Review: 2014-12-13, Rousimar Palhares vs Jon Fitch gets three stars thanks to a good finish. The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Rousimar Palhares entered this fight with a professional mma record of 16-6-0 (81% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 welterweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Hector Lombard (=Lombard vs Palhares) but then he came back to win beating Mike Pierce (his last Ufc fights, Pierce vs Palhares) and Steve Carl (winning the Wsof Ww belt, Carl vs Palhares).
His opponent, Jon Fitch, has an official record of 26-6-1 (38% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.18 in the same weight class, he fought in the Ufc as well but after losing to Demian Maia in 2013 he was released from the promotion (=Fitch vs Maia) and he signed with World Series of Fighting. Here he lost the first bout, against Josh Burkman (=Fitch vs Burkman 2), but then he defeated Marcelo Alfaya (=Fitch vs Alfaya) and Dennis Hallman. ‘Toquinho’ Palhares vs Fitch, main event of Wsof 16, is valid for the WSOF welterweight title (Palhares’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
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2014 BOXING fight – Matt Korobov vs Andy Lee – fight Video WBO
Review: 2014-12-13, some good exchanges between Matt Korobov and Andy Lee but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two. The undefeated Matt Korobov entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 24-0-0 (14 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.9 middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Gennady Golovkin); he has fought twice in 2014 beating Emil Gonzalez and Jose Uzcategui (=Korobov vs Uzcategui).
His opponent, Andy Lee, has a record of 33-2-0 (23 knockouts) and he entered as the No.15 light middleweight, he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Julio Cesar Chavez Jr (=Chavez Jr vs Lee), since then he has collected five consecutive victories, the last one against John Jackson (=Lee vs Jackson). Korobov vs Lee is valid for the vacant WBO middleweight title; undercard of Timothy Bradley vs Diego Chaves. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Mauricio Herrera vs Jose Benavidez – fight Video WBA
Review: 2014-12-13, great performance by both boxers: Mauricio Herrera vs Jose Benavidez gets three stars. Mauricio Herrera entered this fight with a boxing record of 21-4-0 (7 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.8 light welterweight in the world, he has fought twice in 2014 losing to #1 Danny Garcia (via moajority decision, Garcia vs Herrera) but then he defeated Johan Perez (=Perez vs Herrera).
His opponent, the undefeated Jose Benavidez, has a perfect record of 21-0-0 (15 knockouts) but he has not faced any notable opponents in his professional career; he beat Henry Auraad in his last fight. Herrera vs Benavidez is valid for the interim WBA light welterweight title; undercard of Timothy Bradley vs Diego Chaves. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Junior dos Santos vs Stipe Miocic full fight Video UFC on Fox 13 – 2014
Review: 2014-12-13, nice and tough fight between Junior dos Santos and Stipe Miocic: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night). The black belt in Bjj and former Ufc Hw champion Junior dos Santos entered this fight with a professional mma record of 16-3-0 (87% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 heavyweight in the world, he has fought twice in 2013 beating Mark Hunt (=dos Santos vs Hunt) but then he lost to #1 Cain Velasquez in their third fight (=Velasquez vs dos Santos 3).
His opponent, Stipe Miocic, has an official record of 12-1-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class, he suffered his only defeat in 2012 when he faced Stefan Struve (=Struve vs Miocic); after this bout he has won three consecutive fights, the last one against Fabio Maldonado (=Miocic vs Maldonado). ‘Cigano’ dos Santos vs Miocic is the main event of “UFC on Fox 13”. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Abner Mares vs Jose Ramirez – full fight Video
Review: 2014-12-13, nice and tough exchanges between Abner Mares and Jose Ramirez: it gets three stars. Abner Mares entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 27-1-1 (14 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.3 featherweight in the world, he has won world titles in three different weight classes but he suffered his only defeat last year when he faced Jhonny Gonzalez (=Mares vs Gonzalez); after this bout he came back to win beating Jonathan Oquendo (=Mares vs Oquendo).
His opponent, Jose Ramirez, has a record of 25-4-0 (15 knockouts) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since October 12, 2013 when he was defeated by Vasyl Lomachenko (=Lomachenko vs Ramirez). Mares vs Ramirez is on the undercard of Amir Khan vs Devon Alexander. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Rafael dos Anjos vs Nate Diaz – full fight Video UFC on Fox 13
Review: 2014-12-13, good fight between Rafael dos Anjos and Nate Diaz: it gets three stars. The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Rafael dos Anjos entered this fight with a pro mma record of 22-7-0 (55% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Anthony Pettis); he suffered his last defeat at the beginning of 2014 when he faced Khabib Nurmagomedov (=dos Anjos vs Nurmagomedov) but after this bout he has beat Jason High (=dos Anjos vs High) and the former Ufc Lw champion Benson Henderson (=Henderson vs dos Anjos). Nate Diaz missed the lightweight limit of 155 lbs weighting in at 160.6 pounds, so he will be fined 20% of his purse.
His opponent, Nate Diaz (black belt in Bjj as well), has an official record of 17-9-0 (88% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class, he suffered two consecutive losses between 2012 and 2013, against Benson Henderson (=Henderson vs Diaz) and Josh Thomson (=Diaz vs Thomson), but then he came back to win taking revenge on Gray Maynard in their rematch (=Maynard vs Diaz 2). Dos Anjos vs Diaz is on the undercard of Junior dos Santos vs Stipe Miocic – UFC on Fox 13. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Alistair Overeem vs Stefan Struve full fight Video UFC on Fox 13 – 2014
Review: 2014-12-13, fight not so exciting between Alistair Overeem and Stefan Struve: it gets two stars. The former K-1, Dream and Strikeforce champion Alistair Overeem entered this fight with a mma record of 37-14-0 (92% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 heavyweight in the world but he won just one out of his last four fights, against Frank Mir at the beginning of 2014 (=Overeem vs Mir); after this bout he has lost to Ben Rothwell (=Overeem vs Rothwell).
His opponent, Stefan Struve, has an official record of 25-6-0 (92% finishing rate) is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since March 3, 2013 when he was defeated by Mark Hunt (=Struve vs Hunt). Overeem vs Struve is on the undercard of Junior dos Santos vs Stipe Miocic – UFC on Fox 13. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Gabriel Gonzaga vs Matt Mitrione – fight Video UFC on Fox 13
Review: 2014-12-13, fight not particularly good between Gabriel Gonzaga and Matt Mitrione: it gets two stars (UFC Performance of the Night). The black belt in Bjj Gabriel Gonzaga entered this fight with a pro mma record of 16-8-0 (100% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.18 heavyweight in the world; he has fought once in 2014 losing to Stipe Miocic (=Gonzaga vs Miocic).
His opponent, the black belt in karate and former Nfl football player Matt Mitrione, has a record of 8-3-0 (87% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.23 in the same weight class; he suffered his last defeat in 2013 when he faced Brendan Schaub (=Schaub vs Mitrione) but after this bout he came back to win beating Shawn Jordan (=Mitrione vs Jordan) and Derrick Lewis (=Mitrione vs Lewis). Gonzaga vs Mitrione is on the undercard of Junior dos Santos vs Stipe Miocic – UFC on Fox 13. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Oleksandr Usyk vs Danie Venter – full fight Video
Review: 2014-12-13, pretty good finish between Oleksandr Usyk and Danie Venter but it is not enough to get three stars. The 2012 Olympic heavyweight gold medallist Oleksandr Usyk entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 5-0-0 (5 KOs=100%) and he is ranked as the No.25 cruiserweight in the world; he has fought three times in 2014 beating Daniel Bruwer in his last bout (=Usyk vs Bruwer).
His opponent, Danie Venter, has an official record of 19-6-0 (14 knockouts) and he entered as the No.19 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Thabiso Mchunu; since then he has won four consecutive fights. Usyk vs Venter is valid for the WBO Inter-Continental cruiserweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Daron Cruickshank vs KJ Noons full fight Video GIF UFC Tuf 20 Finale – 2014
Review: 2014-12-12, fight not particularly good between Daron Cruickshank and KJ Noons: it gets two stars as soon as possible. The black belt in tae-kwon-do Daron Cruickshank entered this fight with a mma record of 16-5-0 (62% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.58 lightweight in the world while his opponent, the black belt in kenpo karate KJ Noons, has an official record of 13-7-0 (69% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.61 welterweight. Cruickshank vs Noons is on the undercard of Carla Esparza vs Rose Namajunas – UFC Tuf 20 Finale. Watch the video and rate this fight!