Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-10-26, pretty good finish between Murthel Groenhart and Troy Jones but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.The former Glory Ww and 2012 K-1 World Max champion Murthel Groenhart entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 68-24-3 (39 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.5 super middleweight in the world but he lost two out of his last three fights, against Harut Grigorian (Murthel Groenhart vs Harut Grigorian 3) and Alim Nabiev (Murthel Groenhart vs Alim Nabiev); between these two bouts he beat Mohammed Jaraya (Murthel Groenhart vs Mohammed Jaraya).
His opponent, Troy Jones (who replaces Cedric Doumbe), has an official record of 13-1-0 (11 KOs=85%); he suffered his only loss when he faced Pornsawan Petchrambo in 2017, since then he has won seven consecutive fights defeating Omari Boyd and Ammari Diedrick in 2019. Groenhart vs Jones, main event if Glory 70, is valid for the interim Glory welterweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Event: Glory 70: Lyon
Date: 2019-10-26
Where: Palais des Sports de Gerland, Lyon, France
Division: catchweight (169.8 lbs, 77 kg)
Title: interim Glory Welterweight Championship
Groenhart’s next fight: Cedric Doumbe vs Murthel Groenhart 3
Groenhart vs Jones fight video:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jpMZuomOmk
Official video
The dirty kick boxer was lucky again. Troy was doing much better but was too cautious on his attack given Murthel the golden opportunity to succeed due to Murthel was throwing a lot of kick and punches without regards of missing them until he was able to connect the right one.