Review: 2014-10-04, fight not so exciting between Raphael Assuncao and Bryan Caraway: it gets two stars. The black belt in Bjj Raphael Assuncao entered this fight with a pro mma record of 22-4-0 (59% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 bantamweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Erik Koch, since then he has won six consecutive fights, the last one against Pedro Munhoz.
His opponent, Bryan Caraway, has a record of 19-6-0 (95% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class, he lost to Takeya Mizugaki in 2013 but then he came back to win beating Johnny Bedford; he has already fought once in 2014 defeating Erik Perez (=Caraway vs Perez). Assuncao vs Caraway is on the undercard of Rory MacDonald vs Tarec Saffiedine – UFC FN 54. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-10-04, fight not particularly good between Chad Dawson and Tommy Karpency: it gets two stars. Chad Dawson entered this fight with a pro-boxing record of 32-3-0 (18 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.9 cruiserweight in the world but he lost two out of his last three fights: against Andre Ward in 2012 (=Ward vs Dawson) and Adonis Stevenson last year (named The Ring magazine Knockout of the Year 2013, Dawson vs Stevenson); he came back to win in 2014 defeating George Blades.
His opponent, Tommy Karpency, has a record of 23-4-1 (14 knockouts) and he entered as the No.76 light heavyweight, he lost two consecutive bouts in 2012, against Nathan Cleverly and Andrzej Fonfara (=Fonfara vs Karpency), but after one year of inactivity he won twice in 2014. Dawson vs Karpency is on the undercard of Rances Barthelemy vs Fernando David Saucedo. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-10-04, fight not particularly good between Karol Bedorf and Rolles Gracie: it gets two stars. The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Karol Bedorf entered this fight with a professional mma record of 10-2-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.60 heavyweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Rogent Llorent, since then he has collected four consecutive victories and in his last bout he won the KSW Hw title, beating Pawel Nastula (=Nastula vs Bedorf).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj and judo Rolles Gracie, has an official record of 8-2-0 (100% submission victory rate – he has never won via ko/tko), he fought just once in 2013 losing to Derrick Mehmen at Wsof 5 (=Gracie vs Mehmen). Bedorf vs Gracie, main event of Ksw 28, is valid for the KSW heavyweight title (Bedorf’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-10-04, some good exchanges in the second part of the fight but it is not enough to get three stars: Michal Materla vs Jorge Luis Bezerra gets two. Michal Materla entered this fight with a pro mma record of 20-4-0 (70% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.23 middleweight in the world while his opponent, Jorge Luis Bezerra, has an official record of 19-10-0 (95% finishing rate). In their last bout Materla successfully defended his Ksw Mw title against Jay Silva (=Materla vs Silva 3) while ‘Michelan’ Bezerra defeated Edvaldo de Oliveira at Talent MMA Circuit 3. Materla vs Bezerra is on the undercard of Karol Bedorf vs Rolles Gracie – KSW 28. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-10-04, some good single shots between Gunnar Nelson and Rick Story but it is not enough to get three stars. The undefeated black belt in Bjj and karate Gunnar Nelson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 13-0-1 (92% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.19 welterweight in the world, he has already fought twice in 2014 beating Omari Akhmedov (=Nelson vs Akhmedov) and Zak Cummings (=Nelson vs Cummings).
His opponent, Rick Story, has an official record of 17-8-0 (47% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.31 in the same weight class, he fought twice in 2014 as well but he lost the first bout, agaisnt Kelvin Gastelum, and then he beat Leonardo Mafra Texeira (=Story vs Mafra). Nelson vs Story is the main event of UFC Fight Night Stockholm – UFC FN 53. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-10-04, fight not so exciting between Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Bruwer: it gets two stars. The undefeated 2012 Olympic heavyweight gold medalist Oleksandr Usyk entered this fight with a perfect record of 4-0-0 (4 KOs=100%) and he is ranked as the No.31 cruiserweight in the world, he has already fought in 2014 beating Ben Nsafoah and Cesar David Crenz.
His opponent, Daniel Bruwer, has an official record of 24-5-1 (21 KOs=87%) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since September 21, 2013 when he defeated Sofiane Sebihi. Usyk vs Bruwer is valid for the interim WBO Inter-Continental cruiserweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-10-04, good finish between Max Holloway and Akira Corassani: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). Max Holloway entered this fight with a pro mma record of 10-3-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.17 featherweight in the world, he lost twice in 2013, against Dennis Bermudez and Conor McGregor (=McGregor vs Holloway) but he came back to win in 2014 defeating Will Chope (=Holloway vs Chope), Andre Fili (=Holloway vs Fili) and Clay Collard (=Holloway vs Collard).
His opponent, the balck belt in tae-kwon-do Akira Corassani, has an official record of 12-4-0 (34% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.34 in the same weight class, he won twice last year, against Robbie Peralta (=Peralta vs Corassani) and Maximo Blanco, but he lost his only bout of 2014 against Dustin Poirier (=Poirier vs Corassani). Holloway vs Corassani is on the undercard of Gunnar Nelson vs Rick Story – UFC FN 53. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-10-04, fight not particularly exciting between Ilir Latifi and Jan Blachowicz: it gets two stars. Ilir Latifi entered this fight with a mma record of 9-3-0 (78% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.20 light heavyweight in the world, he lost his Ufc debut fight in 2013, against Gegard Mousasi (=Mousasi vs Latifi), but he came back to win in 2014 beating Cyrille Diabate and Chris Dempsey.
His opponent, Jan Blachowicz, has a record of 17-3-0 (65% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since March 16, 2013 when he defeated Goran Reljic successfully defended his KSW light-Hw title (=Blachowicz vs Reljic). Latifi vs Blachowicz is on the undercard of Gunnar Nelson vs Rick Story – UFC FN 53. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-10-04, exciting finish between Niklas Backstrom and Mike Wilkinson: it is close to get four stars (UFC Performance of the Night). The undefeated Niklas Backstrom entered this fight with a perfect record of 8-0-0 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.22 featherweight in the world, he has already fought twice in 2014 beating Max Coga and Tom Niinimaki (=Niinimaki vs Backstrom).
His opponent, Mike Wilkinson, has an official record of 8-1-0 (75% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since June 8, 2013 when he was defeated by Rony ‘Jason’ Mariano Bezerra (=Jason vs Wilkinson). Backstrom vs Wilkinson is on the undercard of Gunnar Nelson vs Rick Story – UFC FN 53. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-10-03, pretty good finish but the rest of the fight was boring: Kendall Grove vs Christian M’Pumbu gets two stars. The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Kendall Grove entered this fight with a mma record of 20-14-0 (70% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.71 middleweight in the world; he lost to Brett Cooper in his last bout (=Cooper vs Grove).
His opponent, the former Bellator light-Hw champion Christian M’Pumbu, has an official record of 18-6-1 (83% finishing rate) but he comes off three consecutive defeats: against Travis Wiuff (=Wiuff vs M’Pumbu), Attila Vegh (=M’pumbu vs Vegh) and Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson (=Rampage vs M’Pumbu). Grove vs M’Pumbu is on the undercard of Daniel Straus vs Justin Wilcox – Bellator 127. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review: 2014-10-04, fight not so exciting between Raphael Assuncao and Bryan Caraway: it gets two stars. The black belt in Bjj Raphael Assuncao entered this fight with a pro mma record of 22-4-0 (59% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 bantamweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Erik Koch, since then he has won six consecutive fights, the last one against Pedro Munhoz.
Review: 2014-10-04, good finish between Max Holloway and Akira Corassani: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). Max Holloway entered this fight with a pro mma record of 10-3-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.17 featherweight in the world, he lost twice in 2013, against Dennis Bermudez and Conor McGregor (=
