Review: 2013-04-06, close fight with some good exchanges but it is not enough to get three stars. Roman Martinez (26-1-2) entered as the No.13 super featherweight in the world while the undefeated Diego Magdaleno (23-0-0) entered as the No.15. Martinez vs Magdaleno is valid for the WBO super featherweight title; undercard of Brian Viloria vs Juan Francisco Estrada . Watch the video!
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2013 BOXING fight – Brian Viloria vs Juan Francisco Estrada – fight Video WBA & WBO
Review: 2013-04-06, good fight between Brian Viloria and Juan Francisco Estrada: it gets three stars. Brian Viloria (32-3-0) entered as the No.1 flyweight in the world while Juan Francisco Estrada (22-2-2, KO%=75% since he has 18 victories coming by way of knockout) entered as the No.16. Viloria vs Estrada is valid for the WBA and WBO flyweight titles. Watch the video!
2013 best BOXING fight – Jonathan Maicelo vs Rustam Nugaev – full fight Video
Review: 2013-04-05, high pace, tough fight and a spectacular finish: Jonathan Maicelo vs Rustam Nugaev
is very close to get four stars is one of the best boxing fights of 2013 thanks to a great performance by both fighters, four stars! (We had rated this fight three stars but after watching it again we have changed our rating – June 11, 2013). The undefeated Jonathan Maicelo ranked as the No.25 lightweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 19-0-0 while Rustam Nugaev had a record of 22-6-1 (Nugaev is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since July 2, 2011 when he defeated Shavkat Madaminov). Maicelo vs Nugaev is valid for the vacant USBA lightweight title. Watch the video!
Rose Namajunas vs Kathina Catron full fight Video Invicta FC 5 – 2013
Review: 2013-04-05, the fight between Rose Namajunas and Kathina Catron gets four stars thanks to one of the best submission of the year! Rose Namajunas entered the fight with a record of 1-0-0 while Kathina Catron had a record of 2-1-0. Namajunas vs Catron is on the undercard of Jessica Penne vs Michelle Waterson – Invicta FC 5. Watch the video!
Jessica Penne vs Michelle Waterson full fight Video Invicta FC 5 – 2013
Review: 2013-04-05, good fight with a very exciting third round and a great finish: Jessica Penne vs Michelle Waterson is close to get four stars. Jessica Penne (10-1-0, 80% finishing rate) entered as the No.1 atomweight in the world while Michelle Waterson (10-3-0, 80% finishing rate) entered as the No.7. Penne vs Waterson is valid for the Invicta FC atomweight championship title (Penne’s first defense); main event of Invicta FC 5. Watch the video!
2013 MMA fight – Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos vs Fiona Muxlow – full fight Video Invicta FC
Review: 2013-04-05, aggressive start and tough exchanges between Cristiane ‘Cyborg’ Santos and Fiona Muxlow: it is very close to get four stars. Fiona Muxlow ranked as the No.13 featherweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 6-2-0 while Cris ‘Cyborg’ Justino Santos had a record of 10-1-0 with 8 victories coming by way of T/knockout (Cristiane Santos is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since December 17, 2011 because after that fight, her license was suspended for one year since she tested positive for stanozolol, an anabolic steroid). Cyborg Santos vs Muxlow is on the undercard of Jessica Penne vs Michelle Waterson – Invicta FC 5. Watch the video!
Melvin Manhoef vs Brock Larson full fight Video ONE FC 8 – 2013
Review: 2013-04-05, good second part of the fight between Melvin Manhoef and Brock Larson: it gets three stars. Melvin Manhoef (27-9-1, 93% finishing rate) entered as the No.34 middleweight in the world while Brock Larson had a record of 36-7-0(86% finishing rate). Manhoef vs Larson is on the undercard of Shinya Aoki vs Kotetsu Boku – ONE FC 8. Watch the video!
2013 MMA fight – Shinya Aoki vs Kotetsu Boku – full fight Video ONE FC 8
Review: 2013-04-05, pretty good fight and good finish: Shinya Aoki vs Kotetsu Boku gets three stars. Shinya Aoki (32-6-0, 70% finishing rate) entered as the No.14 lightweight in the world while Kotetsu Boku (20-7-2) entered as the No.92. Aoki vs Boku is valid for the ONE FC lightweight championship title (Boku’s first defense); main event of ONE FC 8. Watch the video!
2013 MMA fight – Rick Hawn vs Karo Parisyan – full fight Video Bellator 95
Review: 2013-04-04, fight not particularly exciting between Rick Hawn and Karo Parisyan: it gets two stars. Rick Hawn ranked as the No.17 lightweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 14-2-0 while Karo Parisyan had a record of 22-9-0. Hawn vs Parisyan is on the undercard of Pat Curran vs Shahbulat Shamhalaev – Bellator 95. Watch the video!
2013 MMA fight – Brett Cooper vs Doug Marshall – full fight Video Bellator 95
Review: 2013-04-04, aggressive start and spectacular finish: Brett Cooper vs Doug Marshall gets three stars. Brett Cooper (19-7-0, 74% finishing rate) entered as the No.28 middleweight in the world while Doug Marshall (17-6-0, 89% finishing rate) entered as the No.57. Cooper vs Marshall is the final of the Bellator middleweight tournament; undercard of Pat Curran vs Shahbulat Shamhalaev – Bellator 95. Watch the video!