| 2013 in Glory | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| First date | February 2, 2013 | |||
| Last date | December 21, 2013 | |||
| Events | ||||
| Total events | 15 | |||
| Fights | ||||
| Chronology | ||||
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The year 2013 was the second year in the history of Glory, an international kickboxing event. 2013 starts with 2013 Road to Glory USA 95 kg Tournament, and ends with Glory 13: Tokyo. The events were broadcast through television agreements with Spike TV and other regional channels around the world.
| Road to Glory USA 95 kg Tournament | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Glory | |||
| Date | February 2, 2013 | |||
| Venue | Hard Rock Hotel and Casino | |||
| City |  Tulsa, Oklahoma, US | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Road to Glory USA 95 kg Tournament was a kickboxing event held on February 2, 2013 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma, US.
| Glory 5 | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight 95 kg | Dustin Jacoby | def. | Brian Collette | KO (Punches) | 1 | 3:00 | Tournament Final |
| Light Heavyweight 95 kg | Brian Collette | def. | Kyle Martin | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 1:29 | Tournament Semi-finals |
| Light Heavyweight 95 kg | Dustin Jacoby | def. | Roy Boughton | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:47 | Tournament Semi-finals |
| Light Heavyweight 95 kg | Brian Collette | def. | Jeremy Freitag | KO (Head Kick) | 2 | 0:14 | Tournament Quarter-finals |
| Light Heavyweight 95 kg | Kyle Martin | def. | Myron Dennis | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | Tournament Quarter-finals |
| Light Heavyweight 95 kg | Dustin Jacoby | def. | Randy Blake | TKO (Punches) | 3 | 1:43 | Tournament Quarter-finals |
| Light Heavyweight 95 kg | Roy Boughton | def. | Daniel Brison | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Tournament Quarter-finals |
| Light Heavyweight 95 kg | John King | def. | Jason Bloom | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Tournament Reserve Fight |
| Road to Glory USA 85 kg Tournament | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Glory | |||
| Date | February 9, 2013 | |||
| Venue | Hollywood Park Casino | |||
| City | Los Angeles, California, US | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Road to Glory USA 85 kg Tournament was a kickboxing event held on February 9, 2013 at the Hollywood Park Casino in Los Angeles, California, US.
| Glory 5 | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight 85 kg | Mike Lemaire | def. | Eddie Walker | TKO (Leg Kicks) | 3 | 2:26 | Tournament Final |
| Middleweight 85 kg | Mike Lemaire | def. | Andrew Kapel | Decision (Split - Ext. Round) | 4 | 3:00 | Tournament Semi-finals |
| Middleweight 85 kg | Eddie Walker | def. |  Van Wyk Povey | TKO (2 Knockdowns Rule) | 2 | 2:13 | Tournament Semi-finals |
| Middleweight 85 kg | Mike Lemaire | def. |  Evgeny Zotov | KO (Head Kick) | 2 | 0:48 | Tournament Quarter-finals |
| Middleweight 85 kg | Andrew Kapel | def. | Casey Greene | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | Tournament Quarter-finals |
| Middleweight 85 kg | Van Wyk Povey | def. |  Jonarh Junio | TKO (2 Knockdowns Rule) | 1 | 1:23 | Tournament Quarter-finals |
| Middleweight 85 kg | Eddie Walker | def. |  Edgar Del Fierro | KO (Knee and Punches) | 2 | 1:26 | Tournament Quarter-finals |
| Middleweight 85 kg |  Afam Egbochuku | def. | Jacob Poss | KO (Punch) | 2 | 1:08 | Tournament Reserve Fight |
| Road to Glory Japan 65 kg Tournament | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Glory | |||
| Date | March 10, 2013 | |||
| Venue | Differ Ariake Arena | |||
| City |  Tokyo, Japan | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Road to Glory Japan 65 kg Tournament was a kickboxing event held on March 10, 2013 at the Differ Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan.
| Glory 5 | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight 65 kg | Masaaki Noiri | def. | Yuki | TKO (2 Knockdown Rule) | 2 | 1:35 | Tournament Final |
| Bantamweight 60 kg | Hirotaka Urabe | def. | Shigeru | TKO (Cut - Ext. Round) | 4 | 0:28 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Yu Hirono | def. | Ichiyo Morimoto | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Featherweight 65 kg | Masaaki Noiri | def. | Yukihiro Komiya | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 3:00 | Tournament Semi-finals |
| Featherweight 65 kg | Yuki | def. | Zen Fujita | TKO (2 Knockdown Rule) | 2 | 2:42 | Tournament Semi-finals |
| Bantamweight 60 kg | Tatsuya Inaishi | def. | Junpei Aotsu | Decision (Split - Ext. Round) | 4 | 3:00 | |
| Featherweight 65 kg | Yukihiro Komiya | def. | Ryuji Kajiwara | Decision (Unanimous - Ext. Round) | 4 | 3:00 | Tournament Quarter-finals |
| Featherweight 65 kg | Masaaki Noiri | def. | Hiroya | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 3:00 | Tournament Quarter-finals |
| Featherweight 65 kg | Yuki | def. | Mohan Dragon | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Tournament Quarter-finals |
| Featherweight 65 kg | Zen Fujita | def. | Riki Matsuoka | TKO (2 Knockdowns Rule) | 3 | 1:05 | Tournament Quarter-finals |
| Featherweight 65 kg | TaCa | def. | Kazuki Hamasaki | KO (Punch) | 2 | 0:15 | Tournament Reserve Fight |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Koji | def. | Tasuku | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight 60 kg | Kazuki Koyano | def. | Ippei Nagashima | KO (Punches) | 1 | 1:18 | |
| Road to Glory USA 77 kg Tournament | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Glory | |||
| Date | March 22, 2013 | |||
| Venue | Capitale | |||
| City | New York City, New York, US | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Road to Glory USA 77 kg Tournament was a kickboxing event held on March 22, 2013 at the Capitale in New York City, New York, US.
| Glory 5: London | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Glory | |||
| Date | March 23, 2013 | |||
| Venue | ExCeL Arena | |||
| City |  London, England | |||
| Attendance | 4,500 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Glory 5: London was a kickboxing event held on March 23, 2013 at the ExCeL Arena in London, England.
This event featured a super fight between Tyrone Spong and Remy Bonjasky as headliner; this event also featured non-tournament super fight series.
| Glory 5 | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight 120 kg |  Tyrone Spong | def. | Remy Bonjasky | KO (Right Hook) | 2 | 1:22 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Jordan Watson | def. |  Steve Moxon | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg |  Albert Kraus | def. | Warren Stevelmans | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Middleweight 85 kg | Steve Wakeling | def. | Eddie Walker | KO (Low Kicks) | 2 | 1:38 | |
| Light Heavyweight 95 kg |  Danyo Ilunga | def. |  Stephane Susperregui | KO (Knee) | 2 | 0:21 | |
| Light Heavyweight 95 kg | Michael Duut | def. | Dustin Jacoby | KO (3 Knockdowns) | 1 | 2:15 | |
| Featherweight 65 kg |  Mosab Amrani | def. | Liam Harrison | KO (Liver Shot) | 1 | 1:13 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Daniel Sam | def. |  Jaideep Singh | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Johann Fauveau | def. |  Costel Pașniciuc | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Featherweight 65 kg | Reece McAllister | def. | Tim Thomas | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Welterweight 77 kg |  Jonatan Oliveira | def. |  Nicola Gallo | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Middleweight 85 kg | Marlon Hunt | def. |  Andrei Manzolo | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Chad Sugden | def. | Sam Wilson | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Kerrith Bhella | def. | Sam Omomogbe | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight 95 kg |  Boris Uhlik | def. | Fraser Weightman | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Glory 6: Istanbul | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Glory | |||
| Date | April 6, 2013 | |||
| Venue | Ülker Arena | |||
| City |  Istanbul, Turkey | |||
| Attendance | 12,000 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Glory 6: Istanbul was a kickboxing event held on April 6, 2013 at the Ülker Arena in Istanbul, Turkey.
This event featured a super fight between Gökhan Saki and Daniel Ghiță as headliner, this event also featured non-tournament super fight series.
| Glory 6 | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Gökhan Saki | def. | Daniel Ghiță | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 2:42 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg |  Mourad Bouzidi | def. | Fabiano Cyclone | TKO (Injury) | 2 | 3:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight 95 kg |  Filip Verlinden | def. | Lucian Danilencu | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Middleweight 85 kg | Marc de Bonte | def. | L'houcine Ouzgni | KO (Knee) | 1 | 1:15 | |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Nieky Holzken | def. | Karim Ghajji | TKO (cut) | 4 | 2:12 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Andy Ristie | def. | Allessandro Campagna | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Catchweight 75 kg |  Joseph Valtellini | def. | Murat Direkci | TKO (Corner Stoppage) | 3 | 0:27 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg |  Max Baumert | def. | Ismail Uzuner | KO (Head Kick) | 1 | 2:26 | |
| Featherweight 65 kg |  Dong Su Kim | def. | Naoki Yasuda | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| MMA Middleweight 84 kg | Vitaly Bigdash | def. | Ertan Balaban | Submission (Kneebar) | 1 | 3:36 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Jahfarr Wilnis | def. | Oguz Ovguer | TKO | 3 | ||
| Light Heavyweight 95 kg | Orhan Karalioglu | def. | Cleber Argente Alves | KO (Punch to the Body) | 3 | ||
| Middleweight 85 kg | Samet Keser | def. | Muzaffer Gemici | KO (Punches) | 1 | ||
| Featherweight 66 kg | Kenan Gunaydin | def. | Zurab Khistani | KO (Spinning Back Kick) | 1 | ||
| Lightweight 70 kg |  Masoud Minaei | def. | Burak Ugur | TKO | 2 | ||
| Glory 7: Milan | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Glory | |||
| Date | April 20, 2013 | |||
| Venue | Mediolanum Forum | |||
| City | Milan, Italy | |||
| Attendance | 10,000 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Glory 7: Milan was a kickboxing event held on April 20, 2013 at the Mediolanum Forum in Milan, Italy. This event featured non-tournament super fight series.
This event featured a super fight between Giorgio Petrosyan and Hafid El Boustati as headliner. In co-main event, Murthel Groenhart had to battle with fellow superstar Robin van Roosmalen, this event also featured non-tournament super fight series.
| Glory 6 | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight 70 kg | Giorgio Petrosyan | def. | Hafid El Boustati | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Robin van Roosmalen | def. | Murthel Groenhart | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg |  Davit Kiria | def. |  Yuri Bessmertny | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Rico Verhoeven | def. | Jhonata Diniz | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Middleweight 84 kg | Artem Levin | def. |  Sahak Parparyan | Decision (Extra Round) | 4 | 3:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Chingiz Allazov | vs. | Marat Grigorian | No Contest (Accidental Elbow) | 1 | 2:47 | |
| Featherweight 65 kg |  Kaoponlek Luksuntham | def. | Sergio Wielzen | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight 95 kg | Michael Duut | def. | Steve McKinnon | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Karapet Karapetyan | def. | Roberto Cocco | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Glory 8: Tokyo | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Glory | |||
| Date | May 3, 2013 | |||
| Venue | Ariake Coliseum | |||
| City | Tokyo, Japan | |||
| Attendance | 8,997 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Glory 8: Tokyo was a kickboxing event held on May 3, 2013 at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan. This event featured a Glory 65kg Slam Tournament.
| Glory 6 | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight 65 kg | Yuta Kubo | def. | Masaaki Noiri | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 65kg Slam Tournament Final |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Peter Aerts | def. | Jamal Ben Saddik | TKO (3 Knockdowns | 2 | 2:27 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Andy Ristie | def. | Albert Kraus | KO (Knee) | 2 | 0:27 | |
| Featherweight 65 kg | Yuta Kubo | def. | Gabriel Varga | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 65kg Slam Tournament Semi-finals |
| Featherweight 65 kg | Masaaki Noiri | def. | Mosab Amrani | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 65kg Slam Tournament Semi-finals |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Jerome Le Banner | def. | Koichi Watanabe | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Yoshihiro Sato | def. | Hwan Jin Lee | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Featherweight 65 kg | Yuta Kubo | def. | Chi Bin Lim | KO (Knee to Body) | 2 | 2:58 | 65kg Slam Tournament Quarter-finals |
| Featherweight 65 kg | Gabriel Varga | def. | Abdellah Ezbiri | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 65kg Slam Tournament Quarter-finals |
| Featherweight 65 kg | Masaaki Noiri | def. | Liam Harrison | TKO (Cut) | 2 | 1:06 | 65kg Slam Tournament Quarter-finals |
| Featherweight 65 kg | Mosab Amrani | def. | Marcus Vinicius | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 65kg Slam Tournament Quarter-finals |
| Featherweight 65 kg | Chonlek Super Pro Samui | def. | Zen Fujita | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 65kg Slam Tournament Reserve Fight |
| Featherweight 65 kg | Andrej Bruhl | def. | Yukihiro Komiya | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 65kg Slam Tournament Reserve Fight |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Mosab Amrani | DEC | |||||||||
| Marcus Vinicius | 3-0 | |||||||||
| Mosab Amrani | 3-0 | |||||||||
| Masaaki Noiri | DEC | |||||||||
 Liam Harrison | R2. | |||||||||
| Masaaki Noiri | TKO | |||||||||
| Masaaki Noiri | 3-0 | |||||||||
| Yuta Kubo | DEC | |||||||||
| Abdellah Ezbiri | 3-0 | |||||||||
| Gabriel Varga | DEC | |||||||||
| Gabriel Varga | 3-0 | |||||||||
| Yuta Kubo | DEC | |||||||||
| Yuta Kubo | KO | |||||||||
| Chi Bin Lim | R2. | |||||||||
| Glory 9: New York | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Glory | |||
| Date | June 22, 2013 | |||
| Venue | Hammerstein Ballroom | |||
| City | New York City, New York, USA | |||
| Attendance | 1,555 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Glory 9: New York was a kickboxing event held on June 22, 2013 at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, New York. This event featured a Glory 95kg Slam Tournament.
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Danyo Ilunga | DEC | |||||||||
| Mourad Bouzidi | 3-0 | |||||||||
| Danyo Ilunga | DEC | |||||||||
| Dustin Jacoby | 3-0 | |||||||||
| Brian Collette | 2-1 | |||||||||
| Dustin Jacoby | DEC | |||||||||
| Danyo Ilunga | R1. | |||||||||
| Tyrone Spong | KO | |||||||||
| Filip Verlinden | DEC | |||||||||
| Steve McKinnon | 2-0 | |||||||||
| Filip Verlinden | 3-0 | |||||||||
| Tyrone Spong | DEC | |||||||||
| Tyrone Spong | KO | |||||||||
| Michael Duut | R1. | |||||||||
| Glory 10: Los Angeles | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Glory | |||
| Date | September 28, 2013 | |||
| Venue | Citizens Business Bank Arena | |||
| City | Ontario, California | |||
| Attendance | 5,002 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Glory 10: Los Angeles was a kickboxing event held on September 28, 2013 at the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California.
The highlight of the event featured a Glory Middleweight World Championship Tournament. [15] Two tournament matches were held, with a third match as reserve. The winners of the two semi-final bouts, proceeded to the finals for the championship main-event. The event also featured eight other non-tournament bouts.
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Joe Schilling | def. | Artem Levin | Unanimous decision | 4(ext.R) | 3:00 | Middleweight Championship Tournament Final |
| Lightweight | Robin van Roosmalen | def. |  Shemsi Beqiri | Unanimous decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Lightweight | Davit Kiria | def. | Murthel Groenhart | Unanimous decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Middleweight | Wayne Barrett | def. | Robby Plotkin | TKO | 3 | 2:26 | Middleweight Championship Tournament Reserve Bout |
| Middleweight | Joe Schilling | def. | Kengo Shimizu | Unanimous decision | 3 | 3:00 | Middleweight Championship Tournament Semi-final |
| Middleweight | Artem Levin | def. | Jason Wilnis | Unanimous decision | 3 | 3:00 | Middleweight Championship Tournament Semi-final |
| Superfight Series | |||||||
| Welterweight | Karapet Karapetyan | def. | Alexander Stetsurenko | Unanimous decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Jahfarr Wilnis | def. | Brice Guidon | TKO | 2 | 0:38 | |
| Lightweight | Andy Ristie | def. |  Niclas Larsen | Unanimous decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Brian Collette | def. | Randy Blake | Unanimous decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Lightweight | Ky Hollenbeck | def. | Albert Kraus | Unanimous decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Lightweight | Hinata | def. | Johann Fauveau | TKO | 3 | 0:48 | |
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Artem Levin | DEC | ||||||||
| Jason Wilnis | 3-0 | ||||||||
| Artem Levin | 3-01 | ||||||||
| Joe Schilling | DEC | ||||||||
| Joe Schilling | DEC | ||||||||
| Kengo Shimizu | 3-0 | ||||||||
1 Extra round decision.
| Glory 11: Chicago | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Glory | |||
| Date | October 12, 2013 | |||
| Venue | Sears Centre | |||
| City | Hoffman Estates, Illinois | |||
| Attendance | 8,311 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Glory 11: Chicago was a kickboxing event held on October 12, 2013 at the Sears Centre at Hoffman Estates, Illinois.
The highlight of the event featured a Glory Heavyweight World Championship Tournament. Two tournament matches were held, with a third match as reserve. The winners of the two semi-final bouts, proceeded to the finals for the championship main-event. The event also featured other non-tournament bouts.
It was Glory's first event broadcast on Spike, had average of 381,000 and peak of 782,000 viewers. [18] [19]
| Main Card (Spike) | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Rico Verhoeven | def. | Daniel Ghiță | Unanimous decision | 3 | 3:00 | Heavyweight Championship Tournament Final |
| Light Heavyweight | Tyrone Spong | def. | Nathan Corbett | TKO | 2 | 1:10 | |
| Welterweight | Joseph Valtellini | def. | Karim Ghajji | TKO | 3 | 2:53 | |
| Heavyweight |  Errol Zimmerman | def. |  Hesdy Gerges | TKO | 3 | 0:38 | Heavyweight Championship Tournament Reserve Bout |
| Heavyweight | Rico Verhoeven | def. | Gokhan Saki | Majority decision | 3 | 3:00 | Heavyweight Championship Tournament Semi-final |
| Heavyweight | Daniel Ghita | def. | Anderson Silva | TKO | 1 | 1:56 | Heavyweight Championship Tournament Semi-final |
| Superfight Series | |||||||
| Heavyweight | Sergei Kharitonov | def. | Daniel Sam | Unanimous decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Danyo Ilunga | def. | Michael Duut | TKO | 1 | 2:23 | |
| Welterweight | Raymond Daniels | def. | Brian Foster | TKO | 1 | 2:24 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Saulo Cavalari | def. | Filip Verlinden | Unanimous decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Lightweight | Steve Moxon | def. | Reece McAllister | KO | 3 | 0:28 | |
| Featherweight | Gabriel Varga | def. |  Jose Palacios | Unanimous decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Daniel Ghiță | TKO | ||||||||
| Anderson Silva | R1. | ||||||||
| Daniel Ghiță | 3-0 | ||||||||
| Rico Verhoeven | DEC | ||||||||
| Rico Verhoeven | DEC | ||||||||
| Gokhan Saki | 2-0 | ||||||||
| Glory 12: New York | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Glory | |||
| Date | November 23, 2013 | |||
| Venue | The Theater at Madison Square Garden | |||
| City | New York City, New York | |||
| Attendance | 4,124 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Glory 12: New York was a kickboxing event held on November 23, 2013 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden at New York City, New York.
The highlight of the event featured a Glory Lightweight World Championship Tournament. [23] Two tournament matches were held, with a third match as reserve. The winners of the two semi-final bouts, proceeded to the finals for the championship main-event. The event also featured other non-tournament bouts.
It had average of 476,000 and peak of 665,000 viewers on Spike TV. [24]
| Main Card (Spike) | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Andy Ristie | def. | Robin van Roosmalen | KO | 2 | 1:44 | Lightweight Championship Tournament Final |
| Middleweight | Wayne Barrett | def. | Joe Schilling | Unanimous decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Ben Edwards | def. | Jamal Ben Saddik | KO | 3 | 2:52 | |
| Lightweight | Ky Hollenbeck | def. | Warren Stevelmans | Unanimous decision | 3 | 3:00 | Lightweight Championship Tournament Reserve Bout |
| Lightweight | Andy Ristie | def. | Giorgio Petrosyan | KO | 3 | 0:43 | Lightweight Championship Tournament Semi-final |
| Lightweight | Robin van Roosmalen | def. | Davit Kiria | Unanimous decision | 3 | 3:00 | Lightweight Championship Tournament Semi-final |
| Superfight Series | |||||||
| Heavyweight | Artem Vakhitov | def. |  Nenad Pagonis | Unanimous decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Brian Collette | def. | Warren Thompson | KO | 1 | 1:03 | |
| Heavyweight | Jhonata Diniz | def. |  Igor Jurković | KO | 1 | ||
| Welterweight | Francois Ambang | def. | Eddie Walker | KO | 3 | 1:40 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Saulo Cavalari | def. | Mourad Bouzidi | KO | 1 | 1:23 | |
| Welterweight | Thiago Michel Silva | def. |  Paul Marfort | Unanimous decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Undercard | |||||||
| Heavyweight | Casey Greene | def. | John King | KO | 1 | 2:59 | |
| Lightweight | John Bowman | def. | Villi Bello | KO | 3 | 2:50 | |
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Robin van Roosmalen | DEC | ||||||||
| Davit Kiria | 3-0 | ||||||||
| Robin van Roosmalen | R2. | ||||||||
| Andy Ristie | KO | ||||||||
| Giorgio Petrosyan | R3. | ||||||||
| Andy Ristie | KO | ||||||||
| Glory 13: Tokyo | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Glory | |||
| Date | December 21, 2013 | |||
| Venue | Ariake Coliseum | |||
| City | Tokyo, Japan | |||
| Attendance | 7,897 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Glory 13: Tokyo was a kickboxing event held on December 21, 2013 at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan.
The highlight of the event was a Glory Welterweight World Championship Tournament. Two tournament matches were held, with a third match as reserve. The winners of the two semi-final bouts proceeded to the finals for the championship main-event. The event also featured other non-tournament bouts, including the retirement match of the legendary Peter Aerts, against Rico Verhoeven, and Daniel Ghiță vs. Errol Zimmerman II.
Glory 13 had average of 659,000 and peak of 905,000 viewers on Spike TV. [26]
| Main Card (Spike) | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Rico Verhoeven | def. | Peter Aerts | Decision (split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Welterweight | Nieky Holzken | def. | Joseph Valtellini | KO (right hook) | 3 | 2:44 | Welterweight Championship Tournament Final |
| Heavyweight | Daniel Ghiță | def. | Errol Zimmerman | KO (left hook) | 1 | 0:35 | |
| 90kg Catchweight | Makoto Uehara | def. | Dustin Jacoby | Decision (split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Welterweight | Joseph Valtellini | def. | Raymond Daniels | KO (high kick) | 3 | 1:20 | Welterweight Championship Tournament Semi-final |
| Welterweight | Nieky Holzken | def. | Karapet Karapetyan | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Welterweight Championship Tournament Semi-final |
| Superfight Series | |||||||
| Featherweight | Mosab Amrani | def. | Yuta Kubo | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Welterweight |  Artur Kyshenko | def. | Masayuki Kenmun | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Welterweight | Alexander Stetsurenko | def. | Karim Ghajji | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Welterweight Championship Tournament Reserve Bout |
| Heavyweight | Anderson Silva | def. | Remy Bonjasky | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Hesdy Gerges | def. | Ewerton Teixeira | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Sergey Kharitonov | def. | Jerome Le Banner | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Nieky Holzken | DEC | ||||||||
| Karapet Karapetyan | 3-0 | ||||||||
| Nieky Holzken | KO | ||||||||
| Joseph Valtellini | R3. | ||||||||
| Joseph Valtellini | KO | ||||||||
| Raymond Daniels | R3. | ||||||||
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