Review: 2011-12-10, the first round and the first two minutes of the second round between Jon Jones and Lyoto Machida were not spectacular but then the pace picks up and the fight ended with an amazing submission (4 stars for the standing guillotine choke and its effectiveness, one of the best of the year); fighters were awarded “Fight of the Night” honors. Jon Jones (14-1-0) entered as the No.1 light heavyweight in the world while Lyoto Machida (17-2-0) entered as the No.6. Jones vs Machida is the main event of the UFC 140 and is valid for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Watch the video!
LAST 4 & 5 STARS FIGHTS:
FULL FIGHTS Released this week:
2011 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Masaaki Noiri vs Koya Urabe – full fight Video KRUSH Youth GP Final
Review: 2011-12-09, the final of the KRUSH Youth GP 2011 (under 22 tournament) between Masaaki Noiri and Koya Urabe (red gloves) ended with one of the best ko’s of the year (flying knee at the end of the first round). Masaaki Noiri, ranked as the No.16 super lightweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 9-2-0 while Koya Urabe had a record of 16-2-0. In the semifinals Noiri defeated Hiroya by unanimous decision while Urabe won Yukimitsu Takahashi (but both fights were not very exciting). Watch the video!
2011 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Tetsuya Yamato vs Ryuji Kajiwara – full fight Video KRUSH 14
Review: 2011-12-09, nice fight with an unexpected knockdown at the end of the third round, the fight between Tetsuya Yamato and Ryuji Kajiwara (red trunks) is very close to our 4 stars. Tetsuya Yamato, ranked as the No.19 super lightweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 25-8-1 while Ryuji Kajiwara had a record of 20-10-1. Yamato vs Kajiwara is valid for the Krush -63kg title (Krush 14). Watch the video!
2011 MMA fight – Bao Quach vs Alvin Cacdac – full fight Video M-1 Challenge 30
Review: 2011-12-09, good transitions, amazing exchange of punches and a nice submission all in one round: the fight between Bao Quach and Alvin Cacdac is very close to our 4 stars. Bao Quach entered the fight with a record of 18-10-1 while Alvin Cacdac had a record of 10-8-0. Quach vs Cacdac is on the undercard of Zavurov vs Enomoto 2 (M-1 Challenge 30). Watch the video!
2011 MMA fight – Tyson Jeffries vs Eddie Arizmendi – full fight Video M-1 Challenge 30
Review: 2011-12-09, good submission in the second round but it is not enough for our three stars. Tyson Jeffries entered the fight with a record of 7-6-0 while Eddie Arizmendi had a record of 15-5-0. Jeffries vs Arizmendi is on the undercard of Zavurov vs Enomoto 2 (M-1 Challenge 30). Watch the video!
2011 MMA fight – Alexander Sarnavskiy vs Sergio Cortez – full fight Video M-1 Chall 30
Review: 2011-12-09, good work on the ground and submission in the first round: three stars. The undefeated Alexander Sarnavskiy, ranked as the No.61 lightweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 16-0-0 while Sergio Cortez had a record of 7-6-0. Sarnavskiy vs Cortez is on the undercard of Zavurov vs Enomoto 2 (M-1 Challenge 30). Watch the video!
2011 MMA fight – Artiom Damkovsky vs Jose Figueroa 2 – full fight Video M1 Challenge 30
Review: 2011-12-09, nice knockout in the first round between Jose Figueroa and Artiom Damkovsky: three stars (in their first fight Figueroa won Damkovsky by TKO). Jose Figueroa entered the fight with a record of 10-5-0 while Artiom Damkovsky had a record of 9-6-0. Figueroa vs Damkovsky 2 is on the undercard of Zavurov vs Enomoto 2 (M-1 Challenge 30). Watch the video!
2011 MMA fight – Shamil Zavurov vs Yasubey Enomoto 2 – full fight Video M1 Challenge 30
Review: 2011-12-09, even with the nice submission in the fifth round, the fight between Shamil Zavurov and Yasubey Enomoto was not very spectacular: two stars (in their first fight Zavurov won Enomoto by unanimous decision). Shamil Zavurov, ranked as the No.50 welterweight in the world entered the fight with a record of 18-1-0 while Yasubey Enomoto had a record of 8-3-0. Zavurov vs Enomoto 2 is valid for the M-1 Global Welterweight Championship (main event of the “M-1 Challenge 30”). Watch the video!
2011 BOXING fight – Gennady Golovkin vs Lajuan Simon – full fight Video WBA, IBO
Review: 2011-12-09, nice and fast knockout in the first round: three stars. The undefeated Gennady Golovkin, ranked as the No.13 middleweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 21-0-0 while Lajuan Simon had a record of 23-3-2 (he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since December 3, 2010). Golovkin vs Simon is valid for the WBA World and vacant IBO middleweight titles. Watch the video!
Diego Brandao vs Dennis Bermudez full fight Video TUF 14 – 2011
Review: 2011-12-03, high pace, nice exchanges of punches and an unexpected ending, Diego Brandao vs Dennis Bermudez is definitely one of the best mma fights of 2011 (the bout won “Fight of the Night” and “Submission of the Night” honors). Diego Brandao entered the fight with a record of 13-7-0 while Dennis Bermudez had a record of 7-2-0. Brandao vs Bermudez is the final of the featherweight division of the “The Ultimate Fighter 14” (undercard of Michael Bisping vs Jason Miller). Watch the video!