Mourad Bouzidi

Mourad Bouzidi
Born	Mourad Bouzidi November 23, 1984 (1984-11-23) (age 26) The Hague, Netherlands
Other names	The Silent Power
Nationality	Tunisian Dutch
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	95 kg (210 lb; 15.0 st)
Division	Heavyweight
Style	Kickboxing, Muay Thai
Fighting out of	The Hague, Netherlands
Team	Team Kamakura Team Aerts
Trainer	Anil Dubar Giel de Jager Gerard Gordeau Peter Aerts
Years active	1997–present
Kickboxing record
Total	83
Wins	65
By knockout	32
Losses	15
By knockout	2
Draws	2
No contests	1
Mixed martial arts record
Total	2
Wins	1
By submission	1
Losses	1
By submission	1
last updated on: March 19, 2011

Mourad "The Silent Power" Bouzidi (born November 23, 1984) is Dutch–Tunisian heavyweight kickboxer, fighting out of Team Kamakura/Team Aerts in The Hague, Netherlands. He is the current Dutch Heavyweight W.F.C.A. kickboxing champion.^[1]

Biography and career

Mourad Bouzidi was born in The Hague, Netherlands and started paracticing Muay Thai at the age of 10. He had his first fight at the age of 13. Bouzidi still resides in The Hague and trains both at Team Kamakura and Team Aerts under Peter Aerts.^[2]

Bouzidi rose to prominence in May 2004 when he defeated Sergey Razvodovskiy, Szilard Szecsei and Konstantin Gluhov on the same night to win the Draka European Championships at +90 kg. He then beat Daniel Leko on March 25, 2005 to win the WKN European Muay Thai title at -96 kg. However, he lost the belt only two months later when he was defeated by Daniel Ghita at Local Kombat 14 "Lupta capitală".

On June 3, 2006, he made his K-1 debut in the 8-man tournament at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Seoul. He defeated Iranian strongman Mehdi Mirdavoudi by unanimous decision in the quarter-finals, but then lost out to local fighter Kim Min-Soo in the semis. In June the following year, he lost to Gökhan Saki at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Amsterdam. He then returned in February 2008 when he beat Hesdy Gerges at K-1 MAX Netherlands 2008 The Final Qualification.

He defeated Henriques Zowa via unanimous decision on June 15, 2008 to win the WFCA Dutch Muaythai Super Heavyweight (+95 kg) title.

Bouzidi then began competing for the It's Showtime promotion regularly and took wins over Hasan Gul, Rustemi Kreshnik and Errol Zimmerman between 2008 and 2009 before recording his first promotional loss to Brice Guidon at It's Showtime 2009 Barneveld in November 2009. On February 13, 2010, he faced Badr Hari for the It's Showtime Heavyweight Championship at It's Showtime 2010 Prague and was knocked out in the second round.

On October 16, 2010, he beat Anderson "Braddock" Silva in the quarter-finals of the 2010/11 United Glory World Series at United Glory 12 in Amsterdam. Advancing to the semi-finals in Charleroi on March 19, 2011, Bouzidi lost to Brice Guidon via technical knockout at United Glory 13. He then faced Errol Zimmerman for the second time in his career in a super fight at United Glory 14 in Moscow, losing via decision to bring the pair's rivalry to 1-1.

Titles

• 2008 WFCA Dutch Muaythai Super Heavyweight (+95 kg) champion
• 2006 K-1 World Grand Prix in Seoul semi finalist
• 2005-2006 World Champion WFCA
• 2005-2006 European Champion WKN
• 2004-2005 World Champion WFCA
• 2005 Champion Tournoi Marrakech
• 2004-2005 European Champion DRAKA
• 2002-2003 The Eight Tournament Champion

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record

65 Wins (32 (T)KO's, 34 decisions), 15 Losses, 2 Draws Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time 2011-10-23 Loss Ismael Londt Muay Thai Mania 4 Rijswijk, Netherlands KO (uppercut) 2 1:15 2011-05-28 Loss Errol Zimmerman United Glory 2010/11 Final, Super Fight Moscow, Russia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2011-03-19 Loss Brice Guidon United Glory 2010/11 Second Round, Semi Finals Charleroi, Belgium TKO (Right Hook) 2 1:39 2010-10-16 Win Anderson Silva United Glory 2010/11 First Round, Quarter Finals Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2010-05-29 Win Anderson Silva It's Showtime 2010 Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands Ext. R Decision 4 3:00 2010-02-13 Loss Badr Hari It's Showtime 2010 Prague Prague, Czech Republic KO (Right uppercut) 2 2:55 Fight was for It's Showtime Heavyweight title. 2010-01-09 Win Erhan Deniz Ring Sensation Championships - Uprising 12 Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2009-11-21 Loss Brice Guidon It's Showtime 2009 Barneveld Barneveld, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2009-10-31 Loss Pavel Zhuravlev W5 Grand Prix 2009 Ryazan Ryazan, Russia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Fight is for W5 (+96 kg) World title. 2009-05-16 Win Errol Zimmerman It's Showtime 2009 Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands TKO (Ref. stop/Cut from knee) 1 2009-03-23 Win Mohamed Boubkari Bad Boys Day Utrecht, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2009-02-08 Win Rustemi Kreshnik Fights at the Border presents: It's Showtime 2009 Antwerp, Belgium TKO (Doctor stoppage/Cut) 1 1:53 2008-11-29 Win Hasan Gul It's Showtime 2008 Eindhoven Eindhoven, Netherlands TKO (Referee stoppage/3 knockdowns) 1 2008-10-05 Loss Goran Radonic Tough Is Not Enough Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2008-06-15 Win Henriques Zowa Rumble in the Hague The Hague, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 Wins WFCA Dutch Muaythai Super Heavyweight (+95 kg) title. 2008-02-17 Win Hesdy Gerges K-1 MAX Netherlands 2008 The Final Qualification Utrecht, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2007-10-14 Win Rickard Gregorian Kickboks Gala Istanbul Istanbul, Turkey KO 2007-06-23 Loss Gokhan Saki K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2007-01-27 Win Mindaugas Sakalauskas WFCA Grand Prix 2007 Riga, Latvia Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 2006-11-18 Win Frederic Sinistra La Nuit du Kickboxing Liège, Belgium TKO (Mid kicks) 2006-11-04 Win Aziz Jahjah MSN Fightgala @ Delfzijl Delfzijl, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 2006-06-03 Loss Min-Soo Kim K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Seoul Seoul, South Korea Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00 2006-06-03 Win Mehdi Mirdavoudi K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Seoul Seoul, South Korea Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2006-03-10 Win Sebastian Gramada Local Kombat 19 "Înfruntarea titanilor" Iaşi, Romania Ext. R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00 2005-12-11 Win Samir Bennazouz WFCA Gala Veghel Veghel, Netherlands TKO (Doctor stoppage) 2005-11-05 Win Jan Lomulder Muay Thai / MMA gala Delfzijl, Netherlands TKO (Doctor stoppage) Wins WFCA World title (Thaiboxing -86,18 kg) . 2005-05-14 Loss Daniel Ghita Local Kombat 14 "Lupta capitală" Bucharest, Romania Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 Lose WKN European title (Thaiboxing -96,600 kg) . 2005-03-25 Win Daniel Leko Local Kombat 13 Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania KO 1 Wins WKN European title (Thaiboxing -96,600 kg) . 2004-11-06 Loss Mounier Zekhini The Battle Zone Breda Breda, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00 2004-10-16 Win Mohtar Bezzerouki Muaythai & Mixfight Gala Emmen, Netherlands KO 5 2004-09-04 Loss Bas van de Muizenberg Gala Geeraets Gym Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 Fight was for WFCA Dutch (+90 kg) thaiboxing title. 2004-05-09 Loss Konstantin Gluhov 1st Draka European Championships finals Riga, Latvia Decision (Unanimous) 5 2:00 Fight was for 1st Draka European Championships (+90 kg) tournament title. 2004-05-09 Win Szilard Szecsei 1st Draka European Championships 1/2 finals Riga, Latvia Decision (Unanimous) 5 2:00 2004-05-09 Win Sergey Razvodovskiy 1st Draka European Championships 1/4 finals Riga, Latvia TKO (Ref. stop/low kicks) 2004-04-24 NC Hussein Taymor Muaythai Gala in Breda Breda, Netherlands No Contest 2004-04-12 Win Hakim Akbar Benefitgala Sporthal Zeeburg Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 5 2:00 2003-12-12 Win Ruslan Babolinch Team Karakura Muaythai & Freefight Gala Katwijk, Netherlands Decision 5 2:00 2001-05-21 Loss Ray Staring Katwijk, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 2:00 Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

Mixed martial arts record

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	1-1	Hubert Veenendaal	Submission (Choke)	Shooto Holland: Open European Championship	2003-06-21	1	0:51	Schalkhaar, Netherlands
Win	1-0	Niels Kersen	Submission (Armbar)	Shooto Holland: Open European Championship	2003-06-21	1	1:02	Schalkhaar, Netherlands

See also

• List of K-1 Events
• List of male kickboxers
• List of kickboxing organizations

External links

• Team Kamakura Official site

References

1. ^ "Profile". www.fansofk-1.com. http://www.fansofk1.com/fighter?fID=91. Retrieved 2008-06-01. 
2. ^ "Artikel". www.fightnewz.net. http://www.fightnewz.net/id34.html. 

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Name	Bouzidi, Mourad
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Date of birth	November 23, 1984
Place of birth	The Hague, Netherlands
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