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 WELCOME SYN FANS! My name is Tycoon Hec and this weekend we have some INSANE matchups for you. Below are the write up previews for 804 & 805. Just a little how this works, I pick one additional fight I am seriously interested in watching per fight card and preview that as well as the Main and Co-Main event. Unfortunately for those who plan to watch 805 I wrote for a few other fights because honestly, its so freaking exciting. Good luck to all the fighters out there fighting this weekend and for those reading, let me know if you agree or disagree with my picks by commenting below!
Syn 804
PREVIEW
Slammy Neckbreaker vs Domenico Mazziotti
Lightweight Championship
Two of the top five lightweights go head to head Saturday night as they battle for the Lightweight crown at Syn 804! Slammy Neckbreaker (25-11), the London born knockout artist, defends his title for a third time against the Roman gladiator and former Alpha-1 champion, Domenico Mazziotti (24-7-1). These two fighters push the pace against every opponent they are in there with and will look to do so when they are locked in the cage with one another. Despite Domenico being pretty skilled at putting his opponents to sleep, he may have a difficult time if that is his game plan against Neckbreaker who has never suffered a knockout defeat. Neckbreaker, who rarely enjoys going the distance, has a chin that is made of iron taking damaging punches and kicks and walking through them as if he were the terminator. Fans of Neckbreaker will hope to see him engage aggressively with Domenico otherwise they may be in for a long night watching Domenico counter and combo his way to victory. One of the more interesting stories of this match up is that Neckbreaker will be taking his fifth fight with his new manager against an opponent who is arguably his toughest challenge. On the standup, fight fans will have to recognize that Domenico is on another level with his striking but on the ground it would be Slammy who has the advantage. These differences do not hold a ton of separation from one fighter to another as they are both incredibly talented. What it will all really boil down to is the tactics set forth by the managers. Sparring partners of Mazziotti have shared that they have been helping him hit the weights and work on his clinch game in preparation for Slammy who normally likes to initiate the clinch game and dominate his opponents that way. With Domenico’s significant weight and height advantage, it will prove quite difficult for Slammy to dominate his opponent in the clinch and may prove to be too difficult going toe to toe with his opponent on the feet.
Prediction: I believe we see a new champion and a new #1 Lightweight in the world when Domenico stops Slammy in the fourth round via TKO.
Serhey Rishkinov vs Humors Lacplesis
Welterweight fight
Former Stoner Fight league Welterweight Champion “Beast from the East” Serhey Rishkinov (24-7) makes his Synchronicity debut when he takes on former Alpha-1 Welterweight Champion Humors “Mug Crusher” Lacplesis (31-8-1). I will tell you right now, this is my fight of the night, fight of the weekend prediction! This fight is so insanely interesting on paper and I think once the cage door closes fans will be glued to every moment. Serhey, who defended his SFL title 6 times is coming off of two difficult losses to swallow suffering a knockout loss when he tried to capture the middleweight title and a close loss in his last title defense against Bangin. Since his back to back losses Serhey has yet to take on another fight until now and what an opponent he has in front of him. Humors Lacplesis was the former champion of Alpha-1 defeating most of his opponents apart from Donald Trump. He fell into a nasty triangle in his most recent outing and was forced to tap out despite dominating that entire fight. Humors and his long time manager are no longer working together so he now will be operating under a new manager in Bjorn O’Donnel. Being that this is Humors first fight under his new manager, fight fans will be interested to see if he fights as he always had or will there be some slight adjustments that Bjorn will make in his fight preparation and fight game. Serhey will want to be careful of the nasty clinch game that Humors regularly employs on his opponent and instead aim to get this fight to the ground. This fight will probably see a lot of back and forth between the two and hopefully will escalate one of these guys back into title contention real soon.
Prediction: Serhey reminds everyone why he was one of the best for a long time when he submits Humors.
Papi Tantor vs Mantak Garuda
Middleweight fight
Is this fight also considered a co-main event or is that just me? Papi Tantor (15-2-1) is the 15th guy in his division and is sensational all over the board. Former Syn champion and holder of 9 knockout victories against tough competition he will be using that as confidence as he takes on one of the most fearsome fighters in the division in “Hands of Shiva” Mantak Garurda (23-4). These two guys are at the top of the division just waiting for a chance to take on Crosby or Toivonen for the title but first have to get through the other. Garuda, the Bwang Jong Sr student, was the fromer Syn champion for a long time until he got dethroned recently. The 31 year old looks to get back to his winning ways when he aims to dismantle the rising Papi Tantor by making him his 18th knockout victim. Tantor vs Garuda has all the makings of fight of the night and you can guarantee that celebrities and athletes around the world will be in attendance if not for this fight alone. This fight is a battle of two seriously talented managers and in my opinion we will see this match up again very soon but next time it will be for the title.
Prediction: Mantak Garuda takes the win via tko
Syn 805
PREVIEW
Dany Crosby vs Pekka Toivonen
Middleweight Championship
The rematch fight fans have been clamoring for is finally upon us. This fight is the reason why mma fans exist. The #3 pound for pound fighter in the world who holds both the Welterweight and Middleweight Titles Dany Crosby (26-16-1) will defend the Middleweight title against the former Middleweight champion Pekka “The Punchmaster General” Toivonen (33-11). It was on the 21st of May when these two first met in what was a highly anticipated bout. In the first moments of the fight, Pekka suffered a nasty cut over his eye. From that moment on we saw a more defensive Pekka as he looked to protect his eye from getting worse. As the round was coming to an end Crosby landed a hellacious uppercut that saw Pekka crash on the mat. The referee was on the edge of stopping the fight but Crosby waved Pekka to step back up. On wobbly legs, Pekka managed to hold on to the end of the round. The significance of Pekka hitting the mat can not be overstated, this was the first time in over 15 fights where he had been knocked down. At the start of the second, Pekkas cornerman did little work on the cut as they were trying to wake him up from the knockdown and help him be more alert. Dany, who was also cut in the first round, seemed to be fully ready going into the second. The bell rang and Crosby ran across the cage looking to finish Pekka. He landed some beautiful punches and finished with an uppercut that once again saw Pekka hit the floor. Waving him back to his feet proved that Dany had no desire to be on the ground with Pekka. Both fighters only landed thirteen punches at the head on one another but it was Crosby's punches that held more power, evidence of that is held by him knocking down Toivonen and cutting him open. The fight was called in the third round as Toivonen could barely see. This fight is largely looked at as one sided and I am not entirely sure why. There is a reason hardcore mma fans have been demanding a rematch and there is a reason why it has been rebooked. Despite Crosby's victory over Toivonen, there seemed to be a massive mixing up of strikes from Toivonen landing body shots and kicks as Crosby focused solely on the punches. Crosby will no doubt come into this fight to solidify himself as the true middleweight champion and prove to everyone that it was no fluke whereas Pekka will look to show the world why he was for a long time considered the best by man in the sport. A big reality for Pekka is that scar tissue continues to get him in trouble. When a cut opens up on him it gushes out and makes him almost fight like a different fighter instead of the Punchmaster General many have come to know and love. Crosby who attempted to clinch up with Pekka last time will probably be looking to do that once again but knowing he has the power to put Pekka on the ground will hold no fear in exchanging strikes with one of the best as he has already shown how lethal he can be. I believe there is a certain excitement Crosby has when he knows he is winning against another fighter and this was shown in his last loss against Navarro. Crosby had dropped Navarro a few times in the first round but coming into the second, he was caught and dropped by Navarro on a counter shot after trying to clinch with him. I bring this up only to share that Crosby can not come into this fight thinking he will win because he has already, that was a different fight and this fight will be completely different. Pekka will most likely be more of a headhunter waiting to counter as Crosby comes in and looks to send Crosby out for good.
Prediction: Pekka takes the title back in a second round counter knockout. A trilogy hopefully awaits the Syn fans in the near future.
Gemellus Axius vs Harry McQuirre
Lightweight Matchup
Two Lightweight warriors go at it in a battle that will hopefully see one of these two competitors enter the top ten in their division. “The Machine” Gemellus Axius (23-16-2) welcomes former Smash Champion “Goose” Harry McQuirre (25-7) to Syns elite Lightweight division. McQuire, who left Alpha-1 on a three fight win streak is a fan favorite holding 7 fight of the night awards and 3 knockout of the night awards. At only 30 years of age he is looking to once again be recognized as the best lightweight in the world. To get past “The Machine” is in itself a feat considering that this guy is also on a three fight win streak and knocking out his last opponent in 27 seconds of the second round. Axius will be hoping that the recent dip in form from McQuire will hold true when they collide as well so it can be a potentially early night for him but the reality of it all is that McQuire is no walk in the park for any lightweight. With 16 victories coming by way of knockout it is fair to say that McQuire knows how to get the job done in outstanding fashion. These two elite strikers will probably be quick to engage with one another looking to be the first to land and last in every exchange which will make this for me the predicted fight of the night. I think we may also see Axius look to engage in the clinch game and McQuire prefer to keep it at striking distance which would make for a very interesting situation as both guys are talented in the clinch and at striking range. There will be a stronger preference for Axius to get the clinch though and what he will want to watch out for is McQuire landing those explosive shots outside of it. I see this fight going the distance but only after both fighters have been thoroughly exhausted punishing each other.
Prediction: Harry McQuirre gets one step closer to earning his shot at the Syn title.
John C Reilly vs Rodney Alcala
Middleweight Matchup
Between both of these guys there is a load of conviction I have that someone is getting knocked out. John C Reilly (19-4) has 16 of his victories by knockout and his opponent Rodney Alcala (26-14) with 21 of those victories coming by way of knockout. This fight is what the ol Jr Ross would have called, “A real barn burner!” Not entirely sure what that phrase meant but I think we will see dynamic striking on display as both competitors aim to take each other's heads off. Both competitors are making their Syn debut so they will be looking to make that much more of a statement. I think it is fair to say that most fight fans are predicting John C Reilly to get the victory in this one, the long time OFK champion was on a seventeen fight win streak before his last loss and I imagine he plans to make that streak happen once again. Rodney, who is also coming off a loss has fought some top talent in his most recent outings so stepping up against Reilly may prove to be not so intimidating for him.
Prediction: John C Reilly first round knockout.
Nusrat Baigan vs Leeroy Lamalmar
Bantamweight fight
The TWGC champion, Nusrat Baigan (10-8) makes his return to the mma world as he battles the 36 year old Leeroy “The Micro Machine” Lamalmar (5-1). Despite getting into MMA at a late age, Lamalmar has proven to be a dangerous foe for anyone who steps across from him knocking out multiple opponents in the very first round. A brown belt in BJJ, he is not afraid to grapple with the TWGC champion and according to his sparring partners, would gladly relish the opportunity to showcase his grappling skill. Nusrat has been off and on with so many managers throughout his career it is hard to tell whether or not this guy is the fighter we remember him to be. His most recent grappling performances have seen him take the title at 155lbs but that was in November of last year. Now, The grappling star looks to continue to make a full time transition to MMA by securing a victory over Leeroy Lamalmar. It is really hard to see Nusrat take the win on this one. He has lost four of his last five mma fights and is taking on a predator in Leeroy. He will need to get this fight to the ground fast if he is to have any chance at defeating Lamalmar.
Prediction: Lamalmar scores a sensational head kick knockout in the first round.
Inspektor Bee vs Mohammed Kahn
Lightheavyweight fight
For syn 805 one of the biggest fights I can not wait to watch is one of my favorite fighters, Inspektor Bee (18-12) go toe to toe with the rising star “The Pitbull '' Mohammed Kahn (11-2). I consider it funny that Mohammeds nickname is Pitbull and he is from Lebanon given that there has been a ban since the 90s on Pitbulls. Anyways, between these two they share 24 knockouts in their collective 29 victories, They also share 11 knockout of the night awards and both fighters have been stopped in their career. What should this tell fight fans? This fight will have fireworks from start to finish. The stats are there and these two high level strikers will come in with plans to wreck the other. I think the best way for Bee to get the win is to pepper Kahn with strikes all night while avoiding his massive strikes. Counter and cut him open is not a bad strategy to employ against Kahn. On the other hand, I think Kahn could go in there, close the gap and unleash a nasty right hook and end the fight altogether.
Prediction: Khan scores a knockout in the second.
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