Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-04-29, close and tough fight between Jason Wilnis and Simon Marcus 3: it gets three stars.The Glory Mw champion Jason Wilnis entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 30-6-1 (8 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 cruiserweight in the world. He suffered his last loss when he faced Joe Schilling in 2015 (=Schilling vs Wilnis I), since then he has won five bouts taking revenge on Schilling in their second fight (=Schilling vs Wilnis II) and beating Israel Adesanya in his last one (=Wilnis vs Adesanya).
His opponent, the former Glory Mw and Wbc light-Hw champion Simon Marcus, has an official record of 46-3-2 (26 knockouts) and he entered as the No.2 in the same weight class. He beat Wilnis in their first fight in 2015 (=Marcus vs Wilnis I) but then he was defeated in their rematch in 2016 (4-stars fight, Marcus vs Wilnis II). After this bout Marcus has won over Dustin Jacoby (=Marcus vs Jacoby II) and Wang Shaohua. Simon Marcus vs Jason Wilnis 3, main event of Glory 40, is valid for the Glory middleweight title (Wilnis’ second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Event: Glory 40: Copenhagen
Date: 2017-04-29
Where: Forum Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Division: catchweight (187.4 lbs, 85 kg)
Title: Glory Middleweight Championship
Wilnis’ previous fight: Jason Wilnis vs Israel Adesanya
Wilnis’ next fight: Jason Wilnis vs Yousri Belgaroui
Marcus’ next fight: Simon Marcus vs Alex Pereira
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Wilnis vs Marcus 3 Fight Video:
Official viseo
(Alternative free embeddable video hosted on Youtube and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights)
Excellent fight but very close. However, the better technics and skill of a very seasoned fighter prevail over the weaker technics of the usual pressure fighter.
A surprisingly clean Marcus fight without too much clinching. His left kick is money, but his defense up top really needs work, still.