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The Road to Glory welterweight tournament took place Friday night in New York. Many people considered the top four fighters going into the tournament to be Brett Hlavacek, Eric Utsch, Anthony Nieves, and Marcus Fisher, but when it was all said and done dark horse Francois Ambang walked away the tournament winner. With his win Ambang took home the $20,000 tournament prize and a Glory contract.
The night’s tournament started with Marcus Fisher winning a unanimous decision over Anthony Nieves to advance to the semifinal round. Francois Ambang, Brett Hlavacek, and Eric Utsch all advanced to the semifinal round by scoring KO or (T)KO’s over their opponents.
In the semifinal round Ambang struck early against Fisher knocking him down in the opening frame. Fisher rallied in the second and third frames and it seemed the bout might go to an extra round, but the judges awarded Ambang the victory by majority decision. In the other semifinal bout Hlavacek outpointed Utsch to win a unanimous decision.
In the tournament final Hlavacek started off strong with leg kicks, but in the second round Ambang cornered Hlavacek and unloaded a flurry of strikes to the head and body. The referee stepped in and called an end to the bout giving Ambang the tournament victory.
Photo Credit: Ed Diller/GLORY
Results:
Road to Glory Quarterfinal Round
Marcus Fisher def. Anthony Nieves via Unanimous Decision
Francois Ambang def. Jeremy Carper via (T)KO at 2:05 of Rd. 2
Brett Hlavacek def. Ryan Parker via (T)KO (Two Knockdown Rule) at 0:41 of Rd. 1
Eric Utsch def. Tarek Rached via KO at 0:18 of Rd. 1
Road to Glory Semifinal Round
Francois Ambang def. Marcus Fisher via Majority Decision
Brett Hlavacek def. Eric Utsch via Unanimous Decision
Road to Glory Championship Round
Francois Ambang def. Brett Hlavacek via (T)KO in Rd. 2
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