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 Revolution XC 3
Here it is, the most successful event under the Revolution XC banner.
4, Yes 4, Title fights, Featuring one of the best in the world Peter Potter taking on the Super Freaky Rick James, Elite striker Alexander Vermeer taking on Finland's favorite featherweight Pyry Kontio, Former Champion taking on Tapio Sammalkorpi in an unexpected 5 round non-title fight.
The Italian Stallion Rocco Antonio Siffredi defending his Middleweight Championship, Royal Pain looking to bring it to the highly controversial Nate Gonzalez, and the return of Elvis the Fighter, who will be looking to break his 3rd 2 fight losing streak.
Taking place in a sold out King’s Theatre in LA, Let's not sweat the small stuff and get to the Bone Breaking, Head Rocking, and Spin Cycling Action that only Revolution XC can provide.
Justin Sane vs Leandro Leite
Middleweight MMA Action
It took 5 tries, but Leite managed to get Sane to the ground and submit him with a first round Americana to improve his record to 5-3. Sane seemed to have the advantage on the feet, but he couldn’t handle the ground game, and his record fell to 3-2.
Royce Disgracie vs Nik Snow
Lightweight MMA Action
I don’t want to sound harsh, but Royce should either move down to featherweight or find an organization that allows for bantamweight. He might have looked alright earlier in the round, but Snow used his long legs to choke out Disgracie in the 2 round of their lightweight encounter. Royce may have been competitive, but he was also a big favorite, since he’s a former champion. Snow was in his Second ever fight, but managed to pull out a big victory. Meanwhile, Royce will probably have some thinking to do about his now 10-4 record.
Martin Luther King Jr vs Issumater Tariaksuq
Featherweight MMA Action
The fall of the King continues, as Tariaksuq managed to scramble his brains more with a head kick and follow up strikes to end the contest in the first round. King managed 1 body punch, out of 5.
Issumater managed used an all kicking game, landing 32 lower kicks and 9 head kicks, including the one that ended it.
Tariaksuq, who has competed in all of Revolution XC’s self entitled events, now sits at 11-4, while King is now 9-4, having lost three fights in a row.
He still did his little speech at the end of the fight, I’ve almost lost all hope for that poor man.
Hop Sing Jung vs Rodney Smith
Featherweight MMA Action
Hop Sing Jung will have a lot of thinking to do. Elvis the fighter lost his third fight in a row for the first time, and he lost bad. After scoring a quick takedown, Smith locked in a simple but effective Guillotine choke. The tap came 18 seconds into round 1.
Smith isn’t a scrub, he’s a very well rounded product of the United Kingdom who is now 11-0. Even still, it’s a shame that the man known as Elvis the Fighter just doesn’t seem to be able to hang with the elite of the world anymore.
Congratulations to Rodney Smith, who seems to be the future of the featherweight division. As for the now 16-7 Jung, only time will tell where he goes from here.
Royal Pain vs Nate Gonzalez
Lightweight Championship Action
“COMPTON MOTHERFUCKER!!!” Screamed Gonzalez in his post interview after 5 rounds of action against Royal Pain, winning via unanimous decision with identical scorecards of 49-46.
Pain did his best work in round 2, where he got a takedown and attempted to submit the durable Compton native. The other rounds belonged to Gonzalez, who outstriked Pain on the feet and landed 4 out of 4 takedowns.
What’s next for these two? A rematch apparently, as these two are scheduled to fight again at the next event, Revolution XC 4.
The now 10-3 and 2 time lightweight champion Gonzalez will be looking to prove his win over Royal Pain wasn’t a fluke, and Pain, now 11-3, will be looking for revenge and his belt.
Rocco Antonio Saffredi vs Tapio Valo
Middleweight Championship Action
Winning a championship in mma is one thing, defending it is another. R.A.S. proved today that he’s a true champion, and he did it in emphatic fashion, smashing Tapio Valo with a big punch that Knocked out the Fin in 19 seconds of the second round.
Valo wasn’t an easy out, as he knocked down the Italian Stallion with a head kick in the first round and managed to cut Saffredi.
Valo didn’t get to repeat his success in round 2, and now sits at 13-4. Saffredi meanwhile, will be looking to further cement his legacy in his next fight, whatever it may be, and improve his 12-1 record.
Jake Belcher vs Tapio Sammalkorpi
Welterweight MMA Action
I have no clue why this was 5 rounds. There wasn’t a title on the line and this wasn’t the main event. Belcher definitely didn’t mind, as he cruised to the first decision win of his MMA career.
Tapio didn’t present much of a challenge, even though he scored two takedowns. Belcher got more, 5, and rained down several ground and pound strikes throughout the 5 rounds.
Belcher, who now sits at 12-5, has one two in a row after his knockout loss to Rick James, and Sammalkorpi, now 15-8 has lost two in a row, including a his title match against Peter Potter.
On another interesting sidenote, Belcher has also competed at every event so far, and he’ll be fighting at Revolution XC 4 next.
Ukko Metso vs Gleb Zhegov
Middleweight MMA Action
In a fight that could have determined the next challenger to R.A.S.’s middleweight title, Ukko Metso proved without a shadow of a doubt that he should be next with a dominating performance over Gleb Zhegov.
Metso took Gleb down in both rounds and dominated with ground and pound, capping it off with a second round Kimura over the Russian Striker, who is now 12-3. At 14-.
Metso will definitely be looking to take out the reigning Middleweight champion in his next fight.
Alexander Vermeer vs Pyry Kontio
Featherweight Championship Action
Every second in a fight matters, whether it be the first second of round 1 or the last of round 5, every moment in their counts. Reigning and defending Champ Vermeer proved this wholeheartedly, as he ended the night of Finland’s favorite Featherweight in the last second of round 1 with a picture perfect spinning backfist.
It wasn’t easy, as Kontio managed to score 2 takedowns early, but wasn’t able to do much before the champ escaped. After missing his 11th takedown, Vermeer rocked him with a punch before following it up with a massive spinning backfist that put out Pyry’s light instantly.
Vermeer, who is now 16-3-1 with 1nc, remains the only Featherweight Champion in Revolution XC history, but he might have his hands full if he encounters one Rodney Smith.
Kontio’s record falls to 12-4.
Peter Potter vs Rick James
Welterweight Championship Action
I had two predictions heading into this. Either Potter would coast to an easy stoppage, or James would score an early technical knockout, only to fail his post fight drug test due to cocaine.
I ended up being half right, as Rick James Fucked Potter’s couch in the first round of a wild fight. Potter would try his best to clinch up with James, but James would have none of it and get out before any real damage could be done.
A left, a right, an uppercut, and a freaking spinning backfist would put Potter on his ass, but somehow didn’t knock him out, though James made sure to end it with follow up strikes to put away Potter.
Where do these two go from here? Well James, now 19-5, hasn’t seemed to fail his drug test as he will be facing Don Julio Cesar Chavez at Revolution XC 4, and on that same card, Potter, now 14-3, will be fighting Jake Belcher in a rematch from a championship fight from the Island combat days.
Post Fight Bonuses
Fight of the Night- Rick James vs Peter Potter
It might have been only 1:13 seconds, but it was a wild 1:13 seconds, as the crowd was on it’s feet for the whole fight up until James street fighter like combo ended Potter’s night and his championship reign.
Knockout of the Night- Alexander Vermeer
Not even a contest. Vermeer’s last second Spinning backfist knockout of Pyry Kontio might have been the best knockout of 2016, and shows the world that the Netherland’s born striker is one of the best in the world.
Submission of the Night- Rodney Smith
He was 10-0 coming into the fight, but still an underdog going into a fight with one of South Korea’s favorite sons. 18 seconds later and Smith might be on his way to a title fight with the aforementioned Vermeer.
A simple Guillotine choke after giving up a takedown was all Smith needed to end the night of Hop Sing Jung and net him a $5000 bonus.
Conclusion
There’s no question why this was the best event that Revolution XC 3 was our best event.
Big finishes, huge upsets, and the championship homecoming of one of the most controversial and talked about fighters on the planet.
Revolution XC will see you next time on August 13 at Revolution XC 4, and who knows, we may just outshine ourselves again.
Roco Milstown
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