Videos of the best Fights of the Year candidates: Mma, Boxing, K-1
Review: 2011-07-17, very nice fight of muay thai between Jingreedtong Seatranperi (blue trunks) and Kongbeng Mor Rattanabundit (red trunks). The younger Jingreedtong, 18 years old, defeated Kongbeng (older than 6 years) by unanimous decision after five tough rounds at Channel 7 See stadium (Bangkok, Thailand). Watch the video!
Review: 2011-07-30, Fedor Emelianenko starts strong but Dan Henderson does not seem intimidated and replies to the blows of the Russian. In the last minute of the first round Fedor Emelianenko punches Henderson with some hard shots that knock down the American but after a few seconds “Hendo” surprises Fedor with an uppercut and the referee stops the fight (probably too early). Even with a referee decision the fight was very exciting: 4 stars (third consecutive defeat of Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko). Watch the video!
Review: 2011-07-15, close and tough fight between Pawel Wolak and Delvin Rodriguez that gets four stars thanks to ten rounds of non-stop action: certainly one of the best boxing fights of 2011. Delvin Rodriguez entered the fight with a record of 25-5-2 while Pawel Wolak had a record of 29-1-0. For the first time Rodriguez fought in the light middleweight division. Watch the video!
Review: 2010-12-04, it was incredible how easy was the victory of Nonito Donaire (24-1-0) versus Volodymyr Sydorenko (22-2-2): “The Filipino Flash” destroy him in just four rounds (and Sydorenko had been the WBA World bantamweight champion for three years). Nonito Donaire knocked Sydorenko out in the fourth round but the Ukrainian boxer went down both in the first and third rounds. Watch the video!
Review: 2010-08-28, Ivan Calderon won the WBO light flyweight title in 2007 (against Hugo Fidel Cazares) and in this match, versus Giovani Segura, he was at his seventh defense, but the fight was also valid for the WBA Super World belt. The undefeated Ivan Calderon (34-0-1) even fighting in front of his fans suffered his first defeat against the younger Giovani Segura (24-1-1). This fight could be one of the best fights ever: tough, with a very high pace, three incredible rounds (4, 5 and 6) and a final KO (Ring Magazine fight of the year). Watch the video!
Review: 2010-10-30, the fight between Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam and Avtandil Khurtsidze was one of the best fights of 2010. The undefeated French boxer N’Jikam (24-0-0) faced the Georgian “Tornado” Khurtsidze (23-1-2) for the interim WBA World middleweight title. Khurtsidze pushed forward for twelve rounds, but at the end of this exciting fight the winner was N’Jikam. Watch the video!
Review: 2010-11-06, Juan Manuel Lopez (29-0-0) had won the WBO featherweight title at the beginning of 2010 against Steven Luevano and in this fight he defended his belt versus Rafael Marquez (39-5-0). The bout was really exciting and could have won the title of “fight of the year”. At the end of the eighth round the match is stopped because Rafael Marquez was unable to continue to fight (shoulder injury) and “Juama” Lopez successfully defended for the second time his world title. Watch the video!
Review: 2011-07-09, Brandon Rios had won his WBA World lightweight title in the previous match versus Miguel Acosta (one of the best fights of 2011) and at his first defense, against Urbano Antillon, Rios give us another great and tough fight with two knockdowns, four stars! The undefeated Brandon Rios entered the fight with a record of 27-0-1 while Urbano Antillon had a record of 28-2-0. Watch the video!
Review: 2011-07-08, impressive KO victory for the undefeated Jessie Vargas (15-0-0) against the most experienced Walter Estrada (39-14-1). After a tactical first round, both boxers start strong the second round but after 38 seconds the 22-year-old Vargas knocked Estrada out. One of the best ko of 2011. Watch the video!
Review: 2011-07-02, astonishing KO between Ola Afolabi and Terry Dunstan: four stars thanks to one of the best knockouts of 2011. Ola Afolabi entered the fight with a record of 16-2-3 while Terry Dunstan had a record of 24-3-0. Afolabi vs Dunstan is valid for the WBO Inter-Continental cruiserweight title; undercard of Wladimir Klitschko vs David Haye. Watch the video!
