Review: 2012-07-21, high pace and high level of technique by both fighters: Javier Hernandez vs Masahiro Yamamoto gets three stars. Javier Hernandez (25-4-0) entered as the No.13 lightweight in the world while Masahiro Yamamoto entered as the No.20. Hernandez vs Yamamoto is valid for the It’s Showtime World Title 61kg; undercard of Andy Souwer vs Zeben Diaz (It’s Showtime 59). Watch the video!
LAST 4 & 5 STARS FIGHTS:
FULL FIGHTS Released this week:
2012 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Sergei Lascenko vs Damian Garcia – full fight Video
Review: 2012-07-21, some nice heavy exchanges between Sergei Lascenko and Damian Garcia but the difference in experience and skill between the two is too large: two stars. Sergei Lascenko, or Serhiy Lashchenko, ranked as the No.12 heavyweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 31-10-0; on the original fight card Lascenko was expected to face Loren Javier Jorge. Lascenko vs Garcia is on the undercard of Andy Souwer vs Zeben Diaz (It’s Showtime 59). Watch the video!
2012 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Andy Ristie vs David Calvo – full fight Video It’s Showtime
Review: 2012-07-21, even with the ko, the fight between Andy Ristie and David Calvo isn’t worth our three stars. On the original fight card Andy Ristie was expected to face Abraham Roqueni. Ristie vs Calvo is on the undercard of Andy Souwer vs Zeben Diaz (It’s Showtime 59). Watch the video!
2012 BOXING fight – Mateo Damian Veron vs Javier Francisco Maciel – full fight Video
Review: 2012-07-20, good first part of the fight but then both boxers initiate clinches and the bout becomes pretty boring: Mateo Veron vs Javier Maciel gets two stars. Mateo Damian Veron (13-6-2) entered as the No.25 light middleweight in the world while Javier Francisco Maciel (22-2-0) entered as the No.44. Veron vs Maciel is valid for the Argentina (FAB) light middleweight title. Watch the video!
2012 BOXING fight – Miguel Acosta vs Art Hovhannisyan – full fight Video
Review: 2012-07-20, pretty good fight with two knockdowns (1st and 5th rounds): Miguel Acosta vs Art Hovhannisyan gets three stars. Miguel Acosta (29-5-2) entered as the No.14 lightweight in the world while the undefeated Art Hovhannisyan (14-0-2) entered as the No.41 super featherweight. Acosta vs Hovhannisyan is the main event of the evening. Watch the video!
2012 BOXING fight – Juan Carlos Burgos vs Cesar Vazquez – full fight Video
Review: 2012-07-20, nice fight with some great exchanges between Juan Carlos Burgos and Cesar Vazquez: three stars. Juan Carlos Burgos (29-1-0) entered as the No.5 super featherweight in the world while the undefeated Cesar Vazquez (25-0-0) entered as the No.87. Burgos vs Vazquez is the main event of the evening. Watch the video!
2012 MMA fight – Waachiim Spiritwolf vs Marius Zaromskis 3 – full fight Video Bellator
Review: 2012-07-20, fight not very exciting between Marius Zaromskis and Waachiim Spiritwolf: two stars. Marius Zaromskis ranked as the No.31 welterweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 17-6-0 while Waachiim Spiritwolf had a record of 9-10-1. Zaromskis vs Spiritwolf 3 is on the undercard of Karl Amoussou vs Bryan Baker (Bellator 72); their first fight (November 19, 2010) ended in a no contest while in their second bout Zaromskis defeated Spiritwolf by TKO at the end of the second round (May 11, 2010). Watch the video!
2012 MMA fight – Paul Daley vs Rudy Bears – full fight Video Bellator 72
Review: 2012-07-20, even with the TKO, the fight between Paul Daley and Rudy Bears isn’t worth our three stars. Paul Daley ranked as the No.26 welterweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 29-12-2 while Rudy Bears had a record of 14-10-0. Daley vs Bears is on the undercard of Karl Amoussou vs Bryan Baker (Bellator 72). Watch the video!
2012 MMA fight – Tim Carpenter vs Travis Wiuff – fight Video Bellator 72
Review: 2012-07-20, fight not very exciting between Tim Carpenter and Travis Wiuff: two stars. Tim Carpenter (9-1-0) entered as the No.68 light heavyweight in the world while Travis Wiuff (67-14-0) entered as the No.27. Carpenter vs Wiuff is the semifinal of the Bellator Light Heavyweight Tournament; undercard of Karl Amoussou vs Bryan Baker (Bellator 72). Watch the video!
2012 MMA fight – Emanuel Newton vs Attila Vegh – fight Video Bellator 72
Review: 2012-07-20, pretty good fight between Emanuel Newton and Attila Vegh but it is not enough to get three stars. Emanuel Newton (18-6-1) entered as the No.21 light heavyweigh in the world while Attila Vegh (26-4-2) entered as the No.25. Newton vs Vegh is the semifinal of the Bellator Light Heavyweight Tournament; undercard of Karl Amoussou vs Bryan Baker (Bellator 72). Watch the video!