Ole Laursen

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Ole Laursen
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BornOle Baguio Laursen
(1977-08-21) August 21, 1977 (age 46)
Manila, Philippines
Other namesIron Fist
Nationality Danish
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb; 11.3 st)
Division Welterweight
Style Muay Thai
Fighting out of Ubon Ratchatani, Thailand
TeamLegacy Gym
Years active1998–present
Kickboxing record
Total56
Wins36
By knockout12
Losses20
Mixed martial arts record
Total13
Wins9
By knockout3
By submission4
By decision2
Losses4
By submission3
By decision1
Amateur record
Total6
Wins5
By knockout5
Losses1

Ole 'Iron Fist' Laursen (born August 21, 1977) is a Filipino-born Danish Welterweight Muay Thai kickboxer and mixed martial artist, he competed in K-1 and in ONE Championship.

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Early life

Laursen was born in Manila, Philippines to a Danish father and a Spanish-Filipino mother and moved to Denmark with his family when he was two years old. Laursen got involved with martial arts through his older brother Christian, and was 15 when he began training in Muay Thai.

Laursen currently lives in Ubon Ratchatani, Thailand and fights out of his own Legacy Gym.

Laursen trained with Peter J McCarthy, the subject, director and producer of the documentary, Fight of Flight which won "Best Foreign Documentary" at the Long Island Film Festival, New York as well as three other "Best Documentary" awards at festivals in Hamburg, Toronto and California. Laursen assisted the production team in Ubon Ratchatani.

Kickboxing career

As an amateur Laursen had six fights before turning professional. He lost his first amateur bout, took a year off, and then came back with five straight wins – all by knockout, winning the 1998 Danish amateur kickboxing title in the process. He made his professional debut in 2000 and picked up his first major honour that summer, defeating Eval Denton to win the I.K.F. European title. [1] Laursen relocated from Europe to San Diego in the United States, where he won the vacant I.M.T.C. Championship in 2001. [2] However, he was unable to defend his title later on that year, losing a controversial decision to the Thai fighter Kongnapa in what many thought was a Laursen victory. [3]

K-1

In 2002 Laursen made his first appearance for the K-1 organization at the K-1 World MAX 2002 USA in Denver, Colorado, where he made the final only to lose to U.S rival Duane Ludwig. [4] This defeat meant that Laursen was unable to participate in the inaugural K-1 MAX final but he made up somewhat for that defeat by winning the prestigious King's Cup in Bangkok, Thailand at the end of the year. [5] In 2003 Laursen signed up with the newly formed European promotion SuperLeague where he faced Shane Chapman on his debut only to lose by decision. [6] Despite this defeat Laursen had some initial success in SuperLeague with his Muay Thai style favouring five-round matches, going 4 and 2 with the organization by the end of 2004 and beating world champions such as Peter Crooke and Kamal El Amrani.

Over the following years Laursen spent much of his fighting time flicking back and forth between SuperLeague and K-1, although the increased competition (and shorter fight times introduced by SuperLeague) meant that he had little success with either promotion – finishing with an overall record of 4-5 SuperLeague, and 2-6 in K-1.

He returned to kickboxing to face pound-for-pound great Giorgio Petrosyan in Trieste, Italy on March 2, 2013. Severely overmatched, he was dropped with a knee to the liver before being knocked out with a left high kick immediately after in round one. [7] [8] [9] [10]

Boxing career

Laursen had a trial with the Philippines National Boxing Team and was accepted but decided to move to Thailand instead of staying in the Philippines to pursue a career in boxing. [11]

Mixed martial arts career

Hero's

Laursen made his professional MMA debut in 2006 and had two fights with the K-1 Hero's promotion in Japan. He lost his first fight against Genki Sudo by decision and his second fight to Caol Uno by third round submission. Laursen was suffering from a knee injury and was not able to train properly for the fight with Uno. [12]

Laursen did not begin to fight MMA regularly again until 2010 because he was focused on his K-1 and Muay Thai career, a decision he has subsequently said he regrets. [13] His next two fights were both in China, with Laursen submitting Liu Guang Yao in 2007 and knocking out Shawn David in 2009.

Martial Combat

In 2010 he signed with ESPN Star Sports promotion Martial Combat in Singapore. He defeated Eduardo Pachu in the third round of their five-round 'super fight' at Martial Combat 1. [14] His second fight was against Nick LeConte at Martial Combat 8 and Laursen won by majority decision in a controversial decision. His final fight for Martial Combat was against Malaysian Muay Thai champion Jian Kai Chee at Martial Combat 12 and Laursen won by TKO in the first round.

In November 2010 MMA website Bloody Elbow ranked Laursen number eight on a list of the top lightweight prospects in the world. [15]

ONE Fighting Championship

On July 15, 2011 it was announced that Laursen had signed with One Fighting Championship. [16] On July 18 it was announced that Laursen would be facing fellow Filipino Eduard Folayang at ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on September 3. [17] On August 17, 2011 it was announced that Laursen had injured his knee in training and would be unable to fight Folayang at ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion. He was replaced by South Korean fighter A Sol Kwon.

On February 4, 2012 it was announced that Laursen would be facing Felipe Enomoto at ONE Fighting Championship: Battle of Heroes in Jakarta, Indonesia on February 11, 2012. [18] He lost the fight via submission in the second round.

Championships and Accomplishments

Kickboxing

Mixed martial arts

Fight record

Professional Lethwei record
5 wins (5 (T)KOs), 0 losses, 6 draws
DateResultOpponentEventLocationMethodRoundTime
2013-03-02Loss Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Petrosyan Gotti Promotions Trieste, Italy KO (left high kick)12:10
2013-01-25Win Flag of Thailand.svg Local thai fighterFight Night Ubon Ratchatani, Thailand KO (Legkick)1
2013-01-11Win Flag of Thailand.svg Local thai fighterFight Night Ubon Ratchatani, Thailand KO (Bodyshoot)2
2008-06-14Loss Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiri Zak Eight Brawl, Quarter Finals Copenhagen, Denmark Ref stopped fight (Leg Injury)3
2008-05-31Loss Flag of South Africa.svg Virgil Kalakoda K-1 Scandinavia MAX 2008, Super Fight Stockholm, Sweden Ext.R Decision (Unanimous)43:00
2007-06-28Loss Flag of the Netherlands.svg Andy Souwer K-1 World MAX 2007 Final Elimination Tokyo, Japan TKO (Foot injury)12:07
Fails to qualify for K-1 World MAX 2007 Final.
2007-04-04Loss Flag of Japan.svg Masato K-1 World MAX 2007 World Elite Showcase Yokohama, Japan Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2006-09-24Loss Flag of Thailand.svg Buakaw Por. Pramuk K-1 MAX North European Qualification, Super Fight Stockholm, Sweden TKO (Ref Stop/Left Hook)22:49
2006-05-20Win Flag of France.svg Jean-Charles Skarbowsky K-1 Scandinavia Grand Prix 2006 Stockholm, Sweden Ext.R Decision (Unanimous)43:00
2006-04-05Loss Flag of Armenia.svg Gago Drago K-1 World MAX 2006 World Tournament Open Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous)33:00
Fails to qualify for K-1 World MAX 2006 Final.
2006-01-14Loss Flag of France.svg Farid Villaume The Night of the Superfights III Villebon-sur-Yvette, France KO2
2005-10-22Loss Flag of Austria.svg Foad SadeghiSuperLeague Heavy Knockout 2005 Vienna, Austria Decision33:00
2005-09-24Loss Flag of Turkey.svg Ali Gunyar SuperLeague Turkey 2005, Quarter Finals Tokyo, Japan Decision33:00
2005-04-09Loss Flag of Portugal.svg José Reis SuperLeague Austria 2005 Vienna, Austria Decision53:00
2005-01-23Loss Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Shishido Shoot Boxing Ground Zero Fukuoka, Japan KO (Right High Kick)30:22
2004-10-22Win Flag of Germany.svg Kamal El AmraniSuperLeague Germany 2004 Oberhausen, Germany KO (Knees)5
2004-09-19Loss Flag of the Netherlands.svg Andy Souwer S-Cup 2004, Quarter Finals Yokohama, Japan TKO (Ref Stop)12:37
2004-05-22Win Flag of the Assyrians.svg Fadi Merza SuperLeague Switzerland 2004 Winterthur, Switzerland Decision53:00
2004-03-30Loss Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gregory SwertsSuperLeague Italy 2004 Padova, Italy Decision53:00
2004-03-04Loss Flag of Thailand.svg Nuengtrakarn Por.Muang UbonS1 World Championships 2004, Quarter Finals Bangkok, Thailand Decision33:00
2003-12-06Win Flag of the Assyrians.svg Fadi Merza SuperLeague Netherlands 2003 Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision53:00
2003-09-27Win Flag of England.svg Peter CrookeSuperLeague Germany 2003 Wuppertal, Germany TKO2
2003-05-10Loss Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane Chapman SuperLeague Austria 2003 Vienna, Austria Decision53:00
2003-03-15Loss Flag of Thailand.svg Jomhod Kiatadisak K-1 World GP 2003 Scandinavia Stockholm, Sweden Decision33:00
2003-02-15Win Flag of Suriname.svg Imro MainVF3 - Rumble in the West Aarhus, Denmark Decision53:00
2002-12-05Win Flag of Sudan.svg Faisal Zakaria King's Birthday 2002, Final Bangkok, Thailand KO2
Wins King's Cup 2002 tournament -70 kg.
2002-12-05Win Flag of Romania.svg Florin VintilăKing's Birthday 2002, Semi Finals Bangkok, Thailand KO1
2002-03-15Loss Flag of the United States.svg Duane Ludwig K-1 World MAX 2002 USA, Final Denver, Colorado, USA Ext.R Decision (Unanimous)43:00
Fight was for K-1 World MAX 2002 USA tournament -70 kg. Fails to qualify for K-1 World MAX 2002 Final.
2002-03-15Win Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jason Jillian K-1 World MAX 2002 USA, Semi Finals Denver, Colorado, USA KO (Punch)10:43
2001-10-12Win Flag of Thailand.svg BM SasiprappaWarriors Cup 4 Culver City, California, USA KO
2001-06-03Loss Flag of Thailand.svg Kongnapa Watcharawit Warriors Cup 3 Burbank, California, USA Decision (Split)53:00
Loses I.M.T.C. Muay Thai Super Welterweight World title -70 kg.
2001-02-25Win Flag of Thailand.svg Khunpon DechkampuWarriors Cup 2 Burbank, California, USA Decision (Unanimous)53:00
Wins vacant I.M.T.C. Muay Thai Super Welterweight World title -70 kg.
2000-06-29Win Flag of England.svg Eval DentonI.K.F. Night of Champions St Helens, England, UK Decision (Unanimous)53:00
Wins Denton's I.K.F. Pro Muay Thai Middleweight European title -75 kg.
2000-04-15Loss Flag of Finland.svg Petri Martinez Copenhagen, Denmark TKO3
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
12 matches8 wins4 losses
By knockout30
By submission33
By decision21
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Win8–4Cheik KoneKO (punch)KFWC World CupJanuary 24, 20171N/A Ningxiang, China
Win7–4Ansagan KuseinovSubmission (Kimura)Art of War 16January 16, 20161N/A Beijing, China
Loss6–4Joe RaySubmission (guillotine choke)Dare Fight Sports: Rebels of MMAOctober 12, 20133N/A Bangkok, Thailand
Win6–3 Eduard Folayang Decision (split) ONE FC: War of the Lions March 31, 201235:00 Kallang, SingaporeEarned Fight of the Night bonus.
Loss5–3Felipe EnomotoSubmission (rear-naked choke) ONE FC: Battle of Heroes February 11, 201223:49 Jakarta, Indonesia
Win5–2Jian Kai CheeTKO (punches)Martial Combat 12October 16, 201012:18 Sentosa, Singapore
Win4–2Nick LeConteDecision (majority)Martial Combat 8August 19, 201035:00 Sentosa, Singapore
Win3–2Eduardo PachuSubmission (rear-naked choke)Martial Combat 1May 12, 201030:50 Sentosa, SingaporeWon Martial Combat Lightweight Championship
Win2–2Shawn DavidKO (punch)AOW 12: InvincibleMay 23, 200913:39 Beijing, China
Win1–2Liu Guang YaoSubmission (rear-naked choke)AOW 9: Fists of FuryNovember 25, 200715:27 Beijing, China
Loss0–2 Caol Uno Submission (rear-naked choke)Hero's 5May 3, 200624:36 Tokyo, Japan Hero's 2006 Lightweight Grand Prix opening round.
Loss0–1 Genki Sudo Decision (unanimous)Hero's 4March 15, 200635:00 Tokyo, Japan

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