Review: 2013-09-13, pretty boring fight: Vladimir Matyushenko vs Houston Alexander gets two stars. Vladimir Matyushenko (26-7-0, 62% finishing rate) entered as the No.38 light heavyweight in the world while Houston Alexander (15-9-0, 87% finishing rate) entered as the No.57. Matyushenko vs Alexander is on the undercard of Patricio Freire vs Diego Nunes – Bellator 99. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-09-13, fight not particularly good between Fabricio Guerreiro and Desmond Green: it gets two stars. Fabricio ‘Guerreiro’ de Assis Costa da Silva entered the fight with a record of 17-2-0 (89% finishing rate) while Desmond Green had a record of 8-1-0 (26% finishing rate). Fabricio Guerreiro vs Green is the quarterfinal of the Bellator featherweight tournament, undercard of Patricio Freire vs Diego Nunes – Bellator 99. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-09-13, good finish between Patricio Freire and Diego Nunes: it gets three stars. Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire (18-2-0, 78% finishing rate) entered as the No.12 featherweight in the world while Diego Nunes (18-4-0, 61% finishing rate) entered as the No.16 (currently the #1 in this weight division is Jose Aldo). Freire vs Nunes is the quarterfinal of the Bellator featherweight tournament, main event of Bellator 99. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-09-07, close fight with some tough exchanges: the second fight between Alexander Shlemenko and Brett Cooper gets three stars. Alexander Shlemenko (47-7-0, 75% finishing rate) entered as the No.13 middleweight in the world while Brett Cooper (19-8-0, 74% finishing rate) entered as the No.46. In their first fight Shlemenko defeated Cooper by unanimous decision (May 14, 2011); this second fight, main event of Bellator 98, is valid for the Bellator middleweight title (Shlemenko’s first defense). Watch the video!
Review: 2013-09-07, good exchanges and spectacular finish between Brian Rogers and Mikkel Parlo: it gets three stars. Brian Rogers ranked as the No.84 midleweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 10-5-0 (90% finishing rate) while Mikkel Parlo had a record of 9-1-0 (89% finishing rate) . Rogers vs Parlo is the quarterfinal of the Bellator middleweight tournament; undercard of Alexander Shlemenko vs Brett Cooper 2 – Bellator 98. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-09-07, pretty good finish between Jason Butcher and Giva Santana but it is not enough to get three stars. The undefeated Jason Butcher (6-0-0, 100% finishing rate) entered as the No.79 middleweight in the world while the 41-year-old Giva Santana (18-2-0, 95% finishing rate) entered as the No.49. Butcher vs Santana is the quarterfinal of the Bellator middleweight tournament; undercard of Alexander Shlemenko vs Brett Cooper 2 – Bellator 98. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-09-07, good pace and good fight between Justin Torrey and Brennan Ward: it gets three stars. The undefeated Justin Torrey entered the fight with a record of 7-0-0 (86% finishing rate) while Brennan Ward had a record of 6-1-0 (Ward replaces Andreas Spang, who was declared unfit to fight by the Mohegan Tribe Department of Athletic Regulation). Torrey vs Ward is the quarterfinal of the Bellator middleweight tournament; undercard of Alexander Shlemenko vs Brett Cooper 2 – Bellator 98. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-09-07, pretty good fight with some nice kicks and a good finish: Jeremy Kimball vs Perry Filkins gets three stars. Jeremy Kimball ranked as the No.51 middleweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 10-3-0 (80% finishing rate) while Perry Filkins had a record of 7-1-0 (86% finishing rate) . Kimball vs Filkins is the quarterfinal of the Bellator middleweight tournament; undercard of Alexander Shlemenko vs Brett Cooper 2 – Bellator 98. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-09-07, great start and good first part of the fight but the rest of the bout was not so exciting: Patricky Freire vs Derek Anderson gets two stars. Patricky ‘Pitbull’ Freire ranked as the No.74 lightweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 10-4-0 (80% finishing rate) while the undefeated Derek Anderson had a record of 9-0-0 (100% finishing rate). Pitbull vs Anderson is on the undercard of Alexander Shlemenko vs Brett Cooper 2 – Bellator 98. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-07-31, good first round between Michael Chandler and David Rickels: it gets three stars. The undefeated Michael Chandler (11-0-0, 81% finishing rate) entered as the No.4 lightweight in the world while David Rickels (14-1-0, 64% finishing rate) entered as the No.22. Chandler vs Rickels, main event of Bellator 97, is valid for the Bellator lightweight title (Chandler’s second defense). Watch the video!
