Bleakardor Posted July 3, 2023 Report Share Posted July 3, 2023 SYN 1000 Maluga vs Puno II 04 JULY 2023 LA Memorial Colossuseum Sponsored by Shadow Realm ApparelEvent Discussion Thread Greetings SYNers! Welcome to an amazing card to kick of our one thousandth event. That's right, this event will be the big number 1000 in the books, a mile marker that very few organizations have ever achieved. Speaking of milestones, this was an extremely important milestone to the man who's kept this organization peeking at a high level and setting records left and right. This man being, Keyshawn Stacks. In the time he was at the lead of SYN, he took strides to help repair some issues and brought on staff to turn SYN into a well oiled machine. Setting records for PPV sales, highest rated events, and then turning around and breaking those recors again months later. He has left very large shoes to fill, and this card should have been his baby. So I step into his shoes to put on a show, but it's up to the managers and fighters to make this card live up to the bill. So I would like to ask you to make this card one for the ages, as we put on a show in honor of Keyshawn Stacks, and I would officially like to introduce and welcome Mr. Stacks to the Synchronicity Hall of Fame as one of the top owners to ever hold the title. We have a special card lined up with a whopping 6 titles on the line, and none other but the legend himself, Kilo Maluga in a rematch against Puno to headline this card in what is sure to be a monumentally epic night for Kilo, SYN, and all his followers around the world. More into that later. For now, let's jump into the fighter breakdowns for this card. I'll let your imagination fill in the rest. For the fighters on this card you all know and love (or hate) so you likely know what's going to happen, so go place your bets! Samuel Sycek vs Mickey Garcia Fighter: Samuel Sycek Age: 26 Record: 13-7 SYN: 1-1 Country: Czech Republic Manager: J Thorgrin Name: Mickey "The Celtic Aztec" GarciaAge: 34 Record: 31-15-1 SYN: 2-4 Country: USA Manager: Buff Minion Thoughts: This seems like a bit of a one sided match up, and with Sycek not mentally being up to the task, expect Garcia to finish this one in the first round. Davido Branko vs Lusmu Kutvonen Name: Davdio "Bjj" Branko Age: 32 Record: 25-20 SYN: 6-7 Country: Sweden Manager: Shape Shifter Name: "Savon Gansteri" Lusmu Kutvonen Age: 36 Record: 29-16-2 SYN: 12-6-1 Country: Finland Manager: Bloody Gutz Thoughts: Both guys are coming off of a loss to the current champ, Hlervu who's fighting later on this card. What does this mean? Probably nothing, but the winner will be the one more likely to step into the cage for the strap in the not too distant future. Kutvonen may look to capitalize on his red belt, but this fight can (and probably will) go every position possible, just a matter of who can capitalize sooner. Braynas Hlervu vs Bethania Valverde (135 Title Fight) Name: "The Many-Faced God" Braynas Hlervu Age: 39 Record: 32-16 SYN: 2-0 Country: Western Sahara Manager: Jet Name: "Countess" Bethania Valverde Age: 27 Record: 15-6 SYN: 2-0 Country: Spain Manager: John Daugherty Thoughts: Well, this should be a great fight. Talk about a hot start? Hlervu stepped into SYN with a title fight as his welcome and he did not disappoint in taking the belt. Some were not overly happy with his quick shot at the gold, but he quickly solidified his position to the claim with a quick first round TKO victory in his first title defense. At this weight class, it's not common to find guys with enough pop to win via KO, and that's exactly what Hlervu has been doing. Valverde will have a lot of work to do to win this one, but don't count out the Countess. A champion at Bellicose and now already in the spotlight with a shot to grab the gold, don't think that Valverde is taking this shot lightly. Kaarlo Susi vs Fabiano Capellio Name: Kaarlo Susi Age: 25 Record: 15-4 SYN: 2-1 Country: Finland Manager: Taina Valkoinen Name: Fabiano Capellio Age: 32 Record: 20-4 SYN: 4-0 Country: Italy Manager: Giuseppe Folioli Thoughts: Susi is young, very young. At only 25 years old, Susi is already winning on the biggest stage. He fell short last time out against Wolf, but many have fell to that fate. Susi keeps stepping up into the spotlight, and more importantly, keeps winning. He's got his work cut out for him as he's going up against another beast in Capellio, only Cpellio has been around a while and gained some experience over the youth. Will this be a youth movement, or will the veteran knock Susi back down to earth. Darsin Bleak vs Rod De Minaur Name: "Sandman" Darsin Bleak Age: 31 Record: 26-7 SYN: 7-4 Country: USA Manager: Outlaw Bleak Name: Rod "Demon" De Minaur Age: 31 Record: 31-8 SYN: 4-3 Country: Australia Manager: Igor Peixoto Thoughts: And the last non title fight of the night! Bleak is coming off a title loss, and I happen to know first hand that he's looking to quickly turn things around. Unfortunately, I also know that he's going up against tone of the top 155 fighters in the world in Rod De Minaur. Rod had a hell of a run capturing the 155 title and holding it until he ran into Tacitus Kilgore and lost a close fight via decision. Including that fight, he's now lost 3 of his last 4 and no way in hell that's sitting well with Rod or his manager. Rod has the skills and experience to take out Bleak, but Bleak has proven he can scrap with anyone, so we'll see who wants it more in this one. Colby Gebhardt vs Evan Duvernay (145 Title Fight) Name: Colby Gebhardt Age: 31 Record: 19-6 SYN: 5-2 Country: USA Manager: Maurice Simmons Name: Evan "Le Tueure" Duvernay Age: 31 Record: 28-10 SYN: 9-8 Country: France Manager: P J Jones Thoughts: Duvernay is hungry for the gold. He's not tasted gold since joining SYN, having lost both of his previous title shots to Dick Pawlick. Of late, under new management, Duvernay is now 5-3 and has won 5 of his last 7. Gebhardt will not go down easy as he's won 5 strait and will look to make it 6 as he steps up for his 2nd title defense. Olyn Seran vs Tactius Kilgore (155 Title Fight) Name: "The Conjurer" Olyn Seran Age: 35 Record: 28-17-1 SYN: 10-7 Country: USA Manager: David Septim Name: Tacitus Kilgore Age: 37 Record: 38-15 SYN: 6-2 Country: USA Manager: Billy Arseworth Thoughts: Seran is the champ, newly crowned. He's yet to prove he can hold the belt as he won it from Bleak who he had already defeated. Now, he'll put the belt on the line in his first title defense against a former champ who had a nice run until he ran into Graves. now, he's got a shot at getting that belt back and no doubt he's going to go all out to get back what he feels is rightfully his. Joe Exotic vs Oke Swahn (185 Title Fight) Name: Joe Exotic Age: 31 Record: 28-11-2 SYN: 13-3-2 Country: USA Manager: Billy Arseworth Name: Oke Swahn Age: 28 Record: 17-4-1 SYN: 2-0-1 Country: Sweden Manager: Jorma Oltsu Thoughts: Exotic was on top of the division for a long time. He lost his belt to Augustus and has been on a mission since to get it back. He had the shot last time out, but the judges ruled it a draw and both he and Swahn will have to run it back to make things right. The second fight should be even more exciting than the first, and maybe we'll get luck and the fight won't be left in the judges hands! Torhte Finlayson vs Khalil Burnett (265+ Title Fight) Name: Torhte "Gingy Bear" Finlayson Age: 35 Record: 42-4-0 SYN: 2-0 Country: Scotland Manager: Action Jackson Name: Khalil Burnett Age: 32 Record: 13-4 SYN: 4-2 Country: Australia Manager: Leon Price Thoughts: Man, what else can you say? 42-4? It seems like betting against Finlayson is losing odds every time. But, he's lost 4 so he can be defeated. Burnett got close last time, very close. They will be running it back to make sure that the judges didn't get it wrong. Kilo Maluga vs Adan Puno (265 Title Fight) Name: Kilo "Bloodbath" Maluga Age: 38 Record: 61-14 SYN: 48-10 Country: Kiribati Manager: Chris Karter Fighter: Adan Puno Age: 30 Record: 16-5 SYN: 4-2 Country: Philippines Manager: Freako Wimp Thoughts: We all know it by now, Kilo is a first ballot Hall of Famer with a resume so long it ran my printer out of paper twice, and ink once. He's had 61 knockouts, every single win of his career was by a knockout. How insane is that? What a career for Kilo. Why do I talk him up so much? Not to overshadow his opponent, Adan Puno, who is an extremely talented fighter who's also a heavy hitter and has won 3 of his last 4. Former DMMA champion who lost his SYN intro fight to Kilo for the belt. Now, they meet again, and again it's for the belt. We mentioned in our intro the significance of this card in being the 1000th event in SYN history, and that we introduce Keyshawn Stacks to the SYN Hall of Fame. Such a monumental event can't start with a roar and not end with a bang, right? What more fitting of a "bang" than a Kilo title fight to headline possibly the most significant card in org history. What makes it a fitting end, is that tonight will be the last time this particular bang will ever be experienced again. Win or lose, Kilo will be fighting for the last time in the cage. I have been unable to get a clear answer on if there is a medical reason behind the decision, but Kilo has had one hell of an amazing career and will undoubtedly go down into SYN history books as one of the greatest fighters to ever step in the cage. I want to officially send Kilo off to the Bahamas with a salute for a historic career of service in the cage. He's been a surgent as he's disected opponents, a dentist as he gave many opponents free teeth extraction. He's been a love demon, a psychologist, writer, philosipher, and well, frankly, just about anything he's wanted to be in the cage. There's nothing that man can't do inside of a cage, and I hope we hear from you again in some form in the future. Perhaps as a coach, commentator, or just a popular ringside guest hitting on the ring girls. No doubt, we'll look forward to inducting you into the Hall of Fame sooner rather than later as well. 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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