Kickboxing event Glory 99 airs live on DAZN from the Ahoy Rotterdam in the Netherlands on April 5. The fight card, billed as “Last Heavyweight Standing,” features a total of 16 bouts with 32 fighters battling it out on the night.
In the main event, Belgian-Moroccan Jamal Ben Saddik (36-9, 26 KO) faces Cristian Ristea (44-25, 13 KO) of Romania. In the co-main event, Bahram Rajabzadeh (70-4, 61 KO) of Azerbaijan takes on Brian Douwes (42-26-1, 31 KO) of the Netherlands.
Also on the card, Nico Horta (23-10, 3 KO) of Cape Verde meets Rade Opacic (21-6, 16 KO) of Serbia. Nigerian-Dutch Tariq Osaro (26-4-1, 13 KO) squares off against Benjamin Adegbuyi (35-8, 20 KO) of Romania. Plus, Moroccan-Dutch Nabil Khachab (29-5-1, 4 KO) goes up against Milos Cvjeticanin (11-3, 8 KO) of Serbia.
Glory 99 kicks off a year-long tournament with winners from each bout qualifying for the next round. Four separate four-man one-night knockout tournaments are scheduled to highlight a two-day Glory 100 showdown on June 13-14.
Glory 99: Last Heavyweight Standing results
Get Glory 99 full fight card results below.
Main card
- Jamal Ben Saddik def. Cristian Ristea by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Bahram Rajabzadeh def. Brian Douwes by KO (R1, 2:41)
- Tariq Osaro def. Benjamin Adegbuyi by TKO (R1, 1:59)
- Nico Horta def. Rade Opacic by KO (R2, 2:52)
- Milos Cvjeticanin def. Nabil Khachab by split decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27, 28-29, 28-29)
- Sofian Laidouni def. Oleh Pryimachov by TKO (R1, 1:47)
- Asadulla Nasipov def. Murat Aygun by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Mory Kromah def. Nicolas Wamba by TKO (injury, R2, 1:37)
- Tomas Mozny def. Sina Karimian by unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-27, 30-26, 30-26)
- Alin Nechita def. Ahmed Krnjic by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-27, 29-27, 29-27, 29-27)
- Ionut Iancu def. Cihad Kepenek by RTD (R1, 3:00)
Prelims
- Iraj Azizipour def. Yuri Farcas by KO (spinning backfist, R2, 1:17)
- Asdren Gashi def. Nidal Bchiri by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Colin George def. Miroslav Vujovic by RTD (R1, 1:35)
- Anis Bouzid def. Nathan Cook by TKO (punches, R1, 0:28)
- Luigj Gashi def. Petr Romankevich by unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-27, 30-26, 30-26)
Glory 99: Last Heavyweight Standing live blog
Jamal Ben Saddik defeats Cristian Ristea by decision
Jamal Ben Saddik defeats Cristian Ristea by unanimous decision. After three rounds, all five judges scored the fight 30-27.
Jamal Ben Saddik vs Cristian Ristea
Glory 99 main event pits Belgian-Moroccan Jamal Ben Saddik (36-9, 26 KO) against Cristian Ristea (44-25, 13 KO) of Romania.
Bahram Rajabzadeh drops & stops Brian Douwes
Bahram Rajabzadeh defeats Brian Douwes by knockout in the first round, securing multiple knockdowns along the way.
Tariq Osaro TKO's Benjamin Adegbuyi in first round
Tariq Osaro stops Benjamin Adegbuyi in the first round.
Nico Horta KO's Rade Opacic
Nico Horta knocks out Rade Opacic in the second round with a right hand.
Milos Cvjeticanin defeats Nabil Khachab by decision
Milos Cvjeticanin defeats Nabil Khachab by split decision. Three judges scored the fight 29-28, 29-28, and 30-27 for Cvjeticanin, and two scored it 29-28 for Khachab.
Sofian Laidouni TKO's Oleh Pryimachov
Sofian Laidouni scores multiple knockdowns and stops Oleh Pryimachov in the first round with punches.
Asadulla Nasipov defeats Murat Aygun by decision
Asadulla Nasipov defeats Murat Aygun by unanimous decision with the scores 29-28, 29-28, 30-27, 30-27, and 30-27.
Mory Kromah TKO's Nicolas Wamba due to injury
Mory Kromah defeats Nicolas Wamba via second-round TKO due to a leg injury.
Glory 99 main card results: Tomas Mozny defeats Sina Karimian
Among the early results on the Glory 99 main card: Tomas Mozny scores a unanimous decision against Sina Karimian, and Alin Nechita defeats Ahmed Krnjic, also by unanimous decision. Plus, Ionut Iancu stops Cihad Kepenek in one round via RTD.
Glory 99 prelims results
Among the Glory 99 prelims: Iraj Azizipour defeats Yuri Farcas by KO in the second round with a spinning backfist. Asdren Gashi takes a split decision against Nidal Bchiri. Colin George defeats Miroslav Vujovic via first-round retirement. Anis Bouzid stops Nathan Cook in the first round with punches. Luigj Gashi defeats Petr Romankevich by unanimous decision.
Glory 99 start time
Glory 99 airs live on DAZN. The start time is 11:00 AM ET / 8:00 AM PT in the U.S., 4:00 PM BST in the UK, and 4:00 PM CEST in the Netherlands.
