Peter Smit
Dutch martial artist
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Peter "The Hurricane" Smit (24 December 1961 – 15 August 2005) was a Dutch martial artist[1] who competed in kyokushin karate, kickboxing and Muay Thai.[2]
Dordrecht, Netherlands
Rotterdam, Netherlands
| Peter Smit | |
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| Born | 24 December 1961 Dordrecht, Netherlands |
| Died | 15 August 2005 (aged 43) Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Other names | The Hurricane |
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Division | Light Heavyweight |
| Style | Kyokushin, Muay Thai, Kickboxing |
| Team | Budokai Vleesenbeek Gym |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 26 |
| Wins | 17 |
| By knockout | 10 |
| Losses | 6 |
| Draws | 3 |
Biography
Smit started training in Kyokushin karate at 16 years old. In 1981 he debuted training in kickboxing. He fought his first international tournament, the Open Ocean Pacific Kyokushinkai championship, in 1985 in Hawaii. Smit got his nickname "The Hurricane" from a Dutch colleague Fred Royers by "becoming a champion like a hurricane" when he beat six opponents in a single day.
In 1986 he fought against Hiroki Kurosawa during the 18th Open Japanese Championships Kyokushinkai in Tokyo. Smit lost a debatable decision after three extra rounds. Smit trained with Michel Wedel in Japan, and the following year in the Netherlands in preparation for the European Championship. Peter Smit became European Middle weight champion Kyokushin in 1987 in Katowice, Poland.
In 1990 Smit became a M%uay Thai world champion when knocked out Changpuek Kiatsongrit in the Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok in front of his own public, the first time that had happened in the history of muay thai.[1] After a flurry of punches and knees Changpuek was knocked out in the 2nd round.
His first fight against kickboxing legend Rob Kaman was also considered an upset. In the 10th round he won by knockout. It was the highlight of Peter Smit's short career.[1]
He worked for Fighting Network Rings in Japan a cross MMA-Professional Wrestling promotion from 1991 to 1994.[3]
Smit was attacked in a Rotterdam nightclub by two people. The scuffle ended up in the nightclub car park with Peter suffering a broken ankle. His attackers had tried to kill him attempting to run him down with their car. A cast was put on the broken ankle but Peter cut it off with a hacksaw and fought Rob Kaman neglecting the injury.[4] The ankle injury never healed properly and he had to end his career early.
After the end of his career over Smit suffered from depression and became addicted to cocaine. He ran into trouble with the police committing thefts to support his addiction and ended up serving a 7 month sentence in jail in 2000.[4][5] He rebuilt his life when he was released from jail, drug free, however, had he difficulties training due to the ankle injury.
On 15 August 2005 he was shot to death in Rotterdam, Netherlands.[1][6]
Fight record
| 17 Wins (10 (T)KO's, 7 decisions), 6 Losses, 3 Draws | ||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-05-26 | Loss |  Maurice Smith | AJKF "From Budokan-I Chapter III" | Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan | KO | 5 | 1:13 | |
| 1991-04-14 | Loss |  Luc Verheye | Dordrecht, Netherlands | TKO | 8 | |||
| Loses WKA World Junior Light heavyweight title. | ||||||||
| 1990-11-27 | Loss |  Changpuek Kiatsongrit | Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| Loses IMTF(IMF) World Light heavyweight title. | ||||||||
| 1990-10-28 | Loss | Luc Verheye | Dordrecht, Netherlands | KO (Doctor Stoppage) | 2 | |||
| 1990-08-31 | Win | Changpuek Kiatsongrit | Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | KO (Punches) | 2 | ||
| Wins IMTF(IMF) World Light heavyweight title. | ||||||||
| 1990-06-30 | Win | Rob Kaman | AJKF "Inspiring Wars "Heat630"" | Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan | KO (Right cross) | 10 | 2:10 | |
| Wins WKA World Junior Light heavyweight title. | ||||||||
| 1990-04-08 | Win | Leo de Snoo | The War | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Decision | 10 | ||
| Wins Snoo's WKA European Light heavyweight title. | ||||||||
| 1989-12-17 | Win | Luc Verheye | Dordrecht, Netherlands | KO (Right Cross) | 5 | |||
| 1989-05-21 | Win |  Kosta Patoulidis | Dordrecht, Netherlands | Decision | 5 | 2:00 | ||
| 1989-01-29 | Win | Andre Mannaart | AJKF | Tokyo, Japan | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 1988-12-18 | Loss | Jan Wessels | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Decision | 5 | |||
| 1988-05-15 | Win |  Robert Davis | Amsterdam, Netherlands | KO (Punches) | 4 | |||
| 1988-04-14 | Win | Leo de Snoo | Eindhoven, Netherlands | Decision | 5 | |||
| Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes | ||||||||
Titles
- Ocean Pacific Champion Kyokushin Karate 1985
- 2x Dutch Champion Kyokushin Karate Light heavyweight 1985 and 1986
- Kyokushin Karate lightheavyweight European champion 1987
- WKA Kickboxing World Junior Lightheavyweight champion 1990
- Das Führer's Street Fighter champion 1990
- IMF World champion Muay Thai 1990
- WKA Lightheavyweight European Champion kickboxing 1990[2]