Action Pro Gear KO of the Week: Gokhan Saki vs. Anderson Braddock Silva

This Action Pro Gear KO of the Week features the powerful striking of Gokhan Saki. Known for his powerful punches and fearless style, Saki brings the heat to his bout with Anderson Braddock Silva.

The pair fought at Glory 4 and it only took one round for Saki to put the larger heavyweight Silva away.

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Fight of the Week: Gokhan Saki vs. Tyrone Spong

Tyrone Spong and Gokhan Saki fought for the first time in 2009 under the K-1 banner. In what was a back and forth fight the judges ruled it a draw and an extra round was declared. In the extra round things seemed pretty even between Saki and Spong until Saki landed a monster right hand that put Spong down. Despite Spong's efforts to get up the fight was called as he was on wobbly legs. It was a great finish to a great fight as both fighters threw heavy right hands, but Saki was able to narrowly duck under Spong's punch as he connected with his.

Check the fight out and give your thoughts on it.

Glory 15 Results and Recap

Glory 15 took place earlier today in Istanbul, Turkey and fans were excited for the Glory Light Heavyweight Tournament. Tyrone Spong, Gokhan Saki, and Nathan Corbett were the big draws with Saulo Cavalari looking to cement his name among the best fighters in the world.

The semi-final bouts saw Spong and Cavalari fight three hard rounds. Spong was awarded the decision win, but Cavalari showed the world he was not someone to be taken lightly. The other semi-final bout came to a shocking end when Gokhan Saki scored a (T)KO over Nathan Corbett in the first round. A big left hook from Saki connected and Corbett was soon covered in blood from his ear.

The final of the tournament unfortunately was not what fans were looking for. Before things could heat up between Saki and Spong a gruesome injury took place. Spong threw a low kick which Saki lifted his leg to check and Spong’s leg snapped and he fell backwards to the canvas. With the injury Saki won the Light Heavyweight Tournament and was crowned the Glory Light Heavyweight Champion.

In other action on the night Robin van Roosmalen and Marat Grigorian fought a hard close fight that went to van Roosmalen although a case could be made that Grigorian should have gotten the win. Danyo Ilunga also scored a big knockout over Romanian Andrei Stoica in the first round of their bout. A counter right from Ilunga dropped Stoica who in return could not answer the referee’s count. A solid win for Ilunga against a name like Stoica.

Results:

Glory Light Heavyweight Tournament Semi-Final Bouts
Gokhan Saki def. Nathan Corbett via (T)KO in Rd. 1
Tyrone Spong def. Saulo Cavalari via Decision

Glory Light Heavyweight Tournament Final Bout
Gokhan Saki def. Tyrone Spong via (T)KO (Injury) in Rd. 1

Super Fights
Danyo Ilunga def. Andrei Stoica via KO in Rd. 1
Robin van Roosmalen def. Marat Grigorian via Decision
Hedsy Gerges def. Jhnota Diniz via (T)KO in Rd. 2
Mourad Bouzidi def. Randy Blake via Decision  

Filip Verlinden def. Israel Adesanya via Decision
Jonatan Oliveira def. Atakan Arslan via Decision
Niclas Larsen def. Steve Moxon via (T)KO in Rd. 2
Yodkhunpon Sitmonchai def. Raz Sarkisjan via Decision

Glory 15 Full Fight Card

Glory Sports International puts forward Glory 15, set for Ülker Sports Arena in Istanbul, Turkey. The event will be headlined by a lightweight bout in Robin Van Roosmalen vs. Marat Grigorian.  Van Roosmalen last fought in Glory 12's 4-Man Lightweight tournament, suffering a KO loss to Andy Ristie. Marat Grigorian makes his second Glory appearance, with a win over Alex Vogel and a No Contest against Chingiz Allazov. Grigorian would go ahead and avenge the NC ruling by defeating Allazov in a subsequent bout under the Victory banner.

Also on the card is a 4-man heavyweight tournament with fighters Tyrone Spong vs. Saulo Cavalari and Gokhan Saki vs. Nathan Corbett. All 4 fighters have proven the power and willingness to exchange, which all but guarantees the intensity of any matchup between them.

Fight Card:

Robin Van Roosmalen vs. Marat Grigorian

Danyo Ilunga vs. Andrei Stoica

4-Man Tournament:

Tyrone Spong vs. Saulo Cavalari

Gokhan Saki vs. Nathan Corbett

Superfights:

Jhonata Diniz vs. Hesdy Gerges

Brian Collette vs. Mourad Bouzidi

Filip Verlinden vs. TBA

Atakan Arslan vs. Jonatan Oliveira

Niclas Larsen vs. Steve Moxon

Yodkhunpon Sitmonchai vs. Raz Sarkisjan

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 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 

3 fights to make sure you don't miss at Glory 6 in Istanbul this weekend

Glory 6 takes place this weekend in Istanbul, Turkey and as usual Glory is bringing some serious talent to the card. There are several interesting bouts on Glory 6, but were going to focus on the three fights that we feel are cannot miss fights. You can purchase a stream for Glory 6 this weekend on the official Glory website.

Gokhan Saki vs. Daniel Ghita
This is a re-match of their 2010 bout which Saki won in an extra round decision. The winner of this bout takes a big step up the Glory Heavyweight ladder and there are some interesting possibilities. Tyrone Spong has expressed interest in fighting both fighters, it would be even more interesting if Saki wins and he fights Spong. He knocked out Spong in 2009. Both fighters throw heavy leather and nothing less than an exciting bout featuring two of the elite heavyweights in the world should be expected, and as always when dealing with heavyweights the changes of a knockout happening are significantly higher.

Joseph Valtellini vs. Murat Direkci
North American fans should be excited to see Valtellini’s Glory debut. Known as a heavy hitter that pieces together great combinations, Valtellini definitely has his work cut out for him. Direkci has ten times the amount of fights Valtellini has and he has been in the ring with some of the best. Direkci has been in the ring with some of the best including Nieky Holzken, Artur Kyshenko, and Robin van Roosmalen. Coming off of four consecutive losses, Direkci will definitely be looking to welcome Valtellini to the big show and add knockout number 58 to his resume. If Valtellini can pull out the win it will be a huge arrival for him on the international stage, not only because he beat a legitimate more experienced fighter, but because the international kickboxing scene will get to witness his exciting fighting style.

Nieky Holzken vs. Karim Ghajji
Holzken is always and exciting and dangerous fighter and he will be looking to stop the surging Ghajji who is currently riding a seven fight win streak. He scored an exciting and huge knockout over Thai powerhouse Aikpracha Meenayothin this past February and adding a name like Holzken’s to his resume would only continue to move Ghajji up the kickboxing ladder. Both guys have knockout out power and both like to let their limbs fly in the ring. This could end up easily being the fight of the night.

Glory 4 Results: Schilt wins Heavyweight Grand Slam

Glory 4 took place on New Year’s Eve; the event featured the 16-man Heavyweight Grand Slam and when all the night’s action was completed Semmy Schilt was the last man standing. Schilt met Daniel Ghita in the tournament final, Schilt connected with a head kick that sent Ghita down in the opening frame. Although Ghita was able to get back to his feet the fight was topped by the referee giving Schilt the tournament crown.

Schilt defeated some top talent to win the tournament in addition to Ghita including Brice Guidon, Rico Verhoeven, and Gokhan Saki. For his efforts Schillt won $400,000.

In super fight action Robin van Roosmalen took home a unanimous decision victory over Yuichiro Nagashima.

Results:

Heavyweight Grand Slam Opening Round

Semmy Schilt def. Brice Guidon via KO in Rd. 2

Rico Verhoeven def. Sergei Kharitonov via Unanimous Decision

Gokhan Saki def. Raoumaru via (T)KO in Rd. 1

Anderson "Braddock" Silva def. Igor Jurkovic via (T)KO in Rd. 1

Remy Bonjasky def. Filip Verlinden via Split Decision

Jamal Ben Saddik def. Errol Zimmerman via Unanimous Decision

Mourad Bouzidi def. Peter Aerts via (T)KO in Rd. 1

Daniel Ghita def. Jhonata Diniz via Unanimous Decision

Heavyweight Grand Slam Quarterfinals

Semmy Schilt def. Rico Verhoeven via Unanimous Decision

Gokhan Saki def. Anderson "Braddock" Silva via KO in Rd. 1

Jamal Ben Saddik def. Remy Bonjasky via Unanimous Decision

Daniel Ghita def. Mourad Bouzidi (T)KO (Injury) in Rd. 2

Heavyweight Grand Slam Semi-finals

Semmy Schilt def. Gokhan Saki via Unanimous Decision

Daniel Ghita def. Jamal Ben Saddik via KO in Rd. 1

Heavyweight Grand Slam Final

Semmy Schilt def. Daniel Ghita via (T)KO in Rd. 1

Super Fights

Robin van Roosmalen def. Yuichiro Nagashima via Unanimous Decision

Mutsuki Ebata def. Sang-Jae Kim via Unanimous Decision

Jason Wilnis def. Toshio Matsumoto via Unanimous Decision

Jerome Le Banner def. Koichi Pettas via KO in Rd. 3

Matches for Glory 4 Heavyweight GP set

The heavyweight tournament bouts for Glory 4 are set. The event which will take place on December 31, 2012 in Tokyo will feature a 16-man one night tournament. As Glory has proven in recent events, most of the top talent is under their promotion. Semmy Schilt, Anderson Silva, Remy Bonjasky, Errol Zimmerman, Daniel Ghita, Peter Aerts, Gokhan Saki and Rico Verhoeven will all be in action.

The rules for the tournament will be a bit different than a regular bout. The first three rounds of the tournament will feature an open scoring system with two minute rounds. With the open scoring system if a fighter is clearly ahead on points after the second round there will be no need for a third round and he is declared the winner of the bout.

The finals of the tournament will feature regular Glory rules with three rounds of three minutes each, there will also be two extra rounds if necessary.

Glory 4 HW GP Matches:
Semmy Schilt vs. Brice Guidon
Rico Verhoeven vs. Sergei Kharitonov
Raomoru vs. Gokhan Saki
Igor Jurkovic vs. Anderson Silva
Filip Verlinden vs. Remy Bonjasky
Jamal Ben Saddick vs. Errol Zimmerman
Mourad Bouzidi vs. Peter Aerts
Fabiano Aoki vs. Daniel Ghita

Results for Glory 2 Brussels: Bonjasky edges out Silva in return to action

Glory 2 Brussels took place this weekend in Brussels, Belgium. The main event featured the return to action of Remy Bonjasky after nearly a three year hiatus. Welcoming Bonjasky back was Anderson “Braddock” Silva. Both fighters went to work as soon as there fight started and although it seemed that Silva took the first two rounds a strong third round by Bonjasky forced an extra round. In the extra round Bonjasky was able to do enough to take home the decision victory in his return to action.

Also on the card Gokhan Saki took home a unanimous decision victory over a very durable and tough Mourad Bouzidi, while Nieky Holzken scored a (T)KO victory over Murat Direkci. 

Glory announces 13 fighters for upcoming Glory Grand Slam 16-man Heavyweight Tournament in Japan

Glory World Series has announced 13 of the 16 participants for their Glory Grand Slam 16-man Heavyweight Tournament. The event will take place in Tokyo, Japan this December. Some of the biggest names in Kickboxing have agreed to compete in the tournament and they include Semmy Schilt, Remy Bonjasky, Peter Aerts, Jerome Le Banner, Gokhan Saki, Errol Zimmerman, Anderson “Braddock” Silva, Sergei Kharitonov, Filip Verlinden, Ismael Londt, Brice Guidon, Jamal Ben Saddik and Igor Jurkovic.

The event is a one night single elimination tournament; the remaining three spots should be announced soon. At least one Japanese representative is expected to take up one of the three remaining spots.