Melvin Manhoef
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Melvin Manhoef | |||
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Nickname | No Mercy, Marvelous | ||
Nationality | Dutch | ||
Date of birth | May 11, 1976 | ||
Place of birth | Paramaribo, Suriname | ||
Fighting out of | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 81⁄2 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.
[edit] See also
- List of male kickboxers
- List of male mixed martial artists
- List of K-1 Events
- List of kickboxing organizations
[edit] Kickboxing record
34 Wins (25 (T)KO's, 10 decisions), 4 Losses | |||||||
Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Method | Round | Time | |
04/26/2008 | Loss | Remy Bonjasky | K-1 World GP 2008 in Amsterdam, Netherlands | KO (Flying right high kick) | 3 | 2:32 | |
06/23/2007 | Win | Ruslan Karaev | K-1 World GP 2007 in Amsterdam, Netherlands | KO | 1 | 0:23 | |
12/02/2006 | Loss | Ray Sefo | K-1 World Grand Prix 2006, Japan | KO (Right Punch) | 1 | 0:40 | |
05/13/2006 | Win | Tatsufumi Tomihira | K-1 World GP 2006 in Amsterdam, Netherlands | KO | 1 | 2:10 | |
04/09/2005 | Win | Sakuragi | Muay Thai Gala in Amsterdam, Netherlands | TKO | 2 | ||
02/13/2005 | Loss | Dzevad Poturak | Gala Gym Alkmaar, Netherlands | KO (Punches) | 3 | 2:55 | |
06/02/2002 | Win | Paul Cahoon | Rings Gala, Amsterdam, Netherlands | TKO (Corner Stoppage) | 1 | ||
04/21/2002 | Win | Anastacio Steferos | in Amsterdam, Netherlands | KO (Knee) | 1 | ||
02/24/2002 | Loss | 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 | Kazushi Sakuraba | DREAM.4 | TKO (Strikes) | 1 | 1:30 | |
05/11/2008 | Win | Dae Won Kim | DREAM.3 | TKO (Knees and Punches) | 1 | 4:08 | |
12/31/2007 | Win | Yosuke Nishijima | K-1 PREMIUM 2007 Dynamite!! | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 1:49 | |
09/17/2007 | Win | Fabio Silva | K-1 Hero's Middleweight GP Final | TKO (Strikes) | 1 | ||
07/16/2007 | Win | Bernard Ackah | K-1 Hero's 9 | KO (Strikes) | 1 | 2:13 | |
06/02/2007 | Loss | Dong Sik Yoon | K-1 Dynamite!! USA | Submission (Armbar) | 2 | 1:17 | |
03/12/2007 | Win | Yoshiki Takahashi | K-1 Heros 8, Japan | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:36 | |
10/09/2006 | Loss | Yoshihiro Akiyama | K-1 Heros 7, Japan | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 1:58 | |
10/09/2006 | Win | Shungo Oyama | K-1 Heros 7, Japan | TKO (Strikes) | 1 | 1:04 | |
08/05/2006 | Win | Crosley Gracie | K-1 Heros 6, Japan | TKO (Strikes) | 1 | 9:12 | |
07/01/2006 | Win | Ian Freeman | CR 17 - Ultimate Challenge, England | KO (Punches) | 1 | 0:17 | |
03/15/2006 | Win | Shungo Oyama | K-1 Heros 4, Japan | TKO (Cut) | 1 | 2:51 | |
02/04/2006 | Win | Evangelista Santos | CR 15 - Adrenalin Rush, England | KO (Punches) | 2 | 3:51 | |
09/10/2005 | Win | Fabio Piamonte | CR 13 - No Fear | KO | 1 | 0:51 | |
07/03/2005 | Win | Paul Cahoon | CFC 4 - Cage Carnage | TKO | 1 | ||
06/12/2005 | Win | Bob Schreiber | It's Showtime - Amsterdam Arena | Decision | |||
04/30/2005 | Win | Ladislav Zak | Queens Fight Night, Eindhoven, Netherlands | KO | |||
02/26/2005 | Win | Matthias Riccio | CR 10 - Deliverance | KO | 1 | 3:01 | |
05/20/2004 | Loss | Rodney Faverus | It's Showtime - Amsterdam Arena | KO | |||
04/08/2004 | Win | Slavomir Molnar | HOH - Heaven or Hell | KO | 1 | ||
04/06/2003 | Win | Alexandr Garkushenko | M-1 MFC - Russia vs the World 5 | KO | 1 | 6:57 | |
03/16/2003 | Loss | Bob Schreiber | 2H2H 6 - Simply the Best 6 | KO (Punches) | 1 | 4:04 | |
09/29/2002 | Win | Mika Ilmen | It's Showtime - As Usual | KO (Left hook) | 1 | 0:35 | |
12/15/2001 | Win | Husein Cift | Hoogwoud Fight Gala - Free Fight | KO | 1 | ||
06/20/1999 | Draw | Rodney Faverus | Rings Holland - The Kings of the Magic Ring | Draw | 2 | 5:00 | |
12/02/1995 | Win | Jordy Jonkers | BOA - Battle of Amstelveen | TKO |