Robert Schrijber (born 3 March 1965) is a Dutch former

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and

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. He currently runs his own MMA and

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team in

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called Sports Academy Schreiber. His most famous students at the moment are

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fighter

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, and professional wrestler Tom Budgen.

Background

Schrijber was born in Alkmaar, Netherlands. His parents divorced when he was young, which separated Schrijber and his brother Fred, who had a close relationship. Schrijber had a troubled childhood and began abusing drugs and alcohol from a young age. He also had an interest in punk rock music, starting a band with his brother, and got a job melting copper in a factory. Around this time, the young Schrijber began practicing

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and

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at a local gym.

Fighting career

Schrijber started his

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career in 1981, when he started training in

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and

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. A year later he started training

at the same gym. After his transition to the acclaimed Mejiro Gym, he started training with seven time muay thai world champion

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. At this gym Schrijber became the Dutch and WKA European muay thai champion. In his shot at the WKA World title against Zijo Poljo, Schreiber crushed his left ankle in the third round. Although he did finish the fight, he lost a jury decision. In 1995 he started his

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career. He fought notable opponents like

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and

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and made three appearances in

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. His last appearance as an MMA fighter was in 2008 against Barrington Patterson, which he lost due to a unanimous decision.

Personal life

After retirement Bob works as coach. He also acts in films

Championships and Accomplishments

*International Mix-Fight Association **IMA KO Power Tournament Winner *

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**1997 M-1 MFC World Championship Tournament Winner *World Vale Tudo Championship **WVC 9 Tournament Runner Up

Mixed martial arts record

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Roman Zentsov Roman Zentsov (, ) (born September 10, 1973 in Bryansk) is a retired Russian heavyweight mixed martial arts fighter who has competed in the PRIDE Fighting Championships, a major MMA organization based in Japan, and BodogFIGHT. Zentsov has an overa ...

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Gilbert Yvel Gilbert Yvel (born 30 June 1976) is a Dutch professional mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist. A professional competitor since 1997, Yvel competed in the Pride Fighting Championships, PRIDE Fighting Championships, Affliction Entertainment, A ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schrijber, Bob 1965 births Living people Dutch male kickboxers Heavyweight kickboxers Dutch male mixed martial artists Heavyweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Muay Thai Mixed martial artists utilizing karate Mixed martial artists utilizing judo Dutch male Muay Thai practitioners Dutch male karateka Dutch male judoka Sportspeople from Alkmaar Martial artists from North Holland 21st-century Dutch people 20th-century Dutch sportsmen