AMSTERDAM - Head kick, flying knee, victory: world middleweight champion Alex ‘Po Atan’ Pereira retained his title with an astonishing performance in the GLORY 65 UTRECHT main event.
In the co-headline bout, Marat Grigorian finally achieved his dream of becoming world lightweight champion after dethroning arch-rival Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong.
GLORY 65 UTRECHT took place at Central Studios, Utrecht, Netherlands and also hosted standout performances from Donovan Wisse, Eyevan Danenberg, Tyjani Beztati and Josh Jauncey.
GLORY 65 RESULTS:
Alex Pereira def. Jason Wilnis by knockout (flying knee), R1 1:31 - for world middleweight championship
Marat Grigorian def. Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong by unanimous decision, R3 (48-46, 49-45, 49-45, 49-45, 49-45) - for world lightweight championship
Donovan Wisse def. Yousri Belgaroui by unanimous decision (29-27×5)
Eyevan Danenberg def. Yassine Ahaggan by TKO (knee to the body). Round 1, 1:51
Tyjani Beztati def. Josh Jauncey by unanimous decision (29-28×5)
Cihad Kepenek def. Junior Tafa by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Thong Fairtex def. Bailey Sugden by split decision (30-27, 27-30, 28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
Luke Whelan def. Itay Gershon by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Sofia Olofsson def. Christi Brereton by split decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27, 28-29, 29-28)
Kevin van Heeckeren def. Matt Baker by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Ammari Diedrick def. Dani Traoré by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Jos van Belzen def. Percy de Maeyer by TKO (three knockdowns). Round 1, 2:08
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