2012 in Glory
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The year 2012 was the first year in the history of Glory, an international kickboxing event. 2012 starts with Glory 1: Stockholm, and ends with Dream 18 & Glory 4: Tokyo. The events were broadcast through television agreements with regional channels around the world.
List of events
| # | Event title | Date | Arena | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glory 1: Stockholm | May 26, 2012 | Ericsson Globe | Sweden Stockholm, Sweden |
| 2 | Glory 2: Brussels | October 6, 2012 | Forest National | Belgium Brussels, Belgium |
| 3 | Glory 3: Rome | November 3, 2012 | PalaLottomatica | Italy Rome, Italy |
| 4 | Dream 18/Glory 4: Tokyo | December 31, 2012 | Saitama Super Arena | Japan Saitama, Japan |
Glory 1: Stockholm
Glory 1: Stockholm was a kickboxing event held on May 26, 2012, at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden.
Background
This event featured the world title fight for the inaugural Glory Heavyweight championship between Semmy Schilt and Errol Zimmerman as headliner. The event also featured qualification bouts for the Glory 70kg Slam Tournament.
Result
| Glory 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Netherlands Semmy Schilt | def. | Curaçao Errol Zimmerman | TKO (Corner Stoppage) | 3 | 2:20 | For the inaugural Glory Heavyweight Championship |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Turkey Gokhan Saki | def. | United States Carter Williams | KO (Punch) | 1 | 1:05 | |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Netherlands Nieky Holzken | def. | United States Alex Harris | KO (Punch to the Body) | 2 | 2:44 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Netherlands Robin van Roosmalen | def. | Russia Dzhabar Askerov | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 70 kg Slam Qualification |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Georgia (country) Davit Kiria | def. | Thailand Kem Sitsongpeenong | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 70 kg Slam Qualification |
| Lightweight 70 kg | United States Ky Hollenbeck | def. | United States Michael Corley | TKO (Referee Stoppage) | 1 | 0:46 | 70 kg Slam Qualification |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Sweden Sanny Dahlbeck | def. | South Africa Warren Stevelmans | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 70 kg Slam Qualification |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Netherlands Albert Kraus | def. | Denmark Mohammed El Mir | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 70 kg Slam Qualification |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Italy Giorgio Petrosyan | def. | France Fabio Pinca | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 70 kg Slam Qualification |
| Lightweight 70 kg | England Tim Thomas | def. | Germany Dennis Schneidmiller | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 70 kg Slam Qualification |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Albania Shemsi Beqiri | def. | Japan Yoshihiro Sato | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | 70 kg Slam Qualification |
| MMA Light Heavyweight 93 kg | Sweden Ilir Latifi | def. | United States Tony Lopez | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| MMA Light Heavyweight 93 kg | Netherlands Jason Jones | def. | Austria Dritan Barjamaj | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 1:09 |
Glory 2: Brussels
Glory 2: Brussels was a kickboxing event held on October 6, 2012, at the Forest National in Brussels, Belgium.
Background
This event featured a super fight between Remy Bonjasky and Anderson Silva as headliner, Also this event featured non-tournament super fight series.
Result
| Glory 2 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Netherlands Remy Bonjasky | def. | Brazil Anderson Silva | Decision (Majority Ext. Round) | 4 | 3:00 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Turkey Gokhan Saki | def. | Tunisia Mourad Bouzidi | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Netherlands Nieky Holzken | def. | Albania Murat Direkci | TKO (Cut) | 2 | 2:49 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Belgium Filip Verlinden | def. | Brazil Fabiano Cyclone | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Suriname Murthel Groenhart | def. | Belgium Marc de Bonte | KO (Knee) | 2 | 0:50 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Croatia Igor Jurkovic | def. | France Gregory Tony | TKO (3 Knockdowns/Liver Shot) | 2 | 2:30 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Japan Koichi Pettas | def. | United States Mark Miller | KO (Punch) | 2 | 0:41 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Brazil Jhonata Diniz | def. | Belgium Sebastian van Thielen | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Netherlands Jahfarr Wilnis | def. | Belgium Jamal Ben Saddik | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Armenia Marat Grigorian | def. | Germany Alex Vogel | TKO (Low Kick) | 2 | 2:45 | |
| Light Heavyweight 95 kg | Democratic Republic of the Congo Danyo Ilunga | def. | Turkey Ali Cenik | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Welterweight 76 kg |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Suriname Andy Ristie | def. | Morocco Nordin Benmoh | KO (Punch) | 1 | 2:31 | |
| MMA Welterweight 70 kg | Belgium Tommy Depret | def. | Japan Yuya Shirai | TKO (punches) | 3 | ||
| MMA Light Heavyweight 93 kg | Netherlands Jason Jones | def. | Japan Tatsuya Mizuno | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
Glory 3: Rome
Glory 3: Rome was a kickboxing event held on November 3, 2012, at the PalaLottomatica in Rome, Italy.
Background
This event featured the Glory 70kg Slam Tournament final 8 Quarter-finals, Semifinals and final. Albert Kraus withdrew from the tournament due to the flu and was replaced by Yoshihiro Sato.
Result
| Glory 3 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight 70 kg | ItalyGiorgio Petrosyan | def. | Netherlands Robin van Roosmalen | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 70 kg Slam Final |
| Lightweight 70 kg | England Jordan Watson | def. | Morocco Mustapha Haida | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Netherlands Robin van Roosmalen | def. | Sweden Sanny Dahlbeck | TKO (Punch to the Body) | 3 | 0:46 | 70 kg Slam Semi-finals |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Italy Giorgio Petrosyan | def. | Georgia (country) Davit Kiria | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 70 kg Slam Semi-finals |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Belgium Alka Matewa | def. | Italy Marco Re | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Sweden Sanny Dahlbeck | def. | Japan Yoshihiro Sato | TKO (Knee to the Body) | 2 | 2:56 | 70 kg Slam Quarter-finals |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Netherlands Robin van Roosmalen | def. | England Tim Thomas | TKO (Ref Stoppage) | 2 | 2:27 | 70 kg Slam Quarter-finals |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Georgia (country) Davit Kiria | def. | Albania Shemsi Beqiri | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 70 kg Slam Quarter-finals |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Italy Giorgio Petrosyan | def. | United States Ky Hollenbeck | TKO (Injury) | 2 | 0:30 | 70 kg Slam Quarter-finals |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Italy Alessandro Campagna | def. | France Fabio Pinca | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 70 kg Slam Reserve Fight |
| Lightweight 70 kg | South Africa Warren Stevelmans | def. | Russia Dzhabar Askerov | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 70 kg Slam Reserve Fight |
| MMA Lightweight 70 kg | Brazil Cesario di Domenico | def. | Italy David Dolce | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 1 | 1:08 | |
| MMA Lightweight 70 kg | Switzerland Ivan Musardo | def. | Italy Giorgio Belsanti | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 1 | 3:00 |
70kg Slam Tournament bracket
| First 16 Glory 1: Stockholm | Quarter-finals Glory 3: Rome | Semi-finals Glory 3: Rome | Final Glory 3: Rome | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy Giorgio Petrosyan | DEC | ||||||||||||||||||
| France Fabio Pinca | 3-0 | Italy Giorgio Petrosyan | TKO | ||||||||||||||||
| United States Ky Hollenbeck | TKO | United States Ky Hollenbeck | R2. | ||||||||||||||||
| United States Michael Corley | R1. | Italy Giorgio Petrosyan | DEC | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland Shemsi Beqiri | DEC | Georgia (country) Davit Kiria | 3-0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan Yoshihiro Sato | 2-1 | Switzerland Shemsi Beqiri | 3-0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Georgia (country) Davit Kiria | DEC | Georgia (country) Davit Kiria | DEC | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand Kem Sitsongpeenong | 3-0 | Italy Giorgio Petrosyan | DEC | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia Dzhabar Askerov | 3-0 | Netherlands Robin van Roosmalen | 3-0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands Robin van Roosmalen | DEC | Netherlands Robin van Roosmalen | TKO | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom Tim Thomas | DEC | United Kingdom Tim Thomas | R2. | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany Dennis Schneidmiller | 3-0 | Netherlands Robin van Roosmalen | TKO | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands Albert Kraus | DEC | Sweden Sanny Dahlbeck | R3. | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark Mohammed El Mir | 3-0 | Japan Yoshihiro Sato1 | R2. | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden Sanny Dahlbeck | DEC | Sweden Sanny Dahlbeck | TKO | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa Warren Stevelmans | 3-0 |
1 Albert Kraus withdrew from the tournament due to the flu and was replaced by Yoshihiro Sato.
Dream 18/Glory 4: Tokyo
GLORY Sports International presents Dream 18 & Glory 4 Tokyo ~ Special 2012 ~ New Year's Eve was a mixed martial arts and kickboxing hybrid event held on December 31, 2012, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
Background
Dream partnered with Glory Sports International for this event.
The GLORY kickboxing event featured a one-night, single-elimination 16-man Glory Heavyweight Grand Slam Tournament. The winner brought home a $400,000 first-place prize and the runner-up a $100,000 second-place prize. Semmy Schilt, the number one seed, defeated Daniel Ghiță, the number three seed, in the first round via knockout to win the tournament.
Result
| Glory 4 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Netherlands Semmy Schilt | def. | Romania Daniel Ghiță | TKO (Head Kick) | 1 | 2:54 | Heavyweight Grand Slam Final |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Netherlands Robin van Roosmalen | def. | Japan Yuichiro Nagashima | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Strawweight 53 kg | Japan Mutsuki Ebata | def. | South Korea Sang-Jae Kim | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Romania Daniel Ghiță | def. | Belgium Jamal Ben Saddik | KO (Liver Kick) | 1 | 0:25 | Heavyweight Grand Slam Semi-finals |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Netherlands Semmy Schilt | def. | Turkey Gökhan Saki | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 3:00 | Heavyweight Grand Slam Semi-finals |
| Middleweight 85 kg | Netherlands Jason Wilnis | def. | Japan Toshio Matsumoto | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Romania Daniel Ghiță | def. | Tunisia Mourad Bouzidi | TKO (Arm Injury) | 2 | 1:37 | Heavyweight Grand Slam Quarter-finals |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Belgium Jamal Ben Saddik | def. | Suriname Remy Bonjasky | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 3:00 | Heavyweight Grand Slam Quarter-finals |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Turkey Gökhan Saki | def. | Brazil Anderson Silva | TKO (Left Hook) | 1 | 3:00 | Heavyweight Grand Slam Quarter-finals |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Netherlands Semmy Schilt | def. | Netherlands Rico Verhoeven | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 3:00 | Heavyweight Grand Slam Quarter-finals |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Romania Daniel Ghiță | def. | Brazil Jhonata Diniz | Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Heavyweight Grand Slam Opening Round |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Tunisia Mourad Bouzidi | def. | Netherlands Peter Aerts | TKO (Hand Injury) | 1 | 3:00 | Heavyweight Grand Slam Opening Round |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Belgium Jamal Ben Saddik | def. | Curaçao Errol Zimmerman | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 3:00 | Heavyweight Grand Slam Opening Round |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Suriname Remy Bonjasky | def. | Belgium Filip Verlinden | Decision (Split Extra Round) | 3 | 3:00 | Heavyweight Grand Slam Opening Round |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Brazil Anderson Silva | def. | Croatia Igor Jurković | TKO (2 Knockdowns) | 1 | Heavyweight Grand Slam Opening Round | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Turkey Gökhan Saki | def. | Japan Raoumaru | TKO (2 Knockdowns) | 1 | 2:06 | Heavyweight Grand Slam Opening Round |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Netherlands Rico Verhoeven | def. | Russia Sergei Kharitonov | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 3:00 | Heavyweight Grand Slam Opening Round |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Netherlands Semmy Schilt | def. | France Brice Guidon | TKO (2 Knockdowns) | 2 | 1:53 | Heavyweight Grand Slam Opening Round |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | France Jérôme Le Banner | def. | Japan Koichi Pettas | KO (Punch) | 3 | 2:48 | |
| Dream 18 | |||||||
| Featherweight 66 kg | Japan Tatsuya Kawajiri | def. | Japan Michihiro Omigawa | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Armenia Georgi Karakhanyan | def. | Japan Hiroyuki Takaya | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Japan Shinya Aoki | def. | United States Antonio McKee | Submission (Punch) | 2 | 0:24 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Brazil Bibiano Fernandes | def. | Japan Yoshiro Maeda | Submission (Triangle Choke) | 1 | 1:46 | |
| Middleweight 84 kg | Suriname Melvin Manhoef | def. | Canada Denis Kang | TKO (Knee to the body and Punches) | 1 | 0:50 | |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Japan Hayato Sakurai | def. | United States Phil Baroni | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Featherweight 66 kg | Netherlands Marloes Coenen | def. | Australia Fiona Muxlow | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 2:29 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | United States Will Brooks | def. | Japan Satoru Kitaoka | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 3:46 |
Glory Heavyweight Grand Slam Tournament bracket
| First 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands Semmy Schilt (1) | KO | ||||||||||||||||||
| France Brice Guidon | R2. | Netherlands Semmy Schilt | DEC | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia Sergei Kharitonov (8) | 3-0 | Netherlands Rico Verhoeven | 3-0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands Rico Verhoeven | DEC | Netherlands Semmy Schilt | DEC | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey Gökhan Saki (2) | KO | Turkey Gökhan Saki | 3-0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan Raoumaru | R1. | Turkey Gökhan Saki | TKO | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil Anderson Silva (7) | TKO | Brazil Anderson Silva | R1. | ||||||||||||||||
| Croatia Igor Jurković | R1. | Netherlands Semmy Schilt | TKO | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands Remy Bonjasky (4) | DEC | Romania Daniel Ghiță | R1. | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium Filip Verlinden | 2-1 | Netherlands Remy Bonjasky | 3-0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Curaçao Errol Zimmerman (6) | 3-0 | Morocco Jamal Ben Saddik | DEC | ||||||||||||||||
| Morocco Jamal Ben Saddik | DEC | Morocco Jamal Ben Saddik | R1. | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands Peter Aerts (5) | R2. | Romania Daniel Ghiță | KO | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia Mourad Bouzidi | TKO | Tunisia Mourad Bouzidi | R2. | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania Daniel Ghiță (3) | DEC | Romania Daniel Ghiță | TKO | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil Jhonata Diniz | 3-0 |