Glory 24 Results: Schilling Wins, Adegbuyi Takes Heavyweight Tournament

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

Glory 24: Denver Fight Card

Glory 24 in Denver has had some major changes since it was initially announced. The main event was originally supposed to be the final bout in the trilogy between Joe Schilling and Artem Levin, but an elbow injury to Levin canceled those plans. Schilling will now face Jason Wilnis instead of Levin.

Wilnis was on a three fight win streak recently, that ended at Glory 20 when he lost a decision to Simon Marcus in the final of the Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament. Before his bout with Schiling he is scheduled to fight David Keclik on September 18 at FFC 19 in Austria.

Pat Barry was originally slated to fight as part of the co-main event on the card, but an injury has forced the former UFC fighter off as well. The bout would have been his second under Glory. Instead of Barry in action the co-main event will now feature Dustin Jacoby vs. Wayne Barrett. 

Jacoby is coming off a tournament win at Glory 23 in Las Vegas. Jacoby defeated Ariel Sepulveda and Casey Greene by KO on the night to win the tournament and end a four fight losing streak. Barrett will be looking to end a three fight skid when he meets Jacoby. He last competed in the middleweight contender tournament at Glory 20, where he lost in the tournament semi-finals to Simon Marcus by decision. Barrett found early success in his career going 5-0 with four of those wins coming by stoppage, but has not been able to break through against the top tier of the division when going the distance, all three of his recent losses have been by decision.

Glory 24 will also feature a Heavyweight Tournament. The semi-final match ups are Benjamin Adegbuyi vs. Mladen Brestovac and Ben Edwards vs. Jahfarr Wilnis.

Glory 24 takes place on October 9th in Denver, Colorado.

Fight Card:

Joe Schilling vs. Jason Wilnis

Dustin Jacoby vs. Wayne Barrett

Heavyweight Tournament Semi-Finals

Benjamin Adegbuyi vs. Mladen Brestovac

Ben Edwards vs. Jahfarr Wilnis

Glory 23 Results: Nieky Holzken stops Raymond Daniels to win Glory Welterweight Title

Glory 23 took place tonight at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The night's main event featured Nieky Holzken vs. Raymond Daniels for the Glory Welterweight Championship. The fight was a re-match from their Glory 19 bout in which Holzken defeated Daniels by third round (T)KO. 

Daniels came out aggressive to start the bout, while Holzken seemed content with picking his shots in the first round. In the second round Holzken began to get a little more aggressive and stalk Daniels. Both fighters were effective mixing their strikes. Daniels showed a more complete arsenal than he had done previously in his Glory fights, while Holzken was accurate with his strikes as usual connecting with low kicks and working the body with punches. In the third round Holzken came out as the aggressor and was able to land a few solid punches and a knee as he cornered Daniels. The knee opened a massive cut on Daniels left eye, Holzken went in for the kill and unloaded punches to the head and body before backing away. Referee John McCarthy moved in and the fight was stopped immediately. The cut was on the eye lid of Daniels, it was a good stoppage by McCarthy as some serious damage could have occurred if the fight had continued. With the stoppage Holzken captured the Glory Welterweight Championship and has now won his last eight fights, with six of those wins coming by (T)KO.

In the middleweight tournament Dustin Jacoby punched his way to victory, winning both of his bouts by stoppage. In the tournament semi-final he stopped Ariel Sepulveda with one second left in the first round and in the tournament final he stopped Casey Greene with strikes in the second round. The tournament victory is huge for Jacoby, he entered Glory after winning a Road to Glory tournament on less than 24 hours notice. He scored three knockouts in the Road to Glory tournament which was also his Kickboxing debut, but was immediately put in the ring with fighters that had a lot more experience and it showed. Coming into the tournament Jacoby had lost his last four fights. Hopefully Jacoby can build on the tournament win and climb back up the Glory ladder.

Xavier Vigney had stiff test in Daniel Sam at Glory 23. Vigney was coming off having won the heavyweight tournament at Glory 21 and had a lot of eyes on him this bout. He continued his momentum against Sam. Vigney pushed the pace and was successful through out the fight in pressuring Sam and connecting with low kicks and punches. The judges awarded a split decision victory to Vigney. The win is easily the biggest of Vigney's career to date.

Results:

Nieky Holzken def. Raymond Daniels via (T)KO (Cut) at 1:36 of Rd. 3 - Wins Glory Welterweight Championship

Xavier Vigney def. Daniel Sam via Split Decision

Tournament Semi-Finals

Casey Greene def. Quinton O'Brien via Unanimous Decision

Dustin Jacoby def. Ariel Sepulveda via KO at 2:59 of Rd. 1

Tournament Final

Dustin Jacoby def. Casey Greene via (T)KO at 1:19 of Rd. 2

Super Fight Series

Jamal Ben Saddik def. Anderson Silva via (T)KO at 2:55 of Rd. 3

Matt Baker def. Edward Hyman via Unanimous Decision

Chad Sugden def. Murthel Groenhart via Split Decision

Anvar Boynazarov def. Giga Chikadse via Split Decision

Glory 23 Fight Card Finalized

The fight card for Glory 23 on August 7th in Las Vegas has been finalized. The promotions first trip to Sin City will feature a welterweight title bout between Nieky Holzken (@NiekyHolzken) and Raymond Daniels (@RD_GOAT) as previously announced. 

Some of the new additions to the fight card are Quinton O'Brien and Ariel Sepulveda (@ArielSmash10) who will be part of the middleweight contender tournament. O'Brien will fight Casey Greene (@CaseyGreene1) and Sepuvelda will fight Dustin Jacoby (@DustinJacobyDJ).

Other fights added are heavyweights Anderson Silva (@AndersonBradock) vs. Jamal Ben Saddik (@BenSaddikJamal) and Matt Baker vs. Edward Hyman.

Fight Card:

Nieky Holzken vs. Raymond Daniels for Glory Welterweight Championship

Xavier Vigney vs. Daniel Sam

Anderson Silva vs. Jamal Ben Saddik

Murthel Groenhart vs. Chad Sugden

Matt Baker vs. Edward Hyman

Giga Chikadze vs. Anvar Boynazarav

Middleweight Contender Tournament

Casey Greene vs. Quinton O'Brien

Dustin Jacoby vs. Ariel Sepulveda

Updated Glory 23 Fight Card, Vigney vs. Sam set as co-main event

Glory 23 is set for August 7th at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, and a few more bouts have been confirmed. In addition to the main event bout between Nieky Holzken and Raymond Daniels, the co-main event will feature Xavier Vigney vs. Daniel Sam in a heavyweight bout.

Vigney will be looking to build upon his recent heavyweight tournament win at Glory 22 in San Diego this past June. Sam is considered to be the stiffest test that Vigney has faced in his career thus far.

Glory will also hold a 4-man middleweight tournament that will feature Casey Greene vs. Quinton O'Brien and Dustin Jacoby vs. Ariel Sepulveda. All four fighters will be looking to climb up the Glory rankings. A nice boost should come to the winner of the tournament.

Stand out striker Murthel Groenhart will also be in action on the Super Fight Series portion on the card when he faces Chad Sugden of the UK.

Fight Card:

Nieky Holzken vs. Raymond Daniels

Xavier Vigney vs. Daniel Sam

Murthel Groenhart vs. Chad Sugden

Giga Chickadze vs. Anvar Boynazarov

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

4 more fights confirmed for Glory 12 in New York

Glory has officially confirmed four more fights for Glory 12 in New York. The bouts are Eddie Walker vs. Francois Ambang, Brian Collette vs. Warren Thompson, Artem Vakhitov vs. Nenad Pagonis, and Dustin Jacoby vs. Makoto Uehara. As previously announced Glory 12 will host the promotions lightweight tournament which will feature Giorgio Petrosyan vs. Andy Ristie, and Robin van Roosmalen vs. Davit Kiria.

Both Walker and Ambang will be looking to get back on the winning track. Each fighter lost their last fight by (T)KO due to leg kicks. Walker at Glory 5 against Steve Wakeling, and Ambang at Glory 9 against Joseph Valtellini. Both are known for their heavy hands and it should be an exciting fight between two heavy hitters.

Collette will look to build upon his win over Randy Blake at Glory 10 by welcoming Glory new comer Thompson. The Atlanta based Thompson has competed in both Muay Thai and MMA and most recently was featured on the Enfusion reality TV series.  

Vakhitov will be looking to build on his impressive win at Glory 9 where he made his promotional debut with a body shot knockout over Luis Tavares. Pagonis will look to have an impressive promotional debut as he steps into the Glory ring for the first time.

Jacoby made his pro Kickboxing debut by winning the Road to Glory light heavyweight tournament. Formerly an MMA fighter, Jacoby has done well building a solid 4-2 mark for Glory. His last competed at Glory 9 where he went 1-1 on the night in the Glory light heavyweight tournament, beating Brian Collette in the quarter finals and losing to Danyo Ilunga in the semi-finals. Uehara will be making his Glory debut, the Japanese fighter holds wins over the likes of Stefan Leko and Glory fighter Kengo Shimizu.

Fight Card:

Glory Lightweight Tournament

Giorgio Petrosyan vs. Andy Ristie

Robin van Roosmalen vs. Davit Kiria

Glory Lightweight Tournament Reserve Bout

Ky Hollenbeck vs. Shemsi Beqiri

Super Fights

Jamal Ben Saddik vs. Ben Edwards

Eddie Walker vs. Francois Ambang 

Brian Collette vs. Warren Thompson

Artem Vakhitov vs. Nenad Pagonis

Dustin Jacoby vs. Makoto Uehara

Matches to make after Glory 9

Glory 9 took place in New York this past weekend and it was filled with excitement from start to finish. Some of North America’s top talents were in action on the night as well as some of the biggest names in the sport of Kickboxing.

Joseph Valtellini continued to prove to fight fans that he is the real deal with another (T)KO stoppage, Wayne Barrett put fight fans on notice, and Randy Blake made a successful Glory debut. There were some great performances from the North American based fighters.

Below are a few match-ups we think would make sense as the next possible fight for the North American winners at Glory 9, as well as some of the fighters that tasted defeat.

Joseph Valtellini vs. Gregory Choplin

Valtellini’s lone loss of his professional and amateur career combined came at the hands of Gregory Choplin at Lion Fight 7. Valtellini has since won three consecutive fights, two by stoppage under the Glory banner. Choplin is no stranger to Kickboxing bouts and it would make a nice match up. Will Valtellini be able to implement his crisp boxing combinations followed up by leg kicks or will Choplin once again use his experience to take home a victory over the younger Valtellini? Either Choplin beats the red hot Valtellini and jumps right into the Glory mix, or Valtellini avenges his lone loss to a highly touted and respected striker.

Wayne Barrett vs. Andrew Kapel

Wayne Barrett surprised many people with his knockout of Mike Lemaire. Unless you knew him you probably weren’t picking him to beat Lemaire, especially considering he only had one pro fight coming into the bout. Now Barrett is in the unique position that he only has two pro fights yet he beat one of the Road to Glory USA champions. Do you throw him into the mix with the top strikers in the world or bring him up accordingly. The best bet here would be to give him a hard nosed veteran of the North American striking scene. Andrew Kapel is as hard nosed as they come, tough durable and likes to get in your face. He dropped a razor thin split decision in the Road to Glory tournament to Lemaire, a bout in which he knocked Lemaire down early in the fight. Kapel would be a good measuring stick for Barrett, if he can beat two of North America’s top cruiserweights it would be a big accomplishment.

Brett Hlavacek vs. Stephen Richards

Hlavacek and Richards were set to fight at the Warriors Cup a few months back, but both fighters ended up pulling out of the match up. Now would be a great time for it to happen. Hlavacek rebounded nicely form his first career defeat by scoring a decision victory over Paul Marfort at Glory 9, and Richards most recently scored a win over highly regarded Alex Berrios. Bother Hlavacek and Richards are both strong fighters who normally impose their will in the ring so it would be interesting to see who would dictate the action in this bout.

Randy Blake vs. Dustin Jacoby

Blake won at Glory 9 against Koichi Pettas in a super fight, while Jacoby defeated Brian Collette in the opening round of the Glory Light Heavyweight Grand Slam and then dropped a decision to Danyo Ilunga in the semi-finals. The pair previously met in the opening round of the Road to Glory Light Heavyweight Tournament, a bout which Jacoby won by third round (T)KO. Blake was the favorite in the tournament and Jacoby surprised many by not only beating Blake but winning the tournament. The first fight was entertaining and there is no reason the second bout wouldn’t be.

Francois Ambang vs. Anthony Nieves

Ambang hung tough against Joseph Valtellini but eventually succumbed to leg kicks in the third round. He was able to land some clean shots on Valtellini, and kept a nice head and body defense for most of the fight, but left his legs open for attack. Valtellini does attack his opponent’s legs more than the average fighter, so it shouldn’t be something Ambang needs to worry about too much, he defended well early but the damage just accumulated. Valtellini was definitely a good measuring stick for Ambang. A fight against another strong North American based fighter should follow for Ambang. Nieves dropped a decision in the opening round of the Road to Glory USA tournament that Ambang won, but would present a strong test for Ambang.

Mike Lemaire vs. Afam Egbochuku

Lemaire went into his fight with Wayne Barrett a heavy favorite, but when it was over he was left face down on the canvas. Lemaire didn’t look good in his previous outing before fighting Barrett despite taking home a victory, and now his performance against Barrett raises some questions. A fight against a fighter like Afam Egbochuku who just happens to be based in San Diego like Lemaire would be a nice little in town rivalry, but would also be a good fight to see how Lemaire rebounds after his first professional loss. Egbochuku has power to test Lemaire’s chin but half the amount of fights.

Results and Recap: Glory 5

Glory 5 took place yesterday in London, England and it did not disappoint. In the night’s main event Tyrone Spong took on Kickboxing legend Remy Bonjasky. In the second round of their bout a right hook from Spong floored Bonjasky and ended the bout. It was a spectacular knockout for the hard hitting Spong who expressed interest in fighting Daniel Ghita, Gokhan Saki or Semmy Schilt next.

In the night’s co-main event Jordan Watson out pointed Steve Moxon to take home a unanimous decision victory. Watson was a step ahead of Moxon the entire fight and won his second fight under Glory.

UK super star Liam Harrison was surprisingly knocked out with a body shot by Mosab Amrani. Harrison and Amrani are two of the top fighters in their weight class word wide. It seemed like typical Harrison when the bout started as he began to work his patented leg kicks, but as Amrani closed the distance with some punches a left hook connected and ended Harrison’s night.

Road to Glory tournament winner Dustin Jacoby was stopped in his bout with Michael Duut. Jacoby was knocked down three times in the first round and under the Glory three knockdown rule the bout was stopped.

American Eddie Walker was defeated by Steve Wakeling in the second round. Wakeling from the start off the fight began to attack Walker’s leg with kicks. He scored a knocked down due to leg kicks in the opening round and ended the bout in the second round with leg kicks.

 

Photo Credit: Ben Pontier/GLORY

Full Results:
Tyrone Spong def. Remy Bonjasky via KO (Right Hook) at 2:02 of Rd. 2
Jordan Watson def. Steve Moxon via Unanimous Decision
Albert Kraus def. Warren Stevelmans via Unanimous Decision
Steve Wakeling def. Eddie Walker via KO (Leg Kicks) at 1:38 of Rd. 2
Danyo Ilunga def. Stephane Susperregui via KO (knee) at 0:21 of Rd. 2
Michael Duut def. Dustin Jacoby via (T)KO (3 Knockdowns) at 2:25 of Rd. 1
Mosab Amrani def. Liam Harrison via KO (Body Punch) at 1:20 of Rd. 1
Daniel Sam def. Jaideep Singh via Unanimous Decision.
Johann Fauveau def. Constantin Pasniciuc via Unanimous Decision
Reece McAllister def. Tim Thomas via Unanimous Decision
Jonatan Oliveira def. Nicola Gallo via Unanimous Decision
Marlon Hunt def. Andrei Manzolo via Decision
Chad Sugden def. Sam Wilson via Decision
Kerrith Bhella def. Sam Omomogbe via Decision
Boris Uhlik def. Fraser Weightman via Decision

Dustin Jacoby wins "Road to Glory" light heavyweight tournament

Results courtesy of Glory, photo by Morgan Clements/Glory

TULSA, Okla. (Feb. 2, 2013) – After accepting the opportunity to fight just one day before the event, 24-year-old Dustin Jacoby (9-3) of Arenzville, Illin. rose to the occasion, defeating three consecutive opponents, all by way of (T)KO, in one night to capture the inaugural ROAD TO GLORY USA light heavyweight (209 pounds/95 kilograms) tournament championship at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa on Friday, Feb. 1.

Jacoby was called on to compete just 4! 8 hours in advance of the event and drove to Tulsa from Arenzville, after Manuel Quezada, one of the original eight entrants, suddenly withdrew from the tournament for unknown reasons. 

In the tournament’s quarterfinal stage, reigning ISKA world champion Randy “Boom Boom” Blake (25-2, 17 KOs) of Tulsa, a local superstar and favorite to win the tournament, battered the left leg of Jacoby and hammered Jacoby with punching combinations for over two rounds.  In the third stanza, though, Jacoby suddenly countered with a flurry that put Blake down and forced the referee to intervene and stop the bout at the 1:43 mark of the final scheduled round. 

In the semifinal stage, Jacoby faced off with Roy “Wreckin’ Ball” Boughton (9-4, 8 KOs), who had defeated Daniel “Sandman” Brison (9-3, 6 KOs) by way of unanimous decision to advance past the quarterfinal stage.  After eating a right h! and, Jacoby responded with a series of stiff jabs that snapped Boughton’s head back.

Jacoby exploded with a knee strike to the head that sent Boughton to the canvas.  Boughton beat the referee’s 10 count, but was put down for the second time with a Jacoby left hook to the body.  The tournament’s “two knockdown rule” took effect, giving Jacoby the TKO victory at the 2:47 mark of the second round.

With a considerable amount of momentum behind him, Jacoby came out the aggressor in the tournament’s championship round, against previously undefeated Brian Collette (19-1, 16 KOs), who had scored a second round (:14) KO on Jeremy Freitag in the quarterfinal round of the event and a first round (1:29) TKO on Kyle Martin in the semifinal stage of the tournament.

Jacoby began connecting with a series of stiff jabs and a left hook to Collette’s body.  With ! less than 10 seconds remaining in the opening round of action, Jacoby unloaded a barrage that put Collette on the mat face first, unable to recover.  Jacoby was declared the victor of the bout by way of first round (3:00) KO.

COMPLETE ROAD TO GLORY USA LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT TOURNAMENT RESULTS:
 

Tournament Reserve Fight:

John King def. Jason Bloom via unanimous decision – 29-28, 29-28, 30-27

Quarterfinal Round:

Roy Boughton def. Daniel Brison via unanimous decision – 30-26, 29-27, 29-27
Dustin Jacoby def. Randy Blake via TKO – Round 3 (1:43)

Kyle Martin def. Myron Dennis via unanimous decision – 28-29, 29-28, 29-28

Brian Collette def. Jeremy Freitag via KO – Round 2 (:14)

Semifinal Round:               

Dustin Jacoby def. Roy Boughton via TKO – Round 1 (2:47)

Brian Collette def. Kyle Martin via TKO – Round 1 (1:29)

Championship Round:
Dustin Jacoby def. Brian Collette via KO – Round 1 (3:00)