LAST 4 & 5 STARS FIGHTS:
FULL FIGHTS Released this week:
Review: 2011-11-12, good fight and great performance of Ricardo Lamas that defeated Cub Swanson by submission in the second round. Cub Swanson (15-4-0) entered as the No.24 featherweight in the world while Ricardo Lamas (10-2-0) entered as the No.57. Lamas earned the night’s “Submission of the Night” award; undercard of Cain Velasquez vs Junior dos Santos (UFC on Fox). Watch the video!
Review: 2011-11-12, Dustin Poirier defeats Pablo Garza with a good submission (brabo choke) but it is not enough for our three stars. Dustin Poirier (10-1-0) entered as the No.11 featherweight in the world while Pablo Garza (11-1-0) entered as the No.29. Poirier vs Garza was on the undercard of Velasquez vs Dos Santos (UFC on Fox). Watch the video!
Review: 2011-11-12, nice fight, very close to our 4 stars, between Benson Henderson and Clay Guida; both fighters were awarded “Fight of the Night” honors. Benson Henderson (14-2-0) entered as the No.8 lightweight in the world while Clay Guida (29-11-0) entered as the No.7. Henderson vs Guida was on the undercard of Velasquez vs Dos Santos (UFC on Fox). Watch the video!
Review: 2011-11-12, Junior dos Santos surprises everyone beating the undefeated Velasquez in just 1 minute (one of the best ko’s of the year). Cain Velasquez (9-0-0) entered as the No.1 heavyweight in the world while Junior dos Santos (13-1-0) entered as the No.2. Dos Santos earned the night’s “Knockout of the Night” award and won the UFC Heavyweight Championship (main event of the “UFC on Fox”). Watch the video!
Review: 2011-11-12, Neven Pajkic surprises Tyson Fury knocking down him in the second round but the British comes back in the third sending his opponent to the mat twice and the referee stops the fight (probably too soon). Both undefeated, Tyson Fury (16-0-0) entered as the No.9 heavyweight in the world while Neven Pajkic (16-0-0) entered as the No.44. Fury vs Pajkic is valid for the Commonwealth (British Empire) heavyweight title. Watch the video!
Review: 2004-05-08, Manny Pacquiao came from the first fight against Barrera (one of the Fights of the Year 2003) and tried to win his first title in the featherweight division since Juan Manuel Marquez was the reigning champion of the WBA and IBF featherweight titles. In the first round Manny Pacquiao surprised Marquez knocking down him three times, all thought the match was over but instead the fight ended after twelve rounds with a controversial draw (Harold Lederman scored the fight 115-110 for the Filipino). Manny Pacquiao entered the fight with a record of 38-2-1 while Juan Manuel Marquez had a record of 42-2-0. Watch the video!
Review: 2011-11-11, pleasant fight with one knockdown in the third round but it is not enough for our three stars. Mercito Gesta dictates the pace of the fight defeating Dominguez by unanimous decision. The undefeated Gesta (23-0-1) entered as the No.24 lightweight in the world while Ricardo Dominguez (34-7-2) entered as the No.33. Watch the video!
Review: 2011-11-11, nice fight between Austin Trout and Frank LoPorto: three stars. Trout knocks down LoPorto in the first round but the fight continues until the sixth round when the referee stops the bout. The undefeated Austin Trout (23-0-0) entered as the No.7 light middleweight in the world while Frank LoPorto (15-4-2) entered as the No.54. Trout vs LoPorto is valid for the WBA World light middleweight title. Watch the video!
Review: 2011-11-09, high pace fight, very close to our 4 stars, between Lee Purdy and Colin Lynes at the York Hall in London. Lee Purdy was the favorite of the fight but Colin Lynes knocks down him in the tenth and wins a great match by majority decision. Purdy (16-2-1) entered as the No.19 welterweight in the world while Colin Lynes (35-9-0) entered as the No.50. Purdy vs Lynes was valid for the British welterweight title. Watch the video!
