Valentijn Overeem - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Valentijn Overeem is a Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

mixed martial artist who competes as a heavyweight

Heavyweight (MMA)

The heavyweight division in mixed martial arts generally groups fighters between .Although many ambiguities exist within the lower weight classes regarding division naming and weight limits, the Heavyweight division is, for the most part, uniform...

. He has previously competed for the PRIDE Fighting Championships, RINGS and Strikeforce

Strikeforce

Strikeforce is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts and kickboxing organization based in San Jose, California. It is headed by CEO Scott Coker and owned by Zuffa, LLC...

. He holds notable wins over UFC hall-of-famer Randy Couture

Randy Couture

Randy Duane Couture is a retired American mixed martial artist, Greco-Roman wrestler, actor, a three-time former heavyweight champion, two-time former light-heavyweight champion, former interim light heavyweight champion and UFC 13 tournament winner of the Ultimate Fighting Championship...

, 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...

Stand out Ray Sefo

Ray Sefo

"Sugar" Ray Sefo is a New Zealand kickboxer, boxer and mixed martial artist. He is five time Muay Thai World champion and eight time K-1 World Grand Prix Finals tournament participant, currently living in Las Vegas, Nevada and training with Xtreme Couture.He holds notable wins in the K-1 over...

, English MMA Veteran Ian 'The Machine' Freeman

Ian Freeman

Ian William Freeman, a.k.a. "The Machine," is a retired English mixed martial artist. He used to fight as a light heavyweight for Cage Rage. He was their final British Light Heavyweight champion....

and Brazilian 'Babalu' 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...

Biography and career

Overeem was born in Amersfoort

Amersfoort

Amersfoort is a municipality and the second largest city of the province of Utrecht in central Netherlands. The city is growing quickly but has a well-preserved and protected medieval centre. Amersfoort is one of the largest railway junctions in the country, because of its location on two of the...

, Netherlands

Netherlands

and is currently associated with the Golden Glory
Golden Glory
Golden Glory is a Muay Thai, kickboxing, and mixed martial arts camp, as well as a management team based in the Netherlands. With their primary fighter roster based out of Europe, Golden Glory has managed fighters from all over the world, such as American former team member, Heath Herring.Golden...

gym where he trains with his younger brother Alistair

Alistair Overeem

Alistair Cees Overeem is a British born Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer, signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion, Dream Interim Heavyweight Champion, K-1 World Grand Prix Champion, and made history by being the only fighter in combat...

. He holds notable wins over Renato Sobral

Renato Sobral

, Randy Couture

Randy Couture

and Ray Sefo

Ray Sefo

all by of submission.

On June 9th 2010, Valentijn signed to fight under the Strikeforce banner. He was scheduled to fight Antonio Silva

António Silva

António Maria da Silva was a Portuguese actor. He accumulated over 40 credits over his more than 50 years in acting.-Early life:...

on December 4, 2010, but suffered an injury that caused him to withdraw from the fight. He eventually made his promotional debut against Ray Sefo

Ray Sefo

at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva
Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva
Strikeforce / M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Silva was a mixed martial arts event. It took place on February 12th, 2011 at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey...

on February 12, 2011 where he won in the first round by using a neck crank.

Valentjin then returned against Chad Griggs

Chad Griggs

Chad Griggs is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the heavyweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2005, Griggs has made a name for himself fighting in his home state of Arizona. He is currently signed with Strikeforce...

at Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum on June 18, 2011, in Dallas, Texas. Overeem lost as he tapped out due to punches. Valentijn has been widely criticized for giving up too easily in his fights.

On August 3, 2011, Golden Glory announced that Overeem had been released from his contract by Strikeforce.

Mixed martial arts record

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| Loss
|align=center| 31-29
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Chad Griggs

| Submission (punches)
| Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum

Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum

Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum, also known as Strikeforce: Dallas, was a mixed martial arts event held by Strikeforce. The event took place on June 18, 2011 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas...

Dallas, Texas

Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...

, United States

United States

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

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| Win
|align=center| 31–28
| Ray Sefo

Ray Sefo

| Submission (neck crank)
| Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva

Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva

Strikeforce / M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Silva was a mixed martial arts event. It took place on February 12th, 2011 at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey...

East Rutherford, New Jersey

East Rutherford is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 8,913. It is an inner-ring suburb of New York City, located west of Midtown Manhattan....

, United States

United States

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

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| Win
|align=center| 30–28
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Cătălin Zmărăndescu

Cătălin Zmărăndescu is a Romanian Super heavyweight kickboxer and lately mixed martial artist. He became known participating in the Local Kombat fighting circuit and for his rivalry against Daniel Ghiţă's cousin, Ciprian Sora, also kickboxer but now retired...

Bucharest

Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....

, Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

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| Win
|align=center| 29–28
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Gdynia

Gdynia is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland and an important seaport of Gdańsk Bay on the south coast of the Baltic Sea.Located in Kashubia in Eastern Pomerania, Gdynia is part of a conurbation with the spa town of Sopot, the city of Gdańsk and suburban communities, which together...

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| Loss
|align=center| 28–27
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Nikolai Onikienko
| TKO (broken nose)
| Ultimate Glory 11: A Decade of Fights
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0:47
|Amsterdam, Netherlands
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| Win
|align=center| 28–26
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Kazuo Takahashi

Kazuo Takahashi, ring name Yoshiki Takahashi is a Japanese former mixed martial artist. He has competed in many large MMA promotions, including the UFC, Pancrase, and Pride Fighting Championships. Takahashi is best known for his incredible toughness, heart, and will to win...

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| 27–26
| Sasa Lazic
| Submission (kimura)
| LOTR: Schilt vs. Guelmino
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0:33
|Serbia

Serbia

Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

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| Loss
|align=center| 26–26
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Netherlands

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| Loss
|align=center| 26–25
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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...

Shungo Oyama

Shungo Oyama is a Japanese mixed martial artist with a background in judo and sambo.-Early life:He was born in Nasu District in Tochigi Prefecuture, Japan on April 11, 1974 as Toshiyuki Oyama...

Saitama, Saitama

' is the capital and the most populous city of Saitama Prefecture in Japan, situated in the south-east of the prefecture. Its area incorporates the former cities of Urawa, Ōmiya, Yono and Iwatsuki. It is a city designated by government ordinance...

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| Loss
|align=center| 26–23
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Croatia

Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

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| Win
|align=center| 26–22
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Ross Pointon

Ross Pointon is an English mixed martial artist who holds a record of 6 wins and 12 losses. He was a competitor in season three of The Ultimate Fighter, fighting in the Light Heavyweight division after premiering in the Middleweight division under Ken Shamrock...

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
|align=center| 25–22
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Dave Dalgliesh

Dave Dalgliesh is a Dutch mixed martial artist who has competed for M-1 Mixfight, KSW, K-1, and Shooto. Dave has fought UFC top veterans Cheick Kongo and Thiago Silva, as well as the Chechen-Polish standout Mamed Khalidov....

Netherlands

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| Win
|align=center| 25–21
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Autimio Antonia
| KO (punches)
| CFC 1: Cage Carnage
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0:57
|Essex, England
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| Win
|align=center| 24–21
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Croatia

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| Win
|align=center| 23–21
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Croatia

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| Win
|align=center| 22–21
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Croatia

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| Loss
|align=center| 21–21
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Mikko Rupponen

Mikko "Rujo" Rupponen is a Finnish mixed martial artist. He has also won the Finnish submission wrestling championships in 2001 and 2006, and the Finnish BJJ championships in 2001 and 2002....

Finland

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

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| Loss
|align=center| 21–19
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Ibragim Magomedov

Ibragim Magomedov is a Russian mixed martial artist, whose height is and weight is 112.7 kg .Born in Makhachkala, Dagestan on June 8, 1972, Magomedov made his MMA debut in 2000 at Samurai 2000 Tournament where he defeated the Japanese fighter Ryushi Yanagisawa.After being discovered by Satoru...

Ron Waterman

Ron Waterman , is an American mixed martial artist , professional wrestler and celebrity member of the Team Impact motivational group.He holds notable victories over Ricco Rodriguez and Kevin Randleman.-Career:...

| Submission (keylock)
| Pride 24

PRIDE 24

Pride 24: Cold Fury 3 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Marine Messe Fukuoka in Fukuoka, Japan on December 23, 2002.- Daijiro Matsui vs. Kazuki Okubo:...

Japan

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| Loss
|align=center| 21–17
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Aaron Brink
| TKO (strikes)
| WFA 2: Level 2

WFA 2: Level 2

WFA 2: Level 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by World Fighting Alliance on July 5, 2002 at The Joint in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.-Results: Marvin Eastman vs. Tom SauerEastman defeated Sauer via TKO in round 2 at 1:35...

Nevada

Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...

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| Win
|align=center| 21–15
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Netherlands

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| Loss
|align=center| 20–15
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Igor Vovchanchyn

Igor Yaroslavovich "Ice Cold" Vovchanchyn is a retired Ukrainian mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He won seven mixed martial arts tournaments, as well as acquiring a 37 fight unbeaten streak, and reaching the final of the Pride Grand Prix 2000....

| Submission (heel hook)
| Pride 18

PRIDE 18

Pride 18: Cold Fury 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Marine Messe Fukuoka in Fukuoka, Japan on December 23, 2001.-Results:...

Fukuoka, Fukuoka

is the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture and is situated on the northern shore of the island of Kyushu in Japan.Voted number 14 in a 2010 poll of the World's Most Livable Cities, Fukuoka is praised for its green spaces in a metropolitan setting. It is the most populous city in Kyushu, followed by...

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| Loss
|align=center| 20–14
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Assuerio Silva

Assuerio Silva is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and professional boxer, having most recently competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Pancrase. He became the Heavyweight King of Pancrase on May 30, 2007, defeating Tatsuya Mizuno.Silva holds a professional fight record of 13–6–01, the...

| Submission (heel hook)
| Pride 15

PRIDE 15

Pride 15: Raging Rumble was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on July 29, 2001.-Results:...

Saitama, Saitama

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| Loss
|align=center| 20–13
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Gary Goodridge

Gary Goodridge , nicknamed "Big Daddy", is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian-Canadian former super heavyweight kickboxer and heavyweight mixed martial artist fighting out of Barrie, Ontario. Goodridge is known for his hard-hitting fighting style and showmanship...

| Submission (strikes)
| Pride 14

PRIDE 14

PRIDE 14: Clash of the Titans was a mixed martial arts event held by the PRIDE Fighting Championships. It took place at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan on May 27, 2001.-Results:...

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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 2:39
|Yokohama, Japan
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| Win
|align=center| 20–12
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Ian Freeman

Ian William Freeman, a.k.a. "The Machine," is a retired English mixed martial artist. He used to fight as a light heavyweight for Cage Rage. He was their final British Light Heavyweight champion....

Netherlands

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| Loss
|align=center| 19–12
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Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira is a Brazilian mixed martial artist known for his technical mastery of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He competes in the heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he is a former UFCInterim Heavyweight Champion...

| Submission (arm-triangle choke)
| Rings: King of Kings 2000 Final
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:20
|Tokyo, Japan
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| Win
|align=center| 19–11
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Randy Couture

| Submission (guillotine choke)
| Rings: King of Kings 2000 Final
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0:56
|Tokyo, Japan
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| Win
|align=center| 18–11
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Yoshihisa Yamamoto
| Submission (straight armbar)
| Rings: King of Kings 2000 Final
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0:45
|Tokyo, Japan
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| Win
|align=center| 17–11
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Jerrel Venetiaan
| Submission (ankle lock)
| It's Showtime - Christmas Edition
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:27
|Haarlem, Netherlands
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| Win
|align=center| 16–11
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Suren Balachinskiy
| TKO (strikes)
| Rings: King of Kings 2000 Block A
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 2:13
|Tokyo, Japan
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| Win
|align=center| 15–11
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Renato Sobral

| Submission (toe hold)
| Rings: King of Kings 2000 Block A
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 2:19
|Tokyo, Japan
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| Win
|align=center| 14–11
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Joe Slick

Joe Slick is a retired American mixed martial arts fighter. He competed in the Light Heavyweight division. He lost his last fight at Rings Australia - Free Fight Battle against Chris Haseman on November 12, 2000....

| Submission (achilles lock)
| Rings: Millennium Combine 3
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0:36
|Osaka, Japan
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| Win
|align=center| 13–11
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Tom Sauer
| KO (punches)
| Rings USA: Rising Stars Block B
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0:35
|Hawaii, United States
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| Win
|align=center| 12–10
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Brad Kohler

Brad Kohler is an American mixed martal artist who competes in the Heavyweight division.-Career:Kohler's most notable fight occurred at UFC 22 against Steve Judson, where he scored one of the more infamous knockouts in MMA history. 30 seconds into Round 1, Kohler feigned a takedown attempt, only...

| Submission (kneebar)
| Rings: Millennium Combine 2
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0:31
|Tokyo, Japan
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| Win
|align=center| 11–10
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Netherlands

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| Loss
|align=center| 10–10
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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...

| Submission (achilles lock)
| Rings Russia
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 3:50
|Ekaterinburg, Russia
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| Win
|align=center| 10–9
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Netherlands

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| Loss
|align=center| 9–9
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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...

| KO
| Rings Holland: There Can Only Be One Champion
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 4:14
|Netherlands

Netherlands

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| Loss
|align=center| 9–8
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Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

| Technical submission (keylock)
| Rings: King of Kings 1999 Block A
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:51
|Tokyo, Japan
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| Win
|align=center| 9–7
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Hiromitsu Kanehara

Japan

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| Loss
|align=center| 8–7
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Japan

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| Loss
|align=center| 8–6
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Kiyoshi Tamura

is a Japanese middleweight professional wrestler and mixed martial artist.Once a student of legendary Pro Wrestler Akira Maeda, Tamura is known for his skill in catch wrestling as well as his ability to deliver exciting and realistic professional wrestling bouts....

Japan

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| Loss
|align=center| 8–5
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Gilbert Yvel

Netherlands

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| Win
|align=center| 8–4
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Kiyoshi Tamura

| Submission
| Rings: Fighting Integration II
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 6:39
|Osaka,Japan
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| Win
|align=center| 7–4
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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:...

| TKO
| Rings: Fighting Integration
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 6:39
|Japan

Japan

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| Win
|align=center| 6–4
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England

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| Win
|align=center| 5–4
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Chris Haseman

Chris Haseman is a former Australian mixed martial artist. He is currently competing in the Light Heavyweight division.He lost his fight at Spartan Reality Fight 9 against Bill Mahood in 2004, retiring afterwards...

Netherlands

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| Loss
|align=center| 4–4
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Wataru Sakata

is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. He has a professional MMA record of 11-13-0 as of December 31, 2003.He started his career in Akira Maeda's Fighting Network RINGS in 1994 after being trained by Animal Hamaguchi. He made the transition to mixed martial arts in the late...

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...

| TKO
| Rings: Battle Genesis
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 12:05
|Osaka, Japan
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| Win
|align=center| 4–1
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Netherlands

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| Win
|align=center| 3–1
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Masayuki Naruse

Netherlands

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| Loss
|align=center| 2–1
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Wataru Sakata

| Submission
| Rings: Maelstrom V
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 6:24
|Osaka, Japan
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| Win
|align=center| 2–0
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Netherlands

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| Win
|align=center| 1–0
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Netherlands

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing Record
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External links

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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...

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