Review: 2014-03-08, nice exchanges and great finish: Paul Butler vs Oreste Nieva gets three stars. The undefeated Paul Butler entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 14-0-0 (7 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.29 super flyweight in the world, last year he fought five times winning three titles: Commonwealth, WBA and WBO Inter-Continental super flyweight belts.
His opponent, Oreste Bernabe Nieva, has an official record of 15-2-2 (6 knockouts) and in this bout he fights for the first time outside his homeland Argentina. Butler vs Nieva is valid for the WBA and WBO Inter-Continental super flyweight titles. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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FULL FIGHTS Released this week:
2014 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic vs Remy Bonjasky 2 – full fight Video
Review: 2014-03-08, disappointing fight between Mirko Filipovic and Remy Bonjasky: it gets two stars. Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 22-7-0 and he is ranked as the No.6 heavyweight in the world, he comes off 10 consecutive wins (he suffered his last kickboxing defeat in 2001 losing to Michael McDonald) and last year he won the K-1 WGP heavyweight title beating Ismael Londt in the final (=Filipovic vs Londt).
His opponent, Remy Bonjasky, has an official record of 77-18-0 and he entered as the No.11 in the same weight class, he comes off three consecutive defeats but his last fight against Anderson ‘Braddock’ Silva ended in a controversial decision (=Bonjasky vs Silva 2).In the firs fight between Cro Cop and Bonjasky the Croatian defeated Remy by tko (on June 14, 2002), this second fight is the main event of Glory 14 Zagreb. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Andy Ristie vs Davit Kiria full fight Video GLORY 14 – 2014
Review: 2014-03-08, great fight with four knockdowns and a spectacular finish: Andy Ristie vs Davit Kiria gets three stars. Andy Ristie entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 44-3-1 and he is ranked as the No.1 super welterweight in the world, he comes off five consecutive wins, having lost his last fight to Andy Souwer in 2012 (=Souwer vs Ristie), last year Ristie won the Glory lightweight title beating Giorgio Petrosyan in the semifinal (=Petrosyan vs Ristie) and Robin van Roosmalen in the final (=Roosmalen vs Ristie).
His opponent, Davit Kiria, has an official record of 21-9-0 and he entered as the No.4 in the same weight class, last year he fought three times losing only his last fight against Robin van Roosmalen (=Roosmalen vs Kiria). Ristie vs Kiria is valid for the Glory lightweight title (Ristie’s first defense) and it is on the undercard of Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic vs Remy Bonjasky 2 – Glory 14. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Michael Johnson vs Melvin Guillard – fight Video UFC Ufn 38
Review: 2014-03-08, some good single shots between Michael Johnson and Melvin Guillard but it is not enough to get three stars. Michael Johnson entered this fight with a pro mma record of 14-8-0 (64% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.15 lightweight in the world, last year he fought three times losing his first fight to Reza Madadi (=Johnson vs Madadi) but then he won the other two bouts: the first one against Joe Lauzon (Lauzon vs Johnson) and the second one knocking out Gleison Tibau.
His opponent, Melvin Guillard, has an official record of 31-12-2 (71% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.22 in the same weight class, last year he fought twice, winning Mac Danzig in July (=Guillard vs Danzig) while the second bout ended in a no contest (illegal knee against Ross Pearson, Guillard vs Pearson). Johnson vs Guillard is on the undercard of Alexander Gustafsson vs Jimi Manuwa – UFC Ufn 38. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Alexander Gustafsson vs Jimi Manuwa – full fight Video UFC Ufn 38
Review: 2014-03-08, pretty good fight between Alexander Gustafsson and Jimi Manuwa: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night and UFC Performance of the Night). Alexander Gustafsson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 15-2-0 (80% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 light heavyweight in the world, last year he fought just once facing and losing to the Ufc champ Jon Jones in a fight valid for the Ufc light heavyweight title (the bout was very close and it was rated four stars by our users =Jon Jones vs Gustafsson).
His opponent, the undefeated Jimi Manuwa, has a perfect record of 14-0-0 (100% finishing rate with just one submission victory) and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class, last year he fought twice winning both fights by tko; currently the #1 in this division is Jon Jones. Gustafsson vs Manuwa is the main event of UFC Fight Night 38. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Brad Pickett vs Neil Seery – fight Video UFC Ufn 38
Review: 2014-03-08, great fight between Brad Pickett and Neil Seery, probably the best of the night: it gets three stars. Brad Pickett entered this fight with a mma record of 23-8-0 (74% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.28 bantamweight in the world but in this fight he makes his debut in the flyweight division after having lost two out of his last three fights.
His opponent, Neil Seery, has an official record of 13-9-0 (85% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.29 flyweight, he comes off four consecutive wins and in this fight he debuts in the Ufc. Pickett vs Seery is on the undercard of Alexander Gustafsson vs Jimi Manuwa – UFC Ufn 38. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Gunnar Nelson vs Omari Akhmedov – fight Video GIF UFC Ufn 38
Review: 2014-03-08, some nice elbows and a good finish: Gunnar Nelson vs Omari Akhmedov gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). The undefeated black belt in bjj and karate Gunnar Nelson entered this fight with a record of 11-0-1 (91% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.20 welterweight in the world, last year he fought just once defeating Jorge Santiago (=Nelson vs Santiago).
His opponent, Omari Akhmedov, has an official record of 12-1-0 (83% finishing rate), his only loss came in 2010 when he faced Michail Tsarev, since then he collected 11 consecutive wins; last year he made his debut in the Ufc defeating Thiago Perpetuo. Nelson vs Akhmedov is on the undercard of Alexander Gustafsson vs Jimi Manuwa – UFC Ufn 38. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Rustam Nugaev vs Marvin Quintero – full fight Video
Review: 2014-03-07, nice and tough exchanges from the first bell: Rustam Nugaev vs Marvin Quintero is close to get four stars. Rustam Nugaev entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 26-6-1 (16 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.30 lightweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Alisher Rahimov, since then he collected five consecutive wins and last year we rated two out of his four fights with four stars: Maicelo vs Nugaev and Nugaev vs Hernandez.
His opponent, Marvin Quintero, has an official record of 25-4-0 (21 KOs=84%) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since October 27, 2012 when he was defeated by Miguel Vazquez in a fight valid for the IBF lightweight title (=Vazquez vs Quintero). Nugaev vs Quintero is the main event of the night. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Alexander Volkov vs Mark Holata – full fight Video Bellator 111
Review: 2014-03-07, fight not so good between Alexander Volkov and Mark Holata: it gets two stars. Alexander Volkov entered this fight with a mma record of 19-4-0 (79% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.24 heavyweight in the world, he won the Bellator heavyweight title in 2012 beating Richard Hale (=Hale vs Volkov) but then he lost the belt in 2013 at his first defense when he faced Vitaly Minakov (=Volkov vs Minakov).
His opponent, Mark Holata, has an official record of 12-4-0 (67% finishing rate) and he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since October 5, 2012 when he was defeated by Vinicius Queiroz (=Holata vs Queiroz). Volkov vs Holata is the quarterfinal of the Bellator heavyweight tournament; undercard of Eduardo Dantas vs Anthony Leone – Bellator 111. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Peter Graham vs Mighty Mo – full fight Video Bellator 111
Review: 2014-03-07, some good single shots but the fight between Peter Graham and Mighty Mo was not particularly exciting: it gets two stars. Peter Graham entered this fight with a mma record of 9-6-0 (89% ko/tko victory rate) and he is ranked as the No.31 heavyweight in the world while Mighty Mo (real name: Siala-Mou Siliga) has an official record of 5-2-0 (100% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.92 in the same weight class. Both fighters fought in the K-1 World Grand Prix but they have never faced each other, moreover they both debuted and fought twice in 2013 for the Bellator Mma promotion. Graham vs Mo is the quarterfinal of the Bellator heavyweight tournament; undercard of Eduardo Dantas vs Anthony Leone – Bellator 111. Watch the video and rate this fight!