Review: 2013-08-03, some good exchanges in the central part of the fight but it is not enough to get three stars. Tom Watson ranked as the No.26 middleweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 16-5-0 (56% finishing rate) while Thales Leites had a record of 20-4-0 (75% finishing rate – Leites is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since March 31, 2012 when he was defeated Matt Horwich). Watson vs Leites is on the undercard of Jose Aldo vs Chan Sung Jung – UFC 163. Watch the video!
LAST 4 & 5 STARS FIGHTS:
2013 MMA fight – John Lineker vs Jose Maria Tome – fight Video UFC 163
Review: 2013-08-03, fight not particularly exciting between John Lineker and Jose Maria Tome: it gets two stars. John Lineker (21-6-0, 57% finishing rate) entered as the No.13 flyweight in the world while Jose Maria Tome (33-3-0, 84% finishing rate) entered as the No.51. Lineker vs Tome is on the undercard of Jose Aldo vs Chan Sung Jung – UFC 163. Watch the video!
2013 BOXING fight – Kermit Cintron vs Jonathan Batista – full fight Video
Review: 2013-08-02, Kermit Cintron vs Jonathan Batista gets two stars. Kermit Cintron ranked as the No.37 welterweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 33-5-2 (28 knockouts) while Jonathan Batista had a record of 14-1-0 (7 knockouts). Cintron vs Batista is on the undercard of Javier Fortuna vs Luis Franco. Watch the video!
2013 BOXING fight – Javier Fortuna vs Luis Franco – full fight Video
Review: 2013-08-02, the fight between Javier Fortuna and Luis Franco was not so exciting: it gets two stars. The undefeated Javier Fortuna (22-0-0, 16 KOs) entered as the No.9 featherweight in the world while Luis Franco (11-1-0, 7 KOs) entered as the No.62. Fortuna vs Franco is the main event of the night. Watch the video!
2013 BOXING fight – Paulus Ambunda vs Tomoki Kameda – full fight Video WBO
Review: 2013-08-01, pretty food fight between Paulus Ambunda and Tomoki Kameda: it gets three stars. Both undefeated, the Namibian Paulus Ambunda (20-0-0, 10 KOs) entered as the No.8 bantamweight in the world while Tomoki Kameda (27-0-0, 17 KOs) entered as the No.15. Ambunda vs Kameda is valid for the WBO bantamweight title (Ambunda’s first defense). Watch the video!
2013 BOXING fight – Pedro Guevara vs Mario Rodriguez 2 – full fight Video
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!
2013 MMA fight – Michael Chandler vs David Rickels – full fight Video Bellator 97
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!
2013 MMA fight – Ben Askren vs Andrey Koreshkov – full fight Video Bellator 97
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!
2013 MMA fight – “King Mo” Lawal vs Jacob Noe – full fight Video Bellator 97
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!
2013 MMA fight – Vitaly Minakov vs Ryan Martinez – full fight Video Bellator 97
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!