2016 BOXING fight – Ryoichi Taguchi vs Carlos Canizales – full fight Video WBA

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-31, good pace with some nice exchanges: Ryoichi Taguchi vs Carlos Canizales gets three stars.

The Wba light-Flw champion Ryoichi Taguchi entered this fight with a pro record of 25-2-1 (11 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.5 light flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Ganigan Lopez). He suffered his last loss when he faced Naoya Inoue in 2013, since then he has won seven bouts beating Juan Jose Landaeta (=Taguchi vs Landaeta) and Ryo Miyazaki in his last two (=Taguchi vs Miyazaki).
His opponent, the undefeated Carlos Canizales, has a perfect boxing record of 16-0-0 (13 KOs=81%) and he entered as the No.40 in the same weight class. He has already fought six times in 2016 but he has not faced any notable opponents. Taguchi vs Canizales is valid for the WBA World light flyweight title (held by Taguchi); undercard of Jezreel Corrales vs Takashi Uchiyama 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 BOXING fight – Jezreel Corrales vs Takashi Uchiyama 2 – full fight Video WBA

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-31, fight not so exciting between Jezreel Corrales and Takashi Uchiyama 2: it gets two stars.

The Wba super-Fw champion Jezreel Corrales entered this fight with a professional record of 20-1-0 (8 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.3 super featherweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Vasyl Lomachenko). He suffered his only loss when he faced Jhonatan Arenas in 2009, since then he has collected 19 victories and one no-contest.
His opponent, the former world champion in two different weight classes Takashi Uchiyama, has a boxing record of 24-1-1 (20 KOs=83%) and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class but he comes off the loss against Jezreel Corrales in their first bout (=Uchiyama vs Corrales I). ‘El Invisible’ Corrales vs Uchiyama 2 is valid for the WBA Super World super featherweight title (Corrales’ first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2017 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Buakaw Banchamek vs Tian Xin – full fight Video

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-01-01, tough fight with some nice exchanges: Buakaw Banchamek vs Tian Xin gets three stars.

The two time K-1 World MAX champion Buakaw Banchamek, formerly known as Buakaw Por Pramuk, entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 270-44-12 (70 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.7 super welterweight in the world while his opponent, Tian Xin, has an official record of 31-6-1 (8 knockouts). Buakaw fought six times in 2016 defeating Dylan Salvador in September (=Buakaw vs Salvador) but then he lost the rematch with Yi Long in November (controversial decision, Buakaw vs Yi Long 2); after this bout he has beat Andrei Kulebin (=Buakaw vs Kulebin). Buakaw vs Xin is the main event of Kunlun Fight 56. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 BOXING fight – Kazuto Ioka vs Yutthana Kaensa – full fight Video WBA

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-31, great fight between Kazuto Ioka and Stamp Kiatniwat: it gets three stars.

The world champion in three different weight classes Kazuto Ioka entered this fight with a pro record of 20-1-0 (12 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 flyweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced Amnat Ruenroeng in 2014 (via split decision, Ioka vs Ruenroeng), after this bout he has won six bouts beating Juan Carlos Reveco (=Ioka vs Reveco 2) and Keyvin Lara in his last two (=Ioka vs Lara).
His opponent, the undefeated Yutthana Kaensa (also known as Stamp Kiatniwat), has a perfect boxing record of 15-0-0 (6 knockouts) and he entered as the No.45 in the same weight class. He has faced and beat twice Gregorio Lebron in his last two bouts. Ioka vs Kaensa is valid for the WBA World flyweight title; undercard of Jonathan Guzman vs Yukinori Oguni. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Justin Gaethje vs Luiz Firmino – full fight Video WSOF 34

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-31, exciting and tough fight between Justin Gaethje and Luiz Firmino: it gets three stars.

The undefeated Wsof Lw champion Justin Gaethje entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 16-0-0 (87% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 lightweight in the world. He has fought once in 2016 beating Brian Foster (=Gaethje vs Foster).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj Luiz Firmino (who replaces Joao Zeferino), has a record of 19-7-0 (42% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.72 in the same weight class. ‘Buscape’ Firmino has fought twice in 2016 defeating Caros Fodor (=Firmino vs Fodor) and losing to Brian Foster. Gaethje vs Firmino, main event of Wsof 34, is valid for the WSOF lightweight title (Gaethje’s fifth defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 BOXING fight – Jonathan Guzman vs Yukinori Oguni – full fight Video IBF

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-31, close fight but not so exciting: Jonathan Guzman vs Yukinori Oguni gets two stars.

The undefeated Ibf super-Bw champion Jonathan Guzman entered this fight with a perfect record of 22-0-0 (22 KOs=100%) and he is ranked as the No.3 super bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Guillermo Rigondeaux). He has fought twice in 2016 winning over Daniel Rosas and Shingo Wake (=Wake vs Guzman).
His opponent, Yukinori Oguni, has a boxing record of 18-1-1 (7 knockouts) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Shingo Wake in 2013, since then he has collected eight wins and one draw. Guzman vs Oguni is valid for the IBF World super bantamweight title (Guzman’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 BOXING fight – Moises Fuentes vs Kosei Tanaka – full fight Video WBO

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-31, pretty good fight between Kosei Tanaka and Moises Fuentes: it gets three stars.

The former world champion in two different weight classes Moises Fuentes entered this fight with a record of 24-2-1 (13 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.6 light flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Ganigan Lopez). He suffered his last loss when he faced Donnie Nietes in 2014 (=Nietes vs Fuentes 2), after this fight he has won five bouts beating Rommel Asenjo in 2016 (=Fuentes vs Asenjo).
His opponent, the undefeated former Wbo minimumweight champion Kosei Tanaka, has a perfect boxing record of 7-0-0 (4 knockouts) and he entered as the No.37 flyweight. He has fought once in 2016 winning over Rene Patilano (=Tanaka vs Patilano). Fuentes vs Tanaka is valid for the vacant WBO World light flyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Mirko Cro Cop Filipovic vs Amir Aliakbari – full fight Video Rizin FF 4

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-31, pretty good finish between Mirko Filipovic and Amir Aliakbari but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

Mirko Cro Cop Filipovic entered this fight with a professional mma record of 34-11-2 (91% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.31 heavyweight in the world while his opponent the undefeated 2010 Greco-Roman wrestler world champion Amir Aliakbari, has a record of 5-0-0 (60% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission). Cro Cop Filipovic vs Aliakbari is the final of the Rizin openweight Grand-Prix tournament, in the semifinals Cro Cop has beat Baruto Kaito (=Filipovic vs Baruto) while Aliakbari has defeated Valentin Moldavsky (=Moldavsky vs Aliakbari); undercard of Tatsuya Kawajiri vs Kron Gracie – Rizin 4 2016 Final Round. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Tatsuya Kawajiri vs Kron Gracie – full fight Video Rizin FF 4

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-31, good fight between Tatsuya Kawajiri and Kron Gracie: it gets three stars.

Tatsuya Kawajiri entered this fight with a professional mma record of 35-10-2 (63% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.26 featherweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive losses, against Dennis Bermudez (=Kawajiri vs Bermudez) and Cub Swanson.
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and judo Kron Gracie, has an official record of 3-0-0 (100% submission victory rate – he has never won via ko/tko); he has fought once in 2016 beating Hideo Tokoro (=Gracie vs Tokoro). Kawajiri vs Gracie is the main event of Rizin 4 2016 Final Round. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Valentin Moldavsky vs Amir Aliakbari – full fight Video Rizin FF 4

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-31, disappointing fight between Valentin Moldavsky and Amir Aliakbari: it gets two stars.

Both undefeated, the Russian Valentin Moldavsky has a perfect record of 5-0-0 (60% submission victory rate – he has never won via ko/tko) and he entered as the No.87 heavyweight in the world while his opponent, the 2010 Greco-Roman wrestler world champion Amir Aliakbari, has a record of 4-0-0 (75% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission). Moldavsky vs Aliakbari is the semifinal of the Rizin openweight Grand-Prix tournament, in the quarter-finals Moldavsky has beat Szymon Bajor (=Bajor vs Moldavsky) while Aliakbari has defeated Heath Herring (=Herring vs Aliakbari); undercard of Tatsuya Kawajiri vs Kron Gracie – Rizin 4 2016 Final Round. Watch the video and rate this fight!