2015 in Glory | ||||
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First date | February 6 | |||
Last date | December 4 | |||
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Total events | 9 | |||
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The year 2015 was the 4th year in the history of Glory, an international kickboxing promotion. 2015 starts with Glory 19: Virginia, and ends with Glory 26: Amsterdam. The events were broadcast through television agreements with Spike TV and other regional channels around the world.
List of events
# | Event Title | Date | Arena | Location |
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1 | Glory 19: Virginia | February 6, 2015 | Hampton Coliseum | Hampton, Virginia, USA |
2 | Glory 20: Dubai | April 3, 2015 | Dubai World Trade Centre | Dubai, UAE |
3 | Glory 21: San Diego | May 8, 2015 | Valley View Casino Center | San Diego, California, USA |
4 | Glory 22: Lille | June 5, 2015 | Stade Pierre-Mauroy | Lille, France |
5 | Glory 23: Las Vegas | August 3, 2015 | Hard Rock Hotel and Casino | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
6 | Bellator/Glory: Dynamite 1 | September 19, 2015 | SAP Center | San Jose, California, USA |
7 | Glory 24: Denver | October 9, 2015 | Magness Arena | Denver, Colorado, USA |
8 | Glory 25: Milan | November 6, 2015 | PalaIper | Milan, Italy |
9 | Glory 26: Amsterdam | December 4, 2015 | Amsterdam RAI | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Glory 19: Virginia
Glory 19: Virginia | ||||
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Promotion | Glory | |||
Date | February 6, 2015 | |||
Venue | Hampton Coliseum | |||
City | Hampton, Virginia, USA | |||
Attendance | 6,000 | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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Glory 19: Virginia was a kickboxing event held on February 6, 2015 at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Virginia, USA.[1][2]
Background
The event was originally announced and scheduled to be held on December 19, 2014. However, in late November 2014, the promotion announced it would be delayed until February 2015.[3]
This event featured world title fight for the Glory Heavyweight Championship of Rico Verhoeven vs. Errol Zimmerman as headliner and middleweight fight of Joe Schilling vs. Robert Thomas as co-headliner. Also this event featured 4-Man Welterweight Contender Tournament to earn a title shot for the Glory Welterweight Championship.[4]
Glory 19 had average of 542,000 and peak of 825,000 viewers on Spike TV.[5]
Results
Glory 19: Virginia | |||||||
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Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Heavyweight 120 kg | Rico Verhoeven (c) | def. | Errol Zimmerman | TKO (knee injury) | 2 | 2:17 | For the Glory Heavyweight Championship |
Welterweight 77 kg | Nieky Holzken | def. | Raymond Daniels | TKO (punches) | 3 | 1:25 | Welterweight Contender Tournament Final |
Middleweight 85 kg | Joe Schilling | def. | Robert Thomas | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Light Heavyweight 95 kg | Cedric Smith | def. | James Hurley | TKO | 2 | 0:56 | |
Welterweight 77 kg | Nieky Holzken | def. | Alexander Stetsurenko 1 | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Welterweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals |
Welterweight 77 kg | Raymond Daniels | def. | Jonatan Oliveira | TKO (referee stoppage) | 2 | 2:15 | Welterweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals |
Superfight Series | |||||||
Lightweight 70 kg | Andy Ristie | def. | Steve Moxon | TKO (referee stoppage) | 1 | 2:43 | |
Heavyweight 120 kg | Xavier Vigney | def. | Everett Sims | TKO | 1 | 1:44 | |
Lightweight 70 kg | Josh Jauncey | def. | Max Baumert | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 3 | 0:37 | |
Light Heavyweight 95 kg | Brian Collette | def. | Myron Dennis | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Welterweight 77 kg | Francois Ambang | def. | Stephen Richards | KO | 2 | 2:14 |
[6]
1 Artur Kyshenko was replaced with Murthel Groenhart, and later Alexander Stetsurenko.
2015 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament bracket
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
Raymond Daniels | TKO | ||||||||
Jonatan Oliveira | 2R. | ||||||||
Raymond Daniels | 3R. | ||||||||
Nieky Holzken | TKO | ||||||||
Nieky Holzken | DEC | ||||||||
Alexander Stetsurenko | 3-0 |
Glory 20: Dubai
Glory 20: Dubai | ||||
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Promotion | Glory | |||
Date | April 3, 2015 | |||
Venue | Dubai World Trade Centre | |||
City | Dubai, UAE | |||
Attendance | 2,125 | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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Glory 20: Dubai was a kickboxing event held on April 3, 2015 at the Dubai World Trade Centre in Dubai, UAE.
Background
This event featured two world title fights for the Glory Lightweight Championship of Robin van Roosmalen vs. Andy Ristie as headliner and inaugural Glory Featherweight Championship of Gabriel Varga vs. Mosab Amrani as co-headliner. Also this event featured 4-Man Middleweight Contender Tournament to earn a title shot for the Glory Middleweight Championship.[7]
Results
Glory 20: Dubai | |||||||
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Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Lightweight 70 kg | Robin van Roosmalen (c) | def. | Andy Ristie | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | For the Glory Lightweight Championship |
Middleweight 85 kg | Simon Marcus | def. | Jason Wilnis | Decision (split) | 3 | 3:00 | Middleweight Contender Tournament Final |
Featherweight 65 kg | Gabriel Varga | def. | Mosab Amrani | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | For the Glory Featherweight Championship |
Middleweight 85 kg | Jason Wilnis | def. | Alex Pereira | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Middleweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals |
Middleweight 85 kg | Simon Marcus | def. | Wayne Barrett | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Middleweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals |
Superfight Series | |||||||
Light Heavyweight 95 kg | Saulo Cavalari 1 | def. | Artem Vakhitov | Decision (split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Heavyweight 120 kg | Mourad Bouzidi | def. | Dustin Jacoby 2 | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Heavyweight 85 kg | Chi Lewis Parry | def. | Yong Soo Park | KO | 1 | 0:25 | |
Middleweight 85 kg | Samir Boukhidous | def. | Mikhail Chalykh | TKO | 1 | 2:00 | |
Welterweight 77 kg | Chad Sugden | def. | Atakan Arslan | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Lightweight 70 kg | Anatoly Moiseev | def. | Max Baumert 3 | KO | 1 | 0:38 |
[9]
[10]
1 Andrei Stoica was replaced with Saulo Cavalari.[11]
2 Pat Barry was replaced with Dustin Jacoby.
3 Elias El Rayess was replaced with Max Baumert.
2015 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament bracket
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
Simon Marcus | DEC | ||||||||
Wayne Barrett | 3-0 | ||||||||
Simon Marcus | DEC | ||||||||
Jason Wilnis | 2-1 | ||||||||
Jason Wilnis | DEC | ||||||||
Alex Pereira | 3-0 |
Glory 21: San Diego
Glory 21: San Diego | ||||
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Promotion | Glory | |||
Date | May 8, 2015 | |||
Venue | Valley View Casino Center | |||
City | San Diego, California, USA | |||
Attendance | 2,954 | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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Glory 21: San Diego was a kickboxing event held on May 8, 2015 at the Valley View Casino Center in San Diego, California, USA.
Background
This event featured world title fight for the Glory Middleweight Championship of Artem Levin vs. Simon Marcus as headliner. Also this event featured 4-Man Heavyweight Qualification Tournament which will grant the winner entry into the Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament to be held later.[12]
Glory 21 had average of 488,000 and peak of 797,000 viewers on Spike TV.[13]
Results
Glory 21: San Diego | |||||||
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Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Middleweight 85 kg | Artem Levin (c) | draw | Simon Marcus | Decision (majority) | 5 | 3:00 | For the Glory Middleweight Championship |
Heavyweight 120 kg | Xavier Vigney | def. | Chi Lewis Parry | KO | 2 | 1:50 | Heavyweight Qualification Tournament Final |
Welterweight 77 kg | Raymond Daniels | def. | Justin Baesman | KO | 1 | 0:51 | |
Heavyweight 120 kg | Chi Lewis Parry | def. | Demoreo Dennis | KO | 1 | 1:40 | Heavyweight Qualification Tournament Semi-Finals |
Heavyweight 120 kg | Xavier Vigney | def. | Maurice Jackson | KO | 1 | 1:32 | Heavyweight Qualification Tournament Semi-Finals |
Superfight Series | |||||||
Middleweight 85 kg | Mike Lemaire | def. | Casey Greene | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Lightweight 70 kg | Giga Chikadze | def. | Ken Tran | KO | 3 | 2:19 | |
Heavyweight 120 kg | Maurice Greene | def. | Ashley Epps | KO | 1 | 2:12 | |
Light Heavyweight 95 kg | Manny Mancha | def. | Andre Walker | KO | 3 | 0:19 | |
Welterweight 77 kg | Omari Boyd | def. | Chris Carradus | Decision (majority) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2015 Glory Heavyweight Qualification Tournament bracket
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
Xavier Vigney | KO | ||||||||
Maurice Jackson | 1R. | ||||||||
Xavier Vigney | KO | ||||||||
Chi Lewis Parry | 2R. | ||||||||
Demoreo Dennis | 1R. | ||||||||
Chi Lewis Parry | KO |
Glory 22: Lille
Glory 22: Lille | ||||
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Promotion | Glory | |||
Date | June 5, 2015 | |||
Venue | Stade Pierre-Mauroy | |||
City | Lille, France | |||
Attendance | 5,000 | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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Glory 22: Lille was a kickboxing event held on June 5, 2015 at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille, France.[15]
Background
This event featured world title fight for the Glory Heavyweight Championship of Rico Verhoeven vs. Benjamin Adegbuyi as headliner and light heavyweight fight of Zack Mwekassa vs. Carlos Brooks. Also this event featured 4-Man Lightweight Contender Tournament to earn a title shot for the Glory Lightweight Championship.[15]
Glory 22, started airing at 16:00 ET on Friday in the United States, had average of 152,000 on Spike TV.[16]
Results
Glory 22: Lille | |||||||
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Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Heavyweight 120 kg | Rico Verhoeven (c) | def. | Benjamin Adegbuyi | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | For the Glory Heavyweight Championship |
Lightweight 70 kg | Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong | def. | Josh Jauncey | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Lightweight Contender Tournament Final |
Light Heavyweight 95 kg | Zack Mwekassa | def. | Carlos Brooks | KO | 1 | 1:58 | |
Lightweight 70 kg | Josh Jauncey | def. | Djimè Coulibaly1 | TKO | 3 | 2:59 | Lightweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals |
Lightweight 70 kg | Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong | def. | Davit Kiria | KO | 2 | 2:09 | Lightweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals |
Superfight Series | |||||||
Heavyweight 120 kg | Jamal Ben Saddik | def. | Mamoudou Keta2 | KO | 1 | 1:59 | |
Light Heavyweight 95 kg | Mourad Bouzidi | def. | Filip Verlinden | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Welterweight 77 kg | Yoann Kongolo | def. | Cédric Doumbé3 | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Lightweight 70 kg | Serhiy Adamchuk4 | def. | Marat Grigorian | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Featherweight 65 kg | Shane Oblonsky | def. | Thomas Adamandopoulos | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
[17]
1 Niclas Larsen was replaced with Crice Boussoukou, and later Djimè Coulibaly.
2 Freddy Kemayo was replaced with Mamoudou Keta.
3 Karim Ghajji was replaced with Cédric Doumbé.
4 Djimè Coulibaly was replaced with Serhiy Adamchuk.
2015 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament bracket
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
Davit Kiria | 2R. | ||||||||
Sitthichai | KO | ||||||||
Sitthichai | DEC | ||||||||
Josh Jauncey | 3-0 | ||||||||
Josh Jauncey | TKO | ||||||||
Djimè Coulibaly | 3R. |
Glory 23: Las Vegas
Glory 23: Las Vegas | ||||
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Promotion | Glory | |||
Date | August 7, 2015 | |||
Venue | Hard Rock Hotel and Casino | |||
City | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |||
Attendance | 1,800 | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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Glory 23: Las Vegas was a kickboxing event held on August 7, 2015 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Background
This event featured world title fight for the vacant Glory Welterweight Championship of Nieky Holzken vs. Raymond Daniels as headliner. Also this event featured 4-Man Middleweight Qualification Tournament for a chance to win a spot in the Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament to be held later.[18]
Results
Glory 23: Las Vegas | |||||||
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Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Welterweight 77 kg | Nieky Holzken | def. | Raymond Daniels | TKO (cut) | 3 | 1:36 | For the vacant Glory Welterweight Championship |
Middleweight 85 kg | Dustin Jacoby | def. | Casey Greene | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:19 | Middleweight Qualification Tournament Final |
Heavyweight 120 kg | Xavier Vigney | def. | Daniel Sam | Decision (split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Middleweight 85 kg | Casey Greene | def. | Quinton O'Brien | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Middleweight Qualification Tournament Semi-Finals |
Middleweight 85 kg | Dustin Jacoby | def. | Ariel Sepulveda | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:59 | Middleweight Qualification Tournament Semi-Finals |
Superfight Series | |||||||
Heavyweight 120 kg | Jamal Ben Saddik | vs. | Anderson Silva | No Contest (overturned) | 3 | 2:55 | Originally a TKO win for Ben Saddik; overturned after he tested positive for at least one prohibited substance.[20] |
Middleweight 85 kg | Matt Baker | def. | Edward Hyman | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Welterweight 77 kg | Chad Sugden | def. | Murthel Groenhart | Decision (split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Featherweight 65 kg | Anvar Boynazarov | def. | Giga Chikadze | Decision (split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2015 Glory Middleweight Qualification Tournament bracket
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
Dustin Jacoby | KO | ||||||||
Ariel Sepulveda | 1R. | ||||||||
Dustin Jacoby | TKO | ||||||||
Casey Greene | 2R. | ||||||||
Casey Greene | DEC | ||||||||
Quinton O'Brien | 3-0 |
Bellator/Glory: Dynamite 1
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Promotion | Bellator MMA & Glory |
Date | September 19, 2015 |
Venue | SAP Center |
City | San Jose, California, USA |
Results
Dynamite 1 | |||||||
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Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
MMA Light Heavyweight 93 kg | Liam McGeary (c) | def. | Tito Ortiz | Submission (Inverted Triangle Choke) | 1 | 4:41 | For the Bellator Light Heavyweight Championship. |
MMA Light Heavyweight 93 kg | Phil Davis | def. | Francis Carmont | KO (Punches) | 1 | 2:15 | Bellator Light Heavyweight Tournament Final |
KB Light Heavyweight 95 kg | Saulo Cavalari | def. | Zack Mwekassa | Decision (Majority) | 5 | 3:00 | For the vacant Glory Light Heavyweight Championship |
MMA Lightweight 70 kg | Josh Thomson | def. | Mike Bronzoulis | Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) | 3 | 0:39 | |
KB Catchweight 79 kg | Paul Daley | def. | Fernando Gonzalez | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
KB Women's 57 kg | Keri Anne Taylor-Melendez | def. | Hadley Griffith | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
MMA Light Heavyweight 93 kg | Phil Davis | def. | Emanuel Newton | Submission (Kimura) | 1 | 4:39 | Bellator Light Heavyweight Tournament Semi-Finals |
MMA Light Heavyweight 93 kg | Muhammed Lawal | def. | Linton Vassell | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | Bellator Light Heavyweight Tournament Semi-Finals |
Preliminary Card | |||||||
Glory 24: Denver
Glory 24: Denver | ||||
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Promotion | Glory | |||
Date | October 9, 2015 | |||
Venue | Magness Arena | |||
City | Denver, Colorado, USA | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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Glory 24: Denver was a kickboxing event held on October 9, 2015 at the Magness Arena in Denver, Colorado, USA.
Background
This event featured a fight between Joe Schilling and Jason Wilnis as headliner with the winner expected to get a title shot against Glory Middleweight Champion Artem Levin.
This event also featured a 4-Man Heavyweight Contender Tournament to earn a shot at the Glory Heavyweight Championship.
This was the last GLORY event that aired on Spike and marked the end of the 2-year agreement with Spike.
Results
Glory 24: Denver | |||||||
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Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Middleweight 85 kg | Joe Schilling | def. | Jason Wilnis | TKO | 2 | 3:00 | |
Heavyweight 120 kg | Benjamin Adegbuyi | def. | Jahfarr Wilnis | Decision (split) | 3 | 3:00 | Heavyweight Contender Tournament Final |
Middleweight 85 kg | Dustin Jacoby | def. | Wayne Barrett | KO | 3 | 1:40 | |
Heavyweight 120 kg | Benjamin Adegbuyi | def. | Mladen Brestovac | TKO | 3 | 1:47 | Heavyweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals |
Heavyweight 120 kg | Jahfarr Wilnis | def. | Ben Edwards | TKO (2 knockdowns) | 2 | 1:36 | Heavyweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals |
Superfight Series | |||||||
Middleweight 85 kg | Robert Thomas | def. | David Radeff | Decision (split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Welterweight 77 kg | Casey Greene | def. | Francois Ambang | KO | 2 | 1:38 | |
Featherweight 65 kg | Kevin Vannostrand | def. | Justin Houghton | Decision (split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Heavyweight 120 kg | Jason Lee | def. | Steve Paprocki | KO | 2 | 2:59 | |
Middleweight 85 kg | Zack Wells | def. | Chris Trammell | KO | 1 | 1:56 |
2015 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
Benjamin Adegbuyi | TKO | ||||||||
Mladen Brestovac | 3R. | ||||||||
Benjamin Adegbuyi | DEC | ||||||||
Jahfarr Wilnis | 2-1 | ||||||||
Ben Edwards | 2R. | ||||||||
Jahfarr Wilnis | TKO |
Glory 25: Milan
Glory 25: Milan | ||||
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Promotion | Glory | |||
Date | November 6, 2015 | |||
Venue | PalaIper | |||
City | Milan, Italy[24] | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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Glory 25: Milan was a kickboxing event held on November 6, 2015 at the PalaIper in Milan, Italy.
Background
This event featured a title fight for the Glory Lightweight Championship between Robin van Roosmalen and Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong as headliner, a fight between Giorgio Petrosyan and Josh Jauncey as co-headliner, and a title fight for the Glory Featherweight Championship between Gabriel Varga and Serhiy Adamchuk in superfight series.
This event also featured a 4-Man Welterweight Contender Tournament to earn a shot at the Glory Welterweight Championship.
Results
Glory 25: Milan | |||||||
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Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Lightweight 70 kg | Robin van Roosmalen (c) | def. | Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | For the Glory Lightweight Championship |
Welterweight 77 kg | Murthel Groenhart | def. | Karim Ghajji | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Welterweight Contender Tournament Final |
Lightweight 70 kg | Giorgio Petrosyan | def. | Josh Jauncey | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Welterweight 77 kg | Karim Ghajji | def. | Yoann Kongolo | Decision (majority) | 3 | 3:00 | Welterweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals |
Welterweight 77 kg | Murthel Groenhart | def. | Nicola Gallo | TKO (cut) | 2 | 1:03 | Welterweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals |
Superfight Series | |||||||
Featherweight 65 kg | Serhiy Adamchuk | def. | Gabriel Varga (c) | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | For the Glory Featherweight Championship |
Light Heavyweight 95 kg | Artem Vakhitov | def. | Danyo Ilunga | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Middleweight 85 kg | Vittorio Iermano | def. | Samir Boukhidous | TKO | 2 | 2:30 | |
Welterweight 77 kg | Stefano Bruno | def. | Hosam Radwan | TKO | 2 | 2:37 | Welterweight Contender Tournament Reserve Match |
Lightweight 70 kg | Anatoly Moiseev | def. | Teo Mikelić | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
2015 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament bracket
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
Murthel Groenhart | TKO | ||||||||
Nicola Gallo | 2R. | ||||||||
Murthel Groenhart | DEC | ||||||||
Karim Ghajji | 3-0 | ||||||||
Yoann Kongolo | 2-0 | ||||||||
Karim Ghajji | DEC |
International broadcasting
Country | Broadcaster |
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Bulgaria | Ring |
Croatia | Fight Channel |
France | Kombat Sport |
Hungary | Digi Sport 2 |
Netherlands | Spike |
New Zealand | Sky Sport |
Portugal | Sport TV |
Romania | Digi Sport 1 |
Russia | Combat Channel |
South Africa | StarTimes |
South Korea | KBS N |
Suriname | ATV |
United States | ESPN3 |
Glory 26: Amsterdam
Glory 26: Amsterdam | ||||
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Promotion | Glory | |||
Date | December 4, 2015 | |||
Venue | Amsterdam RAI | |||
City | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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Glory 26: Amsterdam was a kickboxing event held on December 4, 2015 at the Amsterdam RAI in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Background
This event featured a two title fights for the Glory Welterweight Championship between Nieky Holzken and Murthel Groenhart as headliner, and for the Glory Heavyweight Championship between Rico Verhoeven and Benjamin Adegbuyi as co-headliner.
This event also featured a 4-Man Featherweight Contender Tournament to earn a shot at the Glory Featherweight Championship.
Results
Glory 26: Amsterdam | |||||||
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Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Welterweight 77 kg | Nieky Holzken (c) | def. | Murthel Groenhart | Decision (Split) | 5 | 3:00 | For the Glory Welterweight Championship |
Featherweight 65 kg | Mosab Amrani | def. | Maykol Yurk | KO (Liver Kick) | 1 | 1:51 | Featherweight Contender Tournament Final |
Heavyweight 120 kg | Rico Verhoeven (c) | def. | Benjamin Adegbuyi | KO (Punch) | 1 | 2:12 | For the Glory Heavyweight Championship |
Featherweight 65 kg | Mosab Amrani | def. | Lim Chi-bin | TKO (2 Knockdowns) | 1 | 1:32 | Featherweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals |
Featherweight 65 kg | Maykol Yurk | def. | Shane Oblonsky | TKO (2 Knockdowns) | 2 | 1:30 | Featherweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals |
Superfight Series | |||||||
Heavyweight 120 kg | Thomas Vanneste | def. | Errol Zimmerman | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Light Heavyweight 95 kg | Mourad Bouzidi | def. | Danyo Ilunga | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Light Heavyweight 95 kg | Zinedine Hameur-Lain | def. | Fred Sikking | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Welterweight 77 kg | Yoann Kongolo | def. | Karapet Karapetyan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Lightweight 70 kg | Parviz Abdullayev | def. | Aziz Kallah | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
2015 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament bracket
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
Mosab Amrani | TKO | ||||||||
Lim Chi-bin | 1R. | ||||||||
Mosab Amrani | KO | ||||||||
Maykol Yurk | 1R. | ||||||||
Shane Oblonsky | 2R. | ||||||||
Maykol Yurk | TKO |
See also
References
- ↑ "February showdown for heavyweight rivals Verhoeven and Zimmerman". GLORY. 26 November 2014.
- ↑ "GLORY 19 on Friday, February 6th". GLORY. 22 December 2014.
- ↑ "GLORY 19 delayed from December to February 2015". MMAfighting.com. 26 November 2014.
- ↑ "Joe Schilling fights at GLORY 19". Glory World Series Ltd. 7 January 2015.
- ↑ "Glory 19 draws 542,000 viewers on Spike TV". MMAPayout.com. Retrieved 2015-02-12.
- ↑ "Glory 19 Virginia". GLORY. Retrieved 2015-02-21.
- ↑ "MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT HEADLINES GLORY 21". Glory World Series Ltd. 23 February 2015.
- ↑ "Glory Kickboxing 20 draws 359,000 viewers on Good Friday". MMAPayout.com. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
- ↑ "GLORY 20: Van Roosmalen vs. Ristie Results". mmanuts.com. April 6, 2015. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
- ↑ "Glory 20 Dubai". GLORY. Retrieved 2015-02-21.
- ↑ "Artem Vakhitov Signs New Deal With Glory". gloryworldseries.com. 29 January 2015.
- ↑ "Glory 21 Announcement". Liverkick.com. 23 February 2015. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ↑ "GLORY 21 Draws Strong Ratings on Spike TV for Levin vs. Marcus II". Liverkick.com. Archived from the original on 2015-05-14. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
- ↑ "Glory 21 San Diego". GLORY. Retrieved 2015-02-24.
- 1 2 "GLORY 22 Card and Information Leaked". LiverKick.com. 25 April 2015. Archived from the original on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ↑ "GLORY 22 ratings: Daytime card in France draws 152,000 viewers to Spike TV". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2015-08-06.
- ↑ "Glory 22 Lille". GLORY. Retrieved 2015-04-27.
- ↑ "GLORY 23: All-American Middleweight Tournament in Place". GLORY. 26 June 2015.
- ↑ "Glory 23 posts only 295,000 viewers". MMAPayout.com. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
- ↑ REVISED ***KICKBOXING SHOW RESULTS
- ↑ "Glory 23 Las Vegas". GLORY. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
- ↑ "Glory 24 Denver". GLORY. Retrieved 2015-08-21.
- ↑ "GLORY 24 live stream results: 'Schilling vs. Wilnis' play-by-play live updates". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2015-10-18.
- ↑ "Kickboxing Glory 25 - Tickets". ticketone.it. TicketOne. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ↑ "Glory 25 Milan". GLORY. Retrieved 2015-10-18.
- ↑ "GLORY 25 live stream results, Van Roosmalen vs Sittichai ESPN play-by-play updates". mmamania. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
- ↑ "Glory 26 Amsterdam". GLORY. Retrieved 2015-10-18.
- ↑ "GLORY 26 live stream results, 'Holzken vs. Groenhart' ESPN3 play-by-play updates". MMAMania.com. Retrieved 2015-12-04.