K-1 World GP 2007 Fighter Profile: Peter Aerts

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After playing football for seven years, in 1983 Peter Aerts started to practice Tae-Kwon-Do. His interest in fight sports came from his grandfather as well as an uncle who were active in that field. In 1984 he picked up kickboxing and started training in "Judoka-Kickboxing" in Best, Netherlands with Mekki Benazzous. After a year Aerts fought his first match, and soon one victory succeeded the other. He won his first world championship title when he was nineteen.

Peter Aerts then switched to club "Champs" in Eindhoven, with Eddy Smulders, where he became world champion for the second time. After that he moved to the famous Chakuriki gym of Thom Harinck, where he had his greatest successes. In 1994 Peter Aerts became the K-1 World Champion for the first time, following up his success in 1995 and 1998. His win in 1998 is still the fastest tounament win in K-1 history, when he knocked out all of his opponents in the very first round in a record time of 6:43 minutes. He is also the only fighter who has competed in every K-1 World Grand Prix since its beginning in 1993.

In 1997 he broke the work relationship with his coach Harinck and continued training at the Mejiro Gym under Andre Mannaert, a former K-1 fighter himself. Currently Aerts has his own Team Aerts, with Rene Rooze as cornerman.

In December 2, 2006 Peter Aerts entered the K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 as a reserve fighter,

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defeating his opponent Musashi by first round knockout. After Remy Bonjasky was forced to withdraw from the tournament due to an injury, Aerts met Glaube Feitosa in the semifinals,

K-1 GP 06 Peter Aerts vs Glaube Feitosa
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winning his fight by TKO in the second round. His opponent in the finals was reigning World Champion Semmy Schilt,

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Aerts lost the fight by unanimous decision.

In June 23, 2007 at the K-1 World GP 2007 in Amsterdam Aerts faced Bob Sapp in a much-anticipated Superfight.

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Peter Aerts struck Sapp with the left knee, Sapp fell down and the fight was over in 0'25" in a first round. In June 2007, Aerts extended his contract with K-1 for another two years.

On September 29, 2007 Aerts met Ray Sefo at the K-1 World GP 2007 in Seoul Final 16 in Korea.

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He won the fight at the end of the first round by TKO corner stoppage when Ray Sefo did not answer the bell and qualified himself for 15th consecutive year to K-1 World GP 2007 Finals held in December 8, 2007 at the Yokohama Arena, Japan.

In K-1 World GP 2007 Finals first round, Aerts will face Junichi Sawayashiki from Japan, who beat Yusuke Fujimoto at the final 16.

PETER AERTS

COUNTRY : Holland
DATE OF BIRTH : October 25, 1970
HEIGHT : 6 feet 4 inch
WEIGHT : 244 lbs

TITLES
I.K.B.F. World Heavyweight Champion
W.M.T.A.World Muay Thai Heavyweight Champion
K-1 GRAND PRIX '97 3rd Place
K-1 GRAND PRIX '94, '95, '98 Champion
K-1 WORLD GP 2001 in Las Vegas Finalist
K-1 WORLD GP 2003 3rd Place

113 Fights 88 Wins 24 Losses 1 Draw 60 KOs
MMA 2 Fights 1 Win 1 Loss

29	Sep.	2007	K-1 WORLD GP 2007 IN SEOUL FINAL16	W	RAY SEFO	2R TKO
05	Aug.	2007	K-1 WORLD GP 2007 IN HONG KONG	W	NICHOLAS PETTAS	2R KO	Super Fight
23	Jun.	2007	K-1 WORLD GP 2007 IN AMSTERDAM	W	BOB SAPP	1R KO	Super Fight
02	Dec.	2006	K-1 WORLD GP 2006 IN TOKYO	W	MUSASHI	1R KO	Reserve Fight
				W	GLAUBE FEITOSA	2R TKO
				L	SEMMY SCHILT	Decision
30	Jul.	2006	K-1 WORLD GP 2006 in SAPPORO	W	GARY GOODRIDGE	Decision
03	Jun.	2006	FieLDS K-1 WORLD GP 2006 in SEOUL	W	HIRAKU HORI	2R KO	Super Fight
13	May	2006	K-1 World GP 2006 IN AMSTERDAM	L	ERNESTO HOOST	Decision	Super Fight
05	Mar.	2006	K-1 WORLD GP 2006 in Auckland	W	SEMMY SCHILT	Decision	Super Fight
31	Dec.	2005	K-1 Premium 2005 Dynamite!!	L	SHUNGO OYAMA	Heel Hold	MMA
19	Nov.	2005	K-1 WORLD GP 2005 in TOKYO	W	JEROME LE BANNER	Extra R Decision
06	Jul.	2005	HERO'S	W	WAKASHOYO	1R TKO	MMA
19	Mar.	2005	K-1 WORLD GP 2005 in SEOUL	W	CARTER WILLIAMS	Extra R Decision	Super Fight
04	Dec.	2004	WORLD GP 2004 FINAL	L	Francois "The White Buffalo" Botha	1R KO
25	Sep	2004	K-1 WORLD GP 2004 in Tokyo	W	MICHAEL MCDONALD	Decision
06	Jun.	2004	K-1 WORLD GP 2004 in Nagoya	W	GARY GOODRIDGE	3R KO
06	Dec.	2004	K-1 WORLD GP 2003 FINAL	W	ALEXEY IGNASHOV	Decision
				L	MUSASHI	Decision
11	Oct.	2003	K-1 WORLD GP 2003 ALL STARS	W	JERREL VENETIAAN	Decision
29	Jun.	2003	K-1 BEAST II 2003	W	TSUYOSHI NAKASAKO	2R KO
30	Mar.	2003	K-1 World GP 2003 in Saitama	L	STEFAN"BLITZ"LEKO	3R TKO
07	Dec.	2002	K-1 WORLD GP 2002 FINAL	L	RAY SEFO	Decision
05	Oct.	2002	K-1 WORLD GP 2002 Elimination	W	GLAUBE FEITOSA	Decision
14	Jul.	2002	K-1 WORLD GP 2002 in Fukuoka	L	ALEXEY IGNASHOV	5R Decision
02	Jun.	2002	K-1 SURVIVAL 2002	W	ANDREI KIRSANOV	5R Decision
21	Apr.	2002	K-1 BURNING 2002	W	NICHOLAS PETTAS	1R KO
08	Dec.	2001	K-1 WORLD GP 2001 FINAL	L	FRANCISCO FILHO	2R TKO
11	Aug.	2001	K-1 WORLD GP 2001 in Las Vegas	W	NOBORU UCHIDA	3R TKO
				W	MAURICE SMITH	4R Decision
				L	STEFAN "BLITZ" LEKO	3R KO
15	Apr.	2001	K-1 BURNING 2001	W	NOBU HAYASHI	5R TKO
17	Mar.	2001	K-1 GLADIATORS 2001	L	MIRKO CRO COP	Decision
04	Feb.	2001	K-1 WORLD GP 2001Holland Elimination Tournament	W	STUART GREEN	1R KO
10	Dec.	2000	K-1 WORLD GP 2000 FINAL	W	CYRIL ABIDI	Decision
20	Aug.	2000	K-1 WORLD GP2000	L	CYRIL ABIDI	1R TKO
07	Jul.	2000	K-1SPIRITS2000	L	CYRIL ABIDI	1R TKO

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