Glory Last Man Standing Results

Glory "Last Man Standing" took place Saturday, June 21st. The event was Glory's first PPV event. The highlight of the event was the middleweight 8-man tournament to crown the division's champion. 

The tournament final featured a re-match between Artem Levin and Joe Schilling. Levin defeated Alex Pereira and Filip Verlinden by unanimous decision to punch his ticket to the final, while Schilling had a more controversial path to the finals. in his quarter final bout with Simon Marcus, Schilling was knocked down in the second round and when the fight went to the judges score cards it seemed Marcus had once again defeated Schilling. The judges, however, ruled the fight a controversial draw as many though Marcus had done what he needed to move on. In the extra round Marcus was deducted a point with 40 seconds remaining the round for spitting out his mouth piece. Knowing he needed a knockout to win Marcus rushed Schilling and with 20 seconds left walked into a Schilling right hand that put  his lights out and tournament hopes on the back burner.

In the semi-finals Wayne Barrett seemed to have done enough to win a decision over Schilling, but once again Schilling was awarded a decision that many up in arms. The judges declared Schilling the winner by split decision. In the final Artem Levin picked away at Schilling and scored a knockdown over him. In the third round of their bout Levin was oddly deducted a point for clinching, but fortunately for Levin he had built up such a huge lead on the judges score cards that it did not affect the final out come and Levin was declared the winner by unanimous decision

In the night's other title fights Rico Verhoeven was crowned the heavyweight champion after a decision with in which he outworked Daniel Ghita, and Joseph Valtellini defeated Marc De Bonte to claim the welterweight championship. Valtellini and De Bonte fought five hard rounds and both men tasted the canvas in the bout but neither refused to concede defeat until the judges rendered their verdict. It was a huge win for Valtellini who in the past two years has gone from an unknown talent to world champion.

Results: 

8-Man Tournament Quarterfinals

Filip Verlinden def. Melvin Manhoef via Majority Decision

Artem Levin def. Alex Pereira via Unanimous Decision

Joe Schilling def. Simon Marcus via KO in Extra Round

Wayne Barret def. Bogdan Stoica via KO in Round 3

8-Man Tournament Semi-Finals

Joe Schilling def. Wayne Barret via Split Decision

Artem Levin def. Filip Verlinden via Unanimous Decision

8-Man Tournament Final

Artem Levin def. Joe Schilling via Unanimous Decision

Super Fights

Joseph Valtellini def. Marc de Bonte via Unanimous Decision

Rico Verhoeven def. Daniel Ghita via Unanimous Decision

Ghita vs. Verhoeven and De Bonte vs. Valtellini title fights announced for Glory: Last Man Standing

Glory will venture into the Pay Per View realm on June 21st for "Last Man Standing". The event will feature a one night eight man middleweight tournament that will crown Glory's middleweight champion. In addition to the tournament, two title fights have been confirmed for the event. Daniel Ghita vs. Rico Verhoeven will fight for the vacant Glory Heavyweight Championship and recently crowned welterweight champion Marc De Bonte will defend his title against Joseph Valtellini.

Ghita and Verhoeven fought in the finals of the Glory Heavyweight Tournament at Glory 11 in October of 2013. After a hard fought fight Verhoeven was declared the tournament winner by unanimous decision and cemented himself as one of the Kickboxing world's heavyweight elite.

De Bonte recently won his title at Glory 16 by defeating Karapet Karapetyan by split decision. Before his title fight with Karapetyan, De Bonte had not fought in over a year. Valtellini will be trying to rebound from his loss to Nieky Holzken in the finals of the Glory 13 Welterweight Tournament in Japan. 

The "Last Man Standing" tournament will feature eight of the best Glory middleweights including Joe Schilling, Simon Marcus, Artem Levin, and Wayne Barrett.

Fight Card:

Last Man Standing Tournament Fighters
Joe Schilling
Simon Marcus
Artem Levin
Bogdan Stoica
Melvin Mahoef
Alex Pereira
Filip Verlinden
Wayne Barrett

Glory Heavyweight Title Fight
Daniel Ghita vs. Rico Verhoeven

Glory Welterweight Title Fight
Marc De Bonte vs. Joseph Valtellini
 

Matches to make after Glory 13

Glory 13 took place this past weekend and it lived up to expectations. The welterweight tournament finals delivered nothing but action packed fights and the finale between tournament winner Nieky Holzken and Joseph Valtellini was nothing but amazing. 

We also got to see the retirement of Peter Aerts as he put up a worthy effort against Rico Verhoeven, eventually dropping a split decision to the younger fighter. Daniel Ghita also gave fans a brutal knockout over Errol Zimmerman with a vicious left hook. 

It's time for us to play matchmaker again and here we list some fights we feel would be great bouts for some the winners at Glory 13 and some of the tournament competitors.

Nieky Holzken vs. Marc De Bonte

Holzken vs. De Bonte was originally set for the Glory 13 welterweight tournament before De Bonte had to withdraw from the tournament. There is no reason for this fight not to take place now, especially with De Bonte being ranked number three in Glory's welterweight rankings. Both fighters have knockout power and can end their fights in heartbeat, this fight could very well be just as exciting as the welterweight tournament final between Holzken and Joseph Valtellini.

Joseph Valtellini vs. Karapet Karapetyan

Valtellini suffered his first loss since joining Glory in the welterweight tournament finals against Nieky Holzken but "Bazooka" made sure to leave an impression. Going back and forth the entire fight rather than hang back Valtellini decided to go for it all in the final seconds and unfortunately it didn't work out. Although the result says (T)KO, that is somewhat questionable because there was no time remaining for them to fight and he had gotten back up to his feet. Seems like it was more of a bad call by the referee. So what should Valtellini do next, a fight against Karapet Karapetyan wouldn't be bad. Holzken out pointed Karapetyan who is currently ranked number four in Glory's welterweight rankings. Valtellini would get a chance to get back on track with a solid win and begin to climb that ladder again so he can earn his re-match with Holzken.

Daniel Ghita vs. Rico Verhoeven

Rico Verhoeven and Daniel Ghita met in the Glory heavyweight tournament final with Verhoeven out pointing Ghita. Both fighters have now fought and won since their first fight and a re-match is something fight fans are buzzing about. There really doesn't need to be much more of an explanation because the fans will get excited for this one.

Mosab Amrani vs. Masaaki Noiri

Amrani outpointed Glory featherweight tournament winner Yuta Kubo at Glory 13. The obvious fight for him is a rematch with Masaaki Noiri. Amrani was out pointed by Noiri in the featherweight tournament semi-finals and is also currently ranked number three in the Glory rankings one spot right behind Amrani. This seems like the next logical fight to make for Amrani.

Artur Kyshenko vs. Jordan Watson

Kyshenko is good enough that he could be put in against almost anyone and there are few rematches that we bet Kyshenko wouldn't mind getting, but throwing him against Watson would be perfect. Both fighters get a chance to add a good name to their win list and they haven't fought before which gives Glory the chance to capitalize on re-matches after getting some time to promote Kyshenko under the Glory banner.

Glory 13 Results and Recap

The Glory welterweight tournament took place today in Tokyo, Japan at Glory 13 and it did not disappoint. Going in many were expecting to see Nieky Holzken vs. Joseph Valtellini in the tournament final and that is exactly how things played out. Holzken won a unanimous decision over Karapet Karapetyan in the semi-finals, knocking Karapetyan down twice in the fight. Valtellini scored a third round knockout of Raymond Daniels to reserve his spot in the finals. After battering Daniels’s legs with low kicks throughout the fight a stiff leg kick in the third round had Daniels reeling and when Valtellini backed him into the ropes instead of going low he went high and scored the knockout.

In the tournament final it was all fireworks. Neither Holzken nor Valtellini wanted to give up an inch and both continuously delivered power packed punches and kicks all while still keeping great technique intact. Holzken seemed to take the lead in the first round of the fight being a bit more accurate and active but Valtellini came storming back in the second round. It could easily have been one round a piece on the judge’s score cards going into the third and final round. Both fighters came out letting their fist and feet fly in the third round. Holzken connected with a shot to body that had Valtellini hurt but he refused to go down. Valtellini continued to fire back at Holzken despite being in trouble. As the fight entered the final minute you could sense both men knew exactly everything that was on the line as they both continued to sling heavy leather. In a hectic exchange Holzken landed an overhand right that sent Valtellini crashing down to the canvas face first with only five seconds remaining in the fight. Valtellini was able to work his way back up to his feet before the ten count but the referee stopped the fight. It seemed that the referee could have let Valtellini try and make it to a decision, but in the end Holzken walked away the winner by (T)KO and with the $100,000 grand prize.

Peter Aerts and Glory heavyweight tournament winner Rico Verhoeven met in a super fight that would be Aerts last fight in Japan. It was a close fight as both men had their moments; the best way to describe this fight was a slugfest. In the end Verhoeven took home a split decision win over Aerts in a fight that could have gone either way.

In other action Daniel Ghita made quick work of Errol Zimmerman by knocking him out in just 35 seconds with a left hook and Makoko Uehara edged out Dustin Jacoby by split decision.

Results:

Glory Welterweight Tournament Semi-Finals
Nieky Holzken def. Karapet Karapetyan via Unanimous Decision
Joseph Valtellini def. Raymond Daniels via KO (Head Kick) at 1:20 of Rd. 3

Glory Welterweight Tournament Final
Nieky Holzken def. Joseph Valtellini via (T)KO at 2:55 of Rd. 3

Super Fights
Rico Verhoeven def. Peter Aerts via Split Decision
Daniel Ghita def. Errol Zimmerman via KO at 0:35 of Rd. 1
Makoko Uehara def. Dustin Jacoby via Split Decision
Mosab Amrani def. Yuta Kubo via Unanimous Decision
Artur Kyshenko def. Masayuki Kenmun via Unanimous Decision
Aleksandr Stetcurenko def. Karim Ghajji via Unanimous Decision
Anderson Silva def. Remy Bonjasky via Unanimous Decision
Hesdy Gerges def. Ewerton Teixeira via Unanimous Decision
Sergei Kharitonov def. Jerome LeBanner via Unanimous Decision

GLORY 13 EVENT PAGE

Event Name: Glory 13

Date: December 21, 2013

Location: Tokyo, Japan

Venue: Ariake Coliseum

Main Event: Peter Aerts vs. Rico Verhoeven

Co-Main Event: Daniel Ghita vs. Errol Zimmerman

Notable Fights: Glory welterweight tournament featuring Nieky Holzken, Joseph Valtellini, Karapet Karapetyan, and Raymond Daniels.

Glory 13 will take place December 21, 2013 at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan. Glory 13 will be the final event of 2013 for Glory Sports International. The event will feature another one of Glory's championship tournaments, this time with the welterweight division being at the helm. 

Three of Glory's top four ranked welterweight's will be competing in the night's tournament. Nieky Holzken (ranked number one), Joseph Valtellini (ranked number two, and Karapet Kareptyan (ranked number four) will all be hungry to capture the tournament crown and the $150,000 grand prize. American Raymond Daniels will look to follow in the foots steps of Joe Schilling, Rico Verhoeven, and Andy Ristie by having his Cinderella story come true and winning the tournament against the upper echelon of Glory's welterweight division.

The night's Main event will feature a bout between Kickboxing legend Peter Aerts and recent Glory heavyweight tournament champion Rico Verhoeven. Aerts will look to continue to defy father time with a win over the young and dynamic Verhoeven, who in return will try to add a victory over a legendary name such as Aerts to his list of accomplishments.

In the co-main event Romanian power house Daniel Ghita will look to rebound for his recent loss in the Glory heavyweight tournament finals against heavy hitting Errol Zimmerman. The pair previously met in 2010 under the K-1 banner when Ghita knocked out Zimmerman. You can bet Zimmerman has revenge on his mind and will try to return the favor this time around.

As expected the remainder of the Glory fight card will feature some of Kickboxing's most talented names including Yuta Kubo, Mosab Amrani, Karim Ghajji, Jerome Le Banner and Remy Bonjasky to name a few.

Fight Card: 

Welterweight Tournament

Nieky Holzken vs. Marc de Bonte

Joseph Valtellini vs. Karapet Karapetyan

Tournament Reserve Bout

Karim Ghajji vs. Alexander Stetsurenko

Super Fights

Daniel Ghita vs. Errol Zimmerman

Dustin Jacoby vs. Makoto Uehara

Peter Aerts vs. Rico Verhoeven

Remy Bonjasky vs. Anderson Silva 

Ewerton Teixera vs. Hesdy Gerges

Jerome Le Banner vs. Sergei Kharitonov

Yuta Kubo vs. Mosab Amrani

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Raymond Daniels replaces Marc de Bonte in Glory 13 welterweight tournament

There have been some changes to the December 21st Glory 13 welterweight tournament in Tokyo, Japan. Originally scheduled to compete in the tournament was Marc de Bonte, but he has been replaced by American Raymond Daniels who was last in action at Glory 11 where he scored a (T)KO over Brian Foster. With the addition of Daniels some of the match-ups for the semi-final round have been changed. The original semi-final match ups were Nieky Holzken vs. Marc de Bonte and Joseph Valtellini vs. Karapet Karapetyan, but now Holzken will be facing Karapetyan and Valtellini will be facing Daniels.

Some of the night’s super fights will feature some Peter Aerts vs. Rico Verhoeven, Daniel Ghita vs. Errol Zimmerman and Remy Bonjasky vs. Anderson Silva.

Fight Card:

Welterweight Tournament

Nieky Holzken vs. Marc de Bonte

Joseph Valtellini vs. Karapet Karapetyan

Tournament Reserve Bout

Karim Ghajji vs. Alexander Stetsurenko

Super Fights

Daniel Ghita vs. Errol Zimmerman

Dustin Jacoby vs. Makoto Uehara

Peter Aerts vs. Rico Verhoeven

Remy Bonjasky vs. Anderson Silva 

Ewerton Teixera vs. Hesdy Gerges

Jerome Le Banner vs. Sergei Kharitonov

Yuta Kubo vs. Mosab Amrani

4 more bouts confirmed for Glory 13 including main event between Daniel Ghita and Errol Zimmerman

Glory has made four bouts official for Glory 13 in addition to the already confirmed welterweight tournament bouts. The main event will feature Daniel Ghita vs. Errol Zimmerman. Also confirmed for the event are Dustin Jacoby vs. Makoto Uehara, Peter Aerts vs. Rico Verhoeven, and Remy Bonjasky vs. Anderson Silva.

Ghita returns to action after recently coming up short in the finals of the Glory heavyweight tournament at Glory 11 in Chicago. Ghita won his first fight on the night by KO over Anderson Silva, but was out pointed by Rico Verhoeven in the final. Zimmerman defeated Hesdy Gerges at Glory 11 by KO in tournament reserve bout.

Glory heavyweight tournament champion Rico Verhoeven will get to add a legend to his name if he can pull out the win against Peter Aerts. Verhoeven stamped his name on the heavyweight kickboxing scene with his wins over Gokhan Saki and Daniel Ghita at Glory 11. Aerts will look to score another knockout over a much younger fighter. Earlier this year he scored a KO over heavy hitting Jamal Ben Saddik at Glory 8.

The highlight of Glory 13 will likely be the welterweight tournament which will feature Nieky Holzken, Joseph Valtellini, Marc De Bonte, and Karapet Karapetyan. Glory 13 will take place December 21 in Tokyo, Japan.

Fight Card:
 

Welterweight Tournament

Nieky Holzken vs. Marc de Bonte
Joseph Valtellini vs. Karapet Karapetyan

Tournament Reserve Bout

Karim Ghajji vs. Alexander Stetsurenko

Super Fights

Daniel Ghita vs. Errol Zimmerman

Dustin Jacoby vs. Makoto Uehara

Peter Aerts vs. Rico Verhoeven

Remy Bonjasky vs. Anderson Silva

Glory 11 Results and Recap

Glory 11 took place tonight at the Sears Center in Chicago, IL and it did not disappoint. The Glory 4-Man heavyweight tournament took place and it was full of surprises. In the first semi-final bout tournament favorite Gokhan Saki was defeated by Rico Verhoeven by majority decision. Verhoeven scored a flash knockdown over Saki in the first round, which Saki protested and even pushed the referee. The fight continued and despite Saki trying to rally Verhoeven did a good job surviving a barrage from Saki and controlling the fight on his way to one of the biggest wins of his career.

In the other semi-final bout Daniel Ghita ran through Anderson Silva after a huge right hook put Silva’s lights out in the first round.

In the tournament final Verhoeven used leg kicks to outpoint Ghita and take home a unanimous decision. It was easily the biggest win of Verhoeven’s career as he beat two of the best heavyweights in the world to capture the Glory tournament victory.

The highly anticipated re-match between Tyrone Spong and Nathan Corbett lived up to expectations. Both men came out throwing heavy punches and kicks and neither was backing down. Despite both fighters throwing heavy shots their technique was crisp. Spong struck first when a left near the end of the first round seemed to rock Corbett, but he made it out of the round. In the second round Spong struck fast as a short left hook knocked Corbett down. Corbett beat the referee’s count and both men went back to throwing heavy leather and moments later another left hook dropped Corbett. The referee began his count and Corbett got back to his feet, when the referee asked if Corbett was okay to continue it seemed Corbett was slow to respond and the referee stopped the fight. Corbett didn’t agree as he stated he was able to continue.

In the night’s co-main event Joseph Valtellini and Karim Ghajji went toe to toe for three rounds. Both fighters were technical and accurate with their attacks, but Valtellini seemed to be landing the cleaner shots more often. As the third round was winding down a spinning back fist by Valtellini rocked Ghajji and Valtellini pounced. The referee jumped in and gave Ghajji a standing eight count. When the fight resumed Valtellini went on the attack and Ghajji was clearly hurt. A head kick from Valtellini connected and the referee stepped in to stop the bout, huge win for Valtellini.

Results:

Glory 4-Man Heavyweight Tournament Semi-Final
Rico Verhoeven def. Gokhan Saki via Majority Decision
Daniel Ghita def. Anderson Silva via KO in Rd. 1

Glory 4-Man Heavyweight Tournament Final
Rico Verhoeven def. Daniel Ghita via Unanimous Decision

Glory 4-Man Heavyweight Tournament Reserve Bout
Errol Zimmerman def. Hesdy Gerges via (T)KO in Rd. 3

Super Fights
Tyrone Spong def. Nathan Corbett via KO in Rd. 2
Joseph Valtellini def. Karim Ghajji via (T)KO in Rd. 3

Under Card
Sergei Kharitonov def. Daniel Sam via Unanimous Decision
Danyo Ilunga def. Michael Duut via (T)KO in Rd. 1
Saulo Cavalair def. Filip Verlinden via Unanimous Decision
Steve Moxon def. Reece McAllister via KO in Rd. 3
Gabriel Varga def. Jose Palacios via Unanimous Decision
Troy Sheridan def. Michael Mananquil via Unanimous Decision
Maurice Greene def. Yang Rae Yoo via Unanimous Decision
Aaron Swenson def. Billy Rose via KO in Rd. 2
Kyle Weickhardt def. Quartus Stitt via Unanimous Decision
Ian Alexander def. Austin Lewis via Split Decision
Axel Mendez def. Jordan Weiland via Unanimous Decision

Tyrone Spong vs. Nathan Corbett and more confirmed for Glory 11 in Chicago

It was known that Glory was headed to Chicago, IL with Glory 11, but now Glory has released some info as to who will be in action at the event. Glory 11 will take place October 12th at the Sears Center Arena and mark Glory's live Spike TV debut.

The event will feature a one night four man heavyweight tournament featuring Gokhan Saki (79-16-1), Rico Verhoeven (40-7-1), Daniel Ghita (48-9), and Anderson Silva (36-9-1). The winner of the tournament will take home $250,000.

Also on the fight card is a highly anticipated re-match between Tyrone Spong (72-6-1) and Nathan Corbett (57-3-1). In 2009 Spong and Corbett fought to a controversial no contest at Champion of Champions 2 in 2009. In an exciting fight Spong drew first blood knocking down Corbett in the second round with a right hook. In the third round a short right from Corbett put Spong flat on his back, after Spong made it back up to wobbly feet the referee waived the bout off. Corbett either didn't see the waving off of the fight or thought it meant to resume fighting and he rushed in to finish the fight knocking down Spong again. The fight was then ruled a no contest.

Joseph Valtellini (10-1) will also be taking a huge step up in competition as he takes on Karim Ghajji (85-8-1). Valtellini has looked impressive in his two fights for Glory finishing both Murat Direkci and Francois Ambang in the third round. Ghajji will be looking to rebound from his loss to Nieky Holzken due to a cut at Glory 6.

Fight Card:

Tyrone Spong vs. Nathan Corbett

Joseph Valtellini vs. Karim Ghajji

Four Man Heavyweight Tournament

Gokhan Saki vs. Rico Verhoeven

Daniel Ghita vs. Anderson Silva

4-Man Heavyweight Tournament taking place at Glory 11 in Chicago

Our friends over at Fight Sport Asia reported earlier today that Glory 11 will be taking place in Chicago, IL. The event is expected to feature a 4-man heavyweight tournament featuring the likes of Gokhan Saki, Daniel Ghita, Rico Verhoeven, and Anderson Silva. 

All four fighters are ranked in the top 10 of Glory's heavyweight rankings, with Saki and Ghita taking the number two and three spots. All four are known for being viscous KO artists in the ring and nothing less should be expected at Glory 11.

Glory 11 will occur in October and is expected to mark Glory's debut on Spike TV. Click here to read the entire article from Fight Sport Asia.

Glory 9 Results and Recap: Tyrone Spong Wins Light Heavyweight Tournament

Glory 9 took place last night at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York, NY. The inaugural Glory event in the United States featured and eight man light heavyweight tournament. Tyrone Spong was the heavy favorite coming into the tournament and Danyo Ilunga was considered by many to be the man to challenge Spong for the tournament crown. As expected Spong and Ilunga met in the tournament final.
 

Spong had a scare in his first fight of the tournament as he was knocked down by Michael Duut immediately as their bout started, but moments later after getting back to his feet he delivered a crushing right hand that ended the fight thirty seconds in. Ilunga won his first bout by unanimous decision over Mourad Bouzidi. In the tournament semi-finals both Spong and Ilunga won by unanimous decision to advance to the finals. Spong defeating Filip Verlinden and Ilunga defeated Dustin Jacoby.

Fans were expecting a barn burner in the tournament finale between Spong and Ilunga, but instead were treated to an anticlimactic ending. As the fight began both fighters met in the center of the ring and Spong unloaded a flurry and Ilunga covered up, the referee jumped in and stopped the fight in what was clearly a premature stoppage. Ilunga was not happy with the stoppage and protested as fans in attendance let out a chorus of boos at the referee's decision. With the stoppage Spong sealed the deal and won the Glory light heavyweight tournament and the $200,000 grand prize.

Daniel Ghita and Brice Guidon met in a super fight and it took Ghita less than one minute to score a devastating knockout. Both fighters started off exchanging leg kicks but Ghita was able to corner Guidon and began to unload punches to the body. Guidon was covering up and eventually tried to punch his way out but that left an opening for a crushing left hook from Ghita. Guidon hit the canvas and the fight was waived off by the referee immediately. With the win Ghita ends a two fight skid, while Guidon has now lost three consecutive fights.

Joseph Valtellini welcomed Road to Glory USA welterweight tournament winner Francois Ambang to Glory with vicious leg kicks. After a close first round in which both fighters landed solid combinations and leg kicks, Valtellini took control in the second round. He seemed to have Ambang hurt on more than one occasion near the end of the second round. In the third round Valtellini continued to land his crisp combinations followed by leg kicks and it became evident that Ambang's leg was injured. Valtellini smelled the blood like a shark and went on the attack knocking Ambang down with some nasty low kicks. Ambang was able to get back to his feet but could not walk towards the referee and the fight was called. Another impressive victory for Valtellini who has won three straight fights and is now 2-0 fighting for Glory.

Mike Lemaire came into his fight with Wayne Barrett on a an eight fight win streak including winning the  Road to Glory USA middleweight tournament. On paper Lemaire was easily the favorite having 8 pro fights to Barrett's one, but that was on paper. Wayne Barrett looked phenomenal with great foot work in the ring. In the first round he scored a standing eight count over Lemaire and int he second round he knocked Lemaire down with a knee. Lemaire tried to press forward but could not connect with anything as Barrett was in and out of range in a heart beat. A left hook from Barret rocked Lemaire and he went down face first. The referee halted the action giving Barrett the victory. An amazing performance by Wayne Barrett.

Results:
Light Heavyweight Tournament Finals
Tyrone Spong def. Danyo Ilunga via (T)KO at 0:16 of Rd. 1

Light Heavyweight Tournament Semi-finals
Danyo Ilunga def. Dustin Jacoby via Unanimous Decision
Tyrone Spong def. Filip Verlinden via Unanimous Decision

Light Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinals
Tyrone Spong def. Michael Duut via KO at 0:31 of Rd. 1
Filip Verlinden def. Steve McKinnon via Split Decision
Dustin Jacoby def. Brian Collette via Split Decision

Danyo Ilunga def. Mourad Bouzidi via Unanimous Decision

Super Fights
Rico Verhoeven def. Errol Zimmerman via Unanimous Decision
Daniel Ghita def. Brice Guidon via KO at 0:49 of Rd. 1

Anderson Silva def. Daniel Sam via Unanimous Decision
Joseph Valtellini def. Francois Ambang via (T)KO (Leg Kicks) at 1:24 of Rd. 3

Wayne Barrett def. Mike Lemaire via KO at 1:12 of Rd. 2

Undercard
Brett Hlavacek def. Paul Marfort via Unanimous Decision

Robert Plotkin def. Casey Greene via (T)KO at 1:16 of Rd 1

Andrea DeAngelo def. Laura Byrnds via Unanimous Decision
Andrew Ball def. James Smith via KO at 1:34 of Rd. 3
Chris Mauceri def. Niko Tsigaras via Unanimous Decision
Nick Pace def. Levan Makashvili via Split Decision

Chad and Nathan's Pick 3 - Glory 9 Predictions

With Glory 9 set for this Saturday in New York; Chad Sanderson of Fight Sport Asia and Nathan Aripez of Muay Thai Authority have teamed up once again to bring you predictions. The three fights we are giving our predictions on this time around are Daniel Ghita vs. Brice Guidon, Joseph Valtellini vs. Francois Ambang, and the winner of the Light Heavyweight Grand Slam. Let us know if you agree or disagree with our dashing duo.

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Daniel Ghita vs. Brice Guidon:

Chad’s Pick: Daniel Ghita
In all honesty, this fight is will more than likely be serving as the introduction of Daniel Ghita to the American fanbase. The Savage Samurai is coming off two knockout losses to Semmy Schilt and Gohkan Saki, while Guidon has found himself on the losing end of two bouts with Schilt. While Guidon is a master game-planner and has the potential to out-manuever some of the best fighters in the division, I don’t think it’s a coincidence he’s not ranked inside GLORY’s top 10 heavyweights, and yet finds himself facing the number three HW in the world. I predict that Daniel Ghita doesn’t let this one go the distance.

Nathan’s Pick – Daniel Ghita
Both Ghita and Guidon will be looking to end two fight skids. Ghita lost his last two fights by (T)KO, one to Semmy Schilt and the other to Gokhan Saki. Guidon has lost both of his past two fights to Semmy Schilt, once by decision and once by (T)KO. These are heavyweights here so they both posses fight ending power, but you have to give the edge to Ghita. He has fought better competition through out his career and before his current two fight skid he had won ten consecutive fights with nine of those wins coming by (T)KO and all against solid competition.

Expect this fight to be close early, but midway through the second round Ghita will begin to pull away and should be able to get a stoppage before the final bell.

Joseph Valtellini vs. Francois Ambang

Chad’s Pick: Joe Valtellini
This is sort of a difficult pick to make, considering that Valtellini has proven himself on the GLORY stage and Francois Ambang is relatively untested. While he pulled off some great wins against Marcus Fisher and Brett Hlavaceck at the Road to Glory lightweight tournament, it’s hard to say how good he’ll look in the face of a true kickboxing veteran. While “Bazooka Joe” hasn’t been around very long himself, we at least got to see his handiwork in GLORY when the Canadian dismantled the grizzled Murat Durekci in his kickboxing debut.

Both guys have a ton of power, but I believe that Valtellini is the smarter fighter, while Ambang is the more aggressive one. We saw in Istanbul that Joe not only has the ability to give a beating, but he can take punishment as well. Again, this fight is hard to call, since we’ve never seen Ambang take a solid hit (In kickboxing). While I think Francois is skilled enough to land a knockout shot, I’m going with Joseph Valtellini to win the fight by Knockout in the first round.

Nathan’s Pick – Joseph Valtellini
This fight has knockout written all over it, both Valtellini and Ambang are known for their heavy hands. Valtellini last competed at Glory 6 in Istanbul where he defeated veteran Murat Direkci by (T)KO. Ambang was last in action when he won the Road to Glory USA welterweight tournament, Ambang scored two (T)KO’s on the night.

Valtellini is the more technical fighter of the two, blending crisp punching with leg kicks to create some of the best combinations around. Ambang is a little less polished with his striking and tends to open up a bit when unloading on his opponents. This will give Valtellini an advantage; he is not only an offensive power house but also has a pretty strong defense. Expect to see Ambang unloading early trying to end the fight, but Valtellini’s guard will hold up and he will find his own opening to end Ambang’s night early. Expect a stoppage victory for Valtellini in the second round.

Glory Light Heavyweight 8-Man Grand Slam:

Chad’s Pick: Tyrone Spong
I don’t think there’s anyone in this tournament, or at 95kg in general (With the exception of Nasthan Corbett) that can beat Spong. He’s the most technically sound fighter in the division, one of the biggest, one of the most hard hitting, and one of the fastest. The only question now with Spong is how he’ll deal with fighters that are younger, faster, and stronger than his last couple opponents (Remy Bonjasky and Peter Aerts). Also, how Spong’s mma training has conflicted with his kickboxing regimens will be out for debate.

If anyone has a chance to beat the Dutch fighter in this tournament, I’d put my money on either Danyo Ilunga, who recently won via nasty knee KO against Stephane Susperegui, or Steve McKinnon, who seems re-energized after his debatable loss to Michael Duut. Again, similarly to Daniel Ghita, I think this tournament will serve as Spong’s American introduction to NYC.

Nathan’s Pick: Tyrone Spong
You could have said this tournament was up for grabs, then it was announced that Tyrone Spong would be competing. Spong has to be considered the heavy favorite to win this tournament. He is technical and powerful with his striking and any one that fights him in the tournament is in for some punishment.

This is a tournament and anything can happen, but with his experience and skill set it would be fool hearted to bet against Spong. Although if Spong was not in this tournament I would say Danyo Ilunga would be pulling out the tournament victory.

Tyrone Spong confirmed as final participant for Glory 9 light heavywieght tournament in New York

Tyrone Spong has been rumored to be on the June 22nd Glory 9 card in New York, and today Glory has officially confirmed that Spong will indeed be fighting at Glory 9. Spong will be part of the one night 8-man light heavyweight tournament taking place at Glory 9. 

Spong last competed in Kickboxing at Glory 5 when he knocked out Remy Bonjasky. Spong joins a tournament field that includes Michael Duut, Steve Mckinnon, Mourad Bouzidi, Filip Verlinden, Danyo Ilunga, Brian Collette, and Dustin Jacoby.

Other bouts slated for Glory 9 are Daniel Ghita vs. Brice Guidon, Joseph Valtellini vs. Francois Ambang, and Brett Hlavacek vs. Paul Malfort. All of the action will take place at the Hammerstien Ballroom.

HARD-HITTING SUPERSTAR TYRONE SPONG

ENTERS GLORY 9 NEW YORK

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT KICKBOXING TOURNAMENT

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FOR HISTORIC, STAR-STUDDED EVENT AT

MANHATTAN’S HAMMERSTEIN BALLROOM

ON SATURDAY, JUNE 22

SINGAPORE (May 7, 2013) – Twenty-seven year-old martial arts fighting superstar Tyrone “King of the Ring” Spong (69-6-1 43 KOs) of Boca Raton, Fla. via Suriname will compete in the one-night, single-elimination GLORY 9 New York tournament featuring a lineup of the world’s top light heavyweight (209 pounds/95 kilograms) kickboxers, at Hammerstein Ballroom at Manhattan Center in New York City on Saturday, June 22, Glory Sports International (GSI) announced today.

“We are excited to enter Tyrone into this historic, first GLORY championship series event in the U.S. that will determine who is physically and mentally the top athlete in kickboxing’s light heavyweight division,” said Glory Sports International CEO Andrew Whitaker. 

“Tyrone’s recent performances in the ring have distinguished him as one of the best and most powerful martial arts fighters in the world who can showcase our great sport at its highest level,” continued Whitaker, “so we look forward to seeing him compete against the other superstars who have been enlisted for action in the tournament.”

In his last GLORY start on March 23, Spong, a member of the vaunted Blackzilians fight squad that boasts the likes of fellow martial arts fighting greats Rashad Evans, Alistair Overeem and Vitor Belfort, triggered a changing of the guard in the ring at ExCel Arena in London, England, decimating Remy “The Flying Gentleman” Bonjasky, a three-time champion of the old K-1 series and one of kickboxing’s greatest athletes of all time, with a vicious right hook in the second round (2:02) of their highly-anticipated main event showdown.

The explosive KO marked Spong’s fifth consecutive kickboxing victory.  One fight prior, on June 30, 2012, Spong toppled another icon of the sport and future Hall of Famer, Peter Aerts, scoring a thunderous KO on Aerts in the third round (2:10) of their matchup in Brussels, Belgium.

Since turning professional as a middleweight in 2003 and winning 12 fights that year, Spong, a former protégé of retired heavyweight kickboxing legend Ernesto Hoost, has since climbed his way to the top in four different weight divisions.  He has faced and defeated a host of top-ranked rivals in addition to Bonjasky and Aerts, including Kaoklai Kaennorsing, Ray Sefo and Melvin Manhoef. 

Tickets for GLORY 9 New York, priced from $48 (plus handling fees), are on sale at all Ticketmaster locations, online at Ticketmaster.com and charge-by-phone at 800-745-3000.

Also slated for battle in the star-studded, eight-man single-elimination tournament, are hard-hitting KO artist Brian Collette (19-1, 16 KOs) of Norfolk, Va.; developmental Road To GLORY USA light heavyweight tournament winner Dustin Jacoby (9-3, 7 KOs) of Arenzville, Illin.; four-time world champion Danyo Ilunga (51-4, 41 KOs) of Germany; Muay Thai sensation Filip Verlinden (40-9-1, 16 KOs) of Belgium; Aerts-protégé Mourad “The Silent Power” Bouzidi (75-20-2, 34 KOs) of Tunisia; world Muay Thai and Karate champion Steve McKinnon (42-5, 29 KOs) of Australia; and Michael Duut (38-3, 17 KOs) of The Netherlands.

The GLORY 9 New York light heavyweight tournament’s quarterfinal stage matchups will be announced soon.

In one of several Superfights also scheduled for the event, heavyweight superstar and former secret service agent Daniel “The Savage Samurai” Ghita (46-9, 35 KOs) of Romania will face Muay Thai champion Brice Guidon (28-8, 13 KOs) of France.

In other Superfight action, hard-hitting “Bazooka” Joseph Valtellini (8-1, 7 KOs) of Toronto, Ontario Canada will square off with fellow rising star Francois Ambang (9-2, 4 KOs) of Mechanicsville, Va. in a welterweight (170 pounds/77 kilograms) matchup. 

Valtellini has earned six of his eight professional career victories in New York.   Ambang emerged the winner of the development, eight-man, developmental Road To GLORY USA tournament, created to identify new talent and potential future champions for GLORY’s championship series, at New York City’s Capitale on March 22.

Phil Nurse protégé Brett Hlavacek (8-1, 3 KOs) of New York, N.Y., the runner-up in the developmental Road To GLORY USA  tournament on March 22, will face three-time Muay Thai titlist Paul Marfort (10-5, 4 KOs) of Orlando, Fla. at welterweight. 

Additional Superfights will be announced soon.

Doors at Hammerstein Ballroom will open at 5 p.m. EST and the first preliminary bout will begin at 6 p.m.

For more information, visit www.gloryworldseries.com.

Glory 9 set for New York on June 22nd with light heavyweight tournament, Ghita vs. Guidon and Valtellini vs. Ambang set as super fights

Glory has officially announced that they will be headed to New York. Glory 9 will take place at the Hammerstein Ballroom on June 22, and will feature and eight-man light heavyweight tournament. In addition to the tournament three super fights have been made official, Daniel Ghita vs. Brice Guidon, Joseph Valtellini vs. Francois Ambang, and Brett Hlavacek vs. Paul Malfort.

Ghita will be returning to action after his recent (T)KO loss to Gokhan Saki at Glory 6. Guidon will be returning to action since his loss to Semmy Schilt in the Glory Heavyweight Grand Slam this December. Both fighters have lost their last two fights, and will undoubtedly be doing everything in their power come fight time to avoid suffering a third consecutive loss.
 

Canadian Joseph Valtellini was last in action when he made his Glory debut at Glory 6. Valtellini scored a (T)KO over seasoned veteran Murat Durekci. Ambang was last seen in the Road to Glory middleweight tournament in which he bested seven other fighters to be declared the Road to Glory middleweight champion. Both fighters are known for their knockout power and this should be and exciting fight with fireworks.

Hlavacek returns to action after falling short in the finals of the Road to Glory middleweight tournament. Hlavacek will be taking on Florida’s Paul Malfort.

Competitors for the light heavyweight tournament currently include Brian Collette, Danyo Ilunga, Filip Verlinden, Mourad Bouzidi, Steve McKinnon, and Koichi.

You can read the official press release form Glory below.

GLORY HITS NEW YORK CITY’S HAMMERSTEIN BALLROOM WITH WORLD-CLASS KICKBOXING EVENT FEATURING

EIGHT-MAN, LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT TOURNAMENT

SATURDAY, JUNE 22

PLUS SUPERFIGHTS:

DANIEL GHITA VS. BRICE GUIDON

JOSEPH VALTELLINI VS. FRANCOIS AMBANG

BRETT HLAVACEK VS. PAUL MARFORT

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SINGAPORE (April 23, 2013) – GLORY, the world’s premier kickboxing league that is home to the greatest martial arts stand-up fighters on the planet, today announced that it will bring its championship fight series to The United States for the first time ever with a one-night, eight-man, light heavyweight (209 pounds/95 kilograms) tournament at Hammerstein Ballroom at Manhattan Center in New York City on Saturday, June 22. 

In one of several Superfights also scheduled for the event, heavyweight superstar and former secret service agent Daniel “The Savage Samurai” Ghita (46-9, 35 KOs) of Romania will collide with Muay Thai champion Brice Guidon (28-8, 13 KOs) of France. 

Tickets for GLORY 9 New York, priced from $48 (plus handling fees), are on sale at all Ticketmaster locations, online at Ticketmaster.com and charge-by-phone at 800-745-3000.

“We are thrilled to kick off the expansion of GLORY’s world championship kickboxing series to the U.S. with such a high-caliber event in the sports and entertainment epicenter that is New York City,” said GLORY Sports International CEO Andrew Whitaker.  “We are looking forward to establishing the GLORY brand in the U.S. with this debut event that will showcase the product for what it is – the most exciting and elite form of world-class kickboxing, or martial arts stand-up fighting.”

Slated for battle in the single-elimination tournament, thus far, are hard-hitting KO artist Brian Collette (19-1, 16 KOs) of Norfolk, Va.; four-time world champion Danyo Ilunga (51-4, 41 KOs) of Germany; Muay Thai sensation Filip Verlinden (40-9-1, 16 KOs) of Belgium; Peter Aerts-protégé Mourad “The Silent Power” Bouzidi (75-20-2, 34 KOs) of Tunisia; world Muay Thai and Karate champion Steve McKinnon (42-5, 29 KOs) of Australia and granite chinned Koichi (26-8-1, 15 KOs) of Japan   The remaining two tournament competitors will be announced soon.

In other Superfight action, hard-hitting “Bazooka” Joseph Valtellini (8-1, 7 KOs) of Toronto, Ontario Canada will square off with fellow rising star Francois Ambang (9-2, 4 KOs) of Mechanicsville, Va. in a welterweight (170 pounds/77 kilograms) matchup and Phil Nurse protégé Brett Hlavacek (8-1, 3 KOs) of New York, N.Y. will face three-time Muay Thi titlist Paul Marfort (10-5, 4 KOs) of Orlando, Fla. at welterweight. 

The 27-year-old Valtellini, a high school teacher by day, has become a familiar face in New York, winning six of his pro Muay Thai bouts in The Big Apple, all by way of (T)KO.  Valtellini, who also holds a black belt in Tae Kwon Do, made a splash, first start in the GLORY ring in Istanbul, Turkey on April 6, stopping Murat Direkci, a veteran with more than 10 times as many fights under his belt than Valtellini, in the third round of their matchup.

Ambang, a 26-year-old native of Cameroon, made a mark in New York City for the first time on March 22, winning the one-night, eight-man development Road To GLORY USA welterweight tournament at Capitale to earn a multi-fight contract with GLORY.  Using heavy body attacks, Ambang defeated three consecutive opponents – two by way of TKO – including a first round stoppage of Hlavacek in the tournament’s championship round.

The 29-year-old Hlavacek reached the championship round of the tournament after scoring a stunning, 41-second TKO on Ryan Parker in the quarterfinal stage of the eight-man affair and earning a unanimous decision over Eric Utsch in the semifinal stage. 

A draw to determine the GLORY 9 New York light heavyweight tournament’s quarterfinal stage matchups will be held on a date to be announced soon.

Doors at Hammerstein Ballroom will open at 5 p.m. EST and the first preliminary bout will begin at 6 p.m.

For more information, visit www.gloryworldseries.com.

Glory 6 results and recap

Glory 6 took place last night in Istanbul, Turkey and the main event bout between Gokhan Saki and Daniel Ghita lived up to all the hype and more. Widely considered the second and third best heavyweights in the world, the winner would get a title shot against current champion Semmy Schilt. The first round was pretty even, and at one point Saki caught a kick from Ghita and threw him down to the canvas. It seemed Ghita injured his arm on the throw, but the bout continued. In the second round against the round seemed pretty even until Saki unloaded a 12 punch combination that ended with a right hand that floored Ghita. After Ghita was able to get back to his feet and the bout resumed, a left hook from Saki sent Ghita back to the canvas. Saki knew he had Ghita hurt and as soon as the referee restarted the action he rushed in and continued to unload shots on a visibly hurt Ghita until the referee stepped in and stopped the fight, awarding Saki the victory and earning him a title shot against Semmy Schilt.

In the night’s co main event Fabiano Cyclone and Mourad Bouzidi was expected to be full of fireworks, and although it was a solid bout it ended prematurely. Cyclone came in with his right knee wrapped, and it would end up playing a factor in the fight. Bouzidi looked sharp in his bout and he looked to have Cyclone hurt at one point in the opening round. In the second round Cyclone came out aggressive, but after the action slowing down Bouzidi landed a few body punches and as Cyclone backed away it looked as if his knee gave out and he fell to the canvas. He got back to his feet and immediately Bouzidi went for his leg and Cyclone’s corner threw in the towel.

Marc De Bonte scored an impressive knockout of L’houcine Ouzgni in the first round. De Bonte exploded with a perfectly timed jumping knee that floored Ouzgni and ended the fight about a minute in. Great win for De Bonte.

Nieky Holzken and Karim Ghajji fought for three hard rounds and it seemed that Ghajji might be on his way to victory as the time was ticking away in the third round, but a wild exchange with Holzken proved costly. Holzken landed a night one two combination and Ghajji went down to the canvas. He was able to recover and the judges called for an extra round. In the extra round Holzken landed a knee to the face of Ghajji which opened a huge gash over his eye. The ringside physician was brought in to look at the cut and the bout was stopped and Holzken was awarded the (T)KO victory.

North America’s Joseph Valtellini made his Glory debut and it was nothing short of impressive. Fighting the more experienced Murat Direkci things seemed a little hairy in the opening minute as Direkci came out aggressive and landed some clean shots on Valtellini, but Valtellini was able to weather the storm and drop Direkci with a right hand before the first round ended. In the second round Direkci once again came out aggressive, but Valtellini was more than happy to stand and trade with him as he put together some great combinations. Punches and leg kicks were flying from Valtellini, and then he began to find an opening with his uppercut. A head kick dropped Direkci and after beating the referee’s count, a leg kick followed by a punch dropped Direkci again. The round ended but it was clear that Direkci was in trouble and as soon as the third round started Valtellini went in for the kill landing a head kick and then a nice punch combination before Direkci’s corner threw in the towel. Valtellini has now won seven of his eight pro wins by stoppage. It will be interesting who he is matched up with for his next fight in Glory.

Results:
Gokhan Saki def. Daniel Ghita via (T)KO (Referee Stoppage) in Rd. 2
Mourad Bouzidi def. Fabiano Cyclone via (T)KO (Corner Stoppage) in Rd. 2
Filip Verlinden def. Lucian Danilencu via Unanimous Decision
Marc De Bonte def. L’houcine Ouzgni via KO (Knee) in Rd. 1
Nieky Holzken def. Karim Ghajji via (T)KO (Cut) in Rd. 4
Andy Ristie def. Alessandro Campagna via Unanimous Decision
Joseph Valtellini def. Murat Direkci via (T)KO (Corner Stoppage) in Rd. 3
Max Baumert def. Ismail Uzuner via KO (Head Kick) in Rd. 1
Dongsu Kim def. Naoki Yasuda via Unanimous Decision
Jahfarr Wilnis def. Oguz Ovguer via KO in Rd. 1
Orhan Karalioglu def. Cleber Algente Albes via KO in Rd. 2
Samet Keser def. Muzzafer Gemici via KO in Rd. 1
Kenyan Gunaydin def. Zurab Khistani via KO in Rd. 3

Glory 6 Live Play by Play and Results

If you can't be in Istanbul, Turkey or catch the online stream for Glory 6 make sure to tune in here to keep up to date with all the action going down on the main card. Gokhan Saki vs. Daniel Ghita will be the night's main event and it should be another great fight.

Also North American fans should be excited to see Canada's Joseph Valtellini make his Glory debut against Murat Direkci. So keep checking back here for the play by play and results.

Dongsu Kim vs. Naoki Yasuda

Round 1

Kim with a right to start things off. Kim the aggressor early. Low kicks by Kim. Left hook by Yasuda wobbles Kim. Action start to pick up but it is a close first round.

Round 2

These guys are swinging. It’s looking more like a brawl as they both are slinging leather. Mainly punches not kicks. Yasuda sneaks in a knee though. These guys are really going at it. Fast paced fight. Neither guy is budging and it is a pretty even round this far with both fighters landing solid punches. Solid punches by Yasuda as the round ends.

Round 3

Knee by Yasuda, These guys continue to sling the leather. Yasuda lands a few clean ones. This is an all out war. Yasuda seems to have more gas left in the tank as Kim seems to be slowing down. Knees from Yasuda. Kim seems to be in defensive mode but he is still letting the leather fly. 

Result: Dongsu Kim def. Naoki Yasuda via Unanimous Decision

Max Baumert vs. Ismail Uzuner 

Round 1
Baumert right away with a left hand, but Uzuner answers. High kick by Uzuner then they both throw leg kicks. Baumert goes to the body with punches. Uzuner pushing the pace now. Knee from Uzuner. Left by Baumert. These guys are not holding anything back. Right hand by Baumert. Nice uppercut sneaks in by Uzuner. Leg kick by Uzuner. Head kick by Baumert lands and sends Uzuner to the canvas and it’s over. Great knockout for Baumert.

Result: Max Baumert def. Ismail Uzuner via KO (Head Kick) in Rd. 1

Joseph Valtellini vs. Murat Direkci

Round 1
Valtellini with a low kick. Clinch and they both land knees. Right hook by Direkci lands. Direkci is fast and landing several shots. Has Valtellini moving backwards. Nice left from Direkci lands but Valtellini fires back. Right hand from Direkci lands. Leg kick from Valtellini. Direkci is pressing the action early. Right hand from Valtellini knocks Direkci down. Leg kick from Valtellini. Leg kick from Valtellini to end round.

Round 2
Big exchanges early and again Direkci comes out aggressive but Valtellini answering. Leg kick from Valtellini. Nice combinations from Valtellini ending in with low kicks. Body kick by Valtellini. Uppercut from Valtellini lands. Valtellini landing clean shots. Uppercut twice by Valtellini hurts Direkci. Head kick by Valtellini knocks Direkci down. Another knockdown by Valtellini from a leg kick and punch. Round ends.

Round 3
Uppercut and leg kick by Valtellini to start. Head kick by Valtellini. Direkci’s corner throws in the towel as Valtellini lands a nice combo. Huge win for Joseph Valtellini.

Result: Joseph Valtellini def. Murat Direkci via (T)KO (Corner Stoppage) in Rd. 3 

Alessandro Campagna vs. Andy Ristie

Round 1
Ristie with a leg kick. Right hand by Campagna. Body kick by Campagna. Right hand by Ristie lands. Both throwing but nothing clean landing. Compared the two previous fights this one is very slow paced.

Round 2
Risite letting some winging punches fly, but nothing is landing. Leg kick by Campagna. Right hand by Campagna lands. Campagna pushing the pace a bit. Nice right hand by Campagna. Both fighters looking a little sloppy.

Round 3
Ristie come out aggressive in the third round landing some hard punches. Ristie is looking for the knock out but Campagna doing a good job defending. A hard left hand from Ristie connects. Very sloppy fight at this point. Knee from Campagna lands. Ristie lands a hard left. Campagna is bleeding from his right eye.

Result: Andy Ristie def. Alessandro Campagna via Unanimous Decision
 
Karim Ghajji vs. Nieky Holzken

Round 1
Kick from each fighter to start things off. Holzken slips on a kick attempt. Low kick and left hook from Holzken. Leg kicks from Ghajji. Punch followed by leg kicks from Ghajji. Spinning heel kick blocked by Holzken. Ghajji is pressing the action and throwing a lot but Holzken doing a good job defending. Flying knee from Ghajji. Leg kick by Holzken lands. Knee to the body by Holzken. Left hook by Holzken. Uppercut sneak through the guard of Holzken. Pace is starting to be picked up by both fighters as the round ends.

Round 2
Ghajji starts the round with a one two. Body shot by Ghajji. Right hand by Ghajji. Both guys letting the leather fly. Left hook from Ghajji lands. Body shot by Holzken. Leg kicks by Ghajji. Uppercut by Holzken lands clean. Holzken working the body. This is a close round as both fighters and landing clean shots. Knees by Holzken. Some light punches by Ghajji.

Round 3
Ghajji with kicks to the boyd. Ghajji pressing the action early and Holzken lands a nice body shot followed by a one two to the head. Ghajji more active in this round. Body shot by Holzken. Right hand by Holzken lands followed a by an uppercut. Left hook to the body by Holzken. These guys are slugging it out right now and Ghajji gets knocked down with a nice one two from Holzken. Knee from Holzken and two left hooks from Holzken. Fight ends with a short left from Holzken. Fight will go to an extra round.

Round 4
Leg kicks from both fighters to start the round. Right straight from Holzken lands. Leg kick by Ghajji. Left straight by Ghajji. Knee to the body by Holzken. Ghajji the more active fighter in this round. Left from Holzken lands. Leg kick from Holzken. Right by Holzken. Left hook to the body and then to the head by Holzken. More body shots by Holzken. Leg kicks exchanged. Fight is over after a knee from Holzken opens a cut over Ghajji’s eye.

Result: Nieky Holzken def. Karim Ghajji via (T)KO (Cut) in Rd. 4  

Marc De Bonte vs. L'houcine Ouzgni

Round 1
Ouzgni starts with a leg kick. Right hand lands from Ouzgni. Uppercut from De Bonte. Both land jabs. Right hand by De Bonte. A knee from De Bonte send Ouzgni down and it is over. Perfectly timed knee.

Result: Marc De Bonte def. L’houcine Ouzgni via KO (Knee) in Rd. 1

Filip Verlinden vs. Lucian Danilencu

Round 1
Danilencu a lot smaller. Verlinden with a jab and low kick. Low kick by Danilencu. Right hand by Verlinden. Body kick by Verlinden. Leg kick followed by a punch lands from Verlinden. Right hand by Danilencu. Knee from Verlinden lands and looks like it wobbled Danilencu. Leg kick by Verlinden again. Jab by Verlinden. Nice combinations from Verlinden, he is in control this round.

Round 2
Leg kicks exchanged by both fighters. Danilencu getting out boxed by Verlinden. Nice right hand by Danilencu lands. Liver punch and high kick land for Verlinden. Leg kick by Verlinden. Leg kick and knee land for Verlinden. This fight is all Verlinden up to this point. Jab by Verlinden and he seems to slow down a bit.

Round 3
Danilencu need to do something because this fight is all Verlinden up to this point. Body kick by Verlinden. Right hand by Verlinden lands. Right hand by Danilencu lands. Leg kick by Verlinden. Jab by Verlinden. Jab by Danilencu. Knee to the body by Verlinden lands. Nice combination ended with a leg kick lands by Verlinden. Body shot and leg kick by Verlinden land and he follows it up with a knee to the face of Danilencu. All Verlinden this fight as it ends.

Result: Filip Verlinden def. Lucian Danilencu via Unanimous Decision 

Fabiano Cyclone vs. Mourad Bouzidi 

Round 1
Fast paced start by Bouzidi. Cyclone has his right knee wrapped. Could be something to look at in this fight. Bouzidi going to the body. Leg kick by Bouzidi. Right hand by Cyclone, but low kick by Bouzidi lands. Nice punch and low kick combination by Bouzidi. Nice left hook by Bouzidi then he goes to the body and it seems like Cyclone is in trouble. Another left look lands and Cyclone is hurt. Jab by Bouzidi and Cyclone answers with a straight.

Round 2
Cyclone comes out firing and he is looking more aggressive this round. Nice jab and low kick by Bouzidi. Body kick by Bouzidi. Cyclone slowing down know. Leg kick by Bouzidi. Knee by Cyclone. Nice body shots by Bouzidi. Cyclone falls to the canvas and it looks like his knee gave out. He is back up and Bouzidi goes for a leg kick and Cyclone’s corner throws in the towel.

Result: Mourad Bouzidi def. Fabiano Cyclone via (T)KO (Corner Stoppage) in Rd. 2

Gokhan Saki vs. Daniel Ghita

Round 1
Leg kick by Saki to start it off. Right by Saki lands. Leg kick by Saki but he misses with punches. Body kick by Ghita answered with a body kick from Saki. The crowd is alive for this fight. Saki catches a kick and throws Ghita to the canvas and he looks injured like he hurt his arm. The referee starts a count and Ghita says he can continue. Body kicks by Ghita. Saki with a nice punch combination. Left hook by Saki lands. Leg kick by Saki. Body kick from Ghita lands. Both fighters picking their shots. Left hook by Saki high kick by Ghita. Close first round. 

Round 2
Leg kick by Saki. Body kick by Ghita. Leg kick by Ghita. Body kick by Ghita. Nice punch combination by Saki. Leg kick exchanged. Jab by Saki. Neither fighter is giving an inch and they exchange several kicks. Nice left hook by Saki lands. Ghita with a left hook of his own. They are starting to let the leather fly. Nice left hook from Saki and he is unloading and Ghita goes down after a right hook lands. Left hook sends Ghita down again and he gets back up. Right hand by Saki rocks Ghita and he unloads on him before the referee steps in to stop the fight. Huge win for Saki.

Result: Gokhan Saki def. Daniel Ghita via (T)KO (Referee Stoppage) in Rd. 2