2014 in Glory

The year 2014 is the 3rd year in the history of the Glory, an international kickboxing event. 2014 starts with Glory 14: Zagreb, and ends with Glory 18: Oklahoma. The events are broadcasts 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 Glory 2014 in Glory 2015 in Glory

List of events
# Event Title Date Arena Location
1 Glory 14: Zagreb March 8, 2014 Arena Zagreb Zagreb, Croatia
2 Glory 15: Istanbul April 12, 2014 Ülker Sports Arena Istanbul, Turkey
3 Glory 16: Denver May 3, 2014 1stBank Center Broomfield, Colorado, USA
4 Glory 17: Los Angeles June 21, 2014 The Forum Inglewood, California, USA
5 Glory 18: Oklahoma November 7, 2014 Grand Casino Hotel Resort Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA

Glory 14: Zagreb
Glory 14: Zagreb
The poster for Glory 14: Zagreb.
Information
PromotionGlory
DateMarch 8, 2014
VenueArena Zagreb
CityZagreb, Croatia
Attendance14,068
Event chronology
Glory 13: Tokyo Glory 14: Zagreb Glory 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 Class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight Remy Bonjasky def. Mirko Cro Cop Decision (majority) 3 3:00
Middleweight Alex Pereira def. Sahak Parparyan Decision (majority) 3 3:00 Middleweight Contender Tournament Final
Lightweight Davit Kiria 1 def. Andy Ristie KO 5 2:22 For the Lightweight Championship
Middleweight Alex Pereira def. Dustin Jacoby KO 1 2:00 Middleweight Contender Tournament Semi Final
Middleweight Sahak Parparyan def. Jason Wilnis Decision (split) 3 3:00 Middleweight Contender Tournament Semi Final
Superfight Series
Heavyweight Mladen Brestovac def. Jahfarr Wilnis KO (left high kick) 1 1:19
Heavyweight Benjamin Adegbuyi def. Dmytro Bezus 2 TKO (referee stoppage) 2 1:53
Lightweight Aikpracha Meenayothin def. Albert Kraus Decision (split) 3 3:00
Light Heavyweight Igor Jurković def. Michael Duut KO 1 1:14
Welterweight Karapet Karapetyan def. Artur Kyshenko Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
Lightweight Murthel Groenhart def. Teo Mikelić 3 TKO (cut) 1 3:00
Undercard
Heavyweight Tomáš Hron def. Kirk Krouba 4 Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
Heavyweight Mladen Kujundžić def. Elmir Mehić TKO (Doctor stoppage) 2 3:00
Lightweight Samo Petje def. Lirim Ahmeti 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
    Semi-finals Final
          
    Sahak Parparyan DEC
    Jason Wilnis 2-1
    Sahak Parparyan 2-0
    Alex Pereira DEC
    Dustin Jacoby 1R.
    Alex Pereira KO

    Glory 15: Istanbul
    Glory 15: Istanbul
    The poster for Glory 15: Istanbul.
    Information
    PromotionGlory
    DateApril 12, 2014
    VenueÜlker Sports Arena
    CityIstanbul, Turkey
    Attendance11,223
    Event chronology
    Glory 14: Zagreb Glory 15: Istanbul Glory 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 Class Method Round Time Notes
    Light Heavyweight Gökhan Saki def. Tyrone Spong TKO (leg injury) 1 1:37 Light Heavyweight Championship Tournament Final;
    For the Light Heavyweight Championship
    Lightweight Robin van Roosmalen def. Marat Grigorian Decision (split) 3 3:00
    Light Heavyweight Danyo Ilunga def. Andrei Stoica KO 1 2:33 Light Heavyweight Championship Tournament Reserve Bout
    Light Heavyweight Tyrone Spong def. Saulo Cavalari Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 Light Heavyweight Championship Tournament Semi Final
    Light Heavyweight Gökhan Saki def. Nathan Corbett TKO (doctor's stoppage) 1 2:35 Light Heavyweight Championship Tournament Semi Final
    Superfight Series
    Heavyweight Hesdy Gerges def. Jhonata Diniz TKO (corner stoppage) 2 3:00
    Light Heavyweight Mourad Bouzidi def. Randy Blake 1 Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
    Light Heavyweight Filip Verlinden def. Israel Adesanya Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
    Welterweight Jonatan Oliveira def. Atakan Arslan Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
    Lightweight Niclas Larsen def. Steve Moxon TKO 2 1:33
    Featherweight Yodkhunpon Sitmonchai def. Raz Sarkisjan Decision (majority) 3 3:00

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

      2014 Glory Light Heavyweight World Championship Tournament bracket
      Semi-finals Final
            
      Gökhan Saki TKO
      Nathan Corbett 1R.
      Gökhan Saki TKO
      Tyrone Spong 1R.
      Tyrone Spong DEC
      Saulo Cavalari 3-0

      Glory 16: Denver
      Glory 16: Denver
      The poster for Glory 16: Denver.
      Information
      PromotionGlory
      DateMay 3, 2014
      Venue1stBank Center
      CityBroomfield, Colorado, USA
      Attendance3,101
      Event chronology
      Glory 15: Istanbul Glory 16: Denver Glory 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 Class Method Round Time Notes
      Welterweight Marc de Bonte def. Karapet Karapetyan 1 Decision (split) 5 3:00 For the Welterweight Championship
      Heavyweight Errol Zimmerman def. Anderson Silva TKO 1 2:30 Heavyweight Contender Tournament Final
      Heavyweight Zack Mwekassa def. Pat Barry KO 1 2:33 Heavyweight Contender Tournament Reserve Bout
      Heavyweight Anderson Silva def. Sergey Kharitonov Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 Heavyweight Contender Tournament Semi Final
      Heavyweight Errol Zimmerman def. Ben Edwards TKO 1 2:50 Heavyweight Contender Tournament Semi Final
      Superfight Series
      Heavyweight Benjamin Adegbuyi def. Daniel Sam KO (right cross) 2 2:59
      Middleweight Artem Levin def. Robert Thomas Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
      Heavyweight Jamal Ben Saddik def. Nicolas Wamba TKO 2 1:24
      Light Heavyweight Artem Vakhitov def. Igor Jurkovic Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
      Welterweight Raymond Daniels def. Francois Ambang KO 1 1:47
      Lightweight Josh Jauncey def. Warren Stevelmans Decision (unanimous) 4 3:00

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

        2014 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket
        Semi-finals Final
              
        Ben Edwards 1R.
        Errol Zimmerman TKO
        Errol Zimmerman TKO
        Anderson Silva 1R.
        Anderson Silva DEC
        Sergey Kharitonov 3-0

        Glory 17: Los Angeles
        Glory 17: Los Angeles
        The poster for Glory 17: Los Angeles.
        Information
        PromotionGlory
        DateJune 21, 2014
        VenueThe Forum
        City Inglewood, California, USA
        Attendance10,795
        Event chronology
        Glory 16: Denver Glory 17: Los Angeles Glory 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 Class Method Round Time Notes
        Middleweight Artem Levin def. Joe Schilling Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 Middleweight Last Man Standing Tournament Final; For the Middleweight Championship
        Heavyweight Rico Verhoeven def. Daniel Ghiță Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00 For the Heavyweight Championship
        Middleweight Joe Schilling def. Wayne Barrett Decision (split) 3 3:00 Middleweight Last Man Standing Tournament Semi Final
        Middleweight Artem Levin def. Filip Verlinden Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 Middleweight Last Man Standing Tournament Semi Final
        Welterweight Joseph Valtellini def. Marc de Bonte (c) Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00 For the Welterweight Championship
        Middleweight Wayne Barrett def. Bogdan Stoica KO (punch) 3 0:58 Middleweight Last Man Standing Tournament Quarter Final
        Middleweight Joe Schilling def. Simon Marcus KO (punch) 4 2:41 Middleweight Last Man Standing Tournament Quarter Final
        Middleweight Filip Verlinden def. Melvin Manhoef Decision (majority) 3 3:00 Middleweight Last Man Standing Tournament Quarter Final
        Middleweight Artem Levin def. Alex Pereira Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 Middleweight Last Man Standing Tournament Quarter Final
        Preliminary Card (Spike)
        Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
        Heavyweight Mirko Cro Cop def. Jarrell Miller1 Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
        Featherweight Gabriel Varga def. Shane Oblonsky Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 Featherweight Contender Tournament Final
        Lightweight Andy Ristie def. Ky Hollenbeck KO (punch) 1 0:35
        Featherweight Shane Oblonsky def. Marcus Vinicius2 Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 Featherweight Contender Tournament Semi Final
        Featherweight Gabriel Varga def. Yodkhunpon Sitmonchai 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
          Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
          Artem Levin DEC
          Alex Pereira 3-0
          Artem Levin DEC
          Filip Verlinden 3-0
          Filip Verlinden DEC
          Melvin Manhoef 2-0
          Artem Levin DEC
          Joe Schilling 3-0
          Joe Schilling KO
          Simon Marcus 4R.1
          Joe Schilling DEC
          Wayne Barrett 2-1
          Wayne Barrett KO
          Bogdan Stoica 3R.

          1 Extra round

          2014 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament bracket
          Semi-finals Final
                
          Gabriel Varga DEC
          Yodkhunpon Sitmonchai 3-0
          Gabriel Varga DEC
          Shane Oblonsky 3-0
          Shane Oblonsky DEC
          Marcus Vinicius 3-0

          Glory 18: Oklahoma
          Glory 18: Oklahoma
          The poster for Glory 18: Oklahoma.
          Information
          PromotionGlory
          DateNovember 7, 2014
          VenueGrand Casino Hotel Resort
          City Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA
          Attendance1,163
          Event chronology
          Glory 17: Los Angeles Glory 18: Oklahoma Glory 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 headliner and middleweight fight of Wayne Barrett vs. Jason Wilnis as co-headliner. Also this event featured 4-Man Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament, 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 Class Method Round Time Notes
          Light Heavyweight Saulo Cavalari def. Zack Mwekassa KO (high kick) 3 0:20 Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament Final
          Lightweight Robin van Roosmalen def. Davit Kiria (c) Decision (majority) 5 3:00 For the Lightweight Championship
          Middleweight Jason Wilnis def. Wayne Barrett Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
          Light Heavyweight Saulo Cavalari def. Danyo Ilunga 1 Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament Semi Final
          Light Heavyweight Zack Mwekassa def. Brian Collette KO (punch) 2 0:45 Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament Semi Final
          Superfight Series
          Heavyweight Benjamin Adegbuyi def. Hesdy Gerges Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 Heavyweight Title eliminator
          Light Heavyweight Randy Blake def. Warren Thompson Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
          Middleweight Robert Thomas def. Mike Lemaire KO (right hooks) 3 1:06
          Lightweight Josh Jauncey def. Jae-Gil Noh KO (body punch/knee to the head) 2 1:14
          Welterweight Omari Boyd def. Ian Alexander 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
            Semi-finals Final
                  
            Brian Collette 2R.
            Zack Mwekassa KO
            Zack Mwekassa 3R.
            Saulo Cavalari KO
            Saulo Cavalari DEC
            Danyo Ilunga 3-0

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