Review: 2014-09-13, some good exchanges between Iuri Alcantara and Russell Doane but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two. The black belt in Bjj Iuri Alcantara entered this fight with a professional mma record of 30-5-0 (83% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is TJ Dillashaw), he comes off two consecutive wins in 2014 having won against Wilson Reis and Vaughan Lee; before these two fights he had lost against Urijah Faber in 2013 (=Faber vs Alcantara).
His opponent, Russell Doane, has an official record of 14-3-0 (79% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.24 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in 2013 when he faced Kyle Aguon (via split decision), after that bout he won three consecutive fights: against Jared Papazian, Leandro Issa (=Issa vs Doane) and Marcus Brimage. Alcantara vs Doane is on the undercard of Antonio Silva vs Andrei Arlovski 2 – UFC FN 51. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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2014 BOXING fight – Humberto Soto vs John Molina – full fight Video
Review: 2014-09-13, pretty good fight between Humberto Soto and John Molina: it gets three stars. Humberto Soto entered this fight with a boxing record of 64-8-2 (35 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.17 light welterweight in the world, he has won world titles in three different weight classes but his last world title bout was in 2011 when he defeated Motoki Sasaki (=Soto vs Sasaki), since then he has collected nine victories and one loss, against Lucas Matthysse in 2012 (=Matthysse vs Soto).
His opponent, John Molina, has an official record of 27-4-0 (22 KOs=81%) and he entered as the No.25 in the same weight class, he has never won a world title but his last bout, against Lucas Matthysse, was one of the best boxing fights of the year (4-stars-fight Matthysse vs Molina). ‘La Zorrita’ Soto vs Molina is on the undercard of Floyd Mayweather Jr vs Marcos Maidana 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Scott Quigg vs Stephane Jamoye – full fight Video
Review: 2014-09-13, nice and tough exchanges form the first bell: Scott Quigg vs Stephane Jamoye gets three stars. The undefeated Scott Quigg entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 28-0-2 (21 KOs=75%) and he is ranked as the No.5 super bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Guillermo Rigondeaux); he was stopped in a draw last year by then-unbeaten Cuban Yoandris Salinas (=Quigg vs Salinas) but after that bout he came back to win defeating Diego Oscar Silva (=Quigg vs Silva) and Tshifhiwa Munyai (=Quigg vs Munyai).
His opponent, Stephane Jamoye (who replaces #22 Paulus Ambunda), has a record of 26-5-0 (16 knockouts) and he entered as the No.77 in the same weight class, he suffered two consecutive defeats between 2013 and 2014, against Karim Guerfi and Shinsuke Yamanaka (=Yamanaka vs Jamoye), but then he came back to win beating Richard Voros. Quigg vs Jamoye is valid for the WBA World super bantamweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Anthony Joshua vs Konstantin Airich – full fight Video
Review: 2014-09-13, fight not particularly good between Anthony Joshua and Konstantin Airich: it gets two stars. The undefeated 2012 Olympic super heavyweight gold medalist Anthony Joshua entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 7-0-0 (7 KOs=100%), he has already fought four times in 2014 and in his last bout he beat Matt Skelton (=Joshua vs Skelton).
His opponent, Konstantin Airich, has a record of 21-9-2 (17 KOs=81%) and he entered as the No.88 in the same weight class since he won just two out of his last seven bouts. Joshua vs Airich is on the undercard of Scott Quigg vs Stephane Jamoye. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Anthony Crolla vs Gamaliel Diaz – full fight Video
Review: 2014-09-13, when a fight ends in this way we can’t give more than two stars… Anthony Crolla entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 28-4-1 (11 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.15 lightweight in the world, he suffered two consecutive defeats in 2012, against Derry Mathews and Gary Sykes, but since then he collected five victories and one draw (the rematch against Mathews).
His opponent, Gamaliel Diaz, has an official record of 38-11-2 (17 knockouts) and he entered as the No.66 in the same weight class, he lost twice in 2013, against Takashi Miura and Dante Jardon (=Jardon vs Diaz), but he came back to win in 2014 beating the unknown Eduardo Canales. Crolla vs Diaz is valid for the WBO Inter-Continental lightweight title (Crolla’s third defense); undercard of Scott Quigg vs Stephane Jamoye. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Ryan Couture vs Tommy Bagnasco – full fight Video Bellator 124
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!
2014 MMA fight – LC Davis vs Zeilton Rodrigues – full fight Video Bellator 124
Review: 2014-09-12, fight not so exciting between LC Davis and Zeilton Rodrigues: it gets two stars. LC Davis entered this fight with a mma record of 21-6-0 (71% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.42 bantamweight in the world while his opponent, Zeilton Rodrigues, has an official record of 12-3-0 (92% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since May 17, 2013 when he defeated Claudio Rocha at “Shooto – Brazil 39”. Davis vs Rodrigues is on the undercard of Emanuel Newton vs Joey Beltran – Bellator 124. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Kelly Anundson vs Liam McGeary – full fight Video Bellator 124
Review: 2014-09-12, the fight between Kelly Anundson and Liam McGeary gets three stars thanks to a good finish. Kelly Anundson entered this fight with a pro mma record of 9-2-0 (78% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.26 light heavyweight in the world, he suffered his two defeats in 2011, against Francis Carmont and Steven Cnudde, but since then he has won six consecutive times.
His opponent, the undefeated Liam McGeary, has a perfect record of 8-0-0 (100% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.40 in the same weight class, he has already fought twice in 2014 beating Mike Mucitelli (=McGeary vs Mucitelli) and Egidijus Valavicius in the semifinal of the Bellator light-Hw tournament while Anundson had beaten Luiz Philipe Lins. Anundson vs McGeary is the final of the Bellator light heavyweight tournament; undercard of Emanuel Newton vs Joey Beltran – Bellator 124. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Emanuel Newton vs Joey Beltran – full fight Video Bellator 124
Review: 2014-09-12, Emanuel Newton vs Joey Beltran gets three stars only thanks to a spectacular finish. Emanuel Newton entered this fight with a professional mma record of 23-7-1 (48% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jon Jones), he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Attila Vegh in their first bout (via split decision, Vegh vs Newton) since then he has won five consecutive bouts and in his last one he took revenge on Vegh (Vegh vs Newton 2).
His opponent, Joey Beltran, has an official record of 15-10-0 (87% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.30 in the same weight class, he lost twice in 2013, against Fabio Maldonado (=Maldonado vs Beltran) and Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson (=Rampage vs Beltran), but he came back to win in 2014 defeating Vladimir Matyushenko (=Matyushenko vs Beltran). Newton vs Beltran, main event of Bellator 124, is valid for the Bellator light heavyweight title (held by Newton). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Juan Manuel Lopez vs Jesus Cuellar – full fight Video WBA
Review: 2014-09-11, aggressive start and spectacular finish: Juan Manuel Lopez vs Jesus Cuellar gets three stars. The former Wbo super-Bw and Fw champion Juan Manuel Lopez entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 34-4-0 (31 KOs=91%) and he is ranked as the No.13 featherweight in the world, he has already fought twice in 2014 beating Daniel Ponce De Leon in their rematch in March (=Lopez vs Ponce De Leon 2) but then he was beat by the undefeated Francisco Vargas in July (=Lopez vs Vargas).
His opponent, Jesus Marcelo Andres Cuellar, has a record of 24-1-0 (18 KOs=75%) and he entered as the No.22 in the same weight class, he suffered his only loss in 2011 when he faced then-undefeated Oscar Escandon, since then he has collected seven consecutive victories. Juanma Lopez vs Cuellar is valid for the interim WBA World featherweight title; undercard of Luis Ortiz vs Lateef Kayode. Watch the video and rate this fight!