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 Revolution XC 4
Question, How does Revolution XC follow up it’s most successful event to date? The answer is simple, bring in a card with 5, F@$#ING 5, Championship encounters, a main event featuring a returning champion looking to reclaim his throne, Elvis the Fighter looking for revenge and one of the best featherweight prospects in mixed martial arts today. Without further ado, let’s get to the arm breaking, head spinning, and endurance testing action that only Revolution XC can provide!
Rodney Smith vs Martin Luther King Jr
Featherweight MMA Action
It really speaks to the quality of this fight card that this fight, featuring one of the next big things in Smith, is the curtain jerker for this event. Though that might have more to do with King than anything else. I can’t be too mean, King did the best that he’s done for a while, landing body shots and not getting finished at all. On the other hand, Rodney proved why he’s one of the guys to watch by dominating in every aspect of the fight, taking home unanimous 30-27 scorecards. Smith now sits at 12-0, while Martin now has to deal with a record of 9-5. At least his head didn’t get as messed up as previously.
Zui Quan Tso vs Troy Lancaster
Heavyweight MMA Action
Clinches galore helped Lancaster bring down Tso in this heavyweight contest by round 2, and he did it with a takedown and a multitude of elbows. Tso barely did anything, this fight was all troy from start to finish. Afterwards, Troy hyped himself to the crowd, showing a natural charisma on top of a 23-15-2 record. Zui is now 10-5.
Andy Fitzgerald vs Carlos Newton
Middleweight MMA Action
Another one sided fight in the books, this time with Fitzgerald snapping a two fight skid with strikes against the cage set off by a short shot in the clinch. Even coming out to Bootylicious by Destiny’s Child didn’t help Newton, as he failed to do anything in this fight besides get hit and fell to 10-7. Now 11-3, Fitzgerald might still have a ways to go before he can have a rematch with RAS for the Middleweight Championship.
Nate Gonzalez vs Royal Pain
Lightweight Championship Action
I guess it wasn’t a fluke. Gonzalez, right after regaining his championship, proved that he’s the real deal with a convincing Unanimous Decision victory over Royal Pain. The scorecards read 49-46, 49-47, and 48-47. It was definitely a closer match than before, with Pain doing his best work on the ground where he attempted 14 submissions and kept squirming into better positions, but Gonzalez brought that extra something in the cage, especially with his standup and perfect 4 takedowns. Pain, now 11-4, will need to regroup before he can even think of getting another shot at the belt. Gonzalez, now 11-3, will be seen sooner than later after an interesting next fight…
Pyry Kontio vs Hop Sing Jung
Featherweight MMA Action
There’s almost something magical about breaking a losing streak, especially after so many decide to write you off. Jung was on a three fight losing streak and has now has seemingly got his mojo back with a quick 1st round submission over Finland’s (formerly) favorite featherweight. Kontio started off strong with a quick takedown but soon regretted his decision when Elvis the Fighter immediately threw up a triangle and a tap out occurred soon afterwards. Kontio, now 12-5 after this fight and a knockout loss to Alexander Vermeer, now sits on the outside looking in. Jung’s next opponent has come as a surprise, as he will be facing Nate Gonzalez in a title fight come Revolution XC 5. Whether the 17-7 Korean superstar deserves it or not, it should be an excellent fight for fans.
Kaleva Vettenranta vs Kyle Long
Light Heavyweight Championship Action
This rubber match is a quick, clear, and showed that our organization needs more Light Heavyweights. Vettenranta put an exclamation mark in his third encounter with Long by use of a 34 second armbar. Long, now 12-7, might not have to wait that long for a fourth match, as he is one of only 8 Light Heavyweights we have on the roster. If you have a light heavyweight you’d like to see compete in our organization, PM either me or Jay Tycoon for a contract and one day, you might get to go into the cage with our 13-4 reigning and defending champion.
Alexander Vermeer vs Issumater Tariaksuq
Featherweight Championship Action
I’ll admit, I saw this fight as fuel to the Vermeer hype bus, I believed that Tariaksuq was out of his league here going against the only champion in Revolution XC’s history, And I didn’t believe that Issu had the standup skills to out strike a guy who could and a perfect spinning backfist. I ate my words by the end of this. Through 5 rounds of true championship action, These two beat the hell out of each other, Vermeer was landing punches, but Issu brought in an insane kicking game. I say insane because he threw nothing but kicks. No Joke, Tariaksuq kicked the $hit out of Vermeer, as if he owned him money. I’m not sure how much cash Vermeer gave out, but the he lost something more valuable in his title and now sits at 16-4-1 with 1nc. Tariaksuq now has to deal with being the second Featherweight Champion in RXC, but with his 12-4 record, he’ll no doubt be up for the test.
Papa Shango vs Theodore Thunderc%&*
Heavyweight Championship Action
I’m not saying Theo’s last name, but thankfully I won’t have to for a while after Shango ended this rubber match going 2-1 over his offensive opponent. For a while, it seemed like Theo would cruise to a victory since he was throwing and more importantly landing more than his cursed rival, but he got caught in Shango’s spell, AKA a left hand and follow up punches in the third round, retaining the gold around his waist. Now 13-3, Shango will be looking to follow up this impressive performance in his next fight. Theo is now 14-5 and I still refuse to say his last name.
Rick James vs Don Julio Cesar Chavez
Welterweight Championship Action
It wasn’t quite Charlie Murphy wailing in his legs, but Rick James got served by Don Julio in just 42 seconds of round 1 in what was a crazy brawl, very similar to their first encounter. Four strikes were all that was needed for Chavez would win his first Championship in Mixed Martial Arts and improve his record to 12-4. Rick James is 19-6, but after all his crazy fights, he’ll definitely have a spot on Revolution XC’s roster for years to come. Honestly, I was so surprised by the outcome that I don’t even have a random cocaine joke for this review.
Peter Potter vs Jake Belcher
Welterweight MMA Action
Wins are nice, but you don’t know what you’re truly made of until you encounter a loss. Potter rebounded from his third loss in his career with a near perfect demolition of Belcher in the main event of the evening. The ref might have been slow, it wouldn’t have affected the performance all that much. Belcher’s modest two fight streak was ended and he now sits at 12-6. Potter, now 15-3, will definitely be looking for another title shot, this time against Don Julio Cesar Chavez. However, Chavez seems to be avoiding the fight at all costs, Interesting.
Fight of the Night- Issumater Tariaksuq vs Alexander Vermeer
This was a great fight. Issu kicked the hell out of Vermeer but Alexander also got his own pops off. Ultimately, Tariaksuq would be victorious after 5 rounds and become the second champion in RXC’s Featherweight division.
Knockout of the Night- Don Julio Cesar Chavez
A new champ was crowned in 42 seconds as DJCC rocked Rick James with a massive overhand right and follow up strikes to seal the deal.
Submission of the Night- Kaleva Vettenranta
What better way to go 2-1 over a rival then with a 34 second armbar victory. Kyle Long found out the hard way that going to the ground with Vettenranta is a bad idea and paid the price.
Conclusion
Revolution XC just keeps getting better and more interesting as these events go on. Turn in next time where we’ll attempt to sell out University Park with a super fight between Controversy Magnet Nate Gonzalez and Elvis the Fighter Hop Sing Jung. I know where I’ll be on August 23, where will you be?
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