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Danny van Bergen is a Dutch

Dutch people

The Dutch people are an ethnic group native to the Netherlands. They share a common culture and speak the Dutch language. Dutch people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in Suriname, Chile, Brazil, Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and the United...

professional mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

(MMA) fighter who competes in the lightweight

Lightweight (MMA)

The lightweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:* The UFC & Strikeforce lightweight division with upper limit at 155 lb...

division. A professional MMA competitor since 2004, van Bergen has spent time in KSW

Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki

Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, better known by its acronym, KSW, is widely considered to be the premiere mixed martial arts organization in Poland and one of the leading promotions in Europe. To date, most events have been hosted in Warsaw, Poland...

, Shooto

Shooto

Shooto is a mixed martial arts organization that is governed by the Shooto Association and the International Shooto Commission. Shooto was originally formed in 1985, as an organization and as a particular fighting system derived from shoot wrestling. Practitioners are referred to as shooters,...

and M-1 Global

M-1 Global

M-1 Global is the mixed martial arts promotion based in Russia - The Netherlands which organizes between 40 and 50 competitions per year...

Early career

After various fights across Europe (predominantly in Holland), van Bergen appeared in the KSW

Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki

promotion against Maciej Górski

Maciej Górski

Maciej Górski is a Polish karateka and mixed martial artist. He fights in the lightweight division and competed for various European MMA promotions, mostly for the Slovenian WFC and Polish KSW, where he is the tournament winner of KSW - Extra and finalist of the current Lightweight Tournament. He...

. Van Bergen lost via armbar inside the first round.

M-1 Global

Van Bergen joined M-1 Global

M-1 Global

M-1 Global is the mixed martial arts promotion based in Russia - The Netherlands which organizes between 40 and 50 competitions per year...

and joined "Team Benelux" in the 2009 M-1 Challenge Season

2009 M-1 Challenge Season

The 2009 M-1 Challenge Season was the second season of the M-1 Challenge series presented by M-1 Global. It started on February 21, 2009 and concluded on December 3, 2009. 16 teams from around the world competed in the 2009 M-1 Challenge Season, up from the 9 teams that competed in 2008. The...

. The first event in the season involving van Bergen was at Tacoma, Washington

Tacoma, Washington

Tacoma is a mid-sized urban port city and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. The city is on Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, northeast of the state capital, Olympia, and northwest of Mount Rainier National Park. The population was 198,397, according to...

, at M-1 Challenge 12 - USA on February 21, 2009. Van Bergen and Team Benelux faced off against Juha-Pekka Vainikainen. Van Bergen endured a reach disadvantage and suffered a bloodied nose. The fight turned into a slugfest that was well-received by the fans, as were the submission attempts by both men. Van Bergen was able to win via unanimous decision; a victory that was Team Benelux's sole win of the night.

Team Benelux returned on May 9, 2009 at M-1 Challenge 15 - Brazil, in São Paulo, Brazil to face Team Bulgaria. Van Bergen's opponent was Yanko Yanev. Unfortunately, van Bergen was not as successful on this occasion, as he fell to an armbar midway through the opening round. The victory was costly, as Team Benelux fell to a 3–2 defeat.

Team Benelux's final opening round matchup was against Team USA East. Van Bergen faced David Zitanick in the opening fight. Van Bergen was able to TKO Zitanick via strikes to start Team Benelux's night successfully. The victory brought van Bergen's solo total in the M-1 Challenge competition to 2–1 (a feat only matched within his team by Jessie Gibbs

Jessie Gibbs

Jessie Gibbs is a Dutch mixed martial artist, who fights in the heavyweight division. Has a notable wins over the UFC fighters Branden Lee Hinkle, Rob Broughton and Denis Stojnic.-Biography:...

), while Team Benelux's overall fight total stood at 6–9 (1 event victory to 2 losses), resulting in their elimination.

After a loss to Sergey Golyaev at a Bushido FC event, van Bergen appeared at the M-1 Selection 2010 - Western Europe Round 3 event against Jani Lax

Jani Lax

Jani Lax is a Swedish mixed martial artist, who competes in the Lightweight division. He has fought around the world in a number of promotions including Finnfight, M-1 Global and Shooto.-Career:...

. Van Bergen lost via armbar in the opening round.

KSW

Van Bergen entered into the lightweight tournament that was held at KSW XIV

KSW XIV

KSW XIV: Judgment Day was a mixed martial arts event held on 18 September 2010 by the Polish promotion Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki in Poland at the Atlas Arena in Łódź...

. His opening round opponent was Artur Sowiński. The fights were composed of two five-minute rounds, with a possible third three minute round in case of a draw. After both rounds, the judges scorecards were tied and the fight went to a third. Van Bergen was able to win that round to take the fight and advance to the semi-final. The semi-final round saw van Bergen face Niko Puhakka

Niko Puhakka

Niko Puhakka is a Finnish mixed martial artist, who competes in the lightweight division. He has fought around the world in a number of promotions including KSW and M-1 Global. He is known for having numerous neo-Nazi tattoos.-Career:...

, who was 19–10, going into the fight. Unlike van Bergen, Puhakka had finished his fight early, ending it with an anaconda choke late in the second round. Puhakka was able to win via unanimous decision to advance to the final.

Mixed martial arts record

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|Win
|align=center|10–8–3 (1)
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Mick Sinclair
|Submission (triangle choke)
| Cage Wars Championship - 'Validation'
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|align=center|1
|align=center|4:20
|Belfast, Northern Ireland
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|-
|Win
|align=center|9–8–3 (1)
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Lahti

Lahti is a city and municipality in Finland.Lahti is the capital of the Päijänne Tavastia region. It is situated on a bay at the southern end of lake Vesijärvi about north-east of the capital Helsinki...

, Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

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|Loss
|align=center|8–8–3 (1)
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Niko Puhakka

|Decision (unanimous)
|KSW 14
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|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
|Łódź, Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

|KSW Lightweight tournament semi-final
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|Win
|align=center|8–7–3 (1)
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Poland

Jani Lax

Jani Lax is a Swedish mixed martial artist, who competes in the Lightweight division. He has fought around the world in a number of promotions including Finnfight, M-1 Global and Shooto.-Career:...

Sergey Golyaev
|TKO (punches)
|Bushido FC - Legends
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|align=center|1
|align=center|4:57
|St. Petersburg, Russia
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|-
|Win
|align=center|7–5–3 (1)
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Yanko Yanev
|Submission (armbar)
|M-1 Challenge 15 - Brazil
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|align=center|1
|align=center|2:23
|São Paulo, Brazil
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|-
|Win
|align=center|6–4–3 (1)
|

Tacoma, Washington

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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| Draw
|align=center|5–4–3 (1)
| Daumantas Barinovas
|Draw
|Bushido Lithuania - Hero's 2008
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|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
|Vilnius, Lithuania
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|-
|Win
|align=center|5–4–2 (1)
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Maciej Górski

Poland

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|-
|Win
|align=center|4–3–2 (1)
| Daniel Abrol
|Submission (anaconda choke)
|Cage Wars - Max Extreme Fighting
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|align=center|N/A
|align=center|N/A
|Belfast, Northern Ireland
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|-
| Draw
|align=center|3–3–2 (1)
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Bogdan Cristea
|Draw
|UG 3 - Upside Down
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|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
|Utrecht, the Netherlands
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|-
|Win
|align=center|3–3–1 (1)
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Marco Dritty
|Submission (armbar)
|Staredown City
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|align=center|1
|align=center|N/A
|Holland
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|-
|Win
|align=center|2–3–1 (1)
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Terry Etim

Terence Lee "Terry" Etim is an English mixed martial artist and Thai boxer who trains with Team Kaobon and RFT. He is trained by Colin Heron and Marcelo Brigadeiro...

Oostzaan

Oostzaan is a municipality and a town in the Zaanstreek, Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. The town has a population of 9.104 inhabitats in december 2010. Oostzaan has got 11.49 km² land and 4.64 km² water....

, The Netherlands
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|-
|Loss
|align=center|1–1–1 (1)
| Remigijus Morkevicius
|Submission (armbar)
|Shooto Lithuania - Chaosas
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|align=center|N/A
|align=center|N/A
|Vilnius, Lithuania
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|-
| NC
|align=center|1–0–1 (1)
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Utrecht

Utrecht is a city in the Netherlands.The name may also refer to:* Utrecht , of which Utrecht is the capital* Utrecht , including the city of Utrecht* Bishopric of Utrecht* Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Utrecht...

Jacob Soiller
|Draw
|Battle of Zaandam 2
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|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
|Zaandam, Holland
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|-
|Win
|align=center|1–0
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