Bleakardor Posted April 21, 2023 Report Share Posted April 21, 2023 SYN Supernova XIII 22 APR 2023 LA Memorial Colossuseum, Los Angeles Hello everyone! Bleak here coming to you with the next chapter of SYN evolution and I’m brimming with excitement to work with the staff and managers here at the greatest org in the business. This is my first time to be involved with a Supernova promotion and I hope this preview does it justice as this is one of the greatest events on the planet and I can only hope to live up to the hype. As you know, Supernova is a monster. Every title is on the line, every MMA fan in the world will be tuning in for at least one of these fights, if not all. You’ve got the #1 P4P fighter in the world headlining this card in a title defense searching to set historical records. Co-headlining this event is another SYN champ on a nice run having recently travelled to Combate to exert SYN style dominance there. Obviously, with 7 titles on the line, you know there’s going to be a plethora of greatness on display in the cage, so let’s break down these fights a little more. Johnny Albatross vs Joe Biden Name: Johnny “Vampire Hunter” Albatross Record: 19-4 SYN record: 2-1 Country: Spain Manager: John Wayne Notes: Albatross is a newer addition to the SYN roster, but already he’s making a name for himself. Following up his extremely successful career at ENIGMA where he captured the Bantamweight title 3 different times. His most recent run being his longest stint as champion as he defended his belt 4 times before being dethroned. (Title fight record 8-3) Now, he’s looking for his third consecutive win in hopes of another title shot in the not too distant future. An excellent striker with 15 finishes but his bugaboo has been his ground defense where 2 of his 3 title losses came via submission. He’s an exceptional wrestler, but only a blue belt in BJJ and seems to be the focal point of his opponents. His current opponent is a much better grappler but doesn’t have a history of use his ground skills offensively, which will play to Albatross’ gameplan making this anyone’s fight. Name: Joe “The Eagle” Biden Record: 21-9-1 SYN Record: 6-3 Country: Sao Tomea Principe Manager: Jason Swanson Notes: Biden has had a successful career, but a title has eluded him to this point. He’s been in two title fights, losing both. His second fight in SYN he lost a split decision to Detkhunjon Sitsongrit, though he followed that up with a split decision win in his next outing. He’s now won 3 in a row and is building up momentum for this fight. While being a much more experienced fighter with 7 more fights than his opponent, yet 2 less finishes. He’s not displayed any real power since joining the SYN ranks, but that hasn’t stopped him from scoring points and out boxing his opponents as he’s become a better technical fighter. Matchup: These two match up extremely well standing. As I mentioned before, Biden has the advantage on the ground, but his skills have been used more defensively and not considered much of an offensive threat there. Both fighters are on a roll but there can be only one. Not a bad card when the opening fight features 2 top 100 P4P fighters on winning streaks to kick things off for another explosive Supernova! Cornelius Myers vs Petchuanglek Sitsongrit 145 Title Fight Name: Cornelius Myers Record: 24-11 SYN Record: 7-2 Country: USA Manager: John Wayne Notes: Myers won his belt on a split decision last fight against Sitsongrit, and he’s looking to prove it was not a fluke by following that up with another more decisive win in this one. Having won 3 in a row now, he looks to defend his belt and start another run like he had when he first joined SYN where he captured and defended the title two times. He’s proven he has the tools to get the job done and with a win here will likely crack the top 10 P4P fighters in the world as he currently sits at 13. Name: Petchuanglek Sitsongrit Record: 27-6 SYN Record: 15-4 Country: Thailand Manager: Theksit Ruengruong Notes: Sitsongrit comes from a stable of very accomplished MT specialists. With a 15-4 record in SYN, and having held the title on 3 different occasions with a total of 9 successful title defenses, Sitsongrit is one of the most accomplished fighters in the division. His SYN history is well known, but he’s displayed greatness even in the early days of his career where he was a 2x HFC champion with 5 successful defenses. When it comes to the bright lights, Sitsongrit steps up. He’s never lost two fights in a row in his career, and will not be looking to start now. Matchup: When it comes to the matchup, it couldn’t be any closer in skills. These guys are seasoned vets with big fight experience. Myers has a bit more pop to his punches, but many fighters have learned the hard way that it’s not easy to break through a Sitsongrit’s defenses to get that KO victory. Myers has proven he can hang with Sitsongrit, now let’s see if he can establish himself as just being better. This fight can go either way, and may very well come down to another split decision. These fights just don’t get any closer than this. Joad Crossbeckler vs Kaki Moutain 170 Title Fight Name: Joad Cressbeckler Record: 31-10 SYN Record: 12-5 Country: USA Manager: G Wad Notes: Cressbeckler is no stranger to the big stage having captured the title in both HFC and in SYN on multiple occasions. He’s on a roll now having won 4 strait, the biggest of which for him might just be the win over Benedetti where he avenged the prior two losses to him, and recapturing the title in the process. He successfully defended it last outing against Morrison and now puts his title on the line against visiting SMASH champion, Kaki Moutain. Sitting just inside the top 10 at rank 9 P4P, Cressbeckler is not a man to be taken lightly. A win here will not only give him clout amongst his peers at SYN, but possibly land him inside the top 5 P4P by the time this event is over. Name: Kaki Mountain Record: 25-12 Country: Finland Manager: Jorma Oltsu Notes: Mountain is a top 25 fighter in the world and 2x SMASH champion who has won 7 of his last 8 fights, 4 of which for the gold strap. He faced Raate Road in a cross promotion bout with Combate where he fell short via TKO but that hasn’t deterred him from the challenge of doing it again. He’s flashed the ability to finish opponents but most of his fights of late end up going to the judges score cards. Not a bad thing when you win most of them, I suppose. Matchup: On paper, Cressbeckler has the slight edge in both stats, P4P ranking, and in cage prowess. It’s not a huge gap by any means, but in a title fight you’ll take any edge you can get. Both guys have won most of their fights by decision, and both of them have won most of them. Each fighter’s losses of late come from being KO’d so I’m very interested to see if they fight for the decision or if one of them decides to test the other’s chin. Crusty Bigg vs Imperial Washington Name: Crusty Bigg “Bang” Record: 29-13 SYN Record: 10-6 Country: USA Manager: Bradly Burns Notes: Bigg has recently changed management and doesn’t look like the change has hurt him in the slightest. He’s now 2-1 under new management with the one loss being a title loss to the legendary Kilo Maluga who headlines this card. Nobody can fault him for that as not many fighters have stood in the cage with Kilo and not ended up sleeping. But what I love about Bigg is that he brings it. You love to see guys finish and rather he’s finishing or getting finished, he will stand and bang until it’s done. Yes, this is partially the weight class, but Bigg has stood and banged against some hard hitters and taken his fair share of lumps. But he always comes back and looks to rip the next guy’s head off. This matchup will be his chance to do exactly that and avenge his previous loss to Washington. Name: Imperial Washington Record: 22-12-2 SYN Record: 9-6-1 Country: USA Manager: Marky Mark Notes: Coming off a 2nd round KO loss to Olsen last outing, Washington is looking to bounce back in a big way. Another big boy who loves to finish, and we can bank on this fight ending with someone sleeping. The Olsen loss snapped a 4-fight win streak which matched the longest of his career. These two fighters have squared off before with Washington taking the TKO victory over Bigg and he’s got to be confident he can do it again. Matchup: Washington has the skill edge here, but his opponent being under new management could be a game changer in this rematch. It’s also worth noting these guys last faced each other back in their HFC days in November of 2021. Joe Dinapoli vs Danny Danger Name: Joe “Levels” Dinapoli Record: 31-8 SYN Record: 13-6 Country: USA Manager: Igor Peixoto Notes: Dinapoli has found some power as of late, having finished his opponent 4 of his last 5 fights with the lone one being a loss to the champ, Randleman. Early in his career he was a mainstay at the top of CMMA with 12 consecutive title fight victories. Once he lost his belt, he made his way to SYN to play with the big boys where he continued to exert his dominance starting off 5-0 and capturing the title before the Tycoon Olympics set him off course and starting his first ever losing streak in which he lost his belt. He’s been 9-3 since and looks in prime condition as he welcomes the newcomer, Danny Danger to SYN. Name: Danny “The Dandy Lion” Danger Record: 14-9 Country: UK Manager: Billy Arseworth Notes: Danger is making his SYN debut and what an opponent to welcome him to SYN. But he’s earned the right to take a shot at the top guys as he’s coming from Bellicose having wheeled off 6 wins in a row, the last two being title fights. The man has some absolutely devastating kicks already having 5 beautiful head kick KO’s, including the last two title fights. But don’t be fooled, he defeated Iso Paa during that stretch with an arm triangle submission which nobody saw coming, least of which Paa. He has a shot to walk into SYN and drop his nuts on the table and say “This division is mine!” with a statement win tonight. Can he pull it off? Matchup: This will be an absolutely amazing fight and I’ll be at cage side taking bets on who’s blood splashes my table first. Dinapoli has the skill advantage, but not by much. And Danger has been in this spot before and come out on top. This is simply a must see fight, and while not a “must win” for either, sure as hell is a very important fight to each and their title aspirations. Joe Exotic vs Aurelius Augustus 185 Title Fight Name: Joe “The Real Tiger King” Exotic Record: 26-10-1 SYN Record: 11-2-1 Country: USA Manager: Billy Arseworth Notes: No stranger to title fights, and no stranger to winning them. One of the divisions greats, Winton Todd, can verify that this man is the real deal. He’s beaten some of the best already in his career, highlighted by Todd and Hopkins. Name: Aurelius “Kaiser” Augustus Record: 22-4-2 Country: Italy Manager: Bael Basileos Notes: Augustus has been about as dominant champ at 185 as GAMMA has. He’s coming over to SYN for a super fight to take on Exotic as he’s plowed his way through the GAMMA competition. Ranked #11 in the world, and likely would be higher if he had stronger competition at GAMMA. If he can pull off the win against Exotic who’s ranked 12, it should be enough to bump him comfortably into the top 10. Matchup: These guys are neck in neck in the P4P rankings and just about deadlocked in skill sets too. While Augustus has a slight Muay Thai edge, Exotic has the BJJ advantage. But make no mistake, neither of these guys are going into this fight looking for a submission win. Tacitus Kilgore vs Ernest Graves 155 Title Fight Name: Tacitus Kilgore Record: 37-13 SYN Record: 5-0 Country: USA Manager: Billy Arseworth Notes: Kilgore has been all over the world and dominated every organization he’s fought in. A Hall of Famer from his days at SFL, and rightly so. He’s currently the #3 P4P fighter in the world, and far and away the top fighter at the Lightweight division. Currently on a 7 fight win streak that includes 3 title wins at Combate as well as 3 title wins at SYN. The man is on a roll and has no plans to relinquish his belt to the 40 year old Graves. Name: Ernest Graves Record: 43-32-2 SYN Record: 7-12-1 Country: USA Manager: Arthur Vandelay Notes: One thing to point out is this record at Synchronicity. While the record appears dismal and some might question why he’s on a Supernova card, his record has improved of late. Since he re-joined the SYN roster, he’s 4-2 and earned this fight in his last bout as he defeated Miami Vice. I guess he’s a bit like fine wine and is improving with age. Matchup: Another pretty even match up when it comes to skills. Kilgore has a slight edge in Muay Thai, but gives up that same edge in BJJ. But if you’ve seen Kilgore fight, you know he doesn’t give a damned about grappling in the cage. He saves that shit for the ring girls after a big win. Graves is 40 years old and most would be on the decline at this point, but he’s just getting better and better with experience. A year ago, I would have given this fight to Kilgore without question, but as it stands today, it’s anyone’s fight to take. Red Greene vs Balin Trollslayer 265+ Title Fight Name: Red “Love Machine” Green Record: 14-3 SYN Record: 4-0 Country: Canada Manager: Kaylynn Lee Notes: One of our fighters to come over from Highlands who’s been dominating the whole way. He’s putting his belt on the line in this one and seems he should be flying high with his recent success, but for some reason his morale has slipped a bit. Perhaps some behind the scenes drama or a scuffle with management, but whatever the reason he doesn’t have much time to get his head in the game. You don’t win a title without high morale and good focus. And as of right now, he’s not peeking. Name: Balin Trollslayer Record: 33-7 SYN Record: 2-2 Country: Australia Manager: Blaze King Notes: Trollslayer is another decorated veteran from Highlands. He was a long time champion there but lost his title in his SYN debut. His SYN record is only 2-2, but one of those fights was a cross promotion fight against the legendary Kilo Maluga and the man had to have balls of steel to step into the cage with that monster. His loss to Tarver in the SYN debut was via submission as he got caught while demonstrating his renown GnP ability. He’s chomping at the bit to get a shot at Green and get that belt back. Matchup: Trollslayer has the skill advantage across the board in this one. Green’s striking is abysmal in comparison to Trollslayer, but neither guy is a pure striker. But these guys match up well on the ground with Trollslayer having the slight edge, so perhaps the striking will be the gameplan that Trollslayers uses to re-capture his title. Because once this fight goes to the ground, it’s anyone’s fight to take. Randy Randleman vs David Choke 205 Title Fight Name: Randy Randleman Record: 33-11 SYN Record: 13-4 Country: USA Manager: G Wad Notes: The dancing Randleman currently sits at #4 P4P in the world and #1 in the light heavyweight division. He’s won 7 title fights in his time at SYN and only lost 1 title defense which he quickly bounced back from and recaptured. He’s represented SYN at a cross promotion fight at Combate where he did us proud and defeated Valentin Taneyev via TKO in the 5th round. The man is a winner, and he’s won titles everywhere he’s been. Currently riding a 5 fight win streak highlighted by wins over Aaron Wolf and Joe Dinapoli. Name: David Choke Record: 25-12-1 Country: Sweden Manager: Shape Shifter Notes: Choke is coming over from SMASH to take a shot at Randleman. He’s won his last 6 in a row at SMASH and 5 of which were for the belt. He’s one of the most skilled grapplers on the roster and will be looking to use his BJJ advantage to stifle Randleman’s KO power. Matchup: Choke may be the cream of the crop at SMASH, but these are different waters at SYN. He will have an edge on the ground, but he has to get the fight there in the first place and Randleman will not make that easy. Randleman is far and away the better striker, so look for him to keep his distance and try to pick Choke apart and open him up for the money shot to end the fight. He knows that if this fight goes to the ground he’s fighting an uphill battle, so he’ll need to score points where he can just in case he doesn’t get the finish and this one goes the distance. But if Choke has his way, he’ll be choking out Randleman and walking away with bragging rights. Kilo Maluga vs Kjetil Olsen 265 Title Fight Name: Kilo “Bloodbath” Maluga Record: 57-12 SYN Record: 44-8 Country: Kiribati Manager: Chris Karter Notes: Notes? It’s fucking Kilo Maluga, the #1 P4P fighter in the world and has maintained that status for quite some time. The man has 44 wins in SYN, all by way of knockouts. It’s obvious to anyone reading that he’s my current favorite fighter to follow, but the man has accomplished so much in his career that I lost track counting them. He’s the Tycoon Olympics champion, the SYN mainstay champion with 42 title fights (at SYN) under his belt with only 7 of them resulting in defeat. I could go on and on about the prowess of Kilo, but you can simply watch one of his fights and learn everything you need about him. He’s currently riding a 9 fight win streak and once again headlines the biggest MMA sporting event in the world. Name: Kjetil Olsen Record: 26-11 SYN Record: 4-3 Country: Norway Manager: Crazy Horse Notes: Olsen has faced Kilo before in a title fight back at SYN 959 and fell victim to the devastating power that Kilo possesses. He’s since won 3 in a row and flashed his own KO power himself, and he’s looking to shock the world and finish Kilo in this one. Matchup: Let’s be real here, this fight will not go to the ground until one of these guys are sleeping, but these guys are a carbon copy of skill sets, mirroring each other across the board. Kilo has more experience, by far, and has displayed more KO power than any fighter I’ve seen in recent memory. So Olsen will be fighting an uphill battle as he has to watch out for that power shot. But Kilo is not invincible, and anyone can land that big shot to put their opponent to sleep, especially when it comes to the big boys. And speaking of big boys, Olsen towers over Kilo coming in at a whopping 7’4 ½” giving him a significant reach advantage over the 6’5 Kilo. But, as we see from their first fight, Kilo can reach that chin and to do anything else would shock the world. Thank you for tuning in to this Synchronicity Supernova XIII event preview. As you know, Supernova is the epitome of the MMA world and there’s no other event that comes close. With cards like this, and fighters like these putting it all on the line, it’s a blessing to be able to be a part of the rich history you guys bring to this great org and this special line of events. As we move forward into the future, I will continually work with Mr. Stacks and the amazing staff to continue bringing you great content and fight analysis. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzypants Posted April 21, 2023 Report Share Posted April 21, 2023 Great preview man! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleakardor Posted April 21, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2023 Thank you, sir! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleakardor Posted April 21, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2023 Supernova is hours away! Tune in, place your bets, and talk your shit! Let's get this party started! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saklain Posted April 22, 2023 Report Share Posted April 22, 2023 Predictions Kilo Randleman Balin Kilgore Exotic Dinapoli Washington Cressbeckler Sitsongrit Biden 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daudy Posted April 22, 2023 Report Share Posted April 22, 2023 Wasn't there a draw the last time we did predictions? Something like 6 each? I don't remember the results - but predictions are fun. Olsen Randleman Balin Kilgore Exotic Dinapoli Washington Cressbeckler Myers Albatross 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icon73 Posted April 22, 2023 Report Share Posted April 22, 2023 32 minutes ago, Daudy said: Wasn't there a draw the last time we did predictions? Something like 6 each? I don't remember the results - but predictions are fun. Olsen Randleman Balin Kilgore Exotic Dinapoli Washington Cressbeckler Myers Albatross Yeah there was a draw of 4 each actually. Nobody did too well lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambo Posted April 23, 2023 Report Share Posted April 23, 2023 Kilo's official statement post-lost: Arrogance is lifelong ascending madness. Fairy tale endings are for movies. Congrats to my opponent, but next time I'll get the job done and put him away properly. See you in 10 days. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soyster89 Posted April 23, 2023 Report Share Posted April 23, 2023 9 hours ago, Rambo said: Kilo's official statement post-lost: Arrogance is lifelong ascending madness. Fairy tale endings are for movies. Congrats to my opponent, but next time I'll get the job done and put him away properly. See you in 10 days. MMA should implement a 3 knockdown rule. If the bell hadn't saved Olsen and Kilo would have kept pouring it on, potentially causing permanent brain damage, all we would have heard about was how the ref should have stopped the fight, etc. etc. Instead, the bell saves Olsen by the narrowest of margins, he counters Kilo with a great head kick to start rd 2, and the MMA world is raving about the win. We were mere seconds from a completely different headline. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daudy Posted April 23, 2023 Report Share Posted April 23, 2023 4 hours ago, soyster89 said: MMA should implement a 3 knockdown rule. If the bell hadn't saved Olsen and Kilo would have kept pouring it on, potentially causing permanent brain damage, all we would have heard about was how the ref should have stopped the fight, etc. etc. Instead, the bell saves Olsen by the narrowest of margins, he counters Kilo with a great head kick to start rd 2, and the MMA world is raving about the win. We were mere seconds from a completely different headline. Let's be honest, it's well known a breeze will knock down Olsen. If you watch it in slow-mo the knockdowns weren't actually Kilo connecting, but the wind from the punches that tripped Olsen. He'd recovered his senses by the end of round 1. It's a bit like how Kilo gassed poor Butch Frewin by throwing air punches and making him dodge them before cheating and kneeing him in the clinch. When Olsen gets knocked down, he gets up again (sometimes). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.