Glory 24 took place last night in Denver, CO and fight fans were ready to see Joe Schlling return to the Glory ring. Schilling was originally slated to fight middleweight champion Artem Levin, but an injury forced a change a few weeks back and Jason Wilnis stepped in to fight Schilling.
These two fighters came out looking to cause some damage, both were ripping into each other. Schilling established himself first as he was faster and more accurate. Early in the second round a left hook from Schilling dropped Wilnis. Despite tasting the canvas, Wilnis showed what he was made of by storming back into the fight and hurting Schilling with an overhand right that buckled him. Wilnis seemed to have a chance to end the fight and he continued to attack Schilling who wisely clinched and slowed things down.
It seemed things were ready for a wild third round, but Wilnis was unable to answer the bell for the final round after he suffered a badly broken toe in the second round. Schilling has now won two consecutive fights for Glory and if he gets his way his third will be against Artem Levin.
In the night's heavyweight contender tournament Benjamin Adegbuyi and Jahfarr Wilnis punched their tickets to the tournament final by winning their semi-final bouts with leg kick (T)KO's. In the final the two big men didn't slow down, despite seeming fatigued they fought for three rounds and left everything in the ring. It was a close fight and Adegbuyi walked away with a split decision win and a chance to dethrone Glory Heavyweight Champion Rico Verhoeven.
Dustin Jacoby scored a huge win over Glory veteran Wayne Barrett. Jacoby punished Barrett to the head and body throughout the fight. Barrett started to fatigue early and as Jacoby continued to push the pace it was too much for Barrett. In the third round punches sent Barrett to the canvas where he was counted out by the referee. With the win Jacoby has now won three straight, while Barrett drops his fourth consecutive bout.
Glory 24 Results:
Joe Schilling def. Jason Wilnis via (T)KO (Injury) at 3:00 of Rd. 2
Dustin Jacoby def. Wayne Barrett via KO at 1:40 of Rd. 3
Robert Thomas def. David Radeef via Split Decision
Casey Greene def. Francois Ambang via KO at 1:38 of Rd. 2
Kevin Vannostrong def. Justin Houghton via Split Decision
Zack Wells def. Chris Trammel KO at 1:56 of Rd. 1
Jason Lee def. Steve Paprocki via KO at 2:59 of Rd. 2
Heavyweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals:
Bejamin Adegbuyi def. Mladen Brestovac via (T)KO (Leg Kicks) at 1:47 of Rd. 3
Jahfarr Wilnis def. Ben Edwards via (T)KO (Leg Kicks) at 1:36 of Rd. 2
Heavyweight Contender Tournament Final:
Benjamin Adegbuyi def. Jahfarr Wilnis via Split Decision
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