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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-09-19, pretty good finish between
Phil Davis and Francis Carmont but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
Phil Davis entered this fight with a mma record of 14-3-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jon Jones) while his opponent, Francis Carmont (who replaces Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal due to injury), has an official record of 24-10-0 (67% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.19 in the same weight class. Davis vs Carmont is the final of the Bellator light heavyweight tournament, in the semifinals Davis defeated Emanuel Newton (=Davis vs Newton) while Carmont won over Anthony Ruiz; undercard of Liam McGeary vs Tito Ortiz – “Bellator 142 Dynamite 1”. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-09-19, good finish between
Liam McGeary and Tito Ortiz: it gets three stars.
The undefeated Liam McGeary entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 10-0-0 (90% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jon Jones). He has fought once in 2015 winning the Bellator light-Hw title against Emanuel Newton (=Newton vs McGeary).
His opponent, the former Ufc light-Hw champion Tito Ortiz, has an official record of 18-11-1 (67% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class. He suffered three consecutive losses between 2011 and 2012 but he came back to win last year defeating Alexander Shlemenko (=Shlemenko vs Ortiz) and Stephan Bonnar (=Ortiz vs Bonnar). Ortiz vs McGeary, main event of “Bellator 142 – Dynamite 1”, is valid for the Bellator light heavyweight title (McGeary’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-09-19, tough fight but not so exciting:
Saulo Cavalari vs Zack Mwekassa 2 gets two stars.
Saulo Cavalari entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 31-3-0 (19 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.2 super cruiserweight in the world. He suffered his last loss in 2014 when he faced Tyrone Spong (=Spong vs Cavalari) but after this bout he has won three fights beating Artem Vakhitov in his last one.
His opponent, Zack Mwekassa, has an official record of 13-2-0 (12 KOs=92%) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class. He lost to Saulo Cavalari last year (=Mwekassa vs Cavalari I) but he came back to win in 2015 defeating Carlos Brooks (=Mwekassa vs Brooks). Cavalari vs Mwekassa 2, main event of “Glory: Dynamite 1”, is valid for the vacant Glory light heavyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-09-19, one sided fight between
Josh Thomson and Mike Bronzoulis, we can’t give more than two stars.
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Strikeforce Lw champion Josh Thomson entered this fight with a pro mma record of 20-8-0 (70% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.15 lightweight in the world while his opponent, Mike Bronzoulis, has an official record of 18-8-1 (77% finishing rate). Thomson comes off three defeats, the last one against Tony Ferguson (=Thomson vs Ferguson) while Bronzoulis lost three consecutive fights as well, between 2013 and 2014, but then he has won three bouts. Thomson vs Bronzoulis is on the undercard of Liam McGeary vs Tito Ortiz – “Bellator 142 Dynamite 1”. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-09-19,
Phil Davis vs Emanuel Newton gets three stars only thanks to a good finish.
Phil Davis entered this fight with a mma record of 13-3-0 (46% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jon Jones) but he lost two out of his last three bouts, against Anthony Johnson (=Davis vs Johnson) and Ryan Bader (=Davis vs Bader). Between these two fights he had won over Glover Teixeira (=Teixeira vs Davis).
His opponent, Emanuel Newton, has a record of 25-8-1 (52% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.14 in the same weight class but he comes off the loss against Liam McGeary (fight in which he lost his Bellator light-Hw title, Newton vs McGeary). Davis vs Newton is the semifinal of the Bellator light heavyweight tournament; undercard of Liam McGeary vs Tito Ortiz – “Bellator 142 Dynamite 1”. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-09-19, disappointing fight between
Muhammed Lawal and Linton Vassell: it gets two stars.
The former Strikeforce light-Hw champion Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal entered this fight with a professional record of 15-4-0 (73% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.15 light heavyweight in the world. He lost to Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson last year (=Rampage vs Lawal) but after this bout he has won three consecutive fights defeating Cheick Kongo in his last one (=Lawal vs Kongo).
His opponent, Linton Vassell, has the same record of 15-4-0 (87% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.24 in the same weight class. He suffered his last defeat in 2014 as well, against Emanuel Newton (=Newton vs Vassell), but then he came back to win in 2015 beating Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (=Vassell vs Sokoudjou). Lawal vs Vassell is the semifinal of the Bellator light heavyweight tournament; undercard of Liam McGeary vs Tito Ortiz – “Bellator 142 Dynamite 1”. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-09-19, fight not particularly good between
Paul Daley and Fernando Gonzalez: it gets two stars.
The former Strikeforce and Ufc fighter Paul Daley entered this fight with a kickboxing record of 20-3-0 (14 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.8 super middleweight in the world while his opponent, Fernando Gonzalez, is at his pro kickboxing debut but he has a mma record of 24-13-0 (67% finishing rate). Daley returned to kickboxing last year winning six consecutive bouts and beating Mohammad Ghaedibardeh in his last one (=Daley vs Ghaedibardeh). ‘Semtex’ Daley vs Gonzalez is on the undercard of Saulo Cavalari vs Zack Mwekassa 2 – Glory Dynamite 1. Watch the video and rate this fight!
