Action Pro Gear KO of the Week: Raymond Daniels vs. Franocis Ambang

The first Action Pro Gear KO of the Week for 2015 features a spectacular spinning heel kick by Raymond Daniels. Known for his flashy kicks, Daniels, still has the ability to catch other fighters with amazing moves like this spinning heel kick he used against Francois Ambang.

The pair fought at Glory 16 in Denver and it only took one round for Daniels to hit a home run. The knockout immediately went viral. Daniels was coming off his first career loss and the the knockout was the perfect way for him to get back on the winning track.

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Glory 16 Results

Glory 16 took place last night in Denver, CO and featured a 4-man heavyweight contender tournament as well as the Glory Welterweight Championship title fight. Fighting for the welterweight title were Marc De Bonte and Karapet Karapetyan. Unlike most Glory fights the title bout was five rounds and when it was all over De Bonte was standing a top of the welterweight division as the new champion after taking home a close split decision. De Bonte was originally set to face Nieky Holzken for the title, but Holzken was forced to withdraw from the bout. We can most likely expect to see De Bonte’s first title defense be against Holzken.

In the 4-man heavyweight tournament Errol Zimmerman proved to be too much for the opposition as he scored (T)KO’s over both the men he faced on the night. In the tournament semi-finals he made quick work of Australian Ben Edwards and in the tournament final he stopped Anderson Silva. The tournament win is a nice way for Zimmerman to throw his name back in the mix for title contention after having suffered a KO loss to Daniel Ghita at Glory 13.

Pat Barry made his Glory debut on the night and boy was it exciting, although not in favor of Barry. Zack Mwekassa welcomed Barry to the Glory ring with heavy punches and scored a monstrous KO in the first round. First Mwekassa hurt Barry on the feet forcing the former UFC fighter to take a knee, when the fight resumed Mwekassa was on the attack and a vicious left uppercut flattened Barry out. It was a brutal knockout and nice win for Zack Mwekassa.

Some big fights also took place on the undercard, Raymond Daniels scored a highlight reel knockout of Francois Ambgang with a spinning heel kick and Artem Levin scored a decision victory over young Canadian Robert Thomas.

Results:

Glory Heavyweight 4-Man Tournament Semi-Finals
Errol Zimmerman def. Ben Edwards via (T)KO in Rd. 1
Anderson Silva def. Sergey Kharitonov via Unanimous Decision

Glory Heavyweight 4-Man Tournament Final
Errol Zimmerman def. Anderson Silva via (T)KO in Rd. 1

Glory Welterweight Title Fight
Marc De Bonte def. Karapet Karapetyan via Split Decision

Super Fights
Zack Mwekassa def. Pat Barry via KO in Rd. 1
Raymond Daniels def. Francois Ambang via KO in Rd. 1
Artem Levin def. Robert Thomas via Unanimous Decision
Benjamin Adegbuyi def. Daniel Sam via (T)KO in Rd. 2
Josh Jauncey def. Warren Stevelmans via Unanimous Decision
Artem Vakhitov def. Igor Jurkovic via Unanimous Decision
Jamal Ben Saddik def. Nicolas Wamba via (T)KO in Rd. 2

Glory 16 Denver Fight Card

Glory Sports International announces the full Glory 16 bout card. The event returns to the states, set for Denver, Colorado, May 3rd.  The card includes Glory's regular format of main card bouts, a 4-man tournament, and a list of superfights.

Nieky Holzken returns to the ring to defend his Glory Welterweight World Championship Title against the formidable Marc De Bonte. De Bonte is a long time veteran of the sport with nearly one hundred fights and only 9 losses. 

Pat Barry, known for fighting in the UFC, makes his Glory debut and a return to his kickboxing roots. He faces Zack Mwekassa in a bout that will no doubt initiate a strong impression of Barry's return to the ring.

Also featured in the event is a 4-man heavyweight contender tournament, which includes Anderson Silva vs. Sergey Kharitonov and Ben Edwards vs. Errol Zimmerman.

Fight Card:

Nieky Holzken vs. Marc de Bonte.

Pat Barry vs. Zack Mwekassa

4-Man Tournament:

Anderson Silva vs. Sergey Kharitonov

Ben Edwards vs. Errol Zimmerman

Superfights:

Benjamin Adegbuyi vs. Daniel Sam

Igor Jurkovic vs. Artem Vakhitov

Raymond Daniels vs. Francois Ambang