2014 MMA fight – Alexander Volkov vs Blagoi Ivanov – full fight Video Bellator 120

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Fight rated 2 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-05-17, pretty good finish but it is not enough to get three stars: Alexander Volkov vs Blagoi Ivanov gets two. Alexander Volkov entered this fight with a mma record of 21-4-0 (81% finishing rate, with just one victory via submission) and he is ranked as the No.19 heavyweight in the world, he won the Bellator Hw title in 2012 defeating Richard Hale (=Hale vs Volkov) but then he lost the belt at his first defense against Vitaly Minakov (=Volkov vs Minakov); after that bout he has fought and won twice.
His opponent, the undefeated Blagoi Ivanov, has a perfect record of 11-0-0 (82% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.27 in the same weight class, he is a black belt in judo but he also won the World Sambo Championships in 2008 (defeating Fedor Emelianenko in the semifinal!!); he has already fought twice in 2014 defeating Rich Hale and Lavar Johnson (=Johnson vs Ivanov). Volkov vs Ivanov is the final of the Bellator heavyweight tournament, undercard of Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson vs ‘King Mo’ Lawal – Bellator 120. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 MMA fight – Michael Page vs Ricky Rainey – full fight Video Bellator 120

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Fight rated 2 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-05-17, good single shots between Michael Page and Ricky Rainey but it is not enough to get three stars. The undefeated Michael Page, also known as ‘The UK’s Anderson Silva’, entered this fight with a pro mma record of 5-0-0 (100% finishing rate, all in the first round!), he has won 10 world championships in freestyle kickboxing but his unorthodox fighting style includes also karate and kung fu.
His opponent, Ricky Rainey, has a record of 8-2-0 (75% finishing rate), he made his Bellator debut one month ago defeating Andy Murad in the first round. ‘Venom’ Page vs Rainey is on the undercard of Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson vs ‘King Mo’ Lawal – Bellator 120. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 BOXING fight – Lee Selby vs Romulo Koasicha – full fight Video

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Fight rated 3 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-05-17, good fight between Lee Selby and Romulo Koasicha: it gets three stars. Lee Selby entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 18-1-0 (7 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.9 featherweight in the world, he suffered his only defeat in 2009 when he faced Samir Mouneimne, since then he has collected 14 consecutive wins; he has already fought in 2014 defeating Rendall Munroe in February (=Selby vs Munroe).
His opponent, Romulo Koasicha, has an official record of 21-3-0 (12 knockouts) and he entered as the No.55 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in 2013 when he faced #14 Fw Jesus Galicia (via majority decision), after that bout he has fought and won twice. Selby vs Koasicha is valid for the WBC International featherweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 MMA fight – Mamed Khalidov vs Maiquel Falcao – full fight Video KSW 27

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Fight rated 3 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-05-17, high pace and good finish: Mamed Khalidov vs Maiquel Falcao gets three stars. Mamed Khalidov entered this fight with a professional mma record of 28-4-2 (96% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 middleweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2010 when he faced Jorge Santiago for the Sengoku Mw title (via split decision), since then he has collected eight wins and one draw; last year he fought twice defeating both Melvin Manhoef (=Khalidov vs Manhoef) and Ryuta Sakurai in the first round (=Khalidov vs Sakurai 2).
His opponent, the black belt in bjj Maiquel Jose Falcao Goncalves, has an official record of 32-5-0 (84% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.38 in the same weight class, he won the Bellator Mw tournament in 2012 against Andreas Spang (=Falcao vs Spang) but then he lost the title-shot against the champ Alexander Shlemenko (his only fight of 2013 Shlemenko vs Falcao); he came back to victory in 2014 defeating Dibir Zagirov at Oplot Challenge 100. Khalidov vs Falcao is the main event of “KSW 27: Cage Time”. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 MMA fight – Mariusz Pudzianowski vs Oli Thompson – full fight Video KSW 27

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Fight rated 2 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-05-17, something good in the first part of the fight but it is not enough to get three stars: Mariusz Pudzianowski vs Oli Thompson gets two. The former World’s Strongest Man champion Mariusz Pudzianowski entered this fight with a pro mma record of 6-3-0 (66% finishing rate), last year he fought twice facing in both fights Sean McCorkle: Pudzian lost the first bout (=Pudzianowski vs McCorkle) but then he managed to win the rematch (=Pudzianowski vs McCorkle 2).
His opponent, Oli Thompson, has a record of 12-6-0 (92% finishing rate) and he is also a former strongman (Britain’s Strongest Man champion in 2006); he fought twice in the Ufc in 2012 but he lost both fights: against Shawn Jordan and Philip De Fries, since then he has won three out of his last five bouts. Pudzianowski vs Thompson is on the undercard of Mamed Khalidov vs Maiquel Falcao – KSW 27. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 BOXING fight – Gary Buckland vs Gavin Rees 2 – full fight Video

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Fight rated 2 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-05-17, good pace but the second fight between Gary Buckland and Gavin Rees was not so exciting: it gets two stars. Gary Buckland entered this fight with a record of 28-3-0 (9 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.42 lightweight in the world, he suffered his last loss in 2013 when he faced Stephen Smith (losing also the British super-Fw title) but he came back to victory in 2014 defeating Gavin Rees in their first bout (via split decision, Rees vs Buckland I).
His opponent, the former Wba light-Ww champion (from July 2007 to March 2008) Gavin Rees, has a record of 37-4-1 (18 knockouts) and he entered as the No.43 in the same weight class, he is 34 years old (7 years older than Buckland) and he comes off three consecutive losses. Buckland vs Rees 2 is on the undercard of Lee Selby vs Romulo Koasicha. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 BOXING fight – Nathan Cleverly vs Sean Corbin – full fight Video

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Fight rated 2 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-05-17, fight not particularly exciting between Nathan Cleverly and Sean Corbin: it gets two stars. Nathan Cleverly entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 26-1-0 (12 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.19 light heavyweight in the world, he suffered his only defeat in his last bout against the undefeated #3 light heavyweight Sergey Kovalev losing also the WBO light-Hw title (Cleverly vs Kovalev).
His opponent, Sean Corbin, has a record of 17-4-0 (12 knockouts), he is 39 years old (12 years older than Cleverly) and his only notable victory was against former Wbc Cw champion Wayne Braithwaite in 2012 so he should be an easy opponent for the Englishman. Cleverly vs Corbin is valid for the vacant WBA Inter-Continental cruiserweight title (Cleverly’s debut in this division); undercard of Lee Selby vs Romulo Koasicha. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 BOXING fight – Delvin Rodriguez vs Joachim Alcine – full fight Video

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Fight rated 2 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-05-16, fight not particularly exciting between Delvin Rodriguez and Joachim Alcine: it gets two stars. Delvin Rodriguez entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 28-7-3 (16 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.21 light middleweight in the world, he fought three times in 2013 defeating George Tahdooahnippah (=Rodriguez vs Tahdooahnippah) and Freddy Hernandez (=Rodriguez vs Hernandez) but then he lost to Miguel Cotto (=Cotto vs Rodriguez).
His opponent, the former Wba light-Mw champion (title held from July 2007 to July 2008) Joachim Alcine, has an official record of 35-7-1 (21 knockouts), he fought and lost four times in 2013 but he came back to victory in 2014 (he has already and won fought twice this year). Rodriguez vs Alcine is the main event of the night. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 BOXING fight – Manuel Avila vs David De La Mora – full fight Video

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Fight rated 3 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-05-17, nice exchanges between Manuel Avila and David De La Mora: it gets three stars. The undefeated Manuel Avila entered this fight with a perfect record of 14-0-0 (5 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.66 super bantamweight in the world, he has already fought in 2014 defeating Enrique Quevedo in February.
His opponent, David De La Mora, has a record of 25-5-0 (18 knockouts), he had two world title-shot in his professional career: in 2011 when he lost to Koki Kameda and in 2012 against Anselmo Moreno (=Moreno vs De La Mora); after this bout he has won only one out of his last four fights. Avila vs De La Mora is on the undercard of Antonio Orozco vs Martin Honorio. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 BOXING fight – Antonio Orozco vs Martin Honorio – full fight Video

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Fight rated 3 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-05-17, pretty good fight between Antonio Orozco and Martin Honorio: it gets three stars. The undefeated Antonio Orozco entered this fight with a perfect record of 19-0-0 (15 KOs=79%) and he is ranked as the No.41 light welterweight in the world, he has already fought in 2014 defeating Miguel Angel Huerta by ko in the second round (=Orozco vs Huerta).
His opponent, Martin Honorio, has a record of 32-8-1 (16 knockouts) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since July 21, 2012 when he was defeated by Argenis Mendez (IBF super-Fw title eliminator Mendez vs Honorio). Orozco vs Honorio is valid for the NABF Junior light welterweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!