Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-07-14, pretty good finish between John Salter and Kendall Grove but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
John Salter entered this fight with a pro mma record of 13-3-0 (100% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.37 middleweight in the world. He suffered his last defeat when he faced Reggie Pena in 2012, since then he has won five bouts beating Brandon Halsey (=Halsey vs Salter) and Claudio Annicchiarico last year.
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Tuf 3 tournament winner Kendall Grove, has a record of 23-16-0 (74% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.43 in the same weight class. He fought twice last year winning over Francisco France (=Grove vs France) and losing to Alexander Shlemenko (=Shlemenko vs Grove). John Salter vs Kendall Grove is on the undercard of Derek Campos vs Brandon Girtz 3 – Bellator 181. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-10-21, good exchanges between Alexander Shlemenko and Kendall Grove: it gets three stars.
The former Bellator and M-1 Mw champion Alexander Shlemenko entered this fight with a pro mma record of 53-9-0 (72% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.15 middleweight in the world. He suffered two consecutive defeats in 2014, against Tito Ortiz (fight in which he moved up in weight class to the light-Hw division, Shlemenko vs Ortiz) and Brandon Halsey (losing his Bellator title Shlemenko vs Halsey) but then he has won four bouts beating twice Vyacheslav Vasilevsky in 2016 (=Shlemenko vs Vasilevsky I and Shlemenko vs Vasilevsky II).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Tuf 3 winner Kendall Grove, has a record of 23-15-0 (74% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.26 in the same weight class. He lost to Brandon Halsey last year (=Halsey vs Grove) but then he has beat Joey Beltran (=Beltran vs Grove) and Francisco France (=Grove vs France). Shlemenko vs Grove is the main event of Bellator 162. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-02-26, Kendall Grove vs Francisco France gets three stars only thanks to a good finish.
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Tuf season 3 winner Kendall Grove entered this fight with a mma record of 22-15-0 (73% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.33 middleweight in the world. He fought twice last year losing to Brandon Halsey (=Halsey vs Grove) and winning over Joey Beltran (=Beltran vs Grove).
His opponent, Francisco France, has an official record of 13-3-1 (92% submission victory rate – he has never won by ko/tko) and he entered as the No.41 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss when he faced Danny Babcock in 2011, since then he Has collected six victories and one draw. Grove vs France is on the undercard of Cheick Kongo vs Vinicius Queiroz – Bellator 150. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-09-25, fight not particularly good between Joey Beltran and Kendall Grove: it gets two stars.
Joey Beltran entered this fight with a pro mma record of 16-11-0 (81% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.38 middleweight in the world. He lost to Emanuel Newton last year (=Newton vs Beltran) but he came back to win in 2015 winning over Brian Rogers.
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj and Tuf 3 winner Kendall Grove, has a record of 21-15-0 (71% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.51 in the same weight class but he comes off the loss against Brandon Halsey (=Halsey vs Grove). Beltran vs Grove is on the undercard of Joe Warren vs LC Davis – Bellator 143. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-05-15, good start but the rest of the fight was not so exciting: Brandon Halsey vs Kendall Grove gets two stars.
The undefeated Brandon Halsey entered this fight with a perfect mma reord of 8-0-0 (62% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.19 middleweight in the world. He fought three times last year beating Joe Pacheco, Brett Cooper (final of the Bellator Mw tournament – season ten, Cooper vs Halsey) and Alexander Shlemenko (fight valid for the Bellator Mw title, Shlemenko vs Halsey).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Kendall Grove, has an official record of 21-14-0 (71% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.52 in the same weight class. He fought twice in 2014 losing to Brett Cooper (=Cooper vs Grove) but then he came back to win defeating Christian M’Pumbu (=Grove vs M’Pumbu). Halsey vs Grove, main event of Bellator 137, is valid for the Bellator middleweight title (Halsey’s first defense). 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!
Review: 2014-03-28, pretty good fight between Brett Cooper and Kendall Grove: it gets three stars. Brett Cooper entered this fight with a pro mma record of 19-9-0 (74% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.45 middleweight in the world, last year he won his first two fights but then he lost the final of the Bellator middleweight tournament against Doug Marshall (=Cooper vs Marshall) and the title shot against Alexander Shlemenko (=Shlemenko vs Cooper 2).
His opponent, Kendall Grove, has a record of 19-13-0 (68% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.44 in the same weight class, he is a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and he comes off two consecutive wins. Cooper vs Grove is the semifinal of the Bellator middleweight tournament; undercard of Alexander Shlemenko vs Brennan Ward – Bellator 114. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2013-10-18, pretty good fight between Kendall Grove and Joe Vedepo: it gets three stars. Kendall Grove ranked as the No.44 middleweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 18-13-0 (72% finishing rate) while Joe Vedepo had a record of 14-6-0 (86% finishing rate). Grove vs Vedepo is on the undercard of Rick Hawn vs Brent Weedman 2 – Bellator 104. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-06-08, close fight but not so exciting: Michal Materla vs Kendall Grove gets two stars. Michal Materla (18-3-0, 78% finishing rate) entered as the No.22 middleweight in the world while Kendall Grove (17-12-0, 71% finishing rate) entered as the No.50. Materla vs Grove is valid for the KSW middleweight title (Materla’s second defense); undercard of Mamed Khalidov vs Melvin Manhoef – KSW 23. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-12-01, the fight between Mamed Khalidov and Kendall Grove gets three stars only for the good finish. Mamed Khalidov (25-4-2) entered as the No.11 middleweight in the world while Kendall Grove (17-10-0) entered as the No.36. Khalidov vs Grove is the main event of “KSW 21: Ultimate Explanation”. Watch the video!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-07-14, pretty good finish between John Salter and Kendall Grove but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
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