- Melvin Manhoef
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Melvin Manhoef 
Born May 11, 1976
Paramaribo, SurinameOther names No Mercy, Marvelous Nationality Surinamese
DutchHeight 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Weight 84 kg (185.2 lb; 13.2 st) Division Middleweight (MMA)
Light Heavyweight (MMA)
Heavyweight (Kickboxing)Style Kickboxing, Muay Thai Fighting out of Amsterdam, Netherlands Team Mike's Gym (2005-present)
Chakuriki Dojo (1998-2005)
Rock Gym (1995-1998)Trainer Mike Passenier
Thom Harinck
Dennis RockYears active 1995, 1999–present (MMA) Kickboxing record Total 46 Wins 37 By knockout 27 Losses 9 By knockout 6 Mixed martial arts record Total 34 Wins 24 By knockout 23 By decision 1 Losses 9 By knockout 3 By submission 6 Draws 1 Other information Website http://www.melvinmanhoef.com/ Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog last updated on: May 30, 2010 Melvin Manhoef (born May 11, 1976) is a Dutch-Surinamese Muay Thai kickboxer and mixed martial artist, trained by Mike Passenier and fighting out of Mike's Gym in Amsterdam, Netherlands. In kickboxing, he is the current It's Showtime 85MAX World Champion, and in MMA he was the Cage Rage Light Heavyweight World champion. Manhoef is known for his aggressive fighting style, knockout power, and glass jaw[1]. He is the only man to knock out Mark Hunt in a MMA match.
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Biography and career
Manhoef was born in Paramaribo, Suriname. When he was three years old his family moved to Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Manhoef was involved in football (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. He made his comeback in September 2001, as part of Chakuriki Gym.
In 2004, Manhoef entered the Cage Rage promotion in London, England. He became the Light Heavyweight World champion by beating Fabio Piamonte at Cage Rage 13. He defended his title for almost two years, until entering the K-1's MMA affiliate promotion Hero's in 2006. He won his first fight at Hero's 4 against Shungo Oyama by technical knockout in first round.
Melvin has switched his main focus to MMA over the past couple of years. He lost to Dong-sik Yoon by submission armbar in K-1 Dynamite!! USA, he defeated Bernard Ackah at K-1 Hero's Middleweight Tournament Opening Round, and also got a TKO win against Fabio Silva, a Chute Boxe fighter, by TKO in K-1 Hero's Middleweight GP Final.
At Dream 4 Melvin fought Kazushi Sakuraba. Manhoef and Sakuraba circled the ring for the first minute of the fight, before Manhoef dropped Sakuraba with a hard right head kick and finished him via TKO (hammerfists) at 90 seconds into Round 1. With the win, Melvin had advanced to the semifinal round of the DREAM Middleweight Grand Prix.
At Dream 6 Melvin fought Gegard Mousasi as the tournament dictated. Wary of Manhoef's standup, Mousasi quickly took the fight to the ground despite attempts to shrug him with a sprawl. Mousasi took Manhoef's back until scrambling into a triangle choke at 1:28 of the first round, surviving a powerful slam attempt from Manhoef while he had the submission secured. Mousasi went on to win the DREAM Middleweight Grand Prix.[2]
At Dynamite!! 2008 Melvin fought Mark Hunt as a late alternate at heavyweight, despite usually functioning at two weight classes below his opponent. Regardless of the size disadvantage, he knocked down the iron-jawed Samoan in 18 seconds and followed with punches as he was postured over Hunt, until the referee stopped the fight.[3] It was the first time Hunt was finished by knockout in his MMA career.
He fought former WEC middleweight champion Paulo Filho on July 20, 2009 at Dream 10.[4] Despite early success on the feet with his striking offensive, Manhoef was taken down and submitted via armbar in the first round.
Manhoef recently signed a multi-year fight contract with Strikeforce.[5]
Manhoef made his debut for the organization against Robbie Lawler on January 30, 2010 at Strikeforce: Miami. Despite a strong start with heavy leg kicks and punches, he was knocked out at 3:33 in the first round.
Manhoef fought Tatsuya Mizuno at Dream 15 and lost by submission. Manhoef lost 5 out of his last 6 fights.[6]
Manhoef returned to the United States in March 2011, facing Tim Kennedy at Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson.[7] He lost the fight via submission in the first round.
Due to not fighting for It's Showtime for over a year, Manhoef was stripped off his champion title.
Titles
- 2009 Current It's Showtime 85 KG MAX World champion.
- 2008 Dream Middleweight Grand Prix Semi Finalist.
- 2006 Hero's Light Heavyweight finalist.
- 2005 Cage Rage Light Heavyweight World champion.
Kickboxing record
Kickboxing Record 75 Wins (40 (T) KO's, 35 decisions), 14 LossesDate Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time 
Gokhan Saki ce It's Showtime 2010 Amsterdam ce Amsterdam, Netherlands ce TKO (Referee Stoppage) ce 2 ce
Remy Bonjasky ce K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final 16 ce Seoul, Republic of Korea ce Decision (Unanimous) ce 3 ce 3:00style=background:white colspan=9rc Fails to qualify for K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final. 
Dénes Rácz ce It's Showtime 2009 Budapest ce Budapest, Hungary ce TKO (Ref. stop/gave up) ce 3 ce 0:46style=background:white colspan=9rc Wins It's Showtime 85MAX World title. 
Ramazan Ramazanov ce K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 inrTokyo, Quarter Finals ce Tokyo, Japan ce KO (Punch) ce 1rce 2:16style=background:white colspan=9rc Despite victory is unable to continue in the tournament due to a shin injury. 
Stefan Leko ce It's Showtime 2009 Amsterdam ce Amsterdam, Netherlands ce TKO (Ref. stop./leg injury) ce 3 ce
Kyotaro ce K-1 World GP 2009 inrYokohama, Semi Finals ce Yokohama, Japan ce KO (Right hook) ce 1rce 2:02
Paul Slowinski ce K-1 World GP 2008 Final, Reserve Fight ce Tokyo, Japan ce KO (Left hook) ce 1rce 2:26 Remy Bonjasky ce K-1 World GP 2008 inrAmsterdam ce Amsterdam, Netherlands ce KO (Flying right high kick) ce 3 ce 2:32 Ruslan Karaev ce K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 inrAmsterdam ce Amsterdam, Netherlands ce KO (Left hook) ce 1rce 0:31
Ray Sefo ce K-1 World Grand Prix 2006, Reserve Fight ce Tokyo, Japan ce KO (Right hook) ce 1rce 0:40 Tatsufumi Tomihira ce K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 inrAmsterdam, Quarter Finals ce Amsterdam, Netherlands ce KO (Punches) ce 1rce 2:10style=background:white colspan=9rc Despite victory is unable to continue in the tournament due to injury. Yuji Sakuragi ce Muay Thai Champions League XIV ce Amsterdam, Netherlands ce TKO (Referee stoppage) ce 2 ce
Dzevad Poturak ce Gala Gym Alkmaar ce Alkmaar, Netherlands ce KO (Punches) ce 3 ce 2:55
Stavros Anastiadis ce Victory or Hell 3 ce Amsterdam, Netherlands ce KO (Knee strike) ce 1rce Remy Bonjasky ce K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Preliminary Netherlands, Quarter Finals ce Arnhem, Netherlands ce Decision (Unanimous) ce 3 ce 3:00
Ashwin Balrak ce The Fights of the Gladiators ce Amsterdam, Netherlands ce Decision (Unanimous) ce 5 ce 3:00
Jean Jacques ce The Fight of the Champions ce Amsterdam, Netherlands ce KO (Left hook) ce 2rce
Samir Benazzouz ce Thai/Kickboxing Nijmegen ce Nijmegen, Netherlands ce KO ce 3 ceMixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown 34 matches 24 wins 9 losses By knockout 23 3 By submission 0 6 By decision 1 0 Draws 1 Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes Loss ealign=center|24–9–1
Tim KennedySubmission (rear naked choke) Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson March 5, 2011 1 3:41 Columbus, Ohio, United States e
Loss ealign=center|24–8–1
Tatsuya MizunoSubmission (kimura) Dream 15 July 10, 2010 1 7:23 Saitama, Japan e
Loss ealign=center|24–7–1
Robbie LawlerKO (punches) Strikeforce: Miami January 30, 2010 1 3:33 Sunrise, Florida, United States e
Win ealign=center|24–6–1
Kazuo MisakiTKO (punches) Dynamite!! 2009 December 31, 2009 1 1:49 Saitama, Japan e
Loss ealign=center|23–6–1
Paulo FilhoSubmission (armbar) Dream 10 July 20, 2009 1 2:35 Saitama, Japan e
Win ealign=center|23–5–1
Mark HuntKO (punches) Dynamite!! 2008 December 31, 2008 1 0:18 Saitama, Japan e
Loss ealign=center|22–5–1
Gegard MousasiSubmission (triangle choke) Dream 6 September 23, 2008 1 1:28 Saitama, Japan e
Win ealign=center|22–4–1
Kazushi SakurabaKO (strikes) Dream 4 June 15, 2008 1 1:30 Yokohama, Japan e
Win ealign=center|21–4–1
Dae Won Kim
e TKO (knees and strikes)
Dream 3 May 11, 2008 1 4:08 Saitama, Japan e
Win ealign=center|20–4–1
Yosuke Nishijima
e TKO (punches)
K-1 PREMIUM 2007 Dynamite!! December 31, 2007 1 1:49 Osaka, Japan e
Win ealign=center|19–4–1
Fabio SilvaTKO (strikes) Hero's 10 September 17, 2007 1 1:00 Yokohama, Japan e
Win ealign=center|18–4–1
Bernard AckahTKO (punches) Hero's 9 July 16, 2007 1 2:13 Yokohama, Japan e
Loss ealign=center|17–4–1
Dong Sik YoonSubmission (armbar) K-1 Dynamite!! USA June 2, 2007 2 1:17 Los Angeles, California, United States e
Win ealign=center|17–3–1
Yoshiki TakahashiTKO (punches) Hero's 8 March 12, 2007 1 2:36 Nagoya, Japan e
Loss ealign=center|16–3–1
Yoshihiro AkiyamaSubmission (armbar) Hero's 7 October 9, 2006 1 1:58 Yokohama, Japan eHero's 2006 Light Heavyweight Grand Prix final.
Win ealign=center|16–2–1
Shungo OyamaTKO (strikes) Hero's 7 October 9, 2006 1 1:04 Yokohama, Japan eHero's 2006 Light Heavyweight Grand Prix semi-final.
Win ealign=center|15–2–1
Crosley GracieTKO (strikes) Hero's 6 August 5, 2006 1 9:12 Tokyo, Japan eHero's 2006 Light Heavyweight Grand Prix quarter-final.
Win ealign=center|14–2–1
Ian Freeman
eKO (punches)
Cage Rage 17 July 1, 2006 1 0:17 London, England e Retains Cage Rage Light Heavyweight World title.
Win ealign=center|13–2–1
Shungo OyamaTKO (referee stop/cut) Hero's 4 March 15, 2006 1 2:51 Tokyo, Japan e
Win ealign=center|12–2–1
Evangelista Santos
eKO (punches)
Cage Rage 15 February 4, 2006 2 3:51 London, England e Retains Cage Rage Light Heavyweight World title.
Win ealign=center|11–2–1
Fabio Piamonte
eKO (punches)
Cage Rage 13: No Fear September 10, 2005 1 0:51 London, England e Wins Cage Rage Light Heavyweight World title.
Win ealign=center|10–2–1
Paul CahoonTKO CFC 4 Cage Carnage July 3, 2005 1 N/A Liverpool, England e
Win ealign=center|9–2–1
Bob SchrijberDecision (unanimous) It's Showtime Boxing & MMA Evente2005rAmsterdam June 12, 2005 2 5:00 Amsterdam, Netherlands e
Win ealign=center|8–2–1
Ladislav Zak
eKO
Queens Fight Night April 30, 2005 1 0:37 Eindhoven, Netherlands e
Win ealign=center|7–2–1
Matthias RiccioTKO (strikes) CR 10 Deliverance February 26, 2005 1 3:01 London, England e
Loss ealign=center|6–2–1
Rodney Faverus
eKO (punches)
It's Showtime 2004rAmsterdam May 20, 2004 2 4:43 Amsterdam, Netherlands e
Win ealign=center|6–1–1
Slavomir MolnarKO (punches) Heaven or Hell 4 April 8, 2004 1 N/A Prague, Czech Republic e
Win ealign=center|5–1–1
Alexandr GarkushenkoTKO (punches) 2H2H 13 Russia vs the World April 6, 2003 1 6:57 St. Petersburg, Russia e
Loss ealign=center|4–1–1
Bob SchrijberTKO (strikes) 2H2H 11 Simply the Best March 16, 2003 1 4:04 Rotterdam, Netherlands e
Win ealign=center|4–0–1
Mika Ilmen
eKO (left hook)
It's Showtime – As Usual / Battle Time September 29, 2002 1 0:35 Haarlem, Netherlands e
Win ealign=center|3–0–1
Paul CahoonTKO (high kick and punch) Rings Holland "Saved by the Bell" June 2, 2002 2 2:07 Amsterdam, Netherlands e
Win ealign=center|2–0–1
Husein Cift
eKO
Hoogwoud Free Fight Gala December 15, 2001 1 N/A Hoogwoud, Netherlands Draw 1–0–1 Rodney Faverus
eDraw
Rings Holland "The Kings of the Magic Ring" June 20, 1999 2 5:00 Utrecht, Netherlands e
Win ealign=center|1–0
Jordy JonkersTKO (palm strikes) Battle of Amstelveen II December 2, 1995 2 3:37 Amstelveen, Netherlands See also
- List of K-1 events
- List of K-1 champions
- List of It's Showtime champions
- List of male kickboxers
- List of male mixed martial artists
- List of kickboxing organizations
References
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chin_%28combat_sports%29#Notable_chins
- ^ http://www.dreamofficial.com/free/fightcard/
- ^ http://www.fansofk1.com/article?aID=1750&Category=3
- ^ http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news?slug=mmajunkie-DREAM10_additions&prov=mmajunkie&type=lgns
- ^ "Manhoef Signs with Strikeforce". Sherdog. http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Manhoef-Signs-with-Strikeforce-21251.
- ^ Jack Encarnacao. "The Weekly Wrap: June 12 - June 18". Sherdog. http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/4/The-Weekly-Wrap-June-12-June-18-25176.
- ^ Dann Stupp. "Kennedy expected to meet Manhoef, not Rockhold, at "Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson"". MMAjunkie. http://mmajunkie.com/news/22329/kennedy-likely-to-meet-manhoef-not-rockhold-at-strikeforce-feijao-vs-henderson.mma.
External links
- Official website of Melvin Manhoef
- Mike's Gym Official site
- Professional MMA record for Melvin Manhoef from Sherdog
- Profile at K-1
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- Living people
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- Dutch mixed martial artists
- Dutch Muay Thai practitioners
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- Light heavyweight mixed martial artists
- Middleweight mixed martial artists
- People from Paramaribo
- People from Rotterdam
- Surinamese emigrants to the Netherlands
- Surinamese kickboxers
- Surinamese mixed martial artists
- Surinamese Muay Thai practitioners
- Surinamese people of Black African descent
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