2015 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Raymond Daniels vs Jonatan Oliveira – full fight Video Glory 19

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-02-06, Raymond Daniels vs Jonatan Oliveira gets three stars thanks to a good finish.

The black belt in American kenpo, karate and tae-kwon-do Raymond Daniels entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 5-1-0 and he is ranked as the No.6 super middleweight in the world, he suffered his only defeat in 2013 when he faced Joseph Valtellini (=Valtellini vs Daniels), after this bout he won over Francois Ambang thanks to one of the best knockouts of the year (=Daniels vs Ambang).
His opponent, Jonatan Oliveira, has a record of 20-3-0 and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class, last year he defeated Atakan Arslan at Glory 15. Daniels vs Oliveira is the semifinal of the Glory welterweight contender tournament (the current champion is Joseph Valtellini); undercard of Rico Verhoeven vs Errol Zimmerman 3 – Glory 19. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Zack Mwekassa vs Saulo Cavalari – full fight Video GLORY 18

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Fight rated 3 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-11-07, Zack Mwekassa vs Saulo Cavalari gets three stars thanks to a good finish. Zack Mwekassa entered this fight with a kickboxing record of 12-1-0 and he is ranked as the No.12 super cruiserweight in the world while his opponent, Saulo Cavalari, has an official record of 29-3-0 and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class. Mwekassa vs Cavalari is the final of the Glory light heavyweight contender tournament (they also faced each other a second time on September 19, 2015,Cavalari vs Mwekassa II); undercard of Davit Kiria vs Robin van Roosmalen 3 – Glory 18. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Davit Kiria vs Robin van Roosmalen 3 – full fight Video

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Fight rated 3 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-11-07, nice and close fight between Davit Kiria and Robin van Roosmalen: it gets three starrs. Davit Kiria entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 23-8-0 (12 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 super welterweight in the world, he has already faced twice van Roosmalen loosing both fights, in 2011 and 2013 (=Roosmalen vs Kiria 2), but after this bout he managed to defeat Andy Ristie winning the Glory lightweight title (=Ristie vs Kiria).
His opponent, Robin van Roosmalen, has an official record of 43-14-3 (14 knockouts) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat at the end of 2013 when he faced Andy Ristie in the final of the Glory lightweight tournament (=Roosmalen vs Ristie); after that bout he came back to win in 2014 beating Marat Grigorian (=Roosmalen vs Grigorian). Kiria vs Roosmalen 3, main event of Glory 18, is valid for the Glory lightweight title (Kiria’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Wayne Barrett vs Jason Wilnis – full fight Video GLORY 18

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Fight rated 2 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-11-07, some good exchanges between Wayne Barrett and Jason Wilnis but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two. Wayne Barrett entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 5-1-0 and he is ranked as the No.3 cruiserweight in the world while his opponent, Jason Wilnis, has a record of 22-4-1 and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class. Both fighters have lost once in 2014: Barrett was defeated by Joe Schilling while Wilnis lost to Sahak Parparyan; after this bout Wilnis came back to win beating Tomas Senkyr. Barrett vs Wilnis is on the undercard of Davit Kiria vs Robin van Roosmalen 3 – Glory 18. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Danyo Ilunga vs Saulo Cavalari – full fight Video GLORY 18

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Fight rated 3 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-11-07, tough and pretty good fight between Danyo Ilunga and Saulo Cavalari: it gets three stars. Danyo Ilunga entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 49-5-0 (40 KOs=81%) and he is ranked as the No.3 super cruiserweight in the world while his opponent, Saulo Cavalari, has an official record of 28-3-0 and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class. Both fighters have suffered their last defeat against #2 Tyrone Spong: Ilunga in 2013 (Spong vs Ilunga) while Cavalari in 2014 (=Spong vs Cavalari); after this loss Ilunga won three consecutive fights. Ilunga vs Cavalari is the semifinal of the Glory light heavyweight contender tournament; undercard of Davit Kiria vs Robin van Roosmalen 3 – Glory 18. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Zack Mwekassa vs Brian Collette – full fight Video GLORY 18

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Fight rated 3 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-11-07, good finish between Zack Mwekassa and Brian Collette: it gets three stars. Zack Mwekassa entered this fight with a kickboxing record of 11-1-0 and he is ranked as the No.12 super cruiserweight in the world while his opponent, Brian Collette, has a record of 21-2-0 and he entered as the No.13 in the same weight class. In their last bout Mwekassa defeated Pat Barry in one of the best kickboxing fights of the year (=Barry vs Mwekassa) while Collette beat Warren Thompson. Mwekassa vs Collette is the semifinal of the Glory light heavyweight contender tournament; undercard of Davit Kiria vs Robin van Roosmalen 3 – Glory 18. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic vs Jarrell Miller 2 – full fight Video

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Fight rated 2 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-06-21, tough fight but not particularly exciting: the second fight between Mirko Filipovic and Jarrell Miller gets two stars. Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic entered this fight with a kickboxing record of 22-8-0 (12 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.7 heavyweight in the world, he won the K-1 Hw tournament in March 2013 beating Ismael Londt in the final (=Filipovic vs Londt); after that bout he has fought just once in 2014 but he lost to Remy Bonjasky (=Cro Cop vs Bonjasky 2).
His opponent, the 25-year-old Jarrell Miller (14 years younger than Filipovic), has an official record of 21-1-0 (9 knockouts) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since March 15, 2013 when he faced for the first time Cro Cop (=Filipovic vs Miller). CroCop vs Miller 2 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 Joseph Valtellini – full fight Video GLORY 17

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Fight rated 3 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-06-21, back and forth fight with two spectacular knockdowns: Marc de Bonte vs Joseph Valtellini gets three stars. Marc de Bonte entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 87-11-1 (19 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.4 light heavyweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Murthel Groenhart (=Groenhart vs de Bonte), after that bout he has fought just twice beating L’houcine Ouzgni and Karapet Karapetyan (=Karapetyan vs de Bonte 2); in this last fight he won the Glory welterweight title.
His opponent, Joseph Valtellini, has an official record of 11-2-0 (10 KOs=90%) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class, he fought five times in 2013 losing only his last bout against Nieky Holzken (=Valtellini vs Holzken). De Bonte vs Valtellini is valid for the Glory welterweight title (de Bonte’s first defense); undercard of Rico Verhoeven vs Daniel Ghita 2 – Glory 17. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Rico Verhoeven vs Daniel Ghita 2 – full fight Video GLORY 17

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Fight rated 2 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-06-21, disappointing fight between Rico Verhoeven and Daniel Ghita: it gets two stars. Rico Verhoeven entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 43-7-1 (8 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 heavyweight in the world, he is 25 years old (8 years younger than Ghita) and he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Semmy Schilt, since then he has fought five times winning the Glory Hw tournament at the end of 2013 beating Daniel Ghita in the final (=Ghita vs Verhoeven).
His opponent, Daniel Ghita, has an official record of 50-10-0 (39 KOs=78%) and he entered as the No.2 in the same weight class, after his last loss against Verhoeven he fought once defeating Errol Zimmerman (=Ghita vs Zimmerman 2). Ghita vs Verhoeven 2, main event of Glory 17, is valid for the Glory heavyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Joe Schilling vs Artem Levin 2 – full fight Video GLORY 17

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Fight rated 2 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-06-21, good start but the rest of the fight was not so exciting: the second fight between Joe Schilling and Artem Levin gets two stars. Joe Schilling entered this fight with a kickboxing record of 17-6-0 and he is ranked as the No.3 cruiserweight while Artem Levin has a record of 83-6-1 and he entered as the No.4 light heavyweight. In their first bout Schilling defeated Levin by unanimous decsion (September 28, 2013), this second fight is the final of the Glory middleweight championship tournament; in the quarterfinals Schilling beat Simon Marcus (=Schilling vs Marcus) while Levin defeated Alex Pereira, in the semifinals the American took revenge on Wayne Barrett while the Russian beat Filip Verlinden. Levin vs Schilling 2 is on the undercard of Rico Verhoeven vs Daniel Ghita 2 – Glory 17. Watch the video and rate this fight!