Paul Banasiak vs Troy Jones
A middleweight bout between American kickboxers Paul “The Reaper” Banasiak and Troy Jones was the second match on the main card of “Glory 52: Los Angeles”. Held at the Pacific Room in Los Angeles, California, United States on March 31, 2018, it is Glory Kickboxing‘s third 2018 event.
Born in Poland, Banasiak is fighting out of Bristol, Connecticut, USA. Born in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Jones is fighting out of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The middleweight bout between Banasiak and Jones ended in the hands of the judges. It was a unanimous decision in favor of the latter.
“Glory 52: Los Angeles” marked Jones’ Glory Kickboxing debut while it was Banasiak’s second loss in the promotion. When Banasiak made his promotional debut on December 1, 2017, he lost to Ivan Galaz at “Glory 48: New York.”
“Glory 52: Los Angeles” was headlined by Glory Featherweight Champion Robin van Roosmalen of the Netherlands and Interim Glory Featherweight Champion Kevin VanNostrand of the U.S. The Dutch fighter maintained his title after defeating his American opponent via unanimous decision.
In the co-main event of “Glory 52: Los Angeles,” Simon Marcus of Canada and Zack Wells of the United States competed in the middleweight division. The Canadian fighter defeated his American opponent via technical knockout via referee stoppage at 1:03 of Round 1.
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