Review: 2014-03-08, great fight with four knockdowns and a spectacular finish: Andy Ristie vs Davit Kiria gets three stars. Andy Ristie entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 44-3-1 and he is ranked as the No.1 super welterweight in the world, he comes off five consecutive wins, having lost his last fight to Andy Souwer in 2012 (=Souwer vs Ristie), last year Ristie won the Glory lightweight title beating Giorgio Petrosyan in the semifinal (=Petrosyan vs Ristie) and Robin van Roosmalen in the final (=Roosmalen vs Ristie).
His opponent, Davit Kiria, has an official record of 21-9-0 and he entered as the No.4 in the same weight class, last year he fought three times losing only his last fight against Robin van Roosmalen (=Roosmalen vs Kiria). Ristie vs Kiria is valid for the Glory lightweight title (Ristie’s first defense) and it is on the undercard of Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic vs Remy Bonjasky 2 – Glory 14. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Event: GLORY 14 Zagreb
Date: 2014-03-08
Where: Arena Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Division: super welterweight (154 lbs, 69.9 kg)
Title: Glory lightweight title
Ristie’s previous fight: Robin van Roosmalen vs Andy Ristie
Kiria’s previous fight: Robin van Roosmalen vs Davit Kiria
Ristie’s next fight: Andy Ristie vs Ky Hollenbeck
Kiria’s next fight: Davit Kiria vs Robin van Roosmalen 3
Video:
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