Remco Pardoel: Difference between revisions

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mfdf=yesy|1969|5|23}}

| style = [[Jujutsu]], [[Aikido]], [[Taekwondo]], [[Karate]], [[Boxing]], [[Judo]], [[Muay Thai]], [[Luta Livre]], [[Brazilian Jiu-jitsuJitsu]]<ref name="BJJ Interview">{{cite web |url=http://www.bjjee.com/interview/ufc-2-vet-remco-pardoel-on-pioneering-bjj-in-europe-fighting-in-the-first-mundials-as-a-black-belt-his-flourishing-dj-career/|title=UFC 2 Vet Remco Pardoel On Pioneering BJJ In Europe, Fighting In The First Mundials In The Black Belt Division & His Flourishing DJ Career|date=20 March 2013|publisher=bjjee.com |accessdateaccess-date=2014-10-25}}</ref>

| rank = ''{{color box|black}} 4th Dan Black Belt in [[Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu]]'' <br>'' {{color box|black}} 2nd Dan Black Belt in [[Taekwondo]]'' <br> '' {{color box|black}} 2nd Dan Black Belt in [[Jujutsu]] ''<br> ''{{color box|black}} 1st Dan Black Belt'' in'' [[Judo]]''

'''Remco Pardoel''' (born 23 May 23, 1969) is a retired [[Dutch people|Dutch]]<ref>{{Cite web |title= Remco Pardoel |publisher= [[Sherdog]] |url= http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Remco-Pardoel-33 |archiveurlarchive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141026231244/http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Remco-Pardoel-33 |archivedatearchive-date= October 26, 2014 |url-status= live }}</ref> [[mixed martial arts|mixed martial artist]].<ref>{{Cite web |title= Remco Pardoel |publisher= mixedmartialarts.com |url= http://www.mixedmartialarts.com/f/57A34A4D65FB97F7/Remco-Pardoel/ |archiveurlarchive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141026215230/http://www.mixedmartialarts.com/f/57A34A4D65FB97F7/Remco-Pardoel/ |archivedatearchive-date= October 26, 2014 |url-status= live }}</ref> He competed in the [[Heavyweight (MMA)|heavyweight]]<ref>{{Cite web |title= Remco Pardoel |publisher= fightmatrix.com |url= http://www.fightmatrix.com/fighter-profile/Remco+Pardoel/33/ |archiveurlarchive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141026221234/http://www.fightmatrix.com/fighter-profile/Remco+Pardoel/33/ |archivedatearchive-date= October 26, 2014 |url-status= live }}</ref> division. He has fought in promotions such as the [[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]], [[Shooto]] and [[Pancrase]]. He was a junior national champion in Judo in 1988, and a competitive BJJ grappler. He made his MMA debut at UFC 2, eventually losing to [[Royce Gracie]]. Over the course of his career he fought [[Vernon White (fighter)|Vernon White]], [[Minoru Suzuki]], and [[Marco Ruas]].<ref name="Pancrase">{{cite web|url=http://www.pancrase.co.jp/en/fighters/en/pardoel.html|title=Remco Pardoel Pancrase bio|publisher=pancrase.co.jp/en|accessdateaccess-date=2014-10-25}}</ref><ref name="BJJ Interview"/>

In 1994, Pardoel was invited to [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]] at its event [[UFC 2]] in United States. Cornered by [[UFC 1]] finalist [[Gerard Gordeau]],<ref name=Brawl>{{cite book |title=Brawl: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Mixed Martial Arts Competition |author=Erich Krauss|date=November 10, 2010 |publisher=ECW Press |isbn=978-1554902385}}</ref> Remco was billed as a Jiu-Jitsu fighter,<ref name=Get/> and was pitted in the first round of the tournament against Alberto Cerro León, a Spanish [[Pencak Silat]] practitioner. The bout was long and violent, as although Pardoel threw León to the ground early, the Spaniard resisted his armlock attempts and even tried an illegal [[Fish-hooking|fish hook]] in repeated occasions.<ref name=Get>[[John McCarthy (mixed martial arts)|John McCarthy]], ''Let's Get It On!: The Making of MMA and Its Ultimate Referee''</ref> At the end, Pardoel submitted him with a [[sode guruma jime]]. The Dutch fighter was later quoted as: "Alberto was the reason to enter the UFC for me…me... In Europe, the guys from Pencak Silat and [[Wing Chun]] are badmouthing all other styles by saying and writing that they are invincible, which [they're] not. So the best way to prove that they are wrong is to challenge them."<ref name=Gentry>{{cite book |title=No Holds Barred: Ultimate Fighting and the Martial Arts Revolution|author=Clyde Gentry|date=2005 |publisher=Milo Books |isbn=1903854105}}</ref>

Pardoel advanced to the next round and fought [[Muay Thai]] fighter [[Orlando Wiet]] in a memorable match.<ref name=UFC2>{{cite web|url=http://the-oratory.com/mma-review-51-ufc-2-no-way-out/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923203042/http://the-oratory.com/mma-review-51-ufc-2-no-way-out/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=September 23, 2016|title=MMA Review: #51: UFC 2: No Way Out|work=The Oratory|author=Scott Newman|date=2005-06-11|accessdateaccess-date=2016-09-17}}</ref> The heavier Pardoel executed a [[Throw (grappling)#Hip throws|hip throw]] and pinned Wiet on the mat with [[ura gatame]]. After some hesitation, the Jiu-Jitsu champion then proceeded to land seven brutal [[elbow strike]]s on Wiet's temple, resulting in a knockout. Wiet was actually rendered unconscious after the second blow, and Pardoel himself had to speak to the referee in order to get the match stopped.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.constantaggression.com/the-3-most-important-fights-of-early-mma/|title=The 3 Most Important Fights Of Early MMA|work=Constant Aggression|date=2014-11-15|accessdateaccess-date=2016-09-17}}</ref> The Dutch contender went to the semi-finals to face UFC 1 winner [[Royce Gracie]], another Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu exponent. Seconds into the match, Royce captured Pardoel's back while standing, tripped him down and performed a gi choke, making Remco tap out.<ref name=UFC2/>

He returned to UFC in September 1995 at the event [[UFC 7]]. His first opponent would be [[Karateka]] Ryan Parker, whom he defeated in swift fashion by throwing him down, pinning him with [[kesa gatame]] and locking a [[Mount (grappling)|mounted]] Ezekiel choke. The Dutchman advanced to meet [[Luta Livre]] legend [[Marco Ruas]], also the eventual winner. Pardoel got a [[guillotine choke]] early, but Ruas escaped via foot [[Stomp (strike)|stomp]]s and they both met on the ground, where the Brazilian tried a straight-ankle lock to no avail. After some minutes of struggle, Ruas mounted Pardoel, and the latter opted to tap out.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://the-oratory.com/mma-review-303/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923203110/http://the-oratory.com/mma-review-303/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=September 23, 2016|title=MMA Review: #67: UFC 7: The Brawl in Buffalo|work=The Oratory|author=Scott Newman|date=2005-12-07|accessdateaccess-date=2016-09-17}}</ref> Pardoel would later claim that Ruas was using some sort of body oil or lubricant to hinder his hold.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sherdog.com/news/interviews/Remco-Pardoel-Interview-1694|title=Remco Pardoel Interview|work=Sherdog.com|author=Derek Callahan|date=2004-05-27|accessdateaccess-date=2016-09-17}}</ref> It would be Pardoel's last appearance in UFC.

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