Road to Glory take places on Saturday, March 11, 2017, at the Grantham Meres Leisure Centre in Grantham, England and features a 1-night, 8-man -65kg tournament that features some of the cream of the group of British talent competing for £5,000 prize money plus a 2-fight Glory deal.
The event also features a number of super fights including an 80kg showdown between ISKA and WKA world champion Kev Ward taking on fellow world champion Jamie Bates who makes his return after over a year on the sidelines.
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Road to Glory Fight Card and Results
UNDERCARD
Reserve Fight for 8 Man Featherweight Tournament -65kg Max
Elson Patrick (Bad Company, Leeds) v Brett Healey (Mafia MMA, Coventry)
Welterweight -77kg
Dawid Blaszke (Naas KB, Ireland) def. Jake Barton (Elite, Southport) via TKO
Middleweight -85kg
Jack Layton (Spirit Dojo, Nottingham) v Jay Chadburn (Suggy’s Gym, Newark)
Light Heavyweight -95kg
Fraser Weightman (Respect, Leicester) def. Mateusz Duczmal (Bad Company, Leeds) via decision
Heavyweight +95kg
Chris Cooper (Fearless MMA, Birmingham) def. Rick Dale (Scunthorpe Kickboxing Academy) via unanimous decision
8 MAN FEATHERWEIGHT TOURNAMENT
-65kg Max: Quarter Final 1
Bailey Sugden (Suggy’s Gym, Newark) def. Andrew Liddell (Contender Gym, Stockton) via TKO (knee) in Rnd 3
-65kg Max: Quarter Final 2
Adrian Maxim (Southend Combat Academy) def. Matteo de Rosa (Renegades Gym, Stevenage) via unanimous decision
-65kg Max: Quarter Final 3
Mo Abdurahman (Exile Gym, Southampton) def. Matthew Gordon (Powers Martial Arts, Sheffield) via TKO in Rnd 2
-65kg Max: Quarter Final 4
Joe Himsworth (Renegades Gym, Stevenage) def. Gary Laws (Northern Kings Gym, Newcastle) via TKO in Rnd 1
Super Fight 1 – Lightweight Catchweight 72kg
Ammari Diedrick (4th Dimension, Nottingham) def. Marcus Powell (London) via majority decision
-65kg Max: Semi-Final 1
Bailey Sugden (Suggy’s Gym, Newark) def. Adrian Maxim (Southend Combat Academy) via majority decision
-65kg Max: Semi-Final 2
Mo Abdurahman (Exile Gym, Southampton) def. Joe Himsworth (Renegades Gym, Stevenage) via KO in Rnd 1
Super Fight 2 – Lightweight 70kg
William Goldie-Galloway (Pure Impact Muay Thai, Blackpool) def. Vinny Church (Backstreet Dojo/Shin Kick, Woking) via TKO in Rnd 2
Super Fight 3 – Welterweight Catchweight 80kg Max
Fighting for two-fight GLORY contract
Jamie Bates (Masac Masters, Durham) def. Kev Ward (Elite, Southport) via unanimous decision
-65kg Max: FINAL
Mo Abdurahman (Exile Gym, Southampton) def. Bailey Sugden (Suggy’s Gym, Newark) via decision to win -65kg tournament