Michael Duut

Michael Duut (born 22 January 1990) is a Dutch kickboxer. He is known for his aggressive fighting style. He is the 2017 Glory Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament Winner.

Michael Duut
Born	Michael Duut (1990-01-22) 22 January 1990 (age 35) Groningen, Netherlands
Other names	The Dream Crusher
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	95.0 kg (209 lb; 14 st 13 lb)
Division	Light Heavyweight Heavyweight
Reach	78.0 in (198 cm)
Style	Kickboxing
Stance	Orthodox
Fighting out of	Netherlands
Team	Beast of the East
Trainer	Faldir Chahbari (2021–present) Melvin Manhoef (2014–2021) Stefan Berkenpas & Andre Mannaart (former) Gert Flik (former)
Kickboxing record
Total	59
Wins	44
By knockout	21
Losses	14
Draws	1
Last updated on: 10 December 2016

He is ranked a top ten Light Heavyweight.^[1][2] He once again entered the rankings in April 2013,^[3][4] He made brief appearances in the top ten between 2013 until 2021^[5] and November.^[6][7][8]

Early life

Duut started kickboxing when he was 10 years old after being bullied at school. After a fight at school with an older boy his father made him to go back and fight again. According to him and his father he knocked the guy unconscious. His father sent him to kickboxing classes after that. ^{[citation needed]}

Duut is fighting out of Mejiro Gym since his early teens.

Kickboxing career

On 23 March 2013 Duut fought Dustin Jacoby at Glory 5: London, winning by TKO in the first round.^[9] On 20 April 2013 he defeated Australian Steve McKinnon by unanimous decision at Glory 7: Milan.^[10]

Duut was part of the Light Heavyweight Tournament Glory 9: New York - 2013 95kg Slam on 22 June 2013, losing in the first match to Tyrone Spong. Duut created an upset by dropping tournament favourite Spong in the first found, but was KO'd seconds later.^[11]

On 12 October 2013 he fought at Glory 11: Chicago where he lost in round 1 by TKO due to arm injury to Glory contender Danyo Ilunga.^[12]

Duut lost his third fight in a row on 8 March 2014 at Glory 14: Zagreb by KO in round 1 to Igor Jurković.^[13][14]

He broke the losing streak during the North vs. the Rest event, when he won a unanimous decision over Andre Schmeling.^[15][16] He won his next fight as well, as his opponent Nikolaj Falin suffered an injury in the first round.^[17]

Duut's next fight was against Danyo Ilunga during Glory 36. The fight, hailed as the "Fight of the Year" by Croring.com,^[18] went into as extra round, where Duut won a decision. Combat Press voted the bout their "2016 Comeback of the Year".^[19]

Riding a three fight winning streak, Duut fought Fred Sikking at WFL - Champion vs Champion. Sikking won the fight by a first round KO.^[20]

Despite losing his next fight to Mourad Bouzidi as well, he was granted a berth in the Glory Light Heavyweight Contender tournament.^[21] Duut scored KO wins over Dragoș Zubco in the semifinal and Manny Mancha in the final to win the tournament.^[22]

He is scheduled to fight Stéphane Susperregui during Glory 76: Antwerp.^[23]

Championships and accomplishments

• 2016 Combat Press "Comeback of the Year" vs. Danyo Ilunga
• 2017 Glory Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament Winner

Kickboxing record

Professional Kickboxing Record

43 Wins (21 (T)KO's, 22 Decisions), 15 Losses, 1 Draws
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2023-04-29	Loss	Mohamed Amine	Glory 85	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2021-10-23	Win	John King	Glory: Collision 3	Arnhem, Netherlands	KO (Knee)	2	1:07
2019-12-21	Loss	Ariel Machado	Glory Collision 2	Arnhem, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2019-10-12	Loss	Luis Tavares	Glory 69: Düsseldorf	Düsseldorf, Germany	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2019-04-09	Loss	Donegi Abena	Glory 64: Strasbourg	Strasbourg, France	Decision (Split)	3	3:00
2018-09-29	Win	Mourad Bouzidi	Glory 59: Amsterdam	Amsterdam, Netherlands	KO (Punch)	3	2:56
2018-05-12	Loss	Zinedine Hameur-Lain	Glory 53: Lille	Lille, France	TKO (Right Hook)	2	1:14
2017-12-09	Loss	Danyo Ilunga	Glory 49: Rotterdam	Rotterdam, Netherlands	KO (Punch)	3	2:26
2017-09-30	Win	Manny Mancha	Glory 45: Amsterdam, Final	Amsterdam, Netherlands	KO (Punch)	1	0:12
Wins the Glory Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament.
2017-09-30	Win	Dragoș Zubco	Glory 45: Amsterdam, Semi Finals	Amsterdam, Netherlands	KO (Punch)	1	0:36
2017-05-20	Loss	Mourad Bouzidi	Glory 41: Holland	Den Bosch, Netherlands	DQ (3 point deductions)	2	2:18
2017-04-23	Loss	Fred Sikking	WFL - Champion vs. Champion [24][25]	Almere, Netherlands	KO	1
2016-12-10	Win	Danyo Ilunga	Glory 36: Oberhausen	Oberhausen, Germany	Ext. R. Decision (Unanimous)	4	3:00
2016-11-20	Win	Nikolaj Falin	Enfusion Live 43 [26]	Groningen, Netherlands	TKO (Injury)	1
2015-03-28	Win	Andre Schmeling	North vs. the Rest	Leek, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2014-03-08	Loss	Igor Jurković	Glory 14: Zagreb	Zagreb, Croatia	KO	1	1:14
2013-10-12	Loss	Danyo Ilunga	Glory 11: Chicago	Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA	TKO (arm injury)	1	2:23
2013-06-22	Loss	Tyrone Spong	Glory 9: New York - 95 kg Slam Tournament, Quarter Finals	New York City, New York, USA	KO (right hook)	1	0:31
2013-04-20	Win	Steve McKinnon	Glory 7: Milan	Milan, Italy	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2013-03-23	Win	Dustin Jacoby	Glory 5: London	London, England	TKO (referee stoppage)	1	2:25
2012-11-24	Win	Ricardo van den Bos	2 the MAXX	Hoogeveen, Netherlands	KO	3
2012-05-12	Loss	Rustemi Kreshnik	Siam Gym Belgium presents: It's Showtime 56	Kortrijk, Belgium	TKO (referee stoppage)	1	3:00
2012-03-10	Win	Stefan Jelić	Cro Cop Final Fight	Zagreb, Croatia	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2012-01-28	Loss	Anderson Silva	It's Showtime 2012 in Leeuwarden	Leeuwarden, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2011-10-30	Win	Jairzinho Rozenstruik	Kickboksgala Kalverdijkje	Leeuwarden, Netherlands	Decision	3	3:00
2010-12-12	Win	Koos Wessels	2 the MAXX	Hoogeveen, Netherlands	TKO (corner stoppage)	3
2010-10-09	Loss	Rico Verhoeven	Ring Rage V	Assen, Netherlands	Decision	3	3:00
2010-05-22	Win	Hakim Abdy	2 the MAXX	Assen, Netherlands	KO	1
2010-03-28	Win	Waldemar Newdach	Ring Rage IV	Groningen, Netherlands	KO	1
2009-10-04	Win	Frank Muñoz	Ring Rage III	Groningen, Netherlands	Decision	3	3:00
2008-08-30	Loss	Henriques Zowa	North Against South part 3	Leek, Netherlands	TKO	2
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

• List of male kickboxers

References

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14. Glory 14 Results and Recap Muay Thai Authority, March 8, 2014 Archived March 20, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
15. "Kampfsport: Weltklasse-Kickboxer Michael Duut will den EM-Titel". lokalkompass.de. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
16. "(VIDEO) Nakon tri poraza nokautom Michael Duut stigao do pobjede". croring.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
17. "Enfusion Live 43 Groningen Results: Ozcan, Ben Moh Score Important Victories". combatpress.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
18. "(VIDEO) Borba godine: Danyo Ilunga vs. Michael Duut". croring.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
19. "Combat Press 2016 Kickboxing Awards: Comeback of the Year – Michael Duut vs. Danyo Ilunga". combatpress.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
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23. "Jaraya Faces Wheland, "Paco" Pacas Debuts at Glory 76". kickboxingz.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
24. "World Fighting League: Champion vs. Champion". Round 1 Network. March 31, 2017.
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External links

• Michael Duut Profile GloryKickboxing.com