may be a bonus here, does he have what it takes to beat a fighter who is undefeated in both sports and a world champion? I just don’t think I have seen that kind of quality from him yet.
I think that Getstoned gets the win here.
Gabe T.S. Gardner’s Prediction: (W) Ted Getstoned, Round 1 (SUB)
Fight 3
Rhys Crowder 2-0-0 v Gerard “The Bounty Hunter” Butler 5-1-0: 3 Rounds of 5 Minutes 170lbs
If there is one welterweight I think could outbox the outstanding Mr Wright, then it is this man: Rhys Crowder. Crowder is a DFC original having fought all his fights here, and looks set to continue his charge up the table in my mind.
Butler is no slouch, and just came off of a well fought decision loss against the current champion – but oh god does Crowder have a scary ability to zip in and out of striking distance, firing off a machine gun clip worth of blows to your head and body in second. As it stands, he hasn’t missed one punch. NOT ONE. He isn’t fighting bums either, but it might as well make no difference.
This will look really awkward in hindsight if I completely miss the mark here, but I think Crowder ends it in round 2.
Gabe T.S. Gardner’s Prediction: (W) Rhys Crowder, Round 2 (TKO/KO)
Fight 4
Chad “Convict” Domarr 4-2-0 v Gil “Bipolar” Jacobson 3-0-0: 3 Rounds of 5 Minutes 155lbs
Hmm, how can I pad out the fact that Chad Domarr has no chance of winning into a longer more entertaining prediction…
Well the simple truth is I think that this is a bit of a mismatch here. Domarr looked good in his first three pro fights, winning with strikes and submissions, showing his versatility. But, he has lost to fighters that I fear Jacobsen would eat alive inside of a round.
Domarr is a good fighter, but he is clearly outmatched here as the edge in standup and wrestling easily goes to his opponent.
Gabe T.S. Gardner’s Prediction: (W) Gil Jacobson, Round 1 (TKO/KO)
Fight 5
Ali Patterson 3-0-0 v Tim “The German” Arntz 1-2-0: 3 Rounds of 5 Minutes 205lbs
Tim Arntz has a lot of potential given his ablity, but has always looked off of the pace against his adversaries. I believe if he got his head in the game or looked to change gyms or trainers he could really develop into a good fighter, but as it stands he hasn’t appeared to have made those choices. That said, I do believe he can use his superior ground game to frustrate his opponent tonight and really control the fight.
Coming off of the back of his first career win, he has to be a little more confident and I think despite Patterson having a better record, believe that he can (as I always like to put it) send him out in a flurry of blows.
Gabe T.S. Gardner’s Prediction: (W) Tim Arntz, Round 2 (TKO)
Fight 6
Tom “Tommy” Thomas 1-0-0 v Johnny Yocum 4-0-0: 3 Rounds of 5 Minutes 135lbs
Nobody has made the most of what I would call a limited but well-rounded skillset like Yocum has in his career. The jack of all trades style fighter has recorded four KO victories with most coming in the third round, so while he might not have natural one punch KO ability he sure has heart and grit to keep on swinging for that long.
He faces a relative unknown in Thomas, a fighter that showed excellent boxing ability in his debut fight, but attempted 25 takedowns?! Why exactly? We don’t know, but hopefully he has learned not to gas himself chasing takedowns when his stand-up is clearly his strong suit.
My heart and brain both say Thomas has more natural ability and that’s better than a coin toss to decide this one, Thomas to KO Yocum in round 1
Gabe T.S. Gardner’s Prediction: (W) Liam Fitzpatrick, Round 1 (TKO)
Fight 7
Ernest “P” Worrell 1-0-0 v Daren “The Green” Greeley 2-3-0: 3 Rounds of 5 Minutes 135lbs
Greeley’s record does not necessarily reflect the man’s abilities. His losses came to top fighters and not a bunch of bums. I think he has more to give than you might expect and the DFC debuting Worrell is going to find that out for himself.
Worrell, primarily fights using a combination of fast and sharp MT kickboxing strikes and using his emphatic wrestling ability to smother his opponents on the ground. Greeley, as we have seen fights primarily standing up and will want to use his superior striking ability to full effect here.
There are no easy fights, and this isn’t going to be one of them but I think that Greeley will take this fight by decision.
Gabe T.S. Gardner’s Prediction: (W) Daren Greeley, Round 3 (SD/UD)
Fight 8
Mi “Long Saber” Han Lo 1-0-0 v Manny “The Man” Menendez 0-1-0: 3 Rounds of 5 Minutes 145lbs
This fight represents a bit of a lull in an otherwise stellar card as two of the fighters that are…how you might say…at the bottom of the featherweight food chain.
We have two more good fights coming up so I will afford a concise yet accurate prediction for this one. Manny Menendez just didn’t look suited to the sport in his debut, either he needs to get a new training camp or just switch managers or something because I think at featherweight, the 6ft featherweight needs to look into fighting perhaps in lightweight or welterweight. Some weight were the cut doesn’t nearly starve him to death.
As for Han Lo, they have slightly superior striking ability and that is where I think they will take the edge, but the fight will go the full three rounds as both newcomers will be cautious in this stage of their careers.
Gabe T.S. Gardner’s Prediction: (W) Mi Han Lo, Round 3 (SD/UD)
Fight 9
“Hyena” Jack Mason 3-1-0 v Horacio Martins 1-1-0: 3 Rounds of 5 Minutes 185lbs
We might as well call Mason 3-0 because his debut loss came against a heavyweight as Mason foolishly entered an open weight tournament (scientists are still trying to work out why) but since he has reverted back to his native Middleweight, he has flourished.
Martins is coming off of a loss from way back at Sin City 1 where he was KO’d in under 40 seconds by Combat device, which possibly could hint at a weak chin. Martins has good heart and all around skills, but against a pure striker like Mason, I am not sure if he has the longevity to last for than 2 rounds before being broken down.
I think Mason will fight an extremely aggressive fight and eventually catch martins out in the second round with a stiff shot, and pile on from there.
Gabe T.S. Gardner’s Prediction: (W) Jack Mason, Round 2 (TKO/KO)
Fight 10
Johnny Burma 2-0-0 v Mike “Blades” Lonestar 2-2-0: 3 Rounds of 5 Minutes 205lbs
Two skilled wrestlers and BJJ practitioners are set to lock horns in our opening contest of the evening as Burma takes on Lonestar. I think this is a close contest but that the key to victory here will be Burma’s superior wrestling ability.
I think that his skills with takedowns and vicious ground and pound will take Lonestar out of his comfort zone and very possibly be forced into a mistake, that will cause him to get trapped in either a submission or being ground ‘n’ pounded into the canvas.
It’s a stoppage win for Burma in my mind.
Gabe T.S. Gardner’s Prediction: (W) Johnny Ness, Round 1 (TKO/KO)
Another amazing event for DFC here as the “Sin City” name gains even more recognition for being a byword for “Great MMA action”. There is so much to look forward to here, so be sure not to miss it at Hayashi’s Lounge, Sept. 10th!
Written by Gabe T.S. Gardner (112290)
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