K-1

Type	Private
Industry	Martial-arts promotion
Founded	1993[1]
Founder(s)	Kazuyoshi Ishii[2]
Headquarters	Hong Kong
Key people	Mike Kim (CEO) Douglas Kaplan (COO) Masato (executive producer)
Owner(s)	K-1 Global Holdings Limited
Website	[1]

K-1 is a world-wide kickboxing promotion founded in Tokyo, Japan by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a former Kyokushin karate practitioner. Its rules are similar to those of kickboxing but they have been simplified to promote exciting matches that may end in a knockout win.^[3] The main difference between K-1 rules and kickboxing is the use of knees, allowed in K-1 but not in International kickboxing.

There are K-1 Regional Elimination Tournaments which qualify fighters for the K-1 World Grand Prix, along with licensed K-1 Fighting Network events designed to develop new talent internationally and there is also a 70 kg (154 lb) Middleweight division called K-1 MAX ("Middleweight Artistic Xtreme"). In 2007, K-1 introduced two new Title belts separate from K-1 World GP Champions, Super Heavyweight World Title for fighters over 100 kg/220 lbs and Heavyweight World Title for fighters under 100 kg/156–220 lbs.

The letter K in K-1 is officially designated by the organisation as a representation of words karate, kickboxing and kung fu.^[3] Nevertheless, some reports suggest that it represents the initial K found in competing disciplines such as karate, kickboxing, kung fu, kempo, kakutogi (the generic Japanese term for "combat sports"), and [tae] kwon do.^[2] Yet another theory claims that the K simply comes from kakutogi and the "1" component pertains to the single weight division (in earlier competition) and the champion's unique position.^[4]

History[link]

K-1's predecessor Seidokaikan Karate was formed in 1980 by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a former Kyokushin karate practitioner who had formed his own organization to help promote the best stand-up martial artists. Seidokaikan arranged several successful challenge events against other martial arts organizations, originally using rules based on the Kyokushin Knockdown karate rules, but gradually adapting and changing closer to kickboxing rules. In 1993, Mr. Ishii founded the K-1 organization exclusively as a kickboxing organization, closely cooperating with, but independent from Seidokaikan.^[4]

Broadcast deal[link]

On November 21, 2008 HDNet Fights announced its partnership with then owner Fighting and Entertainment Group to air K-1 events in North America.^[5]

On March 30, 2010 K-1 has teamed up with one of their broadcast partners, Fuji TV, to film the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Yokohama in 3D, being the first combat sports show to be filmed fully in 3D.^[6]

Financial Problems[link]

Starting in 2010, multiple stories began to surface regarding the financial troubles of K-1 and their parent company FEG.^[7] Simon Rutz, the owner of the Dutch-based kickboxing promotion It's Showtime, claimed in January 2011 that some fighters from It's Showtime had not been paid for fights in K-1.^[8]

In early 2011, the company publicly announced that they were facing financial problems and would take some months off to restructure. It has been speculated that the financial problems are severe, so FEG can end up losing the ownership of K-1.^[9]

The organization along with most of its trademarks (with the notable exception of K-1 MAX) was sold to Japanese real estate firm Barbizon Co. Ltd. on July 28, 2011.^[10] It was reported on February 1, 2012 that EMCOM Entertainment Inc. purchased K-1 from Barbizon under curious circumstances.^[11]

K-1 Global[link]

In March 2012, It's Showtime announced that EMCOM Entertainment established the new company K-1 Global Holdings Ltd. in Hong Kong. EMCOM/K-1 Global's agreement with It's Showtime made many fighters under It's Showtime promotion sign contracts to appear in upcoming K-1 Global events.^[12]

The first K-1 event presented by K-1 Global Holdings Ltd. and named K-1 Rising in Madrid that featured four K-1 World GP Heavyweight Superfights along with the K-1 World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament Final 16 entries was held in May 2012.

K-1 Grand Prix[link]

Throughout the year there are 6 K-1 World Grand Prix tournaments and 4 main K-1 MAX events. The winners will qualify to the K-1 and the K-1 MAX WGP Final Eliminations held in Osaka Dome, Japan. From there the final top 8 fighters will compete in the K-1 World GP Finals in Tokyo Dome, Japan.

List of K-1 events[link]

Every year there are dozens of other K-1 qualifying tournaments and preliminaries all over the world.

To date K-1 has held events in 38 countries.

The following is a list of countries that K-1 has held events in chronological order:

• Japan (1993–2011)
• Netherlands (1994, 2001–2003 and 2006–2010)
• France (1995, 2002–2008 and 2010)
• Switzerland (1995–1999 2000, and 2003)
• United States (1998 and 2000–2008)
• Australia (2000–2005 and 2010)
• England (2000, 2002–2004 and 2006–2007)
• Italy (2000–2008)
• Germany (2000–2008)
• Belarus (2000 and 2010)
• Croatia (2000, 2002, 2007, and 2009–2010)
• South Africa (2000–2002 and 2006)
• New Zealand (2000–2006)
• Czech Republic (2000–2001 and 2006–2009)
• Denmark (2001)
• Ukraine (2001–2002, 2006 and 2010)
• Spain (2002–2004, 2009 and 2011)
• Brazil (2002–2006)
• Sweden (2003–2010)
• Russia (2003, 2006, and 2010)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina (2003–2004 and 2009)
• Scotland (2004)
• Portugal (2004 and 2006)
• Poland (2004 and 2007–2010)
• South Korea (2004–2010)
• Canary Islands (2005–2006 and 2009)
• Slovenia (2005–2006 and 2008)
• Hungary (2005–2010)
• Lithuania (2006–2007 and 2010)
• Latvia (2006–2008)
• Turkey (2007 and 2010)
• Belgium (2007)
• Estonia (2007 and 2009)
• Romania (2007 and 2009–2010)
• Hong Kong (2007)
• Austria (2008)
• Taiwan (2008)
• Moldova (2009–2010)

Qualification and match-ups[link]

K-1 Qualifying System 2009

The system of K-1 changes from time to time as a response to growing popularity in different parts of the world.

In the beginning, the K-1 series was a single tournament in Japan with fighters participating by invitation. K-1 has now branched out to all parts of the world and has been divided into preliminary Grand Prix-s, Fighting Networks and qualifiers. There are six regional GPs on all continents (except Africa and Antarctica) and all of them have the exclusive right to send the winners to the Final Elimination. Preliminaries are organized in countries with minor attendance and consists of tournaments where the winners qualify to the regional GPs.

K-1 attempted to gain popularity in the United States by holding two GPs, however only a few Americans have ever qualified for the Finals. In 2006 one of the American GPs was relocated to Auckland, New Zealand. Additionally the K-1 Paris GP lost its qualifying right in favor of Amsterdam.

The Final Elimination is an event where 16 participants compete for the final eight spots in the Finals. The line-up is made up of 6 new GP winners, the eight finalists from the previous year's Final, plus 2 fighters selected by the K-1 organization. In 2006 there were some minor modifications because Peter Aerts was replaced by Glaube Feitosa who reached the final match, therefore he was included in the 2006 Final Elimination.

Match-ups[link]

Usually the combatants of the Elimination 16-men 8-match super fights are paired by drawing. This is done differently at the Tokyo Dome, however. The event is combined with a ceremony where the fighters pull a ball from a glass bowl with a number on it. The balls are marked with numbers 1 through 8, determining fighter order. The fighter with the number 1 ball will choose first "empty" section. This procedure goes on until all the fighters have selected their first quarterfinal opponent.

Restructuring[link]

In 2007 the K-1 organization introduced two new title belts and restructured the qualification system. The two titles can be acquired through single fights. One was created for the heavyweights under 100 kg fighters and the other for the super-heavyweights. Meanwhile, the well-known 8-man tournament system remains and the GP titles are still handed out.

The new tournament qualification system will be: the 8 finalists of last year, 4 new Grand Prix winners and two new single title champions; if some of the fighters hold more than one title, then the extra ones will be chosen by the organization. The last two spots will be selected by K-1 and the votes of fans from around the world.".^[13]

Tactics[link]

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The principal objective of K-1 is to win either by a knockout or by a split or unanimous decision. Victories are usually achieved by kicks to the legs, head or midsection or using traditional boxing punches, such as the jabs, hooks or uppercuts.

The classic defensive boxing stance is rather ineffective against leg kicks, and fighters are more or less forced to constantly move and counterattack. The traditional clinch, often used in boxing, is not allowed, which has led to a very high knockout ratio in the K-1, since the fighters in other stand-up fighting sports often use the clinch to gain time to recover if they have been hit. The traditional Muai-Thai clinch (two hands grabbing the back of the opponents neck or head) is not allowed in K-1 rules. However, a single handed Muai-Thai clinch is allowed. If a fighter grabs an opponent with the intent of using a knee-technique he must let go after one single blow. In Thai Boxing, the fighters often hold on to each other to continuously use their knees and elbows. The same is said for Karate and Tae Kwon Do, though they consider clinch knees and elbows more circumstantial and only when the opponent is weakened to avoid neck and groin counters.

The rules themselves are constantly adapting and changing to create a competition which allows for participants of different styles to fight in a fairer manner, although these rules accommodate kickboxing rules as the main basis.

Rules[link]

• Each match is three or five rounds in duration, with each round lasting three minutes.
• The match can end by Knockout, Technical Knockout, Decision, Disqualification, Draw or No Contest.
• Both the referee and the ring doctor have full authority to stop the fight.
• The fight is scored by three judges on a ten-point must system (The winner of each round receives ten points, and the loser receives nine or less. If the round is even, both competitors receive ten points).
• If there is a draw after three rounds, the judges' scores are thrown out and one or two extra three-minute rounds are contested. The judges' decision will then come from the scoring of each extra round only. If, after the extra round(s), there is still a draw, the judges will decide a winner based on the flow of the entire match, considering even the slightest difference. A fight can only end in a draw if both fighters go down at the same time and cannot get up, or in the case of accidental injury in the late stages of the contest.
• The three-knockdown rule is in effect (three knockdowns in a round results in a technical knockout).
• The mandatory eight count is in effect (the referee must count to at least "eight" on all knockdowns).
• The standing eight count is in effect (the referee has the right to declare a knockdown on a fighter who appears to be in a dangerous condition to continue in the match).
• A fighter can be saved by the bell only in the last round.

In K-1 single elimination tournament matches:

• Each match is three rounds in duration.
• The three-knockdown rule becomes a two-knockdown rule for all matches except the final.
• One or two reserve fights are held prior to the single elimination matches. If for any reason a fighter who wins and advances through the brackets is unable to continue, a reserve match competitor, or the fighter's opponent from the most recent match, takes his place. There are certain exceptions to this rule (i.e. a fighter who lost a match by knockout might not be eligible to replace another fighter).

Source: K-1 Website

Fouls[link]

The following actions in K-1 are considered fouls:^[14]

• Using the head or elbow to deliver a blow
• Attacking the opponent in the groin
• Delivering wrestling or judo throwing or submission techniques
• Thumbing, choking or biting the opponent
• Punching the opponent in the throat
• Attacking the opponent while he is down or in the process of getting up
• Attacking the opponent after the referee calls a break
• Holding the ropes
• Using offensive language to the referee
• Attacking the back of the head with a punch
• Attempting to cause the opponent to fall out of the ring
• Voluntarily exiting the ring during the course of a match
• Attacking an opponent who turns around and shows his back (unless the opponent loses his will to fight)
• Delivering a backspin blow in an unauthorized area
• Charging inside the opponent's arms with the head held low (inducing a head-butt)
• Fighting in a passive manner (without attacking), including continuous holding and clinching
• Attacking more than once while holding the opponent's kicking leg, or while holding the opponent's neck with both hands

A fighter is penalized as follows:

• Caution – verbal reprimand by the referee
• Warning – fighter is shown a yellow card
• Point Deduction – fighter is shown a red card

Two cautions result in one warning. Two warnings result in a point deduction, and three point deductions in one round can result in a disqualification.

A red card is shown automatically if a fighter commits a foul with malicious intent.

Reception[link]

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The sport is very popular in Japan, Korea, Brazil and in Europe but enjoys only limited popularity in the United Kingdom and the United States. K-1 is rarely broadcast on English television, and the majority of US states does not sanction fight events, therefore K-1 fights are banned. To date, all K-1 tournaments in the US have taken place in Las Vegas or Honolulu (with one exception: Milwaukee 2001).

The events are frequently shown on Tokyo Broadcasting System and Fuji TV in Japan, XTM in South Korea, Combate (channel) and SporTV in Brazil, HDNet ("HDNet Fights") in the United States and on Eurosport in Europe. Reruns of older events are also aired on The Fight Network in Canada and Star Sports in India. Smaller K-1 sanctioned events are also broadcast in other countries by national and local sport channels.

There have been a few alleged nationality biased controversies as well. On May 13, 2006, an all-Dutch judging panel decided in favor of Remy Bonjasky from Netherlands against Jerome Le Banner from France at the K-1 World Grand Prix in Amsterdam. Many thought Jerome Le Banner had won the contest but judges had a slim majority decision in favor of the Dutch fighter Bonjasky (30–30, 29–28, 30–28). Le Banner filed a protest and K-1 officials from Japan and the United States reviewed the match based on current K-1 Grand Prix judging criteria and two weeks later on June 30, 2006, the result was reversed and Jerome Le Banner was officially announced as the new winner.

List of K-1 world champions[link]

Full list of all the K-1 tournament champions see List of K-1 champions.

K-1 World Grand Prix Champions[link]

Year	Champion	Nationality	Runner-up	Nationality
1993	Branko Cikatić	Croatia	Ernesto Hoost	Netherlands
1994	Peter Aerts	Netherlands	Masaaki Satake	Japan
1995	Peter Aerts	Netherlands	Jérôme Le Banner	France
1996	Andy Hug	Switzerland	Mike Bernardo	South Africa
1997	Ernesto Hoost	Netherlands	Andy Hug	Switzerland
1998	Peter Aerts	Netherlands	Andy Hug	Switzerland
1999	Ernesto Hoost	Netherlands	Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović	Croatia
2000	Ernesto Hoost	Netherlands	Ray Sefo	New Zealand
2001	Mark Hunt	New Zealand	Francisco Filho	Brazil
2002	Ernesto Hoost	Netherlands	Jerome Le Banner	France
2003	Remy Bonjasky	Netherlands	Musashi	Japan
2004	Remy Bonjasky	Netherlands	Musashi	Japan
2005	Semmy Schilt	Netherlands	Glaube Feitosa	Brazil
2006	Semmy Schilt	Netherlands	Peter Aerts	Netherlands
2007	Semmy Schilt	Netherlands	Peter Aerts	Netherlands
2008	Remy Bonjasky	Netherlands	No runner-up (Badr Hari disqualified)
2009	Semmy Schilt	Netherlands	Badr Hari	Morocco
2010	Alistair Overeem	Netherlands	Peter Aerts	Netherlands

K-1 World Grand Prix Tables

Fighters	Titles	Runner-up	Third place	Appearance in Finals
Ernesto Hoost	4 (1997, 1999, 2000, 2002)	1 (1993)	3 (1995, 1996, 2006)	11 (1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006)
Semmy Schilt	4 (2005, 2006, 2007, 2009)	0	1 (2010)	5 (2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010)
Peter Aerts	3 (1994, 1995, 1998)	3 (2006, 2007, 2010)	2 (1997, 2003)	17 (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010)
Remy Bonjasky	3 (2003, 2004, 2008)	0	3 (2005, 2007, 2009)	7 (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
Andy Hug	1 (1996)	2 (1997, 1998)	0	5 (1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999)
Branko Cikatić	1 (1993)	0	1 (1994)	2 (1993, 1994)
Mark Hunt	1 (2001)	0	1 (2002)	2 (2001, 2002)
Alistair Overeem	1 (2010)	0	1 (2009)	2 (2009, 2010)

K-1 World Grand Prix Tables

Nation	Titles	Runner-up	Third place	Total
Netherlands	15	4	10	29
Switzerland	1	2	0	3
Croatia	1	1	1	3
New Zealand	1	0	1	2

K-2 World Grand Prix Champions[link]

Year	Champion	Nationality	Runner-up	Nationality
1993	Ernesto Hoost	Netherlands	Changpuek Kiatsongrit	Thailand

K-1 World MAX Champions[link]

Year	Champion	Nationality	Runner-up	Nationality
2002	Albert Kraus	Netherlands	Kaolan Kaovichit	Thailand
2003	Masato	Japan	Albert Kraus	Netherlands
2004	Buakaw Por.Pramuk	Thailand	Masato	Japan
2005	Andy Souwer	Netherlands	Buakaw Por.Pramuk	Thailand
2006	Buakaw Por.Pramuk	Thailand	Andy Souwer	Netherlands
2007	Andy Souwer	Netherlands	Masato	Japan
2008	Masato	Japan	Artur Kyshenko	Ukraine
2009	Giorgio Petrosyan	Armenia	Andy Souwer	Netherlands
2010	Giorgio Petrosyan	Armenia	Yoshihiro Sato	Japan

K-1 Super Heavyweight Title Champions[link]

Date	Champion	Event	№ of defenses
March 4, 2007 – present	Semmy Schilt –  Netherlands def Ray Sefo	K-1 World GP 2007 in Yokohama	4 3 April 2010 Errol Zimmerman –  Curaçao 3 29 June 2008 Jerome Le Banner –  France 2 13 April 2008 Mark Hunt –  New Zealand 1 23 June 2007 Mighty Mo –  American Samoa

K-1 Heavyweight Title Champions[link]

Date	Champion	Event	№ of defenses
April 28, 2007 – December 17, 2008[15]	Badr Hari –  Morocco def Yusuke Fujimoto	K-1 World GP 2007 in Hawaii	1 29 June 2008 Glaube Feitosa –  Brazil
March 28, 2009 – October 21, 2011	Kyotaro Fujimoto –  Japan def Gokhan Saki	K-1 World GP 2009 in Yokohama	1 3 April 2010 Peter Aerts –  Netherlands

See also[link]

• List of K-1 events
• List of K-1 champions
• List of male kickboxers
• Full contact Karate
• Seidokaikan
• K-1 Premium Dynamite!!
• Dream
• Bushido FC
• Wimbledon Effect

References[link]

External links[link]

• K-1 Fighters and Tournaments Database
• "Kickfighters – K1 World Max 2005", documentary

Alistair Overeem
Alistair Overeem in Amsterdam
Born	Alistair Cees Overeem (1980-05-17) May 17, 1980 (age 32) Hounslow, London, England[1]
Other names	The Reem, The Demolition Man, Ubereem
Nationality	Dutch
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	263 lb (119 kg; 18.8 st)
Division	Heavyweight (2007–present) Light Heavyweight (1999–2007)
Reach	81 in (206 cm)
Style	Kickboxing, Muay Thai, Submission grappling
Stance	Orthodox
Fighting out of	Boca Raton, Florida, United States[1]
Team	Golden Glory (1999–2011) Xtreme Couture (2011–2012) Imperial Athletics (2012–present)
Trainer	Striking: Roberto Flamingo
Years active	1999–present
Kickboxing record
Total	14
Wins	10
By knockout	7
Losses	4
By knockout	3
Mixed martial arts record
Total	48
Wins	36
By knockout	15
By submission	19
By decision	2
Losses	11
By knockout	6
By submission	2
By decision	3
No contests	1
Other information
Occupation	Mixed martial arts fighter
Notable relatives	Valentijn Overeem, brother
Website	www.thereem.com
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: December 23, 2010 (2010-12-23)

Alistair Cees Overeem (born May 17, 1980) is a British born Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer,^[2][3] signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion, Dream Heavyweight Champion, K-1 World Grand Prix Champion, and made history by being the only fighter in combat sports to hold a world title in both MMA and K-1 kickboxing at the same time. Alistair Overeem is ranked #3 in the heavyweight division.

Biography[link]

Overeem was born on (1980-05-17)May 17, 1980,^[4][5][6] to a Dutch mother and Jamaican father.^[7] His parents divorced when he was six years old. His mother, Clair, then moved Alistair and his brother Valentijn to the Netherlands, where Alistair has lived ever since.^[8][9]

As a child, Overeem competed in sports like judo, athletics and basketball.^[9] At 15 years of age, his brother Valentijn took him to Chris Dolman's gym to teach him how to defend himself.^[9][10] At first he didn't like to train, but after training with Bas Rutten, Joop Kasteel and others, he eventually learned to enjoy it.^[11][12]

Mixed martial arts career[link]

Overeem had his first MMA professional fight at 19 years old, defeating Ricardo Fyeet by guillotine choke submission on October 24, 1999 (1999-10-24) at It's Showtime, the first event of the eponymously named promotion.^[9][13]

Early MMA Career[link]

After posting a 10–3 record in promotions such as RINGS, Overeem debuted in Pride Fighting Championships on July 20, 2002, defeating Yusuke Imamura by TKO in just 44 seconds.

Pride FC[link]

Overeem would win two more fights in Pride before entering the 2003 Pride Middleweight Grand Prix at Pride Total Elimination 2003 and losing to future UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell in the quarterfinal match. Overeem rebounded to defeat Tomohiko Hashimoto at the Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003 in 36 seconds. On October 31, 2004 he fought Hiromitsu Kanehara, defeating him by TKO part-way through the first round at Pride 28. He lost his next fight against Brazilian Top Team fighter Antônio Rogério Nogueira.

In 2005, Overeem entered the Pride Middle Weight Grand Prix at Pride Total Elimination 2005 where he defeated former UFC light heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort by submission in the opening round. Overeem would move on to fight Igor Vovchanchyn in the quarterfinals at Pride Critical Countdown 2005 taking under two minutes to win by submission. Overeem lost in the semi-finals to the eventual champion Mauricio Rua.

In February 2006, Overeem fought Russian Top Team favorite Sergei Kharitonov. Overeem won the fight, dislocating Kharitonov's shoulder in the process. With his win over Kharitonov, Overeem secured a spot in the Pride 2006 Open Weight Grand Prix at Pride Total Elimination Absolute. He fought Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu specialist Fabricio Werdum, losing via kimura in the second round.

Debut in Strikeforce[link]

After his loss, Overeem traveled to San Jose, California to rematch Vitor Belfort at Strikeforce: Revenge. Despite being the main event, Overeem pulled out a decision win.

Return to Pride[link]

A month later Overeem returned to Pride for a highly anticipated rematch with Antônio Rogério Nogueira. Overeem entered the fight with a heavily taped neck. After controlling the first round and a half with his striking, Overeem was stumbled from a punch, Nogueira followed with a flurry of strikes. Worried Overeem would be more severely injured, his corner threw in the towel.

At Pride Final Conflict Absolute, he lost to Ricardo Arona. Overeem was on the receiving end of a leg kick that caused a non-serious injury to his nerves, causing him to lose feeling in his foot and leg. Unable to mount an offense or defend against Arona, Overeem tapped out to avoid further injury.

He then suffered another KO loss to Mauricio Rua at Pride 33, but returned in June 2007 with a submission win over Michael Knaap at K-1 Grand Prix in Amsterdam (despite K-1 being a kickboxing promotion, the bout was fought under MMA rules).

On September 17, 2007, at Hero's 10: Middleweight Tournament Final Alistair faced Sergei Kharitonov again. Overeem showed solid movement as soon as the first round began, but he suffered a KO loss just before the end of the first round.After not making the cut as a light heavyweight, Overeem realized that he had to stop cutting weight and fight at his natural weightclass.

Return to Strikeforce/Dream/Dynamite[link]

On November 16, 2007, Overeem defeated Paul Buentello for the vacant Strikeforce heavyweight title by submission due to knee strikes.^[14]

On June 15, 2008 Overeem won by KO in the first round against Lee Tae-Hyun at Dream 4. On July 21, 2008, Overeem defeated K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 champion Mark Hunt in the first round by submission at Dream 5.

His next fight was against Mirko Filipović at Dream 6 on September 23, 2008.^[15] After almost half of the first round which saw Overeem taking down Filipovic multiple times and effectively striking from the top position, cutting his Croatian foe, the bout was stopped and declared a no contest due to Alistair landing multiple knees to the groin of Filipovic.

Overeem was rumored to make his first title defense against Heavyweight Brett Rogers on June 6 at Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields, however a hand injury scuttled plans for the fight.^[16] According to Golden Glory manager Bas Boon, Overeem had suffered a hand infection following a nightclub brawl early May 2009. According to Boon, Alistair and his brother Valentijn – both heavyweights – had been involved in an altercation that left five security staff needing hospital treatment and nearly cost Alistair his hand.

Overeem was scheduled to make his first Strikeforce Heavyweight Championship defense in a rematch against Fabricio Werdum at Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg, but had to pull out due to a hand injury, most likely caused from his nightclub brawl.

Alistair defeated Tony Sylvester at Golden Glory's 10 year anniversary celebration with a standing guillotine choke.^[17] He used the same choke only 8 days later to submit James Thompson at Dream 12.^[18]

Overeem has stated that he wants a rubber match with Badr Hari, only this time in an MMA bout.^[19]

Overeem was set to face Andrei Arlovski at Dynamite!! 2009 but FEG instead opted to have him face, Kazuyuki Fujita to keep with the Dream Vs. Sengoku theme.^[20] Overeem quickly overpowered his opponent and recorded a knockout with a knee to the head.

Overeem then faced Brett Rogers on May 15, 2010 at Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery to defend his Strikeforce Heavyweight Championship.^[21] He won the fight via TKO (punches) in the first round. In his post-fight interview, Alistair Overeem declared for another time that he wants to fight Fedor Emelianenko, claiming that Fedor's management can no longer ignore his presence.^[22] The majority of Alistair Overeem's pre-fight training camp took place at the newly opened Golden Glory Gym in Pattaya, Thailand, where "The Demolition Man" concentrated on the further improvement of his Muay Thai skills.^[23]

Overeem faced Todd Duffee on December 31, 2010 at Dynamite!! 2010.^[24] Overeem defeated Duffee by way of knockout 19 seconds into the first round to win the Dream Interim Heavyweight Championship.^[25] Overeem was later upgraded to Dream Heavyweight Champion.

Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix[link]

In early 2011, Alistair Overeem was named as one of 8 men that will take part of the Strikeforce Heavyweight GP, alongside rivals Fabricio Werdum, Sergei Kharitonov, Brett Rogers, Josh Barnett, Andrei Arlovski, Antonio Silva and Fedor Emelianenko.

A rematch with Fabricio Werdum took place on June 18, 2011, at Strikeforce: Dallas as part of an eight-man heavyweight tournament.^[26] Overeem won by unanimous decision.

Removal from GP/Strikeforce[link]

On July 17, it was announced Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem was removed from the promotion’s 2011 heavyweight grand prix. Overeem went on to state that he felt the September date was too soon for him to return, and that he needed time to rest and heal after his June 18 quarterfinal decision win over Fabricio Werdum. Overeem swapped out for unbeaten up-and-comer Daniel Cormier.^[27] Subsequently, on July 29, it was announced that Overeem had been released from the Strikeforce organization as Zuffa exercised their right to eliminate the one remaining fight on his contract.^[28][29] It was revealed that the reason behind Overeem's release from Strikeforce was not due to his unwillingness to participate in the GP semi finals, but due to Golden Glory's policy requiring that the money fighters made through fights be paid through their management first.

This disagreement led not only to Overeem's release but also other Golden Glory stars under a Zuffa contract, including former Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion Marloes Coenen, Norwegian UFC heavyweight Jon Olav Einemo, and even brother Valentijn Overeem. Team Golden Glory leader Bas Boon stated he has since changed the policy, and that Alistair Overeem could come to the UFC under an exclusive deal, if the right terms are offered, which he now has.^[30]

Ultimate Fighting Championship[link]

On December 30, 2011, at UFC 141, Overeem made his UFC debut in the main event against former heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar in what ultimately turned out to be Lesnar's final mixed martial arts fight. He defeated Lesnar by flooring him with a liver kick then finishing him off with an unanswered flurry of punches, prompting the referee to intervene and stop the fight, awarding Overeem a 1st round TKO victory and earning him a title shot against heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos.

Overeem was scheduled to fight UFC Heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos on May 26, 2012 at UFC 146. However, on April 4, 2012, Overeem was revealed to have failed his pre-fight drug test by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC).^[31] He tested positive for elevated levels of testosterone that exceeded a ratio of 10-to-1, over the allowed ratio rate of 6-to-1. On Friday April 20, 2012, UFC President Dana White confirmed that Overeem has been removed from his fight with Dos Santos and replaced by Frank Mir.^[32]

One day prior to his meeting with the NSAC, Overeem released a prepared statement to the media in which he claims the positive result of the drug test came as a result of a doctor prescribed "anti-inflammatory medication that was mixed with testosterone."^[33] Overeem's lawyer filed a continuation request for additional time to gather support for his recent claim, which was voted on by the NSAC on April 24, 2012.^[34] The request was denied and the NSAC voted unanimously to deny Overeem's application status for a period of 9 months, dating back to March 27, the day of his drug test. He may reapply after this time period in December 2012.^[35]

Kickboxing career[link]

Overeem had his first professional kickboxing fight at 17 years old, in a K-1 rules fight on November 15, 1997 (1997-11-15).^[9][36] After that he fought against Paul Hordijk, winning by decision on March 14, 1999 (1999-03-14). Overeem then moved onto K-1, having two K-1 Kickboxing fights in 6 years against Errol Parris and Glaube Feitosa. Overeem was knocked out in both bouts and stayed with MMA from then on. He did not fight in K-1 for 4 more years.

On December 31, 2008, Overeem faced Badr Hari, one of K-1's top contenders, under K-1 rules. He defeated Hari by way of knockout in the first round. After that, he faced Remy Bonjasky, the defending K-1 champion. Overeem came out aggressive in the first and second rounds, bullying Bonjasky and landing some impressive offense, but in the third was knocked down by a right hook from Bonjasky, who thereby secured a unanimous decision win. All three judges scored the bout 30–28.

On September 26 at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final 16, having been selected by fan voting after his impressive performances against Remy Bonjasky and Badr Hari, Overeem shocked the kickboxing world by achieving a huge upset. He defeated K-1's longest serving member, legendary 3-time champion Peter Aerts by unanimous decision. At the K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final, Overeem knocked out Kyokushin Karate Champion, Ewerton Teixeira with a knee strike in the first round, but lost to Badr Hari, via TKO from a head kick in the Semi Finals.

At the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Yokohama, Overeem defeated Dzevad Poturak via KO (right knee) in Round 1 at 2:40.^[37] Overeem defeated Ben Edwards by TKO in the first round on October 2, 2010 at K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final 16.^[38]

On December 11, at the Ariake Coliseum, Overeem fought at and won the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final. In the quarter finals, he beat Tyrone Spong by Unanimous decision. In the semi finals he came face to face with his teammate Gokhan Saki, who he defeated by first round TKO due to injury, breaking Saki's right arm with a hard left kick. Saki's arm was already injured as a result of his previous fight with Daniel Ghita. In the finals, he fought Peter Aerts for the second time. Alistair came out aggressively and finished Peter in the first round.

Personal life[link]

Overeem has a daughter named Storm.^[39] On a Japanese comedy show, Alistair Overeem claimed that his great-great-grandfather was William III of the Netherlands.^[40] Overeem had a cameo in the music video for the song "Sexy and I Know It" and "Sorry for Party Rocking" by LMFAO in September 2011.^[41] He won a celebrity sumo tournament in Japan in September 2011.

Legal Issues[link]

On January 1, 2012 following his match with Brock Lesnar at UFC 141, Overeem pushed or shoved a woman in the face, "causing her to stagger back," in an incident that occurred at the Wynn Las Vegas at about 3 a.m., according to the Las Vegas Police Department. Not arrested but summoned to court, Overeem has been charged with misdemeanor battery, facing a maximum of six months in the Clark County Detention Center and not more than a $1,000 fine. He is being represented by David Chesnoff.^[42] On March 28, 2012, Overeem was given a suspended 90 day county jail sentence plus 50 hours of community service with anger management. If Overeem fulfills the requirements, the battery charge will be dropped. Overeem is scheduled to be back in court on Sept. 26 to close the case.^[43]

Championships and accomplishments[link]

Kickboxing[link]

• K-1
  • K-1 2009 World Grand Prix (Third place)
  • K-1 2010 World Grand Prix (Champion)

Mixed martial arts[link]

• Strikeforce
  • Strikeforce Heavyweight Championship (One time; First; Last)
  • One successful title defense
• Pride Fighting Championships
  • 2005 Middleweight Tournament (Third place)
• DREAM
  • DREAM Interim Heavyweight Champion (One time; First)
  • DREAM Heavyweight Championship (One time; First)
  • Fastest stoppage in a DREAM title bout (0:19; vs. Todd Duffee)
• 2 Hot 2 Handle
  • 2H2H Light Heavyweight Championship (One time)
  • 2H2H Light Heavyweight Tournament (Champion)
• World MMA Awards
  • 2010 International Fighter of the Year
  • 2011 International Fighter of the Year

Submission grappling[link]

• Abu Dhabi Combat Club
  • 2005 ADCC European Trials Winner

Mixed martial arts record[link]

Kickboxing record[link]

Alistair Overeem kickboxing record

10 wins (7 (T)KO's), 4 losses Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time Record 2010-12-11 Win Peter Aerts K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final Tokyo, Japan KO (Punches) 1 1:07 10–4 K-1 2010 World Grand Prix Final. Won K-1 2010 World Grand Prix. 2010-12-11 Win Gokhan Saki K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final Tokyo, Japan TKO (Injury) 1 2:20 9–4 K-1 2010 World Grand Prix Semifinal. 2010-12-11 Win Tyrone Spong K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 8–4 K-1 2010 World Grand Prix Quarterfinal. 2010-10-02 Win Ben Edwards K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Seoul Final 16 Seoul, South Korea TKO (Referee stoppage/3 knockdowns) 1 2:08 7–4 K-1 2010 World Grand Prix Qualifier. 2010-04-03 Win Dzevad Poturak K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Yokohama Yokohama, Japan KO (Right knee) 1 2:40 6–4 2009-12-05 Loss Badr Hari K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final Yokohama, Japan TKO (Referee stoppage/2 knockdowns) 1 2:14 5–4 K-1 2009 World Grand Prix Semifinal. 2009-12-05 Win Ewerton Teixeira K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final Yokohama, Japan KO (Left knee) 1 1:06 5–3 K-1 2009 World Grand Prix Quarterfinal. 2009-09-26 Win Peter Aerts K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final 16 Seoul, South Korea Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 4–3 K-1 2009 World Grand Prix Qualifier. 2009-03-28 Loss Remy Bonjasky K-1 World GP 2009 in Yokohama Yokohama, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 3–3 2008-12-31 Win Badr Hari Dynamite!! 2008 Saitama, Japan KO (Left hook) 1 2:07 3–2 2007-05-20 Win Jürgen Dolch Ultimate Glory 3: Upside Down Amersfoort, Netherlands KO (Punch) 1 2:02 2–2 2004-05-30 Loss Glaube Feitosa Kyokushin vs K-1 2004 All Out Battle Tokyo, Japan KO (Punch) 1 2:13 1–2 2001-02-04 Loss Errol Parris K-1 Holland GP 2001 in Arnhem Arnhem, Netherlands TKO (Corner stoppage) 3 1:22 1–1 1999-03-14 Win Paul Hordijk Thaiboxing Event in Veenendaal Veenendaal, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 2:00 1–0 Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

Submission grappling record[link]

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Notes
Win	3–0	Mikael Grothe	(Submission: Guillotine Choke)	ADCC European Trials	January 25, 2005	−98.9 kg Final
Win	2–0	Andreas Olsen	(Submission: Guillotine Choke)	ADCC European Trials	January 25, 2005	−98.9 kg
Win	1–0	Arben Latifi	(Submission: Guillotine Choke)	ADCC European Trials	January 25, 2005	−98.9 kg

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official web site
• Official UFC Profile
• Professional MMA record for Alistair Overeem from Sherdog
• Personal life documentary
• Profile at K-1
• Profile at Dream (Japanese)
• Profile at Pride

Tyrone Spong
Born	Tyrone Clinton Spong (1985-09-03) September 3, 1985 (age 26) Paramaribo, Suriname
Other names	King of the Ring
Nationality	Dutch Surinamese
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	103.5 kg (228 lb; 16 st 4 lb)
Division	Super Heavyweight Heavyweight Cruiserweight Middleweight
Style	Muay Thai
Stance	Orthodox
Fighting out of	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Team	Team Mr. Perfect Fighting Factory Carbin
Trainer	Ernesto Hoost Lucien Carbin
Years active	2001–present (Kickboxing)
Kickboxing record
Total	76
Wins	68
By knockout	42
Losses	6
By knockout	3
Draws	1
No contests	1
Other information
Website	http://www.tyrone-spong.nl
last updated on: January 28, 2012

Tyrone "King of The Ring" Spong (born September 3, 1985) is a Dutch-Surinamese kickboxer. He is the reigning WFCA Cruiserweight Muay Thai and the former It's Showtime 95MAX World champion, fighting out of Fighting Factory Carbin in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

As of May 2011, Spong is ranked the #7 heavyweight in the world by LiverKick.com.^[1]

Career[link]

Tyrone Spong was born in Suriname. In 1990 at the age of 5, he moved to the Netherlands with his family.

In 2003, his first year as a pro, he made his mark winning 12 fights a year. In 2004, he fought against Rafi Zouheir at the Battle of Zaandam and won his first European Muay Thai Title (WKN). In 2004 Spong also visited Japan to compete in Shootboxing where he lost to Ryuji Goto. Goto suplexed him in the final seconds of the fight to earn a well-received unanimous decision. His next fight in April 2005, was against Belgian Mohammed Ouali for another European Title (WPKL). Spong won the fight by unanimous decision.

In December, 2005 at the A-1 Combat Cup in Duisburg, after three consecutive KO's in one night, Tyrone Spong won his first tournament Championship.

In 2006 Spong had two his biggest victories of his young career, KO wins over Muay Thai veteran Joerie Mes and two weeks later knocking out K-1 superstar Kaoklai Kaennorsing from Thailand in a first round.

On March 28, 2009, Spong participated in the first ever K-1 Heavyweight (-100 kg) Title tournament, held in Yokohama, Japan. He was beaten by Gokhan Saki in semifinals by right hook KO of the extra round.^[2]

Spong finally met rival Nathan Corbett at Champions of Champions II in what was widely considered a battle between the two best Muay Thai fighters in the world at their weight class for the W.M.C. world title -93 kg. The fight was a close affair with Spong knocking Corbett down on the second round only for it to end with a controversial decision. In the third round Corbett managed to knock Spong out with a huge right hook causing the referee to stop the fight. However, due to the referee's misleading hand signals, Corbett rushed back in to knock Spong down once more, not sure that the fight had been stopped. After considerable confusion the fight was declared a no contest instead of a Corbett KO win.

After defeating the Worlds heavyweight champion, Kyotaro he fought Jerome Le Banner in April 2010. Similar to the Nathan Corbett fight Spong broke his right hand in the first round and was knocked down. Despite coming back strongly he lost by decision. At the end of the year he qualified for the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final, defeating veteran Ray Sefo in an elimination match, only to lose to eventual winner Alistair Overeem at the quarter final stage in what was a more competitive fight than most initial thought - as Overeem was much the bigger fighter. At the start of 2011, Spong had to vacate the It's Showtime 95MAX world title due to a number of issues such as not having had a title defense in the allocated two years and his management stating that he had moved up in weight to fight as a heavyweight.^[3]

Titles[link]

• 2008 1st It's Showtime World 95MAX champion (Defense: 0)
• 2008 W.F.C.A. Thaiboxing World Cruiserweight champion (Defense: 1)
• 2008 KO World Series '08 Oceania winner
• 2007 1st SLAMM Events 79 kg class champion (Defense: 0)
• 2005 A1 World League winner
• 2005 W.P.K.L. European Middleweight champion (Defense: 0)
• 2004 W.K.N. Thaiboxing European Middleweight champion (Defense: 0)
• M.T.B.N. Muay Thai Dutch Junior class -66 kg class champion (Defense: 0)

Personal life[link]

Spong is married with three children.^[4] He is an avid lover of animals, as is evidenced by the majority of his tattoos. He is the owner of several pit bull terriers, which he bred himself.^[5] Spong has trained in America with Floyd Mayweather Sr.^[6] He is friends with mixed martial artists Rashad Evans and Mo Lawal. He has helped both of them prepare for some of their fights.^[7] Spong trains his physical conditioning at the legendary ReAT Sports athletic performance facility in Amsterdam, under the world renowned Strength & Conditioning specialist Rayen Bindraban.^[8]

Kickboxing record[link]

Kickboxing record

68 Wins (42 (T)KO's, 25 decisions), 6 Losses (3 (T)KO's, 3 decisions), 1 Draw, 1 No Contest Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time 2012-06-30 Peter Aerts Music Hall & BFN Group present: It's Showtime 57 & 58 Brussels, Belgium 2012-01-28 Win Melvin Manhoef It's Showtime 2012 in Leeuwarden Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2011-06-18 Win Loren Javier Jorge It's Showtime Madrid 2011 Madrid, Spain Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2011-05-14 Win Igor Mihaljevic It's Showtime 2011 Lyon Lyon, France KO (Left Knee) 1 2:01 2010-12-11 Loss Alistair Overeem K-1 World GP 2010 Final, Quarter Final Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2010-10-02 Win Ray Sefo K-1 World GP 2010 Seoul Final 16 Seoul, Republic of Korea Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Qualifies for K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final. 2010-04-03 Loss Jerome Le Banner K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Yokohama Yokohama, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2009-12-05 Win Keijiro Maeda K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final Yokohama, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2009-06-27 NC Nathan Corbett Champions of Champions II Montego Bay, Jamaica No contest 3 0:55 2009-05-16 Win Attila Karacs It's Showtime 2009 Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (Split) 3 3:00 2009-03-28 Loss Gökhan Saki K-1 World GP 2009 in Yokohama Yokohama, Japan KO (Right hook) 4 1:58 2009-01-24 Win Samir Benazzouz Beast of the East Zutphen, Netherlands TKO (Corner stoppage) 3 2:23 2008-11-29 Win Zabit Samedov It's Showtime 2008 Eindhoven Eindhoven, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 Wins It's Showtime 95MAX World title. 2008-10-05 Win Gary Turner K.O. Events "Tough Is Not Enough" Rotterdam, Netherlands TKO (Doctor stoppage) 1 1:05 2008-04-26 Win Azem Maksutaj K-1 World GP 2008 in Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands KO (Knee strike) 2 0:45 2008-03-15 Win Ondrej Hutnik It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy 2008, World Title Fight 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands KO (Left liver punch) 2 2:32 Retains title of W.F.C.A. World Thaiboxing Cruiserweight championship.(1) 2008-02-09 Win Nikos Sokolis KO World Series 2008 in Auckland Auckland, New Zealand KO (Left liver punch) 1 2:25 Wins KO World Series 2008 in Auckland Cruiserweight world title. 2008-02-09 Win Chad Walker KO World Series 2008 in Auckland Auckland, New Zealand KO (Overhand right) 1 1:08 2008-01-26 Win Aurelien Duarte Beast of the East Zutphen, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Wins vacant title of W.F.C.A. World Thaiboxing Cruiserweight (-86.18kg) title. 2007-12-24 Win Rasmus Zoeylner Return of the King 2 Paramaribo, Suriname KO 2 2007-10-27 Win Emil Zoraj One Night in Bangkok Antwerp, Belgium TKO (Doctor stoppage) 4 1:02 2007-08-26 Win Human Nikmaslak Return of the King 1 Paramaribo, Suriname KO (Knee strike) 1 2:31 2007-06-02 Win Dmitry Shakuta Gentleman Fight Night IV Tilburg, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00 2007-05-06 Win Yodchai Wor Petchpun SLAMM "Nederland vs Thailand III" Haarlem, Netherlands TKO (Referee stoppage) 1 2:38 Wins the vacant title of SLAMM World 79kg title. 2007-03-25 Loss Amir Zeyada Rings Gala, Vechtsenbanen Utrecht, Netherlands TKO (Referee stoppage/Punches) 3 1:49 2006-11-12 Win Joerie Mes Pride & Honor Ahoy 2006 Rotterdam, Netherlands TKO (Knee strike) 5 1:12 2006-10-01 Win Kaoklai Kaennorsing SLAMM "Nederland vs Thailand II" Almere, Netherlands KO (Right punch) 1 1:55 2006-06-18 Win Sem Braan 2H2H The Road To Tokyo Amsterdam, Netherlands KO (Left hook) 3 1:40 2006-06-03 Win Henry Akdeniz Gentleman Fight Night 3 Tilburg, Netherlands TKO (Doctor stoppage) 3 3:00 2006-05-06 Win Farid M'Laika Gala de Kickboxing Geneva, Switzerland Decision (Unanimous) 5 2:00 2006-04-29 Win Cho In Jun MARS World Fighting GP Seoul, Korea KO 1 2:07 2005-12-03 Win Senol Kiziltas A-1 Combat League Duisburg, Germany TKO (Knee strike) 2 Wins A-1 Combat League World title. 2005-12-03 Win Senol Cetin A-1 Combat League Duisburg, Germany TKO (Corner stoppage) 1 2005-12-03 Win Rene Litchko A-1 Combat League Duisburg, Germany KO (Right hook) 1 0:45 2005-10-09 Win Vincent Vielvoye Rotterdam Rumble Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00 2005-05-08 Win Younnes el Hamsani Muay Thai Gala Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00 2005-04-09 Win Mohammed Ouali Muay Thai Champions League XIV Netherlands Decision 5 3:00 Wins title of W.P.K.L. European Middleweight(-72.5kg) championship. 2004-12-23 Win Renato Hasset The Night of Legend Paramaribo, Suriname KO 4 2004-11-14 Win Richard Weston Muay Thai/Mixed Fight Gala, Sporthal Stedenwijk Almere, Netherlands KO 1 2004-10-17 Win Rafi Zoufeir Battle in Zaandam II Zaandam, Netherlands TKO (Low kicks) 3 Wins title of W.K.N. Thaiboxing European Middleweight (-76.2kg) championship. 2004-04-18 Loss Ryuji Goto Shoot　boxing: Infinty-S Vol.2 Tokyo, Japan Decision 3 3:00 2004-03-21 Win Hamid El Caid Profighters Gala in Almere Almere, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00 2004-02-22 Win William Diender 2H2H Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (Majority) 5 3:00 2003-11-12 Draw Younnes el Hamsani Veni, Vidi, Vici II Veenendaal, Netherlands Decision draw 5 3:00 2003-11-02 Win Xavier Gatez Immortality Amsterdam, Netherlands KO 2 2003-10-13 Win Rocky Grandjean 2H2H in Ahoy Netherlands TKO (Doctor stoppage) 2 2003-07-04 Win Gregory Costina Baas Sports Willemstad, Curaçao TKO (Low kicks) 4 2003-05-18 Win Melvin Rozenblad Killerdome III Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00 Makes His A-class debut. 2003-04-19 Win Henry Akendiz Beast of The East Zutphen, Netherlands TKO (Corner stoppage) 1 3:00 2003-04-13 Win Jan van Denderen East Side III Gorinchem, Netherlands Decision 5 2:00 2003-02-02 Win Harry Lodewijks Killerdome II Amsterdam, Netherlands KO 1 2003-01-11 Win Tarik Slimani Dudok Arena Hilversum, Netherlands 2002-10-27 Win Ray Staring Beast of The East Arnhem, Netherlands Decision 5 2:00 2002-05-19 Loss Amir Zeyada Itai-Te Promotions, Thaiboksgala Predators III Amsterdam, Netherlands KO (Slam) 4 0:47 2002-03-08 Win Dave van der Ploeg Beast of The East Zutphen, Netherlands Decision 5 2:00 2002-03-03 Win Olli Koch Loasana Promotions, The Palace Groningen, Netherlands KO 1 2001-09-22 Win Werner Stoel Champions Gym Gala in Hanenhof Geleen, Netherlands Decision 5 2:00 Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

See also[link]

• List of K-1 events
• List of It's Showtime champions
• List of male kickboxers

References[link]

External links[link]

• Profile at K-1