Melvin Manhoef

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Melvin Manhoef
Nickname No Mercy, Marvelous
Nationality Flag of the Netherlands Dutch
Date of birth May 11, 1976 (1976-05-11) (age 32)
Place of birth Paramaribo, Suriname
Fighting out of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)
Weight 90 kg (198.4 lb/14.2 st)
Style Muay Thai
Team Mike's Gym
Trainer Mike Passenier
Years active 14 (1994-present)
Kickboxing record
Total 38
Wins 34
By knockout 25
Losses 4
MMA record
Total 27
Wins 22
By knockout 21
Losses 4
Draws 1
Other information
Official site
Career mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Melvin "No Mercy" Manhoef (born May 11, 1976) is a professional Muay Thai kickboxer and mixed martial artist, trained by Mike Passenier and fighting out of Mike's Gym from Amsterdam, Netherlands. He's a Cage Rage Light Heavyweight World champion and is famous for his aggressive fighting style.

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[edit] Biography & career

Manhoef was born in Paramaribo, Suriname. When he was three years old his family moved to Rotterdam. Manhoef was involved in soccer during his youth, and was introduced to Muay Thai by his younger brother, Moreno. He soon joined Choku Gym in Zaandam and started training.[citation needed] At 18, he had his first fight, which he won by decision. After a few injuries and a rocky start as an A-class fighter, he took a few years off from fighting to do time in prison.[citation needed] He made his comeback in September 2001, as part of Chakuriki Gym, in Amsterdam. He made his K-1 debut against Remy Bonjasky in K-1 Holland GP 2002 in Arnhem, Netherlands. Melvin lost the fight by unanimous decision.

In 2004, Manhoef entered the Cage Rage promotion in London. After beating Fabio Piamonte he became the World champion. He successfully defended his title for almost two years, until re-entering the K-1 fighting circuit's, MMA affiliate HERO'S in 2006. He won his first fight at Hero's 4 against Shungo Oyama by technical knockout in first round.

His last kickboxing bout was in K-1 against Ruslan Karaev. Manhoef won via knockout. In 2007, Melvin has already participated in a bunch of MMA matches. Although he lost to Dong-sik Yoon by submission armbar in K-1 Dynamite!! USA, he defeated Bernard Ackah at K-1 HERO'S 9, and also recently got a TKO win against Fabio Silva, a Chute Boxe fighter, by ruthless punch flurries in K-1 Hero's Middleweight GP Final.

In his latest fight, Melvin Manhoef fought Japanese legend, Kazushi Sakuraba, on DREAM.4 and won that fight by TKO in the first round.

[edit] Titles

  • 2006 Hero's Light Heavyweight finalist.
  • 2004 Cage Rage Light Heavyweight World champion.

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[edit] Kickboxing record

34 Wins (25 (T)KO's, 10 decisions), 4 Losses
Date Result Opponent Event Method Round Time
04/26/2008 Loss Flag of the Netherlands Remy Bonjasky K-1 World GP 2008 in Amsterdam, Netherlands KO (Flying right high kick) 3 2:32
06/23/2007 Win Flag of Russia Ruslan Karaev K-1 World GP 2007 in Amsterdam, Netherlands KO 1 0:23
12/02/2006 Loss Flag of New Zealand Ray Sefo K-1 World Grand Prix 2006, Japan KO (Right Punch) 1 0:40
05/13/2006 Win Flag of Japan Tatsufumi Tomihira K-1 World GP 2006 in Amsterdam, Netherlands KO 1 2:10
04/09/2005 Win Flag of Japan Sakuragi Muay Thai Gala in Amsterdam, Netherlands TKO 2
02/13/2005 Loss Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Dzevad Poturak Gala Gym Alkmaar, Netherlands KO (Punches) 3 2:55
06/02/2002 Win Flag of the United Kingdom Paul Cahoon Rings Gala, Amsterdam, Netherlands TKO (Corner Stoppage) 1
04/21/2002 Win Flag of Greece Anastacio Steferos in Amsterdam, Netherlands KO (Knee) 1
02/24/2002 Loss Flag of the Netherlands Remy Bonjasky K-1 Holland GP 2002 in Arnhem, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00

[edit] MMA Record

22 Wins (21 (T)KO's, 1 decisions), 4 Losses, 1 Draw
Date Result Opponent Event Method Round Time
05/11/2008 Win Flag of Japan Kazushi Sakuraba DREAM.4 TKO (Strikes) 1 1:30
05/11/2008 Win Flag of South Korea Dae Won Kim DREAM.3 TKO (Knees and Punches) 1 4:08
12/31/2007 Win Flag of Japan Yosuke Nishijima K-1 PREMIUM 2007 Dynamite!! TKO (Punches) 1 1:49
09/17/2007 Win Flag of Brazil Fabio Silva K-1 Hero's Middleweight GP Final TKO (Strikes) 1
07/16/2007 Win Flag of Côte d'Ivoire Bernard Ackah K-1 Hero's 9 KO (Strikes) 1 2:13
06/02/2007 Loss Flag of South Korea Dong Sik Yoon K-1 Dynamite!! USA Submission (Armbar) 2 1:17
03/12/2007 Win Flag of Japan Yoshiki Takahashi K-1 Heros 8, Japan TKO (Punches) 1 2:36
10/09/2006 Loss Flag of Japan Yoshihiro Akiyama K-1 Heros 7, Japan Submission (Armbar) 1 1:58
10/09/2006 Win Flag of Japan Shungo Oyama K-1 Heros 7, Japan TKO (Strikes) 1 1:04
08/05/2006 Win Flag of Brazil Crosley Gracie K-1 Heros 6, Japan TKO (Strikes) 1 9:12
07/01/2006 Win Flag of the United Kingdom Ian Freeman CR 17 - Ultimate Challenge, England KO (Punches) 1 0:17
03/15/2006 Win Flag of Japan Shungo Oyama K-1 Heros 4, Japan TKO (Cut) 1 2:51
02/04/2006 Win Flag of Brazil Evangelista Santos CR 15 - Adrenalin Rush, England KO (Punches) 2 3:51
09/10/2005 Win Flag of Brazil Fabio Piamonte CR 13 - No Fear KO 1 0:51
07/03/2005 Win Flag of the United Kingdom Paul Cahoon CFC 4 - Cage Carnage TKO 1
06/12/2005 Win Flag of the Netherlands Bob Schreiber It's Showtime - Amsterdam Arena Decision
04/30/2005 Win Flag of the Czech Republic Ladislav Zak Queens Fight Night, Eindhoven, Netherlands KO
02/26/2005 Win Flag of France Matthias Riccio CR 10 - Deliverance KO 1 3:01
05/20/2004 Loss Flag of the Netherlands Rodney Faverus It's Showtime - Amsterdam Arena KO
04/08/2004 Win Flag of Slovakia Slavomir Molnar HOH - Heaven or Hell KO 1
04/06/2003 Win Flag of Russia Alexandr Garkushenko M-1 MFC - Russia vs the World 5 KO 1 6:57
03/16/2003 Loss Flag of the Netherlands Bob Schreiber 2H2H 6 - Simply the Best 6 KO (Punches) 1 4:04
09/29/2002 Win Flag of Finland Mika Ilmen It's Showtime - As Usual KO (Left hook) 1 0:35
12/15/2001 Win Flag of the Netherlands Husein Cift Hoogwoud Fight Gala - Free Fight KO 1
06/20/1999 Draw Flag of the Netherlands Rodney Faverus Rings Holland - The Kings of the Magic Ring Draw 2 5:00
12/02/1995 Win Flag of the Netherlands Jordy Jonkers BOA - Battle of Amstelveen TKO

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