K-1 WGP: Melvin Manhoef vs Keijiro Maeda

K-1 WGP Yokohama: Melvin Manhoef vs. Keijiro Maeda
Spoiler: Manhoef hit Maeda with a two lefts and a right that threw him off balance, Manhoef went in for the kill wrecklessly and got caught with a short right that hit him flush on the chin. Lights out for Manhoef for a couple of seconds, when he regains conciousness he appears to be trying to swim to the corner. Ref stops the fight. Maeda by KO round 1.

Melvin should stick to mma, or go back into retirement…

Kickboxing: Its Showtime 31

Its Showtime 31: World Championship Kickboxing full event

Fight Card includes:
World Championship of Kickboxing Title 70kg max
Gago Drago vs Murat Direkçi

Kickboxing Superfights
Badr Hari vs Frederic Sinistra
Melvin Manhoef vs Rustemi Kreshnik
Jan van Denderen vs Joerie Mes
Chahid Oulad El Hadj vs Arnaldo Silva
Chris Ngimbi vs Ali Abrayem
Sahin ‘Kaas’ Yakut vs Mohamed Rahhaoui

K-1 Dynamite: Mark Hunt vs Melvin Manhoef

K-1 Dynamite: Mark Hunt vs Melvin Manhoef

Melvin Manhoef Retires from MMA

Melvin Manhoef has announced his retirement, citing a desire to spend more time with his family. Manhoef compiled a career MMA record of 22-5-1 — with all but one of his wins coming by way of extremely violent KO/TKO — and he holds notable victories over Evangelista Santos, Ian Freeman, and Kazushi Sakuraba (who he kicked the living crap out of at DREAM.4 in June). Manhoef’s last performance was a submission loss to Gegard Mousasi in the semi-finals of DREAM’s middleweight GP last Tuesday, which snapped a five-fight win streak. Enjoy the highlight reel above.

Dream 6: Melvin Manhoef vs Gegard Mousasi

Dream 6 Middleweight Grand Prix Semi-Final Bout #1: Melvin Manhoef vs Gegard Mousasi
Round 1: Mousasi shoots but Manhoef sprawls well with his back to a turnbuckle. After a prolonged whizzer, Mousasi puts it on the floor and takes the Dutchman’s back. Manhoef spins and Mousasi mounts him momentarily, then spins and slaps on a lightning quick triangle. Manhoef stands with Mousasi still attached and lunges head first, driving Gegard’s lower back into the mat, but it only worsens his predicament. As soon as the fighters land, Mousasi adjusts and tightens the triangle and Manhoef is forced to tap. Very impressive submission and possibly a huge advantage for the Armenian moving into the finals.

DREAM 4: Kazushi Sakuraba v Melvin Manhoef

DREAM 4: Kazushi Sakuraba v Melvin Manhoef *fixed*

Melvin Manhoef Highlight Video

Melvin Manhoef may not be the cleanest striker but he has some knockout power when he connects.

DREAM 3 Melvin Manhoef vs. Dae Won Kim

DREAM 3: Melvin Manhoef vs. Dae Won Kim May 11 2008