Robin van Roosmalen Wins It's Showtime Fast and Furious Tournament

Robin van Roosmalen walked into the It's Showtime Fast and Furious 70kg tournament as perhaps the biggest underdog, but he walked out the champion. Van Roosmalen defeated Chahid Oulad El Hadj and Chris Ngimbi to make it to the finals. There, he faced K-1 MAX veteran and long-time top 10 fighter Artur Kyshenko, who came in off an impressive win over Andy Souwer in the semi-finals. Van Roosmalen upset Kyshenko, stopping him in the very first round to walk home with the title.

A 7 year veteran, van Roosmalen has been competing in the European scene for some time, though has not had the same degree of high profile fights as the other tournament participants. Last year, he made the semi-finals of the K-1 MAX West Europe GP, and earlier this year he defeated Chahid at an It's Showtime event. Head Kick Legend had him ranked #23 in the division in August, but his win here should catapult him up the rankings. 

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Complete results follow:

Quarter Final: Artur Kyshenko def. Gago Drago, TKO Round 3
Quarter Final: Andy Souwer def. Harut Grigorian, Dec ER
Quarter Final: Chris Ngimbi def. Murat Direkci, Dec
Quarter Final: Robin van Roosmalen def. Chahid Oulad el Hadj, TKO Round 2
73kg Super Fight: Marat Grigorian def. Yassin Baitar, Dec
Semi Final: Artur Kyshenko def. Andy Souwer, Dec
Semi Final: Robin van Roosmalen def. Chris Ngimbi, Dec
77kg Title Match: Artem Levin def. Murthel Groenhart, KO Round 5
95+kg Super Fight: Rustemi Kreshnik def. Moises Baute, KO Round 2
Final: Robin van Roosmalen def. Artur Kyshenko, KO Round 1