Murthel Groenhart

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Murthel Groenhart
Born Murthel Groenhart
(1986-10-10) October 10, 1986
Suriname
Other names The Predator
Nationality Netherlands Dutch
Suriname Surinamese
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 77 kg (170 lb; 12.1 st)
Division Super Middleweight
Middleweight
Style Kickboxing, Muay Thai
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Team Mike's Gym
Blackzilians
Trainer Mike Passenier
Kickboxing record
Total 73
Wins 54
By knockout 29
Losses 16
By knockout 2
Draws 3
last updated on: September 28, 2013

Murthel "The Predator" Groenhart (born October 10, 1986) is a Dutch-Surinamese super middleweight Muay Thai kickboxer fighting out of Amsterdam, Netherlands for Mike's Gym, where he is trained by Mike Passenier. He is the 2008 K-1 Italy Oktagan champion and K-1 World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament Champion currently fighting within the It's Showtime organization.[1]

As of December 2012, Groenhart is ranked the #2 middleweight in the world by LiverKick.com.[2]

Biography/Career

Originally from Suriname, Murthel began his kickboxing career fighting on small shows in the Netherlands. He made his SLAMM debut in 2006, losing both of his fights with the organization, including a decision loss to Leroy Kaestner at B-Klass level. In 2008, Murthel was invited by the K-1 organization to take part in an eight man tournament, which had originally been intended for heavyweights but was changed later for fighters around the 75 kg bracket. Murthel won the competition in spectacular fashion, dispatching all three of his opponents by stoppage on the night to take the title in Milan.[3]

The performance at the K-1 tournament led to Murthel being invited to take part in a fight within the It's Showtime organization – the Netherlands biggest kickboxing organization. He lost his debut to It's Showtime Reality winner Sem Braan but impressed enough to be invited back for further matches.[4] Although an impressive fighter with a good knockout ratio, Murthel has had up and down performances within the organization, winning fights against the likes of Yassin Boudrouz and Joep Beerenpoot by knockout, but losing to Vladimir Moravcik and being knocked out by Ali Cenik, fights he should have been expected to do better in. Murthel has also fought and lost to top class fighters such as Cosmo Alexandre and Nieky Holzken – with the loss against Holzken after an extension round, being slightly unfortunate for some who felt Murthel deserved more.[5] Despite some inconsistent performances, Murthel won the vacant E.M.T.A. European title at the start of 2010, defeating Amir Zeyada in an impressive showing.[6]

He ventured up to the 79 kg division to face Marc de Bonte at Glory 2: Brussels on October 6, 2012 in Brussels, Belgium[7][8] and scored another come-from-behind victory as he knocked his opponent out with a knee strike in the second round.[9]

He went on to win the K-1 World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament Final in Athens, Greece on December 15, 2012, stopping Yasuhiro Kido and Mike Zambidis before knocking out his stable-mate Artur Kyshenko in the final.[10][11][12]

He faced Robin van Roosmalen at Glory 7: Milan in Milan, Italy on April 20, 2013, losing a unanimous decision after getting dropped in round one.[13][14][15][16]

Groenhart lost to Davit Kiria via unanimous decision at Glory 10: Los Angeles - Middleweight World Championship Tournament in Ontario, California, United States on September 28, 2013.[17][18][19] He joined the Blackzilians camp in preparation for the fight.[20][21]

He is expected to fight Shemsi Beqiri on the Glory 14: Zagreb undercard in Zagreb, Croatia on March 8, 2014.[22]

Titles

  • K-1 World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament Champion
  • 2010 E.M.T.A. K-1 rules European champion −76 kg
  • 2008 K-1 Italy Oktagan tournament champion −75 kg
  • 2007 Angels of Fire II tournament title −75 kg

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing Record
54 Wins (29 (T)KO's), 16 Losses, 3 Draws[23]
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2014-03-08 N/A Albania Shemsi Beqiri Glory 14: Zagreb Zagreb, Croatia N/A N/A N/A
2013-09-28 Loss Georgia (country) Davit Kiria Glory 10: Los Angeles Ontario, California, USA Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2013-08-03 Win Netherlands Elizio Cabral FightCult "BEATDOWN" Paramaribo, Suriname TKO 1
2013-04-20 Loss Netherlands Robin van Roosmalen Glory 7: Milan Milan, Italy Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2012-12-15 Win Ukraine Artur Kyshenko K-1 World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament Final, Final Athens, Greece KO (right overhand) 3 0:54
Wins the K-1 World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament.
2012-12-15 Win Greece Mike Zambidis K-1 World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament Final, Semi Finals Athens, Greece TKO (doctor stopage/cut) 2 3:00
2012-12-15 Win Japan Yasuhiro Kido K-1 World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament Final, Quarter Finals Athens, Greece KO (right high kick) 1 1:47
2012-10-06 Win Belgium Marc de Bonte Glory 2: Brussels Brussels, Belgium KO (right knee) 2
2012-07-21 Win Spain Maximo Suarez It's Showtime 59 Tenerife, Spain TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 2
2012-05-27 Win Armenia Harut Grigorian K-1 World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament Final 16 Madrid, Spain KO (Punches) 3 2:00
2011-11-12 Win Suriname Darryl Sichtman Street Culture, Fight Club Group & Canary Kickboxing Federation presents: It’s Showtime 53 Tenerife, Spain Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2011-09-24 Loss Russia Artem Levin BFN Group & Music Hall presents: It's Showtime "Fast & Furious 70MAX" Brussels, Belgium KO (Left Knee to the Body) 5 1:51
Fight was for It's Showtime 77MAX title.
2011-06-18 Win Spain Rafi Zouheir It's Showtime Madrid 2011 Madrid, Spain TKO (Corner Stoppage) 1 2:16
2011-06-11 Win Netherlands Errol Koning BFN Group presents: It's Showtime Warsaw Warsaw, Poland Decision (Split) 3 3:00
2010-12-18 Loss Morocco Khalid Bourdif Fightclub presents: It's Showtime 2010 Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2010-10-16 Loss Netherlands Nieky Holzken United Glory 12: 2010–2011 World Series Quarterfinals Amsterdam, Netherlands Ext.R Decision 4 3:00
2010-09-12 Win Netherlands Joep Beerenpoot Fightingstars presents: It's Showtime 2010 Amsterdam, Netherlands KO (Right High Kick) 1
2010-04-17 Win Hungary Daniel Géczi It's Showtime 2010 Budapest Budapest, Hungary TKO
2010-02-27 Win Egypt Amir Zeyada Amsterdam Fight Club 3 Amsterdam, Netherlands TKO (Doc Stop/Cut) 1
Wins vacant E.M.T.A. K-1 rules European title −76 kg.
2009-10-24 Loss Turkey Ali Cenik It's Showtime 2009 Lommel Lommel, Belgium KO (Overhand Right) 2
2009-08-29 Loss Slovakia Vladimir Moravcik It's Showtime 2009 Budapest Budapest, Hungary Decision 3 3:00
2009-04-24 Win Turkey Mehmet Aygun Ergen Ring Atesi 4 Istanbul, Turkey KO (Left High Kick) 3
2009-03-14 Loss Brazil Cosmo Alexandre Oktagon presents: It's Showtime 2009 Milan, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2009-02-08 Win Morocco Yassin Boudrouz Fights at the Border presents: It's Showtime 2009 Antwerp, Belgium KO 1
2008-11-29 Loss Netherlands Sem Braan It's Showtime 2008 Eindhoven Eindhoven, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2008-04-12 Win Morocco Halim Issaoui K-1 Italy Oktagon 2008, Final Milan, Italy KO 3
Wins K-1 Italy Oktagon 2008 tournament title −75 kg.
2008-04-12 Win Morocco Yassin Boudrouz K-1 Italy Oktagon 2008, Semi Final Milan, Italy TKO
2008-04-12 Win Italy Marco Santi K-1 Italy Oktagon 2008, Quarter Final Milan, Italy KO
2008-04-04 Loss France Gregory Choplin It's Showtime Reality TV 2008 Koh Samui, Thailand Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2008-03-08 Win Belgium Jan de Keyzer Gala Lommel Lommel, Belgium KO 2
2008-02-09 Draw Netherlands Matias Ipssa North Disturbed Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision Draw 5 3:00
2007-10-27 Win Poland Piotr Woźnicki Angels of Fire II, Final Płock, Poland TKO 1
Wins Angels of Fire II tournament title −75 kg.
2007-10-27 Win Poland Łukasz Rambalski Angels of Fire II, Semi Final Płock, Poland TKO 2
2007-10-27 Win Poland Rafał Dudek Angels of Fire II, Quarter Final Płock, Poland KO 3
2007-04-22 Win Netherlands Benito Linger Muay Thai Gala Landsmeer Landsmeer, Netherlands Decision 5 2:00
2007-02-04 Win Netherlands Cedric Burgzorg Muay Thai-MMA Gala Groningen Groningen, Netherlands Decision 5 2:00
2006-12-16 Win Netherlands Ilias Zbairi Fight4Life Gala Netherlands KO 2
2006-10-01 Loss Netherlands Leroy Kaestner [[SLAMM!! Events|SLAMM "Nederland vs Thailand II"]] || Almere, Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 2:00
2006-03-19 Loss Netherlands Lindo Prophase [[SLAMM!! Events|SLAMM "Nederland vs Thailand"]] || Almere, Netherlands || Decision || 5 || 2:00
2006-02-06 Win Netherlands Iliad Oufkir Muay Thai Gala in Oostzaan Oostzaan, Netherlands TKO (Corner Stop/Knees) 1
2005-10-02 Win Morocco Karim Al Jouharati It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy, 1st Round - Tilburg, Opening fight Tilburg, Netherlands TKO 5
2005-04-10 Draw Canada Trevor Smandych Urban Destruction 1 Bristol, England Decision 5
2004-12-19 Win Morocco Fahid Maroun Gala Landsmeer[24] Landsmeer, Netherlands Decision 3 2:00
2004-11-14 Win Netherlands Guillermo Codrington Muay Thai/Mixed Gala Kickass Fight Promotions Almere, Netherlands Decision 3 2:00
2004-09-18 Win Netherlands Earl Marica Herring Gulls Zaandam, Netherlands Decision 3 2:00

Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Murthel Groenhart / The Predator (Stats)". www.itsshowtime.nl. Retrieved 2011-04-29. 
  2. ↑ Scalia, Rian. (2012-12-21) Middleweight Rankings – December 2012. Liverkick.com. Retrieved on 2012-12-29.
  3. ↑ "W lo sport -:: gruppi.giovani.it (Details on event – in Italian)". gruppi.giovani.it. Retrieved 2011-04-29. 
  4. ↑ "FIGHT-NIGHT PRESENTS IT'S SHOWTIME, EINDHOVEN". www.fightnewz.net. Retrieved 2011-04-29. 
  5. ↑ "United Glory World Series Results". www.headkicklegend.com. Retrieved 2011-04-29. 
  6. ↑ "a.s. Zondag Murthel Groenhart vs Amir Zeyada (Dutch language)". www.mixfight.nl. Retrieved 2011-05-07. 
  7. ↑ 10 fights to watch in October. Liverkick.com. Retrieved on 2012-12-29.
  8. ↑ Scalia, Rian. (2012-10-02) Glory 2: Brussels final fight card for this Saturday. Liverkick.com. Retrieved on 2012-12-29.
  9. ↑ Scalia, Rian (2012-10-06). GLORY 2 Brussels Results. Liverkick.com. Retrieved on 2012-12-29.
  10. ↑ Sanderson, Chad. (2012-11-02) K-1 World MAX Final 8: Tournament Line-up. Liverkick.com. Retrieved on 2012-12-29.
  11. ↑ Scalia, Rian (2012-12-15). The K-1 World MAX 2012 Final Live Results. Liverkick.com. Retrieved on 2012-12-29.
  12. ↑ Coffeen, Fraser. (2012-12-16) Groenhart wins Grand Prix, but did anyone see it?. Bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved on 2012-12-29.
  13. ↑ GLORY 7 Milan Fight Card For April 20
  14. ↑ GLORY 7 Milan Live Results
  15. ↑ GLORY 7 Milan Live Updates
  16. ↑ Giorgio Petrosyan Barely Breaks a Sweat against Hafid El Boustati: GLORY 7 Milan Full Results
  17. ↑ GLORY 10 Adds Kiria vs. Groenhart, Watson vs. Kraus, Guidon vs. Wilnis
  18. ↑ GLORY 10 Live Results and Updates
  19. ↑ GLORY 10 results, LIVE online fight coverage stream for 'Los Angeles'
  20. ↑ Murthel Groenhart Training with Blackzilians in Florida
  21. ↑ K-1 Champ Murthel Groenhart is Training with Alistair Overeem at Blackzillians
  22. ↑ Glory 14 Co-Main Event Change and Updated Fight Card
  23. ↑ "Murthel Groenhart / The Predator (Fight Record Stats)". www.itsshowtime.nl. Retrieved 2011-04-29. 
  24. ↑ "Uitslagen Landsmeer 19-12-04 (Dutch language)". www.kickbox.nl. Retrieved 2011-05-22. 

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