Semmy Schilt

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Semmy Schilt
Born Sem Schilt
October 27, 1973 (1973-10-27) (age 38)
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Other names Hightower[1]
Semtex
Nationality Dutch
Height 2.12 m (6 ft 11 12 in)
Weight 132 kg (291.0 lb; 20.8 st)
Division Heavyweight
Super Heavyweight
Reach 83+12 in (212 cm)
Style Ashihara Karate, Daido Juku, Kickboxing, Kyokushin Karate, Seidokaikan Karate
Fighting out of Zuidlaren, Netherlands
Team Golden Glory
Trainer Dave Jonkers
Cor Hemmers
Rank black belt in Ashihara kaikan
Years active 1996–2008 (MMA),
2002-present (Kickboxing)
Kickboxing record
Total 44
Wins 37
By knockout 17
Losses 6
By knockout 2
Draws 1
Mixed martial arts record
Total 41
Wins 26
By knockout 14
By submission 10
By decision 2
Losses 14
By knockout 2
By submission 6
By decision 6
Draws 1
Other information
Website http://www.semschilt.com
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: October 18, 2009

Semmy Schilt (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsɛmi ˈsxɪlt]; born October 27, 1973[2]), also known as Sem Schilt,[3] is a Dutch Ashihara karateka, kickboxer, mixed martial artist and four time (three times consecutive) K-1 World GP champion. He is the first and only fighter in K-1 history to win the championship three times in a row, and also shares the record with Ernesto Hoost for most GPs won, with four.[4] He has also competed in mixed-martial arts fights for the Pride Fighting Championship, UFC and Pancrase organizations. He holds notable MMA wins over Guy Mezger, Bob Schrijber, Ikuhisa Minowa and Gan McGee.

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[edit] Career

On November 19, 2005 Schilt made his first appearance at the K-1 finals. As an Ashihara Karate fighter, Schilt beat Ray Sefo in the quarter finals and the defending champion Remy Bonjasky by knockout in the semifinals. Schilt then met Glaube Feitosa in the tournament finals and won by knockout due to knee strike to win his first K-1 World Grand Prix title.

On December 31, 2005 at the K-1 PREMIUM 2005 Dynamite!! event, he defeated former four time K-1 World Grand Prix champion Ernesto Hoost.[5]

Schilt lost twice in 2006 against Peter Aerts and Hong Man Choi but still made it to the finals after beating Bjorn Bregy by knockout. He defended his title after defeating Jerome Lebanner, Ernesto Hoost and Peter Aerts all by unanimous decisions.

On April 3, 2007 he defeated Ray Sefo by 2nd rd. KO to become K-1's first Super Heavyweight Champion at K-1 World GP 2007 Yokohama.

Semmy faced and defeated the K-1 Hawaii GP Champion Mighty Mo by unanimous decision on June 23, 2007 at the K-1 Amsterdam GP, defending his Super-Heavyweight Title.

At the 2007 K-1 World Grand Prix Final Eliminations in Seoul, South Korea, Schilt faced Paul Slowinski. He won by KO in the first round from a knee strike. With the win, he qualified for the World Grand Prix Finals.

In the first round of the World Grand Prix 2007 Finals, Schilt was matched against Brazilian Karate fighter Glaube Feitosa. Semmy survived a near knockdown from a Glaube's famed Brazilian to win by unanimous decision. This marked the third time he had defeated Feitosa in his career.

In the semi finals he met Jerome LeBanner for the second time. Schilt was put on the defensive for most of the first round. Just before time expired, Schilt landed a knee strike which badly hurt LeBanner. Before the second round started, LeBanner was noticeably limping in his corner. Early in the second round, a low kick from Schilt sent him to the canvas in obvious pain. LeBanner was able to make it back to his feet however his corner threw in the towel to avoid further injury.

The final match of the 2007 K-1 World Grand Prix was a rematch from the year before, with Schilt matched up against fellow Dutchman Peter Aerts for the third time. The match came to an abrupt end 1:49 in after Aerts injured his knee and could not continue. With the win Schilt became the third man to win the K-1 World Grand Prix three times, and the only man in history to win three consecutive Grand Prix crowns.

In September 2008, Schilt lost a decision against Peter Aerts at the K-1 World Grand Prix Final 16 in Seoul.

Semmy had a small role in the feature film Transporter 3 as a henchman.

On May 16, 2009, Semmy lost to Badr Hari via first round KO at the Dutch Kickboxing event It's Showtime 2009 Amsterdam, Netherlands. The fight was for the It's Showtime World Heavyweight Title.

At the 2009 Final 16 Semmy beat the rising Romanian Daniel Ghita by unanimous decision.[6] At the final selection he chose to fight Jerome LeBanner and went on to defeat him for the fourth time in his career in the first round by KO. In the second round he was matched against Remy Bonjasky, whom he also defeated for the third time by KO in the first round, after getting knocked down himself. In the finals he beat Badr Hari by KO in the first to win his fourth GP title, also getting the record of fastest GP win with a total time over all 3 matches of 355 seconds.[7] With the win he became the second man in history to win the WGP Title four times (Ernesto Hoost being the first).

In April 2010, he successfully made his fourth title defense against teammate Errol Zimmerman by unanimous decision. At the 2010 Final 16 he beat Hesdy Gerges by a close decision, after sustaining a cut to his shin in the fight that required 4 stitches. In the semi finals of the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final he was defeated for the first time in a tournament by Peter Aerts in a gruelling decision.[8]

[edit] Titles

K-1

Mixed Martial Arts

Karate

  • 2 times Daido Juku Hokutoki champion. open-weight division, 1996/1997
  • 2 times IBK (International Budo Kai) European Champion Full contact karate (Knockdown karate rules) 1995/1996
  • 3 times IBK (International Budo Kai) Dutch Champion Full contact karate (Knockdown karate rules) 1993/1994/1995

[edit] Kickboxing record

Kickboxing Record

Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

[edit] Mixed martial arts record

Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 26-14-1 Mighty Mo Submission (triangle choke) Dynamite!! 2008 02008-12-31 December 31, 2008 1 5:17 Saitama, Japan
Win 25-14-1 Guelmino Nandor KO Lord Of The Rings 02008-01-12 January 12, 2008 1 4:25 Belgrade, Serbia
Win 24-14-1 Min Soo Kim Submission (triangle choke) Hero's 6 02006-08-05 August 5, 2006 1 4:47 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 23-14-1 Sergei Kharitonov TKO (punches) PRIDE Critical Countdown 2004 02004-06-20 June 20, 2004 1 9:19 Kobe, Japan
Win 23-13-1 Gan McGee Submission (armbar) PRIDE Total Elimination 2004 02004-04-25 April 25, 2004 1 5:02 Saitama, Japan Qualifies for PRIDE Critical Countdown 2004.
Loss 22-13-1 Josh Barnett Submission (armbar) Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003 02003-12-31 December 31, 2003 3 4:48 Kobe, Japan
Loss 22-12-1 Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Submission (triangle choke) PRIDE 23 02002-11-24 November 24, 2002 1 6:36 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 22-11-1 Fedor Emelianenko Decision (unanimous) PRIDE 21 02002-06-23 June 23, 2002 3 5:00 Saitama, Japan
Win 22-10-1 Yoshihiro Takayama KO (punches) PRIDE 18 02001-12-23 December 23, 2001 1 3:09 Fukuoka, Japan
Win 21-10-1 Masaaki Satake TKO (strikes) PRIDE 17 02001-11-03 November 3, 2001 1 2:18 Tokyo, Japan
Win 20-10-1 Akira Shoji KO (soccer kick) PRIDE 16 02001-09-24 September 24, 2001 1 8:19 Osaka, Japan
Loss 19-10-1 Josh Barnett Submission (armbar) UFC 32 02001-06-29 June 29, 2001 1 4:21 East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
Win 19-9-1 Pete Williams TKO (strikes) UFC 31 02001-05-04 May 4, 2001 2 1:26 Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
vDraw 18-9-1 Aleksei Medvedev Decision Draw 2H2H II Simply The Best 02001-03-18 March 18, 2001 2 10:00 Rotterdam, Netherlands
Win 18-9-0 Bob Schrijber Technical Submission (guillotine choke) It's Showtime - Exclusive 02000-10-22 October 22, 2000 2 1:00 Haarlem, Netherlands
Win 17-9-0 Osami Shibuya TKO (punches) Pancrase 2000 Anniversary Show 02000-09-24 September 24, 2000 1 8:55 Yokohama, Japan Retains Pancrase Openweight Title.
Win 16-9-0 Yoshihisa Yamamoto KO (knee and punch) Rings Holland: Di Capo Di Tutti Capi 02000-06-04 June 4, 2000 1 2:54 Utrecht, Netherlands
Win 15-9-0 Yoshiki Takahashi TKO (strikes) Pancrase: Trans 3 02000-04-30 April 30, 2000 1 7:30 Yokohama, Japan Retains Pancrase Openweight Title.
Win 14-9-0 Yuki Kondo Submission (rear naked choke) Pancrase: Breakthrough 10 01999-11-28 November 28, 1999 1 2:28 Osaka, Japan Wins Pancrase Openweight Title.
Win 13-9-0 Ikuhisa Minowa Decision (unanimous) Pancrase 1999 Anniversary Show 01999-09-18 September 18, 1999 1 15:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 12-9-0 Katsuomi Inagaki Submission Pancrase: Breakthrough 8 01999-09-04 September 4, 1999 1 8:23 Sendai, Japan
Win 11-9-0 Osami Shibuya Submission Pancrase: Breakthrough 7 01999-07-06 July 6, 1999 1 12:06 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 10-9-0 Gilbert Yvel KO (punches) Rings Holland: The Kings of the Magic Ring 01999-06-20 June 20, 1999 2 4:45 Utrecht, Netherlands
Loss 10-8-0 Yuki Kondo Decision (lost points) Pancrase: Breakthrough 4 01999-04-18 April 18, 1999 1 20:00 Yokohama, Japan
Win 10-7-0 Takafumi Ito Submission (choke) Pancrase: Breakthrough 3 01999-03-09 March 9, 1999 1 1:45 Tokyo, Japan
Win 9-7-0 Masakatsu Funaki KO (body punch) Pancrase 1998 Anniversary Show 01998-09-14 September 14, 1998 1 7:13 Tokyo, Japan
Win 8-7-0 Guy Mezger TKO (strikes) Pancrase: Advance 8 01998-06-21 June 21, 1998 1 13:15 Tokyo, Japan
Win 7-7-0 Yoshiki Takahashi TKO (strikes) Pancrase: Advance 6 01998-05-12 May 12, 1998 1 5:44 Yokohama, Japan
Win 6-7-0 Jason Godsey TKO (cut) Pancrase: Advance 5 01998-04-26 April 26, 1998 1 1:47 Yokohama, Japan
Loss 5-7-0 Masakatsu Funaki Decision (lost points) Pancrase: Advance 4 01998-03-18 March 18, 1998 1 15:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 5-6-0 Satoshi Hasegawa Submission Pancrase: Advance 3 01998-02-06 February 6, 1998 1 3:56 Kobe, Japan
Win 5-5-0 Minoru Suzuki KO (knee) Pancrase: Advance 1 01998-01-16 January 16, 1998 1 9:52 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 4-5-0 Yuki Kondo Decision (unanimous) Pancrase: Alive 7 01997-06-30 June 30, 1997 1 20:00 Fukuoka, Japan
Win 4-4-0 Takaku Fuke Submission Pancrase: Alive 5 01997-05-24 May 24, 1997 1 8:59 Kobe, Japan
Win 3-4-0 Yoshiki Takahashi TKO Pancrase: Alive 3 01997-03-22 March 22, 1997 1 7:00 Nagoya, Japan
Loss 2-4-0 Masakatsu Funaki Submission (toe hold) Pancrase: Alive 2 01997-02-22 February 22, 1997 1 5:47 Chiba, Japan
Loss 2-3-0 Guy Mezger Decision (lost points) Pancrase: Alive 1 01997-01-17 January 17, 1997 1 20:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 2-2-0 Osami Shibuya Decision (majority) Pancrase: Truth 10 01996-12-15 December 15, 1996 1 10:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 1-2-0 Ryushi Yanagisawa Submission Pancrase: Truth 7 01996-10-28 October 28, 1996 1 0:51 Nagoya, Japan
Loss 1-1-0 Yuki Kondo Decision (split) Pancrase 1996 Neo-Blood Tournament Round 1 01996-07-22 July 22, 1996 1 10:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 1-0-0 Manabu Yamada Submission (rear naked choke) Pancrase: Truth 5 01996-05-16 May 16, 1996 1 5:44 Tokyo, Japan

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