UFC Veteran Dustin Jacoby Wins Road To GLORY Tournament on Less than 48 Hours Notice
To say that UFC veteran Dustin Jacoby was a gigantic underdog heading into the Road to GLORY USA tournament understates the obvious. A victim of the UFC’s “0-2, sucks to be you” policy, Jacoby stepped in for injured heavyweight boxer Manuel Quezada with less than two days to prepare for what would be his professional kickboxing debut.
Combined with the fact that Jacoby’s first matchup was against ISKA Heavyweight Champion Randy “Boom Boom” Blake, the expectations for Jacoby were pretty low.
Jacoby Knocks Out Randy Blake
For the majority of Jacoby’s fight against Blake, Jacoby performed about as expected. Blake outworked him and chopped away with leg kicks. But in the third round, Jacoby let his hands go, realizing that he needed a knockout to advance. After stunning Blake with a left hook, Jacoby tagged him with a right cross that caused the referee to stop the fight.
Jacoby’s run didn’t end there. He also earned knockouts over Bellator veteran Roy Boughton and Brian Collette to win the tournament. For his efforts, Jacoby earned $20,000 and a spot on a future GLORY card.
Road to GLORY USA Tournament Results
Quarterfinals
- Roy Boughton def. Daniel Brison via unanimous decision
- Dustin Jacoby def. Randy Blake via TKO, Round 3 (1:43)
- Kyle Martin def. Myron Dennis via unanimous decision
- Brian Collette def. Jeremy Freitag via KO, Round 2 (:14)
Semifinals
- Dustin Jacoby def. Roy Boughton via TKO, Round 1 (2:47)
- Brian Collette def. Kyle Martin via TKO, Round 1 (1:29)
Grand Final
- Dustin Jacoby def. Brian Collette via KO, Round 1 (3:00)