Brian "Bad Ass" Douwes (born 21 November 1987 in

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) is a Dutch

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fighting out of Team Spirit, formerly known as Top Team Beverwijk in

. He competed in K-1,

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, Superkombat and Glory. As of 1 May 2017, he is ranked the #10 light-heavyweight in the world by Combat Press.

Biography and career

Brian Douwes was born in Beverwijk, North Holland. He started training

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when he was 14 years old, under the guidance of former world champion

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. He made his K-1 debut on the undercard of K-1 World MAX 2006 Netherlands tournament against Sander Duyvis, winning the fight by unanimous decision. Douwes made his breakthrough at the K-1 World GP 2008 in Amsterdam when he knocked out

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in the first round and entered the tournament as the reserve fighter after

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had to pull out due to an injury. His opponent in the semi-finals was

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. Douwes took the fight to the extra round but lost the evenly fought battle by unanimous decision. In 2008 he competed for Planet Battle in Macau, China where he was runner up, losing in the final to

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. A year later he returned to Macau to compete in the Challenger Tournament and won the tournament by defeating three opponents that night. In 2013 he competed in Enfusion Search for the Superpro. He returned to winning ways with a KO win over Fikri Ameziane on 25 January 2014 at Enfusion Live 13 –

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and

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. In 2016 he had last minute calls to fight in

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against Saulo Cavalari and

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. Untrained and not prepared, he took the fight like a warrior, but he lost on points. In 2017 and 2018 he continued to fight. His next fight was scheduled for 17 February 2019, in a four-man tournament for World Fighting League.

Ganryujima

On 28 February 2015 at Differ Ariake in Tokyo, Japan Douwes participated in the first hybrid MMA tournament called Ganryujima and broadcast on Fuji 1 Sports. The idea of the tournament was basically like the Kumite in Bloodsport. He represented kickboxing alongside eight men from different fight styles: Judo, Karate, Capoeira, Senegalese Wrestling, Sumo, MMA, Shuai Jiao, and Combat Sambo. There was also an American footballer. Douwes won the tournament, defeating

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(Combat Sambo), Han Wula (MMA/Shuai Jiao) and Amaramend Boldo (MMA/Sumo), all by first-round KO.

Ganryujima record

Titles and achievements

* 2017 A1 WCC Heawyweight Qualification Tournament Runner Up * 2017 WFL Light Heavyweight Tournament Champion * 2014 W.F.C.A. European K1 Super Heavyweight Champion +95 kgLuboš Raušer bohužel titul nezískal
/ref> * 2009 The Challenger tournament champion * 2008 Planet Battle tournament finalist * 2008 K-1 World GP in Amsterdam semi-finalist

Kickboxing record

References