GLORY kickboxing sets up shop at Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Ill. later tonight (Fri., Feb. 26, 2016) for GLORY 27, the promotion's first fight card of 2016.
The five-fight main card kicks off live on ESPN3 at 10 p.m. EST / 7 p.m. PST, with a replay on ESPN2 in primetime on Sunday, Feb. 28 at 9 p.m. EST / 6 p.m. PST.
GLORY 27 will be headlined by a Middleweight title fight between current champion, Artem "The Lion" Levin (50-4-2), and No. 3-ranked contender Simon "Bad Bwoy" Marcus (42-2-2).
There will also be a one-night four-man middleweight "Contender" tournament. In the semi-finals Wayne Barrett (5-4) will take on Robert Thomas (8-3) and Dustin Jacoby (7-6) will face Karl Roberson (2-1).
The GLORY 27 "Superfight Series" will stream live online via UFC Fight Pass, starting at 7:30 p.m. EST / 4:30 p.m. PST. That card will be headlined by a Middleweight bout between No.1-ranked Joe Schilling (20-6) and the No. 9-ranked Mike Lemaire (14-2).
MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE fight coverage of GLORY 27's "Superfight Series" that begins online at 7:30 p.m this evening.
MMAmania.com will also deliver live coverage of the ESPN3 (ESPN3.com) main card, which begins at 10 p.m. ET.
GLORY 27 Quick Results
Simon Marcus def Artem Levin via disqualification via disqualification (Levin refused to continue) RD 3 2:55
Tournament Final: Dustin Jacoby def Wayne Barrett via TKO RD2 1:06
Giga Chikadze def Kevin VanNostrand via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Wayne Barrett def Robert Thomas via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Dustin Jacoby def Karl Roberson via TKO (two knockdowns) RD 2:56
GLORY 27 Superfight Series Quick Results
Joe Schilling def Mike Lemaire via unanimous decison (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Anderson Silva def. Maurice Greene via unanimous decision (30-25, 30-25 30-25)
Guto Inocente def Demoreo Dennis via KO RD 1 0:40
Richard Abraham def Pawel Jedrzejczyk via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)
Casey Greene def Daniel Morales via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
GLORY 27 Play-by-Play ESPN3 Results:
Artem Levin vs. Simon Marcus:
RD1: Al Wichgers is your referee. Low kick by Marcus. Left hook lands for Levin. Body kick lands for marcus and Levin catches and dumps Marcus. They clinch up and Levin flings Marcus to the canvas. Wichgers admonishes both fighters. Levin lands a knee. Marcus throws a big punch and misses. They land in clinch again. Marcus lands a left hook and Levin clinches. Levin clinches again. Levin misses a knee. They clinch again and WIchgers separates. Levin throws knees to the body from the clinch. Marcus clinches and spins Levin into ropes. Marcus spins Levin and knees him to body and Levin goes down and fallsl through the ropes and it's ruled a knockdown. Levin disputes the knockdown and the round concludes. Both fighters get in each others face after the bell.
RD2: Kick blocked by Levin. Right hook doesn't get through for Levin. They clinch up and Wichgers separates them.Levin slips to the canvas. marcus throws knees from the clinch. Levin catches a kick and dumps Marcus to the canvas. Marcus comes forward and pushes Levin into the ropes. Flying knee misses for Levin. Marcus throws a knee to the body of Levin and Levin spins Marcus around into a side headlock. Wichgers as seen enough and takes a point from Levin. Levin waves his hand in disgust and turnshis back and Marcus jumps on him. Levin fires back and this fight has gotten weird. Marcus lands a front kick to the face. Left hook by Levin.
RD3: Left hook missed by Levin. Knee to the body by marcus as Levin tries to clinch. Marcus puts his hands up to show the ref it's Levin who is holding and not him. Levin clinches again. Push kick lands for Levin. Marcus fights out of clinch and misses badly on a left hook. Low kick lands for Marcus. They clinch again and Wichgers separates them. Wichgers takes another point from Levin. The champion walks to his corner in disgust and refuses to fight. That's it. Simon Marcus is your new GLORY middleweight champion.
Final result: Simon Marcus def Artem Levin via disqualification (Levin refused to continue) RD3 2:55
Tournament Final Jacoby vs. Barrett
RD1: Barrett throws a low kick and Jacoby comes forward. Body kick gets through for Barrett. Jacoby throws a punch but Barrett backs up and nearly slips and falls. Barrett misses a big right hook. Right to the body and a low kick land for Barret. Low kick lands for Jacoby. Jacoby chases Barrett and throws and slips as he misses a punch. Right hand lands for Barrett as he retreats backwards. Left hook missed by Jacboy. Jacoby lands a left hook and then a right straight and Barrett wobbles and goes to a knee for the knockdown.
RD2: High kick blocked by Jacoby. Jacoby misses a big overhand right. Combination by Barrett with a punch to the body landing. Push kick lands for Jacoby. Right hand over the top by Jacboy and Barrett goes down again. Barrett does not get up and the fight is over. Marinez waves it off. GLORY calling it two knockdown rule, but that is for two knockdowns in one round. Tournament rule is three knockdowns in fight.
Final result: Dustin Jacoby def Wayne Barrett via TKO RD2 1:06
Giga Chikadze vs. Kevin VanNostrand
RD1: Oscar Martinez is your referee. Chikadze comes in fast and furious throwing heavy. VanNostrand backs up and clinches and the ref separates the two. Chikadze misses on a high kick. Chikadze lands a kick to the body. Knee to body by VanNostrand and Chikadze catches and sweeps him to floor. VanNostrand eats a right hand walking in. Chikadze throws an axe kick Andy Hug style. Low kick by Chikadze. Left land by VanNostrand lands. VanNostrand lands a left hand and backs Chikadze into the corner. Body kick by Chikadze and the bell.
RD2: VanNostrand lands a big right hand. High kick by Chikadze mises. VanNostrand throws a left straight that misses. Low kick by VanNostrand lands. Uppercut misses by Chikadze, who keeps throwing against the ropes. Spinning-back fist lands for VanNostrand and a knee and a left straight as well. Right to the body by VanNostrand. Knee to the body doens't get through for VanNostrand. Chikadze backs VanNostrand into the corner. VanNostrand throws back and jumps in with a knee. Both fighters look like they are slowing down. Body kick by Chikadze and another axe kick gets through partially.
RD3: VanNostrand slips to the canvas. Axe kick misses by Chikadze. Body kick is blocked by VanNostrand. Left hand lands for Chikadze but his knee misses from clinch. BOdy kick lands for Chikadze. Right to the body by VanNostrand. Low kick by Chikadze. Uppercut gets though and lands for Chikadze. Spinning-back kick misses by Chikadze. One minute left. Right hand lands for Chikadze. Chikadze gets dumped to canvas. Low kick by Chikadze. VanNostrand clinches up. Right hand lands for Chikadze as both fighters stand and trade for the final seconds.
Final result: Giga Chikadze def Kevin VanNostrand via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Tournament Semifinal: Wayne Barrett vs. Robert Thomas
RD1: Chris Wagner is your referee. Barrett comes forward with a jump kick. Low kick by Barrett. Thomas hangs back looking to pick his shots. Low kick by Thomas is caught by Barrett. Punch to the body land for Barrett. Low kick lands again for Barrett. Body kick gets through for Thomas but Barrett catches it. Low kick caught by Barrett and he lands a punch to the body. Left straight gets through the guard and connects for Barrett. Barrett switches to southpaw and lands a straight to the body. Low kick lands for Thomas. Right hand misses for Thomas. This will be a tough round to score.
RD2: Low kick lands for Barrett. Another low kick by Barrett lands. Left hook is blocked by Thomas. HIgh kick is blocked by Barrett. Barrett clinches after a missed punch by Thomas. Punch to the body lands for Barrett. Jump kick by Barrett misses. Low kick lands but Thomas misses a right hand on the follow. Low kick lands for Thomas. Body kick is blocked by Barrett. Right straight lands for Barrett. Low kick land for Barrett. Right to the body for Thomas. Right hand by Barrett connects to the head of Thomas. Thomas clinches up with Barrett. Left hand misses by Thomas and he clinches up.
RD3: Thomas whiffs badly on a right hand. Barret lands a right to the body. Barrett misses on a left hook. Low blow by Barrett and Wagner halts the action. Barrett misses on a jump kick. Body kick by Thomas is caught by Barrett. Punch to the body by Barrett connects. Jab by Barret. Low kick lands for Barrett who is getting into rhythm this round. Push kick by Barrett. Thomas lands a right but can't follow it up.
Final result: Wayne Barrett def Robert Thomas via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Tournament Semifinal: Dustin Jacoby vs. Karl Roberson
RD1: Chris Wagner is your referee. Low blow by Roberson on a low left kick and Wagner halts the action. Jacoby blocks a high kick and throws one of his own. Knee by Jacoby misses. Body kick lands for Jacoby. Roberson keeps moving side to side looking for an opening. Jacoby lands another kcik to the body. Low kick lands for Jacoby. Roberson blocks a high kick. Teep by Jacoby. Jacoby fakes a knee and comes in with a flurry. Roberson shells up in defense.
RD2: Low kick by Jacoby. And another low kick. Step-in knee gets through for Jacoby. High kick blocked by Roberson. Jab misses by Jacoby. Jab to the body by Roberson. Roberson goes to the body. High kick blocked by Jacoby. High kick blocked by Roberson. Step-in knee lands again for Jacoby. Low kick to the left leg lands for Jacoby. Jab gets through for Jacoby. Jumping knee misses for Jacoby. Jacoby lands a knee to the body and another and Roberson got hit with a low blow and slips to canvas. Wagner warns Jacoby for it. Left straight land for Roberson. Low kick and a one-two land for Jacoby. High kick misses for Jacoby and he blocks Roberson's high kick.
RD3: Right hand blocked by Jacoby and he lands another low kick. A pair of jabs land for Jacoby and his high kick is blocked by Roberson. Left to the body lands for Roberson. Left hook lands for Roberson. Big one-two combination and Jacoby drops Roberson in the corner. Roberson beats the count. Jacoby comes in for the kill now. He lands a knee to the body from the clinch and drops Roberson for a second time. The fight should be over as per two knockdown rule in GLORY tournaments, but Wagner is administering a count for some odd reason. Roberson makes it back to his feet and the round ends.
Final result: Dustin Jacoby def Karl Roberson via TKO (two knockdowns) RD 2:56
GLORY 27 Superfight Series Play-by-Play results:
Joe Schilling vs. Mike Lemaire
RD1: Al Wichgers is your referee. Schilling feinting and goes up high with a kick that is blocked by Lemaire. Schilling coming forward and Lemarie covers up.Schilling backs Lemaire into the corner but Lemaire avoids any significant trouble. Schilling goes to the body. Left to the body by Schilling. Overhand right by Lemaire misses. High kick easily blocked by Schilling. They clinch and Vichgers separates them. Low blow by Schilling and Vichgers gives Lemaire some time to recoer. Big right hand misses by Lemaire. Schilling comes forward again with a flurry and Lemaire shells up in defense.
RD2: RIght hand lands for Lemaire to start things off. Schilling misses with a left hand. Lemaire eggs him on. Kick is blocked by Schilling. Knee from clinch from Schilling. Body kick lands for Lemaire. Push kick lands for Schilling. left to body by Schilling and Lemaire is on the defense. They clinch up and Vichgers separates them. Schilling feints the push kick and comes in. They clinch again and Vichgers separates. Lemaire lands a right straight. Schilling clinches again. Lemaire eats a teep and pushes on. Left hand is blocked by Schilling. High kick misses for Lemaire. Left hand lands for Schilling right before the round ended.
RD3: Final round. Schilling catches a kick. Lemaire misses a left hook. Schilling looks to be tiring. He did take the fight on less than two week's notice. They clinch and Lemaire lands a knee to the body. Schilling misses an uppercut in the clinch. Schilling catches a kick. Push kick by Schilling. Schilling lands a right hand off the clinch. Left straight gets though the guard of Lemaire. Schilling pushes Lemaire against the ropes. Lemaire paws at the body of Schilling. Spinning heel kick misses the mark. Teep by Schilling. Front kick to the face grazes Lemaire but connects nonetheless.
Final result: Joe Schilling def Mike Lemaire via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Anderson Silva vs. Maurice Greene
RD1: Oscar Martinez is your referee. Greene comes forward but Silva moves away from him. Low kick by Silva. Greene does have a crazy long reach. ANother low kick by Silva. Greene coming forward a bit recklessly. Silva blocks a push kick and returns with a counter that grazes the head of Greene. Jab by Greene misss. HIgh kick blocked by Silva. Low kick by SIlva lands. THey clinch up and the ref breaks them. Silva misses a low kick. RIght low kick lands on the button on the right leg of Greene and Greene is in serious pain. Greene is limping and Silva lands another low kick. Silva goes inside the reach of Greene and lands another low kick to the same leg as the bell sounds.
RD2: Sivla come forward to start the second. He hits the damaged leg again. Greene is a big wobbly now and having trouble putting pressure on it. Push Kick by Greene. Another leg kick by Silva on the damaged leg and Greene is down. He would beat the count, but it should only be a matter of time now. Another low kick as Silva continues to target the damaged leg of Greene. Another low kick by Silva and Greene goes down again. Greene gets up at the eight count. Greene lands a solid push kick. Greene clinches and survives the round.
RD3: Silva lands a low kick to the left leg of Greene. Greene comes forward but doesn't throw. Greene comes forward again and clinches up. Silva lands a left hook as Greene rushes in. Kick to the body is blocked by Silva. Low kick lands by Silva. High kick is blocked by Silva. Left hook lands for Silva. Almost zero offense by Greene here. Low kick lands for Silva again to the damaged leg of Greene. Inside low kick lands for Silva.
Final result: Anderson Silva def Maurice Greene via unanimous decision (30-25, 30-25, 30-25)
Demoreo Dennis vs. Guto Inocente
RD1: Chris Wagner is your referee. Push kick by Inocente to start things off. Dennis pushes forward and they both clinch up. They separate and Inocente uncorks a spinning hook kick, which lands flush and knocks Dennis out cold.
Final result: Guto Inocente def Demoreo Dennis via KO RD 1 0:40
Richard Abraham vs. Pawel Jedrzejczyk
RD1: Al Vichgers is your referee. Jedrzejczyk lands a solid right hand to get things going. High kick by Jedrzejczyk blocked by Abraham. Low kick lands for Abraham. Abraham backs Jedrzejczyk into the corner and the two swing in the pocket. BOdy kick lands for Jedrzejczyk. Abraham marches forward and lands a big shot on Jedrzejczyk. The ropes break his fall and the ref issues a standing eight count. Abraham continues to come forward and he rocks Jedrzejczyk again. Jedrzejczyk fires a one-two and Abraham continues to swing heavy.
RD2: Low kick lands for Abraham. Jedrzejczyk comes forward with a one-two and finishes with a low kick that lands. Right hook lands for Abraham and he comes forward and lands a good hook to the body. Right hand lands again for Abraham. Jedrzejczyk is backed into the corner and he clinches up. The ref breaks them up. A one two lands for Abraham. A left hook to the body and Jedrzejczyk is badly hurt. Abraham is pouring it on. Jedrzejczyk has a chin! He survives the flurry and throws a step-in knee. Abraham goes to the body and then upstairs.
RD3: Jab lands for Abraham to start the round. Knee to the body gets through partially. Low kick by Abraham. A pair of jabs land for Jedrzejczyk. Abraham whiffs on a right hand. Low kick lands for Abraham. Left hook misses for Abraham. Jedrzejczyk blocks a high kick. One-two lands for Jedrzejczyk. Right hand misses for Abraham and Jedrzejczyk clinches up again. The ref seperates. Left to the body lands for Abraham. Right to the body and a left hook misses for Abraham. Step-in knee for Abraham. Jedrzejczyk blocks a high kick. They clinch up again.
Final result: Richard Abraham def Pawel Jedrzejczyk by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)
Casey Greene vs. Daniel Morales
RD1: Oscar Martinez is your referee. Greene moves forward swinging big. Morales slips to the canvas. Greene continues to move forward. Greene lands a body kick. Morales connects with a right hand and then eats a low kick. They clinch and the ref breaks them. Morales lands a jab. Body kick by Morales and he slips and falls down. Another body kick by Greene. RIght hand lands for Morales and Greene comes in with a jumping knee in the corner. Low kick lands again for Greene. High kick by Greene is blocked by Morales.
RD2: Knee to the body by by Greene. Morales lands a one-two and then eats a body kick by Greene. Right hand misses by Greene. Greene lands another low kick. Morales lands a jab to the body. High kick blocked by Morales. Greene moves forward. Another short right hand lands for Morales. Step in knee for Greene is partially blocked. Knee to the body lands clean for Greene. Body kick lands for Greene and Morales slips to the mat. Morales goes to the body and Greene lands a nice counter right hand.
RD3: Low kick lands for Greene. HIgh kick blocked by Morales. Right hand missed by Greene. Greene continues to chase Morales and lands a kick to the body. Morales unloads a combo, but nothing gets through. Body kick lands for Morlaes. The two exchange a pair of right hands. They clinch up and the ref breaks them. Another missed right hand by Greene and Morales lands a counter. Low kick for Greene and another step-in knee. Greene misses a right hand and the bell sounds.
Final result: Casey Greene def Daniel Morlaes via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)