2014 in Glory

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The year 2014 was the 3rd year in the history of Glory, an international kickboxing event. 2014 starts with Glory 14: Zagreb, and ends with Glory 18: Oklahoma. The events were broadcast through television agreements with Spike TV and other regional channels around the world.

2014 in Glory
Information
First dateMarch 8, 2014
Last dateNovember 7, 2014
Events
Total events5
Fights
Chronology
2013 in Glory2014 in Glory2015 in Glory

List of events

#Event TitleDateArenaLocation
1Glory 14: ZagrebMarch 8, 2014Arena Zagreb Zagreb, Croatia
2Glory 15: IstanbulApril 12, 2014Ülker Sports Arena Istanbul, Turkey
3Glory 16: DenverMay 3, 20141stBank Center Broomfield, Colorado, USA
4Glory 17: Los AngelesJune 21, 2014The Forum Inglewood, California, USA
5Glory 18: OklahomaNovember 7, 2014Grand Casino Hotel Resort Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA

Glory 14: Zagreb

Glory 14: Zagreb
Information
PromotionGlory
DateMarch 8, 2014
VenueArena Zagreb
CityZagreb, Croatia
Attendance14,068
Event chronology
Glory 13: TokyoGlory 14: ZagrebGlory 15: Istanbul

Glory 14: Zagreb was a kickboxing event held on March 8, 2014 at the Arena Zagreb in Zagreb, Croatia.

Background

This event featured heavyweight fight of Mirko Cro Cop vs. Remy Bonjasky as headliner, and world title fight for the inaugural Glory Lightweight Championship of Andy Ristie vs. Davit Kiria as co-headliner. This event also featured 4 men Middleweight Contender Tournament to earn a spot in 2014 Glory Middleweight World Championship Tournament.[1]

Glory 14 had an average number of 495,000 viewers on Spike TV.[2]

Results

Main Card (Spike)
Weight ClassMethodRoundTimeNotes
Heavyweight Remy Bonjaskydef. Mirko Cro CopDecision (majority)33:00
Middleweight Alex Pereiradef. Sahak ParparyanDecision (majority)33:00Middleweight Contender Tournament Final
Lightweight Davit Kiria 1def. Andy RistieKO52:22For the Lightweight Championship
Middleweight Alex Pereiradef. Dustin JacobyKO12:00Middleweight Contender Tournament Semi Final
Middleweight Sahak Parparyandef. Jason WilnisDecision (split)33:00Middleweight Contender Tournament Semi Final
Superfight Series
Heavyweight Mladen Brestovacdef. Jahfarr WilnisKO (left high kick)11:19
Heavyweight Benjamin Adegbuyidef. Dmytro Bezus 2TKO (referee stoppage)21:53
Lightweight Aikpracha Meenayothindef. Albert KrausDecision (split)33:00
Light Heavyweight Igor Jurkovićdef. Michael DuutKO11:14
Welterweight Karapet Karapetyandef. Artur KyshenkoDecision (unanimous)33:00
Lightweight Murthel Groenhartdef. Teo Mikelić 3TKO (cut)13:00
Undercard
Heavyweight Tomáš Hrondef. Kirk Krouba 4Decision (unanimous)33:00
Heavyweight Mladen Kujundžićdef. Elmir MehićTKO (Doctor stoppage)23:00
Lightweight Samo Petjedef. Lirim AhmetiTKO2

[3][4][5]
1 Ky Hollenbeck was replaced with Davit Kiria.
2 Jamal Ben Saddik was replaced with Dmytro Bezus.
3 Shemsi Beqiri was replaced with Teo Mikelić.
4 Dino Belošević was replaced with Kirk Krouba.

2014 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament bracket

Semi-finalsFinal
      
Sahak ParparyanDEC
Jason Wilnis2-1
Sahak Parparyan2-0
Alex PereiraDEC
Dustin Jacoby1R.
Alex PereiraKO

Glory 15: Istanbul

Glory 15: Istanbul
Information
PromotionGlory
DateApril 12, 2014
VenueÜlker Sports Arena
CityIstanbul, Turkey
Attendance11,223
Event chronology
Glory 14: ZagrebGlory 15: IstanbulGlory 16: Denver

Glory 15: Istanbul was a kickboxing event held on April 12, 2014 at the Ülker Sports Arena in Istanbul, Turkey.

Background

This event featured Glory Light Heavyweight World Championship Tournament for the inaugural Glory Light Heavyweight Championship.[6] Two bouts was held as semi-finals. The winners of the semi-finals proceeded to the final bout for the tournament championship. This event also featured other non-tournament one-off bouts, the two headlines.[7]

It had average of 354,000 and peak of 720,000 viewers on Spike TV.[8]

Results

Main Card (Spike)
Weight ClassMethodRoundTimeNotes
Light Heavyweight Gökhan Sakidef. Tyrone SpongTKO (leg injury)11:37Light Heavyweight Championship Tournament Final;
For the Light Heavyweight Championship
Lightweight Robin van Roosmalendef. Marat GrigorianDecision (split)33:00
Light Heavyweight Danyo Ilungadef. Andrei StoicaKO12:33Light Heavyweight Championship Tournament Reserve Bout
Light Heavyweight Tyrone Spongdef. Saulo CavalariDecision (unanimous)33:00Light Heavyweight Championship Tournament Semi Final
Light Heavyweight Gökhan Sakidef. Nathan CorbettTKO (doctor's stoppage)12:35Light Heavyweight Championship Tournament Semi Final
Superfight Series
Heavyweight Hesdy Gergesdef. Jhonata DinizTKO (corner stoppage)23:00
Light Heavyweight Mourad Bouzididef. Randy Blake 1Decision (unanimous)33:00
Light Heavyweight Filip Verlindendef. Israel AdesanyaDecision (unanimous)33:00
Welterweight Jonatan Oliveiradef. Atakan ArslanDecision (unanimous)33:00
Lightweight Niclas Larsendef. Steve MoxonTKO21:33
Featherweight Yodkhunpon Sitmonchaidef. Raz SarkisjanDecision (majority)33:00

[9][10]
1 Brian Collette was replaced with Randy Blake.

2014 Glory Light Heavyweight World Championship Tournament bracket

Semi-finalsFinal
      
Gökhan SakiTKO
Nathan Corbett1R.
Gökhan SakiTKO
Tyrone Spong1R.
Tyrone SpongDEC
Saulo Cavalari3-0

Glory 16: Denver

Glory 16: Denver
Information
PromotionGlory
DateMay 3, 2014
Venue1stBank Center
CityBroomfield, Colorado, USA
Attendance3,101
Event chronology
Glory 15: IstanbulGlory 16: DenverGlory 17: Los Angeles

Glory 16: Denver was a kickboxing event held on May 3, 2014 at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado, USA.

Background

This event featured world title fight for the inaugural Glory Welterweight Championship of Karapet Karapetyan vs. Marc de Bonte as headliner, and 4-Man Heavyweight Contender Tournament.

It had average of 498,000 and peak of 815,000 viewers on Spike TV.[11]

Results

Main Card (Spike)
Weight ClassMethodRoundTimeNotes
Welterweight Marc de Bontedef. Karapet Karapetyan 1Decision (split)53:00For the Welterweight Championship
Heavyweight Errol Zimmermandef. Anderson SilvaTKO12:30Heavyweight Contender Tournament Final
Heavyweight Zack Mwekassadef. Pat BarryKO12:33Heavyweight Contender Tournament Reserve Bout
Heavyweight Anderson Silvadef. Sergey KharitonovDecision (unanimous)33:00Heavyweight Contender Tournament Semi Final
Heavyweight Errol Zimmermandef. Ben EdwardsTKO12:50Heavyweight Contender Tournament Semi Final
Superfight Series
Heavyweight Benjamin Adegbuyidef. Daniel SamKO (right cross)22:59
Middleweight Artem Levindef. Robert ThomasDecision (unanimous)33:00
Heavyweight Jamal Ben Saddikdef. Nicolas WambaTKO21:24
Light Heavyweight Artem Vakhitovdef. Igor JurkovicDecision (unanimous)33:00
Welterweight Raymond Danielsdef. Francois AmbangKO11:47
Lightweight Josh Jaunceydef. Warren StevelmansDecision (unanimous)43:00

[12][13]
1 Nieky Holzken was replaced with Karapet Karapetyan.

2014 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket

Semi-finalsFinal
      
Ben Edwards1R.
Errol ZimmermanTKO
Errol ZimmermanTKO
Anderson Silva1R.
Anderson SilvaDEC
Sergey Kharitonov3-0

Glory 17: Los Angeles

Glory 17: Los Angeles
Information
PromotionGlory
DateJune 21, 2014
VenueThe Forum
City Inglewood, California, USA
Attendance10,795
Event chronology
Glory 16: DenverGlory 17: Los AngelesGlory 18: Oklahoma

Glory 17: Los Angeles was a kickboxing event held on June 21, 2014 at The Forum in Inglewood, California, USA.

Background

This show was Glory's first Pay-per-view event. Main card of this event featured world title fight of Rico Verhoeven vs. Daniel Ghiță for the vacant Glory Heavyweight Championship, another world title fight of Marc de Bonte vs. Joseph Valtellini for the Glory Welterweight Championship, and 8-Man Glory Middleweight Last Man Standing Tournament for the inaugural Glory Middleweight Championship. Participants for middleweight tournament were Alex Pereira, Artem Levin, Bogdan Stoica, Filip Verlinden, Joe Schilling, Melvin Manhoef, Simon Marcus and Wayne Barrett.[14]

On the preliminary card, a 4-Man Featherweight Contender Tournament and other one-off bouts were featured.[15]

Mirko Cro Cop was first scheduled to face Pat Barry, and later Sergei Kharitonov on this card. However, on May 21, it was announced that Kharitonov had to withdraw from the fight due to injury.[16] He was replaced by Jarrell Miller.

Miguel Torres was scheduled to make his GLORY debut as a participant of the Featherweight tournament. However, on May 28, it was revealed he pulled out of the tournament for undisclosed reasons. He was replaced by Marcus Vinicius.[17]

Preliminary card had average of 487,000 viewers on Spike TV,[18] and main card drew an estimated 6,000 PPV buys.[19]

Results

Main Card (PPV)
Weight ClassMethodRoundTimeNotes
Middleweight Artem Levindef. Joe SchillingDecision (unanimous)33:00Middleweight Last Man Standing Tournament Final; For the Middleweight Championship
Heavyweight Rico Verhoevendef. Daniel GhițăDecision (unanimous)53:00For the Heavyweight Championship
Middleweight Joe Schillingdef. Wayne BarrettDecision (split)33:00Middleweight Last Man Standing Tournament Semi Final
Middleweight Artem Levindef. Filip VerlindenDecision (unanimous)33:00Middleweight Last Man Standing Tournament Semi Final
Welterweight Joseph Valtellinidef. Marc de Bonte (c)Decision (unanimous)53:00For the Welterweight Championship
Middleweight Wayne Barrettdef. Bogdan StoicaKO (punch)30:58Middleweight Last Man Standing Tournament Quarter Final
Middleweight Joe Schillingdef. Simon MarcusKO (punch)42:41Middleweight Last Man Standing Tournament Quarter Final
Middleweight Filip Verlindendef. Melvin ManhoefDecision (majority)33:00Middleweight Last Man Standing Tournament Quarter Final
Middleweight Artem Levindef. Alex PereiraDecision (unanimous)33:00Middleweight Last Man Standing Tournament Quarter Final
Preliminary Card (Spike)
Weight ClassMethodRoundTimeNotes
Heavyweight Mirko Cro Copdef. Jarrell Miller1Decision (unanimous)33:00
Featherweight Gabriel Vargadef. Shane OblonskyDecision (unanimous)33:00Featherweight Contender Tournament Final
Lightweight Andy Ristiedef. Ky HollenbeckKO (punch)10:35
Featherweight Shane Oblonskydef. Marcus Vinicius2Decision (unanimous)33:00Featherweight Contender Tournament Semi Final
Featherweight Gabriel Vargadef. Yodkhunpon SitmonchaiDecision (unanimous)33:00Featherweight Contender Tournament Semi Final

[20] [21]
1 Pat Barry was replaced with Sergei Kharitonov, and later Jarrell Miller.
2 Miguel Torres was replaced with Marcus Vinicius.

2014 Glory Middleweight Last Man Standing Tournament bracket

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
         
Artem LevinDEC
Alex Pereira3-0
Artem LevinDEC
Filip Verlinden3-0
Filip VerlindenDEC
Melvin Manhoef2-0
Artem LevinDEC
Joe Schilling3-0
Joe SchillingKO
Simon Marcus4R.1
Joe SchillingDEC
Wayne Barrett2-1
Wayne BarrettKO
Bogdan Stoica3R.

1 Extra round

2014 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament bracket

Semi-finalsFinal
      
Gabriel VargaDEC
Yodkhunpon Sitmonchai3-0
Gabriel VargaDEC
Shane Oblonsky3-0
Shane OblonskyDEC
Marcus Vinicius3-0

Glory 18: Oklahoma

Glory 18: Oklahoma
Information
PromotionGlory
DateNovember 7, 2014
VenueGrand Casino Hotel Resort
City Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA
Attendance1,163
Event chronology
Glory 17: Los AngelesGlory 18: OklahomaGlory 19: Virginia

Glory 18: Oklahoma was a kickboxing event, held on November 7, 2014 at the Grand Casino Hotel Resort in Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA.[22]

Background

This event featured world title fight for the Glory Lightweight Championship of Davit Kiria vs. Robin van Roosmalen as a headliner and a middleweight fight of Wayne Barrett vs. Jason Wilnis as co-headliner. Also this event featured a 4-Man Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament, where the winner earns the right to fight for the Glory Light Heavyweight World Title.[23] Additionally, the winner of the Benjamin Adegbuyi vs. Hesdy Gerges fight gets a heavyweight title shot.[24]

It had average of 352,000 and peak of 648,000 viewers on Spike TV.[25]

Results

Main Card (Spike)
Weight ClassMethodRoundTimeNotes
Light Heavyweight Saulo Cavalaridef. Zack MwekassaKO (high kick)30:20Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament Final
Lightweight Robin van Roosmalendef. Davit Kiria (c)Decision (majority)53:00For the Lightweight Championship
Middleweight Jason Wilnisdef. Wayne BarrettDecision (unanimous)33:00
Light Heavyweight Saulo Cavalaridef. Danyo Ilunga 1Decision (unanimous)33:00Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament Semi Final
Light Heavyweight Zack Mwekassadef. Brian ColletteKO (punch)20:45Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament Semi Final
Superfight Series
Heavyweight Benjamin Adegbuyidef. Hesdy GergesDecision (unanimous)33:00Heavyweight Title eliminator
Light Heavyweight Randy Blakedef. Warren ThompsonDecision (unanimous)33:00
Middleweight Robert Thomasdef. Mike LemaireKO (right hooks)31:06
Lightweight Josh Jaunceydef. Jae-Gil NohKO (body punch/knee to the head)21:14
Welterweight Omari Boyddef. Ian AlexanderTKO (referee stoppage)32:17

[26]
1 Andrei Stoica was replaced with Artem Vakhitov.
1 Artem Vakhitov was replaced with Danyo Ilunga.

2014 Glory Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket

Semi-finalsFinal
      
Brian Collette2R.
Zack MwekassaKO
Zack Mwekassa3R.
Saulo CavalariKO
Saulo CavalariDEC
Danyo Ilunga3-0

References