Review: 2014-06-21, great fight between Georgi Karakhanyan and Rick Glenn: it gets three stars. The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Georgi Karakhanyan entered this fight with a pro mma record of 23-3-1 (74% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.15 featherweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Patricio Freire at Bellator 37; since then he has fought nine times winning the Wsof Fw title in his last bout against Lance Palmer (=Karakhanyan vs Palmer).
His opponent, Rick Glenn, has a record of 14-2-1 (86% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.43 in the same weight class, he lost his last bout in 2010 facing Lonnie Scriven, since then he has collected 11 victories and one draw. Karakhanyan vs Glenn is valid for the WSOF featherweight title (Karakhanyan’s first defense); undercard of David Branch vs Jesse Taylor – WSOF 10. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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FULL FIGHTS Released this week:
2014 MMA fight – David Branch vs Jesse Taylor – full fight Video WSOF 10
Review: 2014-06-21, David Branch vs Jesse Taylor gets three stars thanks to a good finish. The balck belt in Bjj David Branch entered this fight with a professional mma record of 13-3-0 (54% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.24 middleweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Anthony Johnson (=Johnson vs Branch), after that bout he has fought and won three times beating Dustin Jacoby, Paulo Filho (=Branch vs Filho) and Danillo Villefort (=Branch vs Villefort).
His opponent, Jesse Taylor, has an official record of 27-9-0 (70% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.20 in the same weight class, he also lost his last bout in 2012, against Gael Grimaud, since then he has collected seven consecutive wins. Branch vs Taylor, main event of World Series of Fighting 10, is valid for the WSOF middleweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Vasyl Lomachenko vs Gary Russell Jr full fight Video – 2014
Review: 2014-06-21, very high level of boxing between Vasyl Lomachenko and Gary Russell Jr: it gets three stars. The 2012 and 2008 Olympic gold medalist Vasyl Lomachenko entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 1-1-0 (1 knockout – but he has an amateur record of 396-1) and he is ranked as the No.19 featherweight in the world, in his last bout he he lost to Orlando Salido via split decision in a fight valid for the vacant WBO Fw title (=Salido vs Lomachenko).
His opponent, the undefeated Gary Russell Jr, has a perfect record of 24-0-0 (14 knockouts) and he entered as the No.29 in the same weight class, he has already fought in 2014 beating Miguel Tamayo. Lomachenko vs Russell Jr is valid for the vacant WBO featherweight title, first world title shot for Russel Jr; undercard of Robert Guerrero vs Yoshihiro Kamegai. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Jessica Aguilar vs Emi Fujino – full fight Video WSOF 10
Review: 2014-06-21, fight not particularly good between Jessica Aguilar and Emi Fujino: it gets two stars. Jessica Aguilar entered this fight with a mma record of 17-4-0 (59% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.1 women’s strawweight in the world, she suffered her last defeat in 2010 when she faced Zoila Frausto Gurgel at Bellator 31, since then she has fought eight consecutive times winning the Wsof title in her last bout, against Alida Gray (=Aguilar vs Gray).
Her opponent, Emi Fujino, has an official record of 13-7-0 (46% finishing rate) and she entered as the No.16 in the same weight class, she fought three times in 2013 beating Amber Brown and Hyo Kyung Song but then she lost to Mizuki Inoue. Aguilar vs Fujino is valid for the WSOF women’s strawweight title (Aguilar’s first defense); undercard of David Branch vs Jesse Taylor – WSOF 10. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Simon Marcus vs Joe Schilling 3 – full fight Video GLORY 17
Review: 2014-06-21, good fight with an exciting finish: the third fight between Simon Marcus and Joe Schilling gets three stars. The undefeated Simon Marcus entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 39-0-1 and he is ranked as the No.1 light heavyweight in the world, the only man who stopped him in a draw was Chidi Njokuani in 2013; he has already fought three times in 2014 beating Li Bei, Israel Adesanya and Vehas TopKing.
His opponent, Joe Schilling, has an official record of 15-6-0 and he entered as the No.3 cruiserweight, he fought three times in 2013 defeating Kengo Shimizu and Artem Levin but then he lost to Wayne Barrett (=Schilling vs Barrett). In both the first and second fights, Marcus beat Schilling; this third fight is the quarter-final of the Glory middleweight championship tournament; undercard of Rico Verhoeven vs Daniel Ghita 2 – Glory 17. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Devon Alexander vs Jesus Soto Karass – full fight Video
Review: 2014-06-21, good fight with a great finish: Devon Alexander vs Jesus Soto Karass gets three stars. Devon Alexander entered this fight with a record of 25-2-0 (14 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.9 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Floyd Mayweather Jr), he has won world titles in two different weight classes but in his last fight he was beat by the undefeated Shawn Porter losing the IBF Ww title (=Alexander vs Porter).
His opponent, Jesus Soto Karass, has an official record of 28-9-3 (18 knockouts) and he entered as the No.18 in the same weight class, he also lost his last bout, against Keith Thurman, in a bout valid for the interim WBA Ww title (=Thurman vs Karass). Alexander vs Soto Karass is on the undercard of Robert Guerrero vs Yoshihiro Kamegai. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Andy Ristie vs Ky Hollenbeck – full fight Video GLORY 17
Review: 2014-06-21, fight not particularly exciting between Andy Ristie and Ky Hollenbeck: it gets two stars. Andy Ristie entered this fight with a kickboxing record of 44-4-1 (23 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.3 super welterweight in the world, he won the Glory lightweight tournament in 2013 defeating Giorgio Petrosyan in the semifinal (=Petrosyan vs Ristie) and Robin van Roosmalen in the final (=van Roosmalen vs Ristie) but then he lost the title in 2014 when he faced Davit Kiria (=Ristie vs Kiria).
His opponent, Ky Hollenbeck, has an official record of 46-3-1 (8 knockouts) and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class, he fought and won twice in 2013: against Albert Kraus and Warren Stevelmans. Ristie vs Hollenbeck is on the undercard of Rico Verhoeven vs Daniel Ghita 2 – Glory 17. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Luiz Firmino vs Tyson Griffin – full fight Video WSOF 10
Review: 2014-06-21, good fight between Luiz Firmino and Tyson Griffin: it gets three stars. The black belt in Bjj Luiz Firmino entered this fight with a pro mma record of 17-6-0 (47% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.28 lightweight in the world, he loast his last bout in 2011 when he faced John Alessio, after that fight he has won four consecutive times.
His opponent, Tyson Griffin, has an official record of 16-7-0 (56% finishing rate), he was released from the Ufc in 2011 because he had lost four out of his last five bouts; since then he has fought just twice, defeating Efrain Escudero (=Griffin vs Escudero) but then he lost to Gesias Cavalcante (=Griffin vs Cavalcante). Firmino vs Griffin is on the undercard of David Branch vs Jesse Taylor – WSOF 10. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Anatoliy Dudchenko vs Nadjib Mohammedi – full fight Video
Review: 2014-06-21, Anatoliy Dudchenko vs Nadjib Mohammedi gets three stars thanks to a good second part of the fight. Anatoliy Dudchenko entered this fight with a pro record of 19-2-0 (13 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.22 light heavyweight in the world, he suffered his two defeats between 2007 and 2008, since then he collected 16 consecutive wins. In his last bout Dudchenko beat Robert Woge winning the IBF Inter-Continental light-Hw title (=Woge vs Dudchenko).
His opponent, Nadjib Mohammedi, has a record of 34-3-0 (20 knockouts) and he entered as the No.15 in the same weight class, he lost his last bout in 2011 when he faced Dmitry Sukhotsky for the WBO Inter-Continental light-Hw belt, after that bout he has fought and won ten times. Dudchenko vs Mohammedi is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Andrei Stoica vs Ali Cenik – full fight Video SuperKombat 3
Review: 2014-06-21, pretty good fight between Andrei Stoica and Ali Cenik: it gets three stars. Andrei Stoica entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 32-6-0 (21 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.5 super cruiserweight in the world, he has already fought in 2014 but he was defeated by Danyo Ilunga at Glory 15 (light heavyweight tournament Ilunga vs Stoica).
His opponent, Ali Cenik, has a record of 18-8-2 (11 knockouts) and he entered as the No.17 in the same weight class but he comes off two consecutive defeats: against Mladen Brestovac and Martin Pacas. Stoica vs Cenik, main event of SuperKombat Wgp 3, is valid for the SuperKombat super-cruiserweight title (Stoica’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!