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!
LAST 4 & 5 STARS FIGHTS:
FULL FIGHTS Released this week:
2014 MMA fight – Brett Cooper vs Kendall Grove – full fight Video Bellator 114
Review: 2014-03-28, pretty good fight between Brett Cooper and Kendall Grove: it gets three stars. Brett Cooper entered this fight with a pro mma record of 19-9-0 (74% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.45 middleweight in the world, last year he won his first two fights but then he lost the final of the Bellator middleweight tournament against Doug Marshall (=Cooper vs Marshall) and the title shot against Alexander Shlemenko (=Shlemenko vs Cooper 2).
His opponent, Kendall Grove, has a record of 19-13-0 (68% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.44 in the same weight class, he is a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and he comes off two consecutive wins. Cooper vs Grove is the semifinal of the Bellator middleweight tournament; undercard of Alexander Shlemenko vs Brennan Ward – Bellator 114. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Alexander Shlemenko vs Brennan Ward – full fight Video Bellator 114
Review: 2014-03-28, very nice fight and good finish: Alexander Shlemenko vs Brennan Ward gets three stars. Alexander Shlemenko entered this fight with a professional mma record of 49-7-0 (73% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 middleweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2010 when he faced Hector Lombard (who won via unanimous decision), since then he has collected 12 consecutive wins; last year he won and then successfully defended the Bellator Mw title two times.
His opponent, Brennan Ward, has an official record of 9-1-0 (89% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.57 in the same weight class, he is 25 years old (four years younger than Shlemenko) and last year he fought five times losing only his first fight against Aaron Johnson. Shlemenko vs Ward, main event of Bellator 114, is valid for the Bellator middleweight title (Shlemenko’s third defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Brett Rogers vs Konstantin Erokhin – full fight Video Battle of Moscow 15
Review: 2014-03-28, fight not particularly good between Konstantin Erokhin and Brett Rogers: it gets two stars. Konstantin Erokhin entered this fight with a professional mma record of 5-1-0 (100% ko/tko victory rate) and he is ranked as the No.29 heavyweight in the world, he suffered his only defeat against Denis Goltsov at his pro-mma debut in 2012.
His opponent, Brett Rogers, has an official record of 14-6-0 (86% finishing rate with just one victory via submission) and he entered as the No.68 in the same weight class, last year he fought three times losing only his last bout against Philip De Fries (=Rogers vs De Fries). Erokhin vs Rogers is on the undercard of Mike Zambidis vs Batu Khasikov 2 – Fight Nights: Battle of Moscow 15. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Cristiane Cyborg Santos vs Jorina Baars – full fight Video
Review: 2014-03-28, exciting back and forth battle between Cris Cyborg Santos and Jorina Baars: it is close to get four stars. Cristiane ‘Cyborg’ Santos Justino entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 2-0-0 (12-1-0 in mma), last year she came back to fight in a muay thai bout (after his first fight in 2006) beating Jennifer Colomb in three exciting rounds (=Cyborg vs Colomb).
Her opponent, the undefeated Jorina Baars, has an official record of 35-0-3 and she was muay thai world champion twice, but her last muay thai bout was in 2011, since then he started fighting in mma but her record is not one of the best ones: 1 victory and 3 losses. Cris ‘Cyborg’ Justino vs Baars is valid for the women’s welterweight Lion Fight title; undercard of Gregory Choplin vs Marco Pique – Lion Fight 14. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Mike Zambidis vs Batu Khasikov 2 – full fight Video
Review: 2014-03-28, pretty good fight between Mike Zambidis and Batu Khasikov: it gets three stars. Mike Zambidis entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 153-22-0 (86 knockouts), he fought just once in 2013 defeating Harun Kina (=Zambidis vs Kina) but he has already fought in 2014 losing to the Chinese Xu Yan (=Zambidis vs Xu Yan).
His opponent, Batu Khasikov, has an official record of 67-17-3 (35 knockouts), he suffered his last defeat in 2009 when he faced Ricardo Fernandes (bout valid for the WAKO light middleweight world title) but in 2010 Khasikov won the rematch. Zambidis vs Khasikov 2 is valid for the WKN world title (-72.6 kg) and it is the main event of “Fight Nights: Battle of Moscow 15”; in their first fight Khasikov defeated Zambidis in the first round via tko (doctor stoppage) due to a jaw fracture of the Greek. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Kohei Kono vs Denkaosan Kaovichit – full fight Video WBA
Review: 2014-03-26, great fight with two knockdowns: Kohei Kono vs Denkaosan Kaovichit gets three stars. Kohei Kono entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 29-8-0 (12 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.5 super flyweight in the world; at the end of 2012 he won the WBA super-Flw belt defeating Tepparith Kokietgym (=Kokietgym vs Kono) but then he lost the title to Liborio Solis during his first defense (fight rated four stars: Kono vs Solis).
His opponent, Denkaosan Kaovichit, has an official record of 62-3-1 (26 knockouts) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class, he suffered his last loss in 2010 when he faced Luis Concepcion, since then he has collected twelve consecutive wins; currently the #1 in this division is Omar Andres Narvaez. Kono vs Kaovichit is valid for the vacant WBA World super flyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Best fights of the week 12, year 2014
Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 12: (Mon-Sun) from March 17, 2014 to March 23, 2014. Boxing Fight of the Week: Merlito Sabillo vs Francisco Rodriguez Jr Boxing Knockout of the Week: Juan Carlos Reveco vs Manuel Vides Mma … Read more
2014 MMA fight – Norman Parke vs Leonardo Santos – fight Video UFC Ufn 39
Review: 2014-03-23, fight not particularly good between Norman Parke and Leonardo Santos: it gets two stars. Norman Parke entered this fight with a mma record of 19-2-0 (79% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.72 lightweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2010 when he faced Joseph Duffy (at Spartan Fight Challenge), since then he has collected nine consecutive wins (three in the Ufc).
His opponent, Leonardo Santos, has an official record of 12-3-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.80 welterweight, he suffered his last defeat in 2009 when he faced Kazunori Yokota (split decision loss) and after that bout he has fought and won six times. Parke vs Santos is on the undercard of Mauricio “Shogun” Rua vs Dan Henderson 2 – UFC Ufn 39. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Mauricio Shogun Rua vs Dan Henderson 2 full fight Video highlights UFC FN 39 – 2014
Review: 2014-03-23, some tough exchanges and a good finish: the second fight between Mauricio Rua and Dan Henderson gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night and UFC Performance of the Night). Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua entered this fight with a professional mma record of 22-8-0 (91% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 light heavyweight in the world, he is a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu but he lost twice in his last three fights.
His opponent, Dan Henderson, has an official record of 29-11-0 (52% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class, he is 43 years old (11 years older than Rua) and he comes off three consecutive defeats; currently the #1 in this division is Jon Jones). The last fight won by ‘Hendo’ was the first bout against ‘Shogun’ Rua in 2011, one of the best fights in mma history (=Henderson vs Shogun Rua I). Shogun Rua vs Henderson 2 is the main event of UFC Fight Night 39 – Ufn. Watch the video and rate this fight!