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Post by K1power on Mar 15, 2022 18:29:56 GMT 1
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Post by K1power on Apr 8, 2022 11:56:30 GMT 1
We have some matchups.
Couple of decent fights in Bchiri/Wilnis and ElBouni/Brunswijk.
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Post by K1power on May 16, 2022 14:08:56 GMT 1
Card has been updated.
Seems like they've finally decided on an opponent for Tavares and Bchiri is now fighting Balli instead of Wilnis, so the update isn't exactly an improvement.
Also, my OCD is kicking in and Rivals 2 happening while 1 didn't is giving me anxiety. Can't they rename/renumber?
Aside from that I wonder what's going to happen with all the fights from Rivals 1 that fell through.
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Post by Shadess on May 16, 2022 15:18:11 GMT 1
Enfusion renumbered their events, including the Rivals event after the AFO cancellation. Redid the numbers on the posters even.
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Post by K1power on May 31, 2022 17:03:51 GMT 1
 Finalized card (OP updated). I don't dislike it, but it is very light on the Glory contribution. We got what; Tavares, Balli and Overmeer? My most anticipated fight on the card - El Bouni vs. Brunswijk - really has nothing to do with Glory lol. Edit: Funnily and fittingly, the websites of Enfusion, Glory and their Facebook pages all list slightly different cards. At least it's all been renumbered. |
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Post by K1power on May 31, 2022 17:24:33 GMT 1
Also, there's this notification on Enfusion's website:
Yeah, that's not gonna do anything. I hope this isn't Glory's big security measure.
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Post by K1power on Jun 6, 2022 11:15:25 GMT 1
Happening this Saturday.
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Post by K1power on Jun 9, 2022 10:20:48 GMT 1
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Post by Shadess on Jun 9, 2022 16:39:48 GMT 1
 Nice to see Glory have a televised product again. Obviously not a ton of deals, but to have it be free on gloryfights (probably just a youtube stream?) and then on tv wherever they can get deals at least makes me think maybe they actually want to keep running the promotion. Going entirely behind PPV with Badr being the main seller isn't exactly a great long term plan. |
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Post by K1power on Jun 11, 2022 20:05:47 GMT 1
Kick-off in less than 30 minutes.
Nidal Bchiri has been replaced by Martin Terpstra for some reason.
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Post by K1power on Jun 11, 2022 22:13:46 GMT 1
Glory Rivals 1 Results
Luis Tavares defeats Florent Kaouachi by KO R3
Ibrahim El Bouni defeats Clyde Brunswijk by Unanimous Decision
Regilio Van den Ent defeats Joe Johnson by KO R1
Martin Terpstra defeats Muhammed Balli by TKO R2
Jay Overmeer defeats Rodrigo Mineiro by TKO R2
Couldn't find results for the Enfusion portion yet, unfortunately.
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Post by K1power on Jun 11, 2022 22:13:51 GMT 1
Quick thoughts
+ A free official stream with decent quality. There were some hiccups, but I really can't complain here.
+ Very fast pace. Five fights in ~90 minutes.
+ The presentation felt like an actual mix of Glory and Enfusion. While I'm not a big fan of either promotion's presentation, it feeling like a mix of both fits the Rivals concept.
+ Tavares scored a great, if somewhat scary looking KO over Kaouachi. Here's hoping Tavares fights an actual competitor next.
+ As expected, El Bouni vs. Brunswijk was the most interesting fight of the card. It could have been better - Brunswijk isn't really a high volume throwing fighter - but it was entertaining and the most competitive fight of the card.
+ Van den Ent vs. Johnson was short, but sweet. A fight I had 0 expectations of, but was a positive surprise. Beautiful body shot finish by van den Ent.
+ While Bchiri being replaced last-minute was disappointing, Terpstra surprised me a bit. Balli really had no say in this fight. Looked like a nasty injury though, hope he makes a full recovery.
- For this being a Glory 'Rivals' event, they didn't really do anything to sell a Glory vs. Enfusion theme. Add some narrative, marketing people. It kinda felt like this event had an identity crisis.
- Overall the fights lacked competitiveness. It was mostly one fighter getting completely overwhelmed.
- Glory going the extra mile trying to shove NFTs down our throats. Hasn't it been established that NFTs aren't really catching on anywhere?
- Overmeer/Mineiro was pretty much a nothing fight. Valtellini mentioned Mineiro was a late replacement and it really showed. That knee Overmeer landed while Mineiro was on his way down in R1 was brutal, though.
In conclusion, to be fair, this was only the first Rivals event. While under the hood this is mostly a means to cut costs, I believe there is some potential here. And you can't beat free.
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