Review: 2014-05-10, Daron Cruickshank vs Erik Koch gets three stars thanks to a great finish. The black belt in taekwondo Daron Cruickshank entered this fight with a mma record of 14-4-0 (64% finishing rate, with only one victory by submission) and he is ranked as the No.76 lightweight in the world, he lost twice in his last four fights: against John Makdessi and Adriano Martins, both in 2013; he came back to victory in 2014 defeating Mike Rio.
His opponent, Erik Koch, has a record of 14-3-0 (79% finishing rate) and he also is a black belt in taekwondo, lost twice in 2013 (against Ricardo Lamas =Lamas vs Koch and Dustin Poirier =Poirier vs Koch) and came back to victory this year beating Rafaello Oliveira. Cruickshank vs Koch is on the undercard of Matt Brown vs Erick Silva – UFC Ufn Cincinnati. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-10, some good exchanges but it is not enough to get three stars: Tim Means vs Neil Magny gets two. Tim Means entered this fight with a mma record of 20-5-1 (90% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.52 welterweight in the world, he lost two consecutive fights in 2013 (against Jorge Masvidal and Danny Castillo) and was released by the Ufc, after these two bouts he has fought and won twice for the Legacy Fc (defeating Pete Spratt and Artenas Young, both in the first round via ko) and he was resigned by the Ufc.
His opponent, Neil Magny, has an official record of 9-3-0 (44% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.97 in the same weight class, he also lost twice in 2013, against Sergio Moraes (=Moraes vs Magny) and Seth Baczynski, but then he came back to victory in 2014 defeating Gasan Umalatov. Means vs Magny is on the undercard of Matt Brown vs Erick Silva – UFC Ufn Cincinnati. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-10, fight not particularly exciting between Soa Palelei and Ruan Potts: it gets two stars. The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Soa Palelei entered this fight with a mma record of 20-3-0 (100% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.34 heavyweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2010 when he faced Daniel Cormier, since then he has collected 10 consecutive wins, his last two in the Ufc: against Nikita Krylov (=Palelei vs Krylov) and Pat Barry (=Barry vs Palelei).
His opponent, Ruan Potts, has an official record of 8-1-0 (100% finishing rate) he is a black belt in judo but he also won the muay thai South African title; in this fight he makes his debut in the Ufc. Palelei vs Potts is on the undercard of Matt Brown vs Erick Silva – UFC Ufn Cincinnati. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-10, pretty good fight between Chris Cariaso and Louis Smolka: it gets three stars. Chris Cariaso entered this fight with a pro mma record of 16-5-0 (31% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 flyweight in the world, he lost to Jussier ‘Formiga’ da Silva in his first bout of 2013 but then he defeated Iliarde Santos and Danny Martinez (this last fight in 2014).
His opponent, the undefeated Louis Smolka, has an official record of 7-0-0 (86% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.11 in the same weight class, he is just 22 years old (10 years younger than Cariaso) and he made his Ufc debut just four months ago defeating Alptekin Ozkilic. Cariaso vs Smolka is on the undercard of Matt Brown vs Erick Silva – UFC Ufn Cincinnati. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-10, great fight thanks to a good pace and some tough exchanges: the second fight between Bermane Stiverne and Chris Arreola gets three stars. Bermane Stiverne entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 23-1-1 (20 KOs=87%) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since April 27, 2013 when he defeated Arreola in their first bout (=Arreola vs Stiverne I). Stiverne suffered his only defeat in 2007 when he faced Demetrice King, since then he has collected 11 wins and one draw.
His opponent, Chris Arreola, has an official record of 36-3-0 (31 KOs=86%) and he entered as the No.6 heavyweight, after the loss against Stiverne he has fought and won once defeating Seth Mitchell in the first round (=Mitchell vs Arreola); currently the #1 in this division is Wladimir Klitschko. Stiverne vs Arreola 2 is valid for the vacant WBC heavyweight belt, title vacated at the end of 2013 by Vitali Klitschko who stepped back from boxing to focus on the 2014 Ukrainian Presidential Election (he was granted emeritus status by the Wbc so he can fight for the title again at his first bout if he returns to boxing). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-10, pretty good fight between Martin Gethin and Derry Mathews: it gets three stars. Martin Gethin entered this fight with a record of 24-4-1 (11 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.83 lightweight in the world, he fought twice in 2013 defeating Ben Murphy in January but then he lost to Ammeth Diaz via ko (IBF lightweight title final eliminator, Gethin vs Diaz).
His opponent, Derry Mathews, has a record of 34-9-2 (19 knockouts) and he entered as the No.81 in the same weight class, he also was defeated in his last bout when he faced Stephen Ormond for the Wbo European lightweight title. Gethin vs Mathews is valid for the BBBofC British lightweight title (Gethin’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-10, exciting finish between Donnie Nietes and Moises Fuentes but the rest of the fight was not so exciting: it gets two stars. Donnie Nietes entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 32-1-4 (18 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.6 light flyweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2004 when he faced Angky Angkotta (via split decision), since then he has collected 21 victories and three draws winning the WBO minimumweight title (from 2007 to 2010) and then the WBO light-Flw belt defeating Ramon Garcia Hirales in 2011.
His opponent, Moises Fuentes, has an official record of 19-1-1 (10 knockouts) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class (currently the #1 in this division is Naoya Inoue), he also lost his only bout via split decision, against Juan Hernandez in 2011 but then he won the Wbo minimumweight belt (from 2011 to 2013). The first fight between Nietes and Fuentes ended in a draw (March 2, 2013=Nietes vs Fuentes I); this second bout is valid for the WBO light flyweight title (held by Nietes) – Pinoy Pride 25. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-09, Daniel Weichel vs Desmond Green gets three stars thanks to a good second part of the fight. Daniel Weichel entered this fight with a professional mma record of 33-8-0 (76% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.18 featherweight in the world, he won the M-1 Global lightweight title in 2011 against Jose Figueroa but he lost it at his first defense when he faced Musa Khamanaev (=Khamanaev vs Weichel), since then he has collected five consecutive wins.
His opponent, Desmond Green, has an official record of 11-2-0 (27% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.30 in the same weight class, he suffered his second defeat in 2013 losing to Fabricio ‘Guerreiro’ de Assis Costa da Silva (=Guerreiro vs Green), after that bout he has fought and won twice. Weichel vs Green, main event of Bellator 119, is the final of the Bellator featherweight tournament. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-02, two of the best muay thai fighters in a sensational fight thanks to some spectacular techniques, tough exchanges and brutal elbows: this is professional muay thai at his very very best and this is a candidate for Fight of the Year 2014, Pakorn vs Saeksan gets five stars!! Pakorn PKSaenchaimuaythaigym (red trunks), formerly known as Pakorn Sakyothin, had a record of 160-35-5 at the end of 2013 (unfortunately we don’t know the exact record of both fighters), in 2008 he won the Rajadamnern belt and on February 2014 he won the Lumpinee lightweight title defeating Singdam Kiatmuu9; Pakorn is ranked as No.3 super featherweight in the world. Saeksan Or Kwanmuang (blue trunks), had a record of 81-37-3 on April 6, 2013 (his last four-stars fight we posted: Saeksan vs Stephen Meleady) and he entered as the No.2 in the same weight class. In their first and previous fight Saeksan defeated Pakorn on April 4, 2014; this second bout is the main event at the Lumpinee Boxing Stadium (Bangkok, Thailand). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-07, close fight but not so exciting: Kazuto Ioka vs Amnat Ruenroeng gets two stars. Both undefeated, the Japanese Kazuto Ioka entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 14-0-0 (9 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.14 flyweight in the world, he is 25 years old but he has already won world titles in two different weight classes; in his last bout he successfully defended the WBA light-Flw belt against then-undefeated Felix Alvarado (=Ioka vs Alvarado).
His opponent, the Thai Amnat Ruenroeng, has an official record of 12-0-0 (5 knockouts) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class, he is 34 years old (nine years older than Ioka) and he has already fought in 2014 winning the vacant IBF Flw belt against Rocky Fuentes (=Fuentes vs Ruenroeng); currently the #1 in this division is Akira Yaegashi. Ioka vs Ruenroeng is valid for the IBF flyweight title (Ruenroeng’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review: 2014-05-10, Daron Cruickshank vs Erik Koch gets three stars thanks to a great finish. The black belt in taekwondo Daron Cruickshank entered this fight with a mma record of 14-4-0 (64% finishing rate, with only one victory by submission) and he is ranked as the No.76 lightweight in the world, he lost twice in his last four fights: against John Makdessi and Adriano Martins, both in 2013; he came back to victory in 2014 defeating Mike Rio.
Review: 2014-05-10, some good exchanges but it is not enough to get three stars: Tim Means vs Neil Magny gets two. Tim Means entered this fight with a mma record of 20-5-1 (90% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.52 welterweight in the world, he lost two consecutive fights in 2013 (against Jorge Masvidal and Danny Castillo) and was released by the Ufc, after these two bouts he has fought and won twice for the Legacy Fc (defeating Pete Spratt and Artenas Young, both in the first round via ko) and he was resigned by the Ufc.
Review: 2014-05-02, two of the best muay thai fighters in a sensational fight thanks to some spectacular techniques, tough exchanges and brutal elbows: this is professional muay thai at his very very best and this is a candidate for 
