Extra fight sports activities motion is on the best way on Saturday. Followers of aggressive violence ought to look towards clearing off schedules from roughly 12 midday ET to 12 midnight ET or thereabouts. Whereas Oktagon and Cage Warriors maintain their respective occasions this weekend, GLORY Kickboxing units up store in The Netherlands.
As has been the case a number of instances in GLORY this 12 months, Rotterdam is the host metropolis for GLORY 93 and the GLORY 93 most important occasion. All instructed, absent of any cancellations which will come up earlier than the present, Saturday’s card (2 pm ET/ 11 am PT, Bally Stay!/ Stadium) options 9 whole kickboxing bouts from Topsportcentrum.
Welterweights Collide in GLORY 93 Primary Occasion
Whereas the co-main occasion of the night incorporates a battle for the featherweight championship, the headliner incorporates a superfight at welterweight. No. 1 contender Endy Semeleer (36-2 kickboxing, 5-1 GLORY) faces off towards present GLORY Kickboxing Light-weight Champion Tyjani Beztati (26-4 kickboxing, 16-3 GLORY) in the principle occasion, the latter’s welterweight debut.
With no championship at stake on Saturday, the GLORY 93 most important occasion is an marketed most of three rounds at three minutes per spherical to shut the actions. The three-knockdown rule is in impact all through the cardboard.
If a contestant scores three knockdowns towards his or her adversary in a single spherical or 4 instances in a battle, that contestant is the winner by TKO.
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GLORY 93 Primary Occasion Fighter Comparability and Betting Odds
Heading into the GLORY 93 most important occasion on Saturday afternoon, Tyjani Beztati is the taller combatant at 6-foot-3, in comparison with the 5-foot-10 1/2 body of Endy Semeleer. The latter owns a 75-inch attain, with no such info out there for the previous at press time.
Presently, the oddsmakers have Tyjani Beztati put in as a -165 favourite on the cash line, whereas Endy Semeleer counters as a +125 underdog. If you happen to plan on betting this or another battle occurring this weekend in fight sports activities, please wager responsibly.
Semeleer Trying to Bounce Again From Title Combat Loss in GLORY 93 Primary Occasion
Endy Semeleer, previously the GLORY Kickboxing Welterweight Champion, has posted a report of 4-1 in his final 5 fights. Lower than three months in the past, he misplaced the strap in Paris by means of second-round TKO (three-knockdown rule) in GLORY 91 towards Chico Kwasi (43-5 kickboxing, 4-0 GLORY) throughout the principle occasion.
For this coaching camp, Semeleer has traveled to Spain, the place his coach, Boy Van Veen, makes his residence. In a current video on the GLORY Kickboxing YouTube channel, Semeleer describes the change of surroundings.
“I rarely depart the home,” Semeleer stated, by way of onscreen subtitles. “Typically I’ve to, as a result of I must do my groceries, and really often, [I go] to the seaside, however then we mix that with coaching. Truly, the whole lot is about coaching once I’m right here.”
How will Endy Semeleer reply in his return to the ring? Solely time will inform.
Tyjani Beztati Strikes to Welterweight for Saturday Headliner
Within the different nook, Tyjani Beztati has gone 5-0 in his final 5 fights as a part of an ongoing seven-fight profitable streak courting again to Leap Day in 2020. Again in March, he scored a unanimous determination victory after 5 rounds towards Enriko Kehl (53-16 kickboxing, 2-1 GLORY) in his most up-to-date protection of the light-weight title in the course of the GLORY Heavyweight Grand Prix.
This isn’t solely Beztati’s welterweight debut, it’s the second battle on his present cope with the group. Forward of the battle with Kehl late this previous winter, he teased that he’d be headed to the welterweight division upon defending the light-weight belt.
He holds the GLORY Kickboxing promotional report for many wins by a light-weight competitor with 15. Will he notch one other win in his welterweight debut?
Evaluation, Movie Research, and Prediction
The GLORY 93 most important occasion seems to be an awesome scrap. A former champion taking up a present champion. What could possibly be higher?
Look For Semeleer to Go For a Hook
Endy Semeleer is a person recognized for getting himself on the spotlight reel. Simply watch the video of his battle vs. Shkodran Vessell.
After practically stopping Vessell by the three-knockdown rule inside the primary spherical, the third and last spherical noticed him rating his third whole knockdown. Though Vessell rose to his toes, Semeleer later eliminated each final thread of doubt within the battle with a proper hook, giving him the fourth knockdown for the competition and thus, the win by TKO.
Any strike in Endy Semeleer’s arsenal can put an opponent down. If he lands the best hook, Tyjani Beztati might keep down within the GLORY 93 most important occasion.
Beztati Equally Brutal
Within the different nook, Tyjani Beztati subscribes to the Lee Corso philosophy: “Not so quick, my pal.” His hooks are simply as nasty as Endy Semeleer’s.
Throughout his GLORY 80: Studio battle for the light-weight title towards Josh Jauncey in 2022, Beztati landed some knees to start spherical two whereas Jauncey scored with a kick to the left leg. A couple of minute into the spherical, Beztati put Jauncey on the mat with a left uppercut.
Upon the resumption of the battle, a clearly-stunned Jauncey absorbed a barrage of pictures from Beztati, together with a proper hook to knock him down a second time. Although Jauncey rose to his toes once more, Beztati landed a left hook to attain the TKO by the three-knockdown rule.
If Tyjani Beztati beats Semeleer to the hook on Saturday, his welterweight debut might be successful.
Last Ideas
If you happen to had plans to go see a film on Saturday, cancel them. The true blockbuster is the GLORY 93 most important occasion.
Prediction: Endy Semeleer by First-Spherical Knockout.
