Sem Braan

Sem Braan
Born	(1979-10-06) October 6, 1979 (age 45)
Other names	Semtex
Nationality	Dutch
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb; 12.9 st)
Division	Super Middleweight
Style	Muay Thai
Stance	Orthodox
Fighting out of	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Team	Mejiro Gym
Kickboxing record
Total	80
Wins	57
By knockout	15
Losses	21
Draws	2
Last updated on: December 7, 2013

Sem "Semtex" Braan (born October 6, 1979) is a Dutch Muay Thai super middleweight kickboxer fighting out of Amsterdam, Netherlands for Mejiro Gym. He is the 2008 It's Showtime Reality Show winner currently competing in the It's Showtime 77MAX division.

Biography and career

Sem Braan made his debut with the It's Showtime organization in 2005 losing a super fight via decision to Ondřej Hutník. He was invited to take part in the inaugural It's Showtime Trophy (75 kg/165.35 lbs weight class) in a preliminary tournament for the final to be held the following year. He made the final in Tilburg only to lose to Emil Zoraj. Braan was given a second chance to qualify at the It's Showtime event in Prague at the end of the year, again reaching the final only to lose again – this time to Ondřej Hutník, the man who had beaten him on his debut earlier that year.

The following year Braan made his K-1 debut at the K-1 MAX Canarias 2006, dropping down in weight to take part in an eight-man tournament (70 kg/154 lbs weight class). Never known for his ability for finishing opponents, Braan nevertheless blitzed through all opposition on the night, stopping all three opponents on his way to the title. He added to his title collection in the spring of 2007, winning the W.A.K.O. European title in Porto against a Portuguese opponent he had defeated a couple of months previously. ^{[1] [2]}

Braan was invited to the second It's Showtime Trophy final in 2008, despite having lost in a qualifying tournament the previous year. He made the semi-finals of the tournament, beating Jiri Zak before losing to eventual winner Dmitry Shakuta by decision. Later that year he won the It's Showtime Reality Show by beating Cosmo Alexandre in the final held at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Amsterdam and earned himself a shot against the It's Showtime Trophy champion Dmitry Shakuta for the inaugural It's Showtime 77MAX world title later that year. In the title fight in Alkmaar Braan lost on points despite a late rally in the last two rounds, in which both fighters received eight counts. ^[3] Braan would get another shot at the title, several years later, again facing Shakuta for the belt. The defending champion once more came out on top in the encounter, winning his third match in the trilogy between the pair via a comfortable point's decision. ^[4] In 2011 Sem won his first world title - winning the W.A.K.O. Pro world belt in Milan, Italy by defeating Mohamed Belkacem by unanimous decision after five rounds in a match where both fighters received 8 counts - Sem in the fourth and Belkacem in the fifth.

In a battle between two of the world's top 10 light heavyweights, Braan lost to Constantin Țuțu via decision at the KOK World Grand Prix 2012 in Chișinău, Moldova on September 29, 2012. ^[5] He lost to Rickard Nordstrand via second-round KO at Fight Night 08 in Stockholm, Sweden on August 17, 2013. ^{[6] [7]}

Braan won, by defeating Errol Koning at Fight Fans 6" in Amsterdam, Holland on October 5, 2013. On February 8, 2014, Braan won by beating Marino Schouten for the second time at Fight Fans 8 in Amsterdam.

On December 1, 2014, Sem Braan opened his own gym, Mejiro Gym Wormer. By starting this Mejiro Gym division Braan shares his knowledge and experience with other fighters and shows kickboxing is for everyone both recreational and competition level. ^{[8] [9]}

Titles

• 2019 WFCA -79 kg World title
• 2017 K1 Andy Hug Memorial 2017 Tournament Runner-up
• 2016 WFL -76 kg Tournament Champion
• 2011 W.A.K.O. Pro K-1 Rules world champion -85 kg
• 2008 It's Showtime Reality Show winner -75 kg
• 2007 W.A.K.O. Pro K-1 Rules European champion -80 kg
• 2006 K-1 MAX Canarias champion -70 kg
• 2005 It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy Prague Pool B runner up -75 kg
• 2005 It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy Tilburg Pool B runner up -75 kg

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing Record

51 Wins (13 (T)KO's), 20 Losses, 2 Draws [10]
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2017-07-10	Loss	Dylan Colin	K1 Andy Hug Memorial 2017, Final	Zug, Switzerland	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Wins K1 Andy Hug Memorial 2017 Tournament Title [11]
2017-07-10	Win	Daniel Stefanovski	K1 Andy Hug Memorial 2017, Semi-final	Zug, Switzerland	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2016-04-03	Loss	Murthel Groenhart	WFL - Where Heroes Meet Legends, Final	Almere, The Netherlands	KO (right cross)	3
For the WFL -76 kg Tournament Title.
2016-04-03	Win	Darryl Sichtman	WFL - Where Heroes Meet Legends, Semi-final	Almere, The Netherlands	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2016-2-13	Win	Ayoub Allach	Rising Sun	Beilen, Netherlands	Decision	5	3:00
2015-10-18	Win	Errol Koning	WFL "Unfinished Business"	Hoofddorp, Netherlands	Decision	3	3:00
2015-04-12	Loss	Hicham El Gaoui	World Fighting League, Semi-finals (-84 kg) [12]	Hoofddorp, Netherlands	Decision	3	3:00
2014-12-06	Win	Hamza Rouki	Fight Fans : Prepare for glory	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision	3	3:00
2014-11-01	Win	Miles Simson	Bari Gym Kickboxgala 10 [13]	Noordwijkerhout, Netherlands	Decision	3	3:00
2014-09-13	Win	Tom Duivenvoorde	House of Pain [14]	Alkmaar, Netherlands	KO (Left high Kick)	1
2014-02-08	Win	Marino Schouten	Fight Fans 8	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision	3	3:00
2013-12-01	Loss	Ibrahim El Bouni	Fight Fans 7	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision	3	3:00
2013-10-05	Win	Errol Koning	Fight Fans 6	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision	3	3:00
2013-08-17	Loss	Rickard Nordstrand	Fight Night 08	Stockholm, Sweden	KO (punches)	2	1:34
2012-09-29	Loss	Constantin Țuțu	KOK World GP 2012 in Chișinău	Chişinău, Moldova	Decision	3	3:00
2011-10-09	Win	Miran Fabjan	The Wolfpack – Never Send a Sheep To Kill a Wolf [15]	Oostzaan, Netherlands	Decision	3	3:00
2011-06-18	Win	Marino Schouten	Thaiboksgala BlokhuispoortKickboxing [16] [17]	Leeuwarden, Netherlands	Decision	5	3:00
2011-04-30	Win	Mohamed Belkacem	Ring Rules Kickboxing [18]	Milan, Italy	Decision	5	3:00
Wins vacant W.A.K.O. Pro K-1 Rules -85 kg World title.
2011-01-29	Win	Henry Akendiz	Mejiro Gym KickBox Gala [19] [20]	Zaandam, Netherlands	Decision	5	3:00
2010-12-11	Loss	Oleksandr Oliynyk	KOK World GP 2010 in Chișinău, Quarter-finals	Chişinău, Moldova	TKO
2010-09-25	Win	Yassir Kadiri	Mejiro Gym Kickbox Gala	Zaandam, Netherlands	Decision	3	3:00
2010-01-09	Win	Amir Zeyada	Ring Sensation Championship: Uprising 12	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Decision	3	3:00
2010-05-29	Loss	L'houcine Ouzgni	It's Showtime 2010 Amsterdam	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision (4-1)	3	3:00
2009-11-21	Loss	Dmitry Shakuta	It's Showtime 2009 Barneveld	Barneveld, Netherlands	Decision	5	3:00
Fight was for Shakuta's It's Showtime 77MAX World title -77 kg.
2009-05-16	Win	Imro Main	It's Showtime 2009 Amsterdam	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2008-11-29	Win	Murthel Groenhart	It's Showtime 2008 Eindhoven	Eindhoven, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2008-10-26	Win	L'houcine Ouzgni	Top Team Gala Beverwijk	Beverwijk, Netherlands	KO (High Kick + Punch)	5
2008-09-06	Loss	Dmitry Shakuta	It's Showtime 2008 Alkmaar	Alkmaar, Netherlands	Decision	5	3:00
Fight was for inaugural It's Showtime 77MAX World title -77 kg.
2008-04-26	Win	Cosmo Alexandre	K-1 World GP 2008 Amsterdam, It's Showtime Reality Show '08 Final	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision (Majority)	3	3:00
Wins It's Showtime Reality Show -75 kg.
2008-03-15	Loss	Dmitry Shakuta	It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy Final 2008, Semi-finals	's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands	Decision	3	3:00
2008-03-15	Win	Jiri Zak	It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy Final 2008, Quarter-finals	's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands	Decision	3	3:00
2007-09- 23	Win	Amir Zeyada	It's Showtime Reality Show '08, Semi-final	Ko Samui	Decision	3	3:00
2007-09-23	Win	Yassin Boudrouz	It's Showtime Reality	Ko Samui	Decision	3	3:00
2007-09-17	Win	Marco Santi	It's Showtime Reality	Petch Buncha Stadium, Thailand	Decision	3	3:00
2007-06-30	Win	Tierry Mendes	W.A.K.O. Champions League	Porto, Portugal	Decision	5	3:00
Wins W.A.K.O. Pro K-1 Rules European title -80 kg.
2007-04-?	Win	Tierry Mendes		Portugal	TKO	3
2007-02-02	Loss	Tarik Slimani	It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy Zwolle, Quarter-finals	Zwolle, Netherlands	TKO (Ref Stop/Punches)	1
2006-12-15	Win	Moises Ruibal	Lapelea Kickboxing	Tenerife, Spain	KO	2	3:00
2006-12-02	Win	Henry Akdeniz	It's Showtime 2006 Alkmaar	Alkmaar, Netherlands	Decision	5	3:00
2006-11-19	Win	Eric Kouman	K-1 MAX Canarias 2006, Final	Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain	KO (High Kick)	1
Wins K-1 MAX Canarias 2006 tournament -70 kg.
2006-11-19	Win	Loren	K-1 MAX Canarias 2006, Semi-finals	Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain	TKO (Low Kicks)
2006-11-19	Win	Tarik Slimani	K-1 MAX Canarias 2006, Quarter-finals	Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain	Ext.R TKO	4
2006-09-23	Win	Vincent Vielvoye	It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy Final 2006, Super Fight	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Decision	3	3:00
2006-06-18	Loss	Tyrone Spong	2H2H The Road To Tokyo	Amsterdam, Netherlands	KO (Left hook)	3
2006-02-12	Win	Alfredo la Monte	Mauy Thai Gala in Amsterdam	Amsterdam, Netherlands	KO
2005-12-18	Loss	Ondřej Hutník	It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy Prague, Final	Prague, Czech Republic	Decision	3	3:00
Fight was for It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy Prague Pool A Final -75 kg. Fails to qualify for It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy Final 2006.
2005-12-18	Win	Arslan Magomedov	It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy Prague, Semi-finals	Prague, Czech Republic	Decision	3	3:00
2005-10-02	Loss	Emil Zoraj	It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy Tilburg, Final	Tilburg, Netherlands	Decision	3	3:00
Fight was for It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy Tilburg Pool B Final -75 kg. Fails to qualify for It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy Final 2006 although will have another chance to qualify at the Prague event.
2005-10-02	Win	Jiri Zak	It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy Tilburg, Semi-finals	Tilburg, Netherlands	Decision	3	3:00
2005-09-21	Win	Tarvo Rahuoja	Thaiboks-en Freefight Gala Gym Alkmaar	Schermerhorn, Netherlands	KO	2	3:00
2005-06-12	Loss	Ondřej Hutník	It's Showtime 2005 Amsterdam	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision	5	3:00
2005-04-23	Win	Cedric Copra	Staredown, ICL Sportcentrum Landsmeer	Landsmeer, Netherlands	Decision	5	3:00
2005-02-13	Loss	Joerie Mes	Muaythai in de Hoornse Vaart	Alkmaar, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
2004-12-19	Loss	Jiri Zak	Gala Landsmeer [21]	Landsmeer, Netherlands	Decision	5	3:00
2004-10-25	Loss	Ondřej Hutník	Heaven or Hell	Prague, Czech Republic	Decision	3	3:00
2004-05-15	Win	W. Koning	Mejiro Gym Kickbox gala Zilvermeeuwen	Zaandam, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
2003-11-12	Win	Karapet Papijan	Veni, Vidi, Vici II	Veenendaal, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	5	2:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

• List of It's Showtime champions
• List of male kickboxers

References

1. "Photos Sem Braan WAKO European title". Mejirogym.nl. Retrieved 2011-02-06.
2. "Sem Braan vs Thierry Mendes - EUROPEES TITEL (Dutch Language)". Mixfight.nl. Retrieved 2011-02-06.
3. "FotoVerslag It's Showtime Alkmaar, 6-9-2008 (Dutch Language)". Fighttalk.nl. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2011-02-06.
4. "IT'S SHOWTIME 37 REPORT - FIGHTNEWZ.NET". Fightnewz.net. Retrieved 2011-02-06.
5. Scalia, Rian. "KOK WGP 2012 Results: Dorel Wins Tournament, Tutu Beats Braan". Liverkick.com. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
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7. "Rickard Nordstrand vs Sem Braan på "Fightnight 08" 17:e augusti (video)". MMAnytt.se. 20 August 2013. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
8. Mixfight. "Sem braan opent kickboksschool Mejiro Gym Wormer • Mixfight". Mixfight.com. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
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10. "Sem Braan Profile (Note that record appears to be from 2006 - has changed since)". Mejirogym.nl. Retrieved 2011-02-06.
11. "Petar Majstorovic wins the K-1 world GP Andy Hug MEMORIAL! - K-1 WORLD". 22 June 2017.
12. "Uitslagen World Fighting League". Round1Network.com. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
13. "Uitslagen Kickboksgala 10". Round1Network.com. 2014-09-24. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
14. Jauncey, Jay. "LiverKick - Liverkick Video: Sem Braan Vs Tom Duivenvoorde Beautiful KO". Liverkick.com. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
15. "Sem Braan vs Miran Fabjan - FightstarTV.com | FightstarTV.com". fightstartv.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
16. "Uitslagen - Thaiboksgala Blokhuispoort (Dutch language - results)". Mixfight.nl. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
17. "Dutch Scene: Rico Verhoeven, Sem Braan Victorious in Northern Netherlands". Headkicklegend.com. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
18. "Sem Braan wint WAKO K-1 World Title van Mohamed Belkacem". Fighttalk.nl. Retrieved 2011-06-15.
19. "Interview Sem Braan (In Dutch - mentions fight with Akendiz)". Mixfight.nl. Retrieved 2011-06-20.
20. "Poster + matchmaking Mejiro Gym gala (In Dutch - mentions result)". Mixfight.nl. Retrieved 2011-06-20.
21. "Uitslagen Landsmeer 19-12-04 (Dutch language)". Kickbox.nl. Retrieved 2011-05-22.

External links

• fighter's profile - Sem Braan|K-1.de