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  1. Synchronicity presents SuperNova lV by BrotherHec Intro Well..Here it is...SYNCHRONICITY'S SUPERNOVA 4! Can anyone else say FINALLY!? This is what so many people have been waiting for. This card was so good it took SYN from being he 13th ranked global fight organization to becoming the 2nd and putting them first in Vegas. Now being that im from Vegas i am thrilled to be writing for such an Org as this. Traditionally i only do 5 writeups but this card was so big i had to try and get everyone on. I have one interview placed in here from Martel and i really hope you enjoy this. Ladies and Gents i present to you BrotherHecs very first work for Synchronicity, SUPERNOVA IV REVIEW! Lets get started! Luke Daigle vs Bulk Bogan The beginning fight for the night scored a 100% fight rating and the man they call Luke Daigle showed that experince isnt always the reason why people win fights. Completely outscoring Bulk Bogan on the standup he outscored him everywhere. Bogan was able to secure one take down at one point but Daigle kicked off almost immediately and to me that was very great to show that kind of ability. Not once after was Bogan able to take him back to his feet. Daigle immediately continue to show his striking skills landing a majority of those he threw. Bogan landed some of his own but there was no chance for him as Daigle proved why he should be fighting on this card. Mixing his kicks between low and middle in the second round he randomly threw a high kick that was timed so correctly Bogan hit the floor and his mouthpiece literally fell out seconds after he hit the floor. Daigle was far to quick for Bogan and outmatched him altogether. The young phenom is steadily making a name for himself and in a few months he really will be someone people will remember. It was a sad defeat for Bogan as he came off of four very impressive knockouts but Daigle is serious probably more serious than anyone Bogan has ever faced with more power than anyone he has faced. Congrats to you Luke Daigle and i look forward to writing more Reviews and eventually Previews for you! Bulk Bogan i hope to see you back in action earning those TKOS as well! William Barker Vs Jake Young William Barker Vs Jake Young was no doubt about it one fantastic three rounder with the end result so close it was hard to argue who own. The first round was easily Jake Youngs round. His work ethic was so much more impressive and on point but something clicked by the beginning of the second round it was almost as if William had realized he was in a fight and decided to begin fighting back more effectively winning the second round. This would all come down to a very impressive third round that William Barker would show he is worthy to fight for the title. With the fight being incredibly even the entire fight it was most likely the two takedowns that Barker did score and the ground n pound he began showing that was just stunning the audience who was all applauding from their seats. William Barker came in very prepared for this fight but Jake Young obviously did not take this fight easy either. The two did swing and came for the glory. When the announcer had proclaimed Barker as the winner of the fight he was so excited telling everyone he wanted to do things that people did not expect from him and the fans couldnt help but applaud for him. The 79% fight rating was the lowest fight rating score of the night and that was still very high! Barker and Young thankyou both for putting on a very impressive show! Barker i wish you luck on you title fight coming up! Charles Martel Vs Kid Torres Now on a card packed with talent that stretches beyond the imagination i know everyone had a fight they were excited about and this was personally mine. Imma fan of hype! I believe the hype! Kid Torres went around running his mouth about how he was going to destroy Martel, how he was the best and in the end the man with his hand raised was Charles Martel. In the first round Martel came out rushing Torres almost immediately and Torres side stepped out of the way. WIth a clinch put in effect he was looking to damage but Marels aggresive nature and his clean defense did not allow Torres to much damage except for a slice on Martels face. This was definitely a fight of pure hate these two did not like each other, at least thats what was understood to be of the two. By the second round the defense of the two was impenetrable it would seem the two would throw and the other would continue to block. Finally, at the close of the round Martel would have the final point given to him by the judges. For all five rounds they continued to do the same things. Trading shots with defensive blocks. By the end of it you would have to score it for Martel who outscored Torres by a landslide victory of strikes. Even though Torres landed almost every strike he threw, he did not throw many especially not as many as Martel. At the end of the fight Martel said,"I would like to thank SYN for putting the fight together...As far as im concerned the beef is squashed and we now know who the better fighter is." With so much intrigue i pulled Charles aside and asked him a few questions about the fight.: 1.) How did you feel getting signed to fight Torres? "I was stoked to fight torres. I had been calling him out in the media forever but it seemed like he kept coming up with excuses not to fight me. He knew what would happen when we would fight and he was trying to avoid the loss is all. 2.) How did it feel defeating Torres? "It was bittersweet actually. I was pumped for this fight the second fight contracts were signed. I really wanted to finish Torres so he couldnt run his mouth saying the judges made a bad decision. Overall im extremely happy to have defeated him. 3.) What are your plans from here? "Ive had so much tunnel vision coming into this fight that i havent given much thought on where ill go from here. Ive got some good offers already and i think ill just enjoy this win for a few days while i think whats best for me next. My manager is holding an event in the LA coliseum in a few weeks so ill just hang out here." After ending my interview with him i personally asked him what fights he was looking for and no doubt he like everyone else was ready to see the Puno/Bubba fight. He was also really impressed with the Snakes win and said he is starting to believe the hype on this guy. Well Charles Martel i want to wish you congrats and enjoy your days of relaxation! Hopefully i can see you back here in Synchronicity! Forever War Vs Alex Jackson Forever War Vs Alex Jackson was a battle of epic proportions where the stand up war was dominated by one fighter more than the other and the takedowns were stuffed 8 of the 12 times. This fight went all 5 rounds one of the only fights on the card that went the entire distance. It was a full on back and forth fight that was really never dominated the fight. It was a true test of endurance as they continued to persevere through the very end. There is no doubt however that when you ultimately look at the score cards you would see that Forver War would score more kicks and punches. Even though Jackson won most instances in the clinch War was still able to provide compeition there and when it came to them coming face to face it was clear Forever war was winning though. What was so exciting about this event was that Forever War was the SYN champion and Alex Jackson was the WFC champion. When to champions collide to see who the better is it is always entertaining i dont care what you think. For a fight of these two whos caliber is so high to go this far is just amazing truthfully. Im suprised that both of these guys were able to take the others shots. Alex Jackson, although known for going the distance in every fight, has never been stopped by any one opponent so to watch him take Forever War a man who has knockedout 12 of his 19 victories was probably the man to do just that. Throughout the fight it would appear that Jackson wanted nothing to do with the standup but he was doing a fantastic job with it. So it really was such a confusing thing to witness him continually going for takedowns. Forever War, with his great takedown defense, kept refusing Jackson to keep him on the floor. To be able to be put on your back and not allow your opponent to do any damage is simply fantastic so kudos to War for that. In the end the judges scored the rounds for Forever War who remains a force to be reckoned with at 155lbs. So congrats to you War and goodluck on your next fight and first Syn Title defense against William Barker on April 27th which is my birthday so give me a shout out if you win! Jafar Agrabah Vs Happy Day The Elite Ultimate Fighting Champion Happy Day would take on the Synchronicity lightweight Champion in a 5 round bout that would only go for three short rounds. Have you ever had the feeling that fighters name themselves? Or that there is some weird doctor who creates random clones and decides to name these clones really weird names? Yeah i cant figure out whats going on either...Its the only thing i can understand why someones last name would be Agrabah or someones first name be Happy...Ok lets get to the fight because the fight was better than the actual names. I dont know how many of you were actually excited for this fight but i was certainly one. I love when champions from other Orgs come to another Org to fight a champion. That is one of my favorite things to see. Thank goodness this was not a letdown. From the beginning to the bitter end these two gave a very well presentation of what it should look like if you are a fighter earning a fight rating of 100% and to me this was huge! When the bell rang Jafar throws a leg kick at Day and follows up his maneuver away from Days switch kick. These two were going all in and that is what had me on the edge. Immediately after a few striking incidents Day clinches with Agrabah...Agrabah really?!...Anyways Agrabah breaks the clinch and does not allow a single strike to be thrown. That was the moment too, being that Happy had him on the cage! From the corner Jafars trainers were telling him that if he clinched just pull gaurd. Agrabahs greatest choice would be to do just that in the third round. The first round would go on and to describe it you would have to see that the two of these fighters really put their heart and soul into this entire fight. Day, the clear agressor went after jafar with strikes of plenty time after time. Infact he did not relent until he had it all. When the bell rang the two went back to their corner. It was an eerie feeling knowing that these two are two of the best at their weight. Fighting on an event like this was huge for any fighter but for these two you could tell that they wanted to be better than the other so bad. Day who had won the first round was pushing around Jafar dominating another round and was looking for an easy victory. With the same things going on by the third round Jafar stepped up his game and tryed something different. For the second time in the fight he pulled gaurd from the clinch. This time when Jafar went for a submission he would get it. Putting on and executing a beautifully timed triangle that would break the man known as Happy Day and force him to tapout for the first time in his career. Congrats to Jafar Agrabah for defeating Happy day! Jason Rose Vs Brian Peppers 135lbs title on the line Jason Rose the 145lbs title holder was looking to take on Brian Peppers the 135lbs Title holder for his belt and to be the holder of both divisions! Could he do it? The odds were surely stacked against him being Peppers was not an ameature by any measure and he certainly knew what it was like to hold two different belts as well being that he held the SPFT and SYNs titles. Jason Rose just wanted to be one of the most dominant men to rule over the giant organization we call Synchronicity and to hold two different titles was surely the way to do it. Peppers who defeated Rose on Syn 198 on November 11th 2011 was probably looking to have a reenactment of what he orgiinally did to the current 145lbs title holder but if that was the case he was in for a rude wake up call. Jason Rose after dropping weight to meet his opponent looked straight in his eyes and began dodging the strikes Peppers was throwing. Someone was heard commenting about this card and said, "It really says a lot about a card when the first main fight of the night is a title fight!" This guy was absolutely right and i dont think we could have asked for a greater first fight of the night. Throughout the entire fight it was so hard to call it went right down the middle. If one guy through a punch the other would throw a kick and vice versa. This would change repeatedly and we were in no doubt in one of the biggest treats as we saw the two champions put everything on the line. Im curious what meant more to Jason Rose, to win the title or to redeem a loss in a very exciting fashion. The crowd loved this fight. They screamed they hollered and cried for more. The fight was so close that if it went to the judges scorecards i dont think either fighter would have been suprised if the other won. At the end of the first the announcers claimed Peppers, at the end of the second, Rose. The third was probably Rose they told the listners but they wouldnt get to choose another round because in the fourth it would all end. In the first minute of the 4th round Jason Rose went for a takedown. He had only did this once before in the first but Peppers got right back up. Jason got the takedown once again and was absolutely throwing on the floor. Peppers was taking the shots trying to dodge and get back up but when he was struck with that brain penetrating elbow, it left him seeing double. Trying to fold over a submission on Rose, Jason just stood back up and began dropping his fists to the face of Peppers. The referee who warned Peppers to improve position was now forced to stop the fight. And Now....We have a new BantamWeight Champion in Jason Rose! Congrats Rose on defeating a former rival and being crowned with two titles in one of MMATYCOONS biggest orgs. You certainly are doing well! John Turner Vs Momoko Yamaguchi At the start of this fight it was expected to be an incredibly even fight between the two men. That would surely change as we would witness the two trade shots and watch as one was clearly much more effective and the other would suffer cuts and punches all over the face. The top two 265lbs fighters met tonight in a clash that would most likely decide at who would get the shot at the next title holder whether it would be Killsinwater or Puno. Both of these guys do this for a living, this is how they feed their family, so you better believe both of them wanted it bad but one guy stepped in from the beginning to show he was ready. "My Time is Now!" John Turner was more than willing to win this fight by outscoring Yamaguchi with 28 punches and 21 kicks altogether. If someone lands about 28 punches more than you, you are probably bleeding to much to see those punches coming and thats exactly what had happened here. In the first round Yamaguchi took the fight to the clinch and immediately Turner through a strike that sliced open the eye of Yamaguchi. Although this cut was never really near doctor stoppage it definitely played a part in the effectiveness of Turners striking and Yamaguchis lack of defense and striking ability. Yamaguchi is known to be extremely accurate knocking out 11 of his 15 victories he is no doubt a man not be toyed with. Turner is no joke either, since entering Synchronocity he has scored 3 straight victories and his victory over Yamaguchi tonight was another show of pure class! With five rounds of world class striking Turner looked to be insanely well with his ability! It looks like this kid is ready for what Synchronicity has to offer him, even he would go on ranting and raging about his great he is for 5 mintues after the fight. Congrats to you John Turner for coming in and getting the win. Yamaguchi we look forward to your return! Bubba Killsinwater Vs Fidel Puno 265lbs title on the line If i told you that this fight was for the 265 pound title of the Synchronicity world would you care? Of course you would. Unless you knew that these two top ten Pound for Pound fighters were fighting for something a little more to them than the title of the world. What could that possibly be you ask? Their careers. The loser retires and the winner remains. This is one of the craziest things i have ever heard. Now if you are new to MMATYCOON like i am you might not get all the excitement and hype. This fight was probably the only fight in history were people were hoping, literally hoping, for a draw to occur. These are two of the most beloved fighters that have ever graced the Synchronicity arena and to watch them go head to head was exciting but also nerve racking. One manager was heard to say, "If you dont have this fight on your spoilers you dont deserve to be here." Thats a pretty bold statement. The fight was considered fight of the year immediately after it was announced and the build up to this fight was bigger than one i have ever seen, Synchronicity does a great job in doing that. Now if the two are coming to keep their careers alive for a few more fights you are forced to take sides now which side do you take? Do you take Fidel Puno, the former; Pride, Syn, and Convicted champion who has won 10 fight of the nights 9 ko of the nights and 3 submission of the night awards the thrilla from Manilla who was the former #1 P4P fighter or do you go for Bubba Killsinwater the former Afc, Syn and Blitzkrieg champion who was ranked #1 P4P at one time who recieved 7 fight of the night awards and 1 submission of the night with 1 knockout of the night award who actually defeated Fidel one time before? Yes..Heartbreaking news. Killsinwater defeated Puno back in May 30th 2010 in a five round fight that was absolutely legendary. Bubba won the first two rounds and Puno won the second two rounds. The fifth round was looking to be an absolute who is better round of the two but it would never end as Fidel suffered a cut that would haunt him for the remainder of his career and be a memory that would never leave. The referee stepped in called the doctor over and with 66 seconds remaining ended the fight. So tonight these two stepped in and battled once more and i hope you have picked a side for this catacalysmic event. ROUND 1 Remember that cut i told you about? Well Bubba decided to reopen that cut before the first minute even closed as a reminder to Fidel that he could not be stopped. It wasnt less than 30 seconds later that Puno decided to create a slice of his own on his opponent. This left blood from both fighters pouring profusely to the ground. Throughout the round the trades these two made were incredible and that cut above the eye of Puno would be opened even more to a way we have never seen before. The blood was literally pouring into his eye and it was a tragic. Puno was an absolute warrior though continuing to trade he showed the world how Philipino fighters work even when their backs are against the wall! He continued to give all he could as Bubba continued to throw insane kicks from all angles. At the close of the round Puno connected with an absolutely terrifying head kick and Killsinwater literally kept walking towards puno as if he was the Terminator incarnate! The round came to a sudden end and we saw the crowd screaming for the different fighters cheering them on as they recieved instruction from their corner. As Round 2 Began the blood from both fighters slowly crept back onto the faces and around the eyes of them. Killsinwater was dominating the round from the get go throwing his combinations each way until he decided to clinch. In the clinch a scored a strike that would blast open the blood of Puno that would hit the floor and the horror from the stands was heard. The two continued to trade Jab for Jab. Breaking from the clinch the trades grew even more until the leg kick that came from Bubba left Puno feeling unbalanced stepping in and suffering an immediate right cross. The blood flooded down his face and the referee jumped in the middle of the two calling for the doctor. The fans began to boo until they seen the doctor checking out Puno. An immense silence took over the stands. From the fighters backstage to the fans at home no one expected this fight, Punos career to end due to a cut. "Ladies and Gentleman at 4 minutes and 12 seconds.." We had a new champion. We had a final victor. We had the fight of a lifetime happen today. Bubba was proclaiming his Goatness and how he retired Puno. It was a shame that we didnt get to hear from Puno. Countless people feel that this fight should not have ended in the way it did. A fighters career closed due to a slice of the eye. It is part of the rules and it seems as if Bubba had reenacted his intentions from their first encounter over two years ago. A brilliant performance from the two that would leave many feeling as if they really did see a clash of the titans. Puno, thankyou for all you did and if this really is goodbye we will surely miss seeing your face around the cage. Bubba Congrats you did an unbelievable job and with the remianing fights in your career we look forward to witnessing more dangerous encounters from you! Snake The Pendulum Vs John Keynes You know what i love? I love fighters that know what they want to do. Especially fighters like Snake The Pendulum, even though he has one of the more stranger names i have come across in this business he definitely knows what to do when it comes to fighting. Tonight he faced the dangrerous champion of Synchronicity John Keynes. Snake, before this fight has defeated two champions back to back and was looking to do the same exact thing to Keynes as he came to the card tonight. Personally i have a new favorite fighter and for those that dont know much about this guy he has 24 victories and 17 of those are stoppages. He has yet to lose and even though Keynes, the current champion of Synchronicity was looking to add Pendulum to his resume, he added Keynes to his. The third straight champion to fold under the impressive skills of the snake. For those that were not able to see the fight let me jump into it for you. As soon as the bell rings Keynes went for a cross, but no sooner did he blink was he countered by Snakes shot. Pendulum was focusing on his defense while the aggresor was clearly John Keyenes. Strike to strike and kick to kick Keynes was looking for a finish. The fighter was relatively smart because you could see he continued to think throughout this fight so when he realized that the fight was not going anywhere on the standup Keynes went for a takedown, funny thing Snake allowed it. The Submission attempts began almost immediately with the Snake going for a guilliotine and then Keynes looking for an opening for a kimua. Does anyone else remember the time when no one knew what a Kimura was? ha good times. Back to the action. With the end of the round the two fighters looked pretty confident in where they were on the scorecards although the announcers believed Keynes to have one that round hands down. Now the second round was where the fight began to come to the sweet end. Keynes puts the clinch to work against his opponent but not a minute later would Snake break that like Macho Man (R.I.P.) snaps into a slim jim. Keynes decided to go for another takedown and was actually successful. Pendulum did not put up a fight for that saving his energy he bounced back on the attack with an armbar. About the twenty second mark of the third minute we witnissed the champion of Synchronicity tapout. Congrats to the #12 P4P fighter, Snake ThePendulum Taylor Norton Vs Bomb Squad Ladies and Gentleman lets get ready to rumble!!! Finally we have the oppurtunity to cover the Main Event of the evening and what a main event this is. If you take a look around you would normally say to yourself this card is great i cant really see how it could get any better, well take a seat lad and enjoy the review of the main event. Talk about a clinch war these two spent the majority of the fight in the clinch tied up. Taylor Norton the young Texas fighter was expecting a good strong fight against the man who trains out of Beast Farming in Brazil and with a fight rating of 100% you can believe that this fight not only lived up to the expectations but delivered more in an absolute stunning fashion! Now ill be one to tell you that when you look at the two fighters you have to take a closer look at Bomb Squad, he only lost twice and his last defeat was on Janurary 9th of 2011 and since then he has went on an 11 fight winning streak knocking out ten of those men and became the Cage Wars light heavyweight champion. That would make any man cautious into going into the cage with him and rightly so. Taylor Norton, the former Synchronicity champion is looking to get back to that position he once held and defeating a man like Bomb Squad would have done that for him. Now in the actual fight itself the only significant action taken by Bomb Squad was the body shot he landed in the clinch right before the end of the first minute. It probably was not the most expected thing that they would go into the clinch but Norton did so and did it very effectively. Infact he closed the distance and even though Squad was the aggresor it was Norton who landed the more significant shots. Close to the end of the first round you would see that Norton would begin to rethink his strategy as Squad landed a hook that sliced the eye of Norton. With his head bouncing off the cage he pushed forward attempting another takedown and Squad squashed the oppurtunity. With Blood pouring his determination proved greater than we have ever seen it before. Taylor Norton ended the round in an absoulte dominating fashion with carefully placed shots and dodges from his opponent. The announcers couldnt help but find that Norton was easily leading the fight with his first round victory. With the two fighters regrouping the trainers from both sides discussed with their fighters what they wanted to see from the two of them. At the start of the round Norton immediately goes in for some more high class striking but again the agility of Squad was top class and dodging another attack but failing to escape the clinch, Taylor Norton began striking again. Within the final few minutes of the 2nd, Norton was unleashing a fury of strikes upon Squad and the crowd rose to their feet screaming and chanting Nortons name. As they did Squad suffered a hellacious hook that dazed him completely. Failing to comprehend his surroundings he suffered an immediate elbow from Norton that sent his wobbly legs across the mat. You would have to imagine that after experincing a fight like that you would be completely out of it and Squad was. It wouldnt be but two minutes later when we would see Squad finished by Norton. At the end of the second round Norton missed a lethal uppercut to the dazed Bomb Squad but after entering the clinch for the first time in the third round he dropped him with that uppercut he was so desperately trying to land. Bomb Squad collapsed as he hit the floor knees falling underneath him and his head hit the mat like a sack of potatoes. Taylor Norton dropped punches on the face of the finished squad like coins that hit the floor. By the time the referee stepped in to stop the carnage the chanting crowd began screaming the name of the victor, Taylor Norton! Congrats to MMATycoons #25 p4p Fighter who has just reached the #3 position in his weight class with this win. Closing Well again, i really hope you enjoyed this. The fights here were amazing the fighters put their hearts on the line and i look forward to seeing what happens next for many of them. A special shout out to the new champions as the look on to the future and as far as the retirement match goes between Puno and Bubba i as a fan loved it so thankyou all for what you do managers and fighters. A special shoutout for Avon Barksdale for having me here and Chuck W94 for asking me to write for SYNCHRONICITY. If you enjoyed this please let them know to keep me around. God bless you and those you love! ~BrotherHec
  2. A lot of amazing fights, congrats to all the winners! Oh and don't feel bad for Fidel, he finally gets some peace http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/6393/fidelp.jpg
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  4. Great read, excellent breakdown of all the fights A vid would be awesome and much appreciated http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/558/civilservant03.jpg http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/1206/peppers2.jpg
  5. http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/9408/banner01ot.jpg April is coming up, and once again there is a Syn Supernova looming. Chuck W94 has put together the kind of card that makes me jump up and down while shitting my pants giddy with anticipation ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Confirmed fights 265 lbs title match, loser retires: Fidel Puno (Avon) vs Bubba KillsInWater (Pico) 205 lbs: Bomb Squad (jacky) vs Taylor Norton (gdamn) 205 lbs: John Keynes (Grey) vs Snake The Pendulum (jacky) 265 lbs: John Turner (Judoka) vs Momoko Yamaguchi (Pico) 265 lbs: Luke Daigle (BankRupt) vs Bulk Bogan (ItsMyTime) 135 lbs title match: Brian Peppers (centaur) vs Jason Rose (gdamn) 155 lbs: Jafar Agrabah (j666) vs Happy Day (dmichs) 170 lbs: Alex Jackson (Deamus) vs Forever War (Grey) 145 lbs: Charles Martel (CGrace) vs Kid Torres (TheFMan) 170 lbs: William Barker (TheCreep69) vs Jake Young (dinooo) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Writeup (by dinooo) Click ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Press conference http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/6589/press02.jpg Bad idea? Fighters like Bubba, Torres, Snake, Martel and Puno all demonstrated their tremendous social skills at the pre-fight press conference: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bubba reacts to Puno's interview ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New belts Behold the new Syn belts: http://img607.imageshack.us/img607/6264/sylvia01.jpg http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/4190/syneuroredbelt.jpg http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/6454/synbelt.jpg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other artwork http://i.imgur.com/AEa0N.png "Supernova" as imagined by ZyD http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/1088/bubbadestroy02.jpg http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/6937/invite01.jpg "The metrosexual injun" by Avon, "Invitation" by Duxwig http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/558/civilservant03.jpg http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/1206/peppers2.jpg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Links: Bubba calls out Puno Torres and Martel go at it ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thread will be updated. We're always accepting more art to fill out the artwork section. Feel free to PM me, Templeton or Chuck if you have any questions or comments (don't send constructive criticism, we do not welcome that at all).
  6. Bo actually wanted to fight injured just to help the lower ranked org fill a big card, even with Ekaku having much less hype and better primaries. He got talked out of it, but Lomax may well be the manliest BW of all time as well as the greatest one Awesome fight!
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  9. Nicely done with the names! Jean-Claude DƩsolƩ has generously offered to hand out 50k that will be split between the guys involved in fight of the night (25k to each fighter) If anyone else are feeling charitable and want to sponsor the event, post your award here or PM me and Franky will add it to the main post. Thanks! http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/2207/avoncollect2.jpg The game is the game.
  10. Syn' 178: Riding the Apocalypse review - A new Dynamic Duo? Finally free! Nilmar is out of the toilet and ready to re-enter his life. How did it happen? Obamaā€™s perfect negotiation? Not really. Mirandaā€™s authority? Be seriousā€¦ So what? Well, I am sure some of you noticed I havenā€™t been talking about my friend Jason Bourne for a while. He was a bit depressed after having his secret ass kicked by his first cage opponent. Then he won, and regained self confidence, so when I finally called him on the phone he ran to help me out. This is what happened: after killing the parking lot security guard, the porter, three waitresses and a pizza guys, he finally made it to my room. Obama immediately smiled at him: ā€œYes we canā€, and he shot him right between the eyes. ā€œEnemiesā€ he said. Miranda tried to impose her will: ā€œwhat are you doing? Youā€™re not allowed to shoot, not allowed to stay here, not allowed even to breatheā€. He shot again, and Miranda fell. ā€œThey found usā€. Then it was Bladeā€™s turn. ā€œI like your style kid. Ever thought about putting some holy water in that gun?ā€. ā€œLook what they force you to giveā€. ā€œThis is exactly what I was thinking. Youā€™re wasted here. You should try something moreā€. ā€œI donā€™t know who I amā€. ā€œYouā€™re a natural born vampire hunter. Thatā€™s what you are kid!ā€. Jason smiled. ā€œEnemies?ā€ he asked with a lot of hope in his eyes. ā€œSure. Enemiesā€. Then they went away, in happiness. Now, I donā€™t know how U.S can cope with their charismatic leader dispatched, but I heard they found a perfect surrogate. After all, they did it for Bob Dylan, they can do it for Barrack. So, if some decisions sound unfamiliar with the man you knew and loved, well put the blame on Jason. Avon doesnā€™t seem so sad for his double loss. ā€œFinally I got them out of my ballsā€ was his passionate epitaph. I was so happy he also forgot to kill me, so, like they say: allā€™s well what ends well! Now. The fights. 1st Fight: Xavier McPherson vs Dexter Morgan This is the story of a fight with two faces: the one we saw in the first round, with McPherson seemingly helpless, dominated by Morgan in every aspect, and the one we witnessed in the short, intense battle of round two, with its dramatic ending, imposed by McPhersonā€™s unstoppable fury. What happened in the middle? Well, you know McPherson started the fight with the mind completely filled with jealous, ambivalent thought about his beloved sister, Elle, who is named ā€œThe Bodyā€ certainly not for her intelligence and chastity. Then, a mysterious man approached his corner during the minute of recovery: ā€œMorgan is Elleā€™s new toy boy. He screws her every night and everyone around can hear her moans while she gets used by himā€¦ā€. The flames of Hell (Elle) started burning in his eyes. Burn, baby burnā€¦ He stood up, regained the center of the cage and.. well, you all know how it ended. CRASH! BOOM! BANG! ICU had to do tons of work with Morganā€™s lifeless body in order to prevent casualty. 2nd Fight: Terry Iori vs Junius E Sneed IV ā€œI didnā€™t mean to cause you any sorrow, I didnā€™t mean to cause you any pain. Only want to see you better in the purple rainā€ā€¦ Well, these are the words Sneed started to sing to his almost dead opponent, after crashing him down to the mat with a terrifying uppercut right where breathing starts and ends. The button is the alpha and omega of life, and has been completely devastated by Sneed finishing blow. Honestly I was convinced that the issues about his father were too distracting for Sneed to let him focus on the fight, but I was completely wrong. Now, the war chant he sang at the end of the match seems like a choice of belonging (well, after all, could he have sung ā€œI never meant to cause you any reality clutch, I didnā€™t mean to cause you any Revolve? No, I guessā€¦). Question is: will Prince allow? 3rd Fight: Abraham Valuev vs Viko Maafala Maafala rules the ground battle by his cruel means: top position and hard hammering from above. Valuev could have been dangerous if he only could have started fighting. But he was never allowed. Like the boss would have said: ā€œjust one clinch, and a head punch, and heā€™s goneā€¦ā€. Yeah, because a short punch from inside is the only life sign given by Valuev before being completely overwhelmed by Maafalaā€™s ground and pound. Not many blows to be honest, but every of them was so poisonous that finally Valuev had to tap out and say ā€œno masā€ to all that pain. 4th Fight: Para Normal vs Lombardo Limba I hate making predictions when Limba is involved. You never know with undead fighters. Did they had enough Zombie powder? Did they eat enough human flesh? They can do virtually anything, and Limba is a perfect example: no one like him can score upsets when heā€™s in the right mood. Normal won the first round hands down, Limba took the second, so all was settled up for a hard, contended, uncertain third round. And, to be honest, every of us was convinced Normal got it. Judges stated a different thing, and immediately Normalā€™s manager looked in Barksdaleā€™s direction: ā€œdid you hire Stevie Wonder one again, you damn?!ā€ was the silent question in Statonā€™s eyes, but Avon was as concerned as him. Then mystery was cleared: here are the judges reaching the arena just half an hour before the fights: good to have friends, isnā€™t it, Lombardo? 5th Fight: Wayne LePierre vs Blippy Janks And LePierre rules a difficult fight by the means of a perfect strategy and great concentration, gaining a victory not many of us would have betted upon. Now LePierre will sure call out the best contenders in the division, ready to climb up charts to the title shot he surely deserves. Then he wakes up and discovers Janks ripped his arm and stripped him of the victory. Janksā€™s armbar pierces through LePierreā€™s defensive system and ends a fight that LePierre was simply dominating. As I always say, we call them submission wizards for a reasonā€¦ 6th Fight: Dace Killian vs Darin Blood The sad sad story of a man whose name is not Darin Blood adds another tragic chapter. Yeah, because Darrin was winning the fight tonight: he was going for some wise counter strategy, throwing big punches that landed with encouraging precision, exploiting Killianā€™s classical Muay Thai aggressive stance to catch him off guard in his eagerness to attack and punish him with good strikes. Then, he reached the corner, ready to hear the compliments of his manager. ā€œWhat the fuck are you doing dumbass?!ā€. That was not what he expected to hear. ā€œSorry, boss?ā€. ā€œThis is not Darin Blood fight style!ā€. ā€œWaitā€¦ā€. ā€œNaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! Darin is not a coward! He attacks, attacks and attacks!ā€. ā€œHe will tear me wide openā€¦ā€. ā€œI donā€™t mind a fuck man! Youā€™re Darin Blood! You attack. This is what he does in the game!ā€. ā€œListenā€¦ā€. ā€œNo, you listen. Youā€™re Darin Blood! I pay for Darin Blood! Fight like Darin Blood or get the fuck out of my way!ā€. So, he had to do what he had to do. He lost the fight. ā€œGood job, this is Darinā€ were his managerā€™s words. De gustibus non disputandum est. Which more or less means that everyone has the right to ruin his own life the way he prefersā€¦ 7th Fight: Kim Lijong vs Vladimir Arlovski LiJiong won this fight. I think nobody has questions about it. Question is: how damn did Arlovski manage to survive three rounds? Knocked down in the first round, severely rocked and dancing on wobby legs in the second, cut bad and almost bleeding to death throughout the whole match, he nonetheless made it to the Judgesā€™ scorecard. What a display of guts by Arlovski, what a display of incompetence by cage doctor. Letā€™s hope all this courage doesnā€™t turna against poor Vladimir in the form of permanent damageā€¦ 8th Fight: Frank Pembelton vs Steve Why This is the answer we all were expecting from Why. Well, we all except for Pembelton, of course. Steve does a great job, takes the fight right where he needs it in the first seconds of the round, preventing the danger of being too gassed to perform serious things on the ground. Then he dedicates two minutes of his lifetime in the demolition of Pembeltonā€™s defenses. Frank tried his best to survive the round, but Whyā€™s attacks were subtle, vicious and continuous, and they finally found their way through, in the exact way a deadly virus finally pierces through antibodies. Now Whyā€™s career is at its turning point, and I wouldnā€™t be too surprised seeing him compete for some piece of gold and a strip of leather in the next future. 9th Fight: Earl Lee Swagger vs Samuel Washington When Swagger entered the cage accompanied by this entrance song we all knew it was going to be a bloodbath. The undying lesson taught by Bud Spencer and Terence Hill was completely learned, understood and applied by this monstrous striker. Washington was half dead at the end of round one, with his blood vessels almost empty due to the bleeding caused by various cuts he gained in the exchanges with Swagger. He had transfusions in order to start round two, but then the doctor finally remembered why he was there (rumors whisper he was enjoying a complete collection of Cageā€™s mom vids) and stopped the massacre. Good job Earlā€¦ PS: ah, here is one of his secret training sessions. Who said that 1 on 1 training is the best one? 10th Fight: Mack Montana vs Travis Lucas Lucas kicks Montanaā€™s undefeated ass for good, gaining a great victory and getting out of the bad moment he was sinking into. Montana was dominating the clinch, thus winning a first round which completely came out as an inside dirty guerrilla, but was then kept at distance by Lucasā€™s elegant footwork. Elusive like a ghost, poisonous like a scorpion tail, Lucas regained control of the fight with perfect strategy and fight sense. Montana tried to exploit his sense for countering, but never was able to find the right rhythm, and you know, when melody is right but rhythm is bad you can only play shitty music. So it ended that Judges had to decide what violence alone hadnā€™t been able to state clearly, and decided to reward Lucasā€™s crescendo more than Montanaā€™s blinding start. The right choice? Maybeā€¦ And itā€™s all over! How did I miss fresh air. The city lights. The redheaded beauties. Free again, but still in Syn, where things change so quickly. What will happen next time? Well, there will be blood. A lot of blood of course. Just hope not mineā€¦ Goodnight, Nilmar
  11. Syn' 177: Works As Designed - Review OK guys, Nilmar Gracie is here to tell the tale of 177. I know I am late, but tell me, would you do a lot better writing event reviews from your toilet?! So, Iā€™ll be a bit short this time, since Avon is looking to my WC in a very intense way, and I have to find a quick way out if I donā€™t want to end in tragedyā€¦ 1st Fight: Rock Johnson vs Feodore Sabre Johnson finally remembers heā€™s a cage fighter and gets a well deserved victory. Sabre stayed close to his opponent in the first round, but then he went to his corner and had to listen to a Franky Sinā€™s sermon: ā€œStill Revolve with that Bounty Force and just Autoplay then make a Present of Greatness to get some Reality Clutch Work as Designed on Sunday Morningā€. Which, according to my universal translator from Sinese to English, meant: ā€œOK kid be smart, stay away from major strikes, make him work, then dart in with some quick counter and make him pay for his eagerness. Try to take him to decision and get the nod, donā€™t be recklessā€. But of course, Sabre went into mind confusion and was completely destroyed by Johnsonā€™s crescendoā€¦ 2nd Fight: Gattsu Emeilianenko vs Noryiuiki Nayoui Well I have to say it: when I am wrong, I am wrong. I thought Nayoui perfect striking could have made the difference, but Emelianenko imposed the cruel law of lay and pray over his opponent, restrained him on the ground and forced him to play by his rules. With his best weapons neutralized and no B plan at hand Nayoui was simply suffocated in his life spark by Emelianenkoā€™s great grappling. No doubt about Judges decision in a fight that really unnerved part of the crowd for its lack of action, but delighted BJJ fans with some great transitions. 3rd Fight: Ben Brawn vs Jack Siegel Siegel rules a great fight where all aspects of the game have been checked: great exchanges, furious inside battles and some nasty ground game made the world go round for these two excellent warriors. This is one of those fights where the loser can walk side by side with the winner, his head up and proud. Brawn suffered huge amounts of pain in the first round, and almost went down when Siegelā€™s knee crashed into his head. He was nonetheless able to defend, going to the ground, freezing the fight and recovering. He was punished even more in round two, victimized by his opponentā€™s poisonous clinch, but, again, he survived. Then he played his game in round three, hammering Siegel hard from top and he could have dispatched him, I only Siegelā€™s balls had been a little smaller. Anyway, final bell ringed and we went to decision. Siegel deserved the victory, but Brawn didnā€™t deserve the lossā€¦ 4th Fight: Dante Evangelisti vs Randy Marsh Well, after being betrayed by the Judges more than once, Evangelisti, who has Italian Corleone blood in his veins, was really thinking about killing some of them to send a warning. Then he won this fight by decision, and forgiveness made its way through his hardened heart. He met one of the Judges in a post event party, and there was time for some excusesā€¦ Now, some say this is the end of the feud, but some of my friends who know Corleone traditions swear this is just the beginningā€¦ 5th Fight: Mike Angelo vs Pete Doherty Doherty won the more exciting fight of the year due to a perfect fight plan. These warriors gave life to a reckless, bloody battle where no huge blow, no dirty trick was left unexpressed. Need to see some shots? Sure, I am here to protect and serve! Enjoy the rumble: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sg0tWHQAlUc 6th Fight: Johnny Cage vs Nike Adonis Cage defends his momā€™s questionable honor and destroys Adonis in this battle. Adonis started with the right pace, but was then punished by Cageā€™s superior accuracy and, possibly, compl,etely gassed out by an extremely aggressive fight plan. If the air could be KOed, Adonis would have scored a huge victory. Unfortunately, his opponent was Cage, who ducked most of the strikes and answered with something beautiful of his own, taking home a deserved victory that he immediately dedicated to his mom. And me too I want to dedicate her somethingā€¦ 7th Fight: Victor Silva vs Bulk Bogan Silva exploits Boganā€™s incomplete martial education and turns the fight into a clinchwork battle, harnessing Hoganā€™s disruptive power, and doing a severe amount of damage with his dirty, dirty, dirty boxing. Look, that boxing was so dirty that they had to call the cleaning service to take all that garbage away after the fightā€¦ 8th Fight: Collin Glorious vs Kid Torres Kid Torres waited for his opponent. He waited. Waited. Waited. And waited again. he never saw him coming. Where the hell was Collin Glorious? Well, explanation is simpler than it may seem. Tonight was Gloriousā€™s birthday, and his best friend Johnny Cage asked his mom to make him a nice present: Torres, definitely, can wait. 9th Fight: Fred Lee vs Blow Jimmy Lee confirms himself being one of the more dangerous finishers in Syn City, destroying Psychoā€™s killing machine with his blades. Jimmy tried the way of the ground in order to reduce danger, but Lee continued attacking with his unpredictable, spectacular strikes. The impressive accuracy of his head kicks clearly display insane quickness and flexibility. Letā€™s say it clear: Lee has never been as strong as he is now that heā€™s dead! 10th Fight: Mikhail Zakarova vs Jussi Murikka Not an exciting fight, but a great display of innate fight sense and educated strategy by Zakarova, who probably faced his thoughest opponent and walked away the winner, using the jab as a hammer to soften Murikkaā€™s conviction and determination, and kicked every body part with wise accuracy. Now Zakarova clearly establish himself as the top contender in Lightweight division. He already had a chance, he lost it, but remember he had a belt wrapped around his hips when he first came to Syn, and I am sure he wants those glory days back. Murikka is a consistent step towards his main aim. Letā€™s see if this is the right timeā€¦ And we went through the last stop. Time to get out and go back home. Many huge things are taking place, especially in the last part of the card, where you got guys like Lee, Glorious, Torres and a huge main event between the Russian assassin and a top player from RC. Iā€™d like to take a look id I only manage to get out of this toiletā€¦ Goodnight, Nilmar
  12. Syn' 178: Riding The Apocalypse - Preview Friday bloody Friday, Friday bloody Friday! And the battleā€™s yet begun, To take off singlet that Avon loves. And today the millions cry, ā€˜cause Barksdale makesā€™em smell it till the moment they dieā€¦ How long, How long must we smell this one? How long, how lo-oo-ooong? Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooodnight you damn bloodthirsty bastards here in Syn City. Unfortunately for you Nilmar Gracie is still alive, still stuck in the toilet, still forced to share 1square mt with Avon Barksdale and his infamous singlet, while his brother tries to gain permission to tear him in two. 1st Fight: Xavier McPherson vs Dexter Morgan No matter if he wins or lose, Xavier McPherson is always depressed. Why? Well, if you were brother to this girl http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmaJZbQ5jS0 You really could state Mother Nature is unfair and unjust. So, Xavier looks unable to withstand the fact not being the more handsome man in the world, and tonightā€™s fight against Dexter Morgan promises to make things even worse since McPherson is at high risk of seeing his features rearranged in a very creative way. Anyway, if McPherson manages to keep it standing, a pure grappler like Morgan can find himself in huge troubles. Xavier should win this one hands down, only issues are coming to his psychological shape. Will he make it through the whole fight or surrender at a certain point, falling prey to his inner demons? Prediction: McPherson by TKO. 2nd Fight: Terry Iori vs Junius E Sneed IV An undefeated rising star who completely ruled the QFC circuit, Terry Iori, tries his way in a more hostile environment, and will receive a warm welcome from Princeā€™s secret son Junius Sneed. OK, you all know legal battle between Prince and Franky Sin is not over. no one wants to claim the fucking crybaby as being their son, and things are even more difficult since Franky Sin decided to speak for himself in front of the Jury so no one is able to really understand what heā€™s trying to say. Three lawyers from Princeā€™s legal team committed suicide after listening to Sinā€™s speech. Anyway, Sneed will try to win and prove he deserves a father no matter who. Odds look even between these two: good punches, bad kicks and no particular eagerness to confront their submission skills. Iori has better wrestling pedigree and could go for some GnP anyway, not to mention the fact that his fist is the second cause of death in world statistics, just below lungs cancerā€¦ Prediction: Iori by KO. 3rd Fight: Abraham Valuev vs Viko Maafala A bloody version of the classic striker vs grappler fight, with the KO artist Abraham Valuev facing a ground and pound monster like Maafala. Both guys are not so confident in their friendship with Judges, so they usually like to decide fights all on their own. Valuev is a ā€œlive by the sword, die by the swordā€ natural finisher: shall his chin be as hard as his hands, we would probably be talking about a total superstar. Actually he is a finisher who often gets finished. Maafala has a similar fate: he has arms like blades, but his skin is like butter. He cuts and gets cut and the key to victory is who first dies from bleeding death. It looks like Judges can have a coffee break in this fight, letā€™s seeā€¦ Prediction: someone is going to get hurt. 4th Fight: Para Normal vs Lombardo Limba A pure striker, but with great grappling defense, like Para Normal against one of the more surprising all rounded fighters in Vegas, Lombardo Limba. Well, I have to say that having our beloved undead enjoy a Para Normal experience is another refined touch by the more feared singlet in the world, our lord and master Avon Barksdale. You know, when heā€™s not selling drugs or dropping people in acid, he does three things: 1. Plays golf. 2. Tries to satisfy Wilhelminaā€™s insatiable lust. 3. Thinks about funny matchups for Syn. Usually he does these three things all together, which makes him ā€œpersona non grataā€ in most of the golf clubs. Anyway, Normal looks the better fighter tonight, seemingly superior to his opponent in every aspect of the game, but Limba is a master in upsets so you can never tell. Prediction: Normal by decision. 5th Fight: Wayne LePierre vs Blippy Janks Great boxing, nice BJJ, LePierre seems to have all it takes to win this fight. Except for the fact that he is facing a monster from BCC: Janks is a perfect fighter, able to give battle under any conditions. Confronting a fighter like LePierre, I think Janks will try to change the rules and go for the ground: he would probably pay something in a K-1 fight, but can rule a grappling battle. Being former BCC champ, he is surely not here in Syn to become a loser, and will try to impose his cruel law over the fight. LePierre is warned. Prediction: Janks by decision. 6th Fight: Dace Killian vs Darin Blood Poor Darren still forced to play the role of a PC game character, have you ever heard anything more cruel? I really canā€™t understand these guys who like to spend their time pretending theyā€™re managers in some imaginary MMA world, and you? Anyway, Darrenā€™s life is becoming a real inferno. His manager is forcing him to undergo severe plastic surgery in order to have his features become perfectly matched with the WMMA character. Tonight, Darren has another problem, facing Dace Killian in a very hard match. Killian looks like he has something more, but this too is unclear. Since in Killian family everyone is named Dace, you never know who youā€™re going to confront. And, most of all, how many. Here is what can happen when you challenge a Dace Killianā€¦ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBaeSq_R38Q&feature=related Scary, donā€™t you think? Anyway, letā€™s say there is going to be just ONE Dace Killian waiting in the cage tonight, life is going to be hard for Darin/Darren anyway. Letā€™s hope he can see the dawn at least. Prediction: Killian by decision. 7th Fight: Kim Lijong vs Vladimir Arlovski After a life in CFC, Lijiong tries his luck in Syn, where Alrovsky waits him for a fiery baptism. Lijong has to change the judgment which fight experts usually give about him: a good, talented fighter missing something to become a special one. Looking throughout his career, we find good victories but some bad loss in the nodal moments when he was expected to make the ultimate jump. Will he be able to reverse this tide? A professiona De-virginizer like Arlovski is the right man to give a first answer. Arlovski is out of some bad result, having lost against Lee and Jimmy in his recent fights. Betting on his wounded pride? Itā€™s a possibility, but Lijiong looks suoperior in the overall, even if he could suffer on the ground. A contended fight, but I see Lijiong coming out with a victory. Prediction: Lijiong by TKO. 8th Fight: Frank Pembelton vs Steve Why Another investigation for Detective Pembelton, another mystery to be solved. What mystery? Why. Why what? Why Why. Why Why what? Why didnā€™t Why had a title shot yet? This is the question, and Pembelton is the right man to solve it. If you take a look to the wonder manā€™s career, he performed big things: great upsets, spectacular submissions, and all that stuff that makes a fighter a special one. Nonetheless, sometimes he simply falls back, fighting under his level just one step away from the big chance. Now, Pembelton might not be Abayo Bokhari or Alpha Male, or Jigoro Kane, but one thing is for sure: to beat him you have to fight quite good. Especially now that he is probably in his best shape ever after defeating Scribner and Limba. Now, Why is a superior fighter: if he fights at his proper level, there will be little match. But this was the point, wasnā€™t it? Prediction: Why by decision. 9th Fight: Earl Lee Swagger vs Samuel Washington Things get quite serious now: a depressed KO artist in search of a quick standup like Washington meets the best striker in Syn Middleweight, Earl Lee Swagger, who nonetheless has something to forget. Sure he won his last fight, but he still has to cut his white beard every morning after being hit by Harry Ballsā€™s terrifying superpower. I expect it to be an exciting battle between two fighters who like to exchange from any distance, and any stance. Now I have to reveal a secret about Swagger and believe me, this will be a big scoop. I finally put my hands on Swaggerā€™s secret training program, studied and prepared for him by his clever manager Chiscano. Swaggers undergoes hypnosis, then, while heā€™s asleep with his eyes wide open, his manager makes him watch clips like this: The best striker ever is a mix of Bud Spencerā€™s KO power and Terence Hillā€™s unparalleled agility. This is Chiscanoā€™s lesson, and Swagger seems to have learned it wellā€¦ Prediction: Swagger by TKO. 10th Fight: Mack Montana vs Travis Lucas Undefeated Mack Montana meets an angry Travis Lucas trying to get out of the quicksand his career has become. Two losses in a row for Lucas are like a month without sex for Wilhelmina, something you could never think about. Now, malicious voices whisper he simply isnā€™t ready for Syn. He ruled elsewhere but is not worth this level of competition. I still think they might be wrong, but sure Montana is not the best self esteem injector you can find on the market. ā€œOnce undefeated, always undefeatedā€ seems to be his quote. He started to do in Syn what he used to do in TTFC and SPF: steamroll anyone at sight. Some say his only fault is a lack of disruptive power in his hands: heā€™s much more a piano player than a man of hammer, but sometimes a sharp mind and a blinding footwork might reach what power alone canā€™t grant. On the other side, Lucasā€™s right hand is so filled with heavy metal that he always has to travel by car since he canā€™t pass airportā€™s metal detector. Rebus sic stantibus, weā€™re going to see a fight architect against a demolition man, and I am really curious to see what can happen. Prediction: Montana by decision. And itā€™s all over! No title shot on the line tonight, but there are so many interesting matchups that I donā€™t miss it at all. Rising stars, bitter rivalries, unexplored training programs. So many stories to tell, so little time. And so little room in this fucking toilet if you want my opinion. Something has to change soon. Quite soonā€¦ Goodnight, Nilmar
  13. Syn' 177: Works As Designed - Preview And here we are with another Syn card! Nilmar Gracie writing for you from his toilet, still trying to avoid Bladeā€™s Katana. Oh my friends, how do I love this Org! you can never get bored. I feel pity for all those people working from nine to five, driving their cars home to come back to their wives and kids, and dog. People who never were raped by a hungry female like Wilhelmina, never had to smell Barksdaleā€™s singled, never risked to be killed and dropped in acid. How can you call it life?! But, let me tell you, there is little time for charming Nilmar and his complicated life. tons of thing are happening tonight, and I am here, as always, to tell the tale. Until they kill me, or until you find someone better, like Johnny Rico said in that old movieā€¦ 1st Fight: Rock Johnson vs Feodore Sabre You got to win a little, lose a littleā€¦ these were immortal words from a great song. And this is true of course. But, please, can someone tell Johnson itā€™s about time to win a little? Heā€™s on a three fight losing streak, and I am not sure this is what the song was intended to say. OK OK OK, get your point, he fought Bokhari and this means loss for the 99% of human kind, but now he has to raise his head or let the guillotine cut it away. Tonight he faces Sabre, who is probably the best ground fighter in all Syn City, but heā€™s clearly victimized by a big issue: like all of us, he doesnā€™t understand a fuck when his manager speaks. So itā€™s hard to follow orders you donā€™t understand. An example? When he wants to say ā€œfight for decisionā€, Sin says ā€œautoplayā€. ā€œChange levelsā€? He says ā€œBaked Kashba comingā€. Poor Feodore, guess heā€™s losing due to mind confusion tonightā€¦ Prediction: Johnson by decision. 2nd Fight: Gattsu Emeilianenko vs Noryiuiki Nayoui Two fighters with something to forget, and something to prove. Emelianenko lost last fight, and still has to prove he deserves something more than a preliminary match in the more competitive org of the world. Nayoui lost last fight himself, and has to prove his reputation of fierce slayer is well deserved. Some started whispering heā€™s a bluff, and reached the top elsewhere fighting against huge superstar opponents like No One, No Body and Who Cares. This is very malicious, but to prove it untrue Nayoui has to hurt Emelianenko real bad. Heā€™s the best striker, especially from range, where he can use his jab like a whip, but can pay some tribute in the clinch and, maybe, on the ground. A hard fight, letā€™s see who can take it home. Prediction: Nayoui by decision. 3rd Fight: Ben Brawn vs Jack Siegel Ground specialist Brawn Belt meets an exquisite striker like Jack Siegel. Both guys share the same dark fate of having been sacrificed on the altar of Glorious, but both of them are still big fighters with a high quality pedigree, so itā€™s going to be something quite exciting. Brawn will probably go for some nasty ground and pound, while Siegel just has to choose which strike he likes to use to KO his opponent. I see some red rain coming down here, you guys in the front rows are warnedā€¦ Prediction: Siegel by YKO. 4th Fight: Dante Evangelisti vs Randy Marsh Well, my sources informed me that Evangelisti had another top quality t-shirt designed for tonightā€™s event. Still, there are the three Judges bent over, with pants off and tons of Vaseline all around their fat asses. Behind them, there are ten male pornstars whose common trait is having a penis visible by satellite. They are all ready and armed. And, above, there is a single quote: ā€œGO FOR DECISIONā€. Yeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaah, the enemy of all judges (no, not Berlusconi, the other enemyā€¦) Dante Evangelisti meets Randy Marsh, hoping to finish the fight before anyone else can rob him once more. Marsh is a dangerous Black Belt, or at least so I thought, since my friend John McGuirk confessed he canā€™t trust his guysā€™ belts anymore, after what happened last time. At least, Marsh didnā€™t ask him for fake tits. Not yet. Marsh can rule the ground, even if his belt was delivered by Santa Clause on the Holy Night, but will possibly be punished on the feet. Can he withstand the pain hidden in Evangelistiā€™s hands and stay focused as he needs to go for some unexpected submission finish? Prediction: Evangelisti by TKO. 5th Fight: Mike Angelo vs Pete Doherty Do you know the story of that Kamikaze who feared death? Yes, the one who ran away just ten minutes before his first, and only, flight. He tried to find some peace of mind, stay away from danger, forge about war. He ran to a little town called Hiroshima. Why am I telling you this? To daze you with my unparalleled culture, of course. But also because a similar, sad, weird story is told about Angelo. When he was fighting for EFC, he used to rule Lightweight division with iron fist, using his impressive Ju Jitsu to walk over his opponent. Then he had the brilliant idea to cut way and search for supplementary glory in the 145lbs weight class. Iā€™ll use my superior power to steamroll everyone, he was thinking. He was KOed his first match by a man you heard of some line above: Ben Brawn. So, he ran in panic, signing for Syn, hoping not to hear of Brawn anymore. Well, Brawn signed for Syn the same day, so things are going to be though for Angelo. There will be time for ancient fears anyway. Tonight he has to defend from Doherty, who can well kill him before Brwan has the time to do it himself. By far superior on the feet, Doherty can neutralize Angelo on the ground, so he looks like heā€™s got all aces this hand. Will Angelo draw some hidden Joker? Prediction: Doherty by TKO. 6th Fight: Johnny Cage vs Nike Adonis Something tells me that, since I promised Avon Iā€™ll post something about Cage momā€™s previous career, weā€™re going to see Reverend Johnny fighting every week. And fight fans are curious to see how he will react. Is the non violent period definitely over? is there still some sanctity in him? Well, dunno, but sure his mom can do miracles: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqBxLonu_fE Heā€™s facing Adonis tonight, in a difficult matchup which promises to test Cageā€™s will to fight real hard, along with his ground competence. Adonis has to bad losses on his back, and an entire family of inner demons is banqueting with his self esteem. Time to give them some goodbye kickā€¦ Prediction: Adonis by submission. 7th Fight: Victor Silva vs Bulk Bogan ā€œAlmostā€ is an important word in today life. it means a lot, and you find it everywhere every day. Ruby was ā€œalmostā€ of legal age when Silvio Berlusconi screwed her. US army ā€œalmostā€ won in Afghanistan. The whole world is ā€œalmostā€ out of crisis. Avon Barksdaleā€™s singlet is ā€œalmostā€ clean. And, to end it, Victor Silva is ā€œalmostā€ undefeated. He is very proud of this title. It means he won always. Almost. Now, in order to keep his almost virgin record alive, he has to win tonight against Bogan, who is always a dangerous client with his perfect boxing skills, but looks like he hasnā€™t the same mixed skills of his opponent and so could pay some tribute to his one dimension fight plan. I see a contended fight, but if I have to Iā€™m putting my last penny on Silva. Prediction: Silva by decision. 8th Fight: Collin Glorious vs Kid Torres Glorious is putting together a hell of a winning streak. Five fights, five victories, two KO, included the dramatic, cinematic superman punch which ended the challenge against Penn. Tonight he faces Kid Torres, back in Syn after a journey around the world, in which he collected wins, titles, and some bitter debacle, like the one against Mumea: stripped from the title by a split decision is clearly some Dante Evangelisti stuff. Rumors whisper theyā€™re to exchange t-shirts at the end of the cardā€¦ Torres has a noble pedigree, but Glorious displayed the better martial training and is in his best shape ever. Prediction is on his side. Prediction: Glorious by decision. 9th Fight: Fred Lee vs Blow Jimmy Psycho continues his special maneuvers to have amazing writer Nilmar Gracie back. Tonight his slave Blow Jimmy tries to beat nothing less than Bruce Lee, who changed his name to Fred in order to stay undercover (and also because heā€™s a fan of the Flintstones, but this, definitely, is another story). Lee is probably one of the more spectacular fighters in the circus. Partially is because of his amazing striking skills, which heā€™s able to translate into insanely quick head kicks. But also because his friends are very charming and eccentric. Jim Morrison, Marilyn Monroe, Elvis, Jacob, Smokey. Itā€™s a pleasure to have him in a card, since heā€™s got the right friends in the right places. Some of you made me the question of questions: how can Elvis still be so agile, Marilyn so sexy and Lee so flexible having left to the island in the ā€™70? Well, anyone who has seen the Lost series can answer of course. For the other onesā€¦ who the fucking needs you? Go home and make your homeworks, damn! OK, letā€™s stick to the fight for a while. Jimmy is a BJJ black belt, which makes him capable of almost anything, but, to be honest, every other aspect seems to play for Lee: his boxing skills are so pure you can drink them, and he is at ease anywhere in the cage. I think heā€™s winning again tonight, for the joy of his VIP friendsā€¦ Prediction:Lee by TKO. 10th Fight: Mikhail Zakarova vs Jussi Murikka Zakarova winning against anyone, anywhere and anyhow. From NY to Las Vegas, heā€™s the smooth criminal of dreams: talent to sell, the punch to finish fights and the brains it takes to go distance when needed. Tonight he goes against Murikka, 155lbs RC Champion. Now, if you take the MMA Encyclopedia (you have one at hand, donā€™t you? No, no kid, thatā€™s Hustler. Donā€™t try to take jokesā€¦) at the voice ā€œBAD CLIENTā€, youā€™ll surely find Murikkaā€™s medium fingers pointing at you in a very polite way. Yes, because this guy has the gentle manners of a knight and the sweet features of a Raffaello painting. But, above all, this manā€™s got game. Able to finish by the means of terrible strikes as well as by subtle submissions, heā€™s always focused and hasnā€™t any issues going to the Judgesā€™s scorecard if situation requires. Zakarova is a major fighter. But still looks like having some little fault confronted to his perfect opponent. Murikka is favored, but Iā€™d not give Zakarova dead yet, for more than one reason: 1. Heā€™s a great warrior. 2. Heā€™s a Barksdaleā€™s guy, and Avon likes to fix fights. Sometimes he goes wrong and hires Stevie Wonder, but it doesnā€™t happen as often as Evangelisti might tell. 3. Zakarova is a member of Russian Mob. They made a huge bet on the kid, and they are not the kind of guys who like a kick in the ass as an answer. So, expect the unexpected and youā€™ll never be surprised. Prediction: Murikka by decision. And we went through the last stop. Time to get out and go back home. Many huge things are taking place, especially in the last part of the card, where you got guys like Lee, Glorious, Torres and a huge main event between the Russian assassin and a top player from RC. Iā€™d like to take a look id I only manage to get out of this toiletā€¦ Goodnight, Nilmar
  14. Syn' 176: Bounty Force Recap - three steps into legend Great things happened in this card: some numerology black magic finally broken, some Reverend Cageā€™s follower having to reconsider his priorities, religion Catholicism winning over Communism and, if you care, a new Welterweight champ! Above all, the legend of our black, poisonous Rose adds a new chapter. A bloody one, of courseā€¦ 1st Fight: Tim Lachance vs David Kappa Lachance lost his perfect 12 and finally went negative, but at least he can be happy for this: he got 12 cuts before th ref finally was kissed by the Prince, woke up from his deep sleep, and decided to call in the refā€¦ In the post event interviews he stated he was dominating the fight and surely would have won it if doctor hadnā€™t stopped him. It is true, kid, and I am sure Sonny Liston would clearly have won by unanimous decision in that title fight. Too bad Mohammed AlƬ sent him to kiss the canvas goodnight before it could happen! 2nd Fight: Kenny Blacksheep vs Li Xiaolong Xiaolong went for a clinch and pierce fight plan in this bout, winning by decision with his solid strategy. Numbers are merciless somehow, and, if you look at fight stats, Blacksheep did what he had to do from striking range, bur was completely annihilated from inside, where a perfect mix of dirty boxing and Muay Thai had the dirty job done for Xiaolong. Now, Blacksheepā€™s immaculate record is turning dirtier and dirtier as time passes. Will he be able to invert the route? 3rd Fight: Rainbow Brite vs Zedicus Jones And Jones finally steps inside the cage to face Brite. Anyway, he was so depressed by Reverend Cageā€™s betrayal, he hardly did anything to let us know he was fighting. He threw a punch which immediately cut Briteā€™s skin. Then completely disappear. Curious to see what could have happened shall Jones have decided to really compete in this challenge. He did not, anyway, so he completely let Brite proceed with the massacre. Here is a shot from an exchange: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rIFcgXYz0U&feature=related 4th Fight: Malik Alexander vs Jimmy Wu Now, when I predict someone winning or losing, there are often reasons that go behind the real outcome of the fight. So, when I stated Alexander was to win this fight, it was because I already knew this conversation was going to take place. Calvin Broadus called me on the mobile 15 minutes after the match, and asked me: ā€œWho won the fight?ā€. ā€œWu won the fightā€. ā€œI asked it first broā€™. who won the fight?ā€. ā€œI told you: Wu won the fightā€. ā€œAre you kidding me asshole? I asked who won the fight. You have to answerā€. ā€œI am doing it: Wu. Wu won it!ā€. ā€œLet me explain clearer: if you donā€™t tell me immediately who won the fight, I am going to take Avonā€™s singlet to you and force you to smell it for 5 long minutes!ā€. ā€œNo, please, donā€™t do it! Some waterboarding, some electric charge to the balls, but donā€™t take the singlet, please!ā€. ā€œYour last chance: who won the fight?ā€. ā€œListen: Wu won this fightā€. ā€œYour funeralā€. God, I am here waiting for execution. Anyway, an execution already took place when Wuā€™s head kick almost took Alexanderā€™s head off the body. What a finish my friendsā€¦ 5th Fight: Vlad Velara vs Fabricio Valesquez Cageā€™s creed still lives in the flesh and bones of Velara, who does what the code prescribes and lets Valesquez win by submission in 18 seconds. Time to buy popcorns and the show is over! well, it has to be said: when Velara decides to lose, he doesnā€™t do things by halvesā€¦ 6th Fight: Mark Marx vs Martin Cristos This is the outcome many republicans were waiting for: Marx loses by Cristos in a contended match. After winning the first round, Marx probably thought he was going to win the fight hands down, so he started to do weird things in the cage. Instead of remaining focused on the fight, he started to go for some oratory, saying things like: ā€œcapitalism is the prevailing of individuals over the common goodā€, or ā€œhuman conscience is nothing but over structure of productive processesā€. In the meanwhile, Cristos was winning the fight. 7th Fight: Henrik Larsson vs Aaron Gracie Larsson definitely was not trusting Gracieā€™s BJJ, so he decided to stick to his old dadā€™s quote: when you donā€™t trust someone, just kill him. It will solve the problem. And he did. Gracie was granted a minor miracle to survive round one: knocked down in the very first second, severely rocked and cut bad, his Guardian Angel had to do extra work in order to prevent him to sudden termination. Anyway, even angels lose their nerve, and so, when he saw Gracie dominated even on the ground, which should have been his reign, the Guardian Angel simply decided to leave the kid to his own fate. Third round was the sigil of Larsson domination, with a beautiful finish via head kick. I swear I saw Gracieā€™s angel, just ten minutes after the fight, sitting with a bottle of scotch on his side, completely drunk, singing: ā€œNobody Knooooows the troubles I seeeeeeeeeeeeeeee, nobody knows but Jeeeeeeeeee-suuuuuuuuuuuuus!ā€. Sad, donā€™t you think? Cā€™mon Aaron, Jesus loves you. Guess what could have happened if he only disliked youā€¦ 8th Fight: Fidel Puno vs Gundar Thorsen ā€œOuch! Ahi! Ooohā€¦ā€. ā€œWhatā€™s up Fidel?ā€. ā€œI think my back is tearing in twoā€¦ā€. ā€œFuck, Fidel! You should quit those takedowns. Youā€™re not a kid anymore!ā€. ā€œBut it looked such a good ideaā€¦ā€. ā€œA good idea for a 22 years old fighter with no rheumatic issuesā€¦ā€. ā€œWellā€¦ā€. ā€œStay on your fucking feet, take this dumb out, then go home and take your painkillers!ā€. This conversation occurred between Puno and his coach when Puno reached his corner at the end of round one. Yes, he tried the way of the ground, but his rheumatisms betrayed him. So he went for B plan, destroying his opponent on the feet. The flurry of strikes he was able to deliver in the finishing moves closely resembles a hurricane. Too bad he has to stay in bed for 1 month to recover from backacheā€¦ 9th Fight: Led Zeppelin vs Ace Ventura Ace Ventura manages to make Led Zeppelin his own pet. A legendary win, with a strong upset flavor, for one of the more amazing fighters in Syn, especially if you consider that Venturaā€™s domination over the fight was practically undisputed. He left just one round to his blue blooded opponent. Here is a shot from this battle: Reckless, donā€™t you think? This fight clearly displayed how top players in Escovarā€™s stable win their fights by the means of a perfect, spotless defensive plan, able to dismiss every attempt of the other guy to do harm, and to make them look ridiculous in the eyes of the Judges. This fight mode, which made Harry Balls (in)famous, doesnā€™t turn fight fansā€™ hearts on, but surely gains big prizes. Everyone loves winners in the end, so I guess Syn crowd will learn to love our new Welterweight Champ! 10th Fight: Johnny Rose vs William Harrison Harrison tried to hold a grab on Rose, but found himself hurt by poisonous, deadly thorns. H tried to clinch a lot, in order to use his Judo and gain the ground, but this proved in the end to be a suicidal strategy, leaving Harrison prone to amounts of pain delivered by Rose from inside. When he finally scored the long waited takedown, round one was nearly over, so he did no hurt at all. Round two started with a new furry of strikes by Rose, coming from any distance, and finally we came to the dramatic, predictable ending. Harrison almost lifeless, unable even to raise a hand and ask for mercy. Ref was watching Simpsons new episode so he did not intervene, and Rose almost had to dispatch him in order to have his victory acknowledged. What a shame! Letā€™s hope Harrison can speak again sooner or laterā€¦ And weā€™re home. Hope you enjoyed this bloody night like I did. If you carefully look to our last three events, we got three stages of Legend perfectly displayed: Puno, with his rheumatisms tormenting him, is still able to put anyone down. Heā€™s ready for the Valhalla of Champions, and, with his career coming to this sweet sunset, I can say with no exaggeration heā€™s probably one of the three best fighters of all times. Rose is a fully expressed talent, ruling this division with iron fist, seemingly invincible. Heā€™s the present of Syn and maybe something more. Ventura is the future, a fighter who is traveling out of the familiar territories of History to find his proper place in the Land of Legends. He has all it takes to be a Johnny Rose, or even a Fidel Puno, as time passes. Will he do it? Only time, and blood, can tell of courseā€¦ Goodnight, Nilmar
  15. Syn' 176: Bounty Force - Preview Earth is still quaking for the terrifying upset that has shaken it from inside, and here we go again with another Syn card which promises to unveil some hidden secret about life and death. Iā€™ll take you from fight one to fight ten with the same sense of sacred and awe I feel in front of Barksdaleā€™s legendary singlet. Follow meā€¦ 1st Fight: Tim Lachance vs David Kappa This is the saddest moment in Lachanceā€™s existence. Is it because heā€™s doing shitty performances in his MMA career? No, although it may be true. Is it because heā€™s doing shitty performances in bed? No, although it may be true (at least if you listen to his wife. I did, of course, and when she stopped screaming she confessed sheā€™s very unhappy). Is it because heā€™s doing shitty performances in his Bridge tournament? No, although it may be true. Reason is: not many of you know, Lachance is a fan of that weird science called numerology. He believes numbers have a meaning and rule human life. as a result of it, he tries to have a ā€œ12ā€ in all things of his life. He lives at number 12. Heā€™s got 12 sons. 12 pets. 12 wives (I satisfied one of them. So many things to do, so little timeā€¦). 12$ on the bankroll. 12 coaches. 12 cutmen (who are not doing the job of one, if you look to his recent fightsā€¦). More than this, he believes 12 has to be his number in fight records. He has 12 wins, 12 losses. Tonight, magic will be wiped away. Spell will be broken. He will go 13-12 or 12-13. Sad. He confessed: ā€œIā€™ll try to draw it and start a 12 fights drawing streakā€, but it looks like an impossible task. Tonight he faces David Kappa, who left QFC circuit with the reputation of a winner. He shows a perfectly mixed fight style, and tonight he will probably exploit his superior Muay Thai for some unnerving leg kicking and some clinch and pierce fight plan. I see Lachance going negative, despite his effortā€¦ Prediction: Kappa by TKO. 2nd Fight: Kenny Blacksheep vs Li Xiaolong Syn debut has been like waking up for a dream just to find yourself into a nightmare for Kenny Blacksheep. After a very promising start elsewhere, Blacksheep learned on his skin that temperatures are a bit higher in Barksdale wicked reign. Tonight he tries to get back standing defeating Xiaolong who, despite his ups and downs, looks like a better fighter in the overall. I think Xiaolong is going to take this one hands down if you need my opinion for a safe bet. Prediction: Xiaolong by TKO. 3rd Fight: Rainbow Brite vs Zedicus Jones Letā€™s see if tonight Brite can have his long waited match against Jones. Zedicus has been one of the first and more devote followers of Reverend Johnny Cage in the Peace and Love movement. Now it has to be seen what his decision might be, now that Cage betrayed the cause he himself created and became a fighter again. will Jones step inside the cage? Or will he choose non violence once again? If you want my opinion, heā€™d better take the first flight for Tibet and ask Dalai Lama to take him. If he fights tonight, heā€™ll be obliterated! Prediction: Brite by KO. 4th Fight: Malik Alexander vs Jimmy Wu Last victim of the Reverend, Malik Alexander, searching for some glory against undefeated Barksdaleā€™s pet Jimmy Wu. Alexander looks like he has superior experience and more educated skills, but Wu has some hidden power in him. Heā€™s one of those guys with barbed wire instead of nerves and nailed clubs instead of fists. Alexander can take this home but has to be careful, not underestimate his opponent, or he will sure win the Death of The Night Award. Prediction: Alexander by decision. 5th Fight: Vlad Velara vs Fabricio Valesquez A depressed submission artist like Fabricio Valesquez could find his own personal therapy in the cage tonight. Velara is probably the only fighter still following Reverend Cageā€™s Creed: he is undergoing the standard Love and Peace treatment: no training, no food, no sleep: best way to get KOed in less than a minute. Outcome would be completely predictable if Valesquez wasnā€™t in horrible shape himself, completely down on his confidence and self esteem, he could suffer greatly if he doesnā€™t find the key to victory quite soon. Prediction: Valesquez by KO. 6th Fight: Mark Marx vs Martin Cristos Considering that Mark is the grand grand grand son of the father of communism Karl Marx, and that Martin carries the second name of the Messiah, weā€™re coming to a cultural collision in this undercard. Now, if itā€™s true that Mark shows the same concrete, solid attitude of his illustrious Grand Grand Grand father, it is also irrefutable that Martin hasnā€™t the same ā€œturn the other cheekā€ attitude of his namesake. Marx has great striking skills, but possibly he will try to take it to the ground at some point, where his Judo background grants him a little edge. A very exciting, balanced fight between two icons of our society. Who will prevail? Prediction: Marx by decision. 7th Fight: Henrik Larsson vs Aaron Gracie And, in terms of historical characters, how not to mention Stakhanov, looking to Aaron Gracie stepping inside the cage once more after his last appearance, 7 days ago? Yes my friends, he fights again, and sure hopes to win again. same thing hopes Larsson of course, who finally took revenge over Reverend Cage and is now ready for other challenges. Larsson has the better overall and promises to rule the clinch due to his superior Muay Thai, but a BJJ black belt can always reverse the outcome of any fight in a flash, so Larsson canā€™t be too confident. Sooner or later, the fight is likely to go on the ground. That time weā€™ll see who still has the spark to take it away. Prediction: Larsson by decision. 8th Fight: Fidel Puno vs Gundar Thorsen Amazing Syn legend Fidel Puno meets Thorsen in this great match which introduces us into the main dishes of the card. Puno is a merciless veteran, able to defeat his own son (lol!) in order to maintain his status. What can a human being do in order to face such an inhuman threat? Nothing, except for the fact Thorsen isnā€™t more human than nuclear bomb. Both guys are exquisite strikers who can defend on the ground, so I expect it to be mostly a standup battle, even if Puno amazed us more than once with his supreme submissions. Anyway, if you look to his progression, ground has been a passion in the early stages of his career. He prefers to stand and bang now, and his son maliciously whispers itā€™s due to his rheumatic issues. Is he right? Thorsen doesnā€™t seem eager to discover: he will do all he can to keep at distance and fire his combos. A close fight, but I see Puno winning: if rheumatisms allowā€¦ Prediction: Puno by decision. 9th Fight: Led Zeppelin vs Ace Ventura When you put two top class warriors like Ventura and Zeppelin in the co-main event, you immediately realize what the hell of a card is taking place. Ventura tries to force Zeppelin out of the Welterweight division stripping his belt in order to convince him Middleweight would be a friendlier environment for him. You know, Zeppelin is quite a polymorphic fighter, able to shift weight at will and win under any conditions. He did great in the Light Heavyweight at the start of his career, became champion in the 170lbs and tried his way with an encouraging success in the Middleweight recently. Now that he proved his quality everywhere, he has to decide his home. Ventura could kick him out of the 170lbs club if he manages to win tonight. a hard task anyway, because Zeppelin is probably the best striker on Earth, and sure has little to worry on the ground. Sure Escovar will try some dark spell from his black magic book, in order to reverse the predicted outcome of the fight, but will have to invent something quite unexpected if he wants his guy to win tonight. By the way, rumors whisper that, if he manages to retain his belt, Zeppelin will try to explore Bantamweight. This is a shot from his secret training in order to make weight: 10th Fight: Johnny Rose vs William Harrison Last but not least, the main event of this mythic evening: a superfight between Johnny ā€œThe Greatā€ Rose and the master of submissions from Montreal, the undisputed ACME Emperor William Harrison. Despite his perfect Ju Jitsu training, Rose retains his striking attitude, preferring the exact science of hurting other people with his fists, kicks and elbows, rather than the sophisticated art o subbing them with chokes or joint locks. So, with Harrison eager to take the fight down and try some sweaty dirty trick on his opponent, weā€™re going to see a deluxe version of the ancient MMA dilemma between strikers and grapplers. I see Rose as clearly being favored by his superior standup game, but you can never trust a submission wizard. Losing focus against a fighter like Harrison is like leaving your 17 years old cute daughter all alone with Silvio Berlusconi and expect to find her still virginā€¦ Itā€™s going to be a battle, and tears of blue blood will spread in the air, but when bullets stop flying there will be a Rose standing still in the center of the mat. Prediction: Rose by TKO. Time for farewell my friends. At the moment I am locked into my bathroom with Avon, while his parents try to convince his brother not to kill us. I hope something changes quite soon. Barksdale keeps singing ā€œWe are a familyā€ and my ears canā€™t bear it any longer. Someone please stop this family feud. Calvin? Franky? Wilhelmina? Anyone? Goodnight, Nilmar
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