Review: 2014-03-29, spectacular finish between Josh Burkman and Tyler Stinson: it gets three stars. Josh Burkman entered this fight with a mma record of 26-10-0 (62% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.22 welterweight in the world, last year he fought three times losing only his last bout against Steve Carl (the fight was valid for the WSOF Ww title: Burkman vs Carl).
His opponent, Tyler Stinson, has a record of 27-9-0 (93% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.38 in the same weight class, he comes off three consecutive wins. Burkman vs Stinson is on the undercard of Steve Carl vs Rousimar Palhares – WSOF 9. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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FULL FIGHTS Released this week:
2014 MMA fight – Yushin Okami vs Svetlozar Savov – full fight Video WSOF 9
Review: 2014-03-29, pretty good fight between Yushin Okami and Svetlozar Savov: it gets three stars. Yushin Okami entered this fight with a mma record of 29-8-0 (49% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 middleweight in the world, last year he fought twice winning the first bout against Hector Lombard (=Lombard vs Okami) but then he lost to Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza and he was released from the Ufc (=Okami vs Jacare).
His opponent, Svetlozar Savov, has a record of 12-4-0 (92% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since October 21, 2012 when he defeated Bojan Velickovic. Okami vs Savov is on the undercard of Steve Carl vs Rousimar Palhares – WSOF 9. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Marlon Moraes vs Josh Rettinghouse – full fight Video WSOF 9
Review: 2014-03-29, boring and disappointing fight between Marlon Moraes and Josh Rettinghouse: it gets one star. Marlon Moraes entered this fight with a pro mma record of 12-4-1 (67% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 bantamweight in the world, he suffered his last two defeats in 2011 but since then he has collected six consecutive wins.
His opponent, Josh Rettinghouse, has a record of 10-2-0 (80% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.56 in the same weight class, last year he fought seven times losing only to Cory Vom Baur at CageSport 24, in his last bout he debuted in the WSOF defeating Alexis Vila. Moraes vs Rettinghouse is valid for the inaugural WSOF bantamweight title; undercard of Steve Carl vs Rousimar Palhares – WSOF 9. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Steve Carl vs Rousimar Palhares – full fight Video WSOF 9
Review: 2014-03-29, pretty good finish but it is not enough to get three stars.: Steve Carl vs Rousimar Palhares gets two stars. Steve Carl entered this fight with a professional mma record of 21-3-0 (86% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.18 welterweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Douglas Lima at Bellator 49 (=Lima vs Carl), since then he has collected seven consecutive wins and in his last fight he won the WSOF Ww title against Josh Burkman (=Burkman vs Carl).
His opponent, Rousimar Palhares, has an official record of 15-6-0 (80% submission victory rate) and he entered as the No.15 in the same weight class, he is a black belt in bjj and last year he fought just once beating Mike Pierce (=Pierce vs Palhares) but after this bout he was released by Ufc for his unsportsmanlike conduct in the cage (not letting go of the submission). Carl vs Palhares, main event of WSOF 9, is valid for the WSOF welterweight title (Carl’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Sergey Kovalev vs Cedric Agnew – full fight Video WBO
Review: 2014-03-29, pretty good fight between Sergey Kovalev and Cedric Agnew: it gets three stars. Both undefeated, Sergey Kovalev entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 23-0-1 (21 KOs=91%) and he is ranked as the No.4 light heavyweight in the world while Cedric Agnew, has a perfect record of 26-0-0 (13 knockouts) and he entered as the No.15 in the same weight class (currently the #1 in this division is Bernard Hopkins).
They both had a very good amateur career in their countries, in fact Kovalev won 193 fights out of 215 amateur bouts winning the gold medal in 2005 (Russian Championships) while Agnew won the gold in the 2003 US national junior olympics (189lbs) and in the 2004 US under-19 championships at 178lbs; but their professional careers are very different since Agnew has never fought for a world title and he has never faced any former world champions. Kovalev vs Agnew is valid for the WBO light heavyweight title (Kovalev’s second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Karim Mayfield vs Thomas Dulorme – full fight Video
Review: 2014-03-29, technical fight but not so exciting: Karim Mayfield vs Thomas Dulorme gets two stars. The undefeated Karim Mayfield entered this fight with a boxing record of 18-0-1 (11 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.16 light welterweight in the world, last year he fought just once defeating Christopher Fernandez via ko in the eighth round.
His opponent, Thomas Dulorme, has a record of 20-1-0 (14 knockouts) and he entered as the No.27 in the same weight class, he suffered his only defeat in 2012 when he faced Luis Carlos Abregu in a fight valid for the vacant WBC International Ww title (=Dulorme vs Abregu), since then he has fought and won four times. Mayfield vs Dulorme is valid for the vacant NABF light welterweight title, undercard of Sergey Kovalev vs Cedric Agnew. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Stuart Hall vs Martin Ward – full fight Video IBF
Review: 2014-03-29, pretty good start but the fight between Stuart Hall and Martin Ward was too short and in this case we can’t give more than two stars… Stuart Hall entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 16-2-1 (7 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.18 bantamweight in the world, he comes off four consecutive wins and in his last fight he won the vacant IBF bantamweight title defeating Vusi Malinga via unanimous decision (=Hall vs Malinga).
His opponent, Martin Ward, has an official record of 18-2-0 (4 knockouts) and he entered as the No.63 in the same weight class, he is 26 years old (8 years younger than Hall) and this is his first world title shot. Both fighters have lost to #23 Lee Haskins in their career but Stuart Hall was defeated via unanimous decision while Ward by tko in the fifth round. Hall vs Ward is valid for the IBF bantamweight title (Hall’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Jon-Lewis Dickinson vs Neil Dawson – full fight Video
Review: 2014-03-29, disappointing fight with too much clinching: Jon-Lewis Dickinson vs Neil Dawson gets one star. Jon-Lewis Dickinson entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 14-2-0 (3 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.35 cruiserweight in the world, in both fights in which he was defeated he was forced to retire: the first time against Tyrone Wright due to a large swelling below his eye, and the second one with a suspected broken jaw against Richard Turba, both in 2010.
His opponent, Neil Dawson, has a record of 12-2-0 (5 knockouts) and he entered as the No.48 in the same weight class, last year he fought twice losing the first fight to Danny McIntosh (Cw Prizefighter tournament) but in his last bout he defeated Chris Keane winning the vacant WBO International cruiserweight title. Dickinson vs Dawson is valid for the BBBofC British cruiserweight title (Dickinson’s third defense); undercard of Stuart Hall vs Martin Ward. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Miguel Angel Gonzalez vs Fernando Carcamo Garcia – full fight Video
Review: 2014-03-28, great start and good pace: the fight between Miguel Angel Gonzalez and Fernando Carcamo gets three stars. Miguel Angel Gonzalez entered this fight with a record of 23-3-0 (16 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.30 lightweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Mike Dallas Jr (=Dallas Jr vs Gonzalez), since then he has fought and won three times.
His opponent, Fernando Carcamo Garcia, has a record of 16-5-0 (13 KOs=81%) and he entered as the No.32 in the same weight class, the last man who defeated Carcamo was Michael Perez in 2012, since then he has collected six consecutive wins. Gonzalez vs Carcamo is the semifinal of ESPN’s 2014 Boxcino lightweight tournament; in the quarterfinals Gonzalez defeated Miguel Angel Mendoza while Carcamo won then-undefeated Samuel Kotey Neequaye. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Petr Petrov vs Christopher Deon Rudd – full fight Video
Review: 2014-03-28, spectacular second part of the fight with some tremendous exchanges: Petr Petrov vs Christopher Deon Rudd is very close to get four stars!! Petr Petrov entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 33-4-2 (15 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.56 lightweight in the world, he suffered his last two defeats in world or international title fights: in 2011 he lost to Marcos Maidana in a bout valid for the WBA light-Ww belt (=Maidana vs Petrov) and in 2013 he was defeated by #20 undefeated Dejan Zlaticanin.
His opponent, Christopher Deon Rudd, has a record of 13-1-0 (8 knockouts) and he suffered his only defeat last year when he faced William Jackson via majority decision. The fight between Petrov and Rudd is the semifinal of ESPN’s 2014 Boxcino lightweight tournament; in the quarterfinals Petrov won then-undefeated Fedor Papazov while Rudd defeated Yakubu Amidu. Watch the video and rate this fight!