GLORY 9 New York - Live Results and Event Coverage

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GLORY 9 New York - Fight Card:



Light Heavyweight Tournament Final:
Tyrone Spong def. Danyo Ilunga via KO (Referee Stoppage) Round 1 (0:16)

- The referee stopped the fight after one punch that hurt Ilunga but it was one of the worst stoppages ever in kickboxing or MMA. That referee should have to face Ilunga in the ring.


Heavyweight Superfight:
Rico Verhoeven def. Errol Zimmerman via Decision - Majority

Middleweight Superfight:
Wayne Barrett def. Mike Lemaire via KO (Strikes) Round 2 (1:12)

Light Heavyweight Tournament Semi-Final #2:
Tyrone Spong def. Filip Verlinden via Decision - Unanimous

Light Heavyweight Tournament Semi-Final #1:
Danyo Ilunga def. Dustin Jacoby via Decision - Unanimous

Heavyweight Superfight:
Daniel Ghita def. Brice Guidon via KO (Punches) Round 1 (0:49)

Welterweight Superfight:
Joseph Valtellini def. Francois Ambang via TKO (Leg Kicks) Round 3 (1:04)

Light Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal #4:
Tyrone Spong def. Michael Duut via KO (Punch) Round 1 (0:31)

Light Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal #3:
Filip Verlinden def. Steve McKinnon via Decision - Majority

Light Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal #2:
Dustin Jacoby def. Brian Collette via Decision - Majority

Light Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal #1:
Danyo Ilunga def. Mourad Bouzidi via Decision - Unanimous

Heavyweight Superfight:
Anderson ‘Braddock’ Silva def. Daniel Sam via Decision - Unanimous



Light Heavyweight Tournament Reserve Fights:

Artem Vakhitov def. Luis Tavares via KO (Body Shot) Round 1 (1:06)

Randy Blake def. Koichi Watanabe via Decision - Unanimous



Preliminary Card:

Brett Hlavacek def. Paul Marfort via Decision - Unanimous

Robby Plotkin def. Casey Greene via KO Round 1

Nick Pace def. Levan Makashvili via Decision - Majority

Chris Mauceri def. Niko Tsigaras via Decision - Unanimous

Abdrew Ball def. James Smith Jr via KO Round 3

Andrea Deangelo def. Raquel Harris via Decision - Unanimous

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[Keithlewis]

GLORY has released a statement regarding the controversial stoppage in the main event:


"We agree with most viewers of June 22nd's telecast that the fight stoppage at Glory 9 of Spong versus Ilunga, the final fight of the night, seemed premature. However, a professional referee is going to see things that we, and the audience, might not. He is the one who has the best vantage point to determine whether a fighter is capable of continuing the match and we must respect that. In this way, the referee acted fully within his authority and the rules of the sport. Anytime a fighter fails to intelligently defend himself, the referee must effectively end the fight.

Overall it was an amazing evening for our first event in the US and one few of us will forget. There were some real back-and-forth wars during the night, and the fighters, almost to a man, brought their best selves to the Glory ring in New York City at the historic Manhattan Center. We thank them and congratulate Tyrone Spong, the winner of the 8-man tournament and the $200,000 in prize money. We look forward to another great night of fights this September on US soil and we will keep the fans posted on those details shortly."

[Keithlewis]