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 Revolution Island
Night 1
From the people who brought you Revolution XC events and Icon Fight NIGHT comes Revolution Island! This six month program provides young talent with the chance to make their mark in the toughest competition in MMA. The Island can either make or break you, and only the best can truly call themselves Island champions. Without further ado, let's get to the kind of action only RXC products can provide!
Fight 1-Anthony Jay Bronie vs Karlos Kulina
What a way to start a season! A.J.B. was determined to get the season off to a fast start and he did so with a 50 second armbar submission. He grabbed onto Karlos like an anaconda grabs prey and didn’t let go. Kulina, a training partner of BJ Penn, definitely has the skills to get back on track, so expect to hear from him sooner than later.
Fight 2-Jamason Brown vs Bigg Easy
Brown made a statement in this fight, and his statement was “Don’t Fuck with me in the clinch!” Easy found that out the hard way. He lasted until the second round before Brown put him on his knees with a huge right and follow up punches that spelled T.K.O. Easy will have to take it “Easy” until next fight. I’ll see myself out.
Fight 3-Kingston Belle vs Giovanni Greco
I’m confused. Greco won this fight via TKO, pretty impressive. However, after the fight, The fighter got revealed to be Kilingon Bum, and now Greco and Belle are schedualed to fight in 2 days on QFC. I’m so bloody confused.
Fight 4-Johan Pegg vs Eddie Alvarez
This wasn’t confusing. Alvarez set himself up as an early favorite to win the whole Island with a savage right hand that rocked Pegg like a hurricane in 14 seconds. Brings a tear to your eye to see a star be born.
Fight 5-Petar Marinov vs Malcolm Reynolds
The first decision of Revolution Island, Reynolds went the distance to score a big victory. In a strange twist, despite having far worse standup, Reynolds actually outstruck Marinov, landing seven more punches than his Bulgarian born opponent. Ultimately, Reynolds was the one who put in just a little more effort and got the victory as a result.
Fight 6-Mitch Bond vs Lone Rider
Now this was a fight! This fight was all striking, despite the many attempts by Rider to clinch, and his kick game lead him to an exciting victory. Every part of Mitch will be sore in the morning, as Rider struck him anywhere and everywhere with brutal kicks, including 47 (out of 46, don’t ask I don’t know) to the leg. That’s like Jose Aldo-Urijah Faber levels of Leg kicks. Good effort on Mitch’s part, and a huge win for Rider.
Fight 7-Baked Ziti Esposito vs Layne Staley
This Middleweight encounter ended in less than 2 minutes due to a Stanley armbar. A sloppy punch from Baked lead to an easy takedown for Layne, who took 3 attempts to submit Esposito. For those keeping track, that’s 5 finishes in 7 fights, a great percentage.
Fight 8-Kingston Brown vs MK Ultra
MK didn’t look “Ultra” in this fight at all, as he got TKO’d in just 41 seconds of the first round. Brown was a superstar in this fight, as he immediately got into a clinch and started whaling on MK with ruthless intent. Brown, who looks terrifying, had nothing to say afterwards, as he immediately ran out of the building after he was declared the winner.
Fight 9-Raphael Tuttle vs Erikson Fry
Tuttle might have lost, but he showed the heart of a lion in going the distance from a barrage of 100 knees that he either managed to avoid or took on the chin like a boss. He still lost though, and Fry made a name for himself at his expense. Another interesting note, I happened to walk right by Fry before the event started and he was eating a live squirrel. He stated that he caught it before the event and needed the protein to get into the “Viking Spirit.” Whatever gets you through the day I guess.
Fight 10-Garrett Brown vs RJ MacReady
MacReady almost didn’t make it to the Island, as he got in trouble at the airport for trying to sneak a flamethrower onto the plane. He made up for it when he got here though, as he ended Brown’s night in just 13 seconds of round 2 by KO. MacReady might not be in Antarctica anymore, but he put Brown’s momentum on Ice and Made himself into a fighter to watch on Revolution Island.
Conclusion
Revolution Island started off with a bang with 7 finishes and big time performances by folks making their pro debuts. I’ll admit though, the event wasn’t a financial event, but that’s my fault, as the fighters tonight brought their A-game, and Revolution Island looks like it’ll be a force for a good long while.
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