Review: 2011-12-31, boring fight between Antonio Banuelos and Masakazu Imanari: one star (fight ended by split decision). Antonio Banuelos (19-7-0) entered as the No.8 bantamweight in the world while Masakazu Imanari (24-9-2) entered as the No.18. Banuelos vs Imanari is the first semifinal of the Dream Bantamweight Tournament; undercard of Fedor Emelianenko vs Satoshi Ishii. Watch the video!
Review: 2011-12-31, aggressive start and amazing KO (1st round), one of the best of the year; the fight between Hideo Tokoro and Yusup Saadulaev is very close to our 4 stars. Hideo Tokoro, ranked as the No.9 bantamweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 30-24-1 while Yusup Saadulaev had a record of 8-1-1. Tokoro vs Saadulaev is the reserve fight of the Dream Bantamweight Tournament; undercard of Fedor Emelianenko vs Satoshi Ishii. Watch the video!
Review: 2011-12-31, the fight between Bibiano Fernandes and Rodolfo Marques Diniz was not spectacular: two stars (fight ended by unanimous decision). Bibiano Fernandes (9-3-0) entered as the No.4 bantamweight in the world while Rodolfo Marques Diniz (14-1-0) entered as the No.32. Fernandes vs Diniz is the second semifinal of the Dream Bantamweight Tournament; undercard of Fedor Emelianenko vs Satoshi Ishii. Watch the video!
Review: 2011-12-17, the fight between Gilbert Melendez and Jorge Masvidal was not spectacular: two stars. Gilbert Melendez (19-2-0) entered as the No.2 lightweight in the world while Jorge Masvidal (22-6-0) entered as the No.11. Melendez vs Masvidal is valid for the Strikeforce Lightweight Championship (main event of the night). Watch the video!
Review: 2011-12-17, aggressive start and fast knockout: three stars (probably the best fight of the night). Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos (10-1-0) entered as the No.1 featherweight in the world while Hiroko Yamanaka (12-1-0) entered as the No.2. Santos vs Yamanaka is valid for the Women’s Strikeforce Featherweight Championship (undercard of Gilbert Melendez vs Jorge Masvidal). Watch the video!
Review: 2011-12-17, after a good first round the fight between Mousasi and St Preux slows down: two stars. Gegard Mousasi (31-3-2) entered as the No.8 light heavyweight in the world while Ovince St Preux (11-4-0) entered as the No.44. Mousasi vs St Preux is on the undercard of Melendez vs Masvidal (Strikeforce). Watch the video!
Review: 2011-12-17, some good exchanges, especially in the third round, but not enough to get three stars. Billy Evangelista (11-1-0) entered as the No.84 lightweight in the world while KJ Noons (10-4-0) entered as the No.53. Evangelista vs Noons is on the undercard of Melendez vs Masvidal (Strikeforce). Watch the video!
Review: 2011-12-16, good fight and nice KO victory (in the second round): three stars. Daniel Pineda, ranked as the No.39 featherweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 14-7-0 while Gilbert Jimenez had a record of 5-3-1. Pineda vs Jimenez was the most interesting fight of the LFC 9 – Legacy Fighting Championship 9. Watch the video!
Review: 2011-12-16, another bad fight for Bob Sapp and a bad example for Mixed Martial arts: one star (fight ended by TKO in the first round). Bob Sapp entered the fight with a record of 11-8-0 while Maro Perak had a record of 20-3-1. Sapp vs Perak is valid for the MFC Heavyweight Championship (main event of the “Noc Gladijatora 6”). Watch the video!
Review: 2011-12-10, pretty fight but not enough to get our three stars, Winner vs Gonzalez ended by unanimous decision (on the original fight card Winner was expected to face Niko Puhakka). Andre Winner entered the fight with a record of 13-6-1 while Diego Gonzalez had a record of 14-5-0. Winner vs Gonzalez is on the undercard of Jimi Manuwa vs Antony Rea (BAMMA 8). Watch the video!
