Review: 2014-05-17, something good in the first part of the fight but it is not enough to get three stars: Mariusz Pudzianowski vs Oli Thompson gets two. The former World’s Strongest Man champion Mariusz Pudzianowski entered this fight with a pro mma record of 6-3-0 (66% finishing rate), last year he fought twice facing in both fights Sean McCorkle: Pudzian lost the first bout (=Pudzianowski vs McCorkle) but then he managed to win the rematch (=Pudzianowski vs McCorkle 2).
His opponent, Oli Thompson, has a record of 12-6-0 (92% finishing rate) and he is also a former strongman (Britain’s Strongest Man champion in 2006); he fought twice in the Ufc in 2012 but he lost both fights: against Shawn Jordan and Philip De Fries, since then he has won three out of his last five bouts. Pudzianowski vs Thompson is on the undercard of Mamed Khalidov vs Maiquel Falcao – KSW 27. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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2014 BOXING fight – Gary Buckland vs Gavin Rees 2 – full fight Video
Review: 2014-05-17, good pace but the second fight between Gary Buckland and Gavin Rees was not so exciting: it gets two stars. Gary Buckland entered this fight with a record of 28-3-0 (9 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.42 lightweight in the world, he suffered his last loss in 2013 when he faced Stephen Smith (losing also the British super-Fw title) but he came back to victory in 2014 defeating Gavin Rees in their first bout (via split decision, Rees vs Buckland I).
His opponent, the former Wba light-Ww champion (from July 2007 to March 2008) Gavin Rees, has a record of 37-4-1 (18 knockouts) and he entered as the No.43 in the same weight class, he is 34 years old (7 years older than Buckland) and he comes off three consecutive losses. Buckland vs Rees 2 is on the undercard of Lee Selby vs Romulo Koasicha. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Nathan Cleverly vs Sean Corbin – full fight Video
Review: 2014-05-17, fight not particularly exciting between Nathan Cleverly and Sean Corbin: it gets two stars. Nathan Cleverly entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 26-1-0 (12 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.19 light heavyweight in the world, he suffered his only defeat in his last bout against the undefeated #3 light heavyweight Sergey Kovalev losing also the WBO light-Hw title (Cleverly vs Kovalev).
His opponent, Sean Corbin, has a record of 17-4-0 (12 knockouts), he is 39 years old (12 years older than Cleverly) and his only notable victory was against former Wbc Cw champion Wayne Braithwaite in 2012 so he should be an easy opponent for the Englishman. Cleverly vs Corbin is valid for the vacant WBA Inter-Continental cruiserweight title (Cleverly’s debut in this division); undercard of Lee Selby vs Romulo Koasicha. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Delvin Rodriguez vs Joachim Alcine – full fight Video
Review: 2014-05-16, fight not particularly exciting between Delvin Rodriguez and Joachim Alcine: it gets two stars. Delvin Rodriguez entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 28-7-3 (16 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.21 light middleweight in the world, he fought three times in 2013 defeating George Tahdooahnippah (=Rodriguez vs Tahdooahnippah) and Freddy Hernandez (=Rodriguez vs Hernandez) but then he lost to Miguel Cotto (=Cotto vs Rodriguez).
His opponent, the former Wba light-Mw champion (title held from July 2007 to July 2008) Joachim Alcine, has an official record of 35-7-1 (21 knockouts), he fought and lost four times in 2013 but he came back to victory in 2014 (he has already and won fought twice this year). Rodriguez vs Alcine is the main event of the night. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Manuel Avila vs David De La Mora – full fight Video
Review: 2014-05-17, nice exchanges between Manuel Avila and David De La Mora: it gets three stars. The undefeated Manuel Avila entered this fight with a perfect record of 14-0-0 (5 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.66 super bantamweight in the world, he has already fought in 2014 defeating Enrique Quevedo in February.
His opponent, David De La Mora, has a record of 25-5-0 (18 knockouts), he had two world title-shot in his professional career: in 2011 when he lost to Koki Kameda and in 2012 against Anselmo Moreno (=Moreno vs De La Mora); after this bout he has won only one out of his last four fights. Avila vs De La Mora is on the undercard of Antonio Orozco vs Martin Honorio. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Antonio Orozco vs Martin Honorio – full fight Video
Review: 2014-05-17, pretty good fight between Antonio Orozco and Martin Honorio: it gets three stars. The undefeated Antonio Orozco entered this fight with a perfect record of 19-0-0 (15 KOs=79%) and he is ranked as the No.41 light welterweight in the world, he has already fought in 2014 defeating Miguel Angel Huerta by ko in the second round (=Orozco vs Huerta).
His opponent, Martin Honorio, has a record of 32-8-1 (16 knockouts) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since July 21, 2012 when he was defeated by Argenis Mendez (IBF super-Fw title eliminator Mendez vs Honorio). Orozco vs Honorio is valid for the NABF Junior light welterweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Best fights of the week 19, year 2014
Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 19: (Mon-Sun) from May 5, 2014 to May 11, 2014. Boxing Fight of the Week: Bermane Stiverne vs Chris Arreola 2 Boxing Knockout of the Week: Donnie Nietes vs Moises Fuentes 2 Mma … Read more
2014 BOXING fight – Milan Melindo vs Martin Tecuapetla – full fight Video
Review: 2014-05-10, good fight between Milan Melindo and Martin Tecuapetla: it gets three stars. Milan Melindo entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 30-1-0 (12 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.17 flyweight in the world, he fought three times in 2013 winning against Tommy Seran, losing to Juan Francisco Estrada (his first and only defeat and world title shot=Estrada vs Melindo) and then he came back to victory against Jose Alfredo Rodriguez.
His opponent, Martin Tecuapetla, has not an impressive record, 11-5-2 (8 knockouts), but he entered as the No.57 in the same weight class because he managed to defeat #34 llight-Flw Gilberto Parra in his last bout. Melindo vs Tecuapetla is valid for the WBO International flyweight title; undercard of Donnie Nietes vs Moises Fuentes 2 – Pinoy Pride 25. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Matt Brown vs Erick Silva full fight Video UFC FN 40 – 2014
Review: 2014-05-10, aggressive start, back-and-forth action, tough exchanges, good work on the ground and high pace: Matt Brown vs Erick Silva is definitely a candidate for Fight of the Year 2014 and it gets five stars (UFC Performance and Fight of the Night). Matt Brown entered this fight with a professional mma record of 18-11-0 (89% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 welterweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Seth Baczynski at Ufc 139, since then he has collected six consecutive wins.
His opponent, the balck belt in Bjj and judo Erick ‘Indio’ Silva, has an official record of 16-4-0 (81% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.26 in the same weight class, he fought twice in 2013 defeating Jason High (=Silva vs High) and losing to Dong Hyun Kim (=Silva vs Kim); he came back to victory in 2014 winning over Takenori Sato (=Silva vs Sato). Brown vs Silva is the main event of UFC Fight Night Cincinnati. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Costas Philippou vs Lorenz Larkin – fight Video UFC Fn
Review: 2014-05-10, good exchanges and nice finish: Costas Philippou vs Lorenz Larkin gets three stars. Constantinos Philippou entered this fight with a pro mma record of 12-4-0 (58% finishing rate, with only one victory by submission) and he is ranked as the No.18 middleweight in the world, he comes off two consecutive losses: against Francis Carmont in 2013 (=Philippou vs Carmont) and Luke Rockhold in 2014 (=Rockhold vs Philippou).
His opponent, Lorenz Larkin, has a record of 14-2-0 (57% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won by submission) and he entered as the No.25 in the same weight class, he also lost in 2013 against Carmont and once in 2014 against Brad Tavares (=Larkin vs Tavares), between these two bouts he defeated Chris Camozzi. Costas Philippou vs Larkin is on the undercard of Matt Brown vs Erick Silva – UFC Ufn Cincinnati. Watch the video and rate this fight!