Mwekassa Dominates Hameur-Lain in Glory 29 Super Fight Series Main Event
Light heavyweight contender Zack Mwekassa has been claiming that he
should be next in line for another crack at the Glory championship
and after watching him dominate veteran Zinedine Hameur-Lain for
three rounds, he makes a good argument. Mwekassa pounded on
Hameur-Lain in the main event of the Glory 29 Super Fight Series in
Copenhagen, Denmark on Saturday, capping off an undercard
overflowing with action.
Mwekassa was relentless in his pursuit of his French adversary, pressuring Hameur-Lain with a vicious body assault and sharp punches to the head. Hameur-Lain (54-13, 33 KOs) was never truly hurt in the battle, but the Congo native’s attacks kept him out of sync form the start. Hameur-Lain rallied late as Mwekassa appeared to be gassing out, but it was too little too late. Mwekassa (14-3, 12 KOs) was awarded a unanimous decision via tallies of 29-28 on all three scorecards.
Welterweights Harut Grigorian and Maximo
Suarez ripped into each like hyenas fighting over a kill, each
landing serious leather as soon as the fracas began. Both
combatants were rocked in the brawl, but, sadly, it didn’t last
long. After being drilled by a series of punches and having his
legs rubberized, Grigorian (42-9, 31 KOs) countered a left kick to
the body with a perfectly-time straight right to the face. Suarez
(38-4, 21 KOs) stumbled into the ropes and ate a shin on his way
down, where he stayed until referee John Axewood counted him out
with just five seconds remaining in the frame.
Sweden’s Abdou Karim Chorr scored a knockdown in the first and second rounds and survived a late rally from Rhassan Muhareb and won a dominant unanimous decision. Chorr’s counter punching was the key throughout the contest and he pitched a near shutout of Muhareb (69-22, 34 KOs). The scores were 30-26 (twice) and 29-27 for Chorr, who improved to 33-6 with 13 KOs.
In a wild battle that saw six knockdowns, it was Kyrgyzstan’s Meran Zangana who survived it all and landed a final-round technical knockout. Zangana floored Brazil’s Jonatan Oliveira (20-7, 11 KOs) twice in the first, once in the second and then again early in the third. Zangana (43-12, 17 KOs) was felled twice in the second, but Glory’s four knockdown rule ended the crazy skirmish 17 seconds into the third.
Heavyweights Tomas Mozny and Cihad Kepenek fought a grueling battle as each man landed and received hard, clean shots to the head and body. But after three rounds of intense action, the fight was scored a majority draw (28-28 x2, 29-27), sending the battle to Glory’s sudden victory round. In said frame, Mozny (15-4-1, 6 KOs) used his long reach to plant an assortment of kicks to his foe’s body and jabs to the face, bloodying the nose of Kepenek (11-4, 8 KOs). When it was over, Mozny was the victor 10-9 on all three cards.
Mwekassa was relentless in his pursuit of his French adversary, pressuring Hameur-Lain with a vicious body assault and sharp punches to the head. Hameur-Lain (54-13, 33 KOs) was never truly hurt in the battle, but the Congo native’s attacks kept him out of sync form the start. Hameur-Lain rallied late as Mwekassa appeared to be gassing out, but it was too little too late. Mwekassa (14-3, 12 KOs) was awarded a unanimous decision via tallies of 29-28 on all three scorecards.
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Sweden’s Abdou Karim Chorr scored a knockdown in the first and second rounds and survived a late rally from Rhassan Muhareb and won a dominant unanimous decision. Chorr’s counter punching was the key throughout the contest and he pitched a near shutout of Muhareb (69-22, 34 KOs). The scores were 30-26 (twice) and 29-27 for Chorr, who improved to 33-6 with 13 KOs.
In a wild battle that saw six knockdowns, it was Kyrgyzstan’s Meran Zangana who survived it all and landed a final-round technical knockout. Zangana floored Brazil’s Jonatan Oliveira (20-7, 11 KOs) twice in the first, once in the second and then again early in the third. Zangana (43-12, 17 KOs) was felled twice in the second, but Glory’s four knockdown rule ended the crazy skirmish 17 seconds into the third.
Heavyweights Tomas Mozny and Cihad Kepenek fought a grueling battle as each man landed and received hard, clean shots to the head and body. But after three rounds of intense action, the fight was scored a majority draw (28-28 x2, 29-27), sending the battle to Glory’s sudden victory round. In said frame, Mozny (15-4-1, 6 KOs) used his long reach to plant an assortment of kicks to his foe’s body and jabs to the face, bloodying the nose of Kepenek (11-4, 8 KOs). When it was over, Mozny was the victor 10-9 on all three cards.
