Syn'299 - Singular Duality

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Author:Dan Milner

Syn ' 299 Singular Duality – Review

On Sunday 11th May @ LA Memorial Colossuseum (Capacity of 93,607)

Synchronicity hosted it’s 299th weekly event this Sunday just past and it was a packed card as Syn gave us two title matches and three top 100 ranked P4P fighters in the world on one card. Read on to find out who the real winners and losers were as well as who went on to retain/become the Welterweight and Featherweight champions at the end of the night and who was able to make a name for themselves at the expense of their opponent.

The Welterweight Title Fight

Daniel "Ravishing" Roth (24-10-2) vs champion Sergiy Skylar (31-8-1)

As champion and challenger made their way to the cage, the contrasting look of focus, determination and mind-set was clear as the challenge – close friends with pro wrestler Shawn Michaels – came out to Sexy Boy dancing but the Champion Skylar came out as stern faced and controlled as ever.

The two men also had clear contrasting game plans as Roth came in looking to stand and bang but Skylar was having none of it taking Roth to the ground and then trying on the ground and pound. This was the theme of most of the fight with Skylar successful in all three of his takedown attempts. Skylar’s style may not have been the most aphetically pleasing but it certainly was effective, really testing the will and cardio of Roth. This lead to the finish when straight off the second round start he got his third take-down and proceeded with the same strategy as in the first – blowing off a submission attempt from Roth in the meantime – he eventually broke the guard of Roth, rocking him before proceeding to land some undefended shots that signalled it was all over for the official who stopped the bout.

After the announcement was made that Sergiy Skylar had won by TKO stoppage and retained his belt, a clearly emotional Skylar spoke directly to the Syn crowd thanking them for their on-going support, even going as far to credit them and the support they give to the success he has in the cage.  A really genuine moment the fans appreciated post fight.

Co-Main Event

Evgeniy Malkin (17-6-1) vs Apollo Jackson (17-3-0)

If you are looking for a fight that pretty much had it all, this was the one, the co-main event of the night, Malkin vs Jackson. It was a match-up that really did live up to the billing as these two men took the fight the whole distance to a descision. The fight was back and forth and neither man allowed the other to take control in the slightest. It was a true classic and if you haven’t seen it, you should watch it on playback. As it went to the score cards with both men equal in every aspect the fight was ruled a draw, with the judge’s ruling it 29:29, 28:29, 29:28. The announcement of this led to a “One more round” chant from the sold out audience inside of the Collossusuem.

Featherweight Title Match-up

Champion Matt Miller (33-10-1) vs "The Justice" Mitch Heisenberg (35-21-1)

One of the most anticipated matches of the night was the fight between Champion Matt Miller and the man they call “The Justice” for the featherweight title. These men have both been on incredible hot streak with only 3 losses between them in 18 fights before Sunday night and it truly showed in their performance. The fight start with somewhat of a feeling out process on the feet with strikes from range occurring most, until Miller moved the fight up close in the clinch. Heisenberg may have been the aggressor in the fight but Miller was definitely happier when the fight was closer as he looked for a few takedowns. He got a crucial one in the second round as he took “The Justice” down and looked to press with ground and pound. The fight stayed their till the finish which occurred when Miller made it to the mount and began to rain down strikes rocking and then putting Heisenberg to sleep when the official had to step in to halt the contest giving Miller the TKO victory and retaining his title belt.

Main Card

Jan Zelenka (19-3-1) vs Derek "The Artist" Riggs (28-17-0)

The winner between Jan Zelenka and “The Artist” would seemingly be next in line to possibly have a shot at facing Michael Patton for the title but it would have to be a convincing victory to be seen as a real threat to Patton’s championship. Riggs came in and did just that putting on afantastic performance taking the victory by TKO when he dominated Zalenka from start to finish landing strikes to just about every part of the Czech’s body and within 2 and a half minutes he had Zalenka defenceless up against the cage. If you are going to make a stake for a title fight against one of the top champions here in Syn that’ has got to be the way to do it in such dominating fashion. With 4 victories straight now for “The Artist”, I wouldn’t want to be the man in the way of number 5.

Roderick "The Hammer" Jenkins (13-5-0) vs Royston "The Titan" De Noteboom (36-16-1)

In what was one of the most lack lustre bouts not only on the card but seen in recent Syn history, “The Hammer” took a unanimous decision victory over Roston De Noteboom. Neither men showed what they were capable off today and on top of that both will be disappointed that they couldn’t provide a better fight. Part of it could be down to “The Titan”’s low morale and confidence from his baron spell but Jenkins will be the happier of the two providing us with an entertaining 30 second spell in which he cut De Noteboom open and threw some solid hands. It will be a fight for not only the fans to forget but also the fighters as they move on and hope to provide a better showing come the next time they are inside the cage.

When "The Russian" Nikolai Radev (13-5-0) vs Michael "The Cyborg Slayer" Shanks (25-11-0)

Another closely matched contest between the Russian and the Cyborg Slayer in what was billed as the “Cold War in the Cage” took place on Sunday. These two men came into the fight evenly matched on paper and as expect, in the cage, they were just as equal. Radev was arguably the better man on the night as he took the Majority Decision victory but the match-up could’ve easily gone the other way but Radev’s takedowns and cleaner strikes impressed the judges more than the heavy hitting of “The Cyborg Slayer”. Another full 15 minuet fight for the fans to enjoy here at the LA Memorial Colossuseum, they really did get more than their money’s worth tonight at Syn’299!

Prelims

Leandro "Beastly" Alves (27-18-0) vs "Captain" Tsubasa J Champ (19-7-0)

Alves vs J Champ saw the only undercard fight that we got to see a finish in and many saw it coming from the offset. Both men looked extremely focused coming in but the “Captain” had no answer for Leandro Alves’ take down ability or ground game as Alves pilled on the pressure over the two rounds of the fights duration and eventually Tsubasa J Champ could hold out no more as Alves put on a “Beastly” submission hold to take the victory. It wasn’t a pretty or entertaining fight but Alves seemed unfazed by this and was joyous in victory.

Jason "The Claw" Griffin (28-17-3) vs Charles "The Hammer" Martel (45-15-0)

All three of the opening three fights went to a decision with “The Claw” and “The Hammer” also running the full distance in another fast paced exciting bout. The first two rounds were extremely even and both men had a chance going into the third with Griffin possibly having the edge – but neither man seemingly wanted to leave it to chance as both came out looking to finish the other. Martel made the most of the third round cutting Griffin open with a great head kick that would’ve put some other opposition away for good but Griffin kept it close following that. As the fighters waited for the announcement of the judges scores there was a huge buzz around the arena as nobody knew which way it was going to go. The suspense was ended when it was announced that Griffin had won by unanimous decision (29:28, 29:28. 29:29). The solid performance from both men left some controversy in the eyes of the fans but this was dismissed by a very humble Martel who said post fight that “Griffin was the better man on the night” and deserved the victory.

"The Divine Weapon" Nino Blaze (33-13-0) vs Enrique "The Judge" Rizzo Jr (20-8-0)

This fight began like a ball of fire, with both me coming out swinging like madmen, busting each other open early on with some wild shots and at that point you’d be forgiven for think this’ll be over quick but both men settled more into the fight and it even ended up going the full distance to a decision. The two fighters had they been higher up on the card would most likely been looking at an “Of The Night” award as the fast paced stand-up action not only got the crowd interested but had them on their feet countless times. Blaze took the victory by unanimous decision but neither of these fighters will be viewed as a loser with the fans as they both left it all out there and the appreciation the fans had was clear – with a standing ovation for the two warriors as they left the arena.

Alphons "The Cardinal" Draclau (27-7-1) vs Steinar Sting (37-23-1)

“The Cardinal” was looking to make it three wins in a row when he took on Sting who was looking to bounce back to some stability. The fight itself was a good way to start the evening with the two combatants both looking to finish but unable to do so before the fight when to a majority decision victory for Draclau. While it wasn’t fight of the year quality it certainly was a solid fight in its own right and got the fans right into the card from the offset with both men near equal for the duration.

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It was an overly impressive card from Synchronicity on Sunday evening and particular highlights were the title matches although one of the top fights of tonight which could put both competitors more into the public eye was the prelim match-up of Nino Blaze and Enrique Rizzo Jr. Neither man should go home disappointed from that fight as it was true fight of the night quality. A couple of disappointing fights tonight but they will be overshadowed by the class and the fact that this Friday coming is the 30tth Weekly Synchronicity event, Syn’300! We’ll see you their live in person or on Pay-Per-View!

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Daniel “TheMould” Milner

Championship Press Association

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