LAST 4 & 5 STARS FIGHTS:
FULL FIGHTS Released this week:
Review: 2011-11-05, great victory for Thiago Alves that submits Papy Abedi in the first round after a nice combination of punches. Thiago Alves entered the fight with a record of 18-8-0 while Papy Abedi had a record of 8-0-0. Alves vs Abedi was on the undercard of Leben vs Munoz (UFC 138). Watch the video!
Review: 2011-11-05, both fighters start strong but Renan “Barao” Pegado surprises Brad Pickett with a hard knee that rocks the english, so the Brazilian tries to finish him with ground and pound but then submits Pickett with one of the best action of the year (it is very close to our 4 stars). Brad Pickett, ranked as the No.8 bantamweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 20-5-0 while Renan “Barao” Pegado had a record of 26-1-0. Pickett and Barao were awarded “Fight of the Night” honors (undercard of Leben vs Munoz – UFC 138). Watch the video!
Review: 2011-11-05, nice fight and good action between Chris Leben and Mark Munoz but unfortunately the fight ends by TKO at the end of the second round, if not it could get our four stars. Chris Leben entered the fight with a record of 22-7-0 while Mark Munoz, No.5 middleweight in the world, had a record of 11-2-0. Leben vs Munoz was s the main event of the UFC 138. Watch the video!
Review: 2011-11-04, pleasant fight between Denis Lebedev and James Toney but it is not enough for our thre stars. Lebedev dominates “Lights Out” Toney winning by unanimous decision. Denis Lebedev (22-1-0) entered as the No.5 cruiserweight in the world while James Toney (73-6-3) entered as the No.16. Lebedev vs Toney was valid for the interim WBA World cruiserweight title. Watch the video!
Review: 2007-07-07, Vic Darchinyan was still undefeated and was the reigning champion of the IBF and IBO flyweight titles while Nonito Donaire was at his first attempt for a world title. The fight starts with a good pace with both boxers throwing power punches and at the end of the fourth round Press scored a majority draw but the Filipino Donaire strikes “Raging Bull” Darchinyan with a perfect left hook during the fifth and the match is over! Donaire vs Darchinyan was awarded as the “Knockout of the Year” of 2007 (by The Ring magazine). Vic Darchinyan entered the fight with a record of 28-0-0 while “The Filipino Flash” Nonito Donaire had a record of 17-1-0 (they also faced a second time on November 9, 2013: Donaire vs Darchinyan 2). Watch the video!
Review: 2008-01-11, after his second defeat (against Kelly Pavlik, one of the fights of the year of 2007) and before the rematch against Arthur Abraham, Edison “Pantera” Miranda faced the American David Banks in the super middleweight division. After two tactical rounds, Miranda picks up the pace and knocks Banks out with a perfect right hand that sends David Banks outside of the ring! Miranda vs Banks was awarded as the “Knockout of the Year” (by The Ring magazine). Edison Miranda entered the fight with a record of 29-2-0 while David Banks had a record of 15-3-1. Watch the video!
Review: 2011-10-24, spectacular fight (very close to get 5 stars) between Pornsawan Porpramook (red gloves) and Akira Yaegashi (blue gloves). Both fighters don’t start very strong but they picks up the pace round by round and from the seventh the battle becomes a war! At this point of the fight the Japanese Yaegashi, younger than five years, has more energy but the Thai Pornsawan keeps going forward… one of the best boxing fights of 2011. Akira Yaegashi (14-2-0) entered as the No.6 minimumweight in the world while Pornsawan Porpramook (23-3-1) entered as the No.12. Akira Yaegashi vs Pornsawan Porpramook is valid for the WBA World minimumweight title. Watch the video!
Review: 2011-10-28, pleasant fight with a nice and tough second round in which Yodsanklai Fairtex almost knocks down Antuan Siangboxing with a combination of punches and elbows, but Antuan (Antoine Pinto) survives and the Thai fighter wins by decision in the third round. Yodsanklai Fairtex vs Antuan Siangboxing was one of the semifinals of the Toyota Cup Marathon 2011 (Yodsanklai lost the final against Prakayseng Kaeyanghaadao). Watch the video!
Review: 2011-10-29, Thiago Santos submits Neil Grove in just 38 seconds but before the rear-naked choke he knocks down Grove with one of the best punch of 2011; semifinal of the Bellator Heavyweight Tournament (Bellator 56). Thiago Santos entered the fight with a record of 9-1-0 while Neil Grove had a record of 11-4-1 (undercard of Ben Askren vs Jay Hieron, fight valid for the Bellator welterweight title). Watch the video!
Review: 2011-10-29, Eric Prindle wins the semifinal of the Bellator Heavyweight Tournament with a perfect left hook that knocks Ron Sparks out after 40 seconds of the first round (Bellator 56). Eric Prindle entered the fight with a record of 8-1-0 while Ron Sparks had a record of 8-0-0 (undercard of Ben Askren vs Jay Hieron, fight valid for the Bellator welterweight title). Watch the video!
