Perry "Dynamite" Ubeda is a Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 former super middleweight

Kickboxing weight classes

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 kickboxer. Between 1992 and 2008 he has won thirteen titles (national and international) in kickboxing

Kickboxing

Kickboxing refers to a group of martial arts and stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate, Muay Thai and western boxing....

 and Muay Thai

Muay Thai

Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...

, as well as titles in taekwondo

Taekwondo

Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, tae means "to strike or break with foot"; kwon means "to strike or break with fist"; and do means "way", "method", or "path"...

 and pro-boxing

Professional Boxing

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. Perry is now retired and runs his own gym, Ubeda Gym, in his home town of Nijmegen.

Biography and career

Perry began his career in 1980 and had his first title fight in 1986, losing to Andre Masseurs in their match for the Dutch Youth kickboxing belt. In 1992 he fought Sedou Kiatsongrit for the W.M.T.C (now W.M.C) world title but lost to the Thai

Thai people

The Thai people, or Siamese, are the main ethnic group of Thailand and are part of the larger Tai ethnolinguistic peoples found in Thailand and adjacent countries in Southeast Asia as well as southern China. Their language is the Thai language, which is classified as part of the Kradai family of...

 fighter, who had defeated Rob Kaman

Rob Kaman

Rob "The Dutchman" Kaman is a Dutch retired 9 time kickboxing and Muay Thai world champion considered by many as the greatest kickboxer of all time. Often called "Mr. Low Kick" because of his feared low kicks which he used to set up his devastating offensive attacks.- Biography :In his early days...

 that year. He bounced back from that defeat by winning the I.K.B.F

International Kickboxing Federation

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 European title in Clermont-Ferrand, France

Clermont-Ferrand

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, defeating his opponent by knockout

Knockout

A knockout is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, Karate and others sports involving striking...

.

In 1995 Perry won the W.M.T.A world title. He defeated the reigning champion Azem Maksutaj

Azem Maksutaj

Azem Maksutaj is an Kosovar Albanian-Swiss kickboxer and karateka. He is WMC Heavyweight Muay Thai World Champion.-Biography:...

, knocking him down three times on the way to a first round stoppage victory in Nijmegen, Netherlands. In 1996 Perry became the first ever Muay Thai

Muay Thai

Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...

 fighter to win a Taekwondo

Taekwondo

Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, tae means "to strike or break with foot"; kwon means "to strike or break with fist"; and do means "way", "method", or "path"...

 event in Tokyo

Tokyo

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, winning the All Japan Open Taekwondo Championship, winning all three of his matches by first round knockout. This victory was made even more impressive as he was the lightest fighter at a tournament where some of the contestants weighed up to 90 kg (198 lbs

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). Later that year he defeated Rodney Faverus to win the W.K.A.

World Kickboxing Association

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 Dutch title.

Between 1997 and 2000, Perry would take part in a number of high profile bouts, defeating fighters such as Ashwin Balrak

Ashwin Balrak

Ashwin "Bad Boy" Balrak is a Dutch–Surinamese heavyweight kickboxer. He is a former WPKL European Muay Thai champion, currently competing in K-1...

, Stephan Nikiema and Ivan Hippolyte

Ivan Hippolyte

Ivan "The Hydro" Hippolyte is a Dutch-Surinamese former kickboxer and Muay Thai World champion. He is currently a martial arts coach at the Vos Gym in Amsterdam, Netherlands, the same gym he used to fight out of during his active career...

 (their final match of three) and winning the I.K.B.O. world title in 1999 and the W.P.K.L. and I.M.T.F. world titles in 2000. He would also suffer a few defeats, losing his second fight against Hippolyte in 1998 as well as failing to win the W.M.T.C. world title against Sakmongkol Sithchuchok in 1999 – Sakmongols relentless kicks eventually breaking Ubeda’s arm in the fifth round of their bout.

In 2002 Perry won two more titles, defeating Turkish

Turkey

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 fighters Şahin Yakut

Sahin Yakut

Şahin "Kaas" Yakut is a Turkish-Dutch kickboxer and mixed martial artist, currently living in Heerhugowaard, Netherlands and training in Gym Alkmaar under Edwin van Os. He is a member of the It's Showtime Team and is a training partner of Gago Drago and Joerie Mes...

 and Yücel Fidan to win the W.K.A.

World Kickboxing Association

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 and W.F.C.A. world titles. The W.F.C.A. title would be the last Muay Thai

Muay Thai

Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...

 honour that Ubeda would claim, as years of damage from low kicks had taken their toll on his shins and meant that he would only be able to fight full-contact style kickboxing from then on in. In 2003 he met Rayen Simson

Rayen Simson

Rayen "Red Bean" Simson is a Surinamese-Dutch former super middleweight Muay Thai kickboxer. Despite not being as well recognised as fellow Dutch Muay Thai fighters Ramon Dekkers and Rob Kaman, he is still one of the best kickboxers ever; claiming 7 world titles in 3 different organizations and...

 in the first of their two matches at what would be his only K-1

K-1

K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...

 appearance, winning by unanimous decision

Unanimous decision

A unanimous decision is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and others sports involving striking in which all three judges agree on which fighter won the match....

 at the K-1 Holland Grand Prix 2003.

As a purely full-contact fighter, Perry would continue to win titles, winning the W.F.C.A. kickboxing world title in 2003. Later that year he entered the 8-man "Nuit des Champions" tournament, held annually in Marseilles, France where he made the final. In 2005 he retained his W.F.C.A. kickboxing world title before dropping down in weight to re-match Rayen Simson

Rayen Simson

Rayen "Red Bean" Simson is a Surinamese-Dutch former super middleweight Muay Thai kickboxer. Despite not being as well recognised as fellow Dutch Muay Thai fighters Ramon Dekkers and Rob Kaman, he is still one of the best kickboxers ever; claiming 7 world titles in 3 different organizations and...

 at the end of the year. He won their title fight in Nijmegen to add the 72.5 kg W.F.C.A. belt to his collection. Not one to be known to turn down a challenge, he also entered pro-boxing

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 and had reasonable success, winning the Pro Boxing Brill Ben Carré Amsterdam Cup. He had his last kickboxing bout against good friend Şahin Yakut

Sahin Yakut

Şahin "Kaas" Yakut is a Turkish-Dutch kickboxer and mixed martial artist, currently living in Heerhugowaard, Netherlands and training in Gym Alkmaar under Edwin van Os. He is a member of the It's Showtime Team and is a training partner of Gago Drago and Joerie Mes...

 at It's Showtime 2009 Amsterdam, losing by unanimous decision

Unanimous decision

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Titles

• 2008 Pro Boxing Brill Ben Carré Amsterdam Cup
• 2005 W.F.C.A. Kickboxing World Champion -72.5 kg
• 2005 W.F.C.A. Kickboxing World Champion -76.2 kg
• 2003 W.F.C.A. Full-contact World Champion -76.2 kg
• 2002 W.F.C.A. Thaiboxing World Champion -76.2 kg
• 2002 W.K.A.
  World Kickboxing Association
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   Full-contact World Champion -76.2 kg
• 2000 I.M.T.F. Muay Thai World Champion -75 kg
• 2000 W.P.K.L. Thaiboxing World Champion -76.2 kg
• 1999 I.K.B.O. Kickboxing World Champion -76.2 kg
• 1996 W.K.A.
  World Kickboxing Association
  The World Kickboxing Association is one of the oldest and the largest amateur and professional sanctioning organizations of kickboxing in the world for the sport. Its official name is "World Kickboxing and Karate Association"....
  
   Kickboxing Dutch National Champion
• 1996 I.T.F. All Japan Open Taekwondo Championship Winner -90 kg
• 1996 I.K.B.F. Full-contact World Champion -76.2 kg
• 1995 W.M.T.A. Thaiboxing World Champion -76.2 kg
• 1993 I.K.B.F. Full-contact European Champion -79.38 kg
• 1992 W.M.T.A. Thaiboxing European Champion -76.2 kg

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing Record
Legend:

Boxing record

Boxing Record
Legend:

Mixed martial arts record

| Loss
|align=center|1-2
|  Metin Yakut
| Submission
| It's Showtime Boxing & MMA Event 2005 Amsterdam
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|align=center| 1
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| Amsterdam, Netherlands
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| Loss
|align=center| 1-1
|  Dennis Sharoykin
| Submission (choke)
| It's Showtime 2004 Amsterdam
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|align=center| 2
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| Amsterdam, Netherlands
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| Win
|align=center| 1-0
|  Kamal El Amrani
| Decision
| It's Showtime - Christmas Edition
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 5:00
| Haarlem, Netherlands
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See also

• List of male kickboxers
• List of K-1 events
• List of kickboxing organizations
• Muay thai
  Muay Thai
  Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...