GLORY 50 Live Results and Discussion
Dave Walsh - February 16, 2018
Tonight, with the GLORY 50 SuperFight Series beginning at 8:30pm eastern/5:30pm Pacific live on UFC Fight Pass, is GLORY’s 2018 return. The SuperFight Series is headlined by GLORY Lightweight Champion Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong squaring off against Christian Baya, while the main card is headlined by a heavyweight tournament and GLORY Welterweight Champion Murthel Groenhart against Harut Grigorian.
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GLORY 50 Chicago
Welterweight Title Headline Bout: Harut Grigorian def. Murthel Groenhart by TKO ref stoppage (knockdown due to punches, then the ref stopped it while Murthel was trying to survive, Murthel was wobbled but stoppage was a little early)
Heavyweight Tournament Final Bout: Benjamin Adegbuyi def. Junior Tafa by TKO (ref stoppage due to Right Low Kicks)
Welterweight Co-Headline Bout: Richard Abraham def. Malik Watson-Smith by Unanimous Dec
Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal Bout A: Guto Inocente def. Junior Tafa by Unanimous Dec (Guto cannot continue in the tournament so Tafa will fight Benny in the final)
Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal Bout B: Benjamin Adegbuyi def. D’Angelo Marshall by KO Rd 1 (Right hand)
GLORY 50 SuperFight Series
Lightweight Title Headline Bout: Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong (c) def. Christian Baya by Unanimous Dec (All Sittichai from start to finish, Baya just didnt let his hands go which was his chance to win)
**Cancelled**Heavyweight Co-Headline Bout: Haze Wilson vs. Anthony McDonald
**Cancelled**
Welterweight Bout: Omar Moreno def. Casey Greene by Unanimous Dec (Extra Round) (Greene lands a perfect right hand in Rd 1 and drops Moreno, Rd2 Greene still putting pressure and wins Rd 2 on judges scorecard, Rd3 Moreno turns it up and lands a high kick that wobbles Greene and then a knee and a flurry of punches where the ref steps in and gives an 8 count even though there are no standing 8’s in Glory, Moreno then lands a front kick to the face and knocks down Greene for another count so we have an extra round. Close extra round Moreno much more busy
Welterweight Bout: Omari Boyd def. Daniel Morales by Split decision
Catchweight (150 lb) Bout: Diego Llamas def. Justin Houghton by TKO Rd 1 (Llamas landed a right hand that had Houghton stumbling and not knowing where her was, ref gave an 8 count but J-Ho still didnt know where he was)