Revolution Fight Louisville

July 26th 2008-

Josh Recktenwald vs. Rob Smith - RFL Amateur 145 lb Title Fight

Round 1:
This fight was for the vacant RFL Amateur 145 lb title held by teamate Brian Holmes due to active military duty. After touching gloves both fighters circle. Recktenwald tries to measure with a jab. Smith shoots in, but just manages to clinch against the cage. He then forces the takedown and lands in cross-side against the fence where he grabs a side headlock. Recktenwald manages to stand up while still in the headlock. He then uses that opportunity to jump on Smith's back. Smith backs up to the fence pinning Recktenwald against it. Recktenwald spends a while working for a rear naked choke from this position. After working for a while he starts to punch Smith to the side of the head to soften him up. This does the trick, and Recktenwald locks in the choke with Smith still standing, but he still forces the tap at 2:55.

Winner: Josh Recktenwald by Rear Naked Choke - round 1

Highlander Sinister Grappling Tourny

July 26th 2008 - Louisville Kentucky - A great BJJ tournament put on by Helio Soneca with over 250 competitors.
put to rest how good the Instructors are at Highlander , or the fact that we are not just a MMA school.
BJJ Black Belt Mike Yanez coaching and a ref all day, had a rough day with fighters Josh Reckenwald fighting that night @ RFL. Turner, Taz Ferguson, and Heink all busy with fights on the road too close to RFL to fight that night, came to show how good they really are without punches.

Josh TAZ Ferguson
under 145 Purple Belt GI Champion and under 145 NO GI Advanced Champion

Robert CT Turner
190-214 NO GI Intermediate Champion

Joe "the deal" Heink
170 Purple Belt Champion

El Cody
Junior 3rd Place

CT " the Louisville Hulk" wins XFC Tampa Florida

June 28th 2008 Tampa Florida - CT steps up to a very large show in Tampa Florida. John Prisco's www.mmaxfc.com was the largest production Highlander has ever been apart of. "the only show ive seen bigger was the UFC." Yanez said.
CT made fans and soon everyone knew who Highlander and where Louisville Ky was in the Tampa packed arena. " The fans took my shirt and my shorts." Turner said. CT walked down the Isle in a Blue Atama GI with his new Blue Belt, with a near submission early on by CT with flashy hands and lightning speed landing over 40 Jabs. CT won by doctor stopage Rd2