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EVENT REVIEW

RFC rolled into Paddy O’Malleys Bar in Amsterdam for its tenth event. Another thrilling night of fights was promised and that’s exactly what those in attendance got. The judges may well have stayed at home as not one fight went the distance, a first in RFC’s short existence. Here’s how the night unfolded.

FIGHT 1 – MARTIN ROBERTSON (2-2-0) V MICHAEL FISHER (1-2-0) – 185LB

Both fighters made their RFC debuts back in October at RFC 3-A Fighters Scorn with differing results. With Fisher coming in off a hard fought decision victory over Muranda Kibawa, it was Robertson, suffering a first round (T)KO loss, it was Robertson who needed to get the W to get back on track. As Fisher has a vastly superior muay thai game, it was expected that he would grind out another W using a clinch heavy approach, and that’s how it looked like it was going to go.

Straight at the opening bell, Fisher tied Robertson up in the clinch where was able to control Robertson and pick his shots. He winded Robertson early on with a pair of knees to the mid-section that had him gasping for air but despite his obvious pain, Robertson managed to pull guard and give himself time to recover. After a brief struggle for position, Robertson managed to reverse Fisher and end up in his guard. Having superior position, and not wanting to lose it, Robertson was content to control Fisher and methodically advance his position to side mount. Unaware he was being set up, Fisher did little to prevent Robertson from advancing position and was to pay for it seconds later. Hearing the ten second warning to bring the first round to an end, Robertson let go with a couple of shots on the ground and as Fisher defended, he grabbed his right arm and sinched in an Americana. Fisher did put up a struggle but it was too late, he was unable to hold out and tapped with just a second of the round remaining. An ecstatic Robertson leapt from the floor and began gyrating in front of the ring girls. Before he could make a further fool of himself, his corner men ran into the cage and hoisted him onto their shoulders to celebrate his W.

RESULT – MARTIN ROBINSON – W – SUBMISSION (AMERICANA) 4M 59S RND 1

FIGHT 2 – ART CROCKER (2-3-0) V RICK VAN BUUREN (1-1-0) – 205LB

Netherlands own Rick Van Buuren was up next against RFC debutant, Art Crocker. A crowd favourite in the QFC, Crocker was clearly overmatched tonight and was unable to deal with the power of Van Buuren. Cheered on by his countrymen, Van Buuren opened the fight with a punishing shot to Crockers liver and despite the smile on Crockers face, you could see he was hurt, he was also visibly shaken by the partisan crowds hostility toward him. Van Buuren took full advantage and scored with a beautiful one two followed by a nice left hook which cut Crocker above his right eye. Not giving his opponent a second to think, Van Buuren connected with a devastating head kick which turned Crockers legs to jelly and sensing the finish, he rushed in with a barrage of punches that left Crocker crumpled on the floor against the cage, out cold.

A devastating display of striking accuracy from the hometown hero had the crowd going wild and Van Buuren leapt onto the cage to celebrate with them. after being submitted in his RFC debut, Van Buuren showed what he is actually capable of and was awarded KO OF THE NIGHT for his nights work.

RESULT – RICK VAN BUUREN – W – KO (PUNCHES) 0M 31S RND 1

FIGHT 3 – FELIPE FREITAS (0-1-0) V TERRY McCANN (2-2-0) 205LB

Coming in on a two fight skid, Terry McCann was matched against seventeen year old wrestling sensation, Felipe Freitas, who was making his MMA debut. Not excelling in any particular aspect of the fight game, McCanns weakness is in his grappling and having been submitted in his last two fights, Freitas was hoping to exploit this. After a successful collegiate wrestling career, the big question surrounding Freitas was whether he would be able to adapt his wrestling skills to suit MMA.

Instead of using his advantage, Freitas chose to trade with McCann and was made to pay early in the first. After landing with a straight right, Freitas was floored by a beautiful McCann one two and not wanting any part of Freitas’ ground game, McCann motioned him to his feet. With a nasty gash now above his eye, Freitas still insisted on trading with McCann and after absorbing a couple of leg kicks, he landed with a one two of his own before cracking McCann with an uppercut. Obviously confident he could hang on the feet with McCann, Freitas chased him down but McCann was proving to be elusive and after sidestepping a Freitas combination, McCann let rip with a devastating round kick that landed flush to Freitas’ temple. This time, McCann had pounced on him before he’d even hit the floor and wasted no time in landing a barrage of unanswered punches. The referee, having seen enough, pulled McCann off and called the fight. Clearly distraught, Freitas left the Octagon before the official announcement. McCann meanwhile got a much needed W to get his career back on track.

RESULT – TERRY McCANN – W – (T)KO (STRIKES) 0M 53S RND 1

FIGHT 4 – JEFFERY CROCKER – (3-2-0) V LEE HEADING (2-0-0) 265LB

Both fighters promised a stand up war in this heavyweight clash, and Jeffery Crocker went as far as to promise to knock Lee Heading out. With Crocker being the more accomplished muay thai fighter, it was surprising to see Heading take the fight into the clinch early in the first. After jostling for position, heading pulled guard and immediately went looking for submissions. Crocker proved able to match anything Heading could do on the ground and after a lull in the action, the referee stood the fighters backup. Upon standing, Crocker instigated a clinch and immediately pulled guard himself, where he managed to sweep and ended up in Headings guard. It was Heading who was more active though, constantly probing for submissions while waiting for the opportunity to get back to his feet. Once on the feet, Crocker again pulled guard and with just less than a minute to go in the round, neither fighter did anything of significance and the round ended to boos from the crowd.

Round two was as uneventful as the last minute of round one. The first three minutes were spent with both fighters looking for takedowns without throwing much in the way of strikes. Just on the four minute mark, Crocker surprised Heading when he quickly pulled guard and isolated an arm. With both fighters now really slippery, Crockers attempt at a kimura was easily defended by Heading and with the crowd now really on the fighters backs, the round petered out.

With the boos from the crowd still ringing around the arena, a visibly dismayed Lee Heading opened the third with a matter of urgency. He rushed Crocker at the opening bell and rammed a straight right into his face which burst his nose. It appeared Crocker wanted no part in a striking match with Heading (In fact, it appeared he wanted no part in a fight) and he immediately instigated a clinch where he again, looked to get the fight to the ground. Heading, to his credit was trying to make a fight of it and began to unload with some short shots from the clinch while stuffing Crockers attempts at pulling guard. Frustrated by Crockers unwillingness to engage with him on the feet, Heading took Crocker to the ground where he found him just as unwilling to make a fight of it and it wasn’t long before the fighters were back on their feet.

After blocking a stiff jab with his nose, the writing was on the wall for Crocker. Clearly stunned, he again looked to drag Heading into the clinch or take him to the ground. With Heading now headhunting, Crocker was forced to throw a punch and when he did, BOOM!!!!! Heading ducked under it an came back up with an uppercut which, had the cage not been there, would have sent him flying into row ten of the arena. The referee did everyone a favour and jumped in and stopped the fight and in muted celebration, Lee Heading turned away and raised his hand. Asked about the fight later on, Lee heading expressed his frustration at his opponent for not wanting to fight and this is backed up by the fact that Crocker threw one punch in the whole fight! It just so happened that this one punch got him knocked out.

With the RFC 265lb division taking shape, it’s hard to see where either of these two fighters fit in. For sure, Crocker would be at the foot of the pile but it would be unfair to judge Heading by tonights fight. That being said, Heading keeps himself undefeated and a more willing opponent next time out should give us a better idea of what he’s capable of.

RESULT – LEE HEADING – W – (T)KO (STRIKES) 3M 46S RND 3

FIGHT 5 – ALEX BOOK – (1-3-0) V LANDON McKINNY (1-0-0) 170LB

Picking up two defeats and one win in his previous fights, muay thai wrecking machine, Alex Book has failed to live up to the hype surrounding him, despite the ‘cans’ he’s fought, when he entered the sport of MMA. His opponent this time out was fellow muay thai wrecker, Landon McKinney. McKinney was making his MMA debut after a mega successful career in muay thai, holding the belt in his weight class and ‘retiring’ from muay thai undefeated. After the snoozefest that preceded it, there was no way this was going to be anything other than an all-out war. On the feet, In the clinch, or wherever it took place, the fans wanted to see some action and these guys didn’t disappoint.

Straight from the opening bell, the fighters got down to business. McKinney scored with a lovely left hand that got Books attention and seemed to stun him a little. After taking the shot, Book instigated a clinch but it was McKinney again who landed with a thudding shot to Books mid-section. Book momentarily broke the clinch and threw a rapier like headkick that narrowly missed before going back into the clinch and only thirty seconds in, the crowd were loving it. It was becoming obvious that McKinney was the far stronger of the two fighters as he controlled Book with relative ease. Outmuscling him and putting him where he wanted him, McKinney began working Book over with clinical efficiency. Book was by now breathing heavy as McKinney was using his size and weight to make Book work constantly in order to protect himself and for the next thirty seconds, McKinney pounded on Book like he was a punch bag. McKinney was now finding a home for some head snapping short uppercuts and crunching shots to Books ribs.

Just under a minute in, McKinney worked himself a little space and belted Book with a pair of uppercuts that had Book doing an involuntary Elvis impersonation. After landing with a few more unanswered blows to the head, McKinney planted another uppercut on the chin of Book and to save him from further punishment, the referee jumped in and halted the fight. Holding Book up against the cage, it was clear Book did not know where he was, a good call by the referee. McKinney swaggered back to his cornermen to celebrate and after dispatching his opponent with devastating precision, he had every right to be pleased with himself and can expect bigger named opponents from here on out. McKinney meanwhile, slides further down the pecking order in the stacked RFC 170lb division.

RESULT – LANDON McKINNY – W – (T)KO (STRIKES) 1M 25S RND 1

FIGHT 6 – ERLING KOCH (2-0-0) V CRAIG THE METH ADDICT (0-1-0) 265LB

Making his RFC/MMA debut, Craig The Meth Addict was hoping to make a name for himself by taking the scalp of one of RFCs top heavyweights, Erling Koch. Koch, a (T)KO of the Night winner in his RFC debut, made damn well sure he left with his scalp intact. After dispatching his previous opponent in under two minutes, Koch made himself a hard act to follow for his second RFC fight but against Craig The Meth Addict, he didn’t even break a sweat.

At the opening bell, Koch calmly walked to the centre of the Octagon to meet CTMA, his first punch, a cracking left hook to CTMA’s ribs made a sickening thud and had CTMA looking like he was going to throw up. Not letting up, Koch walked CTMA down with a smirk on his face. CTMA threw a couple of half-hearted leg kicks to try to stop the advancing Koch who countered with a stinging jab followed by a one one three combination band then….THUD!!!! another body shot. Wincing in pain, CTMA was rooted to the spot and, unable to move, Koch, bobbing side to side landed a lightning fast series of four punches and then cracked CTMA with an uppercut that left him face first, out cold in the Octagon floor. WOW…twenty five seconds in and six punches later, Koch had just sent a warning to the other RFC heavyweights on the eve of the championship tournaments. An awesome display of raw power and pinpoint accuracy has surely made Erling Koch one of the favourites to take the 265lb belt.

RESULT – ERLING KOCH – W – (T)KO (STRIKES) – 0M 25S RND 1

FIGHT 7 – TYRONE SPONG (2-0-0) V KIM TORESSON (1-1-0) 185LB

Two of RFCs brightest young stars went head to head in what was billed as typical striker v grappler contest. Both fighters won their RFC debuts at RFC 2, Spong, and RFC 3, Toresson, back in October but it was Spong who was making all the noise. Threatening to clown his opponent and break him, Spong took a reality check when he was taken the distance and won a close decision against Rafa Luis Mendoza Ramos. Promising to come back meaner and sharper, tonight would be the night we got to see if this kid was all talk or could walk the walk. Toresson, on the other hand made short work of Martin Robinson in his debut, submitting him in under four minutes of the first round. Quiet and unassuming, sleeping on Toresson would be a big mistake for Spong.

Spong opened the fight looking like a completely different fighter. Already known for his crisp boxing, he dazzled Toresson with a flurry of jabs and hooks that left Toresson chasing shadows and with a busted nose. Toresson knew he was no match for Spong on the feet and as soon as he got his hands on him, down he went. Toressons superior grappling was evident in the way he controlled Spong and advanced position and before Spong knew it, Toresson dropped back for a leglock. It looked like Toresson had it sinched in but Spong rolled and managed to kick out but Toresson jumped straight into his guard. Not wanting any part of a ground fight, Spong stalled on the ground until the referee stood them back up where he went back to work, popping Toressons head about with some beautiful boxing. The improvement in Spongs already crisp boxing was apleasure to watch and the crowd showed their appreciation by chanting his name.

Taking a beating on the feet, Toresson countered a wild punch from Spong with a well-timed double leg but Spong showed cat like agility and use the cage to get straight back to his feet. Tied up against the cage, Spong was constantly shifting to create space where he would land with some short hard shots to Toressons body and after taking a shot to the ribs that seemed to knock the wind out of him, Toresson pulled Spong back to the floor. Winded from the body shots he’d taken, Toresson seemed unable to control Spong and after a period of inactivity, the referee stood the fighters back up. Sensing his opponent was hurt, Spong went headhunting and after landing a couple of jabs, Spong faked a body shot and came over the top with a devastating overhand right that landed flush on the temple of Toresson that removed him from his senses. Spong hit Toresson with a left to the head that KO’d him before he hit the floor but the referee seemed not to notice and waved Spong on. Reluctantly, Spong followed Toresson to the floor and threw a couple of half-hearted shots while shouting at the referee to stop the fight. Shockingly, after some convincing from Spong, the referee stepped in and stopped the fight. A furious Spong ran to Toressons corner and seemed to apologise for having to carry on before walking back to Toresson and helping him to his feet. Toresson threw his arms around Spong and raised his hand. Spong showed his class tonight and also silenced any doubters out there, at only eighteen years old, this kid could go on to great things in the fight game.

RESULT – TYRONE SPONG – W – KO (PUNCH) – 4M 59S RND 1

CO-MAIN EVENT

FIGHT 9 – PAUL HUNT – (2-0-0) V KYSON DALE (2-2-0) 205LB

Both coming into the fight off wins in their RFC debuts at RFC 3, Hunt and Dale were looking to make a final statement to secure a spot in the 205lb title tournament. Submission specialist, Paul Hunt was riding high after picking up Submission of the Night in his last fight whereas Dale eked out an underwhelming decision against Peter Lake. When the fight got underway, people were surprised to see Hunt willing to trade with Dale in the centre of the Octagon and even more surprising, he was getting the better of him. With Dale coming forward throwing shots, Hunt was countering beautifully with shots of his own. Working nicely behind his jab, Hunt moved in and out of range and scored with some nice shots to Dales head and body. Unable to get any sort of coherent offence together, Dale was looking a bit desperate and confused by Hunts gameplan, so much so, that he felt he had a better chance by grappling with the superior grappler.

Just over a minute in, all technique out the window, Dale rushed Hunt and instigated a clinch that would prove to be his undoing. In his eagerness to assert himself, Dale left himself open to an uppercut from Hunt that stunned him and before he’d gathered his senses, Hunt had pulled guard. In his panic, Dale tried to power out but left an arm in there which Hunt wasted no time in grabbing a hold of. In the blink of an eye, Hunt rolled over and pulled off a stunning armbar. Beautiful jiu jitsu from Hunt. Dale was sat in the centre of the Octagon for a few minutes when his cornerman came over and whispered something in his ear. Perking up straight away, Dale jumped up and took the microphone and announced he’d made the 205lb tourney and would be facing none other than wrecking machine, Marc Charbonnier on 6/12/2015! Based on tonights display, if Dale doesn’t work on his grappling, he’s going to be in for a long, or short night against Charbonnier. Peel Steel entered the Octagon and also announced that Paul Hunt would face Rick Van Buuren on the same night. Hunt earned SUBMISSION OF THE NIGHT for his nights work.

RESULT – PAUL HUNT –W- SUBMISSION (ARMBAR) – 2M 59S RND 1

MAIN EVENT

JUAN DIMAGUIBA (2-1-0) V OLE FRED RAY (2-1-0) 170LB

Our main event featured two fighters making their RFC debuts. Ray was riding a two fight win streak, submitting both opponents in the first round so you could forgive him for feeling confident about tonights fight. Despite losing his MMA debut, Dimaguiba went on to score a devastating KO win in his last outing which led to him being snapped up by RFC. From the opening bell, Dimaguiba immediately put his muay thai to work, chopping at the legs of Ray and landing a body shot that knocked the wind right out of his sails. Clearly uncomfortable on the feet, Ray shot in and took Dimaguiba to the floor and immediately went searching for submissions. With Dimaguiba holding on and Ray unable to advance position, the referee put the fighters back on their feet and for the next minute, Dimaguiba put on a beautiful display of striking. Mixing leg kicks with punches to the head and body of Ray, Dimaguiba seemed to hurt Ray every time he landed. Well and truly outmatched on the feet, Ray shot in for a takedown but no sooner had they hit the floor, Dimaguiba pounced straight back to his feet.

Ray now seemed lost and lethargic, the body blows from Dimaguiba had obviously taken their toll on him. Not letting him off the hook, Dimaguiba punished Ray with some powerful shots to the body before switching it up and using his kicks to dazzle and confuse Ray. Not knowing what was coming next, Ray was caught with a spinning back kick and a kick to the head before a push kick sent him stumbling backwards into the cage. In desperation now, Ray attempted several times to take Dimaguiba down but with his legs and ribs clearly bruised, he was unable to follow through and Dimaguiba stuffed his attempts with ease. Out of nowhere, Dimaguiba threw a roundkick that glanced the side of Rays head, it took a second to take effect but when it did, Rays legs turned to jelly. Dimaguiba, sensing a finish, dipped his shoulder and cracked Ray with an uppercut that sent him crashing to the floor. Smelling victory, Dimaguiba pounced on him and pounded away until the referee pulled him off.

A battered and bruised Ray was inconsolable after the fight, saying he’d let himself and his coaches down and vowed to never let it happen again. Dimaguiba on the other hand looks set to take on the best in the RFC 170lb division after putting on a masterclass in precision striking. The fighters were awarded FIGHT OF THE NIGHT.

RESULT – JUAN DIMAGUIBA – W – T(KO) (STRIKES) 4M 30S RND 1

Another event in the books now and RFC move on to a busy period in their schedule. With what is possibly RFCs deepest card to date coming up, RFC 10 – Cortez v Wakahisa promises the thrills and excitement we’ve come to expect from Europes premier MMA organization.

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Hello folks. Im really sorry for the delay with the reviews but I really am struggling to make time for them. Im actually working on them now but Im only going to be able to cover the main cards for RFC 10 and 11. Sorry to all the undercard fighters but I just dont have the time to do them all and keep the quality you see in previous reviews. We are looking for a writer to help out if anyones interested. Its a paying position so if you faancy yourself as a writer, and can match the quality of our previous write ups, PM myself (Kris 106744) or Leland (106651) to discuss it further. Like I say, its a paying position, you could earn between 10k and 20k per article depending on the length of, and quality off them. You can also submit them to Tycoon Times and if they get published, you earns 3k so you could potentially earn 23k per article. Not bad eh. It really helps out with training, clothing and getting decent nutrition for your fighters. Get in touch if interested folks.

 

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Ive just been thinking, I cant remember who it was the other day but a manager was worried about signing a contract as his VIP time was running out and he was worried he would not be able to renew his VIP time. First, you dont have to have VIP to be able to compete, it does help in that it gives you access to more features, but you dont have to have it. Second, if you dont have VIP and are unable to afford it for whatever reason, there are some managers who sell VIP time for in game cash so if you have a fighter who is flush with cash, you can use it to buy VIP. If anybody wants to do this but is unsure of how to go about it, PM me and Ill see if I can help.

 

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RFC 10. Awesome event. 91% rating.

Ok guys, im struggling with time lately. Ill post RFC 9 review tonight and then youll have to give me till tomo night for RFC 10 review. Its hard for me to find the time sometimes, im writing, designing posters, training my fighters, running Max Octane, working 8 hours a day, looking after 2 kids, promoting RFC and Max Octane blah blah blah. You get the picture guys LOL. Ill message you all once RFC 9 review is up, just bear with me folks.

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the event rating is not a %. its not a 91% its just a 91, which is ok for an org this size but nothing special

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As one of the top ranked fighters in RFC, it's an honour to fight you sir. All you guys that turned the fight down, shame on you. Call yourselves fighters? Smacktalk and callouts aint my style but true fighters don't turn down fights, especially fights against an opponent of this calibre AND, definitely not when you know a W will take you to within touching distance of the belt. I'll take any of you out.....pussies

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EVENT REVIEW – MAIN CARD

With a selection of RFCs big guns on display, RFC 10 – Wakahisa v Cortez was the most anticipated event in the organizations short history. With the inaugural title tournaments just around the corner, a loss tonight could well send the losing fighter tumbling down the rankings and out of the tournament, so there was a lot on the line. With that in mind, you could have forgiven the fighters if they played it safe just to get the W but as we’ve come to expect from RFC fighters, fighting for decisions just aint what they do. Here’s how the night went down.

FIGHT 1 - 185LB – DIESEL ARMSTRONG (3-1-0) V JAXON JEFFRIES (2-1-0)

Both these guys were hovering just outside of the top eight 185lbers so a win for either guy should put them in a spot to be selected for the 185lb tourney. Jeffries was making his RFC debut after 2 impressive 1^st round KO’s in QFC and was pretty confident he would do the same to Armstrong. Armstrong himself was coming in off of a 1^st round (T)KO W at RFC 4 after being KO’d himself at RFC’s inaugural event back in September. With both fighters being well versed as pugilists, Jeffries was expected to make his superior wrestling ability be the difference between the two once the bell rang.

Armstrong opened the fight wanting to make a statement. He got the first shots off and after missing with a left hook, he hit Jeffries with a perfectly placed uppercut that burst open Jeffries lips. Jaxon appeared to be stunned by the shot and to gain himself time to gather his thoughts, he shot in for a nice double leg and landed in Armstrongs guard. Jeffries attempted to land with some ground n pound but Armstrong was constantly on the move which forced him to miss with most of the shots thrown. Armstrong waited until Jaxon postured up before powering out from below and reversed the position. Nice. Now on his back, Jeffries was obviously uncomfortable and was content to control Armstrong and wait for an opportunity to reverse or get back to his feet. After over a minute of relative inactivity, the referee had seen enough and stood the fighters back up.

Back on the feet, both fighters seemed to have a sense of urgency about them as they engaged in a series of exchanges that seen both of them land with some nice looking punches. The crowd were going crazy and the fighters took a second out to high five before getting back down to business. It was Armstrong who was coming out on top now though and he began to find a home for his punches more often than not. Just after 3 minutes, out of nowhere, Armstrong cracked Jeffries with a right hook to the temple that had him out before he hit the floor. Armstrong was forced to throw a few more shots at a defenceless Jeffries Jaxon while on the floor as the referee refused to call the fight off! For what reason is anyones guess as it was plain for all to see that Jaxon was out. W

When he did call the fight, a disgusted Armstrong jumped to his feet and began berating the referee and in a show of class, he knelt back down with Jeffries until he came around. Referees incompetence is becoming more and more prevalent in MMA and if you ask me, it’s about time it was addressed before someone gets seriously hurt. Diesel Armstrong picked up (T)KO OF THE NIGHT for his work and our announcer, Kenny Florence gave him the news that he would he be fighting 6-0-0 undefeated wrecking machine, Gus Spencer in the first round of the 185LB tourney should he accept it. HELL YEAH!!! Was Armstrongs response

RESULT – DIESEL ARMSTRONG – W – KO (PUNCH) – 3M 13S ROUND 1

FIGHT 2 - 265+LB – JON BATES (6-2-0) V MARCUS PEREIRA (3-0-0)

After suffering a decision loss back in September, Jon Bates has since employed a clinch heavy approach in his fights that has seen him go on a 3 fight win streak. Far from being the most exciting fighting style to watch, Bates’ clinch work has proved to be effective and he’s managed to stifle and frustrate his last 3 opponents on his way to picking up his wins. Facing 321LB Marcus Pereira tonight, his clinch work would prove to be his undoing. On a 2 fight win streak himself, Pereiras opponents have been unable to deal with the sheer size and weight of the man, add to that, Olympic level judo and there you have a guy who’d give any of the worlds top 265+LBers problems.

Unsurprisingly, Bates went for the clinch straight at the opening bell but the SURPRISINGLY, Bates took Pereira down. Bates realized his mistake almost immediately and tried to get back to his feet but now the fight was on the floor, there was no way Pereira was going to let that happen. As we’ve seen in Pereiras previous fights, he began probing with half-hearted submission attempts to distract or lull his opponents into a false sense of security and as Bates defended a tri-angle attempt, Pereira swept him and ended up in half guard. Now in complete control, Pereira lay with his weight on Bates while he figured out his next move. Pereira then set about advancing position to side control and as he was doing so, wrapped an arm around Bates’ head as if he was trying for an arm tri-angle. Bates adjusted to defend the submission, just as Pereira had predicted and he then pressed all of his weight onto Bates chest and sinched in a kimura. Unable to get his arm from between himself and Pereira, Bates was unable to tap and with Pereira unaware of this, he cranked on Bates’ arm until it popped. It was only when Bates let out a scream that Pereira realized what was going on and he looked to the referee to call the fight. Once he did, Pereira rolled off of Bates, picked himself up and walked over to his corner where his cornerman handed him what seemed to be a huge frikadeller in a bun and an XL Coke. Pereira walked back over to Bates to see if he was OK before offering him a bite of his frikadeller.

In his post-fight speech, Pereira thanked all the fans in attendance while spitting bits of food all over our reporter, Kenny Florence. When Kenny announced Xanana Dias would be his opponent in the 265+LB tourney, Pereira just smirked and burped down the microphone.

RESULT – MARCUS PEREIRA – W – SUBMISSION (KIMURA) – 1M 58S ROUND 1

FIGHT 3 – 205LB – MARC CHARBONNIER (3-0-0) V MATHEW JENKINS (4-1-0)

Since bursting onto the scene at RFC 1 back in early October, Marc Charbonnier has taken the RFC 205LB division by storm. Rattling off 2 first round finishes so far, he was full of confidence going into tonights fight and has predicted he will be the RFC 205LB champion come the end of the tourneys. Although making his RFC debut, Mathew Jenkins had quietly built himself a 4-0-0 record in QFC bouts and he too, has never been taken out of the 1st round. The chances of this fight going to decision were practically zero and the chances of it making it out of the 1^st round were equally as slim. Both fighters have relied heavily upon their wrestling in previous fights to get the job done and although being at 4-0-0, Jenkins has not yet faced anyone of Charbonniers calibre. Charbonnier on the other hand has destroyed 2 pretty solid fighters in his previous fights and the raw power and strength he possesses has proven to be too much to handle so far in his career.

After stuffing a Jenkins takedown early in the 1^st, Charbonnier drove in from a long way out and yet, in a clear sign of his strength and power, still managed to get the fight to the floor. This was the 1^st time Jenkins had been in this position and to be placed in it by Charbonnier, his mettle would be well and truly tested. Using his trademark ground n pound, Charbonnier immediately went to work on softening Jenkins up. Unable to get out from under Charbonnier, Jenkins ate a monster elbow which momentarily sent his eyes rolling to the back of his head, but there was to be no respite. Charbonnier continued to have his way with Jenkins and just over a minute in, he made himself a little space, just enough for him to unleash a series of blows to Jenkins’ body and head that had him stunned and winded. Confident he coiuld now finish the fight, Charbonnier stood up, threw Jenkins’ legs to the side and dived in with a hammerfist that had Jenkins’ head bouncing of the canvas and before the referee could jump in and save Jenkins from further punishment, Charbonnier had pummelled him with further strikes to his head. Brutal!!! Can anybody stop this man?

With none of the fighters offered the fight, willing to face Charbonnier in the 205LB tourney, Kyson Dale stepped up and offered his services. Although a fairly accomplished fighter, it’s hard to see him, or anybody else in the RFC 205LB division for that matter, having much of a chance against Charbonnier.

RESULT – MARC CHARBONNIER – W – KO (STRIKES) – 1M 33S ROUND 1

FIGHT 4 – CO-MAIN EVENT – 155LB

MAGNUS MAGUMEDOV (5-0-0) V WOODWARD GLASS (0-1-0)

Both fighters were making their RFC debuts tonight but with Magumedov rattling off 4 (T)KO wins in QFC bouts, he had a definite advantage due to his experience. Making the transition from pro muay thai, undefeated Master Sken prodigy, Woodward Glass wasted no time accepting the fight when it was offered to him but as he would go on to find out, MMA is not muay thai.

Feeling confident in his clinch game, Glass immediately rushed Magumedov at the opening bell and tied him up against the cage. Glass looked confident enough as he got busy throwing short punches but Magumadov, unfazed, defended beautifully, deflecting every one of Glass’ shots with his arms and elbows. He allowed Glass to continue to throw shots and as soon as he felt a drop in pace, he popped Glass with a lovely short uppercut and then went to work himself, softening Glass up with shots to the body. Surprisingly to many, Glass was making a fight of It by firing back and not letting Magumedov have it all his own way. The fight continued this way but as the time passed, it was Magumedov who began to exert himself and started landing the more punishing shots.

After 2 minutes of non-stop trading, Glass looked as if he was tiring and started breathing heavy. He was still firing back but Magumedov seemed comfortable taking his shots but almost every shot he hit Glass with, hurt him. Glass was clearly hanging on now and constantly looking up at the clock. It was this that would bring about the end of the fight. Magumedov, aware of what Glass was doing, waited until he did it again and fast as you like, rammed his shoulder into Glass’ jaw. Glass’ legs gave out from under him and the only thing keeping him up was the cage on one side, and Magumedov on the other. Magumedov went looking to finish but Glass defended well and at one point looked to have recovered. Magumedov wasn’t going to let this go much further though. Pausing for a second, he stepped back from Glass and just as Glass let his guard down, Magumedov dipped his right shoulder and unleashed a devastating uppercut which sent Glass back against the cage, he then unloaded with a barrage of strikes that had Glass out in his feet. Magumedov looked to the referee to stop the fight but the referee waved him on, it was only when Magumedov began screaming at the referee that he jumped in and saved Glass from further punishment. Clearly not happy at having to dish out more punishment, Magumedov hurled abuse at the referee before storming back to his corner. Another brutal finish and another display of incompetence from the referee which had Magumedov apologising to Glass for having to punish him further.

For stepping in and taking the fight with Magumedov at short notice, Glass was awarded a spot in the 155LB tourney. Several fighters had turned a fight down with Magumedov and it was looking he may be given a bye into the next round until young RFC fighter, Joseph Hughes stepped into the Octagon. Shaking Magumedov by the hand and congratulating him on his victory, Hughes said he would be honoured to fight Magumedov in the tourney and had a few choice words for the fighters who turned the fight down. RFC matchmaker, Peel Steel then entered the Octagon and confirmed that Hughes would indeed be given the fight to the applause from the crowd. The youngster may well come to regret his decision but if he does manage to pull off a victory, it would do wonders for his career.

RESULT – MAGNUS MAGUMEDOV – W – (T)KO (STRIKES) – 2M 54S ROUND 1

FIGHT 5 – MAIN EVENT – 185LB

RYUU WAKAHISA – (5-1-0) V ZACK CORTEZ – (6-0-0)

Our main event would be contested between 2 fighters with perfect 5-0-0 records and between them, 10 finishes, 9 of which came in the 1^st round. With Wakahisa possessing brutal muay thai skills and Cortez, devastating boxing, someones 0 was definitely going to go, and most likely in brutal fashion. Both fighters exchanged some light hearted banter in social media in the run up to the fight and both expressed complete confidence in their respective abilities to finish the fight.

Wakahisa immediately clinched at the start of the 1^st and before Cortez knew what was going on, he’d taken a couple of knees to the head which opened a nasty looking gash on his forehead. Not letting him off the hook, Wakahisa used his muay thai and landed with some dangerous looking elbows and knees. It took a while for Cortez to get his thoughts together before he would offer up any offence of his own. When he did though, he stunned Wakahisa with a short uppercut which he followed up with some punishing body shots. Both fighters seemed happy to fight in the clinch and with the momentum swinging back and forth, both fighters were getting some good shots off. While Wakahisa was looking to open the cut on Cortez’ forehead with his elbows, Cortez was defending well and finding a home for some short uppercuts which would surely take their toll on Wakahisa.

Just over 2 minutes in, Wakahisa began to stall and Cortez took the opportunity to plant some thudding shots to Wakahisas body. With Cortez beginning to gain the upper hand, Wakahisa began to breathe heavy, obviously due to the body blows Cortez had been diligently landing. Cortez was now in control of the fight and although Wakahisa continued to fire back, his strikes were laboured and easily defended by Cortez. With less than a minute to go in the 1^st, the referee separated the fighters for the first time after a lull in the action and it was Cortez who took advantage. He landed a stiff jab that stopped Wakahisa in his tracks which he followed up with an overhand right. With Wakahisa clearly in trouble, Cortez took a step back to assess the situation before darting back in with a straight right that knocked Wakahisa out cold. A beautiful KO victory for Zack Cortez sees him keep his unbeaten run intact and against an opponent of Wakahisas calibre, he’s shown he’s able to defeat quality opponents. Cortez now moves to the top of RFCs 185LB rankings and although losing tonight, Wakahisa stays where he was in the rankings meaning both fighters have made it into the 185LB tourney.

RESULT – ZACK CORTEZ – W – KO (PUNCH) – 4M 52S ROUND 1

Yet again, RFC puts on another fantastic event, this one being their most successful to date. We now have a break in the action with the next event being the opening night of the Tournaments for the inaugural RFC belts. RFCs top fighters are going to be pitted against each other and at the end of it all, only one can be Champ in each of their divisions. The action gets underway on 05/12/2015 with the opening round being the 1^st round of the 135/145LB tournament. With RFC and its fighters now established firmly on the European MMA scene, the New Year will see a new format for events in place. Although there will be less events, each event promises to be packed with top talent and unmissable action. See you all at the next event.

[kdmh74]

 

These are the confirmed tournament brackets as of 11/29/15.

 

Featherweight - 145lb

http://challonge.com/rfcfeatherweight

Lightweight - 155lb

http://challonge.com/rfclightweight

Middleweight - 185lb

http://challonge.com/rfcmiddleweight1

The other brackets will be posted as soon as the fighters confirm.

 

Nice work dude. Looks great, very professional

[Leland]

These are the confirmed tournament brackets as of 11/30/15. (Mid Day)

Featherweight - 145lb

http://challonge.com/rfcfeatherweight

Lightweight - 155lb

http://challonge.com/rfclightweight

Middleweight - 185lb

http://challonge.com/rfcmiddleweight1

Super Heavyweight - 265+lb

http://challonge.com/rfcsuperheavyweight

The other brackets will be posted as soon as the fighters confirm.

[kdmh74]

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[kdmh74]

RFC 11 Review will be in thread tomorrow

[Guest]

Anybody good at making fighter custom avatars??!

[kdmh74]

Anybody good at making fighter custom avatars??!

http://www.mmatycoon.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=51933&hl=paka&do=findComment&comment=713407

[Leland]

These are the confirmed tournament brackets as of 12/01/15. (Mid Day)

Featherweight - 145lb

http://challonge.com/rfcfeatherweight

Lightweight - 155lb

http://challonge.com/rfclightweight

Middleweight - 185lb

http://challonge.com/rfcmiddleweight1

Heavyweight - 265lb

http://challonge.com/rfcheavyweight

Super Heavyweight - 265+lb

http://challonge.com...uperheavyweight

The other brackets will be posted as soon as the fighters confirm.

[Teameast]

You told me that you had to fight in the division to get to fight in the tournament. Abdi Faruk has fought zero times and has been ducking one of my guys so there is no way that he could be ranked number two. Im pulling my fighter Carlos Rodriguez out of the tournament so his opponent Alexander Lee can take his place after the fight.

[Leland]

You told me that you had to fight in the division to get to fight in the tournament. Abdi Faruk has fought zero times and has been ducking one of my guys so there is no way that he could be ranked number two. Im pulling my fighter Carlos Rodriguez out of the tournament so his opponent Alexander Lee can take his place after the fight.

 

I'm sorry to hear that. It is natural in life for mistakes to be made. The rule is, the fighter must have fought once in the RFC to qualify. It must have been overlooked. It shows the kind of person you are to post such a message on an open forum instead of kindly and politely Messaging me directly. It's your choice to stay or go, good luck.

[Guest]

Carlos Rodriguez also jumped ship in my org after one fight because he went title chasing to a 280k org. Seems weird that he's not willing to take on all comers in this ID restriction

[Steel]

Getting 8 guys to fight in the tournament has been tough because 18 year olds aren't keen to fight 25/26 year olds just yet, so filling the brackets has been a nightmare. The tourney is really ( at this stage) for the 25 year old creations who gave a huge advantage.

 

Who cares who else is in it, the tourney is set up finally , so just go for the belt.

 

Thanks to the 18 year old fighters who have stepped despite a big chance at getting mullered.

[kdmh74]

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