Review: 2014-03-29, good start, some tough exchanges and one of the best KOs of the year: Mehdi Zatout vs Mike ‘300’ Demetriou gets four stars!! Mehdi Zatout entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 72-29-1, he is the current Wbc welterweight muay thai champion (147 lbs, 66.7 kg) having defeated Singmanee Kaewsamrit via unanimous decision on September 7, 2013; after this title-fight he lost two bouts: against Fabio Pinca in October and then to Houcine Bennoui (January 2014).
His opponent, Mike ‘300’ Demetriou (real name Michael Demetriou), has an official record of 32-14-0 and he was the WMC middleweight Australian champion. Zatout vs Demetriou is the semifinal of MAX Muay Thai 7 four man tournament (-67kg); in the other semifinal Jomthong Chuwattana defeated Naimjon Tuhtobaev and then the Thai fighter won also the final (but both fights were not so exciting and we don’t post them); undercard of Aikpracha Meenayothin vs Youssef Boughanem 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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2014 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Aikpracha vs Youssef Boughanem 2 – full fight Video
Review: 2014-03-29, good fight between Aikpracha Meenayothin and Youssef Boughanem: it gets three stars. Aikpracha Meenayothin, also known as Eakpracha Meenayothin, entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 87-16-1 (64 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.5 super welterweight in the world, he debuted three weeks ago in the Glory World Series promotion defeating Albert Kraus via split decision, Aikpracha comes off four consecutive wins.
His opponent, Youssef Boughanem, has an official record of 104-10-3 and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class. In their first fight the Thai fighter defeated Boughanem by tko in the second round (dislocated shoulder – June 14, 2012). Aikpracha vs Boughanem 2 is the main event of “MAX Muay Thai 7: Bangkok”. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Victor Nagbe vs Kem Sitsongpeenong – full fight Video XMT
Review: 2014-03-29, the fight between Kem Sitsongpeenong and Victor Nagbe gets three stars thanks to a good finish. Kem Sitsongpeenong entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 121-23-4 and he is ranked as the No.3 welterweight in the world, he has already fought twice in 2014 losing the first bout against Vitaly Gurkov (fight valid for the WBC super welterweight title) but then he defeated Toby Smith at Max Muay Thai 6 (=Kem vs Smith).
His opponent, Victor Nagbe, has an official record of 38-15-1 and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class, he is just 19 years old (ten years younger than Kem) and last year he arrived to the final of “MAX Muay Thai 2013 – 67 kg tournament” but he lost to Saketdao Phetpayathai (=Nagbe vs Saketdao). Kem vs Nagbe is the semifinal of Xtreme Muay Thai 4-man tournament (-70kg). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Bogdan Stoica vs Loren Javier Jorge – full fight Video SK
Review: 2014-03-29, bout with too many interruptions: Bogdan Stoica vs Loren Javier Jorge gets two stars. Bogdan Stoica entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 38-4-0 (29 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.8 super cruiserweight in the world, last year he fought five times losing only his last bout against Igor Bugaenko (fight valid for the SK cruiserweight belt =Stoica vs Bugaenko).
His opponent, Loren Javier Jorge, has a record of 71-13-4 (28 knockouts), he fought seven times in 2013 losing three bouts, one of which against Bugaenko. Stoica vs Loren is on the undercard of Cedric Manhoef vs Amansio Paraschiv – SuperKombat New Heroes 7. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Cedric Manhoef vs Amansio Paraschiv – full fight Video SK
Review: 2014-03-29, exciting second part of the fight: Cedric Manhoef vs Amansio Paraschiv is close to get four stars. Cedric Manhoef, Melvin Manhoef’s cousin, entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 37-1-1 (7 knockouts), he is only 20 years old and last year he won the SuperKombat New Heroes middleweight title defeating Cristian Milea via split decision.
His opponent, Amansio Paraschiv (or Amancio Paraschiv), has an official record of 8-1-0 (4 knockouts), he is also very young, 21 years old, and last year he won the WKN Intercontinental super-welterweight title. Manhoef vs Paraschiv is valid for the SuperKombat New Heroes middleweight title (Manhoef’s first defense); main event of SuperKombat New Heroes 7. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Josh Burkman vs Tyler Stinson – full fight Video WSOF 9
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!
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!