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: 2014-09-26, great start between Alexander Shlemenko and Brandon Halsey: it gets three stars. Alexander Shlemenko entered this fight with a professional mma record of 50-8-0 (74% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.19 middleweight in the world, he has already fought twice in 2014 beating Brennan Ward (=Shlemenko vs Ward) but then he moved up in weight class to the light heavyweight division to face Tito Ortiz and he lost (=Shlemenko vs Ortiz).
His opponent, the undefeated Brandon Halsey, has an official record of 7-0-0 (57% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.37 in the same weight class, he has fought twice as well in 2014 beating Joe Pacheco in April and Brett Cooper in July (final of the Bellator Mw tournament – season 10, Cooper vs Halsey). Shlemenko vs Halsey, main event of Bellator 126, is valid for the Bellator middleweight title (Shlemenko’s fourth defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-09-19, good work on the ground between Goiti Yamauchi and Martin Stapleton but it is not enough to get three stars. The black belt in Bjj Goiti Yamauchi entered this fight with a professional mma record of 17-2-0 (82% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.52 featherweight in the world, he has already fought twice in 2014 losing to Will Martinez but then he defeated Mike Richman.
His opponent, Martin Stapleton, has an official record of 13-3-0 (62% finishing rate), he lost two consecutive fights in 2013, against Saad Awad (=Awad vs Stapleton) and Derek Campos (=Campos vs Stapleton), but he came back to win in 2014 defeating Stanislav Enchev. Yamauchi vs Stapleton is on the undercard of Melvin Manhoef vs Doug Marshall – Bellator 125. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-09-19, pretty good finish between Javy Ayala and Raphael Butler: it gets three stars. Javy Ayala entered this fight with a mma record of 7-3-0 (86% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.39 heavyweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2013 when he faced Carl Seumanutafa, after that bout he won twice defeating Thiago Santos and Eric Prindle.
His opponent, the undefeated Raphael Butler, has a record of 8-0-1 (100% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.88 in the same weight class, the only man who stopped him in a draw was Nick Rossborough in his last bout; Butler was also a professional boxer with a boxing record of 35-12-0 but he hasn’t fought since November 5, 2011 when he was defeated by Chris Arreola. Ayala vs Butler is on the undercard of Melvin Manhoef vs Doug Marshall – Bellator 125. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-09-13, pretty good fight between Marlon Moraes and Cody Bollinger: it gets three stars. Marlon Moraes entered this fight with a pro mma record of 13-4-1 (62% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is TJ Dillashaw); he suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Deividas Taurosevicius, since then he has collected seven consecutive victories winning in his last bout the Wsof Bw title against Josh Rettinghouse (=Moraes vs Rettinghouse).
His opponent, Cody Bollinger, has an official record of 16-2-0 (63% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.50 in the same weight class, he lost his last bout in 2012, against Shahbulat Shamhalaev (=Bollinger vs Shamhalaev), after that bout he won three consecutive fights. Moraes vs Bollinger is the main event of WSOF 13. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-09-12, fight not particularly good between Ryan Couture and Tom Bagnasco: it gets two stars. Ryan Couture, son of UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture, entered this fight with a professional mma record of 8-3-0 (62% finishing rate) while his opponent, Tommy Bagnasco, has a record of 3-2-0 (100% finishing rate). Couture fought twice for the Ufc in 2013, but he lost both fights, against Ross Pearson (=Pearson vs Couture) and Al Iaquinta; after this bout he was released from the Ufc and he came back to win in 2014 defeating Kyle Sjafiroeddin and Shakir McKillip. Couture vs Bagnasco is on the undercard of Emanuel Newton vs Joey Beltran – Bellator 124. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-09-05, fight not particularly good between Bobby Lashley and Josh Burns: it gets two stars. Bobby Lashley entered this fight with a pro mma record of 10-2-0 (70% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.79 heavyweight in the world, he lost his last fight in 2012 when he faced James Thompson (=Thompson vs Lashley), since then he has won three consecutive bouts.
His opponent, Josh Burns, has a record of 8-7-0 (75% finishing rate), he fought four times under the Bellator promotion but he lost all four bouts, the last one against Raphael Butler in 2013 (his last professional mma fight). Lashley vs Burns is on the undercard of Pat Curran vs Patricio Freire 2 – Bellator 123. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-09-05, fight not particularly exciting between Cheick Kongo and Lavar Johnson: it gets two stars. The black belt in karate Cheick Kongo entered this fight with a pro mma record of 21-9-2 (71% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.17 heavyweight in the world, he has already fought twice in 2014 losing the first bout in April, against Vitaly Minakov (fight valid for the Bellator Hw title, Minakov vs Kongo), and winning his second fight in May against Eric Smith.
His opponent, Lavar Johnson, has a record of 18-9-0 (100% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.51 in the same weight class but he lost four out of his last five fights, the last one against Blagoi Ivanov at Bellator 116 (=Johnson vs Ivanov). Kongo vs Johnson is on the undercard of Pat Curran vs Patricio Freire 2 – Bellator 123. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-08-29, pretty good finish between Shinya Aoki and Kamal Shalorus but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two. The black belt in judo and Bjj Shinya Aoki entered this fight with a professional mma record of 35-6-0 (68% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.18 lightweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Eddie Alvarez at Bellator 66 (=Alvarez vs Aoki 2), since then he has won five consecutive fights.
His opponent, Kamal Shalorus, has an official record of 9-3-2 (56% finishing rate) and he comes off two consecutive victories after three defeats between 2011 and 2012. Aoki vs Shalorus, main event of One Fc 19, is valid for the ONE FC lightweight title (Aoki’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-08-16, pretty good fight between Robbie Peralta and Thiago Tavares: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). The black belt in tae-kwon-do Robbie Peralta entered this fight with a pro mma record of 18-4-0 (83% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.21 featherweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2013 when he faced Akira Corassani (=Peralta vs Corassani), after that bout he has fought and won twice beating Estevan Payan and Rony ‘Jason’ (=Peralta vs Jason).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj Thiago Tavares, has a record of 18-5-1 (78% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.51 lightweight, he fought twice in 2013 losing to Khabib Nurmagomedov (=Tavares vs Nurmagomedov) but then he came back to victory against Justin Salas. Peralta vs Tavares is on the undercard of Ryan Bader vs Ovince St Preux – UFC FN 47. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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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).
Review: 2014-09-26, great start between Alexander Shlemenko and Brandon Halsey: it gets three stars. Alexander Shlemenko entered this fight with a professional mma record of 50-8-0 (74% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.19 middleweight in the world, he has already fought twice in 2014 beating Brennan Ward (=
