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 RXC: Making 2016 Tap Out
This is it. The last RXC event of 2016. It’s been a wild 2016, and it’s only going to be a crazier 2017. Every belt will be on the line, including two returning titles as Bantamweight and Super-Heavyweight usher in a new generation of Stars. Rather then do a “Preview” preview, I’ll instead do little stories about each of the participants.
Hopefully this preview gets everyone who reads it excited. Without further ado, let’s get to the Hard-Hittting, Bone-Breaking, Star-Studded action that only Revolution XC can provide.
Mad Dog Malone
Malone is a young police officer looking to make a name for himself. His front line work along with his trusty sidekick Duke (a German Shepherd) and police training make Malone an interesting prospect. He made his pro debut at ICON Fight NIGHT 7, going the distance with Jerry Smith. In that fight his favorite weapon seemed to be leg kicks, but he gave up two takedowns to Smith. Luckily for the Skamania County native, he won on all scorecards. A fight against and equally stand-up happy Grigorian could end up as a late fight of the year if this remains upright.
“The sleeper” Adam Grigorian
Another interesting 20 year old prospect, Grigorian proved in his last fight that he has all the potential in the world to be a Champion. Grigorian was born in Gyumri, Armenia and lost his parents at the age of 2. He was raised since then by his Uncle, Teron, whose involvement at a local gym gave Adam his purpose in life, to fight. He started out his career with 6 victories, finishing half of them with strikes, and was then hired by RXC. His first fight against Leandro Leite ended with a Head Kick KO. His next fight was with Buzz rival Kadeo Neal, and the fight was outstanding. Even though Grigorian won by second round TKO, there were no losers in that fight. This got Adam a chance to fight Ukko Metso for the recently vacated Middleweight Championship, where he was three seconds away from potentially winning the belt. He comes back to face a potential future champion in Malone, and knowing Grigorian, you know the two time fight of the night winner will be looking to make Mad Dog’s journey a living Hell and work his way up to another Championship fight.
Alexein “The Flying Lemur” Rakotonandrasana
A look at Rako’s previous 4 fights show a rather diverse way of getting victories. From a decision due stand up to three straight submissions, to brought on by takedowns while the other was due to a knock down. He’s only 5’5, which would be small for Lightweight, much less Super-Heavyweight. His best chance of winning might be on the feet, as his striking could lead him to a Championship.
Matt Williams
A QFC Tournament Winner, Williams is a behemoth pure and simple. He takes you down and beats you until either the ref or the doctor tells him to stop. His debut against Harry Gartola was a sight to behold, and there’s a feeling that he could be a Super-Heavyweight Champion for years to come.
Marc Dutroux
This 19 year old Belgian prospect makes his RXC debut on the big stage at University Park. His last fight wasn’t too impressive, but his first two fights ended with strikes, including a big time KO via punch. His best chance at victory might be in the clinch.
Chester “Hollywood” Jones
When Jones made his RXC debut, I made fun of the fact that his first opponent was a dead rapper. Fast forward two fights later and he could be a quick armbar way from being a Champion. Chester’s debut against Dan Sergeant ended with a Triangle Submission, and he topped that in his next fight against Jan Rudy, where he submitted the Polish Powerhouse in 38 seconds. At 7-0, Jones is the clear Ace of the Bantamweight division, and he’ll probably come in as the biggest favorite of the night.
Maurice “Black” Smith
Smith is one of three fighters on the card who are under my management. He’s a tough, street smart kid who grew up in the roughest parts of Stockton. However, he’s come far in life and finds himself on a big card. His debut against Hop Sing Jung was a thing of beauty, as he almost finished Jung multiple times on his way to a dominant decision win. What he lacks in size he makes up for in striking prowess.
Eddie Malingo
Eddie’s strength comes from his well roundedness. This Australian badass might have started his career out slow, losing to super prospect Lamar Allen, but he made up for it in his next fight against Kuroda Atsushii, cruising to a decision victory. It was one of 2 decision victories he’s gotten, along with a submission win and four straight TKOs.
Gregory “The Hammer” Erickson
Erickson is a modern day Viking, big, strong, and brutal. This Icelandic powerhouse is 7-0 and was a champion in Arena Fighting Championship before he signed with RXC. He’s a standup killer, finishing 5 of his foes in the first round, including a spinning backfist in 5 seconds. Erickson might be one of the few fighters at heavyweight who could go toe-to-toe with current Heavyweight Champion Zaitsev.
Dimitri “One Shot” Zaitsev
As cliche as it sounds, Dimitri Zaitsev is a modern day Ivan Drago. I wouldn’t be surprised if underneath all that flesh were robot parts, because he feels like an insane russian experiment. After an easy QFC fight, he was signed to RXC and retired former champion Kyle Long. This got him a Title fight against fellow killing machine Kaleva Vettenranta, where he made the current Light-Heavyweight champion look like a shrimp. His first Championship defense was a 0:17 KO of Ilmari Kuusi, but his next fight showed a new side of Zaitsev. Against former champion Papa Shango, he actually got knocked down, but came back to shred Shango’s face like a pencil sharpener. Coming into this fight, Zaitsev looks vulnerable, and he’ll need a big victory to show that knockdown was a fluke.
“Eater of Worlds” Dwayne James
Another fighter under my management, James is the biggest underdog of the fight card. His last fight was in July, which in MMA Tycoon time is like 3 years. On top of that, he lost. At 7-2, every fight he’s ever had hasn’t gone the distance, with the longest being 2:57 of the second round. James might have the lowest chance of winning, but weirder things have happened in MMA.
Kaleva Vettenranta
Like Dimitri Zaitsev, Kaleva Vennenranta is absolutely terrifying, or at least, he was. A veteran of Highland games and the Island, the Finnish monster crushed Kyle Long, Gleb Zheglov, and Papa Shango on a quest to hold 2 titles in 2 weight divisions. These fights made him seem like a force of nature, then came along Dmitri Zaitsev and everything came crumbling down. A boring title defence against Antonio Silva didn’t help matters, but a dominant victory over James could bring his reputation back.
Noam Nystrom
His record doesn’t look amazing, but Noam Nystrom’s RXC fights have been nothing less than amazing. Joe Bailey, Kevin Kilpatrick and Nate Gonzalez have all been caught in Nystrom’s spider web and have been devoured. Noam is a brash and cocky kid with the skills to back it up, and he’s made it very clear that he wants that belt.
Royal Pain “In the Ass”
Pain has seen the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. He’s won belts and lost belts, but most important now is that he’s the champion now. He’s the man for a reason, and from his Highland Games run to being kicked out in the second round of the Island to submitting Royce Disgracie to win a belt to losing twice to Nate Gonzalez by Decision, from getting KO’d by Alexander Vermeer to Submitting him in the next fight, Pain has done it all except successfully defend his championship.
Rich “Black Snake” Piana
On July 17 2016, Rich Piana won the Island Season 5, finishing Uzziah Juddah in a mere 26 seconds. He was shortly released by his manager afterwards, and has lost his last two fights against Akoni Gray. However, his popularity hasn’t been forgotten by RXC, as he’s coming to fight Ukko Metso for the second time with the Championship on the line. Along with Juddah and Metso, Piana has also beaten Kyle Long.
Ukko Metso
It seemed like Ukko Metso was destined to be the Pyry Kontio of the Middleweight division. A powerful Finnish fighter who could beat anyone who wasn’t already at the top. His luck would change after Andy Fitzgerald left for the Welterweight division. This lead him to an epic fight with Adam Grigorian with the vacated championship on the line, a fight that Ukko might have lost on the scorecards had he not knocked out Adam deep into the 5th round. Now he sits alone at the top, facing the only other man to have ever beaten him.
Kame Sennin “Muten Roshi”
Another Island veteran making his RXC debut, Sennin has had a remarkably successful career, whether it be in Strikeforce Union, Highland Games, LKO, or the Island. His massive popularity makes it no wonder that he’s managed to get a spot in the co-main event of the biggest RXC show of the year. Kame is managed by Red Finger, who also manages current Welterweight champion Don Julio Cesar Chavez, which definitely accounts for his massive success, winning 18 of his 20 fights, a 90% win ratio.
Arjan “Back From The Edge” Kush
“Back From The Edge” is a perfect nickname for this man, because until I found him, Arjan Kush had nothing going in his life. After being finished by former two-division RXC Champion Alexander Vermeer, Kush went into a self-imposed exile, only coming back for a grappling tournament that he ended up losing in the first round. I picked him up from free agency and signed him. His first match was against former RXC Featherweight Champion and literal ass-kicker Issumater Tariaksuq. The fight was one-sided for Issu until Arjan got a hail Mary takedown and submitted him. Next was a championship fight with Michael “Hurricane” Carter, who came into the fight with a ton of momentum. It seemed like another Carter route in the making until a quick armbar shocked the world and Kush had truly come back from the edge. I don’t know how long the Cinderella Story will last, but against Kame Sennin, who owns a previous victory against Kush, Arjan knows that he’s already exceeded any expectations for success in Revolution XC.
Rick James
21 victories, 21 victories via (T)KO, winner of the Island season 5 at Welterweight, and most importantly, a former RXC Welterweight Champion. There is very little that Rick James has achieved, all while having a very public love of cocaine. On December 31st, he looks to end his Trilogy with Don Julio Cesar Chavez on top. Their first fight ended with James knocking him out in the third round, and their next fight ended with a similar finish, but a different round and winner. After that, as well as management changes, Rick developed a new style, where he would clinch up with an opponent and slice them until the doctor would call the fight. Will this new style work against the greatest champion RXC has ever had, or will Rick James (Bitch!) get his couch stomped?
Don Julio Cesar Chavez
What more can be said about Don Julio Cesar Chavez? Not only is he the best fighter in RXC, but he’s one of the best period. He might have lost the Island Finals to James, but that fight earned him a rematch that he won in 42 seconds. He fallowed that with a 40 second submission over former Welterweight champ Peter Potter, a 35 second Superman Punch KO against Fernando Luiz, an under two minute war with Rocco Antonio Siffredi, and an armbar in a super fight with Andy Fitzgerald. All of those performances won him post-fight bonuses. Chavez knows what he wants, he’s made it very clear that after this fight, he wants to fight at Lightweight, where I know he could do massive damage and build his legacy even more. He might seem cocky to some, but there’s no question that Don Julio Cesar Chavez has earned every bragging right in the book.
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Roco Milstown
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