Murthel Groenhart

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Murthel Groenhart
File:Murthel-Groenhart.jpg
Born Murthel Groenhart
(1986-10-10) October 10, 1986 (age 37)
Suriname
Other names The Predator
Nationality Suriname Surinamese
Netherlands Dutch
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Weight 77 kg (170 lb; 12.1 st)
Division Super Middleweight
Middleweight
Welterweight (current)
Lightweight
Style Kickboxing
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Team Mike's Gym
Blackzilians
Trainer Mike Passenier
Kickboxing record
Total 85
Wins 60
By knockout 33
Losses 22
By knockout 2
Draws 3
last updated on: April 5, 2014

Murthel "The Predator" Groenhart (born October 10, 1986) is a Dutch-Surinamese super middleweight kickboxer fighting out of Amsterdam, Netherlands for Mike's Gym, where he is trained by Mike Passenier. He is the 2008 K-1 Italy Oktagan champion and K-1 World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament Champion currently fighting within the It's Showtime organization.[1]

As of 2 November 2015, he is ranked the #6 welterweight in the world by GLORY.[2]

Originally from Suriname, Murthel began his kickboxing career fighting on small shows in the Netherlands. He made his SLAMM debut in 2006, losing both of his fights with the organization, including a decision loss to Leroy Kaestner at B-Klass level. In 2008, Murthel was invited by the K-1 organization to take part in an eight man tournament, which had originally been intended for heavyweights but was changed later for fighters around the 75 kg bracket. Murthel won the competition in spectacular fashion, dispatching all three of his opponents by stoppage on the night to take the title in Milan.[3]

The performance at the K-1 tournament led to Murthel being invited to take part in a fight within the It's Showtime organization – the Netherlands biggest kickboxing organization. He lost his debut to It's Showtime Reality winner Sem Braan but impressed enough to be invited back for further matches.[4] Although an impressive fighter with a good knockout ratio, Murthel has had up and down performances within the organization, winning fights against the likes of Yassin Boudrouz and Joep Beerenpoot by knockout, but losing to Vladimir Moravcik and being knocked out by Ali Cenik, fights he should have been expected to do better in. Murthel has also fought and lost to top class fighters such as Cosmo Alexandre and Nieky Holzken – with the loss against Holzken after an extension round, being slightly unfortunate for some who felt Murthel deserved more.[5] Despite some inconsistent performances, Murthel won the vacant E.M.T.A. European title at the start of 2010, defeating Amir Zeyada in an impressive showing.[6]

He ventured up to the 79 kg division to face Marc de Bonte at Glory 2: Brussels on October 6, 2012 in Brussels, Belgium[7][8] and scored another come-from-behind victory as he knocked his opponent out with a knee strike in the second round.[9]

He went on to win the K-1 World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament Final in Athens, Greece on December 15, 2012, stopping Yasuhiro Kido and Mike Zambidis before knocking out his stable-mate Artur Kyshenko in the final.[10][11][12]

He faced Robin van Roosmalen at Glory 7: Milan in Milan, Italy on April 20, 2013, losing a unanimous decision after getting dropped in round one.[13][14][15][16]

Groenhart lost to Davit Kiria via unanimous decision at Glory 10: Los Angeles - Middleweight World Championship Tournament in Ontario, California, United States on September 28, 2013.[17][18][19] He joined the Blackzilians camp in preparation for the fight.[20][21]

He was expected to fight Shemsi Beqiri on the Glory 14: Zagreb undercard in Zagreb, Croatia on March 8, 2014[22] but Beqiri withdrew due to an injury was replaced by Teo Mikelić.[23] Mikelić dropped him with a right cross early in round one but Groenhart climbed off the canvas and went to work, opening a cut on the Croatian that prompted a doctor's stoppage after the first round.[24][25][26][27]

Replacing his stablemate Artur Kyshenko who conceded that he would be unable to make the contracted weight of -71 kg/156 lb,[28] Groenhart stepped in to face Dzhabar Askerov at Legend 3: Pour Homme in Milan, Italy on April 5, 2014.[29] He was fortunate not to be counted by referee Atsushi Onari in the early goings after succumbing to knockdown courtesy of a left hook by Askerov, but he soon made quick work of the Russian, dropping him with a right hook before putting him away with a left hook inside the opening round.[30][31][32]

Titles

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing Record
60 Wins (33 (T)KO's), 22 Losses, 3 Draws[33]
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2016-06-25 N/A France Karim Benmansour Glory 31: Amsterdam - Welterweight Contender Tournament, Semi Finals Amsterdam, Netherlands N/A N/A N/A
2016-04-23 Loss Ukraine Artur Kyshenko Kunlun Fight 43 China Ext R. Decision 4 3:00
2016-04-03 Win Netherlands Sem Braan WFL - Where Heroes Meet Legends, Final Almere, The Netherlands KO (right cross) 3
Wins the WFL -76 kg Tournament Title.
2016-04-03 Win Suriname Marco Pique WFL - Where Heroes Meet Legends, Semi Final Almere, The Netherlands Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2016-03-12 Loss France Cedric Doumbe Glory 28: Paris Paris, France Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2015-12-04 Loss Netherlands Nieky Holzken Glory 26: Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (split) 5 3:00
For the Glory Welterweight Championship.
2015-11-06 Win France Karim Ghajji Glory 25: Milan - Welterweight Contender Tournament, Final Monza, Italy Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
Wins the Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament.
2015-11-06 Win Italy Nicola Gallo Glory 25: Milan - Welterweight Contender Tournament, Semi Finals Monza, Italy TKO (cut) 2 1:03
2015-08-07 Loss United Kingdom Chad Sugden Glory 23: Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Decision (split) 3 3:00
2015-01-03 Loss Thailand Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong Kunlun Fight 15: The World MAX Return - Middleweight Tournament, Semi Finals Nanjing, China KO (high kick) 3
2014-04-05 Win Russia Dzhabar Askerov Legend 3: Pour Homme Milan, Italy KO (left hook) 1 2:08
2014-03-08 Win Croatia Teo Mikelić Glory 14: Zagreb Zagreb, Croatia TKO (cut) 1 3:00
2013-09-28 Loss Georgia (country) Davit Kiria Glory 10: Los Angeles Ontario, California, USA Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2013-08-03 Win Netherlands Elizio Cabral FightCult "BEATDOWN" Paramaribo, Suriname TKO 1
2013-04-20 Loss Netherlands Robin van Roosmalen Glory 7: Milan Milan, Italy Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2012-12-15 Win Ukraine Artur Kyshenko K-1 World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament Final, Final Athens, Greece KO (right overhand) 3 0:54
Wins the K-1 World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament.
2012-12-15 Win Greece Mike Zambidis K-1 World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament Final, Semi Finals Athens, Greece TKO (doctor stopage/cut) 2 3:00
2012-12-15 Win Japan Yasuhiro Kido K-1 World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament Final, Quarter Finals Athens, Greece KO (right high kick) 1 1:47
2012-10-06 Win Belgium Marc de Bonte Glory 2: Brussels Brussels, Belgium KO (right knee) 2
2012-07-21 Win Spain Maximo Suarez It's Showtime 59 Tenerife, Spain TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 2
2012-05-27 Win Armenia Harut Grigorian K-1 World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament Final 16 Madrid, Spain KO (Punches) 3 2:00
2011-11-12 Win Suriname Darryl Sichtman Street Culture, Fight Club Group & Canary Kickboxing Federation presents: It’s Showtime 53 Tenerife, Spain Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2011-09-24 Loss Russia Artem Levin BFN Group & Music Hall presents: It's Showtime "Fast & Furious 70MAX" Brussels, Belgium KO (Left Knee to the Body) 5 1:51
Fight was for It's Showtime 77MAX title.
2011-06-18 Win Spain Rafi Zouheir It's Showtime Madrid 2011 Madrid, Spain TKO (Corner Stoppage) 1 2:16
2011-06-11 Win Netherlands Errol Koning BFN Group presents: It's Showtime Warsaw Warsaw, Poland Decision (Split) 3 3:00
2010-12-18 Loss Morocco Khalid Bourdif Fightclub presents: It's Showtime 2010 Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2010-10-16 Loss Netherlands Nieky Holzken United Glory 12: 2010–2011 World Series Quarterfinals Amsterdam, Netherlands Ext.R Decision 4 3:00
2010-09-12 Win Netherlands Joep Beerenpoot Fightingstars presents: It's Showtime 2010 Amsterdam, Netherlands KO (Right High Kick) 1
2010-04-17 Win Hungary Daniel Géczi It's Showtime 2010 Budapest Budapest, Hungary TKO
2010-02-27 Win Egypt Amir Zeyada Amsterdam Fight Club 3 Amsterdam, Netherlands TKO (Doc Stop/Cut) 1
Wins vacant E.M.T.A. K-1 rules European title −76 kg.
2009-10-24 Loss Turkey Ali Cenik It's Showtime 2009 Lommel Lommel, Belgium KO (Overhand Right) 2
2009-08-29 Loss Slovakia Vladimir Moravcik It's Showtime 2009 Budapest Budapest, Hungary Decision 3 3:00
2009-04-24 Win Turkey Mehmet Aygun Ergen Ring Atesi 4 Istanbul, Turkey KO (Left High Kick) 3
2009-03-14 Loss Brazil Cosmo Alexandre Oktagon presents: It's Showtime 2009 Milan, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2009-02-08 Win Morocco Yassin Boudrouz Fights at the Border presents: It's Showtime 2009 Antwerp, Belgium KO 1
2008-11-29 Loss Netherlands Sem Braan It's Showtime 2008 Eindhoven Eindhoven, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2008-04-12 Win Morocco Halim Issaoui K-1 Italy Oktagon 2008, Final Milan, Italy KO 3
Wins K-1 Italy Oktagon 2008 tournament title −75 kg.
2008-04-12 Win Morocco Yassin Boudrouz K-1 Italy Oktagon 2008, Semi Final Milan, Italy TKO
2008-04-12 Win Italy Marco Santi K-1 Italy Oktagon 2008, Quarter Final Milan, Italy KO
2008-04-04 Loss France Gregory Choplin It's Showtime Reality TV 2008 Koh Samui, Thailand Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2008-03-08 Win Belgium Jan de Keyzer Gala Lommel Lommel, Belgium KO 2
2008-02-09 Draw Netherlands Matias Ipssa North Disturbed Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision Draw 5 3:00
2007-10-27 Win Poland Piotr Woźnicki Angels of Fire II, Final Płock, Poland TKO 1
Wins Angels of Fire II tournament title −75 kg.
2007-10-27 Win Poland Łukasz Rambalski Angels of Fire II, Semi Final Płock, Poland TKO 2
2007-10-27 Win Poland Rafał Dudek Angels of Fire II, Quarter Final Płock, Poland KO 3
2007-04-22 Win Netherlands Benito Linger Muay Thai Gala Landsmeer Landsmeer, Netherlands Decision 5 2:00
2007-02-04 Win Netherlands Cedric Burgzorg Muay Thai-MMA Gala Groningen Groningen, Netherlands Decision 5 2:00
2006-12-16 Win Netherlands Ilias Zbairi Fight4Life Gala Netherlands KO 2
2006-10-01 Loss Netherlands Leroy Kaestner SLAMM "Nederland vs Thailand II" Almere, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 2:00
2006-03-19 Loss Netherlands Lindo Prophase SLAMM "Nederland vs Thailand" Almere, Netherlands Decision 5 2:00
2006-02-06 Win Netherlands Iliad Oufkir Muay Thai Gala in Oostzaan Oostzaan, Netherlands TKO (Corner Stop/Knees) 1
2005-10-02 Win Morocco Karim Al Jouharati It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy, 1st Round - Tilburg, Opening fight Tilburg, Netherlands TKO 5
2005-04-10 Draw Canada Trevor Smandych Urban Destruction 1 Bristol, England Decision 5
2004-12-19 Win Morocco Fahid Maroun Gala Landsmeer[34] Landsmeer, Netherlands Decision 3 2:00
2004-11-14 Win Netherlands Guillermo Codrington Muay Thai/Mixed Gala Kickass Fight Promotions Almere, Netherlands Decision 3 2:00
2004-09-18 Win Netherlands Earl Marica Herring Gulls Zaandam, Netherlands Decision 3 2:00

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See also

References

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