Review: 2013-06-21, good fight between Don George and Caleb Truax: it gets three stars. Donovan George (24-3-2, 21 KOs) entered as the No.17 super middleweight in the world while Caleb Truax (21-1-1, 12 KOs) entered as the No.46 middleweight. Don George vs Truax is on the undercard of Rances Barthelemy vs Fahsai Sakkreerin. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-06-21, good finish between Rances Barthelemy and Fahsai Sakkreerin: it gets three stars. The undefeated Rances Barthelemy (18-0-0, 11 KOs) entered as the No.23 super featherweight in the world while Fahsai Sakkreerin (39-3-1, 21 KOs) entered as the No.29. Barthelemy vs Sakkreerin, IBF super featherweight title eliminator. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-06-21, aggressive start and some tough exchanges: Krzysztof Wlodarczyk vs Rakhim Chakhkiev gets three stars. Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (47-2-1, 33 KOs) entered as the No.5 cruiserweight in the world while the undefeated Rakhim Chakhkiev (16-0-0, 12 KOs=75%) entered as the No.15. Wlodarczyk vs Chakhkiev is valid for the WBC cruiserweight title (Wlodarczyk’s fifth defense). Watch the video!
Review: 2013-06-20, fight not particularly good between Jeff Monson and Alexey Oleinik: it gets two stars. Jeff Monson (49-14-1, 65% finishing rate) entered as the No.24 heavyweight in the world while Alexey Oleinik (43-9-1, 88% finishing rate) entered as the No.39. In their first fight Monson defeated Oleinik by split decision (March 16, 2012); this second fight is the main event of “Oplot Challenge”. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-06-20, pretty boring fight between Shamil Zavurov and Yasubey Enomoto: it gets two stars. Shamil Zavurov (21-2-1, 62% finishing rate) entered as the No.51 lightweight in the world while Yasubey Enomoto (10-4-0, 50% finishing rate) entered as the No.76 welterweight. In their first fight Zavurov defeated Enomoto by decision but in the rematch the Russian was defeated by submission (both fights were held in 2011); this third bout is the main event of “Fight Nights: Battle of Moscow 12”. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-06-19, good fight between War Machine and Blas Avena: it gets three stars. War Machine entered the fight with a record of 12-4-0 while Blas Avena had a record of 8-6-0. War Machine vs Avena is on the undercard of “King Mo” Lawal vs Seth Petruzelli – Bellator 96. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-06-19, fight not particularly exciting between Richard Hale and Ryan Martinez: it gets two stars. Richard Hale (21-5-1, 86% finishing rate) entered as the No.31 heavyweight in the world while Ryan Martinez (9-2-0, 66% finishing rate) entered as the No.37 (on the original fight card Hale was expected to face Vinicius Kappke de Queiroz who suffered a knee injury and was replaced with Martinez). Hale vs Martinez is the semifinal of the Bellator heavyweight tournament; undercard of “King Mo” Lawal vs Seth Petruzelli – Bellator 96. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-06-19, good first round between Vitaly Minakov and Ron Sparks: it gets three stars. The undefeated Vitaly Minakov ranked as the No.34 heavyweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 10-0-0 (90% finishing rate) while Ron Sparks had a record of 8-1-0 (88% finishing rate – Sparks is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since October 29, 2011 when he was defeated by Eric Prindle). Minakov vs Sparks is the semifinal of the Bellator heavyweight tournament; undercard of “King Mo” Lawal vs Seth Petruzelli – Bellator 96. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-06-19, boring fight with just some good shots in the last part of the fight: Renato Sobral vs Jacob Noe gets two stars. Renato “Babalu” Sobral (37-10-0, 65% finishing rate) entered as the No.27 light heavyweight in the world while Jacob Noe (11-2-0, 90% finishing rate) entered as the No.63. “Babalu” Sobral vs Noe is the semifinal of the Bellator light heavyweight tournament; undercard of “King Mo” Lawal vs Seth Petruzelli – Bellator 96. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-06-19, Muhammed Lawal vs Seth Petruzelli is very close to get four stars thanks to a spectacular finish. Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal (9-2-0, 78% finishing rate – curiously he has never won by submission) entered as the No.22 light heavyweight in the world while Seth Petruzelli (14-7-0, 93% finishing rate) entered as the No.95. “King Mo” Lawal vs Petruzelli is the semifinal of the Bellator light heavyweight tournament; main event of Bellator 96. Watch the video!
