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 Jimmy Dias Jimenez vs Henry Jones:
Preview:
A matchup of juxtaposition; a guy on his way in vs a guy who is (maybe) on his way out. Jimmy Dias Jimenez is a 17 fight veteran of Synchronicity; but would argue he is still in his prime, as after many ups and downs in the org, he finally got the opportunity to fight for the belt against Joey Kocur in his most recent fight. Whilst he lost this fight; he will be hoping that with another couple of convincing wins he can springboard straight back to that same spot. He has many weapons; he hits hard, kicks hard and has decent muay thai in the clinch. Most of all he is a finisher, who swarms on opponents when he has them hurt. This bodes for a very exciting fight with his next opponent.
Enter Henry Jones; he may only have had 12 professional fights; but don’t be fooled by that, he started fighting at 16 years of age, when he lost his first fight in a decision which frankly could have gone either way. He then took a few years away from fighting in order to train; in order to come back much stronger. He has not lost since; winning all 11 of his subsequent fights. He is a very good boxer; but his bread and butter is his clinch game, where he manipulates his opponents bodies to a position of his choosing then slices them open with elbows.
I have this fight as being very tight in the early going. Both men have similar skillsets; there will be a battle on the outside and a battle on the inside. At 7 minutes and 30 seconds into the fight, they will both be tired, they will both be hurt. In this situation, it comes down to who wants it more, and I have to go with the younger man in Henry Jones. There is not clear blueprint to beat Jones as of yet, and he seems to just always find a way to win. He takes this in a competitive decision to get the signature win he needs to elevate his name.
Henry Jones via Unanimous Decision
Don Juan Matus vs Sergey Keosayan
Preview:
A matchup between two guys in strange positions; both looking to hit the reset button for one reason or another. Let’s start with Sergey Keosayan; who just went undefeated in 12 fights in the EPL, before losing at the last hurdle in the final. The grappler is now making his debut for Sychronicity; hoping to takedown and scramble his way to another decision victory.
Don Juan Matus is coming off of an unsuccessful title bid against former Bantamweight Champion Tuomari Hurmio. He is now coming back up to Featherweight; looking to make a brand new title run there; he looks to start that run against the aforementioned Keosayan. Don Juan Matus is a good striker with a decent clinch game; he also has solid power and cardio.
Unfortunately for Don Juan Matus; I don’t see this going well for him; he seems to struggle whenever he is put up against a wrestler or a grappler, in spite of doing a very good job outthinking other strikers when he is placed in that matchup. Unfortunately Keosayan is no striker; and he will be relentless in pursuing takedowns in this fight. Based on past history; Matus will not be able to stop the takedowns, or to get up from his back. This all leads to one conclusion, a one sided victory for Keosayan.
Sergey Keosayan via Unanimous Decision
Lorne Malvo vs Bostar Tyrannicao
Preview:
This is a fight between two guys who are both ranked highly whilst still being relatively young. The second of three Featherweight fights on the card; these guys can look to build some serious momentum here. Let’s start with Lorne Malvo; this will be his Featherweight debut at Synchronicity. A former kickboxer; striking is his wheelhouse, and he will utilise it in this fight, as he has no high level grappling ability to speak of. Malmo has great boxing, utilising a one-two leg kick combination in many of his fights. His speed and cardio is usually enough to outlast his opponents down the stretch.
Bostar Tyrannicao on the other hand is much more of a finisher. Before entering Synchronicity; he had a 10 fight winning streak in Ring Of Violence, where he never failed to finish his opponents. He quite simply punches very hard for the weight; and there aren’t many who can survive his power for long. He does have a ground game; he has a submission win on his record, however he is unlikely to use it as offensive wrestling is not really his forte and his opponent will not initiate a grappling exchange here.
Overall this fight is very close; and very difficult to predict; over the distance, you tend to favour Malvo, his high output striking game seems to favour winning decisions. However the ability to finish the fight is firmly in Tyrranicao’s corner for this fight. With Malvo being the higher ranked fighter, in addition to having a very experienced manager, I’m leaning towards him here. I’m not positive and far from certain; but he has a great chin, so I see him being able to take a few shots and out work his opponent in a very tight decision.
Lorne Malvo via Unanimous Decision
Co Main Event – Lil Wayne vs Sean Tallon
Preview:
A massive fight between two highly ranked fighters. Sean Tallon has been fantastic as of late; destroying fellow former P4P no.1 Fabian Hoi inside the first round. He comes over from Evolution for a super fight, walking into enemy territory to prove his organisation’s superiority. Tallon is a great boxer with some deadly kicks, it was a head kick which began his starching of Hoi. He has some excellent takedown defence with professional kickboxing experience. With that; he must be considered as one of the greatest MMA strikers in the world today.
Lil Wayne continues to improve with every fight. His prime will not last forever; but boy is he making it count. Wayne had always been a great striker with power in his hands; however he was always a finisher by trade, as exemplified in his epic trilogy with Fabien Hoi. His TKO loss to Hoi; combined with a five round wrestling heavy domination at the hands of Helix Cabrera, seems to have changed Wayne’s style somewhat. He has been throwing more combinations, more volume, and not loading up as much on his shots, this has allowed him to go on a 3 fight win streak, including avenging an earlier loss to former P4P King Corbin Murphy. Wayne will still believe he has what it takes to get to the very top of the MMA world, and a win here may just do it.
This is a top end super-fight; these guys really are two of the very best guys in the world. This highly anticipated battle will surely come down to tactics, with two top managers managing the fighters. I tend to lean towards the slight upset here and say that it will be a return to form for Lil Wayne. His manager Aylib 2.0 already devised an excellent game-plan to beat Sean Tallon with Viktor Tsoi, so he has seen this before. I think it will be close in the early going with Lil Wayne taking over late, my money is on a return to form for Lil Wayne as he earns the first finish of his current win streak, late in the fight.
Lil Wayne via TKO (Round 4)
The MAIN EVENT – Karim Bashorov vs Steven Rutherford
Preview:
Another super-fight between two of the very best middleweights in the world. The SYN Middleweight Champion; no.4 ranked Middleweight in the world Steven Rutherford, against the MFN Middleweight Champion; and no.1 ranked Middleweight in the world, Karim Bashorov. Bashorov has been in a couple of super-fights recently, most recently beating former P4P no.1 in the world Rockmeteller Todd. He is extremely well rounded, with excellent striking, submissions, and some of the best wrestling and top control in MMA today. He has just hit his stride at 32 years old; having beaten some of the world’s best middleweights.
Rutherford on the other hand; has been clearing out the middleweight division in SYN, despite only having 11 career fights. He is a deadly fighter on his feet; finishing 8 of his 10 career wins by knockout. There is no blueprint in place to beat him, as he has not really tested other than his lone loss to Don Diego; which in itself was a very close fight. Rutherford has the power advantage in this fight, it will be interesting to see how he uses this. The biggest question perhaps is how he will deal with the grappling of Bashorov.
The biggest key here is level of competition; has Rutherford ever faced a fighter anywhere near the level of Bashorov? Whereas Bashorov is coming off of a win of Rockmeteller Todd. I expect Rutherford to make it tough, he will stop some takedowns early, and will win the striking, perhaps surprisingly. However down the stretch; Bashorov will come back into the fight, winning more exchanges and able to put the young man on the back, I expect Bashorov to get the decision in a controversial fight which will be talked about in media and forums for a long time.
Karim Bashorov via Split Decision
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