Marloes Coenen
BackgroundDutch mixed martial artist Marloes Coenen was born on March 31, 1981.
With her brothers and grandfather into jiu-jitsu , Marloes took up
martial arts at the age of 14. She trained with Martijin “The
Specialist” de Jong at Shooto Holland. Rain, sleet or snow, Coenen attended her lessons. “I really had respect for that,” commented de Jong. Debut It
was in November of 2000 when Marloes debuted in the sport when she went
up against Yuuki Kondo. Two minutes and thirty-seven seconds into the
first round, Coenen won by submission due to an armbar. On
December 5 of 2000, she fought in the Remix- World Cup 2000 where she
defeated Mika Harigai via submission (rear naked choke). 
She then won by submission against Becky Levi and Megumi Yabushita by
unanimous decision. By the end of the night, Marloes was the Remix
World Cup winner. Marloes
won her next two fights as well. One against Megumi Yabushita in
January of 2002 which she won via submission by rear naked choke and
another against Miwako Ishihara in May won by Decision. Smackgirl Marloes
Coenen fought in the Japanese mixed martial arts promotion Smackgirl-
World Remix 2004 which is an event strictly for female fighters. In the tournament style fight, Marloes defeated her first opponent, Yoko Takahashi, by TKO in the first round. She
entered the next fight with a record of 8-0. But the winning streak
would end 2:30 in round one when Erin Toughill scored a Knock Out that
won her the bout. Marloes
Coenen won her next five fights. Magdalena Jarecka, Keiko Tamai,
Majanka Lathouwers, Yoko Takahashi and Yuuki Kondo would all fall
victim to Coenen by submission. Getting Stronger It was on May 27, 2007 that Marloes defeated Takahashi and Kondo in the K Grace 1, a tournament style bout. Her third opponent, Roxanne Modaferri, won via decision in the second round though Coenen put up a good fight.
May 31, 2008, Marloes met up with Asci Kubra in the ring at an event
entitled Beast of the East. Marloes won by submission via an armbar. Romy
Ruyssen was next on Marloes list at Thaibox Gala Night in august of
2008. Again Coenen showed her stuff and won with a rear naked choke
ending in submission. Asci and Marloes rematched in October in Tough is Not Enough. Marloes defeated Asci once again TKO in round one. Marloes
took on Cindy Dandois in January of 2009 at Beast of the East and lost
by Unanimous Decision. Once again Marloes faced off with Roxanne
Modafferi who she had lost to in 2007. It was Marloes first fight with
Strikeforce. This time Coenen won by submission due to an armbar early in the first round. DeThroned By January 2010, Coenen was fighting for Strikeforce's Women Featherweight Championship title.
Up against Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos, Marloes' efforts would prove to
not be enough to bring down the reigning champ, loosing by TKO in round
three. Santos later admitted that Marloes was her toughest opponent to date, however. Return Though
her next fight has not been set yet but one thing is for certain,
Marloes will be there with bells on ...rain, sleet or snow, ready to
give it all her all, once again.
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