Teodor visited Glory 98 and spoke with Hamicha, Cem Caceres, Michael Boapeah, Chico Kwasi, Remy Bonjasky, Don Sno, Mesud Selimović and André Santos.
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I dispute the result between Kromah and Cem. In my opinion, it was just a draw. It wasn't clear who won!
Was also a draw and frankly I would have given this one narrowly to Kromah. The judges just got carried away with this hype of Caceres. There was noise at every action of Caceres by his Turkish supporters.
I see more people saying it was a draw and I also agree it was very close, but since they almost always score a round 10/9 for someone anyway, a draw without further knock downs isn't really possible in the final result or am I crazy?
@ Marinho and Remy,
Despite the corrupt result of the match between Kromah and Cem Caceres, it strikes me that Kromah's fitness clearly plays tricks in the last two games. It is striking that such a young A-fighter, after two rounds against an "injured" Cem, cannot finish the fight, this raises question marks.
When he fights the top three, it is abundantly clear that he is no match for that level, as he runs out of energy after two rounds.
Kromah should work on strategically distributing his energy, for example, by moving more efficiently and incorporating moments of recovery without weakening his defense or offense. In addition, mental training could help him maintain his focus and better manage his energy during the match.
Given his potential and the challenges he faces, the question arises, is his current gym the right environment for him? A gym like Mike Polanen's would do him good. A place where both physical and mental strength are optimally developed would help Kromah reach his full potential.
Agree?
Ps. Have you received those coasters yet : )
Kromah was severely robbed. He had won that match in my eyes. You are right about his fitness but maybe that also has to do with the fact that he uses all his weapons (arms/legs/knees etc). By the way, I didn't even think his fitness was very bad against Milos Cjevetanich, he also just got knocked down that match and then just went full throttle. I would also like to see Kromah at Polanen but doesn't seem realistic. He also lives in Belgium and he also just still works as a roofer. Polanen now has enough fighters to focus on. He will soon have 3 heavyweights. 2 light heavyweights if Boapeah makes the move to LHW. Also Jan Kaffa and Smaili.
Kromah also had much more output than Cem. But then let's just say the rounds were close. But the result I dispute. And I understand that a Kromah was very Angry afterwards.
Remy and Melvin have even seen that this guy is not ready for a title shot. Better go fight 2x more and win convincingly before you want to make any claim for a title shot. It has to be more convincing. You can't keep raking in those 2 liver punches.
Facts!
Good gameplan from JBS, after being inactive for 2.5 years, you could see the ring rust too. Caught the W with a high kick k.o.
Nothing but respect for how Jamal fought. Uku is a tricky opponent, but was hopeless against Jamal. Uku had no return from Jamal's composure and Said's gameplan. Jamal demolished him expertly without letting Uku get into the match or surprise him. Then that knockout was the icing on the cake.
Remy had instructed Jamal to kick more and Jamal proved that his kicks are cutting. We won't see Uku in action for a while....
Caceres Kromah looked like a draw. Kromah did a lot but most on coverage. There didn't really seem to be a clear plan with Kromah other than a very.high volume of kicking/punching/kneading. Technically I can see the comparison to Remy but in terms of insight not really yet. Both fighters are very similar, the penny could have dropped the other way.
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Kromah had won this match. Rounds 1 and 2 Kromah. Round 3 Caceres.
Ey I will never buy a card again. What a disgrace. Jan frana is a travesty every time. No one more than Strijkert, beurskens and aknikh take. Other than that nobody else. Pussy organization that glory. Worthless jury too. How could Caceres have won that match, how? Shame at hamouche, no ref makes such ridiculous decisions? Jamal didn't go into his corner either! Shame this. NEVER AGAIN WILL I GO TO A GLORY EVENT!
The referee was just doing what he was supposed to do according to the rules. If Hammouche had just gone to his corner and kept his bit in there would have been nothing wrong.
Cem's match was close. But if you look at damage (especially Mory's legs) and the individual rounds I don't think you can say Mory was really robbed. Round 3 was for Cem, round 1 and 2 could have gone either way I think. And that's exactly how the judges scored it. It was also a split decision for a reason.
Exactly this.....
Mory is 100% robbed. Let's face it. I didn't see Caceres do enough for the win.
