LAST 4 & 5 STARS FIGHTS:
FULL FIGHTS Released this week:
Review: 2013-07-20, pretty boring fight between Pedro Guevara and Mario Rodriguez: it gets one star. Pedro Guevara (19-1-1, 13 KOs) entered as the No.9 light flyweight in the world while Mario Rodriguez (15-7-4, 11 KOs) entered as the No.3 minimumweight. Guevara vs Rodriguez 2 is valid for the WBC Silver light flyweight title (their first fight ended in a draw – May 28, 2011). Watch the video!
Review: 2013-07-31, good first round between Michael Chandler and David Rickels: it gets three stars. The undefeated Michael Chandler (11-0-0, 81% finishing rate) entered as the No.4 lightweight in the world while David Rickels (14-1-0, 64% finishing rate) entered as the No.22. Chandler vs Rickels, main event of Bellator 97, is valid for the Bellator lightweight title (Chandler’s second defense). Watch the video!
Review: 2013-07-31, good ground control but the fight between Ben Askren and Andrey Koreshkov was not so exciting: it gets two stars. Both undefeated, the American Ben Askren (11-0-0, 45% finishing rate) entered as the No.9 welterweight in the world while the Russian Andrey Koreshkov (13-0-0, 85% finishing rate) entered as the No.25. Askren vs Koreshkov is valid for the Bellator welterweight title (Askren’s fourth defense); undercard of Michael Chandler vs David Rickels – Bellator 97. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-07-31, one sided fight, Muhammed Lawal vs Jacob Noe gets two stars. Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal (10-2-0, 80% finishing rate – curiously he has never won by submission) entered as the No.22 light heavyweight in the world while Jacob Noe (12-2-0, 92% finishing rate) entered as the No.30. “King Mo” Lawal vs Noe is the final of the Bellator light heavyweight tournament; undercard of Michael Chandler vs David Rickels – Bellator 97. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-07-31, fight not particularly good between Vitaly Minakov and Ryan Martinez: it gets two stars. The undefeated Vitaly Minakov (11-0-0, 91% finishing rate) entered as the No.31 heavyweight in the world while Ryan Martinez (10-2-0, 70% finishing rate) entered as the No.22. Minakov vs Martinez is the final of the Bellator heavyweight tournament; undercard of Michael Chandler vs David Rickels – Bellator 97. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-07-31, good start and good finish between Patricio Freire and Jared Downing: it gets three stars. Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire (17-2-0, 76% finishing rate) entered as the No.15 featherweight in the world while Jared Downing (9-2-0, 22% finishing rate) entered as the No.54. Freire vs Downing is on the undercard of Michael Chandler vs David Rickels – Bellator 97. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-07-26, pretty good fight between Yodsanklai Fairtex and Chike Lindsay: it gets three stars. Yodsanklai Fairtex (184-71-4, 71 KOs) entered as the No.2 middleweight in the world while Chike Lindsay (18-4-0) entered as the No.6 super welterweight. Yodsanklai vs Lindsay, main event of Lion Fight 10, is valid for the Lion Fight middleweight title. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-07-27, even if there were three knockdowns the fight between Marco Antonio Rubio and Dionisio Miranda was not so good. Marco Antonio Rubio (57-6-1, 49 KOs) entered as the No.9 middleweight in the world while Dionisio Miranda (22-8-2, 19 KOs) entered as the No.80. Rubio vs Miranda is the main event of the evening. Watch the video!
Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 30: (Mon-Sun) from July 22, 2013 to July 28, 2013. Boxing Fight of the Week: Omar Figueroa vs Nihito Arakawa Boxing Knockout of the Week: Odlanier Solis vs Yakup Saglam Mma Fight of … Read more
Review: 2013-07-27, the fight between Omar Figueroa Jr and Nihito Arakawa was an absolute war from the first bell: a toe-to-toe battle with two knockdowns and a tremendous pace…everything you could want from a candidate for Fight of the Year 2013, it gets five stars! Congratulations to both boxers for the amazing performance, Compubox punching statistics showed that ‘Panterita’ Figueroa landed a total of 480 of 942 punches (51% accuracy rate) compared to 280 of 1170 for Arakawa (24% accuracy rate). The undefeated Omar Figueroa (21-0-1, 17 KOs) entered as the No.23 lightweight in the world while Nihito Arakawa (24-2-1, 16 KOs) entered as the No.14. Figueroa vs Arakawa is valid for the interim WBC lightweight title; undercard of Andre Berto vs Jesus Soto Karass. Watch the video!
