2014 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Simon Marcus vs Joe Schilling 3 – full fight Video GLORY 17

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Fight rated 3 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-06-21, good fight with an exciting finish: the third fight between Simon Marcus and Joe Schilling gets three stars. The undefeated Simon Marcus entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 39-0-1 and he is ranked as the No.1 light heavyweight in the world, the only man who stopped him in a draw was Chidi Njokuani in 2013; he has already fought three times in 2014 beating Li Bei, Israel Adesanya and Vehas TopKing.
His opponent, Joe Schilling, has an official record of 15-6-0 and he entered as the No.3 cruiserweight, he fought three times in 2013 defeating Kengo Shimizu and Artem Levin but then he lost to Wayne Barrett (=Schilling vs Barrett). In both the first and second fights, Marcus beat Schilling; this third fight is the quarter-final of the Glory middleweight championship tournament; undercard of Rico Verhoeven vs Daniel Ghita 2 – Glory 17. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Andy Ristie vs Ky Hollenbeck – full fight Video GLORY 17

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Fight rated 2 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-06-21, fight not particularly exciting between Andy Ristie and Ky Hollenbeck: it gets two stars. Andy Ristie entered this fight with a kickboxing record of 44-4-1 (23 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.3 super welterweight in the world, he won the Glory lightweight tournament in 2013 defeating Giorgio Petrosyan in the semifinal (=Petrosyan vs Ristie) and Robin van Roosmalen in the final (=van Roosmalen vs Ristie) but then he lost the title in 2014 when he faced Davit Kiria (=Ristie vs Kiria).
His opponent, Ky Hollenbeck, has an official record of 46-3-1 (8 knockouts) and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class, he fought and won twice in 2013: against Albert Kraus and Warren Stevelmans. Ristie vs Hollenbeck is on the undercard of Rico Verhoeven vs Daniel Ghita 2 – Glory 17. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Marc de Bonte vs Karapetyan 2 – full fight Video GLORY 16

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Fight rated 2 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-05-03, disappointing fight between Karapet Karapetyan and Marc de Bonte: it gets two stars. Karapet Karapetyan entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 43-9-2 and he is ranked as the No.6 light heavyweight in the world, he fought three times in 2013 losing only his last bout against Nieky Holzken (semifinal of the Glory Ww tournament, Holzken vs Karapetyan 2); he came back to victory in 2014 beating Artur Kyshenko.
His opponent, Marc de Bonte, has an official record of 86-11-1 (or 82-9-1 on wikipedia) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class, he fought just once in 2013 defeating L’houcine Ouzgni via ko in the first round. In their first bout Marc de Bonte defeated Karapetyan by decision (May 19, 2012); this second fight, main event of Glory 16, is valid for the Glory welterweight title (De Bonte was expected to face Nieky Holzken but he recently suffered a shoulder injury in a car accident and was replaced by Karapetyan). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Anderson Silva vs Errol Zimmerman – full fight Video GLORY 16

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Fight rated 3 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-05-03, heavy shots and three knockdowns: Errol Zimmerman vs Anderson Silva gets three stars. Errol Zimmerman entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 78-20-1 and he is ranked as the No.6 heavyweight in the world while Anderson “Braddock” Silva has a record of 36-10-1 and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class. Zimmerman vs Silva is the final of the Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament, in the semifinals Zimmerman defeated Ben Edwards while Silva beat Sergei Kharitonov; undercard of Karapet Karapetyan vs Marc de Bonte 2 – Glory 16. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Anderson Silva vs Sergei Kharitonov – full fight Video GLORY 16

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Fight rated 3 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-05-03, nice and tough fight between Sergei Kharitonov and Anderson Silva: it gets three stars. Sergei Kharitonov entered this fight with a kickboxing record of 5-3-0 and he is ranked as the No.22 heavyweight in mma (his mma record is 21-5-0), he fought and won two kickboxing bouts in 2013: against Daniel Sam and Jerome Le Banner (=Le Banner vs Kharitonov).
His opponent, Anderson “Braddock” Silva, has a record of 37-10-1 and he entered as the No.10 heavyweight, last year he fought three times defeating Daniel Sam, losing to Daniel Ghita (=Ghita vs Silva) and then he beat former K-1 champion Remy Bonjasky (=Bonjasky vs Silva 2). Kharitonov vs Silva is the semifinal of the Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament; undercard of Karapet Karapetyan vs Marc de Bonte 2 – Glory 16. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Ben Edwards vs Errol Zimmerman – full fight Video GLORY 16

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Fight rated 3 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-05-03, good action packed fight between Errol Zimmerman and Ben Edwards: it is close to get four stars. Errol Zimmerman entered this fight with a kickboxing record of 77-20-1 and he is ranked as the No.6 heavyweight in the world, he fought three times in 2013 but he lost twice: against Rico Verhoeven (then he defeated Hesdy Gerges) and Daniel Ghita (=Ghita vs Zimmerman 2).
His opponent, Ben Edwards, has a record of 36-9-3 and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Verhoeven, after that bout he has fought and won four times. Zimmerman vs Edwards is the semifinal of the Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament; undercard of Karapet Karapetyan vs Marc de Bonte 2 – Glory 16. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 best K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Raymond Daniels vs Ambang – full fight Video GLORY 16

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Fight rated 4 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-05-03, the fight between Raymond Daniels and Francois Ambang gets four stars thanks to one of the best knockouts of the year!! Raymond Daniels entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 4-1-0 (17-0-0 his amateur record), he is a black belt in American Kenpo, Shotokan Karate and Taekwondo but last year he suffered his first professional defeat when he faced Joseph Valtellini in the semifinal of the Glory Ww tournament (=Valtellini vs Daniels).
His opponent, Francois Ambang, has a record of 11-3-0, he fought twice in 2013 for Glory promotion losing to Joseph Valtellini in June but then he defeated Eddie Walker in November. Daniels vs Ambang is on the undercard of Karapet Karapetyan vs Marc de Bonte 2 – Glory 16. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 best K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Pat Barry vs Zack Mwekassa – full fight Video GLORY 16

Fight rated 4 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-05-03, aggressive start, wild exchanges and impressive finish: Pat Barry vs Zack Mwekassa is one of the best kickboxing fights of the year and it gets four stars! Former mma fighter Pat Barry entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 15-5-1, last year he fought and lost twice in the Ufc: against Shawn Jordan (=Barry vs Jordan) and Soa Palelei (=Barry vs Palelei); he came back to victory in 2014 defeating Ed Burris in a kickboxing bout.
His opponent, Zack Mwekassa, has a record of 10-1-0 and he entered as the No.64 boxing cruiserweight in the world (his professional boxing record is 14-4-0). Barry vs Mwekassa is the reserve fight of the Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament; undercard of Karapet Karapetyan vs Marc de Bonte 2 – Glory 16. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Robin van Roosmalen vs Marat Grigorian – full fight Video

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Fight rated 3 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-04-12, excellent fight between Robin van Roosmalen and Marat Grigorian: it was the best fight of Glory 15, three stars. Robin van Roosmalen entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 42-14-3 (14 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.3 super welterweight in the world; he fought four times in 2013 losing only his last bout against Andy Ristie (final of Glory lightweight tournament van Roosmalen vs Ristie).
His opponent, Marat Grigorian, has an official record of 35-4-1 and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Yohan Lidon (in a bout valid for the “It’s Showtime title -73 kg”: Lidon vs Grigorian), since then he has collected five victories and one no-contest. Van Roosmalen vs Grigorian is the main event of Glory 15 Istanbul. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Gokhan Saki vs Nathan Corbett – full fight Video GLORY 15

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Fight rated 2 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-04-12, good start but disappointing finish…Gokhan Saki vs Nathan Corbett can’t get more than two stars. Gokhan Saki entered this fight with a kickboxing record of 79-17-0 (56 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.2 heavyweight in the world, he fought just twice in 2013 winning the rematch against Daniel Ghita (=Saki vs Ghita 2) but then he lost to Rico Verhoeven via majority decision (semifinal of the Glory Hw tournament: Saki vs Verhoeven).
His opponent, Nathan ‘Carnage’ Corbett, has a record of 59-4-0 and he entered as the No.3 super cruiserweight, he fought three times in 2013 losing only to Tyrone Spong (4-stars fight: Spong vs Corbett 2). Saki vs Corbett is the semifinal of the Glory light heavyweight tournament; undercard of Robin van Roosmalen vs Marat Grigorian – Glory 15. Watch the video and rate this fight!