Review: 2011-11-05, nice fight and good action between Chris Leben and Mark Munoz but unfortunately the fight ends by TKO at the end of the second round, if not it could get our four stars. Chris Leben entered the fight with a record of 22-7-0 while Mark Munoz, No.5 middleweight in the world, had a record of 11-2-0. Leben vs Munoz was s the main event of the UFC 138. Watch the video!
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2011 BOXING fight – Denis Lebedev vs James Toney – full fight Video
Review: 2011-11-04, pleasant fight between Denis Lebedev and James Toney but it is not enough for our thre stars. Lebedev dominates “Lights Out” Toney winning by unanimous decision. Denis Lebedev (22-1-0) entered as the No.5 cruiserweight in the world while James Toney (73-6-3) entered as the No.16. Lebedev vs Toney was valid for the interim WBA World cruiserweight title. Watch the video!
Nonito Donaire vs Vic Darchinyan full fight Video – 2007
Review: 2007-07-07, Vic Darchinyan was still undefeated and was the reigning champion of the IBF and IBO flyweight titles while Nonito Donaire was at his first attempt for a world title. The fight starts with a good pace with both boxers throwing power punches and at the end of the fourth round Press scored a majority draw but the Filipino Donaire strikes “Raging Bull” Darchinyan with a perfect left hook during the fifth and the match is over! Donaire vs Darchinyan was awarded as the “Knockout of the Year” of 2007 (by The Ring magazine). Vic Darchinyan entered the fight with a record of 28-0-0 while “The Filipino Flash” Nonito Donaire had a record of 17-1-0 (they also faced a second time on November 9, 2013: Donaire vs Darchinyan 2). Watch the video!
2008 best BOXING fight – Edison Miranda vs David Banks – full fight Video KO of the Year
Review: 2008-01-11, after his second defeat (against Kelly Pavlik, one of the fights of the year of 2007) and before the rematch against Arthur Abraham, Edison “Pantera” Miranda faced the American David Banks in the super middleweight division. After two tactical rounds, Miranda picks up the pace and knocks Banks out with a perfect right hand that sends David Banks outside of the ring! Miranda vs Banks was awarded as the “Knockout of the Year” (by The Ring magazine). Edison Miranda entered the fight with a record of 29-2-0 while David Banks had a record of 15-3-1. Watch the video!
2011 best BOXING fight – Akira Yaegashi vs Pornsawan Porpramook – full fight Video
Review: 2011-10-24, spectacular fight (very close to get 5 stars) between Pornsawan Porpramook (red gloves) and Akira Yaegashi (blue gloves). Both fighters don’t start very strong but they picks up the pace round by round and from the seventh the battle becomes a war! At this point of the fight the Japanese Yaegashi, younger than five years, has more energy but the Thai Pornsawan keeps going forward… one of the best boxing fights of 2011. Akira Yaegashi (14-2-0) entered as the No.6 minimumweight in the world while Pornsawan Porpramook (23-3-1) entered as the No.12. Akira Yaegashi vs Pornsawan Porpramook is valid for the WBA World minimumweight title. Watch the video!
2011 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Yodsanklai Fairtex vs Antuan Siangboxing – fight Video TOYOTA CUP Semifinal
Review: 2011-10-28, pleasant fight with a nice and tough second round in which Yodsanklai Fairtex almost knocks down Antuan Siangboxing with a combination of punches and elbows, but Antuan (Antoine Pinto) survives and the Thai fighter wins by decision in the third round. Yodsanklai Fairtex vs Antuan Siangboxing was one of the semifinals of the Toyota Cup Marathon 2011 (Yodsanklai lost the final against Prakayseng Kaeyanghaadao). Watch the video!
2011 MMA fight – Thiago Santos vs Neil Grove – full fight Video BFC Bellator 56
Review: 2011-10-29, Thiago Santos submits Neil Grove in just 38 seconds but before the rear-naked choke he knocks down Grove with one of the best punch of 2011; semifinal of the Bellator Heavyweight Tournament (Bellator 56). Thiago Santos entered the fight with a record of 9-1-0 while Neil Grove had a record of 11-4-1 (undercard of Ben Askren vs Jay Hieron, fight valid for the Bellator welterweight title). Watch the video!
2011 MMA fight – Eric Prindle vs Ron Sparks – full fight Video BFC Bellator 56
Review: 2011-10-29, Eric Prindle wins the semifinal of the Bellator Heavyweight Tournament with a perfect left hook that knocks Ron Sparks out after 40 seconds of the first round (Bellator 56). Eric Prindle entered the fight with a record of 8-1-0 while Ron Sparks had a record of 8-0-0 (undercard of Ben Askren vs Jay Hieron, fight valid for the Bellator welterweight title). Watch the video!
2011 MMA fight – Ben Askren vs Jay Hieron – full fight Video BFC Bellator 56
Review: 2011-10-29, the main event of the Bellator 56 between Ben Askren and Jay Hieron was not very exciting: two stars. Askren defeated Hieron by split decision defending his Bellator welterweight title. The undefeated Ben Askren entered the fight with a record of 8-0-0 while Jay Hieron had a record of 22-4-0. Watch the video!
2011 MMA fight – Tyson Griffin vs Bart Palaszewski – full fight Video UFC 137
Review: 2011-10-29, nice KO (awarded as “Knockout of the Night”) of Bart Palaszewski that defeated Tyson Griffin in the first round, preliminary card of the “UFC 137: Penn vs Diaz”. Tyson Griffin entered the fight with a record of 15-5-0 while Bart Palaszewski had a record of 33-13-0. Watch the video!