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00:00Il a une très difficile de faire de l'effet de la seconde semi-final, Mohamed Toussaji, qui a l
00:08'air très impressionnant dans son opening bouts.
00:16Mais le final de la Tournament de l'HPF est le match, Michael Boapéa, le premier 2-time middleweight title
00:24challenger et le 2-time glory de l'HPF champion, Artem Vahitov,
00:29who looks to reclaim gold tonight.
00:54Sold out.
00:56Rotterdam Ahoy for Glory Collision No. 9.
01:00The superstars are out, and we are thrilled now to be joined by the former welterweight champion, Nicky Halskin, is
01:07back.
01:07Welcome back to Glory.
01:09Thanks, man.
01:10I'm happy to be back.
01:11It's been 10 years, and, yeah, it's great to be back at the Rotterdam Ahoy Glory event.
01:17You know all about these tournaments.
01:21I was going to say, we shared the ring as enemies, and I just have to say it's nice to
01:25share the commentary with us.
01:26Yeah, man, yeah, for me the same.
01:29Yeah, great.
01:29Do I need to get in between you two or are you going to play nice?
01:31No, maybe.
01:32Not yet.
01:32Yeah, okay, all right, well, of course, it was at Glory Tokyo No. 13 that you two went at it.
01:37Yeah, I mean, I knew how experienced and how good he was.
01:41I mean, I was obviously less experienced here than Nicky showed him.
01:46Yeah, but you did very good, Joe.
01:48You are the guy who hurt me the most with low kicks in all my career.
01:51Yeah, okay.
01:52That's good to hear.
01:53I had to walk like this two weeks.
01:55And you hurt me to the liver better than everybody else, so, I mean.
01:58And look at you, too.
02:00And now we do the same.
02:02Yeah.
02:02Oh, man, we're back.
02:04We squashed it.
02:04There we go.
02:05It was amazing.
02:06I remember it well.
02:07Nicky, you know all about winning tournaments.
02:09As you look at this light heavyweight tourney Grand Prix going on tonight, what do you feel
02:15is the key to a successful win in one of the most grueling tournaments in combat sports?
02:21Yeah, normally it's great to have a KO in the first fight, but it's not always happened.
02:27And like Bahram, yeah, he's very explosive.
02:30If you fight him, you can get a lot of injuries.
02:32You see it with the shashi.
02:34His eyes open, and he's a very tough fight.
02:37So Donovan Wissett did a very good job.
02:39Not too much damage for the very technical fight.
02:43And, yeah, I think he's going very fresh in the next round.
02:47I see a lot of Donovan Wissett in you, too.
02:50I mean, the way you guys fight that sharp knives.
02:52My trainer always say you fight a little bit the same.
02:55Yeah, I definitely see it.
02:57Candy cap a little bit, this Michael Boapaya versus Vakitav fight.
03:00What do you think this fight's going to do?
03:03Boapaya is very good in the win nowadays, but Vakitav is very experienced.
03:08He fought, yeah, like 20 years already, and, yeah, maybe a little bit ring rust because
03:14his last fight was with the heavyweight, Rico Verhoeven.
03:17So, yeah, I'm looking forward to this fight, and I think Boapaya has the upper hand.
03:22Well, let's have you stick around.
03:25call the fight with us.
03:26We're going to have an awesome time as we get into our last quarterfinal that features
03:31the time bomb as he goes up against Glory's only two-time light heavyweight champion.
03:38He's a light heavyweight legend, I can say, but now it's time for me, time for the new
03:43boys.
03:46Michael Boapaya!
03:47He's low right now, isn't he?
03:48That was it.
03:49Laser focus in his eyes.
03:51Now Glory Tournament champion, Michael Boapaya!
03:57I promise you, one day I will be champion.
04:00Look what I did.
04:02Look what I did, bro.
04:03His time as Glory champion included a win over Alex Perreira.
04:08Please welcome Artem Vakita!
04:12Michael He's a good, a little angry guy.
04:17I don't like sympathy for those people who are aggressive in the ring, who show
04:24their own, I don't know, their own, their own, their own, their own, their own, their own
04:30but in the fight we'll see.
04:32I'm happy to meet him in the fight, no problem.
04:36And Barney Tark is down in the net!
04:38He's home!
04:40Oh, what a big deal!
04:41Et un autre, un, deux, trois, quatre !
04:44Qu'est-ce de l'air de la Russie !
04:47Vous savez, quand j'étais jeune, il était déjà en train.
04:50Artym ! Artym ! Artym !
04:53Artym !
04:54Artym !
04:55Artym !
04:56C'est à l'époque. Qu'est-ce qu'on va faire maintenant ?
04:59C'est vous contre Michael Boapéa.
05:02Qu'est-ce que votre première réaction ?
05:03Hey, non problème.
05:04Non problème.
05:05Vous voyez, on va détruire.
05:07Il va détruire.
05:08Il va détruire.
05:10Il va détruire.
05:11Oui, on va détruire.
05:12Oui, on va détruire.
05:13Oui, on va détruire.
05:14Je ne sais pas trop parler.
05:16Je vous montre tout le monde.
05:18Depuis qu'il a commencé avec Flore, il a eu des grands rêves, des grands visions.
05:21Il est ennemi dans la vie, 4 et 0.
05:25Je suis plus jeune, je suis plus vieux.
05:26Je pense que je me suis plus bien que lui.
05:29Et je pense que la différence entre moi et eux, c'est que je suis plus âme dans moi.
05:33Je sais pas ?
05:33Il va de la vie n'est plus grand que moi.
05:41All right, Raditem, there is one spot left in the semi-finals of tonight's Grand Prix,
05:47and we're about to find out who will face Donovan Vissa in that semi-final matchup.
05:53This quarter final, scheduled for three three-minute rounds,
05:56he challenged for the heavyweight championship one year ago at Glory 100.
06:00Here is Artem Vahitav.
06:14Artem Vahitav,
06:16the former two-time glory light heavyweight champion
06:18looking to reclaim a glory gold,
06:21the most successful champion, Joseph,
06:23in a light heavyweight division's history.
06:26I mean, he's technical, he's strong,
06:28and, I mean, what's crazy is he started at Glory 9,
06:31so to see him here at Collision 9 at only 35 years old,
06:35I mean, it's something special.
06:36I mean, Nicky, you fought on cards with Vahitav in the past, too.
06:40Yeah, man, I'm looking forward to this fight.
06:42He's a very technical fighter.
06:44He has good angles, good boxing, good body shots.
06:47He's all-round complete fighter.
06:50He goes around for 25 years, so, yeah, great fighter.
06:54Looking to become the first person in Glory history
06:57to win a title three times, guys.
07:00That is so impressive.
07:01Yep.
07:03Holds the record for the most title defenses in Glory
07:05light heavyweight history with five.
07:11Most successful champ in the division's history,
07:15the two-time champion with five successful title defenses,
07:18but this will be his first professional tournament.
07:21The event had his first glory fight back in 2013.
07:28This three-division guardian warrior knows no bounds
07:33when challenging his own abilities.
07:35Here is Michael Boapea.
07:52Michael Boapea, the former two-time middleweight title contender
07:55and winner of the 25-25 Glory light heavyweight four-man tournament.
08:01coming back at a light heavyweight where he has literally dominated Joseph,
08:07undefeated at 4-0 since making the move to light heavyweight.
08:11Yeah, he's one of the young fighters I've really enjoyed watching in kickboxing.
08:14He comes with a lot of hunger, motivation, and heart.
08:18And he's just got a fan-friendly style.
08:20The way he pressures, puts his combinations together.
08:22He kicks well.
08:24Watch out for his calf kicks.
08:25He slips up, uppercuts and knees.
08:28He's just a relentless pressure fighter.
08:32Nicky, your thoughts on Boapea,
08:34one of the dominant fighters here in this tournament
08:37since moving up a weight class.
08:39Yeah, I said it before.
08:41I think Boapea is going to win the tournament.
08:43And I think he's a very good, very good, great talent, great fighter.
08:49What Joseph said, he has very good calf kicks.
08:52He's all-around good uppercuts.
08:54His body looks like Mike Tyson.
08:56He's, yeah.
08:57Man, I love this guy fighting.
09:00So, yeah.
09:00But I also like Vaktikov.
09:03But I think he has better rhythm at the moment.
09:06Yeah, and I think it's his confidence and his mindset
09:09that make him really special as well.
09:11He's 11-4 in glory, three KOs.
09:15He won a light heavyweight tournament at Collision 8.
09:17Was a four-man.
09:19Signature strikes the uppercut.
09:20And he's the shortest fighter in the tournament
09:22with the longest reach.
09:26Some believe this is the toughest matchup
09:29in the quarterfinals.
09:30Tale of the Tate, Boapea is 26.
09:33Vahitop is nine years his elder.
09:35He is an inch taller.
09:36But Boapea will try to use his 4.5-inch reach advantage.
09:42Professionally experienced.
09:44Very similar.
09:45Boapea with one fight edge.
09:46When it comes to knockout percentages,
09:49they're pretty similar.
09:50But Boapea with a slight edge at 39%.
09:54Keys to glory for our last quarterfinal matchup
09:56for Boapea.
09:57He needs to fight young and fast.
09:59He's got to get on the inside
10:00with some good volume and combinations.
10:02And he's got to find ways to set up the calf kicks.
10:05For Artem Vahitop, it's ring IQ and experience.
10:08He needs to control the range and the pace of the fight.
10:11And he needs to use his good footwork and angles
10:13that he's known for.
10:17Once again, ladies and gentlemen,
10:20this Grand Prix quarterfinal is scheduled
10:22for three three-minute rounds.
10:25Introducing first, fighting out of the black corner,
10:28a national and European champion
10:30who looks to become a three-time glory light heavyweight world champion.
10:36His record 22 wins, seven losses,
10:39and eight of those wins coming by way of knockout.
10:42At six feet, one inch tall, 1.86 meters,
10:45he weighed in at 208 pounds, 94.5 kilos.
10:50He is the former two-time light heavyweight champion of the world.
10:55Here is Artem Vahitop.
11:03His opponent, fighting out of the white corner,
11:06a two-time middleweight title contender
11:08who won the four-man light heavyweight tournament last year.
11:12As a professional, 23 wins, six losses,
11:16one draw, and nine career knockouts.
11:19He stands six feet even, 1.85 meters,
11:22and he weighed in at 208 pounds, 94.5 kilos.
11:27He fights tonight out of Ghana.
11:41And you're a referee in charge of this bout, Edward Stryker.
11:57Okay, guys, listen, three rounds of three minutes, yeah?
12:01Two eight counts in one round, it's over.
12:04Yes?
12:05Listen always to my commands and protect yourself at all times.
12:08Any questions?
12:09No questions?
12:10Touch gloves if you want.
12:14Glory light heavyweight Grand Prix quarterfinal number four,
12:19the first meeting between Michael Boapea and Artem Vahitop.
12:24They were supposed to fight a light heavyweight tournament in 2025,
12:28but Artem was injured,
12:30so tonight they face off for the first time in the glory ring.
12:33I think a lot of people are wondering
12:35what type of Vahitop we're going to see.
12:37We really haven't seen him in a light heavyweight fight.
12:40He went from the UFC to a heavyweight fight with Rico.
12:44He starts good, front foot.
12:47He blocked the calf kick, very good also.
12:51Veteran fighter, he lost to Rico Valheuven.
12:54A unanimous decision that was back at glory 100.
13:01He is excited to be back, a 14-fight glory veteran.
13:07Vahitop, we can't stay southpaw to avoid the calf kick,
13:10but Boapea switched too.
13:13Good luck.
13:16So we lose on the feet.
13:19Boapea with the calf kick.
13:21And now a jab, and right back to the calf.
13:29Yeah, Vahitop's a very technical fighter
13:32who can switch his stances very well.
13:34So he's going to have to try to create different angles.
13:37Nice combination.
13:38But that knee.
13:39Big knee from Boapea gets through the defense.
13:47Time bomb with nine career knockouts,
13:50three in the glory ring.
13:52Eight for Vahitop.
13:55Kick to the body from Boapea.
14:01I like the pressure from Vaktico.
14:03And he's loose with that pressure too.
14:06Yeah.
14:08Yeah, Vahitop looking very comfortable
14:11in a minute since he's been in the glory ring.
14:16Kicks and strikes being thrown by Boapea.
14:21Boapea's been relentless to the legs.
14:28Popping that jab.
14:30And you're right.
14:32Boapea goes right back to the legs.
14:34High kick from Vahitop.
14:37Vahitop will bring the combinations
14:39where Boapea will just defend
14:41and then counter with his kicks.
14:43But a lot of the judges have been valuing pressure.
14:52Ooh, beautiful.
14:53And a counter for Boapea.
14:57How do you feel Boapea is doing right now, Nicky?
14:59I think Boapea is on the back foot,
15:02fighting backwards.
15:03And he's...
15:04But I think he's very good in the counter.
15:06Yeah.
15:07He constantly throwing low kicks.
15:09Good counter hooks.
15:12I think it will change in the second round, I think.
15:15Those calf kicks look like they're...
15:16Yeah.
15:17Look at that lead calf of Vahitop.
15:19It's changing colors already.
15:21Mm-hmm.
15:25I kind of...
15:26I know probably the judges are giving it to Vahitop,
15:29but I think Boapea is doing a good job fighting backwards.
15:32Yeah.
15:32I think it's a closer round.
15:34And did he do more damage with those shots landing?
15:38Yeah.
15:39Like those calf kicks are adding up.
15:42From the replay here, you see Vahitop switching,
15:45getting his head offline.
15:46And then Boapea using that high guard and chopping away at the calves.
15:51This is the combination work.
15:53None of it's landing.
15:54But Vahitop saw the block coming,
15:56so he changed the levels with the kick.
16:00I think the most damage was done by Boapea this round.
16:04I think that's well said.
16:08Not only with the kicks, but his strikes and punches as well.
16:11Mm-hmm.
16:13How would you score this fight, this round?
16:15Uh, I think Boapea.
16:17Yeah.
16:18I think Boapea is winning this round.
16:20Roger.
16:22Major baby.
16:24Time.
16:25Nicky Holtzkin joining Joseph Valtellini
16:27and Ron Kruk here for this quarterfinal number four.
16:32We'll see if the judges agree with you, Nicky.
16:36Giving that round to Michael Boapea.
16:41Yeah.
16:43Fight!
16:44Round two underway.
16:48And right back to the calf kicks for Boapea.
16:51Yeah, from Southaw this time.
16:55And they do agree with the former champ.
16:58All five judges give that opening round to Michael Boapea.
17:06More boxing work now from Boapea.
17:09He needs to really keep setting up those knees and calf kicks.
17:13There are the punches going the way of Vahitop
17:17and the kicks from Boapea.
17:21Boapea is doing a good job
17:22on the back foot.
17:24Kicking the legs inside, outside.
17:25Yeah.
17:27Staying really defensive to the punches, too.
17:29Yeah.
17:30Yeah, Vahitop keeps moving forward,
17:32but he's just not landing a lot
17:33to do much damage.
17:35Good defense by Boapea.
17:37And Vahitop's a fighter
17:39that doesn't really sit on his punches too much.
17:41He likes that nice rhythm,
17:43but consistent.
17:46He looks like an amateur boxer.
17:48Yeah.
17:48The way he hits and moves.
17:54Boapea, the winner of a four-man tournament,
17:57so he's got the experience.
17:58He knows what it takes
17:59to get it done in a Grand Prix.
18:04I think this is a better round for Vahitop.
18:07Yeah, his pressure's a little bit better for sure.
18:17Boom.
18:21Vahitop, the oldest competitor
18:23here in the light heavyweight Grand Prix.
18:27Dana White's contender series veteran.
18:29Won a fight in that series,
18:31and actually turned down a contract
18:34with the UFC to return here to glory.
18:36Yeah, fought Rico instead.
18:39I think his calf is hurting.
18:41Oh, yeah.
18:42Yeah.
18:43You see it already swell up, blue.
18:47Boapea just finds it in different ways.
18:52And even if Vahitop is able to get a wing here
18:56and move on,
18:57I think those calf kicks
18:58are going to be a key in the semifinals.
19:02What's your take on these calf kicks these days?
19:04Yeah, I think it's a very, very good weapon.
19:07And you can block it,
19:08but you have to train on it.
19:09Yeah.
19:10But it's very painful.
19:11I know I had it a couple of myself on my calf,
19:15and it's hurting as hell.
19:19It's definitely starting to change combat sports.
19:22Yeah.
19:22I think Boapea understands the calf kicks very good.
19:26I think he's fighting a very easy fight for me,
19:31in my opinion, Boapea.
19:33Just doing good job.
19:35Yeah.
19:35Very good job.
19:36Get defense and just keep chopping away
19:39at that lead calf.
19:41Right.
19:43Fight.
19:48Oh, the way he's setting it fainting to them.
19:50Yeah.
19:51I like the time bomb.
19:53I think two zeros.
19:55Yeah.
19:55Boapea.
19:56Yeah.
19:57The welterweights take center stage
19:59as they prepare for their year-end eight-man tournament
20:02with Glory 109 Proving Grounds
20:04taking place Saturday, September 5th,
20:06at the RTM stage in Rotterdam,
20:08the Netherlands.
20:09The top welterweights will battle one another
20:12to see who qualifies for the chance
20:14to be the last welterweight standing in December.
20:19Ticket information.
20:20And for more info,
20:21go to glorykickboxing.com.
20:25A division you boys know all about.
20:28How excited are you for Glory 109?
20:32I'm very excited.
20:34Now I've been back involved with Glory.
20:38I follow everything.
20:40And the welterweight is my division.
20:42And I like it very much.
20:44Same as Joseph.
20:44I think it's the king's class
20:47because you have everything.
20:48Good bodies, good fighters.
20:50We're not biased.
20:51Don't worry about it.
20:51Not at all.
20:52I'm glad you two are keeping it.
20:53But I agree with him.
20:55And you two make a great point.
20:57It is one of the most enjoyable weight classes.
21:01All right.
21:01We move on.
21:03Round at number three.
21:04Got business to take care of.
21:05here in the grand pre-quarterfinal number four.
21:10Michael Boapaya up two rounds to nothing.
21:14You see he's standing southpaw already.
21:17The calf is done.
21:19Yeah.
21:19Yeah.
21:19Switch stance is well said.
21:21Braves the back.
21:23And Vakitav relies on his footwork and his movement
21:26with a compromised calf.
21:29100% accuracy with Boapaya destroying the calves.
21:37And Vakitav continues to switch stances.
21:40I still call that, Nicky, the hold skin.
21:43The guard manipulate.
21:44Really?
21:44The way you pull it.
21:45Yeah.
21:46I always say the two best to do it
21:49are you and Antonio Plaziba.
21:51Plaziba, yeah.
21:52And Gokal Saki was also very good.
21:54Saki was good, but that was your thing, my man.
21:58Under two minutes to go.
22:00Final round.
22:02Good body shot.
22:03Winner will take on the former middleweight champion,
22:08London Visa, in the semis.
22:15And it would be another Boapaya-Visa fight.
22:19And first two are wild.
22:20Yeah, absolutely.
22:22How key this, if this goes to the judges' scorecards,
22:25all four quarterfinals went the distance.
22:29Then, you know, fatigue's got to come into play, correct?
22:32Yeah.
22:34And so many variables in tournaments.
22:36Both guys, no flinching.
22:38Fight!
22:38I think they're exciting to watch,
22:40but personally, I'd rather watch than be in one.
22:43Yeah, because after a big fight,
22:45like Tushashi, the hard fight,
22:47you have to relax in the locker room
22:51and start again all over.
22:52It's crazy, man.
22:53It is.
22:56Tough way to be crowned champion,
22:58no doubt about it.
23:01But if you're a champion,
23:02then you feel really good.
23:03Yeah.
23:05If you lose, it sucks very bad.
23:08We all know that, bro.
23:09Yeah.
23:10Fight!
23:11You made me realize that.
23:13Hope you enjoyed that 100K, by the way.
23:15Oh, man.
23:16I already spent it before I got it.
23:18Yeah, but you did a very good job, bro.
23:22Yeah, it was a classic.
23:24That one, Glory 13,
23:26and, of course, Nicky won two Glory 4-man tournaments
23:30and an 8-man with K-1 as well, right?
23:33That's a pretty impressive resume, my man.
23:40Break!
23:43As time wraps up, quickly, Nicky,
23:45what else are you up to these days?
23:47I know you did some boxing,
23:48and a little bit of everything.
23:49Yeah, in total, 158 fights.
23:52Oh, my gosh.
23:54Yeah, for many fights.
23:55I've fought since 30 years.
23:58And now I quit.
23:59I built my own gym.
24:00Yeah.
24:01And study my own fighters
24:03and my son, of course.
24:04I was going to say,
24:05your son, you got to bring up Geraldo.
24:07Yeah.
24:11Well, all indications
24:13will have that man,
24:14Michael Boapea,
24:16moving on
24:17to complete the two semifinals.
24:21So, four participants.
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