Review: 2014-05-10, good exchanges and nice finish: Costas Philippou vs Lorenz Larkin gets three stars. Constantinos Philippou entered this fight with a pro mma record of 12-4-0 (58% finishing rate, with only one victory by submission) and he is ranked as the No.18 middleweight in the world, he comes off two consecutive losses: against Francis Carmont in 2013 (=Philippou vs Carmont) and Luke Rockhold in 2014 (=Rockhold vs Philippou).
His opponent, Lorenz Larkin, has a record of 14-2-0 (57% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won by submission) and he entered as the No.25 in the same weight class, he also lost in 2013 against Carmont and once in 2014 against Brad Tavares (=Larkin vs Tavares), between these two bouts he defeated Chris Camozzi. Costas Philippou vs Larkin is on the undercard of Matt Brown vs Erick Silva – UFC Ufn Cincinnati. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-10, Daron Cruickshank vs Erik Koch gets three stars thanks to a great finish. The black belt in taekwondo Daron Cruickshank entered this fight with a mma record of 14-4-0 (64% finishing rate, with only one victory by submission) and he is ranked as the No.76 lightweight in the world, he lost twice in his last four fights: against John Makdessi and Adriano Martins, both in 2013; he came back to victory in 2014 defeating Mike Rio.
His opponent, Erik Koch, has a record of 14-3-0 (79% finishing rate) and he also is a black belt in taekwondo, lost twice in 2013 (against Ricardo Lamas =Lamas vs Koch and Dustin Poirier =Poirier vs Koch) and came back to victory this year beating Rafaello Oliveira. Cruickshank vs Koch is on the undercard of Matt Brown vs Erick Silva – UFC Ufn Cincinnati. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-10, some good exchanges but it is not enough to get three stars: Tim Means vs Neil Magny gets two. Tim Means entered this fight with a mma record of 20-5-1 (90% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.52 welterweight in the world, he lost two consecutive fights in 2013 (against Jorge Masvidal and Danny Castillo) and was released by the Ufc, after these two bouts he has fought and won twice for the Legacy Fc (defeating Pete Spratt and Artenas Young, both in the first round via ko) and he was resigned by the Ufc.
His opponent, Neil Magny, has an official record of 9-3-0 (44% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.97 in the same weight class, he also lost twice in 2013, against Sergio Moraes (=Moraes vs Magny) and Seth Baczynski, but then he came back to victory in 2014 defeating Gasan Umalatov. Means vs Magny is on the undercard of Matt Brown vs Erick Silva – UFC Ufn Cincinnati. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-10, fight not particularly exciting between Soa Palelei and Ruan Potts: it gets two stars. The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Soa Palelei entered this fight with a mma record of 20-3-0 (100% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.34 heavyweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2010 when he faced Daniel Cormier, since then he has collected 10 consecutive wins, his last two in the Ufc: against Nikita Krylov (=Palelei vs Krylov) and Pat Barry (=Barry vs Palelei).
His opponent, Ruan Potts, has an official record of 8-1-0 (100% finishing rate) he is a black belt in judo but he also won the muay thai South African title; in this fight he makes his debut in the Ufc. Palelei vs Potts is on the undercard of Matt Brown vs Erick Silva – UFC Ufn Cincinnati. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-10, pretty good fight between Chris Cariaso and Louis Smolka: it gets three stars. Chris Cariaso entered this fight with a pro mma record of 16-5-0 (31% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 flyweight in the world, he lost to Jussier ‘Formiga’ da Silva in his first bout of 2013 but then he defeated Iliarde Santos and Danny Martinez (this last fight in 2014).
His opponent, the undefeated Louis Smolka, has an official record of 7-0-0 (86% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.11 in the same weight class, he is just 22 years old (10 years younger than Cariaso) and he made his Ufc debut just four months ago defeating Alptekin Ozkilic. Cariaso vs Smolka is on the undercard of Matt Brown vs Erick Silva – UFC Ufn Cincinnati. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-09, Daniel Weichel vs Desmond Green gets three stars thanks to a good second part of the fight. Daniel Weichel entered this fight with a professional mma record of 33-8-0 (76% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.18 featherweight in the world, he won the M-1 Global lightweight title in 2011 against Jose Figueroa but he lost it at his first defense when he faced Musa Khamanaev (=Khamanaev vs Weichel), since then he has collected five consecutive wins.
His opponent, Desmond Green, has an official record of 11-2-0 (27% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.30 in the same weight class, he suffered his second defeat in 2013 losing to Fabricio ‘Guerreiro’ de Assis Costa da Silva (=Guerreiro vs Green), after that bout he has fought and won twice. Weichel vs Green, main event of Bellator 119, is the final of the Bellator featherweight tournament. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-02, pretty good finish between Liam McGeary and Mike Mucitelli but it is not enough to get three stars. Both undefeated, Liam McGeary entered this fight with a record of 6-0-0 (100% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.82 light heavyweight in the world while Mike Mucitelli, has a record of 6-0-0 (83% finishing rate). Both fighters fought three times in 2013 but McGeary managed to win all the three bouts in the first round. McGeary vs Mucitelli is the semifinal of the Bellator light heavyweight tournament; undercard of Joe Warren vs Rafael Silva – Bellator 118. Watch the video and rate this fight!!
Review: 2014-05-02, fight not particularly good between Marcos Galvao and Thomas Vasquez: it gets two stars. The balck belt in bjj Marcos Galvao entered this fight with a record of 15-6-1 (27% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.15 bantamweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2013 when he faced Eduardo Dantas for the Bellator Bw title (=Dantas vs Galvao), after that bout he has fought and won twice.
His opponent, the undefeated Thomas Vasquez, has a record of 7-0-0 (71% finishing rate), he has already fought in 2014 defeating Alex Rojas in the first round; in this bout he makes his debut in the Bellator promotion. Galvao vs Vasquez is on the undercard of Joe Warren vs Rafael Silva – Bellator 118. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-02, spectacular finish between Andrey Koreshkov and Justin Baesman: it is very close to get four stars! Andrey Koreshkov entered this fight with a pro mma record of 15-1-0 (80% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.33 welterweight in the world, he suffered his only defeat in 2013 when he faced Ben Askren for the Bellator Ww title (=Askren vs Koreshkov), after that bout he has fought and won twice.
His opponent, Justin Baesman, has a record of 14-4-1 (50% finishing rate), he has replaced Sam Oropeza because he failed to make weight for the third time in four fights. Koreshkov vs Baesman is the semifinal of the Bellator welterweight tournament; undercard of Joe Warren vs Rafael Silva – Bellator 118. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-02, pretty good fight between Joe Warren and Rafael Silva: it gets three stars. Joe Warren entered this fight with a professional mma record of 10-3-0 (40% finishing rate, with only one victory via submission) and he is ranked as the No.10 bantamweight in the world, he won the Bellator Fw title in 2010 against Joe Soto but then he lost the belt in 2012 when he faced Pat Curran (=Curran vs Warren), after that bout he has fought and won three times winning the Bw tournament final (season 9) against Travis Marx in his last fight (=Warren vs Marx).
His opponent, Rafael Silva, has an official record of 21-3-0 (81% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.21 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Diego D’Avila, since then he has collected 13 consecutive victories winning the Bw tournament final (summer series) against Anthony Leone (=Leone vs Silva). Warren vs Silva, main event of Bellator 118, is valid for the interim Bellator bantamweight title only for Warren since Silva missed weight by 2 pounds. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review: 2014-05-10, good exchanges and nice finish: Costas Philippou vs Lorenz Larkin gets three stars. Constantinos Philippou entered this fight with a pro mma record of 12-4-0 (58% finishing rate, with only one victory by submission) and he is ranked as the No.18 middleweight in the world, he comes off two consecutive losses: against Francis Carmont in 2013 (=Philippou vs Carmont) and Luke Rockhold in 2014 (=Rockhold vs Philippou).
Review: 2014-05-10, some good exchanges but it is not enough to get three stars: Tim Means vs Neil Magny gets two. Tim Means entered this fight with a mma record of 20-5-1 (90% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.52 welterweight in the world, he lost two consecutive fights in 2013 (against Jorge Masvidal and Danny Castillo) and was released by the Ufc, after these two bouts he has fought and won twice for the Legacy Fc (defeating Pete Spratt and Artenas Young, both in the first round via ko) and he was resigned by the Ufc.
