LAST 4 & 5 STARS FIGHTS:
FULL FIGHTS Released this week:
Review: 2012-01-28, pleasant fight between Melvin Manhoef and Tyrone Spong but it isn’t enough to get our three stars (fight ended by unanimous decision). Melvin Manhoef (37-9-0) entered as the No.9 super cruiserweight in the world while Tyrone Spong (67-6-1) entered as the No.11 heavyweight. Manhoef vs Spong is on the undercard of Badr Hari vs Gokhan Saki 2. Watch the video!
eview: 2012-01-28, great start in the first round and one knockdown in the second: Michael Duut vs Anderson Silva gets three stars (fight ended by unanimous decision). Anderson “Braddock” Silva, ranked as the No.18 heavyweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 29-5-1. Michael Duut vs Silva is on the undercard of Badr Hari vs Gokhan Saki 2 (It’s Showtime 55). Watch the video!
Review: 2012-01-28, pretty fight between Harut Grigorian and Chris Ngimbi but unfortunately it was stopped due to cut: two stars (fight ended by TKO in the second round). Chris Ngimbi, ranked as the No.18 super welterweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 23-9-0 while Harut Grigorian had a record of 39-7-0. In their first fight (October 24, 2009) Grigorian defeated Ngimbi by decision; Grigorian vs Ngimbi 2 is on the undercard of Badr Hari vs Gokhan Saki 2. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-01-28, nice knockout in the first round between Errol Zimmerman and Rico Verhoeven: three stars. Errol Zimmerman (74-16-1) entered as the No.10 heavyweight in the world while Rico Verhoeven (36-5-1) entered as the No.3. Zimmerman vs Verhoeven is on the undercard of Badr Hari vs Gokhan Saki 2. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-01-28, great performance by Robin Van Roosmalen and Murat Direkci: high pace, tough fight, definitely a three-stars fight (fight ended by majority decision). Robin van Roosmalen, ranked as the No.5 super welterweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 32-12-3 while Murat Direkci had a record of 68-13-2. Van Roosmalen vs Direkci is on the undercard of Badr Hari vs Gokhan Saki 2. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-01-28, perfect left hook and amazing knockout between Daniel Ghita and Hesdy Gerges: certainly one of the best KOs of 2012, four stars. Daniel Ghita (39-7-0) entered as the No.8 heavyweight in the world while Hesdy Gerges (39-10-1) entered as the No.4. Ghita vs Gerges 2 is valid for the It’s Showtime World Heavyweight Title, in their first fight Gerges defeated Ghita by unanimous decision; undercard of Badr Hari vs Gokhan Saki 2. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-01-28, spectacular fight with two knockdowns and one knockout in just one round: three stars. Badr Hari (77-11-0) entered as the No.5 heavyweight in the world while Gokhan Saki (75-14-0) entered as the No.7. Hari vs Saki 2, main event of “It’s Showtime 55”, is the retirement fight from kickboxing of Badr Hari (since he decided to move to professional boxing); in their first fight (October 10, 2004) Hari defeated Saki by TKO in the second round. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-01-28, nice knockout in the first round between Joey Beltran and Lavar Johnson: three stars (UFC Knockout of the Night). Joey Beltran, ranked as the No.40 heavyweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 13-6-0 while Lavar Johnson had a record of 15-5-0. Beltran vs Johnson is on the undercard of Rashad Evans vs Phil Davis (UFC on Fox 2). Watch the video!
Review: 2012-01-28, good fight between Evan Dunham and Nik Lentz: three stars (unfortunately the fight was stopped by the doctor at the end of the second round – UFC Fight of the Night). Evan Dunham (12-2-0) entered as the No.37 lightweight in the world while Nik Lentz (21-4-2) entered as the No.45. Dunham vs Lentz is on the undercard of Rashad Evans vs Phil Davis (UFC on Fox 2). Watch the video!
Review: 2012-01-28, nice and rare submission (calf slicer) in the first round: three stars for Charles Oliveira vs Eric Wisely (UFC Submission of the Night). Eric Wisely, ranked as the No.33 featherweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 19-6-0 while Charles Oliveira had a record of 14-2-0. Oliveira vs Wisely is on the undercard of Rashad Evans vs Phil Davis (UFC on Fox 2). Watch the video!
