Rayen "Red Bean" Simson (born May 22, 1972) is a

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former

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. He won 7 world titles in 3 different organizations and was ranked number 2 at the

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- a notoriously difficult achievement for a

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fighter. He has also won a European title, 2 Dutch titles and has won tournaments in Shoot Boxing and K-1 MAX. During his career he has amassed over 100 wins and he holds notable victories over fighters such as

Ramon Dekkers Ramon Dekkers (4 September 1969 – 27 February 2013) was a Dutch kickboxer and an eight-time Muay Thai world champion. Dekkers was a favourite with fight fans due to his fast-paced, aggressive fighting style. Dekkers was also renowned for his wi ...

Ashwin Balrak Ashwin Balrak (born 17 May 1975) is a Surinamese-Dutch professional kickboxer and lawyer. Career and recent arrest Balrak was a former WPKL European Kickboxing champion who also competed in K-1. He made his K-1 debut in 2007 at K-1 Fighting Ne ...

and

Faldir Chahbari "Fast" Faldir Chahbari ( Riffian-Berber: ⴼⴰⵍⴷⵉⵔ ⵛⴰⵀⴱⴰⵔⵉ; born August 30, 1979) is Moroccan-Dutch former welterweight kickboxer who fought out of Morocco. He a x2 Muay Thai amateur world champion and is the former (and fir ...

. He had his last fight in 2010.

Biography and career

Rayen Simson entered his first major tournament in 1995 where he competed in the inaugural Shoot Boxing World Tournament 1995 in

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, along with eight other fighters from across the world. The young Simson was unable to make much of an impact at the event, losing in the quarter-final stage after a tough five round battle with

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Bovi Chorwaikan. He returned to

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where he won the W.P.K.L. European title and went on an impressive winning streak, culminating in a victory over the legendary

in a memorable match in

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in 1997. Simson recovered from two knockdowns (one the famous double knockdown) to defeat Dekkers by

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at the end of the second round. His confidence high Simon headed back to

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to participate in the Shoot Boxing World Tournament 1997, which he had qualified for by beating the ’95 finalist Roni Lewis the previous year. Simson defeated ’95 champion Hiromu Yoshitaka in the semi-finals before defeating Mohamed Ouali in the final by

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to claim his first major title. Over the next few years he would win a number of fights before defeating Najim Ettouhlali in 1997 for the W.P.K.L European title and Hassan Ettaki in 1998 for the W.P.K.L. World title. In 1999 Simson faced multiple

world champion and living legend

Ivan Hippolyte Ivan "The Hydro" Hippolyte (born 7 October 1964) is a Surinamese-Dutch former kickboxer World champion. He is currently the chairman and coach at the Vos Gym in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He is a former sparring partner and teammate of four time K-1 ...

in the first of their two fights, inflicting a rare defeat on Hippolyte after five gruelling rounds. The two fighters would meet again the next year in a rematch in what would be Hippolyte's last ever match. This time Simson was unable to defeat Hippolyte, being knocked down in the third before withdrawing from the fight in the fourth due to a leg injury. Simson would go back to winning ways at the start of the millennium, between 2000 and 2002 he won the

national

title, the I.K.B.O World title and the 72.6 kg version of his W.P.K.L World title against

. Towards the end of 2002 he faced

Joerie Mes Joerie "The Shark" Mes (born March 16, 1979) is a Dutch former welterweight kickboxer, fighting out of Mike's Gym in Amsterdam. He is a former Dutch and European Muay Thai champion who later competed in K-1 MAX. He is widely regarded as one of ...

in Haarlem, Netherlands. Simson lost by

after being outworked by the relentless Mes over four rounds. This match would spark the beginning of a fierce rivalry between the two men – they would fight two more times, with Mes being something of a nemesis to Simson, winning all three times. In 2003 he would win the World Kickboxing Network (W.K.N.) World title in his native

before making his K-1 debut at the K-1 Holland Grand Prix 2003, losing by decision to

Perry Ubeda Perry M. Johannes Ubeda (born 15 September 1971) is a Dutch former super middleweight kickboxer. Between 1992 and 2008 he won thirteen titles (national and international) in kickboxing, as well as titles in taekwondo and pro-boxing and he is ...

. He would meet Ubeda several years later in 2005 in a losing bid for the World Full Contact Association (W.F.C.A.) 72.5 kg title. In 2006 Simson would return to K-1 at the K-1 MAX Netherlands 2006 eight man tournament where the prize for winning was a reserve fight at the forthcoming K-1 MAX World Final. Simson booked his flight to

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by defeating

in the final by extra round decision. He faced

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at the K-1 World MAX 2006 Final but lost by third round

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, winning the TaoThai "Cosa Nostra" Kombat League in

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. By this point, despite the odd victory, age was taking its toll and his career was winding to a close. In 2009 he faced Eugene Ekkelboom in

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for Eugune’s W.M.C. Super Middleweight World title in what would be Simson's last title fight. Simson lost the bout by

, suffering an arm injury at the start of the fourth. In 2010 he had his final match at It's Showtime 2010 Amsterdam against

Şahin Yakut Şahin Yakut (born 8 May 1979 in Iğdır, Turkey) is a Turkish-Dutch kickboxer and mixed martial artist, currently living in Heerhugowaard, Netherlands and training in Gym Alkmaar. He is a member of the It's Showtime Team and is a training par ...

, who was a replacement for his initial opponent Khalid Bourdif, who Simson had handpicked for his retirement match. Simson was unable to finish his career with a win, battling valiantly but ultimately losing by

Titles

*2007 Kombat League Champion *2006 K-1 MAX Netherlands 2006 The Road to Tokyo Champion *2005 Rings Fight Gala Muaythai tournament champion -72.5 kg *2003 W.K.N. World Champion -76.2 kg *2002 W.P.K.L. World Champion -76.2 kg *2001 I.K.B.O. World Champion *2000 M.T.B.N. Dutch Champion *1998 W.P.K.L. World Champion -72 kg *1997 W.P.K.L. European Champion -72 kg *1997 Shoot Boxing World Tournament 1997 Champion *1995 W.P.K.L. European Champion *Ranked Number 2 at

Kickboxing record

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Biography and career

Titles

Kickboxing record

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