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!
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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!
2011 MMA fight – Dennis Siver vs Donald Cerrone – full fight Video UFC 137
Review: 2011-10-29, three stars for the nice fight between Dennis Siver and Donald Cerrone, preliminary card of the “UFC 137: Penn vs Diaz”. At the beginning of the first round Cerrone almost knocks Siver out with a nice head kick, instead the fight ends shortly after with the “Submission of the Night” (rear-naked choke) of Cerrone. Dennis Siver entered the fight with a record of 19-7-0 while Donald Cerrone had a record of 16-3-0. Watch the video!
2011 BOXING fight – Hernan Marquez vs Luis Concepcion 2 – full fight Video
Review: 2011-10-29, nice fight with three knockdowns in the first and unique round of the rematch between Hernan Marquez and Luis Concepcion. The Panamian boxer, “El Nica” Concepcion, starts strong but at the first combination of Hernan “Tyson” Marquez he goes down and the fight ends shortly after (at the third knockdown). Hernan Marquez (31-2-0) entered as the No.4 flyweight in the world while Luis Concepcion (23-2-0) entered as the No.9. Marquez vs Concepcion 2 was valid for the WBA World flyweight title (in the first fight Marquez defeated Concepcion by TKO in the eleventh round, one of the best boxing fights of 2011). Watch the video!
2011 MMA fight – Hatsu Hioki vs George Roop – fight Video UFC 137
Review: 2011-10-29, balanced fight but not very spectacular between Hatsu Hioki and George Roop: two stars. Hioki defeated Roop by unanimous decision, undercard of BJ Penn vs Nick Diaz (UFC 137). Hatsu Hioki entered the fight with a record of 24-4-2 while George Roop had a record of 12-8-1. Watch the video!
2011 MMA fight – Scott Jorgensen vs Jeff Curran – full fight Video UFC 137
Review: 2011-10-29, the fight between Scott Jorgensen and Jeff Curran was not very exciting: two stars. Jorgensen defeated Curran by unanimous decision, undercard of BJ Penn vs Nick Diaz (UFC 137). Scott Jorgensen entered the fight with a record of 12-4-0 while Jeff Curran had a record of 35-13-1. Watch the video!