Review: 2012-03-10, after two tactical rounds, the war begins…one knockdown in the fifth period and three astonishing rounds: the 8th, 9th and 10th; Juanma Lopez vs Orlando Salido 2 could be a candidate for Fight of the Year 2012, five stars! Orlando Salido (37-11-2) entered as the No.1 featherweight in the world while Juan Manuel Lopez (31-1-0) entered as the No.3. Salido vs Lopez 2 is valid for the WBO featherweight title (Salido’s second defense); in their first fight Salido defeated Lopez by TKO (one of the best boxing fights of 2011). Watch the video!
Best fights
Videos of the best Fights of the Year candidates: Mma, Boxing, K-1
Miesha Tate vs Ronda Rousey full fight Video Strikeforce – 2012
Review: 2012-03-03, very exciting fight, with an amazing work on the ground and a ferocious finish: Miesha Tate vs Ronda Rousey gets five stars and is a candidate for Mma Fight of the Year 2012 and mma submission of the year. Miesha Tate (12-2-0) entered as the No.1 women’s bantamweight in the world while Ronda Rousey (4-0-0) entered as the No.3. Tate vs Rousey is valid for the Strikeforce Women’s Bantamweight title (Tate’s first defense); they also faced each other a second time on December 28, 2012 (=Rousey vs Tate 2). Watch the video!
2012 best MMA fight – Sarah Kaufman vs Alexis Davis 2 – full fight Video Strikeforce
Review: 2012-03-03, very nice and tough fight with some amazing exchanges: the second fight between Sarah Kaufman and Alexis Davis gets four stars. Sarah Kaufman (14-1-0) entered as the No.2 women’s bantamweight in the world while Alexis Davis (11-4-0) entered as the No.4. Kaufman vs Davis 2 is on the undercard of Miesha Tate vs Ronda Rousey (Strikeforce); in their first fight (April 7, 2007) Kaufman defeated Davis by TKO but they also faced each other a third time on April 25, 2015 (=Davis vs Kaufman 3). Watch the video!
2012 best BOXING fight – Juan Jose Montes vs Oscar Ibarra – full fight Video
Review: 2012-02-25, if Montes and Ibarra had fought for twelve rounds as in the first and last rounds, this bout could be a candidate for Fight of the Year 2012; unfortunately in the central part of the fight the pace slows down a little bit: at any rate, it is a four stars fight. Juan Jose Montes (21-2-0) entered as the No.18 super flyweight in the world while Oscar Ibarra (27-5-0) entered as the No.32. Montes vs Ibarra is valid for the vacant WBF and IBF International super flyweight titles. Watch the video!
2012 best K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Marco Pique vs Mo Medhar – full fight Video
Review: 2012-02-12, amazing performance by Marco Pique and Mohammed Medhar: tremendous pace, tough fight, definitely a four-stars fight. Marco Pique, ranked as the No.13 middleweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 56-28-1 while Mohammed Medhar had a record of 10-5-0. Pique vs Mo Medhar is on the undercard of Nieky Holzken vs Karapet Karapetyan (“Natural Powers”). Watch the video!
2012 best BOXING fight – Adonis Stevenson vs Jesus Gonzales – full fight Video
Review: 2012-02-18, impressive and brutal KO between Adonis Stevenson and Jesus Gonzales: one of the best knockouts of the year, four stars. Adonis Stevenson (16-1-0) entered as the No.12 super middleweight in the world while Jesus Gonzales (27-1-0) entered as the No.11. Stevenson vs Gonzales is valid for the IBF Inter-Continental super middleweight title. Watch the video!
2012 best BOXING fight – Tavoris Cloud vs Gabriel Campillo – full fight Video IBF title
Review: 2012-02-18, spectacular first round with two knockdowns and high level of boxing for twelve rounds: four stars for Tavoris Cloud vs Gabriel Campillo (controversial ending…we scored 114-112 in favour of Campillo). The undefeated Tavoris Cloud (23-0-0) entered as the No.4 light heavyweight in the world while Gabriel Campillo (21-3-1) entered as the No.20. Cloud vs Campillo is valid for the IBF light heavyweight title (Cloud’s fourth defense); undercard of Paul Williams vs Nobuhiro Ishida. Watch the video!
Ivan Menjivar vs John Albert full fight Video UFC on Fuel TV – 2012
Review: 2012-02-15, tough exchanges, outstanding work on the ground and great submission: Ivan Menjivar vs John Albert is a non-stop action fight, four stars (UFC Submission of the Night). Ivan Menjivar, ranked as the No.48 bantamweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 23-8-0 while John Albert had a record of 7-1-0. Menjivar vs Albert is on the undercard of Diego Sanchez vs Jake Ellenberger (UFC on Fuel TV). Watch the video!
2012 best K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Gago Drago vs Yury Bessmertny – full fight Video
Review: 2012-02-04, good fight, good pace and astonishing KO: Gago Drago vs Yury Bessmertny is one of the best k-1 fights of 2012! Yury Bessmertny, ranked as the No.8 middleweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 24-7-0 while Gago Drago had a record of 74-23-4. Drago vs Bessmertny is on the undercard of Artur Kyshenko vs Roberto Cocco (Thai Boxe Mania 2012). Watch the video!
2012 best BOXING fight – Chanttall Martinez vs Jackie Nava 2 – full fight Video Women
Review: 2012-01-28, epic women’s boxing fight with one knockdown in the fifth and a tremendous pace; we think that many male professional boxers should learn from these two lionesses…Chanttall Martinez vs Jackie Nava 2 is definitely one of the best boxing fights of 2012: four stars. Chanttall Martinez (15-4-0) entered as the No.1 super bantamweight in the world while Jackie Nava (25-4-3) entered as the No.2. Martinez vs Nava 2 is valid for the WBA female super bantamweight title (Martinez’s third defense); in their first fight Nava defeated Martinez by unanimous decision (January 30, 2010). Watch the video!