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Post by h on Apr 14, 2023 16:53:11 GMT 1
Oh a GP. Fun stuff. This gonna be a one night thing? I miss watching an entire GP play out in 1 day.
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Post by K1power on Apr 15, 2023 0:31:17 GMT 1
Yes a one nighter, very much classic K-1 inspired.
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Post by h on Apr 17, 2023 16:44:25 GMT 1
This is great news as long as we get the best in it. i dunno how that part is going but I will tune in either way.
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Post by K1power on Apr 30, 2023 17:53:31 GMT 1
Because it can be easy to lose track of things, I'll summarize all Grand Prix related developments in this thread.
Originally this was the line-up of the first qualifying tournament at Glory 85:
Luis Tavares vs. Enver Sljivar
Nordine Mahieddine vs. Tariq Osaro
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Shortly after, Nordine Mahieddine replaced by Jahfarr Wilnis and a reserve fight was added:
Luis Tavares vs. Enver Sljivar
Jahfarr Wilnis vs. Tariq Osaro
Reserve
Murat Aygün vs. Nikola Filipovic
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A couple of days before the event Luis Tavares was out with a bacterial infection and we got a (final) reshuffle:
Murat Aygün vs. Enver Sljivar
Jahfarr Wilnis vs. Tariq Osaro
Reserve
Fabio Kwasi vs. Nikola Filipovic
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Here are the results of that tournament:
Tariq Osaro defeats Murat Aygün by TKO R3 (4 knockdown rule)
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Murat Aygün defeats Enver Sljivar by TKO R1 (2 knockdown rule)
Tariq Osaro defeats Jahfarr Wilnis by KO R2
Reserve
Nikola Filipovic defeats Fabio Kwasi by Majority Decision
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This gives us our first confirmed Grand Prix participant: Tariq Osaro.
With the tournament victory Osaro also earned himself a spot in the HW Interim Championship against teammate Antonio Plazibat at Glory Collision 5.
Additionally, the second qualifying tournament originally announced for Glory 86 was quietly replaced by a single qualification bout: Benjamin Adegbuyi vs. Sofian Laïdouni.
So in 4 weeks we'll have the second spot filled in.
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Post by K1power on May 25, 2023 12:20:21 GMT 1
I guess that's two of our wildcards.
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Post by K1power on May 25, 2023 14:16:12 GMT 1
Glory 88 will have some form of GP qualification.
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Post by K1power on May 27, 2023 22:45:35 GMT 1
Sofian Laïdouni defeats Benjamin Adegbuyi by Unanimous Decision at Glory 86.
With that he is the second fighter to secure himself a spot at the Grand Prix.
Both Osaro and Laïdouni are relative newcomers.
Furthermore, Badr Hari will fight James McSweeney at Glory 88 for the third tournament spot.
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Post by K1power on May 30, 2023 12:29:11 GMT 1
Took a picture of an interesting graphic that was shown during the Videoland broadcast of Glory 86:  Mark Schaaf mentioned that this was just a mock-up that was done by them and not official, but you never know with Glory. |
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Post by Shadess on May 30, 2023 18:23:57 GMT 1
Think it was shown on the international stream too.
Would be nice if they did a proper draw for the tournament.
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Post by K1power on Jun 1, 2023 11:01:05 GMT 1
You're right:  There are some differences in the background, but both graphics seem to be based off the same model. I absolutely want a draw as well - most of us probably do - but I can see Glory wanting maximum control here so I wouldn't be surprised if we get a strategic seed to give certain fighters the best chance of success. |
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Post by K1power on Jun 26, 2023 19:47:32 GMT 1
Qualifier Tournament #2 announced for Glory 87.
Participants (Matchups TBA):
- Martin Terpstra
- Mohamed Amine
- Bahram Rajabzadeh
- Uku Jürjendal
Good lineup!
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Post by vampiro on Jun 26, 2023 22:44:25 GMT 1
I thought Rajabzadeh had already qualified?
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Post by K1power on Jun 27, 2023 9:22:07 GMT 1
Nah, his fight with Tavares had no qualifier implications.
Tavares was even asked in an interview before the fight.
I'm paraphrasing here, but it was something along the lines of:
Interviewer: "Do you believe you'll get a wildcard for the Grand Prix after this fight?"
Tavares: "After they see my performance they'll probably give me one."
We all know how that went lol.
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Post by vampiro on Jun 27, 2023 10:47:31 GMT 1
Oooooh.. makes sense. He certainly earned it. I had watched Rajabzadeh before, and was very impressed. I know Maslobojev beat him but I always wondered why that was his one GLORY fight. I'd like to see more of him so hoping he wins. He just got another head kick ko in Russia.
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Post by K1power on Jun 27, 2023 11:08:43 GMT 1
Yeah I think the guy he beat in Turkey last week was from Mike's Gym.
Rajabzadeh today looks a lot better than he did when he fought Maslobojev, a lot more controlled. It's cool that he now gets this chance to qualify for the Grand Prix, but it's a tough line-up for an undersized HW like him.
On a bit of a sidenote Plazibat actually spoke pretty highly of Rajabzadeh, said he was really good as an amateur but that he hadn't seen much of him since he went pro.
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