Errol Zimmerman
Encyclopedia
Errol Zimmerman is a Surinamese
-Curaçaoan
kickboxer, fighting out of Golden Glory Gym
in Breda
, Netherlands
. He is three time Dutch Muay Thai
champion and K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Amsterdam tournament champion.
Although born in Suriname and raised in the Netherlands, he represents the country of Curaçao
. He has competed in the It's Showtime
, K-1
and SuperKombat
promotions, and holds notable wins over Björn Bregy
, Glaube Feitosa
, Stefan Leko
, Petar Majstorovic
, Rene Rooze
, Zabit Samedov
, Ewerton Teixeira
, Brecht Wallis
and Henriques Zowa
.
in 2001 at the age of 15. He competed in the under-85 kg division early in his career before moving up, eventually reaching heavyweight.
On January 19, 2005, he won the Dutch Muay Thai
title at 86kg when he knocked out Bas van den Muijsenberg in Tilburg
. He then followed this up with a fairly successful showing at the K-1 Canarias 2005 eight-man tournament in Tenerife
, Spain
on April 2, 2005. After knocking out local fighter Mario Ostos in the quarter-finals and Cameroon's Eric Kouman in the semis, he was defeated by Henriques Zowa
via unanimous decision
in the final.
He was able to bounce back by defeating Mutlu Karbulut in his next fight at It's Showtime 2005 Amsterdam on June 12, 2005. He was then given the chance to rematch Henriques Zowa at It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy, 1st Round - Tilburg on October 17, 2005. He was able to avenge his loss to Zowa, defeating him by unanimous decision after five rounds.
He ended the year with a second-round knockout of Omar Bellahmar on December 17 in Maastricht
, Netherlands.
on March 5. Despite this, he was still invited to take part in the K-1 Scandinavia Grand Prix 2006 in Stockholm
, Sweden
on May 22. In the quarter-finals, he defeated Jonathan Gromark via technical knockout in the extra round. Then, in the semis, he lost to Magomed Magomedov
by unanimous decision and was eliminated from the tournament.
Following a round one TKO win over Michiel Gerlach on June 3, Zimmerman returned to the Canary Islands
for the K-1 Canarias 2006 on June 16. He was unable to get as far as the previous year, however, as he was defeated by Gregory Tony on points at the first stage.
Towards the end of the year, he was able to pick up two more wins. He KO'd Johan Mparpagiannis in the first round at the K-1 World MAX North European Qualification 2007 in Stockholm on November 27, and took revenge on Naoufal Benazzouz by TKOing him in Roosendaal, Netherlands on December 9.
, Netherlands on January 21. He then recorded the two biggest wins of his career when he took decision wins over K-1
veterans Brecht Wallis
and Petar Majstorovic
. He defeated Wallis in the Netherlands on April 7, and then entered the eight-man tournament at K-1 Fighting Network Romania 2007 on May 4 to make his K-1 debut. In the quarter-finals, he beat Majstorovic via an extra round majority decision
before going on to rematch Wallis in the semis. He was unable to reproduce his earlier performance, however, and lost a majority decision.
On June 6, he KO'd Gurkan Demirmenci in round one in Tilburg, Netherlands. Zimmerman then defeated veteran fighter Rodney Faverus by decision in Arnhem
, Netherlands on October 14. He finished 2007 by TKOing Kenan Akbulut on November 17.
, Netherlands.
Then, on February 9, he took part in the opening round of the K-1
Europe Grand Prix at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Budapest where he faced Damir Tovarovic of Croatia. After the referee gave Tovarovic two eight counts in the second round, Zimmerman forced the referee to stop the fight when he rocked him for a third time with a high kick.
After stopping an aging Rene Rooze
at the It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy 2008 on March 15, Zimmerman advanced to the final eight of the Europe GP at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Amsterdam on April 26. Against Attila Karacs
in the quarter-finals, Zimmerman was given the TKO win when Karacs could not continue due to a cut on his shin. He then went up against Björn Bregy
in the semis and, despite being dominated by the huge Swiss fighter in the first round and dropped in the third, was able to knock him out with a flurry of punches at the end of round three. Advancing to the final against Zabit Samedov
, he took a majority decision win after a hard-fought three rounds to become the K-1 European Champion and qualify for the 2008 K-1 World Grand Prix
.
At the K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Seoul Final 16
on September 27, he beat Brazilian karateka Glaube Feitosa
by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26) to qualify for the K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 Final in Yokohama
, Japan
on December 6. In the quarter-finals he faced Ewerton Teixeira
, another Brazilian karate fighter, and took a majority decision (27-27, 29-27, 28-27) win over him. Then he went up against Badr Hari
in the semis and was knocked out with a right straight in the third round.
On December 31, he took on Ikuhisa Minowa
, a Japanese catch wrestler
known for fighting much larger opponents, in a mixed martial arts
bout at the annual New Year's Eve martial arts event Dynamite!! 2008
in Saitama
, Japan. Minowa was able to take Zimmerman to the ground and submit him with a toe hold just over a minute into the fight.
at the K-1 World GP 2009 in Yokohama. He was able to take the Dutch legend into an extra round but lost via unanimous decision.
He then went up against Mourad Bouzidi
at It's Showtime 2009 Amsterdam on May 16. Bouzidi was given the win when referee Joop Ubeda stopped the bout due to a cut on Zimmerman's knee in the first round.
Due to his standing as one of the world's best heavyweights, he was invited to the 2009 K-1 World Grand Prix. At the K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final 16 in Seoul
, South Korea
on September 26, he rematched Glaube Feitosa
. After three rounds of fighting, Zimmerman was named the winner via majority decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-30) and qualified for the final eight.
Between the final sixteen and final eight, Zimmerman took a fight against Wendell Roche
at Ultimate Glory 11: A Decade of Fights in Amsterdam
on October 17. He won by unanimous decision after an extra round.
The K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final
took place on December 5 in Yokohama, Japan. He was unable to advance past the first stage as he lost to three-time K-1 World Grand Prix champion Remy Bonjasky
by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-28, 29-28) at the quarter-final stage.
team-mate Semmy Schilt
for the K-1 Super Heavyweight Championship at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Yokohama. Although Zimmerman was able to find Schilt's chin on a few occasions, Schilt dominated the match and took a unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-28) win to retain the title.
He returned to the winning column on May 21, taking only twenty-four seconds to demolish Romanian fans' favourite Cătălin Moroşanu
at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Bucharest.
He returned to the K-1 World Grand Prix for the third time on October 2 when he faced Daniel Ghiţă
at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Seoul Final 16
. He did not qualify for the final eight this time, however, as Ghiţă knocked him out less that twenty seconds into the second round.
In a superfight at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final
in Tokyo
, Japan on December 11, he dropped a unanimous decision (30-28, 29-28, 30-28) to Ewerton Teixeira
to bring his tally for the year to 1-3.
, Belgium
. He totally overwhelmed the Frenchman with kicks and punches, breaking Hameur Lain's left arm in the process, and forced the referee to stop the fight.
Then, in another superfight at the Ultimate Glory 2010/11 World Series: Final Round
on May 28 in Moscow
, Russia
, he avenged his 2009 loss to Mourad Bouzidi
by taking a unanimous decision over him.
Continuing his run of form, he knocked out Nikolaj Falin inside the first fiteen seconds of the first round of their contest in Merseburg
, Germany
on August 28.
Zimmerman was expected to face Hesdy Gerges
at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2011 in Nanjing Final 16
on October 29. However, the event was cancelled with K-1
experiencing severe financial problems.
Instead, Zimmerman took part in a one-night, eight-man tournament in Oradea
, Romania
at the SuperKombat: Fight Club
event on November 17. He won the tournament in devestating fashion, finishing all three of his opponents. In the quarter-finals, he knocked Sebastian van Thielen cold with a right hook before stopping German veteran Stefan Leko
in the semis by referee stoppage. In the final, he knocked out the overmatched Roman Kleibl with a high kick just seconds into the second round.
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Suriname
Suriname , officially the Republic of Suriname , is a country in northern South America. It borders French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west, Brazil to the south, and on the north by the Atlantic Ocean. Suriname was a former colony of the British and of the Dutch, and was previously known as...
-Curaçaoan
Curaçao
Curaçao is an island in the southern Caribbean Sea, off the Venezuelan coast. The Country of Curaçao , which includes the main island plus the small, uninhabited island of Klein Curaçao , is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands...
kickboxer, fighting out of Golden Glory Gym
Golden Glory
Golden Glory is a Muay Thai, kickboxing, and mixed martial arts camp, as well as a management team based in the Netherlands. With their primary fighter roster based out of Europe, Golden Glory has managed fighters from all over the world, such as American former team member, Heath Herring.Golden...
in Breda
Breda
Breda is a municipality and a city in the southern part of the Netherlands. The name Breda derived from brede Aa and refers to the confluence of the rivers Mark and Aa. As a fortified city, the city was of strategic military and political significance...
, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. He is three time Dutch Muay Thai
Muay Thai
Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...
champion and K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Amsterdam tournament champion.
Although born in Suriname and raised in the Netherlands, he represents the country of Curaçao
Curaçao
Curaçao is an island in the southern Caribbean Sea, off the Venezuelan coast. The Country of Curaçao , which includes the main island plus the small, uninhabited island of Klein Curaçao , is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands...
. He has competed in the It's Showtime
It's Showtime
It's Showtime is a kickboxing and mixed martial arts promotion based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It was founded by Simon Rutz in 1998 and held its first show in 1999. They are known to cross promote their events with K-1 and other European promotions from Italy, Belgium and England...
, K-1
K-1
K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...
and SuperKombat
SuperKombat
SuperKombat is a kickboxing promotion based in Bucharest, Romania. It was founded by Eduard Irimia in 2011 and held its pilot show in the same year.-2011:...
promotions, and holds notable wins over Björn Bregy
Björn Bregy
Björn "The Rock" Bregy is a Swiss super heavyweight kickboxer, European Yoseikan Budo Champion and K-1 Europe 2006 in Amsterdam tournament Champion.-Career:...
, Glaube Feitosa
Glaube Feitosa
Glaube "Brazilian Warrior" Feitosa is a Brazilian former kickboxer and a kyokushin full contact karate practitioner who was competing in K-1. In 2005 Feitosa won K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas tournament and was the K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 finalist...
, Stefan Leko
Stefan Leko
Stefan "Blitz" Leko is a German-Croatian heavyweight kickboxer. He is former Muay Thai world heavyweight champion and Kickboxing world super-heavyweight champion, K-1 European Grand Prix 1998 champion, 1999 K-1 Dream champion and two time K-1 World Grand Prix in Las Vegas tournament champion...
, Petar Majstorovic
Petar Majstorovic
Petar Majstorovic is a Swiss-Croatian heavyweight karateka and kickboxer, fighting out of Durante's Box Gym. He is WKN former World Champion and two times K-1 preliminary tournaments champion in Croatia and Germany....
, Rene Rooze
Rene Rooze
Rene Rooze is a Dutch former kickboxer and mixed martial artist.-Biography and career:As a member of Team Aerts, he was an active fighter competing in mainly European events and accumulating a kickboxing record of 32-7-1 with 4 KOs...
, Zabit Samedov
Zabit Samedov
Zabit "Maugli" Samedov is an Azerbaijani kickboxer fighting out of Chinuk Gym in Minsk, Belarus.-Biography and career:...
, Ewerton Teixeira
Ewerton Teixeira
Ewerton Teixeira is a Brazilian Super Heavyweight kyokushin karateka and kickboxer, currently competing in K-1. He obtained his first K-1 title in 2008 at K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Fukuoka by beating Keijiro Maeda in the final...
, Brecht Wallis
Brecht Wallis
Brecht "The Gentle Giant" Wallis is a Belgian retired kickboxer.-Career and biography:Brecht Wallis started training in judo at the age of 12 and a few years later moved on to Muay Thai...
and Henriques Zowa
Henriques Zowa
Henriques Zowa is a Angolan-Dutch kickboxer, fighting out of Fighting Factory Carbin in Almere, Netherlands.-Kickboxing record:-References:...
.
2001-2005
Zimmerman began competing in kickboxingKickboxing
Kickboxing refers to a group of martial arts and stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate, Muay Thai and western boxing....
in 2001 at the age of 15. He competed in the under-85 kg division early in his career before moving up, eventually reaching heavyweight.
On January 19, 2005, he won the Dutch Muay Thai
Muay Thai
Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...
title at 86kg when he knocked out Bas van den Muijsenberg in Tilburg
Tilburg
Tilburg is a landlocked municipality and a city in the Netherlands, located in the southern province of Noord-Brabant.Tilburg municipality also includes the villages of Berkel-Enschot and Udenhout....
. He then followed this up with a fairly successful showing at the K-1 Canarias 2005 eight-man tournament in Tenerife
Tenerife
Tenerife is the largest and most populous island of the seven Canary Islands, it is also the most populated island of Spain, with a land area of 2,034.38 km² and 906,854 inhabitants, 43% of the total population of the Canary Islands. About five million tourists visit Tenerife each year, the...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
on April 2, 2005. After knocking out local fighter Mario Ostos in the quarter-finals and Cameroon's Eric Kouman in the semis, he was defeated by Henriques Zowa
Henriques Zowa
Henriques Zowa is a Angolan-Dutch kickboxer, fighting out of Fighting Factory Carbin in Almere, Netherlands.-Kickboxing record:-References:...
via unanimous decision
Unanimous decision
A unanimous decision is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and others sports involving striking in which all three judges agree on which fighter won the match....
in the final.
He was able to bounce back by defeating Mutlu Karbulut in his next fight at It's Showtime 2005 Amsterdam on June 12, 2005. He was then given the chance to rematch Henriques Zowa at It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy, 1st Round - Tilburg on October 17, 2005. He was able to avenge his loss to Zowa, defeating him by unanimous decision after five rounds.
He ended the year with a second-round knockout of Omar Bellahmar on December 17 in Maastricht
Maastricht
Maastricht is situated on both sides of the Meuse river in the south-eastern part of the Netherlands, on the Belgian border and near the German border...
, Netherlands.
2006
Zimmerman began 2006 with a knockout loss to Naoufal BenazzouzNaoufal Benazzouz
Naoufal " Iron Leg" Benazzouz is a French-Moroccan kickboxer training at Siam Gym in Valkenswaard, Netherlands.- Biography and career :...
on March 5. Despite this, he was still invited to take part in the K-1 Scandinavia Grand Prix 2006 in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
on May 22. In the quarter-finals, he defeated Jonathan Gromark via technical knockout in the extra round. Then, in the semis, he lost to Magomed Magomedov
Magomed Magomedov
Magomed "The Propeller" Magomedov is a Russian former kickboxer fighting out of Chinuk Gyn from Minsk, Belarus. He was six time amateur Russian kickboxing champion and the professional WMC and IMF Light Heavyweight World Muay Thai Champion....
by unanimous decision and was eliminated from the tournament.
Following a round one TKO win over Michiel Gerlach on June 3, Zimmerman returned to the Canary Islands
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...
for the K-1 Canarias 2006 on June 16. He was unable to get as far as the previous year, however, as he was defeated by Gregory Tony on points at the first stage.
Towards the end of the year, he was able to pick up two more wins. He KO'd Johan Mparpagiannis in the first round at the K-1 World MAX North European Qualification 2007 in Stockholm on November 27, and took revenge on Naoufal Benazzouz by TKOing him in Roosendaal, Netherlands on December 9.
2007
Zimmerman kicked off 2007 by knocking out Jerry Hofman in AmersfoortAmersfoort
Amersfoort is a municipality and the second largest city of the province of Utrecht in central Netherlands. The city is growing quickly but has a well-preserved and protected medieval centre. Amersfoort is one of the largest railway junctions in the country, because of its location on two of the...
, Netherlands on January 21. He then recorded the two biggest wins of his career when he took decision wins over K-1
K-1
K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...
veterans Brecht Wallis
Brecht Wallis
Brecht "The Gentle Giant" Wallis is a Belgian retired kickboxer.-Career and biography:Brecht Wallis started training in judo at the age of 12 and a few years later moved on to Muay Thai...
and Petar Majstorovic
Petar Majstorovic
Petar Majstorovic is a Swiss-Croatian heavyweight karateka and kickboxer, fighting out of Durante's Box Gym. He is WKN former World Champion and two times K-1 preliminary tournaments champion in Croatia and Germany....
. He defeated Wallis in the Netherlands on April 7, and then entered the eight-man tournament at K-1 Fighting Network Romania 2007 on May 4 to make his K-1 debut. In the quarter-finals, he beat Majstorovic via an extra round majority decision
Majority decision
A majority decision is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and others sports involving striking...
before going on to rematch Wallis in the semis. He was unable to reproduce his earlier performance, however, and lost a majority decision.
On June 6, he KO'd Gurkan Demirmenci in round one in Tilburg, Netherlands. Zimmerman then defeated veteran fighter Rodney Faverus by decision in Arnhem
Arnhem
Arnhem is a city and municipality, situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of Gelderland and located near the river Nederrijn as well as near the St. Jansbeek, which was the source of the city's development. Arnhem has 146,095 residents as one of the...
, Netherlands on October 14. He finished 2007 by TKOing Kenan Akbulut on November 17.
2008
On January 21, Zimmerman knocked out Orlando Breijdenburg in the first round at Ultimate Glory 7 in AmersfoortAmersfoort
Amersfoort is a municipality and the second largest city of the province of Utrecht in central Netherlands. The city is growing quickly but has a well-preserved and protected medieval centre. Amersfoort is one of the largest railway junctions in the country, because of its location on two of the...
, Netherlands.
Then, on February 9, he took part in the opening round of the K-1
K-1
K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...
Europe Grand Prix at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Budapest where he faced Damir Tovarovic of Croatia. After the referee gave Tovarovic two eight counts in the second round, Zimmerman forced the referee to stop the fight when he rocked him for a third time with a high kick.
After stopping an aging Rene Rooze
Rene Rooze
Rene Rooze is a Dutch former kickboxer and mixed martial artist.-Biography and career:As a member of Team Aerts, he was an active fighter competing in mainly European events and accumulating a kickboxing record of 32-7-1 with 4 KOs...
at the It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy 2008 on March 15, Zimmerman advanced to the final eight of the Europe GP at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Amsterdam on April 26. Against Attila Karacs
Attila Karacs
Attila "The Hun" Karacs is a Hungarian super heavyweight kickboxer, fighting out of Hungarian Top Team in Budapest. He is two time K-1 Hungary tournament champion, currently competing in K-1.-Biography and career:...
in the quarter-finals, Zimmerman was given the TKO win when Karacs could not continue due to a cut on his shin. He then went up against Björn Bregy
Björn Bregy
Björn "The Rock" Bregy is a Swiss super heavyweight kickboxer, European Yoseikan Budo Champion and K-1 Europe 2006 in Amsterdam tournament Champion.-Career:...
in the semis and, despite being dominated by the huge Swiss fighter in the first round and dropped in the third, was able to knock him out with a flurry of punches at the end of round three. Advancing to the final against Zabit Samedov
Zabit Samedov
Zabit "Maugli" Samedov is an Azerbaijani kickboxer fighting out of Chinuk Gym in Minsk, Belarus.-Biography and career:...
, he took a majority decision win after a hard-fought three rounds to become the K-1 European Champion and qualify for the 2008 K-1 World Grand Prix
K-1 World Grand Prix
K-1 World Grand Prix, also known as the K-1 World GP, is an elimination kickboxing tournament that has been held annually since 1993 by the K-1 organization. Each year, K-1 holds various 16-men, 8-match grand prix style tournaments throughout the world to determine which 16 fighters will compete in...
.
At the K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Seoul Final 16
K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Seoul Final 16
K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Seoul Final 16 was a martial arts event held by the K-1 on Saturday September 27, 2008 at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena in Seoul, Korea. It was the Final Elimination tournament for top sixteen fighters...
on September 27, he beat Brazilian karateka Glaube Feitosa
Glaube Feitosa
Glaube "Brazilian Warrior" Feitosa is a Brazilian former kickboxer and a kyokushin full contact karate practitioner who was competing in K-1. In 2005 Feitosa won K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas tournament and was the K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 finalist...
by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26) to qualify for the K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 Final in Yokohama
Yokohama
is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
on December 6. In the quarter-finals he faced Ewerton Teixeira
Ewerton Teixeira
Ewerton Teixeira is a Brazilian Super Heavyweight kyokushin karateka and kickboxer, currently competing in K-1. He obtained his first K-1 title in 2008 at K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Fukuoka by beating Keijiro Maeda in the final...
, another Brazilian karate fighter, and took a majority decision (27-27, 29-27, 28-27) win over him. Then he went up against Badr Hari
Badr Hari
Badr "The Golden Boy" Hari is a Moroccan-Dutch super heavyweight kickboxer, fighting out of Mike's Gym in Amsterdam. He is a former K-1 Heavyweight champion and K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 finalist. As of May 2011, Hari is ranked the #2 heavyweight in the world by LiverKick.com...
in the semis and was knocked out with a right straight in the third round.
On December 31, he took on Ikuhisa Minowa
Ikuhisa Minowa
is a Japanese mixed martial artist and pro wrestler currently competing in Dream as . He was a long time veteran of Pride Fighting Championships and Pancrase and has also competed in other mixed martial arts promotions such as K-1 HERO'S, Cage Rage, UFC, and DEEP. At 5'9" he is notable for taking...
, a Japanese catch wrestler
Catch wrestling
Catch wrestling is a style of folk wrestling that was developed and popularised in the late 19th century by the wrestlers of traveling carnivals who incorporated submission holds, or "hooks", into their wrestling to increase their effectiveness against their opponents...
known for fighting much larger opponents, in a 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...
bout at the annual New Year's Eve martial arts event Dynamite!! 2008
Dynamite!! 2008
Dynamite!! 2008 was the annual kickboxing and mixed martial arts event held by K-1 & DREAM on New Year's Eve, Wednesday, December 31, 2008, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan...
in Saitama
Saitama, Saitama
' is the capital and the most populous city of Saitama Prefecture in Japan, situated in the south-east of the prefecture. Its area incorporates the former cities of Urawa, Ōmiya, Yono and Iwatsuki. It is a city designated by government ordinance...
, Japan. Minowa was able to take Zimmerman to the ground and submit him with a toe hold just over a minute into the fight.
2009
2009 was a relatively poor year for Zimmerman, as he fought five matches, losing three and winning two. He returned on March 28 against Peter AertsPeter Aerts
Peter "The Dutch Lumberjack" Aerts is a Dutch super heavyweight kickboxer. He is a three-time K-1 World Grand Prix and Muay Thai World Champion. Aerts is best known for his powerful strikes and high kicks.- Biography :...
at the K-1 World GP 2009 in Yokohama. He was able to take the Dutch legend into an extra round but lost via unanimous decision.
He then went up against Mourad Bouzidi
Mourad Bouzidi
Mourad "The Silent Power" Bouzidi 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....
at It's Showtime 2009 Amsterdam on May 16. Bouzidi was given the win when referee Joop Ubeda stopped the bout due to a cut on Zimmerman's knee in the first round.
Due to his standing as one of the world's best heavyweights, he was invited to the 2009 K-1 World Grand Prix. At the K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final 16 in Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
, South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
on September 26, he rematched Glaube Feitosa
Glaube Feitosa
Glaube "Brazilian Warrior" Feitosa is a Brazilian former kickboxer and a kyokushin full contact karate practitioner who was competing in K-1. In 2005 Feitosa won K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas tournament and was the K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 finalist...
. After three rounds of fighting, Zimmerman was named the winner via majority decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-30) and qualified for the final eight.
Between the final sixteen and final eight, Zimmerman took a fight against Wendell Roche
Wendell Roche
Wendell Roche is a Dutch-Curaçao heavyweight kickboxer. He holds an amazing achievement in being the only man to ever defeat the kickboxing great Ginty Vrede....
at Ultimate Glory 11: A Decade of Fights in Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
on October 17. He won by unanimous decision after an extra round.
The K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final
K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final
K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final was a martial arts event held by the K-1 on Saturday December 5, 2009 at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan. It was the 17th K-1 World GP Final, the culmination of a year full of regional elimination tournaments...
took place on December 5 in Yokohama, Japan. He was unable to advance past the first stage as he lost to three-time K-1 World Grand Prix champion Remy Bonjasky
Remy Bonjasky
Remy "The Flying Gentleman" Bonjasky is a Dutch super heavyweight kickboxer of Surinamese descent. He is a three-time K-1 World Grand Prix champion, who has won the title in 2003, 2004, and 2008...
by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-28, 29-28) at the quarter-final stage.
2010
On April 3, Zimmerman faced Golden GloryGolden Glory
Golden Glory is a Muay Thai, kickboxing, and mixed martial arts camp, as well as a management team based in the Netherlands. With their primary fighter roster based out of Europe, Golden Glory has managed fighters from all over the world, such as American former team member, Heath Herring.Golden...
team-mate Semmy Schilt
Semmy Schilt
Semmy Schilt , also known as Sem Schilt, is a Dutch Ashihara karateka, kickboxer, mixed martial artist and four time K-1 World GP champion. He is the first and only fighter in K-1 history to win the championship three times in a row, and also shares the record with Ernesto Hoost for most GPs won,...
for the K-1 Super Heavyweight Championship at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Yokohama. Although Zimmerman was able to find Schilt's chin on a few occasions, Schilt dominated the match and took a unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-28) win to retain the title.
He returned to the winning column on May 21, taking only twenty-four seconds to demolish Romanian fans' favourite Cătălin Moroşanu
Catalin Morosanu
Cătălin Moroşanu is a Romanian heavyweight kickboxer, who fights out of the Respect Gym București. He has competed in the Local Kombat, SuperKombat and K-1 promotions and holds notable victories over Gary Goodridge, Freddy Kemayo, Mighty Mo and Stefan Leko. Moroşanu is known for his wild, brawling...
at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Bucharest.
He returned to the K-1 World Grand Prix for the third time on October 2 when he faced Daniel Ghiţă
Daniel Ghita
Daniel Ghiţă is a Romanian super heavyweight kickboxer. He is a former WKN European Muaythai champion, currently competing in the K-1, It's Showtime and Local Kombat promotions...
at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Seoul Final 16
K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Seoul Final 16
K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Seoul Final 16 was a martial arts event held by the K-1 on Saturday, October 2, 2010 at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena in Seoul, Korea. It was the Final Elimination tournament for top sixteen fighters...
. He did not qualify for the final eight this time, however, as Ghiţă knocked him out less that twenty seconds into the second round.
In a superfight at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final
K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final
K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final was a martial arts event that was held by the K-1 on Saturday, December 11, 2010. It was the 18th K-1 World GP Final, the culmination of a year full of regional elimination tournaments...
in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan on December 11, he dropped a unanimous decision (30-28, 29-28, 30-28) to Ewerton Teixeira
Ewerton Teixeira
Ewerton Teixeira is a Brazilian Super Heavyweight kyokushin karateka and kickboxer, currently competing in K-1. He obtained his first K-1 title in 2008 at K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Fukuoka by beating Keijiro Maeda in the final...
to bring his tally for the year to 1-3.
2011
Zimmerman returned to form in 2011, going undefeated at 6-0 over the course of the year. On March 19, he demolished Zinedine Hameur Lain in just over thirty seconds in a superfight at the Ultimate Glory 2010/11 World Series: Second Round in CharleroiCharleroi
Charleroi is a city and a municipality of Wallonia, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. , the total population of Charleroi was 201,593. The metropolitan area, including the outer commuter zone, covers an area of and had a total population of 522,522 as of 1 January 2008, ranking it as...
, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
. He totally overwhelmed the Frenchman with kicks and punches, breaking Hameur Lain's left arm in the process, and forced the referee to stop the fight.
Then, in another superfight at the Ultimate Glory 2010/11 World Series: Final Round
Ultimate Glory 14
United Glory 14: 2010-2011 World Series Finals was a mixed martial arts and kickboxing event promoted by United Glory. It took place on May 28, 2011 in Moscow, Russia.-Mixed martial arts bouts:...
on May 28 in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, he avenged his 2009 loss to Mourad Bouzidi
Mourad Bouzidi
Mourad "The Silent Power" Bouzidi 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....
by taking a unanimous decision over him.
Continuing his run of form, he knocked out Nikolaj Falin inside the first fiteen seconds of the first round of their contest in Merseburg
Merseburg
Merseburg is a town in the south of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt on the river Saale, approx. 14 km south of Halle . It is the capital of the Saalekreis district. It had a diocese founded by Archbishop Adalbert of Magdeburg....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
on August 28.
Zimmerman was expected to face Hesdy Gerges
Hesdy Gerges
Hesdy Gerges is a Dutch kickboxer of Egyptian descent, fighting out of the Chakuriki Gym in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He holds the W.F.C.A. Super Heavyweight World title and It's Showtime World Title .-Biography and career:...
at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2011 in Nanjing Final 16
K-1 World Grand Prix 2011 in Nanjing Final 16
K-1 World Grand Prix 2011 in Nanjing Final 16 was a kickboxing event scheduled by the K-1 organization to be held at the Nanjing Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium in Nanjing, China on October 29, 2011...
on October 29. However, the event was cancelled with K-1
K-1
K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...
experiencing severe financial problems.
Instead, Zimmerman took part in a one-night, eight-man tournament in Oradea
Oradea
Oradea is the capital city of Bihor County, in the Crișana region of north-western Romania. The city has a population of 204,477, according to the 2009 estimates. The wider Oradea metropolitan area has a total population of 245,832.-Geography:...
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
at the SuperKombat: Fight Club
SuperKombat: Fight Club
SuperKombat: Fight Club was a kickboxing event promoted by SuperKombat on November 17, 2011 at Oradea Shopping City in Oradea, Romania.-Background:The event was organized in collaboration with Eurosport, and broadcast live in eighty-three countries...
event on November 17. He won the tournament in devestating fashion, finishing all three of his opponents. In the quarter-finals, he knocked Sebastian van Thielen cold with a right hook before stopping German veteran Stefan Leko
Stefan Leko
Stefan "Blitz" Leko is a German-Croatian heavyweight kickboxer. He is former Muay Thai world heavyweight champion and Kickboxing world super-heavyweight champion, K-1 European Grand Prix 1998 champion, 1999 K-1 Dream champion and two time K-1 World Grand Prix in Las Vegas tournament champion...
in the semis by referee stoppage. In the final, he knocked out the overmatched Roman Kleibl with a high kick just seconds into the second round.
Titles
- Muay Thai Bond Nederland
- MTBN Dutch Muay Thai -86kg Championship (2005)
- K-1K-1K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...
- 2005 K-1 Canarias runner-up
- 2008 K-1 World Grand Prix in Amsterdam Champion
- 2008 K-1 World Grand Prix Final 3rd place
- SuperKombatSuperKombatSuperKombat is a kickboxing promotion based in Bucharest, Romania. It was founded by Eduard Irimia in 2011 and held its pilot show in the same year.-2011:...
- SuperKombat: Fight ClubSuperKombat: Fight ClubSuperKombat: Fight Club was a kickboxing event promoted by SuperKombat on November 17, 2011 at Oradea Shopping City in Oradea, Romania.-Background:The event was organized in collaboration with Eurosport, and broadcast live in eighty-three countries...
Heavyweight Tournament Champion (2011)
- SuperKombat: Fight Club
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Ikuhisa MinowaIkuhisa Minowa
is a Japanese mixed martial artist and pro wrestler currently competing in Dream as . He was a long time veteran of Pride Fighting Championships and Pancrase and has also competed in other mixed martial arts promotions such as K-1 HERO'S, Cage Rage, UFC, and DEEP. At 5'9" he is notable for taking...
| Submission (toe hold)
| Dynamite!! 2008
Dynamite!! 2008
Dynamite!! 2008 was the annual kickboxing and mixed martial arts event held by K-1 & DREAM on New Year's Eve, Wednesday, December 31, 2008, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan...
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See also
- List of K-1 Events
- List of K-1 champions
- List of male kickboxers
- List of kickboxing organizations
External links
- Profile at K-1K-1K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...
- Golden Glory profile