Best fights of the week 21, year 2014

Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 21: (Mon-Sun) from May 19, 2014 to May 25, 2014.   Boxing Fight of the Week: Adonis Stevenson vs Andrzej Fonfara Boxing Knockout of the Week: David Lemieux vs Fernando Guerrero   Mma Fight and … Read more

2014 BOXING fight – Jhonny Gonzalez vs Clive Atwell – full fight Video WBC

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Fight rated 2 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-05-24, disappointing fight between Jhonny Gonzalez and Clive Atwell: it gets two stars. Jhonny Gonzalez entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 55-8-0 (47 KOs=85%) and he is ranked as the No.2 featherweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Daniel Ponce De Leon (=Gonzalez vs Ponce De Leon), since then he has fought and won three times and in his last bout he managed to beat then-undefeated Abner Mares winning the WBC Fw belt (=Mares vs Gonzalez).
His opponent, the undefeated Clive Atwell, has a record of 12-0-1 (7 knockouts) and he entered as the No.54 in the same weight class, he is 25 years old (seven years younger than Gonzalez) and he has never fought outside Guyana (his homeland). Gonzalez vs Atwell is valid for the WBC featherweight title (Gonzalez’s first defense), first world title-shot for Atwell. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 BOXING fight – David Sanchez vs Breilor Teran – full fight Video WBA

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Fight rated 2 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-05-24, fight not so good between David Sanchez and Breilor Teran: it gets two stars. David Sanchez entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 24-2-2 (19 KOs=79%) and he is ranked as the No.8 super flyweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2010 when he faced Mario Macias (via split decision), since then he has collected 14 consecutive wins and he has won the vacant WBA International super-Flw title beating Marco Demecillo in 2014 (=Sanchez vs Demecillo).
His opponent, Breilor Teran, has not an outstanding record, 13-9-1 (6 knockouts), but he entered as the No.44 in the same weight class since he managed to defeat the former WBA light-Flw champion Cesar Canchila in 2013 and his last loss was in 2010 (Teran has 8 consecutive wins). ‘Tornado’ Sanchez vs Teran is valid for the interim WBA World super flyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 BOXING fight – Adonis Stevenson vs Andrzej Fonfara – full fight Video WBC

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Fight rated 3 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-05-24, nice and tough fight between Adonis Stevenson and Andrzej Fonfara: it gets three stars. Adonis Stevenson entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 23-1-0 (20 KOs=87%) and he is ranked as the No.1 light heavyweight in the world, he suffered his only defeat in 2010 when he faced Darnell Boone for the first time but in their second bout the Canadian took revenge on the American (on March 22, 2013, Stevenson vs Boone 2); after this fight ‘Superman’ Stevenson won the WBC light-Hw title beating Chad Dawson (The Ring magazine Knockout of the Year 2013: Dawson vs Stevenson) and he successfully defended the belt against Tavoris Cloud (=Stevenson vs Cloud) and Tony Bellew (=Stevenson vs Bellew).
His opponent, Andrzej Fonfara, has an official record of 25-2-0 (15 knockouts) and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in 2008 when he was just 20 years old and he faced Derrick Findley (Fonfara is 10 years younger than Stevenson), since then he has collected 15 consecutive wins and one no-contest; in 2012 he won the vacant IBO light-Hw title beating Tommy Karpency (=Fonfara vs Karpency). Stevenson vs Fonfara is valid for the WBC light heavyweight title (Stevenson’s third defense); they also faced each other a second time on June 3, 2017 (=Adonis Stevenson vs Andrzej Fonfara 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!

Renan Barao vs TJ Dillashaw full fight Video UFC 173 – 2014

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Fight rated 3 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-05-24, good fight between Renan Barao and TJ Dillashaw: it gets three stars (UFC Performance and UFC Fight of the Night). The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Renan ‘Barao’ Pegado entered this fight with a professional mma record of 32-1-0 (69% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 bantamweight in the world, he suffered his only defeat in his first pro mma fight in 2005 when he faced Joao Paulo Rodrigues de Souza. Barao won the the interim Ufc Bw title in 2012 against Urijah Faber (=Barao vs Faber) and he successfully defended the belt three times.
His opponent, TJ Dillashaw, has an official record of 9-2-0 (67% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat at the end of 2013 when he faced Raphael Assuncao (=Assuncao vs Dillashaw) but he came back to victory in 2014 beating Mike Easton (=Dillashaw vs Easton). Barao vs Dillashaw, main event of Ufc 173, is valid for the UFC bantamweight title (Barao’s fourth defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 MMA fight – Dan Henderson vs Daniel Cormier – full fight Video UFC 173

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Fight rated 3 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-05-24, Dan Henderson vs Daniel Cormier gets three stars only thanks to a good finish. Dan Henderson entered this fight with a pro mma record of 30-11-0 (54% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 light heavyweight in the world, he is 43 years old (8 years older than Cormier) and last year he lost three consecutive fights: against Lyoto Machida (=Machida vs Henderson), Rashad Evans (=Evans vs Henderson) and Vitor Belfort (=Belfort vs Henderson 2); he came back to victory in 2014 beating Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua (=Rua vs Henderson 2).
His opponent, the undefeated Daniel Cormier, has a record of 14-0-0 (64% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class, he moved down in weight class to the light-Hw division just three months ago defeating Patrick Cummins (=Cormier vs Cummins); currently the #1 in this division is Jon Jones. Henderson vs Cormier is on the undercard of Renan Barao vs TJ Dillashaw – UFC 173. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Robbie Lawler vs Jake Ellenberger full fight Video UFC 173 – 2014

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Fight rated 2 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-05-24, some good single shots between Robbie Lawler and Jake Ellenberger but it is not enough to get three stars. The black belt in karate Robbie Lawler entered this fight with a mma record of 22-10-0 (86% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.6 welterweight in the world, last year he returned to the Ww division and he won three out of three fights but in 2014 he lost to Johny Hendricks in a bout valid for the Ufc Ww title (=Hendricks vs Lawler).
His opponent, Jake Ellenberger, has a record of 29-7-0 (79% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class, last year he fought twice defeating Nate Marquardt (=Ellenberger vs Marquardt) but then he lost to Rory MacDonald (=Ellenberger vs MacDonald). Lawler vs Ellenberger is on the undercard of Renan Barao vs TJ Dillashaw – UFC 173. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 MMA fight – Takeya Mizugaki vs Francisco Rivera – fight Video UFC 173

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Fight rated 2 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-05-24, fight not particularly exciting between Takeya Mizugaki and Francisco Rivera: it gets two stars. Takeya Mizugaki entered this fight with a mma record of 19-7-2 (32% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 bantamweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Chris Cariaso, since then he has fought and won four times.
His opponent, Francisco Rivera, has a record of 10-2-0 (70% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.15 in the same weight class, he suffered his two defeats between 2010 and 2011 losing to Erik Koch and Reuben Duran, since then he has collected five wins and one no-contest; currently the #1 in this division is Renan ‘Barao’ Pegado. Mizugaki vs Rivera is on the undercard of Renan Barao vs TJ Dillashaw – UFC 173. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Jamie Varner vs James Krause full fight Video UFC 173 – 2014

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Fight rated 2 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-05-24, great heart and some good shots but it is not enough to get three stars: Jamie Varner vs James Krause gets two. Jamie Varner entered this fight with a record of 21-9-1 (86% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.58 lightweight in the world, he lost three out of his last four fights but his last bout was one of the best mma fights of 2014 (=Varner vs Trujillo).
His opponent, James Krause, has a record of 20-5-0 (90% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.91 in the same weight class, last year he defeated Toby Imada and Sam Stout (=Stout vs Krause) but then he lost to Bobby Green. Varner vs Krause is on the undercard of Renan Barao vs TJ Dillashaw – UFC 173. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 BOXING fight – David Lemieux vs Fernando Guerrero – full fight Video

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Fight rated 3 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-05-24, nice exchanges and great finish: David Lemieux vs Fernando Guerrero gets three stars. David Lemieux entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 31-2-0 (29 KOs=93%) and he is ranked as the No.15 middleweight in the world, he suffered both his losses in 2011 when he was just 22 years old and he faced Marco Antonio Rubio (=Rubio vs Lemieux) and Joachim Alcine (=Alcine vs Lemieux); since then he has collected six consecutive wins.
His opponent, Fernando Guerrero, has a record of 26-2-0 (19 knockouts) and he entered as the No.30 in the same weight class, last year he had his first world tilte-shot when he faced Peter Quillin but he lost by tko (=Quillin vs Guerrero); after that bout he has fought and won once defeating Raymond Gatica. Lemieux vs Guerrero is valid for the vacant NABF middleweight title; undercard of Adonis Stevenson vs Andrzej Fonfara. Watch the video and rate this fight!