2014 in Glory | ||||
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Information | ||||
First date | March 8, 2014 | |||
Last date | November 7, 2014 | |||
Events | ||||
Total events | 5 | |||
Fights | ||||
Chronology | ||||
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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.
List of events
[edit]# | Event Title | Date | Arena | Location |
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1 | Glory 14: Zagreb | March 8, 2014 | Arena Zagreb | ![]() |
2 | Glory 15: Istanbul | April 12, 2014 | Ülker Sports Arena | ![]() |
3 | Glory 16: Denver | May 3, 2014 | 1stBank Center | ![]() |
4 | Glory 17: Los Angeles | June 21, 2014 | The Forum | ![]() |
5 | Glory 18: Oklahoma | November 7, 2014 | Grand Casino Hotel Resort | ![]() |
Glory 14: Zagreb
[edit]Glory 14: Zagreb | ||||
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Information | ||||
Promotion | Glory | |||
Date | March 8, 2014 | |||
Venue | Arena Zagreb | |||
City | Zagreb, Croatia | |||
Attendance | 14,068 | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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Glory 14: Zagreb was a kickboxing event held on March 8, 2014 at the Arena Zagreb in Zagreb, Croatia.
Background
[edit]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
[edit]Main Card (Spike) | |||||||
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Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Heavyweight | ![]() |
def. | ![]() |
Decision (majority) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Middleweight | ![]() |
def. | ![]() |
Decision (majority) | 3 | 3:00 | Middleweight Contender Tournament Final |
Lightweight | ![]() |
def. | ![]() |
KO | 5 | 2:22 | For the Lightweight Championship |
Middleweight | ![]() |
def. | ![]() |
KO | 1 | 2:00 | Middleweight Contender Tournament Semi Final |
Middleweight | ![]() |
def. | ![]() |
Decision (split) | 3 | 3:00 | Middleweight Contender Tournament Semi Final |
Superfight Series | |||||||
Heavyweight | ![]() |
def. | ![]() |
KO (left high kick) | 1 | 1:19 | |
Heavyweight | ![]() |
def. | ![]() |
TKO (referee stoppage) | 2 | 1:53 | |
Lightweight | ![]() |
def. | ![]() |
Decision (split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Light Heavyweight | ![]() |
def. | ![]() |
KO | 1 | 1:14 | |
Welterweight | ![]() |
def. | ![]() |
Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Lightweight | ![]() |
def. | ![]() |
TKO (cut) | 1 | 3:00 | |
Undercard | |||||||
Heavyweight | ![]() |
def. | ![]() |
Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Heavyweight | ![]() |
def. | ![]() |
TKO (Doctor stoppage) | 2 | 3:00 | |
Lightweight | ![]() |
def. | ![]() |
TKO | 2 |
[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
[edit]Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
![]() | DEC | ||||||||
![]() | 2-1 | ||||||||
![]() | 2-0 | ||||||||
![]() | DEC | ||||||||
![]() | 1R. | ||||||||
![]() | KO |
Glory 15: Istanbul
[edit]Glory 15: Istanbul | ||||
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Information | ||||
Promotion | Glory | |||
Date | April 12, 2014 | |||
Venue | Ülker Sports Arena | |||
City | Istanbul, Turkey | |||
Attendance | 11,223 | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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Glory 15: Istanbul was a kickboxing event held on April 12, 2014 at the Ülker Sports Arena in Istanbul, Turkey.
Background
[edit]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
[edit]Main Card (Spike) | |||||||
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Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Light Heavyweight | ![]() |
def. | ![]() |
TKO (leg injury) | 1 | 1:37 | Light Heavyweight Championship Tournament Final; For the Light Heavyweight Championship |
Lightweight | ![]() |
def. | ![]() |
Decision (split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Light Heavyweight | ![]() |
def. | ![]() |
KO | 1 | 2:33 | Light Heavyweight Championship Tournament Reserve Bout |
Light Heavyweight | ![]() |
def. | ![]() |
Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Light Heavyweight Championship Tournament Semi Final |
Light Heavyweight | ![]() |
def. | ![]() |
TKO (doctor's stoppage) | 1 | 2:35 | Light Heavyweight Championship Tournament Semi Final |
Superfight Series | |||||||
Heavyweight | ![]() |
def. | ![]() |
TKO (corner stoppage) | 2 | 3:00 | |
Light Heavyweight | ![]() |
def. | ![]() |
Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Light Heavyweight | ![]() |
def. | ![]() |
Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Welterweight | ![]() |
def. | ![]() |
Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Lightweight | ![]() |
def. | ![]() |
TKO | 2 | 1:33 | |
Featherweight | ![]() |
def. | ![]() |
Decision (majority) | 3 | 3:00 |
[9]
[10]
1 Brian Collette was replaced with Randy Blake.
2014 Glory Light Heavyweight World Championship Tournament bracket
[edit]Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
![]() | TKO | ||||||||
![]() | 1R. | ||||||||
![]() | TKO | ||||||||
![]() | 1R. | ||||||||
![]() | DEC | ||||||||
![]() | 3-0 |
Glory 16: Denver
[edit]Glory 16: Denver | ||||
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Information | ||||
Promotion | Glory | |||
Date | May 3, 2014 | |||
Venue | 1stBank Center | |||
City | Broomfield, Colorado, USA | |||
Attendance | 3,101 | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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Glory 16: Denver was a kickboxing event held on May 3, 2014 at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado, USA.
Background
[edit]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
[edit]Main Card (Spike) | |||||||
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Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Welterweight | ![]() |
def. | ![]() |
Decision (split) | 5 | 3:00 | For the Welterweight Championship |
Heavyweight | ![]() |
def. | ![]() |
TKO | 1 | 2:30 | Heavyweight Contender Tournament Final |
Heavyweight | ![]() |
def. | ![]() |
KO | 1 | 2:33 | Heavyweight Contender Tournament Reserve Bout |
Heavyweight | ![]() |
def. | ![]() |
Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Heavyweight Contender Tournament Semi Final |
Heavyweight | ![]() |
def. | ![]() |
TKO | 1 | 2:50 | Heavyweight Contender Tournament Semi Final |
Superfight Series | |||||||
Heavyweight | ![]() |
def. | ![]() |
KO (right cross) | 2 | 2:59 | |
Middleweight | ![]() |
def. | ![]() |
Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Heavyweight | ![]() |
def. | ![]() |
TKO | 2 | 1:24 | |
Light Heavyweight | ![]() |
def. | ![]() |
Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Welterweight | ![]() |
def. | ![]() |
KO | 1 | 1:47 | |
Lightweight | ![]() |
def. | ![]() |
Decision (unanimous) | 4 | 3:00 |
[12]
[13]
1 Nieky Holzken was replaced with Karapet Karapetyan.
2014 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket
[edit]Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
![]() | 1R. | ||||||||
![]() | TKO | ||||||||
![]() | TKO | ||||||||
![]() | 1R. | ||||||||
![]() | DEC | ||||||||
![]() | 3-0 |
Glory 17: Los Angeles
[edit]Glory 17: Los Angeles | ||||
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Information | ||||
Promotion | Glory | |||
Date | June 21, 2014 | |||
Venue | The Forum | |||
City | ![]() | |||
Attendance | 10,795 | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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Glory 17: Los Angeles was a kickboxing event held on June 21, 2014 at The Forum in Inglewood, California, USA.
Background
[edit]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
[edit]Main Card (PPV) | |||||||
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Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Middleweight | ![]() |
def. | ![]() |
Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Middleweight Last Man Standing Tournament Final; For the Middleweight Championship |
Heavyweight | ![]() |
def. | ![]() |
Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | For the Heavyweight Championship |
Middleweight | ![]() |
def. | ![]() |
Decision (split) | 3 | 3:00 | Middleweight Last Man Standing Tournament Semi Final |
Middleweight | ![]() |
def. | ![]() |
Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Middleweight Last Man Standing Tournament Semi Final |
Welterweight | ![]() |
def. | ![]() |
Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | For the Welterweight Championship |
Middleweight | ![]() |
def. | ![]() |
KO (punch) | 3 | 0:58 | Middleweight Last Man Standing Tournament Quarter Final |
Middleweight | ![]() |
def. | ![]() |
KO (punch) | 4 | 2:41 | Middleweight Last Man Standing Tournament Quarter Final |
Middleweight | ![]() |
def. | ![]() |
Decision (majority) | 3 | 3:00 | Middleweight Last Man Standing Tournament Quarter Final |
Middleweight | ![]() |
def. | ![]() |
Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Middleweight Last Man Standing Tournament Quarter Final |
Preliminary Card (Spike) | |||||||
Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Heavyweight | ![]() |
def. | ![]() |
Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Featherweight | ![]() |
def. | ![]() |
Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Featherweight Contender Tournament Final |
Lightweight | ![]() |
def. | ![]() |
KO (punch) | 1 | 0:35 | |
Featherweight | ![]() |
def. | ![]() |
Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Featherweight Contender Tournament Semi Final |
Featherweight | ![]() |
def. | ![]() |
Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Featherweight 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
[edit]Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
![]() | DEC | |||||||||||||
![]() | 3-0 | |||||||||||||
![]() | DEC | |||||||||||||
![]() | 3-0 | |||||||||||||
![]() | DEC | |||||||||||||
![]() | 2-0 | |||||||||||||
![]() | DEC | |||||||||||||
![]() | 3-0 | |||||||||||||
![]() | KO | |||||||||||||
![]() | 4R.1 | |||||||||||||
![]() | DEC | |||||||||||||
![]() | 2-1 | |||||||||||||
![]() | KO | |||||||||||||
![]() | 3R. |
1 Extra round
2014 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament bracket
[edit]Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
![]() | DEC | ||||||||
![]() | 3-0 | ||||||||
![]() | DEC | ||||||||
![]() | 3-0 | ||||||||
![]() | DEC | ||||||||
![]() | 3-0 |
Glory 18: Oklahoma
[edit]Glory 18: Oklahoma | ||||
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Information | ||||
Promotion | Glory | |||
Date | November 7, 2014 | |||
Venue | Grand Casino Hotel Resort | |||
City | ![]() | |||
Attendance | 1,163 | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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Glory 18: Oklahoma was a kickboxing event, held on November 7, 2014 at the Grand Casino Hotel Resort in Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA.[22]
Background
[edit]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
[edit]Main Card (Spike) | |||||||
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Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Light Heavyweight | ![]() |
def. | ![]() |
KO (high kick) | 3 | 0:20 | Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament Final |
Lightweight | ![]() |
def. | ![]() |
Decision (majority) | 5 | 3:00 | For the Lightweight Championship |
Middleweight | ![]() |
def. | ![]() |
Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Light Heavyweight | ![]() |
def. | ![]() |
Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament Semi Final |
Light Heavyweight | ![]() |
def. | ![]() |
KO (punch) | 2 | 0:45 | Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament Semi Final |
Superfight Series | |||||||
Heavyweight | ![]() |
def. | ![]() |
Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Heavyweight Title eliminator |
Light Heavyweight | ![]() |
def. | ![]() |
Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Middleweight | ![]() |
def. | ![]() |
KO (right hooks) | 3 | 1:06 | |
Lightweight | ![]() |
def. | ![]() |
KO (body punch/knee to the head) | 2 | 1:14 | |
Welterweight | ![]() |
def. | ![]() |
TKO (referee stoppage) | 3 | 2:17 |
[26]
1 Andrei Stoica was replaced with Artem Vakhitov.
1 Artem Vakhitov was replaced with Danyo Ilunga.
2014 Glory Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket
[edit]Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
![]() | 2R. | ||||||||
![]() | KO | ||||||||
![]() | 3R. | ||||||||
![]() | KO | ||||||||
![]() | DEC | ||||||||
![]() | 3-0 |
References
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- ^ "GLORY 14 Ratings Show Steady Numbers". mmanuts.com. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
- ^ "Glory 14 Zagreb". Glory. Retrieved 2014-01-04.
- ^ Ekskluzivno: Na Gloryju 14 u Zagrebu šansu dobili Kujundžić, Petje i Mehić! Archived 2014-02-08 at the Wayback Machine(in Croatian)
- ^ Dave Walsh (March 8, 2014). "Full GLORY 14 Zagreb Results (Note: Spoilers)". mmanuts.com. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
- ^ "ONE BELT, ONE CHAMPION". Glory. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
- ^ Dave Walsh (January 30, 2014). "GLORY 15 Istanbul Card". mmanuts.com. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
- ^ "Glory 15 Istanbul: 354,000 viewers". MMAPayout.com. Retrieved 2015-02-12.
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- ^ "GLORY 15 Results: Saki Claims Tournament After Spong Breaks Leg in Final". The MMA Corner. Archived from the original on 2014-04-15. Retrieved 2014-04-15.
- ^ "Glory 16: 498,000 viewers". MMAPayout.com. Retrieved 2015-02-12.
- ^ "Glory 16 Denver". Glory. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
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- ^ "Three world titles on the line at GLORY: LAST MAN STANDING". GLORY. 8 May 2014.
- ^ Dave Walsh (May 8, 2014). "Miguel Torres Added to GLORY 17 Tournament". liverkick.com.
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- ^ "GLORY 17: Torres out, Vinicius in against Oblonsky". gloryworldseries.com. May 28, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-05-31. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
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- ^ "Spike TV to air Glory 17 PPV this Friday". MMAPayout.com. Retrieved 2015-02-12.
- ^ "Last Man Standing". GLORY. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
- ^ "Glory 17 Los Angeles". GLORY. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
- ^ "GLORY 18 Heads to Oklahoma on Nov. 7, Features Kiria-Van Roosmalen". CombatPress.com. 30 September 2014.
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