Review: 2014-09-13, disappointing bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr and Marcos Maidana: their second fight gets two stars. The undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr entered this fight with a perfect record of 46-0-0 (26 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 welterweight in the world, he has won world titles in five different weight classes and he has fought once this year beating Maidana in their first bout (=Mayweather vs Maidana I) but it was a close and controversial fight… Before this bout he had won against then-undefeated Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez in a bout valid for the Wbc and Wba Super World light middleweight titles (=Mayweather vs Alvarez).
His opponent, Marcos Rene Maidana, has an official record of 35-4-0 (31 KOs=88%) and he entered as the No.4 in the same weight class, he is 31 years old, six years younger than ‘Money’ Mayweather and he has won world titles in two different weight classes. Mayweather vs Maidana 2 is valid for the WBC and WBA Super World welterweight + WBC light middleweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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2014 MMA fight – Marlon Moraes vs Cody Bollinger – full fight Video WSOF 13
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!
2014 BOXING fight – Leo Santa Cruz vs Manuel Roman – full fight Video WBC
Review: 2014-09-13, pretty good finish between Leo Santa Cruz and Manuel Roman but it is not enough to get three stars. The undefeated Leo Santa Cruz entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 27-0-1 (15 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.3 super bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Guillermo Rigondeaux); he has already fought once in 2014 beating Cristian Mijares (=Santa Cruz vs Mijares).
His opponent, Manuel Roman, has a record of 17-2-3 (6 knockouts) and he entered as the No.91 bantamweight, he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced the undefeated Randy Caballero in a fight valid for the WBO NABO Bw title (=Caballero vs Roman), after that bout he has won twice. Santa Cruz vs Roman is valid for the WBC super bantamweight title (Santa Cruz’s third defense); undercard of Floyd Mayweather Jr vs Marcos Maidana 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva vs Andrei Arlovski 2 – full fight Video UFC FN 51
Review: 2014-09-13, pretty good finish between Antonio Silva and Andrei Arlovski: their second fight gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). The black belt in shotokan karate, judo and Bjj Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva entered this fight with a professional mma record of 18-5-1 (89% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 heavyweight in the world, he fought three times last year beating Alistair Overeem (=Overeem vs Silva), then he was defeated by #1 Cain Velasquez (=Velasquez vs Silva 2) and he drew against Mark Hunt in one of the most exciting fights of 2013 (=Silva vs Hunt).
His opponent, the former Ufc Hw champion (from 2005 to 2006) Andrei Arlovski, has an official record of 22-10-0 (82% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.14 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in 2013 when he faced Anthony Johnson at Wsof 2 (=Arlovski vs Johnson) but after that bout he won three consecutive fights, just the last one in the Ufc, against Brendan Schaub (=Schaub vs Arlovski). In their first fight ‘Bigfoot’ Silva defeated Arlovski by unanimous decision (May 15, 2010); this second fight is the main event of UFC Fight Night 51 (UFC Fight Night Brasilia). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Leonardo Santos vs Efrain Escudero – fight Video UFC FN 51
Review: 2014-09-13, fight not particularly good between Leonardo Santos and Efrain Escudero: it gets two stars. Leonardo Santos entered this fight with a mma record of 12-3-1 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.61 lightweight in the world while his opponent, Efrain Escudero, has a record of 22-8-0 (64% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.69 in the same weight class. Santos vs Escudero is on the undercard of Antonio Silva vs Andrei Arlovski 2 – UFC FN 51. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Miguel Vazquez vs Mickey Bey – full fight Video IBF
Review: 2014-09-13, technical and close fight but not so exciting: Miguel Vazquez vs Mickey Bey gets two stars. Miguel Vazquez entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 34-3-0 (13 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.2 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Terence Crawford); he suffered his last loss in 2008 when he faced then-undefeated Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, since then he has collected 13 consecutive victories winning the Ibf belt in 2010 against Ji-Hoon Kim and successfully defended it six times.
His opponent, Mickey Bey, has a record of 20-1-1 (10 knockouts) and he entered as the No.52 in the same weight class, he suffered his only defeat last year when he faced John Molina (=Molina vs Bey), after that bout he has won twice. Vazquez vs Bey is valid for the IBF lightweight title (Vazquez’s seventh defense); undercard of Floyd Mayweather Jr vs Marcos Maidana 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Wendell Oliveira Marques vs Santiago Ponzinibbio – full fight Video UFC
Review: 2014-09-13, nice and tough exchanges between Wendell Oliveira Marques and Santiago Ponzinibbio: it gets three stars. Wendell Oliveira Marques entered this fight with a record of 24-7-0 (58% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.93 welterweight in the world while his opponent, Santiago Ponzinibbio, has a record of 18-2-0 (89% finishing rate). Oliveira vs Ponzinibbio is on the undercard of Antonio Silva vs Andrei Arlovski 2 – UFC FN 51. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Iuri Alcantara vs Russell Doane – fight Video UFC FN 51
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!
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!