Lee Hasdell (born 13 December 1966)
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Retrieved 4 January 2009. is a British
martial artist,
promoter and former professional
kickboxer and
mixed martial artist. Hasdell is considered by many to be a pioneer of mixed martial arts in the
United Kingdom
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, particularly in the 1990s, when he drove a great deal of innovation in the field.
Hasdell promoted the first professional mixed martial arts events in the UK
and helped develop many of the standards within the British MMA scene of today.
Hasdell began his professional career in 1989, as a
Muay Thai
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boxer, becoming a three-time British champion in
kickboxing
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and Thai boxing.
In 1995, he became one of the first British fighters to compete in
K-1 and soon began crossing over into
mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting combat sport, sport based on strike (attack), striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world.
In the early 20th century, various inter-s ...
as a
shootfighter. In 1996, he won the inaugural
Oktagon challenge, an eight-man
shootboxing tournament held in
Milan
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, Italy.
Then in 1997, he made his debut for
Fighting Network RINGS in
Japan
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and would go on to have the majority of his fights there until 2001. His final mixed martial arts bout was in 2007, on the UK promotion
Cage Rage. Hasdell's professional and competitive career spanned over 20 years with almost 100 bouts in kickboxing, mixed martial arts and
submission grappling
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.
Biography
Martial arts background
Lee Hasdell began martial arts in 1979, at the age of 12, learning
taekwondo
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under Morris Young who was the European full-contact taekwondo heavyweight champion. Lee later took up
boxing
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and then
karate
(; ; Okinawan language, Okinawan pronunciation: ), also , is a martial arts, martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the Okinawan martial arts, indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tī'' in Okinawan) un ...
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
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from
Northampton
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where he began
Thai boxing. Hasdell was taught by Bryan Walker, who was one of
Master Toddy's first generation instructors and would train under him until 1992.
Kickboxing career (1989–1995)
Hasdell began his professional
kickboxing
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career in January 1989, at the age of 22 as a
super-welterweight Thai boxer. In 1991, Lee went over to train at the Gym International and the
Chakuriki Gym in
Amsterdam
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, Netherlands. This is where Lee was first introduced to Japanese Kickboxing and Kyokushin methods. On 9 March 1991, Hasdell won the
WKA British
super-middleweight kickboxing title. The following month he moved up to
light-heavyweight and won the B.I.K.M.A British
Thai boxing title. He later added the B.I.K.M.A British light-heavyweight
freestyle title in 1992.
Hasdell remained undefeated as British champion for two years.
Hasdell's quest for the European title began on 28 May 1993, in
Katowice, Poland. He fought Paval Rumas for the
ISKA Europe
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an light-heavyweight
full contact title and lost by split decision after 10 rounds. Hasdell later moved up to
super light-heavyweight and challenged for both the WKA
Commonwealth
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and European
Muay Thai
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titles. He lost the first title fight against
Duncan Airlie James due to a cut in October 1993. This bout was only one week removed from originally receiving the cut in a Thai boxing match in
Arnhem, Netherlands against Perry Telgt. Still ranked no.1 in Britain,
Hasdell fought for the European title on 22 January 1994, against
Bob Schrijber at the
Olympic Stadium
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in
Moscow
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, Russia. Hasdell was stopped near the end of the last round due to leg kicks.
In April 1994, Hasdell trained at the
Seidokaikan Dojo in Japan, the headquarters for the
K-1 organisation. He also attended the
K-1 Grand Prix '94 as a stand by fighter. On 17 October 1994, Hasdell made a move to
super-cruiserweight when he defeated
French fighter Bruno Fariot by first round knock-out. He later returned to train at the Chakuriki Gym to prepare for his future fights
and was ranked no.1 in the Commonwealth ratings.
On 15 April 1995, Hasdell fought undefeated American fighter
Curtis Schuster for the ISKA
world
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super-heavyweight Muay Thai title in
Paris
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, France. Hasdell lost in the first round via a knee strike.
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Retrieved 28 March 2013. On 3 September 1995, he became one of the first British fighters to compete in K-1 when he fought
South Africa
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n Duane Van Der Merwe at
K-1 Revenge II in
Yokohama
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, Japan.
Hasdell, who was significantly smaller than his opponent, lost in the first round by clinch knees.
Transition into mixed martial arts (1995–1997)
Lee Hasdell was first exposed to
mixed martial arts
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In the early 20th century, various inter-s ...
in 1992, when teaching kickboxing at a Japanese Boarding School, he began cross training with the Japanese martial arts instructors in
Judo
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,
Karate
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and
Jujitsu.
Then whilst he was competing at
K-1, Hasdell shared a dressing room with the mixed martial artists that were competing that night. They had
Vale Tudo
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and
shootfighting bouts on the card, which Hasdell watched with interest and when he returned from Japan, he began grappling.
On 15 October 1995, Lee Hasdell promoted a kickboxing event in
Milton Keynes, England which featured three shootfighting contests. The main attraction was a match between Hasdell and
American freestyle
wrestler Boston Jones. The fight was billed as "The first ultimate shootfight in Britain". Hasdell won the fight by technical-knockout due to a cut from a knee in round 2.
[. Retrieved 29 March 2013.]
On 18 February 1996, Hasdell made his shootfighting debut for Rings Holland at Kings of Martial Arts against
Dutch Thai boxer and multiple time world champion
Andre Mannaart. Although the fight ended in a draw, it brought Hasdell to the attention of
Akira Maeda, the president of
Fighting Network RINGS.
On 20 April 1996, Hasdell entered the world
Oktagon challenge, an eight-man
shootboxing tournament held in
Milan
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, Italy.
The tournament featured fighters from the
United States
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Israel
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,
Spain
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,
Netherlands
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,
Nigeria
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,
France
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and Italy, all representing eight different martial arts. Hasdell represented the UK and the art of freestyle fighting. The event was attended by 14,000 spectators. The rules of the tournament allowed grappling on the ground; wearing ten ounce gloves with thirty seconds of ground fighting. At the time it was considered 'free-fighting', a name that originally referred to mixed martial arts. Hasdell went through to the final with two knockouts over American
Jeet Kun Do practitioner Scott Dobbs and Italian Judo and Karate champion Paolo Di Clemente. In the final he defeated
Andre Mannaart by decision to become the new world Oktagon champion.
Following his Oktagon victory, Hasdell was invited to train at the Rings
Dojo
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in
Yokohama
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, Japan for four weeks. Upon his return he began staging unofficial invitational matches in preparation for his future events
and competed in mixed rules matches throughout the year. Hasdell would also fight in a no holds barred match in October 1996.
Shootfighting in Japan, Netherlands and UK (1997–1999)
On 2 February 1997, Hasdell made his second appearance for Rings Holland; now with
Akira Maeda in his corner, fought Rings veteran
Hans Nijman in
Amsterdam
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, Netherlands. This bout ended up having a controversial finish. In the second round 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 tap out to break the hold.
On 4 April 1997, Hasdell made his debut for Fighting Network RINGS in
Tokyo
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, Japan. He defeated American Sean McCully by guillotine choke at 3:59. Hasdell returned to Tokyo two months later to compete in the Rings light-heavyweight tournament for the divisions inaugural title and lost to
Masayuki Naruse in the quarter-finals by submission.
On 5 October 1997, Hasdell promoted his first official mixed martial arts event; the first in the
United Kingdom
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, called Total Fight Night. He would also feature on the card and defeated Dutch karate champion Peter Dijkman by
rear naked choke, winning the vacant U.T.F super-fight heavyweight
shootfighting title.
Later that same month, Hasdell competed in the annual RINGS: Mega Battle Tournament, a 16-man tournament to determine the first ever Rings open-weight champion. In the round of 16, he lost to
Joop Kasteel by submission.
[Mega Battle Tournament 1997 bracket](_blank)
Retrieved 31 March 2016.
On 13 December 1997, Lee Hasdell made a brief return to
kickboxing
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when he entered an 8-man tournament in
Prague, Czech Republic. He took on
Mirko Filipovic in the quarter-finals and was defeated by TKO (cut) in round 2.
On 8 March 1998, at Hasdell's second mixed martial arts event Night of the Samurai, he fought Dutch fighter
Sander Thonhauser in a
Vale Tudo
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match, winning by
armbar at just 55 seconds of round 1 to win the vacant U.T.F super-fight heavyweight Vale Tudo title.
On 29 May 1998, Hasdell fought
Hiromitsu Kanehara in
Sapporo
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, Japan. The match went the full thirty minutes and Kanehara was declared the winner due to multiple forced rope escapes. Just over a week later in
Utrecht, Netherlands he beat Dutch fighter
Dave van der Veen by knock-out in the second round, securing his first victory in Rings Holland.
On 21 September 1998, Hasdell defeated future
UFC Japan winner,
Kenichi Yamamoto by KO in
Yokohama, Japan.
On 11 October 1998, Hasdell re-matched
Hiromitsu Kanehara, this time at Night of the Samurai II in Milton Keynes, England and after 15 minutes, Hasdell lost again by decision. Later that month, he fought
Gilbert Yvel
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in
Heerenveen, Netherlands and was defeated via technical-knockout due to a cut in the first round.
On 20 November 1998, Hasdell began what would be a trilogy of matches with
Yasuhito Namekawa
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. Their first confrontation was held in
Osaka
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, Japan; after twenty minutes it was declared a draw.
Their rematch was held on 23 January 1999, at the
Budokan Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Hasdell received a yellow card for an illegal punch and failed to knock out Namekawa after landing multiple knee strikes, losing the contest by decision.
The third and final bout was held in Milton Keynes, England at Night of the Samurai III on 7 March 1999. Hasdell was trailing the fight by two points before knocking Namekawa out with a knee strike at 5:55.
He returned to Japan on 23 April 1999, defeating future
DEEP Japan middleweight champion,
Ryuki Ueyama
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via to disqualification and submitting
Ricardo Fyeet four months later. On 15 September 1999, Hasdell fought
Satoshi Honma in Tokyo, Japan and after twenty minutes, the bout ended in a draw. The following month, Hasdell faced
Dave van der Veen for a second time at Total Fight KRG 5 in Milton Keynes, England. Hasdell won by
armbar at 1:47 of the first round to retain his U.T.F super-fight heavyweight shootfighting title.
Rings King of Kings, injuries and hiatuses (1999–2002)
On 28 October 1999, Hasdell competed in the
RINGS King of Kings Tournament 1999, in the round of 32 he defeated Achmed Labasanov by TKO in round 2. Hasdell was eliminated in the following round by Brazilian fighter
Renato Sobral by unanimous decision. Hasdell became the first British fighter to compete in a major international mixed martial arts tournament. This was the first event in Rings to introduce the King of Kings rules with Vale Tudo gloves, rounds and judges. Hasdell took a break after this tournament to heal an injured knee.
In 2000, Hasdell was awarded his blackbelt in
Ju Jutsu and personally invited by the Prince of
Abu Dhabi
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,
United Arab Emirates
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to compete in the
ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship on 1 March 2000. Hasdell competed in the +99 kg category and was eliminated by
South Africa
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n
Mark Robinson after the match went the distance.
On 16 April 2000, Hasdell made another kickboxing comeback at
K-1 UK Battle of Britain 2000 held in
Birmingham
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, England. This was the first K-1 event to be held in the
United Kingdom
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. Hasdell defeated world heavyweight kickboxing champion
Simon Dore by KO (flying knee) at 0:30 of round 3.
Hasdell returned to mixed martial arts when he travelled to
Moscow
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, Russia on 29 April 2000, to compete in the IAFC – Absolute Fighting Championships. In the first round, Hasdell lost to IAFC champion and eventual winner of the tournament Mikhail Avetisyan due to ground and pound.
On 20 May 2000, he fought
Mikhail Illoukhine at Rings Russia – Russia vs. the World, losing by split decision. Two weeks later Hasdell rematched
Joop Kasteel, this time in the Netherlands. Hasdell lost the fight due to a
dislocated shoulder in the opening round after knocking Kasteel down twice early in the match.
He returned six months later on 22 December 2000, and took on Rings veteran
Volk Han in the round of 32 of the annual King of Kings tournament. Hasdell lost by TKO in the second round after he suffered an eye injury from one of the punches.
On 21 January 2001, Hasdell won the Kamon European
Brazilian Jujitsu tournament in London.
[. Retrieved 28 December 2008.] A week later, Hasdell rematched
Sander Thonhauser in the Netherlands. During the bout Thonhauser kneed Hasdell clean in the face while Hasdell was still on the floor, which is an illegal move; following a retaliation by Hasdell, the match was declared a
no contest in the opening round. Hasdell was then scheduled to face British fighter James Zikic on 11 March 2001, at Millennium Brawl 2 but pulled out due to an eye injury he received in training.
In August 2001, Hasdell was given an award from
Akira Maeda in Japan for his hard work, dedication and contribution to the martial arts worldwide.
Hasdell returned to competition in the Absolute Class Tournament at Rings World Title Series on 20 October 2001. In the quarter-finals he beat
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n Judo player
Georgi Tonkov by flying knee in round 1. On 21 December 2001, in the semi-final of the tournament, Hasdell lost to
Fedor Emelianenko by guillotine choke in the first round. This was the first time since 25 October 1997 that Hasdell had submitted due to a submission hold, a total of over four years and 23 bouts (including submission grappling). At the age of 35, Lee Hasdell finished his 6-year career with Rings as the promotion would cease operating from 2002.
Post Rings (2002–2009)
Shortly after competing in his final mixed martial arts bout in Rings, Hasdell competed in a
shootboxing match on 2 February 2002, in
Tokyo, Japan
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against French fighter
Cyrille Diabate. Hasdell lost by TKO due to referee stoppage at 2:18 of round 4.
Lee Hasdell resumed his mixed martial arts career on 24 April 2004, at Pain and Glory, held at the
NEC
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in Birmingham, England. Now fighting at 92 kg, around 10 kg lighter than his fighting weight in Rings, he defeated Japanese fighter
Hiroyuki Ito by knock-out at 0:32 of round 1.
At the age of 40, after a 3-year hiatus from the sport, Hasdell made his
Cage Rage debut at
Cage Rage 22 on 14 July 2007, at
Wembley Arena
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in
London
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. He fought Brazilian
Mario Sperry in the
light-heavyweight division and lost by rear naked choke in the first round. On 1 December 2007, Hasdell fought Italian Ivan Serati at
Cage Rage 24. Hasdell lost again by rear naked choke at 1:34 of round 2 in what would be his final professional mixed martial arts bout to date.
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.
Promoting
Total Fight Forum (RINGS UK)
In 1997, Hasdell formed Universal Total-Fight Forum (U.T.F), later known as Total Fight Forum (T.F.F) in conjunction with
Rings and would later become president for Rings UK. On 5 October 1997, Hasdell promoted UTF's first professional event called 'Total Fight Night'. The show featured
Vale Tudo
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and (Rings rules)
shootfighting matches. The following year on 8 March 1998, Hasdell promoted the first in a series of events called Night of the Samurai. The follow-up Night of the Samurai II was held on 11 October 1998, and then Night of the Samurai III on 7 March 1999. Hasdell later promoted a fifth event called Total Fight KRG 5 on 3 October 1999.
At the time, these were large
MMA shows that were said to have changed the face of
martial arts
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in the
UK forever. Total Fight Forum featured international fighters from
Japan
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,
United States
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,
Netherlands
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,
France
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and
Spain
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. The events were held at the
Sanctuary Music Arena and
Planet Ice in
Milton Keynes, England. Hasdell also promoted many amateur Rings rules and Vale Tudo competitions between 1998 and 1999.
In 2000, Lee Hasdell promoted the Ring of Truth series, these were three events featuring Vale Tudo and Rings king of kings bouts, it also featured a Ring of Truth Vale Tudo tournament. These events were again held at the Sanctuary Music Arena in Milton Keynes.
On 9 June 2001, Hasdell staged a Grassroots competition featuring grappling, Thai boxing and Rings king of kings bouts.
These events produced and featured fighters such as James Zikic,
The magical Dexter Casey,
Bobby Razak, Paul Cahoon,
Gary Turner,
Ian Freeman,
Lee Murray,
Mark Weir,
Valentijn Overeem,
Wataru Sakata,
Hiromitsu Kanehara,
Yasuhito Namekawa
(born October 27, 1974) 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 shootfighting bouts until 1999 when ...
,
Jess Liaudin and Danny Batten.
Criticism of MMA in the UK
The events were 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;
After relocating from the Sanctuary Music Arena to Planet Ice in Milton Keynes, Hasdell claimed;
Hasdell also insisted that the sport is adequately controlled and have an amazing safety record. Hasdell's events were featured on many News programs such as LWT Nightlife, Trevor McDonald's '']Tonight
Tonight may refer to:
Television
* ''Tonight'' (1957 TV programme), a 1957–1965 British current events television programme hosted by Cliff Michelmore that was broadcast on BBC
* ''Tonight'' (1975 TV programme), a 1975–1979 British current ...
'' programme on 22 July 1999 and also appeared on Johnny Vaughan's '' The Big Breakfast'' show on 15 March 2000.
Combudo
Lee Hasdell founded the Combudo organisation in 2000, and has staged many amateur events since. In 2008, he promoted a professional Combudo event featuring bouts under K-1, kickboxing and Thai boxing rules. The second professional event was held in 2009, and featured mixed martial arts matches. Combudo specialises in modern Japanese Hybrid Budo Martial Arts and fuses together the ethics and spirituality of traditional budo with modern style self-defence and combat sports.
Other events
Lee Hasdell promoted multiple amateur and professional kickboxing events between 1993 and 1995. On 15 October 1995, Hasdell promoted Fighting Arts Gala in Milton Keynes. This event featured three shootfighting bouts on a mainly kickboxing stacked card and set the stage for his first official mixed martial arts event in 1997.
In 2002 and 2003, Hasdell promoted the UZI-Cage Combat Evolution series, two mixed martial arts events held in a Cage.
Between 2009 and 2018, Lee Hasdell was the new and first ISKA UK National Director for MMA.
On 9 March 2012, Hasdell took one of his students to compete at Fighting Network RINGS's first official event in Japan for ten years. His student defeated K-1 fighter Takayuki Kohiruimaki
is a Japanese welterweight kickboxer and karateka competing in K-1 MAX. His real name is Takayuki Kohiruimaki. He started calling himself Taishin Kohiruimaki in 2008.
Biography
Young age
Taishin Kohiruimaki was born as Takayuki Kohiruim ...
at RINGS: Reincarnation. The following year, Hasdell took an amateur team to compete at the RINGS: Rings/The Outsider event held on 9 June 2013.
In 2013, Hasdell became a consultant for the ISKA sanctioned 'KT-MMA' promotion.
Championships and accomplishments
Kickboxing
* World Kickboxing Association (WKA)
** British super-middleweight (−76 kg) kickboxing
Kickboxing ( ) is a full-contact hybrid Martial arts, martial art and Boxing (disambiguation), boxing type based on punch (combat), punching and kicking. Kickboxing originated in the 1950s to 1970s. The fight takes place in a boxing ring, norma ...
champion (1991)[
* British & International Kickboxing & Martial Arts Association (B.I.K.M.A)
** British light-heavyweight (−79 kg) Thai boxing champion (1991)][
** British light-heavyweight (−79 kg) free-style champion (1992)][
* FENASCO
** world Oktagon shootboxing champion (1996)][
]
Mixed martial arts
* Universal Total-Fight Forum (U.T.F) / Total-Fight Forum (T.F.F)
** super-fight heavyweight (90 kg+) shootfighting champion (1997)
** super-fight heavyweight (95 kg+) Vale Tudo
Vale Tudo or vale-tudo (; ), also known as No Holds Barred (NHB) in the United States, is an unarmed, full-contact combat sport with relatively few Regulation of sport, rules. It became popular in Brazil during the 20th century and would eventua ...
champion (1998)[
]
Submission grappling
* Kamon European Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu open winner (2001) 
* UMA 'No Gi' groundfighting championships (Men's masters division open-weight) winner (2009)
Belts and honors
* Kickboxing
Kickboxing ( ) is a full-contact hybrid Martial arts, martial art and Boxing (disambiguation), boxing type based on punch (combat), punching and kicking. Kickboxing originated in the 1950s to 1970s. The fight takes place in a boxing ring, norma ...
(ISKA) – 7th Dan Black Belt
* Kickboxing (WKA) – 7th Dan Black Belt
* Karate
(; ; Okinawan language, Okinawan pronunciation: ), also , is a martial arts, martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the Okinawan martial arts, indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tī'' in Okinawan) un ...
(BCKA/EKF) – 7th Dan Black Belt
* Jujutsu
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(W.C.J.J.O) – Black Belt (2000)
* Kudo Daido-Juku (KIF) – 2nd Dan Black Belt – Master Azuma (2008)
* Submission Arts Wrestling (SAW/AJJTF) – Black Belt – Master Aso (2013)
* Russian Ninja-Kan – Black Belt (2019)
* Combat Magazine Hall of Fame (1998)
* Martial Arts Illustrated Magazine Hall of Fame (2015)
Mixed martial arts record
* This mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting combat sport, sport based on strike (attack), striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world.
In the early 20th century, various inter-s ...
record includes the rules of: shootfighting, Japanese hybrid – Rings king of kings (KOK), no holds barred (NHB), Vale Tudo
Vale Tudo or vale-tudo (; ), also known as No Holds Barred (NHB) in the United States, is an unarmed, full-contact combat sport with relatively few Regulation of sport, rules. It became popular in Brazil during the 20th century and would eventua ...
and unified rules of MMA.
, -
, Loss
, align=center,
, Ivan Serati
, Submission (rear naked choke)
, Cage Rage 24
,
, align=center, 2
, align=center, 1:34
, London
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, England
,
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 13–15–3 (1)
, Mario Sperry
, Submission (rear naked choke)
, Cage Rage 22
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 1:39
, London
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, England
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 13–14–3 (1)
, Hiroyuki Ito
, KO (Knee and punches)
, Pain and Glory 2004
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 0:32
, Birmingham
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, England
,
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 12–14–3 (1)
, Fedor Emelianenko
, Submission (guillotine choke)
, RINGS: World Title Series 5
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 4:10
, Kanagawa
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the List of Japanese prefectures by population, second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-dens ...
, Japan
, RINGS: Absolute Class Tournament 2001 (semi-finals).
, -
, Win
, align=center, 12–13–3 (1)
, Georgi Tonkov
, KO (flying knee)
, RINGS: World Title Series 4
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 4:22
, Tokyo
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, Japan
, RINGS: Absolute Class Tournament 2001 (quarter-finals).
, -
, NC
, align=center, 11–13–3 (1)
, Sander Thonhauser
, No contest
, RINGS Holland: Heroes Live Forever
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 1:16
, Utrecht
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, Netherlands
, Originally a Disqualification victory for Hasdell, overturned to a No contest after an altercation erupted.
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 11–13–3
, Volk Han
, TKO (eye injury)
, RINGS: King of Kings 2000 Block B
,
, align=center, 2
, align=center, 0:08
, Osaka
is a Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the List of cities in Japan, third-most populous city in J ...
, Japan
, RINGS: King of Kings Tournament 2000 (round of 32).
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 11–12–3
, Joop Kasteel
, TKO (shoulder injury)
, RINGS Holland: Di Capo Di Tutti Capi
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 1:18
, Utrecht
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, Netherlands
,
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 11–11–3
, Mikhail Illoukhine
, Decision (split)
, RINGS Russia: Russia vs. The World
,
, align=center, 3
, align=center, 5:00
, Ekaterinburg
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, Russia
,
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 11–10–3
, Mikhail Avetisyan
, Submission (strikes)
, IAFC – Absolute Fighting Championship 2000 (Day 2)
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 2:53
, Moscow
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, Russia
, IAFC – Absolute Fighting Pankration Championship 2000 (quarter-finals).
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 11–9–3
, Renato Sobral
, Decision (unanimous)
, rowspan=2, RINGS: King of Kings 1999 Block A
, rowspan=2,
, align=center, 2
, align=center, 5:00
, rowspan=2, Tokyo
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, Japan
, RINGS: King of Kings Tournament 1999 (round of 16).
, -
, Win
, align=center, 11–8–3
, Achmed Labasanov
, TKO (kick)
, align=center, 2
, align=center, 3:33
, RINGS: King of Kings Tournament 1999 (round of 32).
, -
, Win
, align=center, 10–8–3
, Dave van der Veen
, Submission (armbar)
, T.F.F – Total Fight KRG 5
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 1:47
, Milton Keynes
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, England
, Retained U.T.F Super-Fight Heavyweight Shootfighting title.
, -
, Draw
, align=center, 9–8–3
, Satoshi Honma
, Draw
, RINGS: Battle Genesis Vol. 5
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 20:00
, Tokyo
Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most ...
, Japan
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 9–8–2
, Ricardo Fyeet
, Submission ( toe hold)
, RINGS: Rise 5th
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 15:01
, Yokohama
is the List of cities in Japan, second-largest city in Japan by population as well as by area, and the country's most populous Municipalities of Japan, municipality. It is the capital and most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a popu ...
, Japan
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 8–8–2
, Ryuki Ueyama
Ryuki Ueyama (born 17 April 1976 in Tokyo) is a Japanese mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Lightweight (MMA), Lightweight division. He has fought for organizations such as Fighting Network RINGS, Deep (m ...
, Disqualification ( eye-gouging)
, RINGS: Rise 2nd
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 4:18
, Osaka
is a Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the List of cities in Japan, third-most populous city in J ...
, Japan
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 7–8–2
, Yasuhito Namekawa
(born October 27, 1974) 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 shootfighting bouts until 1999 when ...
, KO (knee)
, T.F.F – Night of the Samurai 3
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 5:55
, Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in Buckinghamshire, England, about north-west of London. At the 2021 Census, the population of Milton Keynes urban area, its urban area was 264,349. The River Great Ouse forms t ...
, England
,
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 6–8–2
, Yasuhito Namekawa
(born October 27, 1974) 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 shootfighting bouts until 1999 when ...
, Decision
, RINGS: Mega battle Tournament 1998: Grand Final
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 20:00
, Tokyo
Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most ...
, Japan
, Hasdell lost by 0–1 point for an illegal punch.
, -
, Draw
, align=center, 6–7–2
, Yasuhito Namekawa
(born October 27, 1974) 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 shootfighting bouts until 1999 when ...
, Draw
, RINGS battle Tournament 1998: First Round
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 20:00
, Osaka
is a Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the List of cities in Japan, third-most populous city in J ...
, Japan
,
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 6–7–1
, Gilbert Yvel
Gilbert Yvel (born 30 June 1976) is a Dutch professional mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist. A professional competitor since 1997, Yvel competed in the Pride Fighting Championships, PRIDE Fighting Championships, Affliction Entertainment, A ...
, TKO (cut)
, RINGS Holland: The Thialf Explosion
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, N/A
, Heerenveen, Netherlands
,
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 6–6–1
, Hiromitsu Kanehara
, Decision
, T.F.F – Night of the Samurai 2
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 15:00
, Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in Buckinghamshire, England, about north-west of London. At the 2021 Census, the population of Milton Keynes urban area, its urban area was 264,349. The River Great Ouse forms t ...
, England
, Lost by 0–2 points.
, -
, Win
, align=center, 6–5–1
, Kenichi Yamamoto
, KO (palm strikes)
, RINGS: Fighting Integration 6th
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 10:56
, Yokohama
is the List of cities in Japan, second-largest city in Japan by population as well as by area, and the country's most populous Municipalities of Japan, municipality. It is the capital and most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a popu ...
, 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, 4:47
, Utrecht
Utrecht ( ; ; ) is the List of cities in the Netherlands by province, fourth-largest city of the Netherlands, as well as the capital and the most populous city of the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Utrecht (province), Utrecht. The ...
, Netherlands
,
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 4–5–1
, Hiromitsu Kanehara
, Decision
, RINGS: Fighting Integration 3rd
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 30:00
, Sapporo
is a Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, designated city in Hokkaido, Japan. Located in the southwest of Hokkaido, it lies within the alluvial fan of the Toyohira River, a tributary of the Ishikari River. Sapporo is the capital ...
, Japan
, Lost by 0–6 points.
, -
, Win
, align=center, 4–4–1
, Sander Thonhauser
, Submission ( armbar)
, T.F.F – Night of the Samurai 1
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 0:55
, Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in Buckinghamshire, England, about north-west of London. At the 2021 Census, the population of Milton Keynes urban area, its urban area was 264,349. The River Great Ouse forms t ...
, England
, Won vacant U.T.F Super-Fight Heavyweight Vale Tudo title.
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 3–4–1
, Joop Kasteel
, Submission ( headlock)
, RINGS: Mega Battle Tournament 1997: First Round
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 8:55
, Tokyo
Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most ...
, Japan
, RINGS: Mega Battle Tournament 1997 (round of 16).
, -
, Win
, align=center, 3–3–1
, Peter Dijkman
, Submission ( rear naked choke)
, U.T.F – Total Fight Night
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 4:46
, Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in Buckinghamshire, England, about north-west of London. At the 2021 Census, the population of Milton Keynes urban area, its urban area was 264,349. The River Great Ouse forms t ...
, England
, Won vacant U.T.F Super-Fight Heavyweight Shootfighting title.
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 2–3–1
, Masayuki Naruse
, Submission (North/South Choke)
, RINGS: Fighting Extension Vol. 4
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 12:58
, Tokyo
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, Japan
, RINGS: Light-Heavyweight Title Tournament (quarter-finals).
, -
, Win
, align=center, 2–2–1
, Sean McCully
, Submission (guillotine choke)
, RINGS: Battle Genesis Vol. 1
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 3:59
, Tokyo
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, Japan
, Battle Genesis Vol.1 results
Retrieved 28 September 2011.
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 1–2–1
, Hans Nijman
, Submission ( guillotine choke)
, RINGS Holland: The Final Challenge
,
, align=center, 2
, align=center, 0:51
, Amsterdam
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, Netherlands
, Hasdell made a rope escape but the referee failed to see it and declared the contest a Submission victory for Nijman.
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 1–1–1
, Cees Bezems
, TKO (cut)
, IMA: Battle of Styles
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, N/A
, Amsterdam
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, Netherlands
, No Holds Barred
, -
, Draw
, align=center, 1–0–1
, Andre Mannaart
, Draw
, RINGS Holland: Kings of Martial Arts
,
, align=center, 2
, align=center, 5:00
, Amsterdam
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, Netherlands
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 1–0
, Boston Jones
, TKO (cut)
, RP – Fighting Arts Gala
,
, align=center, 2
, align=center, 2:30
, Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in Buckinghamshire, England, about north-west of London. At the 2021 Census, the population of Milton Keynes urban area, its urban area was 264,349. The River Great Ouse forms t ...
, England
,
, -
Kickboxing record (Incomplete)
, - style="background:#fbb;"
, 2002-02-01 , , Loss , , align=left, Cyrille Diabate , , The Age of S: Volume 1, , Tokyo
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, Japan , , TKO (doctor stoppage) , , 4 , , 2:18 , , 43–17, , Shootboxing
, - style="background:#cfc;"
, 2000-04-16 , , Win , , align=left, Simon Dore , , K-1 UK Battle of Britain 2000, , Birmingham
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, England
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, , KO (flying knee) , , 3 , , 0:30 , , 43–16, , Oriental
, - style="background:#fbb;"
, 1997-12-13 , , Loss , , align=left, Mirko Filipović , , Kickboxing Tournament Prague 1997, quarter-final , , Prague, Czech Republic , , TKO (cut) , , 2 , , , , 42–16, , Oriental
, -
, - style="background:#cfc;"
, 1996-04-20 , , Win , , align=left, Andre Mannaart , , world Oktagon challenge 1996, final, , Milan
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, Italy , , Decision , , 5 , , 3:00 , , 42–15, , Shootboxing
, -
! style=background:white colspan=9 , Won FENASCO world Oktagon shootboxing title.
, - style="background:#cfc;"
, 1996-04-20 , , Win , , align=left, Paolo Di Clemente , , world Oktagon challenge 1996, semi-final , , Milan
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, Italy , , KO (knee) , , 2 , , 1:02 , , 41–15, , Shootboxing
, -
, - style="background:#cfc;"
, 1996-04-20 , , Win , , align=left, Scott Dobbs , , world Oktagon challenge 1996, quarter-final , , Milan
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, Italy , , TKO (kicks) , , 1 , , 1:08 , , 40–15, , Shootboxing
, -
, - style="background:#fbb;"
, 1995-09-03 , , Loss , , align=left, Duane Van Der Merwe , , K-1 Revenge II , , Yokohama
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, Japan , , KO (clinch knees) , , 1 , , 0:30 , , 39–15, , Oriental
, -
, - style="background:#fbb;"
, 1995-04-15 , , Loss , , align=left, Curtis Schuster , , Gala de Levallois-Perret , , Paris
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, France , , KO (knee) , , 1 , , 1:03 , , , , Thai-Boxing
, -
! style=background:white colspan=9 , For the ISKA world
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super-heavyweight Muay Thai
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title.
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, 1994-11-27 , , Loss , , align=left, Danny Norton , , WKA Championship Kickboxing , , Birmingham
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! style=background:white colspan=9 , For the WKA Commonwealth super-cruiserweight full-contact title.
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, 1994-11-13 , , Exhibition , , align=left, Marv Leeson , , RP – The Kickboxing Showdown , , Milton Keynes, England , , , , , , , , , , Full-Contact
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, 1994-10-17 , , Win , , align=left, Bruno Fariot , , B.I.K.A – Simply the Best III , , Northampton, England , , KO (left hook) , , 1 , , 1:20 , , , ,
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, 1994-05-00 , , Win , , align=left, Dennis Krauweel , , NKBB Kickboxing , , Rotterdam
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, Netherlands , , Decision , , , , , , , , Thai-Boxing
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, 1994-04-10 , , Win , , align=left, Bertil Queely , , RP – Kusala vs. Best of the Rest , , Milton Keynes, England , , TKO (referee Stoppage) , , 3 , , , , , , Thai-Boxing
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, 1994-01-22 , , Loss , , align=left, Bob Schreiber , , WKA Championships , , Moscow
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, Russia , , TKO (leg kicks) , , 5 , , , , , , Thai-Boxing
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! style=background:white colspan=9 , For the vacant WKA European super light-heavyweight Muay Thai
Muay Thai or Muaythai (, , ), sometimes referred to as Thai boxing, the Art of Eight Limbs or the Science of Eight Limbs, is a Thai martial art and full-contact combat sport that uses stand-up striking, sweeps, and various clinch fighting, cl ...
title.
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, 1993-10-09 , , Loss , , align=left, Duncan Airlie James , , WKA Kickboxing , , Wolverhampton
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, England
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, , TKO (cut) , , 1 , , 2:00 , , , , Thai-Boxing
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! style=background:white colspan=9 , For the vacant WKA Commonwealth
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super light-heavyweight Muay Thai
Muay Thai or Muaythai (, , ), sometimes referred to as Thai boxing, the Art of Eight Limbs or the Science of Eight Limbs, is a Thai martial art and full-contact combat sport that uses stand-up striking, sweeps, and various clinch fighting, cl ...
title.
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, 1993-10-02 , , Loss , , align=left, Perry Telgt , , NKBB Kickboxing , , Arnhem, Netherlands , , TKO (cut) , , 2 , , , , , , Thai-Boxing
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, 1993-06-25 , , Loss , , align=left, Paul Senior , , Championship Kickboxing, , Bedford
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, England
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, , Split decision , , 7 , , 2:00 , , , , Full-Contact
, -
! style=background:white colspan=9 , For the WKA British light-heavyweight full-contact title.
, - style="background:#f7f6a8;"
, 1993-06-13 , , Exhibition , , align=left, Lee Tilton , , KGP – Kickboxing – England vs. Wales , , Milton Keynes, England , , , , , , , , , , Kickboxing
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, 1993-05-28 , , Loss , , align=left, Paval Rumas , , ISKA Kickboxing Championships , , Katowice, Poland , , Split decision , , 10 , , 2:00 , , , , Full-Contact
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! style=background:white colspan=9 , For the ISKA Europe
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an light-heavyweight full-contact title.
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, 1993-03-07 , , Win , , align=left, , , KGP – Thai Kickboxing , , Milton Keynes, England , , , , , , , , , ,
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, 1992-10-25 , , Win , , align=left, Jerrell Vjent , , , , Bromley
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, England
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, 1992-10-02 , , Win , , align=left, Everton Crawford , , Branko's Gym Promotions , , Bedford
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, England
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, , Decision , , 5 , , 2:00 , , , , Thai-Boxing
, -
! style=background:white colspan=9 , Retained B.I.K.M.A British light-heavyweight Thai boxing title.
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, 1992-07-18 , , Win , , align=left, Everton Crawford , , B.I.K.A – Simply The Best , , Bracknell, England
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! style=background:white colspan=9 , Retained B.I.K.M.A British light-heavyweight Thai boxing title.
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, 1992-07-03 , , Win , , align=left, Bertil Queely , , Branko's Gym Promotions, , Bedford
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, England
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, , KO (leg kicks) , , 2 , , , , , , Kickboxing
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! style=background:white colspan=9 , Won B.I.K.M.A British light-heavyweight free-style title.
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, 1991-06-28 , , Win , , align=left, , , Branko's Gym Promotions , , Bedford
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, England
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, , , , , , , , , , Thai-Boxing
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! style=background:white colspan=9 , Retained B.I.K.M.A British light-heavyweight Thai boxing title.
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, 1991-04-26 , , Win , , align=left, Nik Pavlovic , , Branko's Gym Promotions , , Bedford
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, England
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, , Decision , , 5 , , 2:00 , , , , Thai-Boxing
, -
! style=background:white colspan=9 , Won B.I.K.M.A British light-heavyweight Thai boxing title.
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, 1991-03-09 , , Win , , align=left, Tony Manterfield , , An Evening of Kickboxing , , Barnsley
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, England
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, , TKO (threw in the towel) , , 7 , , , , , , Kickboxing
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! style=background:white colspan=9 , Won WKA British super-middleweight kickboxing title.
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, 1990-00-00 , , Loss , , align=left, Ian Ledson , , , , Wigan
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, England
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, , Decision , , 5 , , 2:00 , , , , Thai-Boxing
, -
! style=background:white colspan=9 , For the WTBF British Junior light-Heavyweight Thai boxing title.
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, 1990-00-00 , , Loss , , align=left, Eugene Valerio , , , , North Wales
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, Wales
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, , Decision , , 5 , , 2:00 , , , , Thai-Boxing
, -
! style=background:white colspan=9 , For the IFCF British
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super-middleweight Thai boxing title.
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, 1989-00-00 , , Win , , align=left, Dave Gonquin , , ECKA - A Kickboxing Spectacular , , Northampton
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, England
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, , KO (punches) , , 3 , , , , , , Thai-Boxing
, - style="background:#fbb;"
, 1989-00-00 , , Loss , , align=left, Richard Baxter , , World Championship Kickboxing , , England
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, , Decision , , 4 , , 2:00 , , , , Kickboxing
, - style="background:#cfc;"
, 1989-00-00 , , Win , , align=left, , , , , Nantwich, England
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, , Decision , , , , , , , , Thai-Boxing
, - style="background:#cfc;"
, 1989-00-00 , , Win , , align=left, Graham Rookley , , , , Milton Keynes
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, England
England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ...
, , Decision , , 4 , , 2:00 , , , , Thai-Boxing
, - style="background:#cfc;"
, 1989-04-09 , , Win , , align=left, Graham Chester , , , , Milton Keynes
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, England
England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ...
, , TKO , , 2 , , , , , , Thai-Boxing
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, 1989-02-10 , , Win , , align=left, Chris Haines , , , , Nantwich, England
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, , TKO , , 2 , , , , , , Thai-Boxing
, - style="background:#fbb;"
, 1989-01-00 , , Loss , , align=left, Brian Harris , , , , Winsford, England
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, , Decision , , 3 , , 2:00 , , , , Kickboxing
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, colspan=10 , ''Legend'':
References
External links
Tapology Profile
RINGS fight history
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1966 births
Living people
English male mixed martial artists
Light heavyweight mixed martial artists
Heavyweight mixed martial artists
Mixed martial artists utilizing jujutsu
Mixed martial artists utilizing karate
Mixed martial artists utilizing kūdō
Mixed martial artists utilizing shootboxing
English jujutsuka
English male karateka
English male kickboxers
Sportspeople from Milton Keynes
Sportspeople from Northampton