Review: 2014-03-23, fight not so exciting between Steven Siler and Rony ‘Jason’: it gets two stars. Steven Siler entered this fight with a mma record of 23-11-0 (70% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.36 featherweight in the world, lat year he fought three times losing only his last bout against Dennis Bermudez.
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj and kickboxing Rony ‘Jason’ Mariano Bezerra, has an official record of 13-4-0 (92% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.68 in the same weight class, he fought twice in 2013 winning the first bout against Mike Wilkinson (Jason vs Wilkinson) but then he lost to Jeremy Stephens (=Stephens vs Jason). Siler vs Jason is on the undercard of Mauricio “Shogun” Rua vs Dan Henderson 2 – UFC Ufn 39. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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2014 BOXING fight – Hugo Ruiz vs Ramon Maas – full fight Video
Review: 2014-03-22, disappointing fight between Hugo Ruiz and Ramon Maas: it gets two stars. Hugo Ruiz entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 33-2-0 (29 KOs=87%) and he is ranked as the No.8 bantamweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Koki Kameda in Japan via split decision in a fight valid for the WBA bantamweight title, since then he has fought and won twice.
His opponent, Ramon Maas, has a record of 26-3-0 (15 knockouts) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since February 2, 2013 when he was defeated by Mario Briones, he comes off three defeats in his last four bouts. Ruiz vs Maas is on the undercard of Humberto Soto vs Juan Carlos Abreu. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Humberto Soto vs Juan Carlos Abreu – full fight Video
Review: 2014-03-22, the fight between Humberto Soto and Juan Carlos Abreu gets three stars thanks to a good second part of the bout. Humberto Soto entered this fight with a boxing record of 62-8-2 (35 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.10 light welterweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Lucas Martin Matthysse (=Matthysse vs Soto), since then he has collected four consecutive wins.
His opponent, the undefeated Juan Carlos Abreu, has a record of 16-0-1 (15 KOs=93%), he is 26 years old, seven years younger than Soto, and just in his last fight he was stopped by Puro Pairol in a draw. Soto vs Abreu is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Anselmo Moreno vs Javier Nicolas Chacon – full fight Video WBA
Review: 2014-03-22, fight not particularly good between Anselmo Moreno and Javier Chacon: it gets two stars. Anselmo Moreno entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 34-2-1 (12 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.2 bantamweight in the world, he suffered his second loss in 2012 when he faced then-undefeated Abner Mares in a fight valid for the Wbc super bantamweight belt (=Mares vs Moreno), after that bout he fought just once defeating William Urina (=Moreno vs Urina).
His opponent, Javier Nicolas Chacon, has an official record of 19-1-0 (4 knockouts) but he has never fought outside Argentina and for a world title. Moreno vs Chacon is valid for the WBA Super World bantamweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Jorge Paez Jr vs Vivian Harris – fight Video
Review: 2014-03-22, pretty good fight between Jorge Paez Jr and Vivian Harris: it gets three stars. Jorge Paez Jr entered this fight with a boxing record of 37-4-1 (22 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.37 welterweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced then-undefeated Jose Lopez (via split decision), since then he has collected 10 consecutive wins.
His opponent, Vivian Harris, has an official record of 31-9-2 (19 knockouts), he is 35 years old (9 years older than Paez) and he comes off three-fight win streak. ‘Maromerito’ Paez Jr vs Harris is on the undercard of Merlito Sabillo vs Francisco Rodriguez Jr. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Merlito Sabillo vs Francisco Rodriguez Jr – full fight Video WBO
Review: 2014-03-22, high pace with some nice and tough toe-to-toe exchanges: Merlito Sabillo vs Francisco Rodriguez Jr gets three stars. The undefeated Merlito Sabillo entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 23-0-1 (12 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.7 minimumweight in the world, last year he fought three times winning the Wbo world title against Luis De la Rosa in March and then he successfully defended the title twice but his last bout ended in a draw (=Sabillo vs Buitrago).
His opponent, Francisco Rodriguez Jr, has an official record of 13-2-0 (9 knockouts) and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class, he suffered his second defeat in 2013 when he faced the undefeated Roman Gonzalez (=Gonzalez vs Rodriguez), after that bout he has fought and won twice; currently the #1 in this division is Katsunari Takayama. Sabillo vs Rodriguez Jr is valid for the WBO minimumweight title (Sabillo’s third defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Mouhamed Ali Ndiaye vs Christopher Rebrasse 2 – full fight Video
Review: 2014-03-22, some good exchanges between Mouhamed Ali Ndiaye and Christopher Rebrasse but it is not enough to get three stars. Mouhamed Ali Ndiaye entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 23-1-1 (13 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.35 super middleweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2008 when he faced Lolenga Mock via split decision, since then he has collected 10 consecutive wins and one draw in the last bout (the first fight against Rebrasse).
His opponent, Christopher Rebrasse, has a record of 21-2-3 (5 knockouts) and he entered as the No.28 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced the undefeated Rachid Jkitou. Ndiaye vs Rebrasse 2 is valid for the vacant EBU super middleweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Odlanier Solis vs Tony Thompson – full fight Video
Review: 2014-03-22, close fight but not so exciting: Odlanier Solis vs Tony Thompson gets two stars. Odlanier Solis, 2004 Olympic heavyweight gold medalist, entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 20-1-0 (13 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.13 heavyweight in the world, he suffered his only defeat when he faced Vitali Klitschko in 2011 (fight valid for the WBC Hw title: Klitschko vs Solis), since then he has collected three consecutive wins.
His opponent, Tony Thompson, has an official record of 38-4-0 (26 knockouts) and he entered as the No.11 in the same weight class, last year he fought three times losing only his last bout against Kubrat Pulev (=Pulev vs Thompson); currently the #1 in this division is Wladimir Klitschko. Solis vs Thompson is valid for the vacant WBC International heavyweight title; they also faced a second time on February 27, 2015: Solis vs Thompson 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Michal Materla vs Jay Silva 3 – full fight Video KSW 26
Review: 2014-03-22, aggressive start and good performance by both fighters: the third fight between Michal Materla and Jay Silva gets three stars. Michal Materla entered this fight with a professional mma record of 19-4-0 (74% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.27 middleweight in the world while Jay Silva has an official record of 9-8-0 (89% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.24 in the same weight class. In their first fight Materla defeated Silva in 2012 and the bout was valid for the Ksw Mw title (=Materla vs Silva I) but last year in their rematch the winner was the Brazilian (non-title bout, Materla vs Silva 2). Materla vs Silva 3, main event of KSW 26, is valid for the KSW middleweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – David Rickels vs Patricky Freire – full fight Video Bellator 113
Review: 2014-03-21, nice exchanges and good finish: David Rickels vs Patricky Freire gets three stars. David Rickels entered this fight with a pro mma record of 15-2-0 (67% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.29 lightweight in the world, last year he fought five times losing only to the Bellator champ Michael Chandler (=Chandler vs Rickels).
His opponent, Patricky ‘Pitbull’ Freire, has a record of 11-5-0 (73% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.98 in the same weight class, he is a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu but he lost three fights out of his last four bouts. Rickels vs Freire is the quarterfinal of the Bellator lightweight tournament; undercard of Attila Vegh vs Emanuel Newton 2 – Bellator 113. Watch the video and rate this fight!