Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-04-11, some good single shots between Jan Blachowicz and Jimi Manuwa but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The former KSW light-Hw champion Jan Blachowicz entered this fight with a pro mma record of 18-3-0 (67% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.17 light heavyweight in the world. He suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Rameau Sokoudjou, since then he has won six consecutive bouts taking revenge on Sokoudjou (=Blachowicz vs Sokoudjou 2) and beating Ilir Latifi in his last fight (at his Ufc debut, Latifi vs Blachowicz).
His opponent, Jimi Manuwa, has a record of 14-1-0 (100% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.18 in the same weight class but he comes off his first and only loss, against Alexander Gustafsson (=Gustafsson vs Manuwa). Blachowicz vs Manuwa is on the undercard of Gabriel Gonzaga vs Mirko ‘Cro Cop’ Filipovic 2 – UFC Fight Night 64. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-04-11, pretty good fight between Gabriel Gonzaga and Mirko ‘Cro Cop’ Filipovic: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Gabriel Gonzaga entered this fight with a professional mma record of 16-9-0 (100% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.23 heavyweight in the world having lost his last two fights, against Stipe Miocic (=Gonzaga vs Miocic) and Matt Mitrione (=Gonzaga vs Mitrione).
His opponent, the 40-year-old black belt in tae-kwon-do and former K-1 and Pride FC champion Mirko Filipovic (five years older than Gonzaga), has an official record of 30-11-2 (90% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.27 in the same weight class. He suffered three consecutive defeats in the Ufc between 2010 and 2011 (the last one against Roy Nelson, Nelson vs Filipovic) and then he fought for other mma promotions collecting three victories and one loss, against Alexey Oleinik (=Cro Cop vs Oleinik), while he beat Satoshi Ishii in his last bout (=Filipovic vs Ishii 2). In their first bout ‘Napao’ Gonzaga beat Filipovic by ko in the first round (April 21, 2007); this second bout is the main event of “UFC Fight Night 64: Gonzaga vs Cro Cop 2”. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-04-11, good exchanges and good finish: Joanne Calderwood vs Maryna Moroz gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
Both undefeated, the Scottish Joanne Calderwood entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 9-0-0 (44% ko/tko victory rate – she has never won via submission) and she is ranked as the No.4 women’s strawweight in the world while her opponent, Maryna Moroz, has an official record of 5-0-0 (100% finishing rate) and she entered as the No.24 in the same weight class. Calderwood fought just once in 2014 beating Seohee Ham while Moroz fought four times. Calderwood vs Moroz is on the undercard of Gabriel Gonzaga vs Mirko ‘Cro Cop’ Filipovic 2rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-04-11, good start between Seth Baczynski and Leon Edwards: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
Seth Baczynski entered this fight with a pro mma record of 19-12-0 (89% finishing rate) while his opponent, Leon Edwards, has an official record of 8-2-0 (75% finishing rate). Baczynski comes off two consecutive defeats, against Thiago Alves and Alan Jouban (=Baczynski vs Jouban), while Edwards beat Shaun Taylor but then he lost to Claudio Henrique da Silva. Baczynski vs Edwards is on the undercard of Gabriel Gonzaga vs Mirko ‘Cro Cop’ Filipovic 2rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-04-10, fight not particularly exciting between Nick Newell and Joe Condon: it gets two stars.
The one-armed fighter Nick Newell entered this fight with a mma record of 11-1-0 (91% finishing rate) while his opponent, Joe Condon, has a record of 12-7-0 (42% submission victory rate – he has never won via ko/tko). Both fighters lost in 2014: Newell suffered his first defeat against Justin Gaethje in a bout valid for the Wsof Lw belt (=Gaethje vs Newell) while Condon lost to Joshua Aveles: after losing Condon came back to win in 2015 beating Jonathan Nunez. Newell vs Condon is on the undercard of David Branch vs Jesse McElligott – WSOF 20. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-04-10, pretty good finish between David Branch and Jesse McElligott but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The black belt in Bjj David Branch entered this fight with a pro mma record of 15-3-0 (60% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 middleweight in the world. He suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Anthony Johnson (=Johnson vs Branch), since then he has won five bouts winning the Wsof Mw title in 2014, against Jesse Taylor (=Branch vs Taylor), and defended it once with Yushin Okami (=Branch vs Okami).
His opponent, Jesse McElligott (who replaces Ronny Markes that pulled out of the bout due to undisclosed reasons on the day of the weigh-in), has an official record of 5-1-0 (80% finishing rate) and he comes off two consecutive victories. Branch vs McElligott, main event of WSOF 20, is the semifinal of the World Series of Fighting light-Hw tournament. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-04-10, fight not particularly good between Alexander Volkov and Tony Johnson: it gets two stars.
Alexander Volkov entered this fight with a mma record of 24-4-0 (79% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.16 heavyweight in the world. He suffered his last defeat in 2013 when he faced Vitaly Minakov and he lost his Bellator Hw title (=Volkov vs Minakov), since then he has won five bouts beating Alexei Kudin in his last fight (=Volkov vs Kudin).
His opponent, Tony Johnson, has a record of 8-2-0 (50% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.57 in the same weight class; he lost to Chris Lokteff in 2013 but then he came back to win beating Robert Neal. Volkov vs Johnson is on the undercard of Will Brooks vs Dave Jansen – Bellator 136. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-04-10, great work on the ground and good finish: Marcin Held vs Alexander Sarnavskiy gets three stars.
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Marcin Held entered this fight with a mma record of 20-3-0 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.25 lightweight in the world while his opponent, Alexander Sarnavskiy, has an official record of 30-2-0 (83% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.26 in the same weight class. Both fighters suffered their last loss in 2013 and then they have won five consecutive bouts: Sarnavskiy was defeated by Will Brooks (=Sarnavskiy vs Brooks), while Held lost to Dave Jansen (=Jansen vs Held); after losing Held has won the Bellator Lw tournament (season ten) beating Patricky Freire in the final (=Freire vs Held). ‘Tiger’ Sarnavskiy vs Held is on the undercard of Will Brooks vs Dave Jansen – Bellator 136. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-04-10, nice and close fight between Joe Schilling and Rafael Carvalho: it gets three stars.
The former Glory kickboxing champion Joe Schilling, has a pro mma record of 2-3-0 (18-7-0 in kickboxing) and he is ranked as the No.48 middleweight in the world since he defeated Melvin Manhoef in 2014 (=Manhoef vs Schilling – his previous mma bouts were held in 2008).
His opponent, Rafael Carvalho, has a record of 10-1-0 (90% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.58 in the same weight class. The only bout he lost was in 2011 at his professional mma debut, against Julio Cesar Araujo Fernandes; Carvalho fought twice last year beating Mauri Roque and Brian Rogers (=Carvalho vs Rogers). Schilling vs Carvalho is on the undercard of Will Brooks vs Dave Jansen – Bellator 136. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-04-10, good fight between Will Brooks and Dave Jansen: it gets three stars.
The Bellator Lw champion Will Brooks entered this fight with a professional mma record of 15-1-0 (60% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Rafael dos Anjos). The only man who stopped him (in one round) was Saad Awad in 2013 (=Brooks vs Awad), after this bout he has won six consecutive fights beating Michael Chandler twice in 2014 and winning the Bellator Lw belt (=Chandler vs Brooks I and Brooks vs Chandler II).
His opponent, Dave Jansen, has an official record of 20-2-0 (55% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.23 in the same weight class. He suffered two consecutive defeats in 2010, against Kamal Shalorus and Ricardo Lamas, but since then he has collected seven victories winning the Bellator Lw tournament (season seven) in 2013 beating Marcin Held in the final (=Jansen vs Held). After this bout he has fought once winning over Rick Hawn (=Hawn vs Jansen). Brooks vs Jansen, main event of Bellator 136, is valid for the Bellator lightweight title (Brooks’ first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-04-11, some good single shots between Jan Blachowicz and Jimi Manuwa but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
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