Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-04-03, fight not particularly good between Simon Marcus and Wayne Barrett: it gets two stars.The former WBC Muay thai world light heavyweight champion Simon Marcus entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 40-2-1 (24 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.4 light heavyweight in the world but he lost two out of his last three bouts: against Joe Schilling in 2014 (=Marcus vs Schilling 3) and against Fang Bian in 2015.
His opponent, Wayne Barrett, has a record of 5-2-0 (4 knockouts) and he entered as the No.6 cruiserweight; he fought three times last year beating Bogdan Stoica but then he lost to Joe Schilling and Jason Wilnis (=Barrett vs Wilnis). Marcus vs Barrett is the semifinal of the Glory middleweight contender tournament; undercard of Robin van Roosmalen vs Andy Ristie 2 – Glory 20. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Event: Glory 20: Dubai
Date: 2015-04-03
Where: Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia, USA
Division: catchweight (187.4 lbs, 85 kg)
Glory 20 fight card (main and best fights):
Robin van Roosmalen vs Andy Ristie 2
Simon Marcus vs Jason Wilnis final
Gabriel Varga vs Mosab Amrani
Jason Wilnis vs Alex Pereira 2
Simon Marcus vs Wayne Barrett
Anatoly Moiseev vs Max Baumert
Barrett’s previous fight: Wayne Barrett vs Jason Wilnis
Barrett’s next fight: Dustin Jacoby vs Wayne Barrett
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Official video:
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Alternative highlights video
Quite even fight but Marcus was more aggressive therefore deserving the win