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IFC MW 45: Mumu vs Sainty A completely submission free event, IFC MW 45 was the casual fans' wet dream. Certainly on paper. And we all want to wrap our wet dreams in paper, for it is more hygienic that way. But I digress. Undercard First, the big boys went to work. And short work it was! Seishin Ryoshun knocked Anderson Silva Jr. the fuck out in just over half a minute, making for an impressive pro debut! And this shouldn't even turn out to be the shortest fight of the evening. The next fight at lightweight would also be a brief affair. Sergei Ulatov bested Uno Kuronoa in just under two minutes by way of TKO. Leaving the latter with a confidence pulverizing 1-5 pro record. The third undercard bout at middleweight would be the first to go the distance. A somewhat bland stand-off between Ruben Gracie and Dangerous Dan saw the former coast to a unanimous decision with relative ease. He struggled on the feet, when ever Dan got his kicks going. But it was smooth sailing for him, as soon as the fight went to the ground. Dan was dry humped and couldn't do much about it. Only the candlelight was missing! The next undercard bout was contested at lightweight. Zach Assad managed to get he TKO victory over Boyd Clark in most dramatic fashion: just 6 seconds before the final bell! Easily the best fight of the undercard, it saw a war between two journeymen, who beat the hell out of each other in the clinch. With an absolute heart breaker of a finale, when Clark was stopped so close towards the end. Even though Assad would have likely won a decision. The featured bout of the undercard saw super heavyweights Hercules Fortier and Greg Bell go the distance. An it had to be one of the most lopsided ass beatings known to men! Three (that's 3) 10:8 rounds in favor of Fortier do not even quite elaborate on how lopsided this fight was. Bell may have fought as well with all his limbs chained to the fence. For he landed nothing in these entire three rounds. Not since Monty Python's slaying of the black knight, have we seen such a fruitless effort go the distance. Main Card The main card started with some highway robbery at 205! Because how the hell Hallis Mollien could get the nod over Hen Nessy is anyone's guess. The latter landed six takedowns, had more striking output and landed more, yet somehow lost the fight. A baffling decision! Next came the fight of the night! Middleweights Willie Wood and Virgulino Ferreira Da Silva took to the cage. Wood won a perfectly justified unanimous decision, but it was one gritty fight, that saw a mostly even contest on the feet. It was in the clinch however, where Wood did his best work and badly outgunned Da Silva. The Brazilian truly lost this fight in the clinch and it may very well have gone different if he would have avoided the clinch more consequently. After that came another swift TKO at 205, as Jaxson Wilder mopped the floor with Chong Tay. Wilder was happily head hunting for the almost two minutes, which the fight lasted. He was beating the little fat man blue until he sacked to the ground. Standing 150 cm and weighing 210 pounds at fight time, Tay is sponsored by Vegan Gains .... yeah, think about that for a while. Turns out that this fucking soy is not that healthy after all! The co-main event was also a light heavyweight bout. And it was fought out between Mike Megaton and a man with a name, that pisses writers like me off: Ribociclib Kisqali. However, justice was served, when Megaton had Kisqali bloodied up so bad, that the fight had to be stopped early in the third. Both fighters are big weight cutters and have high KO ratios of 80%+. So heavy leather was thrown and it was a bit of a miracle, that the fight went even as long as it did. Both guys were bleeding like butchered pigs! The output of both was fairly comparable, but Megaton with more precision got the better of the fist fight and landed also all of his leg kicks. The main event didn't even leave us enough time to open up one last bottle of beer. For it was over in 12 seconds! Daniel Sainty mentally went through his laundry list or something. Because he was only physically present, when Abdel Mumu threw an opportunistic punch that hit right on the button and sent Sainty into a brief comatose state. Mumu earned himself a lightweight title shot and was as happy as a lottery winner! IFC 75: Zaad vs Klos IFC 75 turned out to be a bit of a slow show. A dead audience brought out the worst in the fighters and it was just another day in the office for the most. Because despite not many fights going the distance, there was only very little to get this frigid crowd going. If two knights would have fought to the death inside the cage, probably only a few claps would have been the lamentable result. Undercard The first undercard fight between Marilson Coutinho and Baron Geisler at 155 was over in nearly three minutes, when Coutinho managed to catch Geilser in an armbar. The BJJ blue Belt was out of his depth as soon as cheeks came to mat and he got CM punked on the ground! The next fight at middleweight saw pro debuting Meltroco Bimbotinque beat Yuri Voronov halfway in the second via TKO. Voronov desperately tried to initiate a clinch game but found himself being denied for the most part. He collapsed into a pile of Journeyman in the making, when Bimbotinque finished him off with ground and pound. The next fight was cut short by the submission of the night, when Bea Mason stopped Hanny Sledgehammer via RNC at 01.19 of the first. Mason brought the fight to the ground fast without taking any damage and then got the submission with little to no fuzz. He gained his first W after three straight losses. So that had to feel pretty good! The next fight took place between two towering two meter guys with iron jaws ..... at least that is what the tale of the tape claims. What promotional gibberish! Both have been knocked out a whopping 16 times between them! And wouldn't you know it: This one was over after three and a half minutes, with Hogan being the prevailing glass cannon. The featured bout of the undercard ended halfway in the second. Zed Baby! beat Crusadius Infidellus by way of TKO. The fight saw moderate output and little accuracy from both on the feet. But as soon as Zed Baby! gained top control, he beat the snot out of Infidellus, who struggled to escape. To no avail. Main Card The opening bout if the main card was contested at lightweight and would be the first and only fight to got the distance. It was regarded as the fight of the night. Matheo Rojas beat Andy Bogard silly for the rounds, in what was essentially a kick boxing fight. Bogard found himself outgunned badly and was drowned in the volume and superior accuracy of Rojas, earning the latter certain victory under new management. The next fight, also at 155, was cut short by the KO of the night, when Tytus Aleksy uncorked an uppercut that sent Serafim Lupei to the ground, where he was finished with strikes. And that in a fight, that Lupei was doing well in. The fact that he got knocked out so late in the second, makes this loss all the more bitter. Aleksy improved his record to 4-2, having contested all of his fights in the IFC. The following fight at middleweight between Vincenzo Hall and Steven Kennedy ended in comparable fashion and time. All was over after 04:33 of the second round. But the fight itself was well reflective of this outcome, with Hall dominating Kennedy on the ground, where he also eventually finished things with strikes from the top. Hall has only lost one of his six fights in the IFC and seems primed for making his bid for a title shot not too far down the line. In the co-main event of the evening, Bobby Bianchi defeated Jan Jedrzejczyk with a beautiful Americana submission. The fight presented one of the rare occasions, where hunting for takedowns exclusively paid dividends. And that even though the fight went well into the third. Jedrzejczyk's downfall was that he ended up being far too ineffective on the feet to keep Bianchi at bay, who could happily run after him, as if his adversary was made of tasty candy. Bianchi didn't throw a single strike of any sort, but also hardly took any meaningful damage on the feet! So Bianchi could chase the takedown without a care in the world. The main event at 205 came to an end late in the first, when Cal Klos got the TKO victory over Chara Zaad. Zaad initially had the advantage on the feet but found himself being hammered into the canvas, as soon as he was on his back. The relentless ground and pound of Klos was too much for Zaad to cope with and he had to be saved by the ref, before taking any undue damage. This victory marked Klos' successful IFC debut!

Mörmate Obiwani: What else are your your takeaways from that card? And what is up next for Tsoko Chikatchawan, winning four straight at 205?

Syn 602 post fight presser The conference room in the Wombley Arena, London is filling up. There is a mixed smell of guts, glory, man sweat and heavily promoted energy drink in the air. The fighters take seat, ready to politely answer the questions that some nerds will haul their way. Simply because that is what you want to do, after being hit in the face. Mörmate Obiwani with the first question to Vladimir Kutznutzovff, owner of Syn: "Mr. Kutznutzovff, a fight between two legends, one established, one in the making. It was the fight of the night and it was a close split decision. So I think we can forego the question if there will be a rematch and ask: When will there be a rematch?"

Where's Ronda Rouseys's fine shirt at?

I believe it does. The Island nutrition org is higher ranked than Dr. Dogood for example. And this can only be because of the number of sponsorships.

Preview for Syn 602 – Jones vs. Nixon Featherweight Bout - Khal Stark (23-20-2/1-2 in Syn) vs. Blair Darrow (17-5-1/2-1 in Syn) The opener will be a re-match between featherweights Khal Stark and Blair Darrow. Stark is an MMA Helsinki veteran with lackluster results lately. Many suspect it is because he is likely to be caught up in the down slope of his career, given that he is 36 years old. Stark won only two out of his last eight fights. The things are looking completely different for Blair Darrow, who stands to be the clear favorite in this one. His most recent loss ended an eight fight winning streak and he looks to get back on track. Welterweight Bout - Oliver Hedman Karlsson (20-13/0-3 in Syn) vs. Gum Shoe (19-9/2-2 in Syn) Oliver Hedman Karlsson is an other MMA Helsinki veteran, who has yet to adapt to Syn. Three losses have definitely put him on the back burner and he has his struggle cut out for him if he wants to make it off the undercard. His opponent will be a former two time welterweight champion of MMA Helsinki in Gum Shoe. Despite having both fought at MMA Helsinki, the two never crossed paths before. Super Heavyweight Bout - Cyrus Great (16-12/2-0 in Syn) vs. Ijsa Mohammed (16-13/Syn debut) This one is an other re-match between two fighters, who faced each other before in a fight that went the distance. Cyrus Great is a fighter, who’s record belies his ability. He has a varied attack and one of the best ground games in this weight class. His opponent, Ijsa Mohammed, is massive! Even for a super heavyweight. He has fought all around the globe and came through DARE to make it to Syn. He truly is a hulking slugger of a man! Both will be eager to keep their respective winning streak going. Middleweight Bout - Gurgen Davidyan (16-6-2/4-2 in Syn) vs. Angelo Mendez (17-10/1-2 in Syn) Gurgen Davidyan is pretty much the quintessential decision fighter, which makes him very successful but sort of unpopular with the fans, who are often more brain damaged than their heroes. Stylistically the opposite holds true for his opponent, who had mixed results (at best) lately, but wins and loses in spectacular fashion, which makes him less successful but more popular. A clash of philosophies! Middleweight Bout - Kalervo Kaunismieli (42-17-2/20-11-2 in Syn) vs. Aedan Declan (19-5/2-1 in Syn) Being one of the definitive veterans of Syn and the last man to beat Russell Tyrone Jones, Kalervo Kaunismieli is also a former two time Syn middleweight champion and one of the darlings of the division. In this featured bout of the undercard he will face Aedan Declan. The Irish fighter is considered by many to be in his prime. So now is as good a time as any to make an all out assault on the rankings. A victory over one of Syn's most established fighters would indeed be a major statement! Main Card Welterweight Bout - Pavel Savkov (20-9/4-4 in Syn) vs. Jonathan Harding (23-12-1/2-0 in Syn) Pavel Sakov has proven himself to be a reliable competitor by winning some and losing some at the sport’s highest level. He has yet to prove though, that he is more than a middle of the division fighter. And he will have to overcome a seasoned fighter in Jonathan Harding. Harding is a long time veteran of the game and has collected four straight wins under new management. Two of these in Syn. So he is no pushover and the hopes for one late run up the rankings surely will motivate him to the maximum! Middleweight Bout - Junkyard Dog (29-12/2-2 in Syn) vs. Derek Trucks (13-2/Syn debut) One of MMA’s most reckless brawlers, the Junkyard Dog is currently enjoining a two fight winning streak and came through the ranks of DARE. He is a knockout artist with a KO ratio of 80%. Accumulated over the course of 29 victories. He will face an opponent, who is considered a prospect and was a two time middleweight champ in the now defunct Extreme Fighting Association. A rough welcome party for Dereck Trucks, that will tell us much about this up and coming fighter. Welterweight Bout - Benson Whyte (23-7/2-1 in Syn) vs. Yamato Take (19-3/1-1 in Syn) As many others, also Benson Whyte did come through the ranks of DARE and is by far and wide the greatest welterweight in the young history of that organization. He is still in his prime and his reach extends to the top leagues. Whyte is hellbent to carve his name into MMA history! He has the scary KO ratio of over 91 % to so so. But his hands of stone will meet one of the trustiest jawlines in the sport. Enter Yamato Take, who (even at 36 years of age) is still a capable foe and a Madness MMA welterweight champion with multiple defenses to his name in his own right. He is one of the toughest veterans around, who has never tapped out and was never knocked out and maintained a great record so deep into his career. It is like a clash of the proverbial irresistible force meeting the immovable object. Light Heavyweight Bout - Tsoko Chikatchawan (22-5/6-3 in Syn) vs. Risto Rautio (19-6/5-3 in Syn) Just like the main event, also the co-main event is contested at 205. It is a re-match between two guys on the verge of their breakthrough into the main event picture! Tsoko Chikatchawan losses in Syn only came at the hands of Evil Nixon. But three straight wins have catapulted him back into the immediate neighborhood of title contention. He won the first fight against Risto Rautio decisively. But that doesn’t mean that he should take that re-match lightly, for Risto Rautio is a dangerous knockout artist, who happens to be at the same career crossroads as Chikatchwan: At an identical 29 years of age, he is enjoining a three fight winning streak in Syn, too. The winner stands to become a part of the main event picture. The loser however, will be in a dangerous and very undesirable spot – back in the second row among Syn's most hungry, where the road to the top is at it’s steepest! Light Heavyweight Bout for the title - Russell Tyrone Jones (27-6-1/7-1 in Syn) vs. Evil Nixon (34-6-2/16-3-1 in Syn) The main event will see two of Syn's biggest stars collide for the first time! Russell Tyrone Jones is all the talk right now, being a two division champ (185 and 205). He is currently regarded as the best p4p fighter on the planet! But winning this upcoming fight would make a future hall of fame nomination even more of a no-brainer! For he is up against Syn’s Evil Nixon! Nixon is a former two time 205 champion and one of Syn's most consistent high level performers. Should Nixon secure the gold, he would be one of only a few to do so for a record third time. And would probably solidify his status as the most dominant 205er yet, given that his last title run saw him defend the title eight times!

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Tottengill Bonariushausen is mildly pleased. Thanks, good sir.

Hopefully somebody is opening a clothing company soon. Tottengill Bonariushausen is a man of distinguished taste. These bland MMA Tycoon shirts are an insult!

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The walk of shame continues! Two public gyms between these accounts. I think we've seen worse.

IFC 74 Report - Undercard The first Match of the evening culminated in the submission of the night, as IFC debuting super heavyweight Sanderlei Bitetti caught Hixon Pierre in a guillotine choke towards the end of the first. 20 seconds before the bell, lights went out for Pierre, who ended up with a losing a record whereas Bitettei evened his out towards an indifferent 5-5. Pierre was holding his own on the feet but was quickly overwhelmed, as soon as the fight went to the mat. The next fight was contested at lightweight and saw the other submission of the evening. This time by way of a triangle. Ritchie Souza put away Long Thai in the second. For Thai it was his second consecutive loss. He currently is sitting at 4-8 with all of his fights having taken place in IFC. So it is back to square one for him. Again. Souza on the other hand has a journeyman record of 11-9 now and manged to come back from a loss, which he suffered in his IFC debut. Following next was an other match at lightweight, where Joey Karate knocked out One Fortytwo in 03:43 of the first. The morbidly thin Fortytwo, who looks like a Slender Man stunt double, was overwhelmed in the clinch, where Joe Karate, who is surprisingly light for such a fat man, put a number on Fortytwo with his elbows and dirty boxing. In doing so, Karate maintained a 9-0 winning streak, being still unbeaten in MMA. One Fortytwo, who is an IFC exclusive journeyman, is pretty much a glass cannon, having yet to see a third round, despite his career encompassing 16 fights by now (7-9). The fourth fight of the night also turned out to be the fastest, for it was cut short by the knockout of the night, when General Snus decked Alexander Porto in just 47 seconds. This is what happens, when a glass jaw runs into a forty pound weight disadvantage. This was the fifth loss within the last six fights for Porto, who is looking like damaged goods at this point. The undercard was topped of by a fight between two super heavyweights and went the distance. Wild Turkey beat Patrick Thompson in a closely contested bout. Turkey was little bit sharper with his striking and outlanded Thompson. Especially because the latter was too one-track-minded and was chasing for clinches all night long. It was Turkey’s fourth win out of five fights in the IFC and he is closing in towards main event contention. After having been a solid competitor for the IFC, Thompson is currently dragging himself through a four fight losing streak and needs to bounce back soon. Main Card The first fight on the main card saw the successful IFC debut of lightweight Vlad Black. He went the distance with Vape Diaz, winning every round in the process. Black was the far more accurate striker and Diaz found himself outgunned. Despite his efforts, Diaz failed to bring the fight to the ground, wasting much energy in the process. For Black this victory constituted the third win in a row, whereas Diaz continues to have mixed results (3-3 in IFC). Next was the fight of the night between Android Seventeen and Mike Murhaa. These two super heavyweights were going blow for blow, with seventeen landing the bigger shots in the earlier going of the fight, rocking Murhaa in the process. But whenever the fight went into the clinch, it was Murhaa’s wheelhouse. Ultimately Murhaa wore Seventeen down to the point, where he could score a knockout in round number three. Murhaa got the W and got back into the win column after suffering his first IFC loss before this fight. Seventeen proved once again that he is an all action fighter. In 30 fights he never went the distance! The next fight at 205 brought a clear victory for William Ralph Dean over Terry Bogard. Dean outstruck Bogard wherever the fight went and secured an indisputable decision win. This allowed Dean to leave a three fight losing streak behind him whereas Bogard has extended his to four losses. He hasn’t been quite the same ever since his loss to Ispa Murhaa, which was the first loss in said losing streak and a bid for the title. Right now however, title contention is an elusive prospect for Terry Bogard. The co-main event came to a hold early, when the referee stopped it due to a cut at the end of the first. Joe Foreman was busted open too badly to let the fight go on. And realistically spoken it was an act of mercy anyway. For Joe Forman got lit up by Vincent Lemieux really bad. There is little doubt that he would have been knocked out anyway if the fight would have went on. For Lemieux is a man with a 100% KO ratio for a reason. After having suffered through a string of bad results, this was Lemieux’ fourth straight victory, ranking him among the contenders of the division. The main event was a fist fight at 265+ between Thierry Paulin and Vlad Impaler. Paulin had sporadic success with a few kicks but ended up being badly outgunned by Impaler, who clearly threw much more volume and landed much more on top of that. Accumulative damage had Paulin rocked late in the third, but he hang in there to see the final bell. The win unsurprisingly went to Impaler, who won this 100% striking exchange with his hands alone, turning this into more of a shoot boxing performance. He will now meet the aforementioned Vincent Lemieux. The victor of this one should no doubt end up in a great spot to challenge for the title.

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Syn 601 report - Undercard Asa Sharp found his ambitions to make statement in his Syn debut at welterweight spoiled by Forrest Worthington. The veteran proved to be too much for up and coming Asa Sharp, whom he controlled with a suffocating clinch and ground game. Sharp even came dangerously close to being knocked out in the third, but hung in there to see a final bell. Worthington is now on a three fight win streak. Léonard Lucy won in this slug-fest between two violent 205ers. And as predicted it didn’t take long. After less then 100 seconds, Lucy secured himself the KO of the night. But he only managed to do so after nearly having been floored himself. Because Phil Beddo had him rocked early. Lucy did recover though and a counter uppercut hit Peddo flush, resulting in his eleventh KO loss. At only 29 years of age. Dangerously shopworn indeed. In a very closely contested fight at lightweight, Barnabas Ungar fell short in what was now his third consecutive bid for a win in Syn. But once again he lost. This time at the hands of Jack Douglas, one of the grittiest veterans around. The fight was not an easy one to call for the judges, as it was insanely close. Both men with comparable output on the feet and in the clinch, turning things into a matter of preference for the judges. Not enough for Barnabas Ungar, who still has to land a victory in Syn. At featherweight, Archie “Decision” Griffiths lived up to his moniker once again. In a fight, that was contested as straight up kickboxing match, Griffiths badly outgunned Garrick Head, landing over 35 leg kicks and taking every round in the process, leaving no room for doubt in the mind of the judges. Griffiths thereby evened out his Syn record (3-3) and ended a two fight losing streak. Whereas Garrick Head has now lost three in a row. The last undercard bout at welterweight saw a fight, that was unsurprisingly contested mostly on the ground. Arthur Halo found his busy submission game countered however by Paul Hunt, who proved to have the better positioning and managed to steal points by way of enforcing some ground and pound, whereas Abu Dhabi Champ Halo tried to make it a pure grappling affair. Also, for the brief periods that this fight was contested on the feet, Hunt had the better end for himself, outlanding Halo, who now has lost four in a row. At 37 years of age it has become obvious, that the luster is coming off. Main Card The main card started wit a rubber match between two hard hitting lightweights, Sni Probong and Rudy Rhod. And once again it ended in a very close split decision, with Rudy Rhod getting the nod. It was really close and could have gone either way. But ultimately the judges seemed to like Rhod’s work ethic in the clinch, where he was the busier of the two. For Sni Probong this loss somewhat stalls what had been a stellar run towards title contention. Whereas Rhod has now tied together a three fight winning streak, increasing his chances to fight for contendership soon. At super heavyweight, Jimi Powell amazingly continued his run as a late bloomer. He won his second ever Syn fight as well, at the ripe old age of 35 and with over 50 bouts on the clock, landing him his 30th career win. The GAMMA veteran and former MMMA champion showed a seasoned performance by relentlessly chasing the takedown and using his advantage with an ice cold demeanor, whenever he ended up on top. Dmitri Zaitsev certainly wasn’t helpless on the ground, but Powell’s ground game was more compact, opportunistically improving position with little fuzz whenever possible. The amount of ground and pound that Powell could enforce sealed the deal for him in a fight, that was otherwise closely contested. Super heavyweight contender Brad Lansar landed arguably one of the biggest wins of his career against veteran and Syn icon, Obelix De Gaul! A first round knockout, mostly the result of brutal wall and stall tactics, sealed the deal. After failing to secure the victory in his first Syn fight, Lansar has reminded everybody with this potentially career defining performance, that the hype around him is real! He has made a giant leap in the rankings and now there are several match making options to test his mettle. The co-main event at featherweight turned out to be the bout of the night. Once again, Blake Green and Daniel Larusso had a go at it. A pure striker’s affair that got the crowd going and saw high output by both fighters. But again it was Blake Green, who got the nod from the judges. He now beat Larusso for a third time, slamming down the page on this chapter – probably once and forever. Whereas Larusso brought the more active and successful kicking game, Green outgunned him with his hands, which ultimately did enough to sway the judges – and rightfully so. Green remains one of the premier featherweights in the world! If the co-main event was the fight of the night, the main event wasn’t far behind. An insane war of attrition in the clinch, that turned out to be an elaborate hockey fight, saw “Crossbones” Brock Rumlow emerge victorious. His high octane output of headhunting dirty boxing proved to be too much for Samed Mahmoud, who was seen as the favorite by many, going into this bout. But Brock Rumlow showed that he, even at 37 years of age, is still pretty much a competitor. He outworked and outlanded Mahmoud on the feet, taking the first two rounds handily. Only the last round was somewhat close, so that Rumlow got the nod by the judges. It was the 40th career win for Rumlow, who is now in a great spot to be considered the next challenger at 185 for p4p king Russell Tyrone Jones.

Madness is no more ......... words can not descibe my sorrow.

Dana White emerged

busted

Can we please trade Colby Covington. For .... I don't know ..... ANYONE?

Back in town!

Rockstar energy infused

robbery

It's that time of the year again, Mike.^^

Just watched Jaws, because it was an eternity that I saw it. Good movie! Just reminded me how much smarter many of the old classics are, when it comes to building tension ... by NOT showing the monster/alien/shark left, right, front and center. And when the shark did show up, it was very good looking for a movie so old. Well done practical effects are just timeless. Might very well be the grittiest film of Steven Spielberg. 9/10