The 2012 K-1 World Max champion Murthel Groenhart entered this fight with a kickboxing record of 65-23-3 (36 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.4 super middleweight in the world. He lost to Nieky Holzken in 2016 (=Holzken vs Groenhart 3) but he came back to win in 2017 beating Thongchai Sitsongpeenong (=Groenhart vs Sitsongpeenong) and Alan Scheinson.
His opponent, Harut Grigorian, has an official record of 53-10-0 (32 knockouts) and he entered as the No.11 in the same weight class. He lost to Yoann Kongolo last year (=Kongolo vs Grigorian) but then he has won over Danijel Solaja and Pavol Garaj. In their first fight Groenhart beat Grigorian via ko (May 27, 2012, Groenhart vs Grigorian I); this second fight is on the undercard of Cedric Doumbe vs Nieky Holzken 2 – Glory 42. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Event: Glory 42: Paris
Date: 2017-06-10
Where: AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France
Division: catchweight (169.8 lbs, 77 kg)
Groenhart’s next fight: Cedric Doumbe vs Murthel Groenhart 2
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Groenhart vs Grigorian 2 Official Video:
(Alternative free embeddable video hosted on Youtube and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights)
It bothers me a lot the total lack of sportsmanship shown by Murthel in most of his fights. He doesn’t know the meaning of fairness and/or courtesy, too bad.