# 2013 in Glory

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.

## List of events

| # | Event Title | Date | Arena | Location |
| 1 | Road to Glory USA 95 kg Tournament | February 2, 2013 | Hard Rock Hotel and Casino | Tulsa, Oklahoma, US |
| 2 | Road to Glory USA 85 kg Tournament | February 9, 2013 | Hollywood Park Casino | Los Angeles, California, US |
| 3 | Road to Glory Japan 65 kg Tournament | March 10, 2013 | Differ Ariake Arena | Tokyo, Japan |
| 4 | Road to Glory USA 77 kg Tournament | March 22, 2013 | Capitale | New York City, New York, US |
| 5 | Glory 5: London | March 23, 2013 | ExCeL Arena | London, England |
| 6 | Glory 6: Istanbul | April 6, 2013 | Ülker Arena | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 7 | Glory 7: Milan | April 20, 2013 | Mediolanum Forum | Milan, Italy |
| 8 | Glory 8: Tokyo | May 3, 2013 | Ariake Coliseum | Tokyo, Japan |
| 9 | 2013 Road to Glory USA 70 kg Tournament | May 11, 2013 | The Rave | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US |
| 10 | 2013 Road to Glory USA Heavyweight Tournament | June 14, 2013 | Hard Rock Hotel and Casino | Tulsa, Oklahoma, US |
| 11 | Glory 9: New York | June 22, 2013 | Hammerstein Ballroom | New York City, New York, US |
| 12 | Glory 10: Los Angeles | September 28, 2013 | Citizens Business Bank Arena | Ontario, California, US |
| 13 | Glory 11: Chicago | October 12, 2013 | Sears Centre | Hoffman Estates, Illinois, US |
| 14 | Glory 12: New York | November 23, 2013 | The Theater at Madison Square Garden | New York City, New York, US |
| 15 | Glory 13: Tokyo | December 21, 2013 | Ariake Coliseum | Tokyo, Japan |

## Road to Glory USA 95 kg Tournament

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.

### Results

Glory 5 :
| 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

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.

### Results

Glory 5 :
| 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

Road to Glory Japan 65 kg Tournament was a kickboxing event held on March 10, 2013 at the Differ Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan.

### Results

Glory 5 :
| 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

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.

### Results
## Glory 5: London

Glory 5: London was a kickboxing event held on March 23, 2013 at the ExCeL Arena in London, England.

### Background

This event featured a super fight between Tyrone Spong and Remy Bonjasky as headliner; this event also featured non-tournament super fight series.

### Results

Glory 5 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time |
| 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

Glory 6: Istanbul was a kickboxing event held on April 6, 2013 at the Ülker Arena in Istanbul, Turkey.

### Background

This event featured a super fight between Gökhan Saki and Daniel Ghiță as headliner, this event also featured non-tournament super fight series.

### Results

Glory 6 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time |
| 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

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.

### Background

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.

### Results

Glory 6 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time |
| 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

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.

### Results

Glory 6 :
| 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 |

### Glory 65kg Slam Tournament bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Mosab Amrani | DEC | | |
| Marcus Vinicius | 3-0 | | |
| Marcus Vinicius | 3-0 | Mosab Amrani | 3-0 |
| | | Masaaki Noiri | DEC |
| Liam Harrison | R2. | Masaaki Noiri | DEC |
| Masaaki Noiri | TKO | | | | |
| Masaaki Noiri | TKO | | | Masaaki Noiri | 3-0 |
| | | | | Yuta Kubo | DEC |
| Abdellah Ezbiri | 3-0 | | | Yuta Kubo | DEC |
| Gabriel Varga | DEC | | | | |
| Gabriel Varga | DEC | Gabriel Varga | 3-0 | | |
| | | Yuta Kubo | DEC |
| Yuta Kubo | KO | Yuta Kubo | DEC |
| Chi Bin Lim | R2. | | |

## Glory 9: New York

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.

### Results

* Final : Tyrone Spong def. Danyo Ilunga via KO at 0:16 of Round 1
* Super Fight : Rico Verhoeven def. Errol Zimmerman via majority decision
* Super Fight : Wayne Barrett def. Mike Lemaire via KO at 1:12 of Round 2
* Semi-final : Tyrone Spong def. Filip Verlinden via unanimous decision
* Semi-final : Danyo Ilunga def. Dustin Jacoby via unanimous decision
* Super Fight : Daniel Ghiță def. Brice Guidon via KO at 0:49 of Round 1
* Super Fight : Joseph Valtellini def. Francois Ambang via TKO at 1:04 of Round 3
* Quarter-final : Tyrone Spong def. Michael Duut via KO at 0:31 of Round 1
* Quarter-final : Filip Verlinden def. Steve McKinnon via majority decision
* Quarter-final : Dustin Jacoby def. Brian Collette via split decision
* Quarter-final : Danyo Ilunga def. Mourad Bouzidi via unanimous decision
* Super Fight : Anderson Silva def. Daniel Sam via unanimous decision
* Reserve Fight : Randy Blake def. Koichi Watanabe via unanimous decision
* Reserve Fight : Artem Vakhitov def. Luis Tavares via KO at 1:06 of Round 1

### Glory 95kg Slam Tournament bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Danyo Ilunga | DEC | | |
| Mourad Bouzidi | 3-0 | | |
| Mourad Bouzidi | 3-0 | Danyo Ilunga | DEC |
| | | Dustin Jacoby | 3-0 |
| Brian Collette | 2-1 | Dustin Jacoby | 3-0 |
| Dustin Jacoby | DEC | | | | |
| Dustin Jacoby | DEC | | | Danyo Ilunga | R1. |
| | | | | Tyrone Spong | KO |
| Filip Verlinden | DEC | | | Tyrone Spong | KO |
| Steve McKinnon | 2-0 | | | | |
| Steve McKinnon | 2-0 | Filip Verlinden | 3-0 | | |
| | | Tyrone Spong | DEC |
| Tyrone Spong | KO | Tyrone Spong | DEC |
| Michael Duut | R1. | | |

## Glory 10: Los Angeles

Glory 10: Los Angeles was a kickboxing event held on September 28, 2013 at the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California.

### Background

The highlight of the event featured a Glory Middleweight 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 eight other non-tournament bouts.

### 2013 Glory Middleweight World Championship Tournament bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Artem Levin | Artem Levin | DEC | | | |
| Jason Wilnis | Jason Wilnis | 3-0 | | | |
| Jason Wilnis | Jason Wilnis | 3-0 | Artem Levin | Artem Levin | 3-0$^1$ |
| | | | Joe Schilling | Joe Schilling | DEC |
| Joe Schilling | Joe Schilling | DEC | Joe Schilling | Joe Schilling | DEC |
| Kengo Shimizu | Kengo Shimizu | 3-0 | | | |
$^1$ Extra round decision.

## Glory 11: Chicago

Glory 11: Chicago was a kickboxing event held on October 12, 2013 at the Sears Centre at Hoffman Estates, Illinois.

### Background

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.

### 2013 Glory Heavyweight World Championship Tournament bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Daniel Ghiță | Daniel Ghiță | TKO | | | |
| Anderson Silva | Anderson Silva | R1. | | | |
| Anderson Silva | Anderson Silva | R1. | Daniel Ghiță | Daniel Ghiță | 3-0 |
| | | | Rico Verhoeven | Rico Verhoeven | DEC |
| Rico Verhoeven | Rico Verhoeven | DEC | Rico Verhoeven | Rico Verhoeven | DEC |
| Gokhan Saki | Gokhan Saki | 2-0 | | | |

## Glory 12: New York

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.

### Background

The highlight of the event featured a Glory Lightweight 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 had average of 476,000 and peak of 665,000 viewers on Spike TV.

### 2013 Glory Lightweight World Championship Tournament bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Robin van Roosmalen | Robin van Roosmalen | DEC | | | |
| Davit Kiria | Davit Kiria | 3-0 | | | |
| Davit Kiria | Davit Kiria | 3-0 | Robin van Roosmalen | Robin van Roosmalen | R2. |
| | | | Andy Ristie | Andy Ristie | KO |
| Giorgio Petrosyan | Giorgio Petrosyan | R3. | Andy Ristie | Andy Ristie | KO |
| Andy Ristie | Andy Ristie | KO | | | |

## Glory 13: Tokyo

Glory 13: Tokyo was a kickboxing event held on December 21, 2013 at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan.

### Background

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.

### 2013 Glory Welterweight World Championship Tournament bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Nieky Holzken | Nieky Holzken | DEC | | | |
| Karapet Karapetyan | Karapet Karapetyan | 3-0 | | | |
| Karapet Karapetyan | Karapet Karapetyan | 3-0 | Nieky Holzken | Nieky Holzken | KO |
| | | | Joseph Valtellini | Joseph Valtellini | R3. |
| Joseph Valtellini | Joseph Valtellini | KO | Joseph Valtellini | Joseph Valtellini | R3. |
| Raymond Daniels | Raymond Daniels | R3. | | | |