Robin van Roosmalen

Robin van Roosmalen
Born (1989-10-01) October 1, 1989
Other names Leprechaun Power
Pokerface
RvR
Nationality Dutch
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in)
Weight 70.0 kg (154.3 lb; 11.02 st)
Division Featherweight
Lightweight
Welterweight
Reach 65.5 in (166 cm)
Style Kickboxing, Muay Thai, Judo
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of Den Bosch, Netherlands
Team Team Van Roosmalen
Golden Glory
Team Aerts
Warrior Gym
Trainer William van Roosmalen
Peter Aerts
Rank Black belt in Judo
Years active 2004-present
Kickboxing record
Total 66
Wins 47
By knockout 12
Losses 16
By knockout 3
Draws 3
Mixed martial arts record
Total 1
Wins 1
By knockout 1
Losses 0
Other information
Notable relatives William van Roosmalen, father
last updated on: October 22, 2016

Robin van Roosmalen (born October 1, 1989) is a Dutch kickboxer and MMA fighter, and current Glory Featherweight Champion.

Biography

Van Roosmalen is the oldest of three children. His father, William van Roosmalen, is a former world champion in Muay Thai and kickboxing[1] and also the only man to knock out William Beekwilder and Vitali Klitschko in a kickboxing bout. Growing up in a kickboxing family, Van Roosmalen began training at the age of 3 under his father in his gym and later also began boxing, wrestling, mixed martial arts and judo, in which he received a black belt.[2] He is known for his aggressive, high paced fighting style.

Career

Van Roosmalen made it to the semi-finals of the K-1 World MAX West Europe Tournament by beating Henri van Opstal in the quarter-final. He lost his semi-final bout against the eventual winner Mohammed Khamal by KO.[3] After losing a fight against Ajay Balgobind, Van Roosmalen rebounded by knocking out Dutch slugger William Diender with a liver punch and beating the highly regarded Dutch-Moroccan Chahid Oulad El Hadj by decision. On May 21, 2011, Van Roosmalen met Mohammed Khamal in a rematch in Amsterdam. He lost the match by judges' decision.

On September 25, 2011, van Roosmalen won the It's Showtime "Fast & Furious 70MAX" title in Brussels. He beat Chahid Oulad El Hadj for the 2nd time by TKO in the second round, Chris Ngimbi by decision and Artur Kyshenko by KO in the first round. Van Roosmalen had entered the tournament as a replacement for 70MAX giant Giorgio Petrosyan, who had injured himself in his fight against Hinata, and was seen as an underdog to win the tournament over the more highly ranked and experienced Artur Kyshenko.

Glory

Van Roosmalen was drawn against Tim Thomas in the quarter-finals of the Glory 3: Rome - 2012 Middleweight Slam Final 8 on November 3, 2012, in Rome, Italy,[4] and won by TKO in the second round when he battered the Englishman into a referee stoppage. In the semis, he dropped Sanny Dahlbeck in each of the first two rounds before finishing him with a punch to the body in the third. Advancing to the final, he went up against Giorgio Petrosyan. His aggressive style played into Petrosyan's hands, however, and he was outclassed by the silky Italian to a unanimous decision loss.[5][6]

Van Roosmalen took a dominant unanimous decision over Yuichiro Nagashima at Glory 4: Tokyo - 2012 Heavyweight Grand Slam in Saitama, Japan on December 31, 2012, dropping "Jienotsu" in round one and scoring with low kicks and hard punches throughout.[7][8] He dropped Murthel Groenhart in round one en route to a unanimous decision win at Glory 7: Milan in Milan, Italy on April 20, 2013.[9][10][11][12] He beat Shemsi Beqiri by unanimous decision in a back-and-forth fight at Glory 10: Los Angeles - Middleweight World Championship Tournament in Ontario, California, United States, on September 28, 2013.[13][14][15][16]

Van Roosmalen rematched Davit Kiria in the semi-finals of the Glory 12: New York - Lightweight World Championship Tournament in New York City, New York, US on November 23, 2013, winning a unanimous decision.[17][18] In the final, he was battered by Andy Ristie, getting dropped in round one before being knocked out in two.[19][20][21][22] He defeated Marat Grigorian via split decision in the co-main event of Glory 15: Istanbul in Istanbul, Turkey on April 12, 2014.[23][24][25]

Lightweight champion

Van Roosmalen captured the Glory lightweight title with a majority decision win over Davit Kiria at Glory 18: Oklahoma on November 7, 2014.[26] He rematched Andy Ristie at Glory 20: Dubai and retained his lightweight title with a dominant unanimous decision win after knocking Ristie down two times in the fourth round. All three judges scored the fight 49-44 in favor of van Roosmalen.[27] On May 11, 2015, he was ranked as the #1 lightweight in the world by LiverKick.com.[28] He defended his title a second time, this time a unanimous decision against Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong at Glory 25: Milan. However, he would lose the title via split decision in a rematch against Sitsongpeenong at Glory 31: Amsterdam.

Featherweight champion

After losing his lightweight title, Van Roosmalen dropped down to featherweight and immediately faced Gabriel Varga for the Canadian's featherweight title. Van Roosmalen dropped Varga twice in the second round and dominated the Canadian throughout the fight, prompting the featherweight champion's corner to throw in the towel in the break between the fourth and fifth round.[29] With this win, Van Roosmalen became the first fighter to hold a Glory title in two separate weight classes.

Titles

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

MMA record

Professional MMA Record

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Van Roosmalen Gym - Fight Club". Roosmalengym-fc.hyves.nl. 2008-08-21. Retrieved 2011-03-25.
  2. ↑ "Golden Glory sets its sights on closing out 2011 on a high note and leading into a dominant 2012.".
  3. ↑ "K-1 WORLD MAX 2010 -West Europe Tournament". K-1 Official Site. 2010-03-21. Retrieved 2011-03-25.
  4. ↑ Rian Scalia. "GLORY 3 Rome: Final 8 Matches Set, Petrosyan Fights Hollenbeck". LiverKick.com.
  5. ↑ Rian Scalia. "GLORY 3 Rome - Final 8: Live Results". LiverKick.com.
  6. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 16, 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
  7. ↑ Rian Scalia. "Robin van Roosmalen vs. Yuichiro Nagashima, Jerome Le Banner vs. Koichi Pettas added to DREAM 18/GLORY 4 on NYE". LiverKick.com.
  8. ↑ Rian Scalia. "DREAM 18 / GLORY 4 Tokyo Live Results". LiverKick.com.
  9. ↑ Rian Scalia. "GLORY 7 Milan Fight Card For April 20". LiverKick.com.
  10. ↑ Rian Scalia. "GLORY 7 Milan Live Results". LiverKick.com.
  11. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 14, 2013. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 30, 2013. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
  13. ↑ Dave Walsh. "GLORY 10 Los Angeles: Middleweight Tournament". LiverKick.com.
  14. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 28, 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  15. ↑ Dave Walsh. "GLORY 10 Live Results and Updates". LiverKick.com.
  16. ↑ Steve Borchardt (28 September 2013). "GLORY 10 results, LIVE online fight coverage stream for 'Los Angeles'". MMAmania.com.
  17. ↑ Dave Walsh. "GLORY Announces GLORY 12 Lightweight Tournament Match Ups". LiverKick.com.
  18. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 5, 2013. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
  19. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
  20. ↑ Dave Walsh. "GLORY 12 Live Results and Updates". LiverKick.com.
  21. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 28, 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  22. ↑ Dave Walsh. "Andy Ristie Takes Place as GLORY 12 Lightweight Champion". LiverKick.com.
  23. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 14, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  24. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  25. ↑ "Gokhan Saki Wins Title, Tyrone Spong Suffers Gruesome Leg Injury at Glory 15". Sherdog.
  26. ↑ Wayne Dumas (2014-11-07). "GLORY 18 'Return to Glory' Results: Van Roosmalen Edges Kiria, Cavalari Captures Tourney". CombatPress.com. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
  27. ↑ Rob Tatum (2015-04-03). "GLORY 20 Results: Van Roosmalen Retains, Varga Claims Belt, Marcus Wins Tournament". CombatPress.com. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
  28. ↑ Dave Walsh. "LiverKick - The Official LiverKick.com Rankings".
  29. ↑ Jauncey, Jay. "LiverKick - Glory 34 Denver: Live Results". Retrieved 2016-10-22.
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