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{C} Roy vs. Pawlik {1}
Lightweight Championship of The World
On January Thirtieth "Thick" Dick Pawlik took a fight just two weeks after he defeated one of the very best Lightweights, we have ever seen in Bathory by submission. The red belt grand master in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu figured should he get this fight to the ground at any point he would show the far less experienced grappler that there are serious levels to this game. Unfortunately for Pawlik he would not be able to secure any of the submission he attempted and would see perhaps the most debated decision I have ever seen. Rob "The Pride of Scotland" Roy took home the title and a new sense of confidence that he would likely never suffer a submission loss in his career if even "Thicc" Dick couldn't make him submit.
The animosity between these two has been quite apparent in recent weeks with one team claiming that the other was robbed of a victory they should have received while other insinuates that his opponent's submission game is seriously overrated. In their first match it was a bit of a shocker that Roy held on for as long as he did and did not tap but outside of those shocking escapes that he displayed the fight was more a less a drag to witness. Pawlik and Roy combined threw just over 20 punches in twenty-five minutes, so what are we expecting this time around?
I think we see an approach from Roy where he baits Pawlik in looking for a heavy counter. I think Pawlik will be quite eager looking for his takedown that he may put himself in a dangerous position. I feel if Pawlik is able to duck under a jab and land a takedown and focus on controlling his opponent and landing some strikes, we may actually see him forcefully submit the current Champion. Nothing is promised and at this level of the game, the belt can fall to either side. However, the last thing any of us want is another fight that we argue the decision about for the foreseeable future. My prediction, we will either get the knockout or submission of the night from this fight!
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{C} Marceau vs. Ginty {1}
Middleweight Championship of the World
A list of a who's who rests unconscious on Jean-Claude Marceau's fight record. The knockout king himself is returning to defend his crown once again for a third time and this time against the living male model himself, Conrad Tama Ginty, the Irish fighter known for his relentless pace and constant pressure of his opponents. With his punching prowess being off the charts, Ginty is a fighter who prefers to stand and trade with his opponents. With his expertise in boxing and willingness to strike all day with his opponents, he comes up against one of the nastiest strikers we have ever seen with Marceau, a fighter who prefers to stand and trade leaving the other unconscious.
Jean-Claude the six-time knockout of the night award winner, believes he holds the power in his hands to put any middleweight out on their back, whether that is a champion from syn or one from another org he has proven it time and time again that he is by no means someone to consider you would walk right through. The French king has been almost celebrated as of late more and more in his hometown of Paris, being regarded as a mime amongst men. With fists that seem to be loaded with weapons he has a tendency to put opponent after opponent unconscious. This has caused serious concern as officials of the Nevada State Athletic Commission have speculated perhaps Performance Enhancing Drugs are responsible for his dynamite power. Within the span of three weeks, it was reported he was tested 100 times. That is nearly five times a day! Of course, each test came back negative apart from the fifteenth which apparently was contaminated Parisian meat.
Ginty vs Marceau is all about Skill vs Strength in my book. The technique of Ginty will have to be on full display as he weaves his way in and out of strikes looking to land his own but to carefully evade the hammers thrown by Marceau is a task very few have accomplished. My prediction for this fight, Marceau stops Ginty in the second with a barrage of punches and retains the Middleweight Title!
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{C} MacArthur Ii vs. Ko Nachi {1}
Welterweight Championship of the World
Rigel Ko Nachi riding high on his five-fight win streak, looks to add his sixth win in a row and 4th with his new manager, and become the new Welterweight King this weekend as he takes on one of the most talented individuals in all of Sy, Angus "Scotty" Macarthur Ii.
After putting on a dominant display against Dylan Peterson, the newly crowned king MacArthur is pleased to make his first ever title defense and against a man many considered to have been looked over for the welterweight title shot. Nachi, who switched management from Bwang to Optimal in the last couple of months has seen a steady rise in his career and seems to be more recognized than ever before. Having been in SYN for a majority of his career he had never gotten that title shot since he has fought here and many SYN fans are quite enthusiastic about his opportunity to finally fight for the belt. Having not fought each other in years past a certain freshness will be exciting to witness between these two warriors. Although both fighters hold several knockouts on their records, neither is known for that knockout like performance taht someone like Dylan Peterson would give.
MacArthur who is seemingly excited about this fresh opportunity is equally thrilled about facing a long-time veteran of SYN and believes that his skill set this weekend will prove why he is the champion. Angus will likely prioritize his boxing and look to walk KO Nachi down where we should expect a multitude of strikes from Nachi to the point that we never know what is coming next. My Prediction, MacArthur wins a close decision.
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{C} Sitsongrit vs. {1} Kidd
Bantamweight Championship of the World
The two best Bantamweight fighters in the world collide this weekend in a matchup that is expected to be as fast paced as it is technical. Killer Kidd a martial artist known for his punches as well as his tight clinch work considers he will overthrow the Champion this weekend in a violent way. Detkunjon Sitsongrit, the fighter who not only took the belt from Wayne Williams but also retired him is now looking to make his first defense since then. Sitsongrit, who throws an obscene number of punches in his fights, has shared that he believes he will outlast Kidd in five rounds and score the decisive victory moving him closer to the greatest Bantamweight fighter of all time status.
In the lead up to this fight, there were reported accounts of videos surfacing showing Killer Kidds preparations for the fight. Accusations came to say that there was a spy in his camp and all roads lead to Charlie Hunt, a fighter in the same camp who is relatively new to the sport of MMA. The drama ensued when Hunt and Kidd broke out into an altercation over the video trainings surfacing and allegedly Kidd choked out Hunt and informed his manager that he would not want to train with this amateur ever again. When word about the training footage surfacing on the internet hit Sitsongrits ears he claimed he did not watch it and had no desire to see it as he felt it would be quite disrespectful to his opponent.
In one of the first championship fights of the night, many fight fans are hoping that it is packed with bell-to-bell action, and many have begun to speculate that with Kidd on his six-fight win streak he will undoubtedly add Sitsongrit to that list. The question I have is how does Kidd plan to keep that pace up with Sitsongrit? The pace alone of Sitsongrit is virtually unmatched and despite Kidd showing that he has knockout power, it's not likely to be the answer for him either. I believe Kidd will look to close the distance with Sitsongrit and keep the fight in the clinch where he will pummel the body repeatedly but to do that against a legendary Thai fighter, good luck. My prediction, Sitsongrit throws 200 punches and holds the belt breaking the winning streak.
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Just Whymer vs. Simon Gustafsson
Former Synchronicity Light-Heavyweight champion and future Hall of Famer Just Whymer returns to action to further he legacy as he takes on famed submission artist Simon Gustafsson. Gustafsson is on a three fight win streak and coming off a huge submission win over top contender Cerberus Dionisy. With 6 submissions under his belt Simon needs just one more to move into 8th place on the Synchronicity ALL TIME submissions wins list.
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Badr Al Din VS. Joe Dinapoli
Former Synchronicity Light-Heavyweight champion and son of Hall of Fame legend Taj Al Din, Badr Al Din returns to action to try and make one more run at the title as he takes on Cali MMA legend Joe Dinapoli in a #1 contenders match.
After a rough start to his career going 11-10 Badr would go on to make arguably the greatest career turnaround in Tycoon history. He won 6 straight & captured both CFC & SYN LHW titles to become the #2 ranked LHW in the world. After losing the title to end 2020 he stepped it up ANOTHER notch by DOMINATING 2021. He went. 12-4 on the year with wins over the legend Tong Po and elite fighters like SFL champion Giuseppe Hopkins and former SYN champion Mantak Garuda. The only thing that has stood in his way of true dominance over 205 is Just Whymer. Badr is nearing the end but does he have one more run in him and can he take out the young dominant prospect to do it?
Joe Dinapoli is probably the biggest prospect to step through Synchronicity's door since Kilo Maluga. A 9 time Cali MMA champion with a win over fellow elite prospect and former Sucker Punch Light heavyweight champion Dempsey ONeill, Joe walked into SYN in 2021 as the first 360k to cross that line into open ID
He's the total package. Elite striking, knockout power, Granite chin, and leaps of experience, what's not to like about this kid? Standing at 19-1 Joe has dominated everyone in his wake and will look to continue that trend. He has gone 3-0 since entering SYN can he make is 4-0?
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