Review: 2014-06-14, good fight between Buakaw Banchamek and Djime Coulibaly: it gets three stars. Buakaw Banchamek, formerly known as Buakaw Por Pramuk entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 216-21-12 (56 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 super welterweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2009 when he faced Andy Souwer in the semifinal of the K-1 World Max, since then he has collected 29 consecutive wins!! Buakaw has already fought three times in 2014 beating Sung-Hyun Lee in February (semifinal of the K-1 Max, Buakaw vs Lee), the young prospect Victor Nagbe in April (=Buakaw vs Nagbe) and Adaylton Freitas just one week ago with a spectacular high kick (=Buakaw vs Freitas).
His opponent, Djime Coulibaly, has an official record of 49-10-4 (18 knockouts) and he entered as the No.6 middleweight, he has already fought twice in 2014 beating Ben Hodge in February (bout valid for the WMC 72,5 kg world title) but then he was defeated by Kongjak Sor Tuantong in April. In the first fight between Buakaw and Coulibaly the Thai beat the French on points (May 14, 2011 Buakaw vs Coulibaly I). Buakaw vs Coulibaly 2 is valid for the WMC world super welterweight title, main event of Monte Carlo Fighting Masters 2014. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Best fights of the week 25, year 2014
Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 25: (Mon-Sun) from June 16, 2014 to June 22, 2014. Boxing Fight of the Week: Robert Guerrero vs Yoshihiro Kamegai Boxing Knockout of the Week: McWilliams Arroyo vs Froilan Saludar K-1 Muay Thai … Read more
2014 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic vs Jarrell Miller 2 – full fight Video
Review: 2014-06-21, tough fight but not particularly exciting: the second fight between Mirko Filipovic and Jarrell Miller gets two stars. Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic entered this fight with a kickboxing record of 22-8-0 (12 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.7 heavyweight in the world, he won the K-1 Hw tournament in March 2013 beating Ismael Londt in the final (=Filipovic vs Londt); after that bout he has fought just once in 2014 but he lost to Remy Bonjasky (=Cro Cop vs Bonjasky 2).
His opponent, the 25-year-old Jarrell Miller (14 years younger than Filipovic), has an official record of 21-1-0 (9 knockouts) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since March 15, 2013 when he faced for the first time Cro Cop (=Filipovic vs Miller). CroCop vs Miller 2 is on the undercard of Rico Verhoeven vs Daniel Ghita 2 – Glory 17. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Marc de Bonte vs Joseph Valtellini – full fight Video GLORY 17
Review: 2014-06-21, back and forth fight with two spectacular knockdowns: Marc de Bonte vs Joseph Valtellini gets three stars. Marc de Bonte entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 87-11-1 (19 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.4 light heavyweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Murthel Groenhart (=Groenhart vs de Bonte), after that bout he has fought just twice beating L’houcine Ouzgni and Karapet Karapetyan (=Karapetyan vs de Bonte 2); in this last fight he won the Glory welterweight title.
His opponent, Joseph Valtellini, has an official record of 11-2-0 (10 KOs=90%) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class, he fought five times in 2013 losing only his last bout against Nieky Holzken (=Valtellini vs Holzken). De Bonte vs Valtellini is valid for the Glory welterweight title (de Bonte’s first defense); undercard of Rico Verhoeven vs Daniel Ghita 2 – Glory 17. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Rico Verhoeven vs Daniel Ghita 2 – full fight Video GLORY 17
Review: 2014-06-21, disappointing fight between Rico Verhoeven and Daniel Ghita: it gets two stars. Rico Verhoeven entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 43-7-1 (8 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 heavyweight in the world, he is 25 years old (8 years younger than Ghita) and he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Semmy Schilt, since then he has fought five times winning the Glory Hw tournament at the end of 2013 beating Daniel Ghita in the final (=Ghita vs Verhoeven).
His opponent, Daniel Ghita, has an official record of 50-10-0 (39 KOs=78%) and he entered as the No.2 in the same weight class, after his last loss against Verhoeven he fought once defeating Errol Zimmerman (=Ghita vs Zimmerman 2). Ghita vs Verhoeven 2, main event of Glory 17, is valid for the Glory heavyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Cristian Mijares vs Sebastian Daniel Rodriguez – full fight Video
Review: 2014-06-21, good finish but the rest of the fight was pretty boring: Cristian Mijares vs Sebastian Rodriguez gets two stars. Cristian Mijares entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 49-8-2 (24 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.17 featherweight in the world, he has already fought in 2014 but he lost to Leo Santa Cruz in a fight valid for the WBC super bantamweight title (=Santa Cruz vs Mijares).
His opponent, Sebastian Daniel Rodriguez, has an official record of 20-6-1 (7 knockouts), he has already fought four times in 2014 losing once to Diego Luis Pichardo Liriano (via split decision). Mijares vs Rodriguez is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Joe Schilling vs Artem Levin 2 – full fight Video GLORY 17
Review: 2014-06-21, good start but the rest of the fight was not so exciting: the second fight between Joe Schilling and Artem Levin gets two stars. Joe Schilling entered this fight with a kickboxing record of 17-6-0 and he is ranked as the No.3 cruiserweight while Artem Levin has a record of 83-6-1 and he entered as the No.4 light heavyweight. In their first bout Schilling defeated Levin by unanimous decsion (September 28, 2013), this second fight is the final of the Glory middleweight championship tournament; in the quarterfinals Schilling beat Simon Marcus (=Schilling vs Marcus) while Levin defeated Alex Pereira, in the semifinals the American took revenge on Wayne Barrett while the Russian beat Filip Verlinden. Levin vs Schilling 2 is on the undercard of Rico Verhoeven vs Daniel Ghita 2 – Glory 17. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Robert Guerrero vs Yoshihiro Kamegai – full fight Video
Review: 2014-06-21, good fight thanks to a great performance by both boxers: Robert Guerrero vs Yoshihiro Kamegai gets three stars. Robert Guerrero entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 31-2-1 (18 knockouts) but is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since May 4, 2013 when he was defeated by Floyd Mayweather Jr (=Mayweather vs Guerrero); ‘The Ghost’ Guerrero has won world titles in four different weight classes.
His opponent, Yoshihiro Kamegai, has a record of 24-1-1 (21 KOs=87%) and he entered as the No.46 welterweight in the world, he suffered his only defeat in 2013 when he faced the WBA world light-Ww champion Johan Perez; after that bout he has fought and won twice. Guerrero vs Kamegai is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Georgi Karakhanyan vs Rick Glenn – full fight Video WSOF 10
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!
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!