Lee Hasdell
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Lee Hasdell is a former British mixed martial artist
, kickboxer and promoter
. He promoted the first professional mixed martial arts events in the United Kingdom. Lee Hasdell began his professional career as a Kickboxer in 1989, eventually winning three British Kickboxing titles. On 20 April 1996, Hasdell won the World Fenasco Shoot boxing
Tournament in Milan
, Italy. Two months before his Shootboxing victory, Hasdell made his Fighting Network RINGS
as a Shootfighter
. Hasdell stayed with RINGS for six years, from 1996-2002.
Throughout his career, Hasdell has fought in organisations such as K-1
, Fighting Network RINGS
, Pankration
, Cage Rage
and fought in the ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship
.
, before taking up boxing
as well. Hasdell later began karate
as he felt that it was more of a mixed style that suited his stand up. After winning a number of local tournaments he decided to study full-contact Karate. In 1985 when he was 18 he started weight training and kickboxing. In 1987 he moved to Milton Keynes
from Northampton
where he began training in Thai Boxing and began his competitive Amateur Kick Boxing career.
's first generation instructors. Hasdell met his instructor in 1987 and stayed with him for six years. In 1991, Lee went over to study in Holland at the Gym International and the Dojo Chakuriki in Amsterdam
, this is where Lee was first introduced to Japanese Kickboxing and Kyokushin methods. This transformed Lee's approach to his Kick Boxing training and tuition. This became his foundation for his Mixed martial arts style.
On 9 March 1991, Hasdell captured the World Kickboxing Association
British Super-Middleweight Full-Contact title, defeating Tony Manterfield by a seventh round TKO. On 26 April 1991, Hasdell defeated Nick Pavlovic for the BIKMA British Light-Heavyweight Thai Boxing title. On 3 July 1992, Hasdell won the BIKMA British Light-Heavyweight Free Style title with a second round knock-out of Bertil Queely. Hasdell was undefeated as British champion for two years.
Europe
an Light-Heavyweight Championship. The fight was held in Katowice
, Poland. Scheduled for 10 rounds, Hasdell lost the fight by split decision. Kick Boxing representatives from all over Europe were in attendance, they were impressed with Hasdell's performance, Hasdell was later offered a four fight package to fight in Holland, France, Russia and Germany.
Lee Hasdell suffered cuts in two major fights when he was well ahead on points. The first was against Perry Telgt, a Thai Boxing match held in Holland on 2 October 1993. The second was when he fought for the WKA Commonwealth
Light-Heavyweight title against Duncan Airlie James
a week later.
On 22 January 1994, Hasdell got a shot at the WKA European Super Light-Heavyweight Thai Boxing title against Bob Schrijber from Holland. The fight was held at the Olympic Stadium
in Moscow in front of over 20,000 spectators. Hasdell was stopped near the end of the last round due to leg kicks. After his fight against Bob Schrijber, Hasdell continued to fight in the Super Light-Heavyweight division and on 10 April 1994, Hasdell defeated Bertil Queely in the third round by knock out. On 17 October 1994, Hasdell made a move to Cruiserweight, defeating Bruno Fariot by a first round knock out.
, Japan. Hasdell was defeated thirty seconds into the first round by a knock out from a knee while in a clinch.
tournament held in Milan
, Italy in front of 15,000 spectators. The tournament featured eight fighters from all over the world, representing eight different martial arts, Hasdell represented the art of Freestyle fighting.
Hasdell went through to the final with two knockouts over American Scott Dobbs and Italian Judo
champion, Paulo Di Clemente. In the final he faced and defeated Andre Mannaart
by decision to become the new World Fenasco Shoot Boxing champion. This victory raised his profile and Fighting Network RINGS
president Akira Maeda
eventually offered Hasdell a one year contract with RINGS as a professional shootfighter.
, England. Hasdell fought WKA World Heavyweight Kick Boxing champion Simon Dore in a non-tournament fight. Hasdell won by flying knee at thirty seconds of round three. This was Hasdell's first kickboxing bout in four years.
Lee Hasdell competed in a Shoot Boxing fight on 2 February 2002, held in Tokyo
, Japan. The fight was against French fighter Cyrille Diabate
at Shoot Boxing: S Volume 1. Hasdell lost by TKO at 2:18 of the fourth round.
, England
. The event also featured three Shootfights. The main bout of the event was between Lee Hasdell and American Free fighter, Boston Jones in a Shootfight. The bout was billed as the first ultimate Shootfight in Britain. Hasdell won the fight by knockout in the second round.
. His opponent was Dutch fighter Andre Mannaart
. Although the fight ended in a draw, it brought Hasdell to the attention of Akira Maeda
, the president of Fighting Network RINGS
, a major Japanese promotions company. Akira Maeda was impressed by Hasdell's performance and invited Hasdell to train at Akira Maeda's private Dojo
in Yokohama
, Japan.
On 26 October 1996, Hasdell fought Cees Bezems in a No holds barred
match at IMA - Battle of Styles held in Amsterdam
, Holland. Hasdell lost by Technical knockout due to a cut.
On 2 February 1997, Hasdell returned to RINGS Holland where he fought Dutch fighter, Hans Nijman
at RINGS Holland-The Final Challenge
. This bout ended up having a controversial finish. In the match Nijman had Hasdell in a Guillotine Choke
, Hasdell grabbed the ropes for a rope escape although the referee did not see it, forcing Hasdell to tape out to brake the hold at 51 seconds of round 2.
On 4 April 1997, Hasdell made his Mixed martial arts debut in Japan at RINGS: Battle Genesis. He defeated American fighter, Sean McCully within four minutes by Guillotine Choke
. In his second bout in Japan, on 21 June 1997, Hasdell was entered into the RINGS Light-Heavyweight Title Tournament, for fighters under 95 kg. In the first round of the tournament, Hasdell lost to Masayuki Naruse
by Submission. Naruse ended up winning the tournament to become Rings's first Light-Heavyweight champion.
Hasdell then went on to defeat Peter Dijkman by Rear naked choke
on 5 October 1997 at Total Fight Night
. This bout was for the vacant UTF RINGS Rules Superfight title.
On 25 October 1997, he fought and lost by submission to Joop Kasteel
in the first round of the RINGS: Mega Battle Tournament in Japan.
by Armbar at 0:55 of round 1. This was a Vale Tudo
match for the vacant TFF Vale Tudo Superfight title. Hasdell then fought Hiromitsu Kanehara
for thirty minutes in Japan on 29 May 1998, Hasdell lost on points. On 7 June 1998, he fought Dutch fighter, Dave van der Veen in Holland. Hasdell was knocked down in the first round before forcing Dave van der Veen to make two rope escapes. Hasdell then won the match by knockout in the second round.
Hasdell was promoted to the Shooter category and was given the nickname The Gatekeeper, meaning if a fighter from another organisation wanted to join RINGS they had to beat Hasdell first. On 21 September 1998, Hasdell lived up to his name when he knocked out UFC Japan Tournament Champion, Kenichi Yamamoto, after eleven minutes.
On 11 October 1998, Hasdell fought Hiromitsu Kanehara
in a rematch at Night of the Samurai II held in Milton Keynes, England. Hasdell made two rope escapes in the fight and eventually lost by decision after 15 minutes. He then fought Gilbert Yvel
, in his second fight of October 1998. Hasdell lost the fight by TKO, due to a cut.
On 20 November 1998, Hasdell began what would be a trilogy of fights with Japanese fighter, Yasuhito Namekawa
. Their first confrontation was held in Osaka
, Japan and after twenty minutes, it ended in a draw. Their second bout was held on 23 January 1999 in Tokyo
, Japan. Hasdell lost on points after receiving a yellow card for an illegal punch during the fight. Hasdell dominated the stand up and was close to knocking Namakawa out close to the end of the fight, leaving Namakawa with a bloody nose. Although Namakawa was the winner of the match, he had to be helped out of the ring. Their first two bouts in Japan went the full twenty minutes, without a break. Their third and final bout was held in Milton Keynes
, England at Night of the Samurai 3, on 7 March 1999. Hasdell was trailing the fight by two points before knocking Namakawa out with a knee at 5:55 of round one.
He returned to Japan on 23 April 1999, defeating Ryuki Ueyama
due to disqualification and submitting Ricardo Fyeet
four months later. On 15 September 1999, Hasdell fought Satoshi Honma
in Tokyo, Japan. After twenty minutes, the bout ended in a draw. The following month, Hasdell faced Dave van der Veen for a second time, this time in Milton Keynes, England. Hasdell won by Armbar at 1:47 of round one to retain his TFF RINGS Rules Shootfighting title.
by TKO at 3:33 of round 2. Hasdell was then eliminated in the Round of 16 by Brazilian fighter, Renato Sobral
by unanimous decision.
This was the first event in RINGS to introduce the now familiar Mixed martial arts
rules. Previous events had used Shootfighting
rules.
World Championship 2000. The fight was scheduled for one thirty minute round in an octagon cage. Hasdell lost to Mikhail Avetisyan
after tapping out due to strikes. Hasdell began a losing streak upon returning to RINGS. His first fight back was against Mikhail Illoukhine
, at RINGS Russia on 20 May 2000. Hasdell dominated the first round with strikes, the second round was much the same but with Illoukhine going for submissions. After two rounds, an extra third round was called for and Illoukhine eventually won by split decision. He then fought Joop Kasteel
for a second time, this time at RINGS King of Kings Holland on 4 June 2000. Hasdell floored Kasteel twice in the opening minute before ultimately losing due to a dislocated shoulder
at 1:18 of round one.
At this point, Hasdell had competed in four different fighting styles within only three months; ADCC Submission Wrestling, K-1, Pankration and two Rings King of King rules bouts. On 12 June, 2000, Hasdell stated: Taking on 5 matches in 3 months was little bit to much for me I think. Most pro fighters carefully select there fights I did not ever choose the style or fighter so I feel that I took unnecessary risks that most fighters wouldn't.
in the Round of 32 at the RINGS: King of Kings tournament. Hasdell lost due to TKO at 0:08 of the second round, Hasdell suffered an eye injury from one of the punches. This was Hasdell's fourth loss in a row under RINGS.
for a second time. Thonhauser kneed Hasdell clean in the face while Hasdell was still on the floor, an illegal move. Due to the following retaliation by Hasdell, the fight was declared a no contest
in round 1.
Hasdell was then scheduled to face British fighter James Zikic
on 11 March at Millennium Brawl 2, but pulled out due to an eye injury received in training. After this incident Hasdell took most of the year off. During this time Hasdell appeared in a music video for American singer Shea Seger
.
In 2001, Hasdell was given an award from Akira Maeda
in Japan for his hard work, dedication and contribution to the martial arts worldwide.
at RINGS: World Title Series 4. Hasdell won the match with a flying knee at four minutes and twenty-two seconds of round one. This bout was the first round of the RINGS Absolute Class Tournament 2001. In the Semi-Final of the tournament, on 21 December 2001, Hasdell fought and lost to Fedor Emelianenko
by Guillotine Choke
at four minutes and ten seconds of the first round. The RINGS company eventually folded in 2002 due to the growing success of Pride FC, making this Hasdell's final fight for RINGS.
at Pain and Glory, held at the NEC
in Birmingham, England. Hasdell won by Knock-out at 0:32 of round 1.
, in the Light-Heavyweight
division. The event was Cage Rage 22: Hard as Hell
, held in Wembley arena
, London
. Hasdell lost by Rear naked choke
in the first round.
Lee Hasdell's last Mixed martial arts fight to date was against Ivan Serati
on 1 December 2007, at Cage Rage 24
: Feel the Pain. Hasdell began the fight hesitant to throw strikes with Serati dominating the first round with takedowns. Hasdell defended well on the ground until Serati unloaded his ground and pound tactics. Hasdell was lucky to escape the first round after Serati had hyper extended Lee's arm in an armbar at the end of the round.
Hasdell came into the second round with a now injured arm and the round began much the same as the first. To evoid Serati's ground and pound, Hasdell gave up his back to the Italian to set up the Rear naked choke
at 1:34 of round 2. Hasdell has now lost 7 out of his last 10 Mixed martial arts fights since 2000.
, United Arab Emirates
to compete in the ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship
on 1 March 2000. Hasdell competed in the +99 kg category and was eliminated by Mark Robinson after the bout went the distance.
On 21 January 2001, Hasdell won the Kamon European Brazilian Jujitsu tournament in London.
Lee Hasdell studied the mixed martial arts of Kudo. Sensei Lee received his black-belt directly from Kudo's founder Master Azuma. In February 2008, Lee Hasdell became the first Kudo (also known as Daido Juku
) black belt in the UK, under Master Azuma.
On 18 November 2008, Lee Hasdell achieved his second Kudo black belt.
On 23 May 2009, Lee Hasdell took part in the U.M.A. International Open Groundfighting and Grappling Championships. Hasdell achieved Gold in the open weight masters division.
While fighting in RINGS, Hasdell formed Universal Total-Fight Forum (UTF), later known as Total Fight Forum (TFF) and promoted the first Mixed martial arts events in the UK. Which were all held in Milton Keynes
, England. The first event was in October 1997. The show featured Vale Tudo
and (Rings rules) Shoot fighting matches. Lee's vision for a UK pro-mma scene materialised in 1998, the first in a trilogy of professional MMA events in the UK called Night of the Samurai which featured international fighters from Japan, USA, Holland, France and Spain. These were among the first mixed martial arts events in Britain
. Lee Hasdell also became the representative for RINGS UK in 1998.
pioneer and innovator Lee Hasdell in 2000 the year of the new millennium. Lee's vision was to create an MMA game that would challenge the mind, body and fighting spirit of the participants in a safe, disciplined and respectful environment.
Combudo was developed after Lee spent many years staging MMA events in the UK throughout the 90's.
Hasdell's last Kickboxing event was held on 5 July 2008 called COMBUDO 1. The event featured K-1, Kickboxing and Thai Boxing rules. COMBUDO 2 was held on 18 July 2009, which featured mixed martial arts matches.
Hasdell's events were also criticised on Trevor McDonald
's Tonight
programme on 22 July 1999. During this time Hasdell featured on Nightlife LWT and other News programmes. The events were often compared to the Ultimate Fighting Championships, which at the time had very few rules compared to Hasdell's "Total Fighting", which was based on Vale Tudo
and RINGS rules matches. Criticism of Hasdell's events continued and on 15 March 2000, Lee Hasdell, Dexter Casey and Lee Murray
appeared on Johnny Vaughan
's The Big Breakfast
.
The lineage of his training goes from Maeda, Yoshihisa Yamamoto
, Tsuyoshi Kohsaka, Hiromitsu Kanehara
right through to submission fighting legends like Yoshiaki Fujiwara
, Karl Gotch, Billy Robinson
and Mas Oyama.
In 1998 Lee formed the RINGS Submission Fighting UK group after Akira Maeda
the founder of RINGS Japan came to visit Milton Keynes to watch the legendary Hasdell V Kanehara UK 'Shoot-fighting' match.
Lee was nicknamed the 'Kagemusha' or Shadow Warrior by his fans in Japan, and true to his nickname he keeps many of the training techniques he was taught in the shadows of his own private dojo. He says that he modelled himself on the submission hero Yoshaiki Fujiwara who also started out as a Muaythai and Japanese Kickboxing champion and then studied indepth the arts of Billy Robinson and Karl Gotch submission fighting and became the founder of modern day 'Shootfighting'.
Japanese Submission Fighting is a system of fighting that evolved from the grappling method of 'Catch as Catch Can'. Because Japanese Submission Fighting has always been without a Gi or 'No-Gi' as it is now called. JSF uses techniques like hooking, catching, shooting and figure 4's, it also uses dynamic non-positional speed to secure a finishing hold.
|Loss
|align=center|13-16-3
|Ivan Serati
|Submission (rear naked choke)
|Cage Rage 24
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|01:34
|London
, England
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|13-15-3
|Mario Sperry
|Submission (rear naked choke)
|Cage Rage 22
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|01:39
|London
, England
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|13-14-3
|Hiroyuki Ito
|KO (strikes)
|Pain and Glory 2004
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|00:32
|Birmingham
, England
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|12-14-3
|Fedor Emelianenko
|Submission (guillotine choke)
|RINGS: World Title Series 5
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|04:10
|Kanagawa, Japan
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|12-13-3
|Georgi Tonkov
|KO (flying knee)
|RINGS: World Title Series 4
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|04:22
| Tokyo
, Japan
|
|-
|NC
|align=center|11-13-3
|Sander Thonhauser
|No contest
|RINGS Holland-Heroes Live Forever
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|N/A
| Utrecht
, Holland
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|11-13-3
|Volk Han
|TKO (eye injury)
|RINGS: King of Kings Tournament 2000
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|00:08
| Osaka
, Japan
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|11-12-3
|Joop Kasteel
|TKO (shoulder injury)
|RINGS Holland-King of Kings Holland
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|01:18
| Utrecht
, Holland
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|11-11-3
|Mikhail Illoukhine
|Decision (split)
|RINGS Russia-Rings Russia
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|05:00
|Ekaterinburg, Russia
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|11-10-3
|Mikhail Avetisyan
|Submission (strikes)
|Pankration
World Championship 2000 (Day 2)
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|N/A
|Moscow
, Russia
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|11-9-3
|Renato Sobral
|Decision (unanimous)
|RINGS: King of Kings Tournament 1999
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|05:00
| Tokyo
, Japan
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|11-8-3
|Achmed Labasanov
|TKO (kick)
|RINGS: King of Kings Tournament 1999
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|03:33
| Tokyo
, Japan
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|10-8-3
|Dave van der Veen
|Submission (armbar)
|Total Fight KRG 5
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|01:47
| Milton Keynes
, England
|
|-
|Draw
|align=center|9-8-3
|Satoshi Honma
|Draw
|Rings: Battle Genesis V
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|20:00
|Tokyo
, Japan
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|9-8-2
|Ricardo Fyeet
|Submission (toe hold)
|Rings: Rise 5th
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|15:01
|Yokohama
, Japan
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|8-8-2
|Ryuki Ueyama
|Disqualification (eye-gouging
)
|RINGS: Rise 2nd
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|04:18
| Osaka
, Japan
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|7-8-2
|Yasuhito Namekawa
|KO (knee)
|Night of the Samurai 3
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|05:55
| Milton Keynes
, England
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|6-8-2
|Yasuhito Namekawa
|Decision
|Rings: World Mega Battle Tournament 1998: Grand Final
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|20:00
|Tokyo
, Japan
|
|-
|Draw
|align=center|6-7-2
|Yasuhito Namekawa
|Draw
|World Mega Battle Tournament 1998: First Round
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|20:00
|Osaka
, Japan
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|6-7-1
|Gilbert Yvel
|TKO (cut)
|RINGS: Holland-The Thialf Explosion
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|N/A
|Heerenveen
, Holland
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|6-6-1
|Hiromitsu Kanehara
|Decision
|Night of the Samurai 2
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|15:00
| Milton Keynes
, England
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|6-5-1
|Kenichi Yamamoto
|KO (palm strikes & knee)
|Rings: Fighting Integration VI
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|10:56
|Yokohama
, Japan
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|5-5-1
|Dave van der Veen
|KO (palm strikes)
|RINGS: Holland-Who's The Boss
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|04:47
|Utrecht
, Holland
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|4-5-1
|Hiromitsu Kanehara
|Decision
|RINGS: Fighting Integration 3rd
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|30:00
|Sapporo, Japan
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|4-4-1
|Sander Thonhauser
|Submission (armbar)
|Night of the Samurai 1
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|00:55
| Milton Keynes
, England
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|3-4-1
|Joop Kasteel
|Submission (headlock)
|RINGS: Mega Battle Tournament 1997
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|08:55
| Tokyo
, Japan
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|3-3-1
|Peter Dijkman
|Submission (rear naked choke)
|Total Fight Night
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|4:46
|Milton Keynes
, England
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|2-3-1
|Masayuki Naruse
|Submission (shoulder necklock)
|Rings: Fighting Extension IV
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|12:58
|Tokyo
, Japan
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|2-2-1
|Sean McCully
|Submission (guillotine choke)
|Rings: Battle Genesis
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|3:59
|Tokyo
, Japan
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|1-2-1
|Hans Nijman
|Submission (guillotine choke
)
|RINGS Holland-The Final Challenge
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|00:51
| Amsterdam
, Holland
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|1-1-1
|Cees Bezems
|TKO (cut)
|IMA - Battle of Styles
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|N/A
| Amsterdam
, Holland
|
|-
| Draw
|align=center|1-0-1
|Andre Mannaart
|Draw
|RINGS Holland-Kings of Martial Arts
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|05:00
|Amsterdam
, Holland
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|1-0
|Boston Jones
|KO (knee)
|Fighting Arts Gala
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|
|Milton Keynes
, England
|
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...
, kickboxer and promoter
Promoter (entertainment)
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. He promoted the first professional mixed martial arts events in the United Kingdom. Lee Hasdell began his professional career as a Kickboxer in 1989, eventually winning three British Kickboxing titles. On 20 April 1996, Hasdell won the World Fenasco Shoot boxing
Shoot boxing
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Tournament in Milan
Milan
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, Italy. Two months before his Shootboxing victory, Hasdell made his Fighting Network RINGS
Fighting Network RINGS
Fighting Network Rings, trademarked as RINGS, is a Japanese combat sport promotion that has lived three distinct periods; puroresu promotion from its inauguration to 1995, mixed martial arts promotion from 1995 to its 2002 disestablishment, and the revived mixed martial arts promotion from 2008 to...
as a Shootfighter
Shootfighting
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. Hasdell stayed with RINGS for six years, from 1996-2002.
Throughout his career, Hasdell has fought in organisations such as 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...
, Fighting Network RINGS
Fighting Network RINGS
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, Pankration
Pankration
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, Cage Rage
Cage Rage
Cage Rage Championships, also known as Cage Rage, was a United Kingdom-based, mixed martial arts promotion that premiered on 7 September 2002 in London. Cage Rage went bankrupt and is now no longer trading...
and fought in the ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship
ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship
The ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship is a competition involving professional athletes who have been successful at the highest levels of jiu-jitsu, wrestling, judo, sambo, shooto and mixed martial arts...
.
Martial arts background
Hasdell began martial arts in 1979 at the age of 12. He started training taekwondoTaekwondo
Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, tae means "to strike or break with foot"; kwon means "to strike or break with fist"; and do means "way", "method", or "path"...
, before taking up boxing
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
as well. Hasdell later began karate
Karate
is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Islands in what is now Okinawa, Japan. It was developed from indigenous fighting methods called and Chinese kenpō. Karate is a striking art using punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes, and open-handed techniques such as knife-hands. Grappling, locks,...
as he felt that it was more of a mixed style that suited his stand up. After winning a number of local tournaments he decided to study full-contact Karate. In 1985 when he was 18 he started weight training and kickboxing. In 1987 he moved to Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes , sometimes abbreviated MK, is a large town in Buckinghamshire, in the south east of England, about north-west of London. It is the administrative centre of the Borough of Milton Keynes...
from Northampton
Northampton
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where he began training in Thai Boxing and began his competitive Amateur Kick Boxing career.
Domestic career & undefeated British champion (1989-1992)
Hasdell began his professional Kick Boxing career in 1989 at the age of 22. Taught by Brian Walker, one of Master ToddyMaster Toddy
Master Toddy. Thohsaphol Sitiwatjana was born May 4, 1953 and attended Laselle school and graduated from Patumwan Technology . Having a Police Chief as a father and born into a middleclass background fighting Muay Thai was not generally accepted as a middle class sport and only for the poor, yet...
's first generation instructors. Hasdell met his instructor in 1987 and stayed with him for six years. In 1991, Lee went over to study in Holland at the Gym International and the Dojo Chakuriki 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...
, this is where Lee was first introduced to Japanese Kickboxing and Kyokushin methods. This transformed Lee's approach to his Kick Boxing training and tuition. This became his foundation for his Mixed martial arts style.
On 9 March 1991, Hasdell captured the World Kickboxing Association
World Kickboxing Association
The World Kickboxing Association is one of the oldest and the largest amateur and professional sanctioning organizations of kickboxing in the world for the sport. Its official name is "World Kickboxing and Karate Association"....
British Super-Middleweight Full-Contact title, defeating Tony Manterfield by a seventh round TKO. On 26 April 1991, Hasdell defeated Nick Pavlovic for the BIKMA British Light-Heavyweight Thai Boxing title. On 3 July 1992, Hasdell won the BIKMA British Light-Heavyweight Free Style title with a second round knock-out of Bertil Queely. Hasdell was undefeated as British champion for two years.
Fighting across Europe (1993-1994)
Hasdell's quest for the European title began on 28 May 1993, against Paval Rumas for the ISKAIska
Iska is a village in Koonga Parish, Pärnu County in southwestern Estonia....
Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an Light-Heavyweight Championship. The fight was held in Katowice
Katowice
Katowice is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Kłodnica and Rawa rivers . Katowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, about north of the Silesian Beskids and about southeast of the Sudetes Mountains.It is the central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolis, with a population of 2...
, Poland. Scheduled for 10 rounds, Hasdell lost the fight by split decision. Kick Boxing representatives from all over Europe were in attendance, they were impressed with Hasdell's performance, Hasdell was later offered a four fight package to fight in Holland, France, Russia and Germany.
Lee Hasdell suffered cuts in two major fights when he was well ahead on points. The first was against Perry Telgt, a Thai Boxing match held in Holland on 2 October 1993. The second was when he fought for the WKA Commonwealth
Commonwealth
Commonwealth is a traditional English term for a political community founded for the common good. Historically, it has sometimes been synonymous with "republic."More recently it has been used for fraternal associations of some sovereign nations...
Light-Heavyweight title against Duncan Airlie James
Duncan Airlie James
Duncan Airlie James is a Scottish former heavyweight kickboxer. He was the first Scottish fighter to win a world Muay Thai title and fight in K-1.-Biography and career:...
a week later.
On 22 January 1994, Hasdell got a shot at the WKA European Super Light-Heavyweight Thai Boxing title against Bob Schrijber from Holland. The fight was held at the Olympic Stadium
Olympic Stadium (Moscow arena)
Olympic Stadium, known locally as the Olimpiyskiy or Olimpiski, is a large indoor arena, located in Moscow, Russia. It was built for the 1980 Summer Olympics and hosted the basketball and boxing events. A part of the Olimpiyskiy Sports Complex, it makes up one architectural ensemble with another...
in Moscow in front of over 20,000 spectators. Hasdell was stopped near the end of the last round due to leg kicks. After his fight against Bob Schrijber, Hasdell continued to fight in the Super Light-Heavyweight division and on 10 April 1994, Hasdell defeated Bertil Queely in the third round by knock out. On 17 October 1994, Hasdell made a move to Cruiserweight, defeating Bruno Fariot by a first round knock out.
K-1 Revenge II
Hasdell trained at the Seidokaikan in Japan, the headquarters for the K1 organisation, in 1994. In September 1995, he became one of the first English fighters to compete in K-1 when he fought Duane Van Der Merwe at K-1 Revenge II in YokohamaYokohama
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. Hasdell was defeated thirty seconds into the first round by a knock out from a knee while in a clinch.
World Oktagon Shootboxing Challenge (1996)
On 20 April 1996, Hasdell entered the Fenasco Oktagon Challenge, an eight man Shoot BoxingShoot boxing
Shoot boxing is both a combat sport and a stand-up fighting promotion company based in Tokyo, Japan. The organization was founded by former kickboxer Caesar Takeshi in 1985....
tournament held in Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
, Italy in front of 15,000 spectators. The tournament featured eight fighters from all over the world, representing eight different martial arts, Hasdell represented the art of Freestyle fighting.
Hasdell went through to the final with two knockouts over American Scott Dobbs and Italian Judo
Judo
is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...
champion, Paulo Di Clemente. In the final he faced and defeated Andre Mannaart
Andre Mannaart
Andre Mannaart is a Dutch former kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He was a four-time world champion in kickboxing and Muay Thai, having fought against K-1 legends such as Ernesto Hoost, Branko Cikatić, Maurice Smith and Ray Sefo during his career...
by decision to become the new World Fenasco Shoot Boxing champion. This victory raised his profile and Fighting Network RINGS
Fighting Network RINGS
Fighting Network Rings, trademarked as RINGS, is a Japanese combat sport promotion that has lived three distinct periods; puroresu promotion from its inauguration to 1995, mixed martial arts promotion from 1995 to its 2002 disestablishment, and the revived mixed martial arts promotion from 2008 to...
president Akira Maeda
Akira Maeda
is a retired Japanese professional wrestler, also known as Kwik-kik-Lee for his time on the British Wrestling show World of Sport. He helped develop the shoot-style of professional wrestling during the late 1980s....
eventually offered Hasdell a one year contract with RINGS as a professional shootfighter.
K-1 & Shootboxing return
On 16 April 2000, Hasdell made his return to kick boxing at the K-1 UK Battle of Britain 2000 held in BirminghamBirmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, England. Hasdell fought WKA World Heavyweight Kick Boxing champion Simon Dore in a non-tournament fight. Hasdell won by flying knee at thirty seconds of round three. This was Hasdell's first kickboxing bout in four years.
Lee Hasdell competed in a Shoot Boxing fight on 2 February 2002, held 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. The fight was against French fighter Cyrille Diabate
Cyrille Diabate
Cyrille Diabaté is a French mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He has also competed in shoot boxing and Muay Thai. He has fought at Palace Fighting Championship, PRIDE, ShoXC, Deep, Cage Rage and Ultimate Fighting Championship....
at Shoot Boxing: S Volume 1. Hasdell lost by TKO at 2:18 of the fourth round.
Becoming a Shootfighter
After fighting at K-1 Revenge II in September 1995, Hasdell witnessed Rings rules and Shootfighting bouts on the same card. This marked a turning point in his career. Apon returning to the UK, Hasdell began cross training in Mixed martial arts. On 15 October 1995, Hasdell promoted a Kickboxing event in Milton KeynesMilton Keynes
Milton Keynes , sometimes abbreviated MK, is a large town in Buckinghamshire, in the south east of England, about north-west of London. It is the administrative centre of the Borough of Milton Keynes...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The event also featured three Shootfights. The main bout of the event was between Lee Hasdell and American Free fighter, Boston Jones in a Shootfight. The bout was billed as the first ultimate Shootfight in Britain. Hasdell won the fight by knockout in the second round.
Early career (1996-1997)
On 18 February 1996 at the age of 29, Lee Hasdell made his Official Mixed martial arts debut at RINGS Holland-Kings of Martial ArtsRINGS Holland-Kings of Martial Arts
RINGS Holland-Kings of Martial Arts was a mixed martial arts event held by the RINGS. It took place on February 18, 1996.- Valentijn Overeem vs. Tjerk Vermanen:Overeem won by Submission at 3:06 of Round 1....
. His opponent was Dutch fighter Andre Mannaart
Andre Mannaart
Andre Mannaart is a Dutch former kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He was a four-time world champion in kickboxing and Muay Thai, having fought against K-1 legends such as Ernesto Hoost, Branko Cikatić, Maurice Smith and Ray Sefo during his career...
. Although the fight ended in a draw, it brought Hasdell to the attention of Akira Maeda
Akira Maeda
is a retired Japanese professional wrestler, also known as Kwik-kik-Lee for his time on the British Wrestling show World of Sport. He helped develop the shoot-style of professional wrestling during the late 1980s....
, the president of Fighting Network RINGS
Fighting Network RINGS
Fighting Network Rings, trademarked as RINGS, is a Japanese combat sport promotion that has lived three distinct periods; puroresu promotion from its inauguration to 1995, mixed martial arts promotion from 1995 to its 2002 disestablishment, and the revived mixed martial arts promotion from 2008 to...
, a major Japanese promotions company. Akira Maeda was impressed by Hasdell's performance and invited Hasdell to train at Akira Maeda's private Dojo
Dojo
A is a Japanese term which literally means "place of the way". Initially, dōjōs were adjunct to temples. The term can refer to a formal training place for any of the Japanese do arts but typically it is considered the formal gathering place for students of any Japanese martial arts style to...
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.
On 26 October 1996, Hasdell fought Cees Bezems in a No holds barred
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...
match at IMA - Battle of Styles held 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...
, Holland. Hasdell lost by Technical knockout due to a cut.
On 2 February 1997, Hasdell returned to RINGS Holland where he fought Dutch fighter, Hans Nijman
Hans Nijman
Hans Nijman is a Dutch former professional mixed martial artist and Wrestler. He competes in the Heavyweight division. He is a RINGS Holland veteran and has also fought for many other top promotions such as Pride FC and It's Showtime.-Fighting Network RINGS:Hans Nijman made his Shootfighting debut...
at RINGS Holland-The Final Challenge
RINGS Holland-The Final Challenge
RINGS Holland - The Final Challenge was a mixed martial arts event held by the RINGS. It took place on February 2, 1997.- Ron van Gellekom vs. Jonny van Wanrooy:van Gellekom won by Decision at 10:00 of Round 1....
. This bout ended up having a controversial finish. In the match Nijman had Hasdell in a Guillotine Choke
Guillotine choke
The guillotine choke is a chokehold in martial arts and wrestling applied from in front of the opponent. The choke involves using the arms to encircle the opponent's neck in a fashion similar to a guillotine. The technique is either a type of tracheal compression restraint that prevents air flow...
, Hasdell grabbed the ropes for a rope escape although the referee did not see it, forcing Hasdell to tape out to brake the hold at 51 seconds of round 2.
On 4 April 1997, Hasdell made his Mixed martial arts debut in Japan at RINGS: Battle Genesis. He defeated American fighter, Sean McCully within four minutes by Guillotine Choke
Guillotine choke
The guillotine choke is a chokehold in martial arts and wrestling applied from in front of the opponent. The choke involves using the arms to encircle the opponent's neck in a fashion similar to a guillotine. The technique is either a type of tracheal compression restraint that prevents air flow...
. In his second bout in Japan, on 21 June 1997, Hasdell was entered into the RINGS Light-Heavyweight Title Tournament, for fighters under 95 kg. In the first round of the tournament, Hasdell lost to Masayuki Naruse
Masayuki Naruse
is a Japanese professional wrestler and Professional mixed martial artist.-Career:Naruse debuted in Fighting Network RINGS in 1992 where he was displayed as a scrappy junior heavyweight willing to take on opponents twice his size. He and other RINGS wrestlers made the transition to mixed martial...
by Submission. Naruse ended up winning the tournament to become Rings's first Light-Heavyweight champion.
Hasdell then went on to defeat Peter Dijkman by Rear naked choke
Rear naked choke
The Rear naked choke is a chokehold in martial arts applied from an opponent's back. Depending on the context, the term may refer to one of two variations of the technique, either arm can be used to apply the choke in both cases...
on 5 October 1997 at Total Fight Night
Total Fight Night
Total Fight Night was the first mixed martial arts event held Universal Total-Fight Forum. It took place on October 5, 1997. It was the first professional mixed martial arts event promoted in the UK. The event also featured Kickboxing bouts....
. This bout was for the vacant UTF RINGS Rules Superfight title.
On 25 October 1997, he fought and lost by submission to Joop Kasteel
Joop Kasteel
Joop Kasteel is a former Dutch mixed martial artist. Kasteel made his mixed martial arts debut on 15 June 1996. He is a veteran of the RINGS promotion and as he has fought the majority of his fights for them....
in the first round of the RINGS: Mega Battle Tournament in Japan.
Gatekeeper (1998-1999)
On 7 March 1998, Hasdell fought and defeated Sander ThonhauserSander Thonhauser
Sander Thonhauser is a Dutch professional mixed martial artist. He competes in the Heavyweight division. He is a RINGS Holland veteran and has also fought for many other top promotions.His Mixed martial arts debut was on June 29, 1997...
by Armbar at 0:55 of round 1. This was a Vale Tudo
Vale tudo
Vale tudo are full-contact unarmed combat events, with a limited number of rules, that became popular in Brazil during the 20th century. Vale tudo has been considered a combat sport by some observers...
match for the vacant TFF Vale Tudo Superfight title. Hasdell then fought Hiromitsu Kanehara
Hiromitsu Kanehara
is a Japanese mixed martial artist who competes in the light heavyweight division.Although starting as a professional wrestler in 1991, Kanehara did not have much success as such, and eventually abandoned professional wrestling when his then-home circuit, Fighting Network RINGS, abandoned the...
for thirty minutes in Japan on 29 May 1998, Hasdell lost on points. On 7 June 1998, he fought Dutch fighter, Dave van der Veen in Holland. Hasdell was knocked down in the first round before forcing Dave van der Veen to make two rope escapes. Hasdell then won the match by knockout in the second round.
Hasdell was promoted to the Shooter category and was given the nickname The Gatekeeper, meaning if a fighter from another organisation wanted to join RINGS they had to beat Hasdell first. On 21 September 1998, Hasdell lived up to his name when he knocked out UFC Japan Tournament Champion, Kenichi Yamamoto, after eleven minutes.
On 11 October 1998, Hasdell fought Hiromitsu Kanehara
Hiromitsu Kanehara
is a Japanese mixed martial artist who competes in the light heavyweight division.Although starting as a professional wrestler in 1991, Kanehara did not have much success as such, and eventually abandoned professional wrestling when his then-home circuit, Fighting Network RINGS, abandoned the...
in a rematch at Night of the Samurai II held in Milton Keynes, England. Hasdell made two rope escapes in the fight and eventually lost by decision after 15 minutes. He then fought Gilbert Yvel
Gilbert Yvel
Gilbert Ramon Yvel is a Dutch heavyweight mixed martial artist associated with the Vos Gym training camp in the Netherlands. He has competed in the Pride Fighting Championships, Affliction Entertainment and Ultimate Fighting Championship promotions...
, in his second fight of October 1998. Hasdell lost the fight by TKO, due to a cut.
On 20 November 1998, Hasdell began what would be a trilogy of fights with Japanese fighter, Yasuhito Namekawa
Yasuhito Namekawa
is a Japanese mixed martial artist who competes in the light heavyweight division. Namekawa made his Mixed martial arts debut for Fighting Network Rings in 1998. He fought in mainly Shoot fighting bouts until 1999 when Rings introduced the King of King Rules. Throughout his career, Namekawa has...
. Their first confrontation was held in Osaka
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
, Japan and after twenty minutes, it ended in a draw. Their second bout was held on 23 January 1999 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. Hasdell lost on points after receiving a yellow card for an illegal punch during the fight. Hasdell dominated the stand up and was close to knocking Namakawa out close to the end of the fight, leaving Namakawa with a bloody nose. Although Namakawa was the winner of the match, he had to be helped out of the ring. Their first two bouts in Japan went the full twenty minutes, without a break. Their third and final bout was held in Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes , sometimes abbreviated MK, is a large town in Buckinghamshire, in the south east of England, about north-west of London. It is the administrative centre of the Borough of Milton Keynes...
, England at Night of the Samurai 3, on 7 March 1999. Hasdell was trailing the fight by two points before knocking Namakawa out with a knee at 5:55 of round one.
Ryuki Ueyama
Ryuki Ueyama is a Japanese mixed martial artist who competes in the middleweight division. He has fought for organisations such as; Fighting Network RINGS, DEEP, Pancrase, Hero's and Pride FC.-Fighting Network RINGS :...
due to disqualification and submitting Ricardo Fyeet
Ricardo Fyeet
Ricardo Fyeet is a Dutch Kick boxer and former mixed martial arts fighter. He debuted for RINGS Holland in 1998, defeating Andrew Keja by knockout...
four months later. On 15 September 1999, Hasdell fought Satoshi Honma
Satoshi Honma
is a Japanese former mixed martial artist who competed in the light heavyweight division.Satoshi has fought for Shooto, RINGS, Pride Fighting Championships and the UFC he has also had a professional kickboxing bout in K-1.-Career:...
in Tokyo, Japan. After twenty minutes, the bout ended in a draw. The following month, Hasdell faced Dave van der Veen for a second time, this time in Milton Keynes, England. Hasdell won by Armbar at 1:47 of round one to retain his TFF RINGS Rules Shootfighting title.
RINGS King of Kings Tournament 1999
On 28 October 1999, Hasdell entered the RINGS: King of Kings tournament, Lee Hasdell was placed in Block A of the tournament, in the Round of 32 he defeated Achmed LabasanovAchmed Labasanov
Achmed Labasanov is a Russian former mixed martial artist who competed in the heavyweight division and has fought the majority of his fights for RINGS and IAFC...
by TKO at 3:33 of round 2. Hasdell was then eliminated in the Round of 16 by Brazilian fighter, Renato Sobral
Renato Sobral
Renato da Cunha Sobral , also known as "Babalu", is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, and former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion. He is regarded as one of the best light heavyweights of the night, and noted for his aggressive style, grappling prowess, and high-caliber submissions. Sobral...
by unanimous decision.
This was the first event in RINGS to introduce the now familiar 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...
rules. Previous events had used Shootfighting
Shootfighting
Shootfighting is a combat sport and martial art, with competitions governed by the International Shootfighting Association . Shootfighting incorporates techniques from a multitude of traditional martial arts, the most principle of these being Muay Thai and Catch Wrestling.Shootfighting was...
rules.
Loosing streak (2000)
On 29 April 2000, after a six month break from the sport, Hasdell travelled to Russia where he fought in the Absolute Fighting Challenge's PankrationPankration
Pankration was a martial art introduced into the Greek Olympic Games in 648 BC and founded as a blend of boxing and wrestling but without any rules. The term comes from the Greek , literally meaning "all powers" from "all" + "strength, power". Spartans were taught to use this ancient...
World Championship 2000. The fight was scheduled for one thirty minute round in an octagon cage. Hasdell lost to Mikhail Avetisyan
Mikhail Avetisyan
Mikhail Avetisyan is a Russian-Armenian professional mixed martial artist. He fought under the IAFC Pankration organisation, where he was a world champion.-Accomplishments:*'98 IAFC Russian champion*'98 IAFC European champion...
after tapping out due to strikes. Hasdell began a losing streak upon returning to RINGS. His first fight back was against Mikhail Illoukhine
Mikhail Illoukhine
Mikhail Illoukhine is a Russian former mixed martial artist who competed in the light heavyweight division. Mikhail Illoukhine holds notable wins over Igor Vovchanchyn, Tsuyoshi Kohsaka, Volk Han, Masayuki Naruse and Randy Couture...
, at RINGS Russia on 20 May 2000. Hasdell dominated the first round with strikes, the second round was much the same but with Illoukhine going for submissions. After two rounds, an extra third round was called for and Illoukhine eventually won by split decision. He then fought Joop Kasteel
Joop Kasteel
Joop Kasteel is a former Dutch mixed martial artist. Kasteel made his mixed martial arts debut on 15 June 1996. He is a veteran of the RINGS promotion and as he has fought the majority of his fights for them....
for a second time, this time at RINGS King of Kings Holland on 4 June 2000. Hasdell floored Kasteel twice in the opening minute before ultimately losing due to a dislocated shoulder
Dislocated shoulder
A dislocated shoulder occurs when the humerus separates from the scapula at the glenohumeral joint. The shoulder joint has the greatest range of motion of any joint in the body and as a result is particularly susceptible to dislocation and subluxation. Approximately half of major joint...
at 1:18 of round one.
At this point, Hasdell had competed in four different fighting styles within only three months; ADCC Submission Wrestling, K-1, Pankration and two Rings King of King rules bouts. On 12 June, 2000, Hasdell stated: Taking on 5 matches in 3 months was little bit to much for me I think. Most pro fighters carefully select there fights I did not ever choose the style or fighter so I feel that I took unnecessary risks that most fighters wouldn't.
King of Kings 2000
Hasdell had taken six months off to heal his injuries. He returned on 22 December, 2000 and took on Volk HanVolk Han
Magomedkhan Amanulayevich Gamzatkhanov , better known by his alias Volk Han , is a Russian shoot wrestler and later a mixed martial artist renowned for his technical mastery of Sambo and submission victories in shoot wrestling and MMA. He was representing Russia in the Russian RINGS team with Fedor...
in the Round of 32 at the RINGS: King of Kings tournament. Hasdell lost due to TKO at 0:08 of the second round, Hasdell suffered an eye injury from one of the punches. This was Hasdell's fourth loss in a row under RINGS.
No Contest with Thonhauser & break from MMA (2001)
On 28 January 2001, Hasdell travelled to Holland to fight Sander ThonhauserSander Thonhauser
Sander Thonhauser is a Dutch professional mixed martial artist. He competes in the Heavyweight division. He is a RINGS Holland veteran and has also fought for many other top promotions.His Mixed martial arts debut was on June 29, 1997...
for a second time. Thonhauser kneed Hasdell clean in the face while Hasdell was still on the floor, an illegal move. Due to the following retaliation by Hasdell, the fight was declared a no contest
No contest (boxing)
No contest is a technical term used in some combat sports to describe a fight that ends for reasons outside the fighters' hands.-Boxing:...
in round 1.
Hasdell was then scheduled to face British fighter James Zikic
James Zikic
James Zikic is an English mixed martial artist and boxer. He competes in the light heavyweight and middlweight divisions for London Shootfighters MMA Gym.-Career:...
on 11 March at Millennium Brawl 2, but pulled out due to an eye injury received in training. After this incident Hasdell took most of the year off. During this time Hasdell appeared in a music video for American singer Shea Seger
Shea Seger
Shea Seger is an American singer-songwriter born in Fort Worth, Texas. Her sound has been likened to a combination of Janis Joplin, Sheryl Crow, Ani DiFranco and Tori Amos. Seger describes her music as "mutt dog.....
.
In 2001, Hasdell was given an award from Akira Maeda
Akira Maeda
is a retired Japanese professional wrestler, also known as Kwik-kik-Lee for his time on the British Wrestling show World of Sport. He helped develop the shoot-style of professional wrestling during the late 1980s....
in Japan for his hard work, dedication and contribution to the martial arts worldwide.
RINGS Absolute Class Tournament 2001
On 20 October 2001, Hasdell returned to winning ways when he fought Bulgarian, Georgi TonkovGeorgi Tonkov
-Achievements:- Mixed martial arts record :-References:* on JudoInside.com* MMA Record...
at RINGS: World Title Series 4. Hasdell won the match with a flying knee at four minutes and twenty-two seconds of round one. This bout was the first round of the RINGS Absolute Class Tournament 2001. In the Semi-Final of the tournament, on 21 December 2001, Hasdell fought and lost to Fedor Emelianenko
Fedor Emelianenko
Fedor Vladimirovich Emelianenko) is a Russian heavyweight mixed martial artist. He has won numerous tournaments and accolades in multiple sports, most notably the Pride 2004 Grand Prix and the World Combat Sambo championship on four occasions, as well as medaling in the Russian national Judo...
by Guillotine Choke
Guillotine choke
The guillotine choke is a chokehold in martial arts and wrestling applied from in front of the opponent. The choke involves using the arms to encircle the opponent's neck in a fashion similar to a guillotine. The technique is either a type of tracheal compression restraint that prevents air flow...
at four minutes and ten seconds of the first round. The RINGS company eventually folded in 2002 due to the growing success of Pride FC, making this Hasdell's final fight for RINGS.
Pain & Glory (2004)
After almost two and a half years away from Mixed martial arts, Hasdell returned on 24 April 2004. Now fighting at 92kg, around 10kg lighter than his fighting weight in RINGS. His fight was against Japanese fighter, Hiroyuki ItoFighting Network RINGS
Fighting Network Rings, trademarked as RINGS, is a Japanese combat sport promotion that has lived three distinct periods; puroresu promotion from its inauguration to 1995, mixed martial arts promotion from 1995 to its 2002 disestablishment, and the revived mixed martial arts promotion from 2008 to...
at Pain and Glory, held at the NEC
National Exhibition Centre
The National Exhibition Centre is an exhibition centre in Birmingham, England. It is near junction 6 of the M42 motorway, and is adjacent to Birmingham International Airport and Birmingham International railway station. It has 20 interconnected halls, set in grounds of 628 acres making it the...
in Birmingham, England. Hasdell won by Knock-out at 0:32 of round 1.
Cage Rage (2007)
At the age of 40, after a 3 year hiatus from the sport, Hasdell made an unsuccessful return to Mixed martial arts. On 14 July 2007, he fought Brazilian, Mario SperryMario Sperry
Mario Sperry is a Brazilian heavyweight martial artist. His specialty is Brazilian jiu-jitsu, grappling and ground fighting.-Career:Sperry first broke onto the sport Jiu-Jitsu scene in the early eighties...
, in the Light-Heavyweight
Light Heavyweight (MMA)
The light heavyweight division in mixed martial arts generally refers to competitors weighing between 186 and 205 lb . It sits between the lighter middleweight division, and the heavyweight division....
division. The event was Cage Rage 22: Hard as Hell
Cage Rage 22
Cage Rage 22: Hard as Hell was a mixed martial arts event held by the Cage Rage Championships on July 14, 2007 at the Wembley Arena in London, England. It was televised on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom....
, held in Wembley arena
Wembley Arena
Wembley Arena is an indoor arena, at Wembley, in the London Borough of Brent. The building is opposite Wembley Stadium.-History:...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. Hasdell lost by Rear naked choke
Rear naked choke
The Rear naked choke is a chokehold in martial arts applied from an opponent's back. Depending on the context, the term may refer to one of two variations of the technique, either arm can be used to apply the choke in both cases...
in the first round.
Lee Hasdell's last Mixed martial arts fight to date was against Ivan Serati
Ivan Serati
Ivan Serati is an Italian mixed martial artist, Serati previously fought for promotons UWC and Cage Rage. He has a current record of 11 wins and 3 losses. Serati fights in the Heavyweight and light-heavyweight divisions. He has won nine times within the first round of the fight by either TKO or...
on 1 December 2007, at Cage Rage 24
Cage Rage 24
out dated: see http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/316996_2473542808109_1538580287_32616791_798713040_n.jpgCage Rage 24: Feel the Pain was a mixed martial arts event held by the Cage Rage Championships on December 1, 2007 at the Wembley Arena in London, England...
: Feel the Pain. Hasdell began the fight hesitant to throw strikes with Serati dominating the first round with takedowns. Hasdell defended well on the ground until Serati unloaded his ground and pound tactics. Hasdell was lucky to escape the first round after Serati had hyper extended Lee's arm in an armbar at the end of the round.
Hasdell came into the second round with a now injured arm and the round began much the same as the first. To evoid Serati's ground and pound, Hasdell gave up his back to the Italian to set up the Rear naked choke
Rear naked choke
The Rear naked choke is a chokehold in martial arts applied from an opponent's back. Depending on the context, the term may refer to one of two variations of the technique, either arm can be used to apply the choke in both cases...
at 1:34 of round 2. Hasdell has now lost 7 out of his last 10 Mixed martial arts fights since 2000.
Other Martial arts
In 2000, Hasdell was awarded his blackbelt in Ju Jutsu and personally invited by the Prince of Abu DhabiAbu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi , literally Father of Gazelle, is the capital and the second largest city of the United Arab Emirates in terms of population and the largest of the seven member emirates of the United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi lies on a T-shaped island jutting into the Persian Gulf from the central western...
, United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
to compete in the ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship
ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship
The ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship is a competition involving professional athletes who have been successful at the highest levels of jiu-jitsu, wrestling, judo, sambo, shooto and mixed martial arts...
on 1 March 2000. Hasdell competed in the +99 kg category and was eliminated by Mark Robinson after the bout went the distance.
On 21 January 2001, Hasdell won the Kamon European Brazilian Jujitsu tournament in London.
Lee Hasdell studied the mixed martial arts of Kudo. Sensei Lee received his black-belt directly from Kudo's founder Master Azuma. In February 2008, Lee Hasdell became the first Kudo (also known as Daido Juku
Daido Juku
is the organization for the martial art , founded in 1981 by Takashi Azuma. Azuma, originally a Kyokushin karate 1977 full contact karate champion, resigned from the Kyokushin organization to form Daido Juku in Sendai city, located in northern Honshū, Japan....
) black belt in the UK, under Master Azuma.
On 18 November 2008, Lee Hasdell achieved his second Kudo black belt.
On 23 May 2009, Lee Hasdell took part in the U.M.A. International Open Groundfighting and Grappling Championships. Hasdell achieved Gold in the open weight masters division.
Promoter
Before his Mixed martial arts events in the UK, Hasdell has promoted multiple thai-boxing events in the early 1990s.While fighting in RINGS, Hasdell formed Universal Total-Fight Forum (UTF), later known as Total Fight Forum (TFF) and promoted the first Mixed martial arts events in the UK. Which were all held in Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes , sometimes abbreviated MK, is a large town in Buckinghamshire, in the south east of England, about north-west of London. It is the administrative centre of the Borough of Milton Keynes...
, England. The first event was in October 1997. The show featured Vale Tudo
Vale tudo
Vale tudo are full-contact unarmed combat events, with a limited number of rules, that became popular in Brazil during the 20th century. Vale tudo has been considered a combat sport by some observers...
and (Rings rules) Shoot fighting matches. Lee's vision for a UK pro-mma scene materialised in 1998, the first in a trilogy of professional MMA events in the UK called Night of the Samurai which featured international fighters from Japan, USA, Holland, France and Spain. These were among the first mixed martial arts events in Britain
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. Lee Hasdell also became the representative for RINGS UK in 1998.
Professional Mixed Martial Arts Events
- Total Fight Night - October 5, 1997
- Night Of The Samurai 1 - March 7, 1998
- Night Of The Samurai 2 - October 11, 1998
- Night Of The Samurai 3 - March 7, 1999
- KRG 5 - October 3, 1999
- Ring Of Truth 1 - March 12, 2000
- Ring Of Truth 2 - July 9, 2000
- Ring Of Truth 3 - October 8, 2000
- UZI 1: Cage combat Evolution - November 30, 2002
- UZI 2: Combat Evolution - March 8, 2003
- Combudo 2 - July 18, 2009
Combudo
The Combudo organisation was founded by MMAMixed 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...
pioneer and innovator Lee Hasdell in 2000 the year of the new millennium. Lee's vision was to create an MMA game that would challenge the mind, body and fighting spirit of the participants in a safe, disciplined and respectful environment.
Combudo was developed after Lee spent many years staging MMA events in the UK throughout the 90's.
Hasdell's last Kickboxing event was held on 5 July 2008 called COMBUDO 1. The event featured K-1, Kickboxing and Thai Boxing rules. COMBUDO 2 was held on 18 July 2009, which featured mixed martial arts matches.
Media criticism
The events was the source of some criticism in the UK with critics arguing for an outright ban or better regulation of the events. Hasdell responded to the complaints, arguing "In Japan you are seen as an athlete. [...] Here there is this taboo. It's always on the fringe. I admit it's dangerous but that adds to the thrill of taking part and watching. [...] The sport's appeal is the fact that it is the most dangerous martial art in this country which is a pull for audiences, half of which are women. [...] But all the fighters are properly trained, the rule book is 32 pages long, and there is not much contact to the head.".Hasdell's events were also criticised on Trevor McDonald
Trevor McDonald
Sir Trevor McDonald OBE is a Trinidadian-British newsreader and journalist. He had a long career as a news presenter with ITN...
's Tonight
Tonight (TV series)
Tonight is a British television newsmagazine, produced by ITV Studios and ITN for the ITV network. Since 1999, Tonight replaced the long-running investigative series World in Action...
programme on 22 July 1999. During this time Hasdell featured on Nightlife LWT and other News programmes. The events were often compared to the Ultimate Fighting Championships, which at the time had very few rules compared to Hasdell's "Total Fighting", which was based on Vale Tudo
Vale tudo
Vale tudo are full-contact unarmed combat events, with a limited number of rules, that became popular in Brazil during the 20th century. Vale tudo has been considered a combat sport by some observers...
and RINGS rules matches. Criticism of Hasdell's events continued and on 15 March 2000, Lee Hasdell, Dexter Casey and Lee Murray
Lee Murray
Lee Lamrani Ibrahim "Lightning" Murray is an English-Moroccan mixed martial artist and convicted bank robber. He was sentenced to 10 years in jail in June 2010 for masterminding a 2006 £53 million armed raid in Kent, UK...
appeared on Johnny Vaughan
Johnny Vaughan
Jonathan Randall Vaughan is an English broadcaster and journalist. Vaughan has become well known as a television and radio personality and has also built a reputation as a film critic. He co-presented Capital Breakfast alongside Lisa Snowdon on 95.8 Capital FM between 2004 and 2011...
's The Big Breakfast
The Big Breakfast
The Big Breakfast was a British light entertainment television show shown on Channel 4 and S4C each weekday morning from 28 September 1992 until 29 March 2002 during which period 2,482 shows were produced. The Big Breakfast was produced by Planet 24, the production company co-owned by former...
.
Teaching Methods
Lee 'Kagemusha' Hasdell was trained in the arts of Japanese Submission Fighting in Japan from 1996 to 2002 at the Maeda Dojo in Yokohama.The lineage of his training goes from Maeda, Yoshihisa Yamamoto
Yoshihisa Yamamoto
Yoshihisa Yamamoto is a Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler. He has competed for Rings, WEF, PRIDE Fighting Championships, and HERO'S. He has fought notable opponents such as Mirko Filipović, Rickson Gracie, Guy Mezger, Bob Sapp and Semmy Schilt...
, Tsuyoshi Kohsaka, Hiromitsu Kanehara
Hiromitsu Kanehara
is a Japanese mixed martial artist who competes in the light heavyweight division.Although starting as a professional wrestler in 1991, Kanehara did not have much success as such, and eventually abandoned professional wrestling when his then-home circuit, Fighting Network RINGS, abandoned the...
right through to submission fighting legends like Yoshiaki Fujiwara
Yoshiaki Fujiwara
is a Japanese actor, and professional wrestler who has worked for New Japan Pro Wrestling, Pro Wrestling ZERO-ONE, and UWF.-New Japan Pro Wrestling and Universal Wrestling Federation :...
, Karl Gotch, Billy Robinson
Billy Robinson
Billy Robinson is a British professional wrestler and catch wrestling instructor. Robinson was well known in Japan where he has trained mixed martial arts fighters in catch wrestling...
and Mas Oyama.
In 1998 Lee formed the RINGS Submission Fighting UK group after Akira Maeda
Akira Maeda
is a retired Japanese professional wrestler, also known as Kwik-kik-Lee for his time on the British Wrestling show World of Sport. He helped develop the shoot-style of professional wrestling during the late 1980s....
the founder of RINGS Japan came to visit Milton Keynes to watch the legendary Hasdell V Kanehara UK 'Shoot-fighting' match.
Lee was nicknamed the 'Kagemusha' or Shadow Warrior by his fans in Japan, and true to his nickname he keeps many of the training techniques he was taught in the shadows of his own private dojo. He says that he modelled himself on the submission hero Yoshaiki Fujiwara who also started out as a Muaythai and Japanese Kickboxing champion and then studied indepth the arts of Billy Robinson and Karl Gotch submission fighting and became the founder of modern day 'Shootfighting'.
Japanese Submission Fighting is a system of fighting that evolved from the grappling method of 'Catch as Catch Can'. Because Japanese Submission Fighting has always been without a Gi or 'No-Gi' as it is now called. JSF uses techniques like hooking, catching, shooting and figure 4's, it also uses dynamic non-positional speed to secure a finishing hold.
Mixed martial arts record
|-|Loss
|align=center|13-16-3
|Ivan Serati
Ivan Serati
Ivan Serati is an Italian mixed martial artist, Serati previously fought for promotons UWC and Cage Rage. He has a current record of 11 wins and 3 losses. Serati fights in the Heavyweight and light-heavyweight divisions. He has won nine times within the first round of the fight by either TKO or...
|Submission (rear naked choke)
|Cage Rage 24
Cage Rage 24
out dated: see http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/316996_2473542808109_1538580287_32616791_798713040_n.jpgCage Rage 24: Feel the Pain was a mixed martial arts event held by the Cage Rage Championships on December 1, 2007 at the Wembley Arena in London, England...
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|01:34
|London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, England
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|-
|Loss
|align=center|13-15-3
|Mario Sperry
Mario Sperry
Mario Sperry is a Brazilian heavyweight martial artist. His specialty is Brazilian jiu-jitsu, grappling and ground fighting.-Career:Sperry first broke onto the sport Jiu-Jitsu scene in the early eighties...
|Submission (rear naked choke)
|Cage Rage 22
Cage Rage 22
Cage Rage 22: Hard as Hell was a mixed martial arts event held by the Cage Rage Championships on July 14, 2007 at the Wembley Arena in London, England. It was televised on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom....
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|01:39
|London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, England
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|-
|Win
|align=center|13-14-3
|Hiroyuki Ito
Hiroyuki Ito
, also credited with the spelling Hiroyuki Itou, is a Japanese game producer, game director and game designer who has been working for Square Enix since 1987. He is famous for being the creator of Active Time Battle and Active Dimension Battle...
|KO (strikes)
|Pain and Glory 2004
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|00:32
|Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, England
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|-
|Loss
|align=center|12-14-3
|Fedor Emelianenko
Fedor Emelianenko
Fedor Vladimirovich Emelianenko) is a Russian heavyweight mixed martial artist. He has won numerous tournaments and accolades in multiple sports, most notably the Pride 2004 Grand Prix and the World Combat Sambo championship on four occasions, as well as medaling in the Russian national Judo...
|Submission (guillotine choke)
|RINGS: World Title Series 5
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|04:10
|Kanagawa, Japan
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|-
|Win
|align=center|12-13-3
|Georgi Tonkov
Georgi Tonkov
-Achievements:- Mixed martial arts record :-References:* on JudoInside.com* MMA Record...
|KO (flying knee)
|RINGS: World Title Series 4
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|04:22
| 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
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|-
|NC
|align=center|11-13-3
|Sander Thonhauser
Sander Thonhauser
Sander Thonhauser is a Dutch professional mixed martial artist. He competes in the Heavyweight division. He is a RINGS Holland veteran and has also fought for many other top promotions.His Mixed martial arts debut was on June 29, 1997...
|No contest
|RINGS Holland-Heroes Live Forever
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|N/A
| Utrecht
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...
, Holland
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|-
|Loss
|align=center|11-13-3
|Volk Han
Volk Han
Magomedkhan Amanulayevich Gamzatkhanov , better known by his alias Volk Han , is a Russian shoot wrestler and later a mixed martial artist renowned for his technical mastery of Sambo and submission victories in shoot wrestling and MMA. He was representing Russia in the Russian RINGS team with Fedor...
|TKO (eye injury)
|RINGS: King of Kings Tournament 2000
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|00:08
| Osaka
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
, Japan
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|-
|Loss
|align=center|11-12-3
|Joop Kasteel
Joop Kasteel
Joop Kasteel is a former Dutch mixed martial artist. Kasteel made his mixed martial arts debut on 15 June 1996. He is a veteran of the RINGS promotion and as he has fought the majority of his fights for them....
|TKO (shoulder injury)
|RINGS Holland-King of Kings Holland
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|01:18
| Utrecht
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...
, Holland
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|-
|Loss
|align=center|11-11-3
|Mikhail Illoukhine
Mikhail Illoukhine
Mikhail Illoukhine is a Russian former mixed martial artist who competed in the light heavyweight division. Mikhail Illoukhine holds notable wins over Igor Vovchanchyn, Tsuyoshi Kohsaka, Volk Han, Masayuki Naruse and Randy Couture...
|Decision (split)
|RINGS Russia-Rings Russia
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|05:00
|Ekaterinburg, 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...
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|11-10-3
|Mikhail Avetisyan
Mikhail Avetisyan
Mikhail Avetisyan is a Russian-Armenian professional mixed martial artist. He fought under the IAFC Pankration organisation, where he was a world champion.-Accomplishments:*'98 IAFC Russian champion*'98 IAFC European champion...
|Submission (strikes)
|Pankration
Pankration
Pankration was a martial art introduced into the Greek Olympic Games in 648 BC and founded as a blend of boxing and wrestling but without any rules. The term comes from the Greek , literally meaning "all powers" from "all" + "strength, power". Spartans were taught to use this ancient...
World Championship 2000 (Day 2)
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|N/A
|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
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|-
|Loss
|align=center|11-9-3
|Renato Sobral
Renato Sobral
Renato da Cunha Sobral , also known as "Babalu", is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, and former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion. He is regarded as one of the best light heavyweights of the night, and noted for his aggressive style, grappling prowess, and high-caliber submissions. Sobral...
|Decision (unanimous)
|RINGS: King of Kings Tournament 1999
King of Kings Tournament 1999
The King of Kings Tournament 1999 was a series of three separate mixed martial arts events held by the Fighting Network Rings . The tournament took place in both Tokyo and Osaka between October 28, 1999 and February 26, 2000. The tournament was the first of two King of Kings tournaments...
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|05:00
| 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
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|-
|Win
|align=center|11-8-3
|Achmed Labasanov
Achmed Labasanov
Achmed Labasanov is a Russian former mixed martial artist who competed in the heavyweight division and has fought the majority of his fights for RINGS and IAFC...
|TKO (kick)
|RINGS: King of Kings Tournament 1999
King of Kings Tournament 1999
The King of Kings Tournament 1999 was a series of three separate mixed martial arts events held by the Fighting Network Rings . The tournament took place in both Tokyo and Osaka between October 28, 1999 and February 26, 2000. The tournament was the first of two King of Kings tournaments...
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|03:33
| 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
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|-
|Win
|align=center|10-8-3
|Dave van der Veen
|Submission (armbar)
|Total Fight KRG 5
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|01:47
| Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes , sometimes abbreviated MK, is a large town in Buckinghamshire, in the south east of England, about north-west of London. It is the administrative centre of the Borough of Milton Keynes...
, England
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|Draw
|align=center|9-8-3
|Satoshi Honma
Satoshi Honma
is a Japanese former mixed martial artist who competed in the light heavyweight division.Satoshi has fought for Shooto, RINGS, Pride Fighting Championships and the UFC he has also had a professional kickboxing bout in K-1.-Career:...
|Draw
|Rings: Battle Genesis V
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|20:00
|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
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...
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|-
|Win
|align=center|9-8-2
|Ricardo Fyeet
Ricardo Fyeet
Ricardo Fyeet is a Dutch Kick boxer and former mixed martial arts fighter. He debuted for RINGS Holland in 1998, defeating Andrew Keja by knockout...
|Submission (toe hold)
|Rings: Rise 5th
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|15:01
|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
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|-
|Win
|align=center|8-8-2
|Ryuki Ueyama
Ryuki Ueyama
Ryuki Ueyama is a Japanese mixed martial artist who competes in the middleweight division. He has fought for organisations such as; Fighting Network RINGS, DEEP, Pancrase, Hero's and Pride FC.-Fighting Network RINGS :...
|Disqualification (eye-gouging
Eye-gouging
Eye-gouging is the act of pressing or tearing the eye using the fingers, other bodyparts, or instruments. Eye-gouging involves a very high risk of eye injury, such as permanent eye loss. It is disallowed in combat sports, but some self-defense systems teach it...
)
|RINGS: Rise 2nd
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|04:18
| Osaka
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
, Japan
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|-
|Win
|align=center|7-8-2
|Yasuhito Namekawa
Yasuhito Namekawa
is a Japanese mixed martial artist who competes in the light heavyweight division. Namekawa made his Mixed martial arts debut for Fighting Network Rings in 1998. He fought in mainly Shoot fighting bouts until 1999 when Rings introduced the King of King Rules. Throughout his career, Namekawa has...
|KO (knee)
|Night of the Samurai 3
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|05:55
| Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes , sometimes abbreviated MK, is a large town in Buckinghamshire, in the south east of England, about north-west of London. It is the administrative centre of the Borough of Milton Keynes...
, England
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|-
|Loss
|align=center|6-8-2
|Yasuhito Namekawa
Yasuhito Namekawa
is a Japanese mixed martial artist who competes in the light heavyweight division. Namekawa made his Mixed martial arts debut for Fighting Network Rings in 1998. He fought in mainly Shoot fighting bouts until 1999 when Rings introduced the King of King Rules. Throughout his career, Namekawa has...
|Decision
|Rings: World Mega Battle Tournament 1998: Grand Final
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|align=center|1
|align=center|20:00
|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
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...
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|-
|Draw
|align=center|6-7-2
|Yasuhito Namekawa
Yasuhito Namekawa
is a Japanese mixed martial artist who competes in the light heavyweight division. Namekawa made his Mixed martial arts debut for Fighting Network Rings in 1998. He fought in mainly Shoot fighting bouts until 1999 when Rings introduced the King of King Rules. Throughout his career, Namekawa has...
|Draw
|World Mega Battle Tournament 1998: First Round
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|20:00
|Osaka
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
, Japan
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|-
|Loss
|align=center|6-7-1
|Gilbert Yvel
Gilbert Yvel
Gilbert Ramon Yvel is a Dutch heavyweight mixed martial artist associated with the Vos Gym training camp in the Netherlands. He has competed in the Pride Fighting Championships, Affliction Entertainment and Ultimate Fighting Championship promotions...
|TKO (cut)
|RINGS: Holland-The Thialf Explosion
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|N/A
|Heerenveen
Heerenveen
Heerenveen is a town in the Heerenveen municipality of the province of Friesland , in the north of the Netherlands.- History :The town was established in 1551 by three lords as a location for the purpose of digging peat which was used for fuel, hence the name...
, Holland
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|-
|Loss
|align=center|6-6-1
|Hiromitsu Kanehara
Hiromitsu Kanehara
is a Japanese mixed martial artist who competes in the light heavyweight division.Although starting as a professional wrestler in 1991, Kanehara did not have much success as such, and eventually abandoned professional wrestling when his then-home circuit, Fighting Network RINGS, abandoned the...
|Decision
|Night of the Samurai 2
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|15:00
| Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes , sometimes abbreviated MK, is a large town in Buckinghamshire, in the south east of England, about north-west of London. It is the administrative centre of the Borough of Milton Keynes...
, England
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|Win
|align=center|6-5-1
|Kenichi Yamamoto
Kenichi Yamamoto
was a Japanese cross country skier who competed in the 1950s. He finished 22nd in the 18 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.-References:...
|KO (palm strikes & knee)
|Rings: Fighting Integration VI
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|10:56
|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
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|Win
|align=center|5-5-1
|Dave van der Veen
|KO (palm strikes)
|RINGS: Holland-Who's The Boss
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|04:47
|Utrecht
Utrecht (city)
Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features...
, Holland
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|-
|Loss
|align=center|4-5-1
|Hiromitsu Kanehara
Hiromitsu Kanehara
is a Japanese mixed martial artist who competes in the light heavyweight division.Although starting as a professional wrestler in 1991, Kanehara did not have much success as such, and eventually abandoned professional wrestling when his then-home circuit, Fighting Network RINGS, abandoned the...
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|RINGS: Fighting Integration 3rd
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|Sander Thonhauser
Sander Thonhauser
Sander Thonhauser is a Dutch professional mixed martial artist. He competes in the Heavyweight division. He is a RINGS Holland veteran and has also fought for many other top promotions.His Mixed martial arts debut was on June 29, 1997...
|Submission (armbar)
|Night of the Samurai 1
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| Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes , sometimes abbreviated MK, is a large town in Buckinghamshire, in the south east of England, about north-west of London. It is the administrative centre of the Borough of Milton Keynes...
, England
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|Joop Kasteel
Joop Kasteel
Joop Kasteel is a former Dutch mixed martial artist. Kasteel made his mixed martial arts debut on 15 June 1996. He is a veteran of the RINGS promotion and as he has fought the majority of his fights for them....
|Submission (headlock)
|RINGS: Mega Battle Tournament 1997
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| 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
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|Peter Dijkman
|Submission (rear naked choke)
|Total Fight Night
Total Fight Night
Total Fight Night was the first mixed martial arts event held Universal Total-Fight Forum. It took place on October 5, 1997. It was the first professional mixed martial arts event promoted in the UK. The event also featured Kickboxing bouts....
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|Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes , sometimes abbreviated MK, is a large town in Buckinghamshire, in the south east of England, about north-west of London. It is the administrative centre of the Borough of Milton Keynes...
, England
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|Loss
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|Masayuki Naruse
Masayuki Naruse
is a Japanese professional wrestler and Professional mixed martial artist.-Career:Naruse debuted in Fighting Network RINGS in 1992 where he was displayed as a scrappy junior heavyweight willing to take on opponents twice his size. He and other RINGS wrestlers made the transition to mixed martial...
|Submission (shoulder necklock)
|Rings: Fighting Extension IV
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|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
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|Sean McCully
|Submission (guillotine choke)
|Rings: Battle Genesis
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|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
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|Hans Nijman
Hans Nijman
Hans Nijman is a Dutch former professional mixed martial artist and Wrestler. He competes in the Heavyweight division. He is a RINGS Holland veteran and has also fought for many other top promotions such as Pride FC and It's Showtime.-Fighting Network RINGS:Hans Nijman made his Shootfighting debut...
|Submission (guillotine choke
Guillotine choke
The guillotine choke is a chokehold in martial arts and wrestling applied from in front of the opponent. The choke involves using the arms to encircle the opponent's neck in a fashion similar to a guillotine. The technique is either a type of tracheal compression restraint that prevents air flow...
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|RINGS Holland-The Final Challenge
RINGS Holland-The Final Challenge
RINGS Holland - The Final Challenge was a mixed martial arts event held by the RINGS. It took place on February 2, 1997.- Ron van Gellekom vs. Jonny van Wanrooy:van Gellekom won by Decision at 10:00 of Round 1....
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| 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...
, Holland
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|Cees Bezems
|TKO (cut)
|IMA - Battle of Styles
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| 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...
, Holland
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| Draw
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|Andre Mannaart
Andre Mannaart
Andre Mannaart is a Dutch former kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He was a four-time world champion in kickboxing and Muay Thai, having fought against K-1 legends such as Ernesto Hoost, Branko Cikatić, Maurice Smith and Ray Sefo during his career...
|Draw
|RINGS Holland-Kings of Martial Arts
RINGS Holland-Kings of Martial Arts
RINGS Holland-Kings of Martial Arts was a mixed martial arts event held by the RINGS. It took place on February 18, 1996.- Valentijn Overeem vs. Tjerk Vermanen:Overeem won by Submission at 3:06 of Round 1....
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|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...
, Holland
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|Win
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|Boston Jones
|KO (knee)
|Fighting Arts Gala
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|Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes , sometimes abbreviated MK, is a large town in Buckinghamshire, in the south east of England, about north-west of London. It is the administrative centre of the Borough of Milton Keynes...
, England
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Partial Kickboxing record
- This KickboxingKickboxingKickboxing 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....
record includes the styles of; Full Contact, Muay ThaiMuay ThaiMuay 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...
, Freestyle (Low Kicks), Shoot BoxingShoot boxingShoot boxing is both a combat sport and a stand-up fighting promotion company based in Tokyo, Japan. The organization was founded by former kickboxer Caesar Takeshi in 1985....
and 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...
. - Professional kickboxing record - 61 Fights, 44 wins (29 T/KO, 15 Decision), 16 losses and 1 draw.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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| Loss |  Cyrille DiabateCyrille Diabate Cyrille Diabaté is a French mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He has also competed in shoot boxing and Muay Thai. He has fought at Palace Fighting Championship, PRIDE, ShoXC, Deep, Cage Rage and Ultimate Fighting Championship.... |
TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | Shoot Boxing: S Volume 1 | 1 Feb 2002 | 4 | 02:18 |  TokyoTokyo , ; 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 |
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| Win |  Simon Dore |
KO (Knee) | K-1 UK Battle of Britain 2000 | 16 Apr 2000 | 3 | 00:30 |  Birmingham, England |
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| Win |  Andre MannaartAndre Mannaart Andre Mannaart is a Dutch former kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He was a four-time world champion in kickboxing and Muay Thai, having fought against K-1 legends such as Ernesto Hoost, Branko Cikatić, Maurice Smith and Ray Sefo during his career... |
Decision | World Oktagon Shoot Boxing Challenge | 20 Apr 1996 | 5 | 03:00 |  Milan, Italy |
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| Win | Paulo Di Clemente |
KO (Knee) | World Oktagon Shoot Boxing Challenge | 20 Apr 1996 | 2 | 01:02 | Milan, Italy |
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| Win |  Scott Dobbs |
KO (Kicks) | World Oktagon Shoot Boxing Shoot boxing Shoot boxing is both a combat sport and a stand-up fighting promotion company based in Tokyo, Japan. The organization was founded by former kickboxer Caesar Takeshi in 1985.... Challenge |
20 Apr 1996 | 1 | 01:08 | Milan Milan Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
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| Loss |  Duane Van Der Merwe |
KO (Knee) | K-1 Revenge II | 3 Sep 1995 | 1 | 00:30 | 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... |
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| Win | Bruno Fariot |
KO (Punch) | N/A | 17 Oct 1994 | 1 | 01:20 | Northampton, England |
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| Win | Bertil Queely |
TKO | N/A | 10 April 1994 | 3 | N/A | Milton Keynes Milton Keynes Milton Keynes , sometimes abbreviated MK, is a large town in Buckinghamshire, in the south east of England, about north-west of London. It is the administrative centre of the Borough of Milton Keynes... , England |
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| Loss | Bob Schreiber Bob Schreiber Bob Schrijber is a Dutch former mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He currently runs his own MMA and Muay Thai team in Wormer, The Netherlands called Team Schreiber. His most famous student at the moment is UFC fighter Stefan Struve... |
TKO (Leg Kicks) | N/A | 22 Jan 1994 | 5 | N/A |  MoscowMoscow 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... |
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| Loss |  Duncan Airlie JamesDuncan Airlie James Duncan Airlie James is a Scottish former heavyweight kickboxer. He was the first Scottish fighter to win a world Muay Thai title and fight in K-1.-Biography and career:... |
TKO (Cut) | N/A | 9 Oct 1993 | N/A | N/A | England |
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| Loss | Perry Telgt |
TKO (Cut) | N/A | 2 Oct 1993 | 2 | N/A | 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... , Holland |
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| Loss | Paul Senior |
Split Decision | N/A | 25 Jun 1993 | 7 | N/A | Bedford, England |
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| Loss |  Paval Rumas |
Split Decision Split decision A split 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 two of the three judges score for the same fighter as the winner, while the third judge scores for the other... |
N/A | 28 May 1993 | 10 | N/A | Katowice Katowice Katowice is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Kłodnica and Rawa rivers . Katowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, about north of the Silesian Beskids and about southeast of the Sudetes Mountains.It is the central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolis, with a population of 2... , 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... |
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| Win | Jerrell Vjent |
N/A | N/A | 25 Oct 1992 | N/A | N/A | Bromley Bromley Bromley is a large suburban town in south east London, England and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Bromley. It was historically a market town, and prior to 1963 was in the county of Kent and formed the administrative centre of the Municipal Borough of Bromley... , England |
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| Win | Everton Crawford |
Decision | N/A | 18 Jul 1992 | N/A | N/A | Bedford, England |
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| Win | Bertil Queely |
KO Ko Ko or KO may refer to:* Ko , a Tamil action movie directed by K.V. Anand released in April 2011* Ko , the romanization of the Japanese kana こ and コ* Ko Mountain, the second highest peak in Sikhote-Alin*Ko, Lamphun, Thailand... |
N/A | 28 Jun 1992 | 2 | N/A | Bedford, England |
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| Win | Nick Pavlovic |
Decision | N/A | April 26, 1991 | N/A | N/A | Bedford Bedford Bedford is the county town of Bedfordshire, in the East of England. It is a large town and the administrative centre for the wider Borough of Bedford. According to the former Bedfordshire County Council's estimates, the town had a population of 79,190 in mid 2005, with 19,720 in the adjacent town... , England |
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| Win | Tony Manterfield |
TKO | N/A | 9 Mar 1991 | 7 | N/A | Barnsley Barnsley Barnsley is a town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Dearne, north of the city of Sheffield, south of Leeds and west of Doncaster. Barnsley is surrounded by several smaller settlements which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, of which Barnsley is the largest and... , England |
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| Loss |  Eugene Valerio |
Decision Decision A decision is the selection between possible actions.A choice is the selection between two or more objects.The term decision may refer to:* Judgment , as the outcome of a legal case... |
N/A | 1990 | 5 | N/A | Wales Wales Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²... |
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| Win | Dave Gonquin |
KO | N/A | 1989 | 3 | N/A | Northampton, England |
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| Win | Graham Chester |
TKO | N/A | 9 April 1989 | 2 | N/A | England |
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| Win | Chris Haines |
TKO TKO -In game, music and film:* Three Kingdoms Online, a browser based strategy game* "TKO" , an episode of Babylon 5* "T.K.O. ", a song from Elvis Costello's Punch the Clock album* "TKO", a song from Le Tigre's This Island... |
N/A | 10 Feb 1989 | 2 | N/A | Northampton Northampton Northampton is a large market town and local government district in the East Midlands region of England. Situated about north-west of London and around south-east of Birmingham, Northampton lies on the River Nene and is the county town of Northamptonshire. The demonym of Northampton is... England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental... |
Submission Grappling record
| Result | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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| Win | Ian Bromley | N/A | U.M.A. International Open Groundfighting and Grappling Championships | 23 May 2009 | N/A | N/A | Stoke-on-Trent, England |
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| Win | Sean Smith | N/A | U.M.A. International Open Groundfighting and Grappling Championships | 23 May 2009 | N/A | N/A | Stoke-on-Trent Stoke-on-Trent Stoke-on-Trent , also called The Potteries is a city in Staffordshire, England, which forms a linear conurbation almost 12 miles long, with an area of . Together with the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme Stoke forms The Potteries Urban Area... , England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental... |
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| Win | Martin O’ Halloran | N/A | Kamon European Brazilian Jujitsu tournament (Copa Luiz Carlos Guedes) | 21 Jan 2001 | N/A | N/A | London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... , England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental... |
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| Loss | Mark Robinson Mark Robinson Mark Robinson may refer to:Politics*Mark Robinson *Mark Robinson *Mark Robinson *Mark Allan Robinson , Canadian political activistSports... |
Points | ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship The ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship is a competition involving professional athletes who have been successful at the highest levels of jiu-jitsu, wrestling, judo, sambo, shooto and mixed martial arts... |
1 Mar 2000 | 1 | 10:00 |  Abu DhabiAbu Dhabi Abu Dhabi , literally Father of Gazelle, is the capital and the second largest city of the United Arab Emirates in terms of population and the largest of the seven member emirates of the United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi lies on a T-shaped island jutting into the Persian Gulf from the central western... , United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a... . |
Championships & Accomplishments
- Kick Boxing titles
- WKAWorld Kickboxing AssociationThe World Kickboxing Association is one of the oldest and the largest amateur and professional sanctioning organizations of kickboxing in the world for the sport. Its official name is "World Kickboxing and Karate Association"....
British Super-Middleweight Full-Contact champion (March 1991-c.1991) - BIKMA British Light-Heavyweight Thai Boxing champion (April 1991-c.1994)
- BIKMA British Light-Heavyweight Free Style champion (June 1992-c.1994)
- World Fenasco Shoot Boxing champion (1996)
- WKA
- Mixed martial arts titles
- UTF RINGS Rules Superfight champion (October 1997-c.2000)
- TFF Vale TudoVale tudoVale tudo are full-contact unarmed combat events, with a limited number of rules, that became popular in Brazil during the 20th century. Vale tudo has been considered a combat sport by some observers...
Superfight champion (March 1998-c.1998)
- Grappling titles
- Kamon European Brazilian Jiu-JitsuBrazilian Jiu-JitsuBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a martial art, combat sport, and a self defense system that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting...
open winner (2001)
- UMA 'No Gi' Groundfighting Championships (Mens Masters Division Open Weight) winner (2009)
- Kamon European Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
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...
- RINGS fight history
- Official Kudo UK website
- Combudo website
- A Brief History Of British MMA
- Interview by Idai Makaya
- The British are Coming