Matchups for Road to Glory welterweight tournament

The weigh-ins for the Road to Glory welterweight tournament tomorrow in New York are complete and the opening round matchups have been set. The winner of the tournament will take home $20,000 and a Glory contract. Dustin Jacoby and Mike Lemaire have already won tournaments in their respective divisions. Looking to join Jacoby and Lemaire are Eric Utsch, Marcus Fisher, Anthony Nieves, Francois Ambang, Brett Hlavacek, Ryan Parker, Jemery Carper, and Tarek Rached.

Below are the opening round match ups for the tournament.

Road to Glory Tournament Quarterfinals:
Eric Utsch vs. Tarek Rached
Anthony Nieves vs. Marcus Fisher
Ryan Parker vs. Brett Hlavacek
Jeremy Carper vs. Francois Ambang

Reserve Bout:
Cyrus Washington vs. Chris Clodfelter

Road to Glory welterweight tournament set for March 22nd in New York

The next "Road to Glory" tournament is set to take place March 22nd in New York, NY in conjunction with Combat at the Capitale 30. This time the tournament will be in the Glory welterweight division which is 170lbs and will feature some prominent American fighters. Eric Utsch, Anthony Nieves, Cyrus Washington, Marcus Fisher, and Brett Hlavacek are among the fighters expected to participate. There is no word on which eight fighters will be in the tournament and which two will be in the reserve bout, but all the fighters listed below are expected to be involved in the tournament.

Anthony Nieves
Eric Utsch
Marcus Fisher
Brett Hlavacek
Tarek Rached
Francois Ambang
Chris Clodfelter
Jeremy Carper
Ryan Parker
Cyrus Washington

Results and Recap: Bangkok Fight Night 11

by William Felch

The night's main event featured the return of Atlanta's Stephen Richards as he took on Cyrus Washington, Richards had not fought in over a year recovering from a broken arm. From the start of the fight it was clear Washington wanted to establish control as he looked to connect with some hard shots and flashy spinning back kicks to the midsection of Richards. Richards used his boxing, specifically his jab to try and slow Washington down, but Washington was still able to land some hard strikes to body and head of Richards. Both fighters went toe-to-toe the entire fight, Washington connected with some solid elbows in the fight, however, Washington really looked to put his stamp on the fight when in the third round he knocked Richards down with a hard right. Richards was able to recover from the knockdown and

Anthony Nieves talks upcoming fight with Chris Clodfelter

Anthony Nieves and Chris Clodfelter will fight at Bangkok Fight Night 11 in Atlanta, GA on October 22nd. Nieves and Clodfelter met a few years back in a fight that was declared a no contest after Nieves landed an accidental elbow to the back of Clodfelter's head and could not continue. William Felch caught up with Anthony Nieves on behalf of Muay Thai Authority to talk about the upcoming bout with Clodfelter.

Anthony Nieves vs. Chris Clodfelter set for Bangkok Fight Night 11 in Atlanta

Muay Thai Authority has been informed by Bangkok Fight Night promoter Khunpon Dechkampu that Anthony Nieves will face Chris Clodfelter in a re-match at Bangkok Fight Night 11. The event will take place October 22nd at Center State in Atlanta, GA and in addition to Nieves vs. Clodfelter it will feature a main event fight between Cyrus Washington and Stephen Richards. The first fight between Nieves and Clodfelter was ruled a no contest after Nieves connected with an elbow to the back of the head on Clodfelter and he could not continue.

Nieves has not competed in Muay Thai action in over a year. A slew of fights have fallen through for Nieves and he has been moon lighting in boxing and MMA to stay busy. Nieves fights out of Knuckle Up in Douglasville, GA and if there was one word to describe Nieves fight style, violent is the best word to use. He moves forward and looks to take you out with every powerful strike he throws. Never a boring fighter, Nieves not only possesses deadly power, he is also highly technical. His return to Muay Thai action is long over due and he should be ready to put on an exciting fight for the fans.