Review: 2011-10-01, good fight between Dominick Cruz and Demetrious Johnson, main fight of the “UFC Live 6”. Cruz defeated Johnson by unanimous decision retaining his UFC Bantamweight belt. Dominick Cruz (18-1-0) entered as the No.1 bantamweight in the world while Demetrious Johnson (9-1-0) entered as the No.6. Watch the video!
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2011 BOXING fight – Juan Manuel Lopez vs Mike Oliver – full fight Video
Review: 2011-10-01, pleasant fight with three knockdowns in just two rounds but unfortunately Mike Oliver retires at the end of the second round. Juan Manuel Lopez defeated Oliver by TKO and won vacant WBO Latino featherweight title. “Juanma” Lopez (30-1-0) entered as the No.4 featherweight in the world while Mike Oliver (25-2-0) entered as the No.73. Watch the video!
2011 BOXING fight – Toshiaki Nishioka vs Rafael Marquez – full fight Video WBC
Review: 2011-10-01, pleasant fight especially in the last rounds when the pace and the action pick up. Toshiaki Nishioka defeated Marquez by unanimous decision defending for the seventh consecutive time his WBC super bantamweight title. Toshiaki Nishioka (38-4-3) entered as the No.1 super bantamweight in the world while Rafael Marquez (40-6-0) entered as the No.7 Watch the video!
2011 BOXING fight – Roman Gonzalez vs Omar Soto – full fight Video WBA
Review: 2011-10-01, nice knockout of Roman Gonzalez but it is not enough for our three stars. “El Chocolatito” Gonzalez defeated Omar Soto by KO in the second round retaining his WBA World light flyweight title. Gonzalez (29-0-0) entered as the No.1 light flyweight in the world while Omar Soto (22-7-2) entered as the No.26 flyweight. Gonzalez vs Soto was on the undercard of Toshiaki Nishioka vs Rafael Marquez. Watch the video!
2011 BOXING fight – Sebastian Sylvester vs Grzegorz Proksa – full fight Video
Review: 2011-10-01, interesting fight between Sebastian Sylvester and Grzegorz Proksa, match valid for the vacant EBU (European) middleweight title. The undefeated Polish fighter shows an extreme self-confidence and seems to play with the former world champion Sylvester but unfortunately the fight ended due to injury in the third round. Sebastian Sylvester (34-4-1) entered as the No.8 middleweight in the world while Grzegorz Proksa (25-0-0) entered as the No.33. Sylvester vs Proksa was on the undercard of Cunningham vs Hernandez. Watch the video!
2011 BOXING fight – Steve Cunningham vs Yoan Pablo Hernandez – full fight Video IBF
Review: 2011-10-01, in the first round Yoan Pablo Hernandez knocks down Cunningham but then the fight becomes boring and is stopped in the sixth due to injury. Hernandez is new the IBF cruiserweight champion. Steve Cunningham (24-2-0) entered as the No.1 cruiserweight in the world while Yoan Pablo Hernandez (24-1-0) entered as the No.5 Watch the video!
2011 best K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Yamamoto vs Kenta – fight Video K1 Max SemiFinal
Review: 2011-09-25, very nice fight between Yuya Yamamoto and Kenta, semifinal of the “K-1 World MAX 2011 Japan Tournament Final”. After a good first round, in the second Kenta (black trunks) knocks down Yamamoto with a left high kick and after the counting he tries to end the fight with a nice combination of punches but Yuya survives and dominates Kenta in the third! Since the judges score a draw after three rounds, the fight continues in a spectacular fourth and last round. Yuya Yamamoto defeats Kenta by unanimous decision and gets to the final (that he loses against Yuji Nashiro). Watch the video!
2011 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Albert Kraus vs Yuji Nashiro – full fight video K1 World Max
Review: 2011-09-25, after a good first round, in the second the pace slows down a little bit but in the third Yuji Nashiro knocks down Kraus with a nice high kick winning the fight by unanimous decision. Albert Kraus vs Nashiro was one of the quarterfinal of the “K-1 World MAX 2011 Japan Tournament Final”. Watch the video!
2011 best BOXING fight – Ajose Olusegun vs Ali Chebah – full fight Video
Review: 2011-09-30, the fight between Ajose Olusegun and Ali Chebah was one of the best boxing fights of 2011. Both fighters starts strong but in the third round the undefeated Olusegun knocks down Ali Chebah two times and also in the fourth the Nigerian boxer continues to throw and land power punches but Chebah returns every blow! From the fifth round onwards the pace slows down just a little bit but the fight is still very nice: 4 stars. Ajose Olusegun (29-0-0) entered as the No.15 light welterweight in the world while Ali Chebah (35-1-0) entered as the No.48. Olusegun vs Chebah, WBC light welterweight title eliminator. Watch the video!