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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-05-10, tough fight but not so exciting:
Mark Hunt vs Stipe Miocic gets two stars.
The 2001 K-1 World Grand Prix champion Mark Hunt entered this fight with a professional mma record of 10-9-1 (70% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.5 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Cain Velasquez). ‘The Super Samoan’ Hunt fought twice last year beating Roy Nelson (=Hunt vs Nelson) but then he lost to Fabricio Werdum (=Werdum vs Hunt).
His opponent, the 32-year-old Stipe Miocic (9 years younger than Hunt), has an official record of 12-2-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class. He fought three times in 2014 winning over Gabriel Gonzaga (=Gonzaga vs Miocic) and Fabio Maldonado (=Miocic vs Maldonado) but then he was defeated by Junior dos Santos (=dos Santos vs Miocic). Hunt vs Miocic is the main event of UFC Fight Night 65. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-05-10, pretty good finish between
Brad Tavares and Robert Whittaker: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
Brad Tavares entered this fight with a pro mma record of 13-3-0 (46% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.19 middleweight in the world. He lost two consecutive bouts in 2014, against Yoel Romero Palacio (=Tavares vs Romero) and Tim Boetsch (=Boetsch vs Tavares), but he came back to win in 2015 beating Nate Marquardt (=Marquardt vs Tavares).
His opponent, the black belt in hapkido and karate Robert Whittaker, has an official record of 13-4-0 (85% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.34 in the same weight class. He suffered two consecutive defeats between 2013 and 2014, against Court McGee (=McGee vs Whittaker) and Stephen Thompson (=Whittaker vs Thompson), but then he has won twice, with Mike Rhodes and Clint Hester (=Hester vs Whittaker). Tavares vs Whittaker is on the undercard of Mark Hunt vs Stipe Miocic – UFC Fight Night 65. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-05-10, fight not particularly good between
Anthony Perosh and Sean O’Connell: it gets two stars.
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and karate Anthony Perosh entered this fight with a mma record of 15-8-0 (100% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.32 light heavyweight in the world. He suffered his last loss in 2013 when he faced Ryan Bader (=Bader vs Perosh), since then he has fought and won just once, against Guto Inocente.
His opponent, Sean O’Connell, has an official record of 16-6-0 (69% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.40 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive bouts in 2014, against Ryan Jimmo (=Jimmo vs O’Connell) and Gian Villante, but then he came back to win in 2015 beating Matt Van Buren. Perosh vs O’Connell is on the undercard of Mark Hunt vs Stipe Miocic – UFC Fight Night 65. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-05-10,
James Vick vs Jake Matthews gets three stars thanks to a good finish (UFC Performance of the Night).
Both undefeated, the American James Vick entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 7-0-0 (57% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.51 lightweight in the world while his opponent, Jake Matthews, has a record of 8-0-0 (87% finishing rate). Vick vs Matthews is on the undercard of Mark Hunt vs Stipe Miocic – UFC Fight Night 65. Watch the video and rate this fight!
