Sebastian Ciobanu (born March 17, 1985) is a Romanian Super heavyweight kickboxer fighting in the K-1 and SUPERKOMBAT promotions.[1]

Sebastian Ciobanu
BornSebastian Ciobanu
(1985-03-17) March 17, 1985 (age 39)
Iași, Romania
Other namesSon of Dracula
NationalityRomanian
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight98.0 kg (216.1 lb; 15.43 st)
DivisionHeavyweight
StyleKickboxing
StanceOrthodox
TeamSC Scorpions Iaşi
TrainerMihai Constantin
Years active6 (2005-present)
Kickboxing record
Total50
Wins28
By knockout4
Losses21
By knockout7
Draws1
Last updated on: October 16, 2015

Career edit

K-1 edit

He made his K-1 debut in 2009 at K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Tokyo Final 16 Qualifying GP against Sergei Lascenko.

The biggest performance of his career came in 2010 when he became K-1 World Grand Prix in Bucharest runner-up, in a tournament where he defeated Mighty Mo by KO.

He next faced Dževad Poturak at the SuperKombat World Grand Prix 2012 IV on October 20, 2012 in Arad, Romania and defeated the Bosnian on points to earn himself a wild card spot for the SuperKombat Final Elimination on November 10.[2][3][4]

He won a split decision over Roman Kleibl on November 10, 2012 in Craiova, Romania at the SuperKombat World Grand Prix 2012 Final Elimination, which is the quarter-finals of the SuperKombat World Grand Prix 2012.[5][6]

He rematched Ismael Londt in the semi-finals at the SuperKombat World Grand Prix 2012 Final on December 22, 2012 in Bucharest and lost via technical knockout due to a cut in the second round.[7]

He won the SuperKombat World Grand Prix 10 in Craiova, Romania on May 18, 2013. After a unanimous decision victory over Vladimir Toktasynov in the semi-finals, he took a controversial extension round unanimous decision win over Frank Muñoz in the final.[8][9][10]

He rematched Redouan Cairo at SuperKombat World Grand Prix 2013 IV in Giurgiu, Romania on October 12, 2013 and found himself on the receiving end of a brutal knee KO in round three.[11][12][13]

He defeated Enver Šljivar via unanimous decision at the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix I 2014 in Reșița, Romania on April 12, 2014.[14][15]

He fought to a draw with Jallon Corentin at SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II 2014 in Mamaia, Romania on May 24, 2014.[16]

Titles edit

  • 2013 Superkombat World Grand Prix II tournament champion
  • 2010 K-1 World Grand Prix in Bucharest tournament runner-up
  • 2009 K-1 Rules Tournament in Budapest tournament runner-up
  • Local Kombat Special Prize (2010)[17]
  • Local Kombat 20 tournament champion

Kickboxing record edit

Kickboxing Record
28 Wins (4 (T) KO's, 23 decisions), 22 Losses
Date Result Opponent Event Method Round Time
2017-03-12 Loss   Cosmin Ionescu Superkombat World Grand Prix Elimination, Romania Decision 3 3:00
2016-10-01 Win   George Davies SUPERKOMBAT, Romania Decision 3 3:00
2016-07-02 Loss   Yousri Belgaroui Respect World Series 2, London, England KO (high knee) 1
2015-12-19 Loss   Wang Chongyang Kunlun Fight 35, Luoyang, China Decision (Unanimous) 3
2015-11-16 Loss   Muharrem Hasani Illyrian Fight night, Winterthur, Switzerland KO (punches) 3
2015-10-16 Loss   Tarik Khbabez ACB KB 3: Grand Prix Final, Sibiu, Romania Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2015-09-26 Loss   Julius Mocka KOK World GP 2015 - Heavyweight Tournament, Quarter Finals, Chisinau, Moldova Decision (Split) 3 3:00
2015-06-19 Loss   Fabio Kwasi SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix III 2015, Constanța, Romania Decision 3 3:00
2015-04-17 Loss   Gökhan Saki GFC Fight Series 3, Dubai, UAE Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2015-04-04 Loss   Maxim Bolotov KOK World GP 2015 Chisinau, Chișinău, Moldova Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2014-10-31 Loss   Vladimir Mineev[18] New Stream, Moscow, Russia TKO (Punches) 2
2014-08-02 Win   Nikolaj Falin SUPERKOMBAT New Heroes 8, Constanța, Romania Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2014-05-24 Draw   Corentin Jallon SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II 2014, Mamaia, Romania Draw 3 3:00
2014-04-12 Win   Enver Šljivar SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix I 2014, Reșița, Romania Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2013-10-12 Loss   Redouan Cairo SUPERCOMBAT World Grand Prix IV 2013, Giurgiu, Romania KO (Knee) 3
2013-06-14 Loss   Tomáš Hron Time of Gladiators, Brno, Czech Republic Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
For King of the Ring (+95kg) World title.
2013-05-18 Win   Frank Muñoz SUPERCOMBAT World Grand Prix II 2013, Final, Craiova, Romania Ext. R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00
Wins Superkombat World Grand Prix II tournament title.
2013-05-18 Win   Vladimir Toktasynov SUPERCOMBAT World Grand Prix II 2013, Semi Finals, Craiova, Romania Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2012-12-22 Loss   Ismael Londt SUPERCOMBAT World Grand Prix 2012 Final, Semi Finals, Bucharest, Romania TKO (Cut) 2
2012-11-10 Win   Roman Kleibl SUPERCOMBAT World Grand Prix 2012 Final Elimination, Quarter Finals, Craiova, Romania Decision (Split) 3 3:00
2012-10-20 Win   Dževad Poturak SuperKombat World Grand Prix IV 2012, Arad, Romania Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2012-05-12 Win   Redouan Cairo SuperKombat World Grand Prix II 2012, Cluj Napoca, Romania TKO 2 0:12
2011-10-15 Win   Ali Cenik SUPERCOMBAT World Grand Prix IV 2011, Piatra Neamț, Romania Decision (Split) 3 3:00
2011-07-16 Loss   Ismael Londt SUPERCOMBAT World Grand Prix II 2011 Semi Finals, Constanța, Romania KO (Left hook) 3 0:37
2011-05-21 Win   Ratislav Talarovic SUPERCOMBAT World Grand Prix I 2011, Bucharest, Romania Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2011-03-18 Loss   Freddy Kemayo SUPERCOMBAT: The Pilot Show, Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania Ext. R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00
2010-11-20 Win   Petar Valkov Local Kombat "10 ani in ring", Sibiu, Romania Decision 3 3:00
2010-10-29 Loss   Erhan Deniz Sarajevo Fight Night 2, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2010-05-21 Loss   Freddy Kemayo K-1 World Grand Prix 2010, Bucharest, Romania KO 3 2:46
For K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 tournament title.
2010-05-21 Win   Mighty Mo K-1 World Grand Prix 2010, Bucharest, Romania KO 1 2:24
2010-05-21 Win   Daniil Sapljoshin K-1 World Grand Prix 2010, Bucharest, Romania KO 1 0:47
2009-12-12 Loss   Mounier Zekhnini K-1 ColliZion 2009 Final Tournament, Prague, Czech Republic Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2009-08-11 Loss   Sergei Lascenko K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Tokyo Final 16 Qualifying GP, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2009-07-03 Win   Matias Baric K-1 ColliZion 2009 Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Ext. R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00
2009-05-16 Win   Petr Vondracek K-1 ColliZion 2009 Mladá Boleslav, Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2009-04-12 Win   Doug Viney Local Kombat 33, Romania Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2009-02-28 Loss   Mladen Brestovac K-1 Rules Tournament 2009 in Budapest, Budapest, Hungary Ext. R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00
For K-1 Rules Tournament 2009 in Budapest tournament title.
2009-02-28 Win   Roman Kleibl K-1 Rules Tournament 2009 in Budapest, Budapest, Hungary Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2009-02-28 Win   Dániel Török K-1 Rules Tournament 2009 in Budapest, Budapest, Hungary Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2008-12-12 Win   Jaime Fletcher Local Kombat 32, Ploieşti, Romania Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2008-11-06 Win   Petr Vondracek Local Kombat 31, Buzău, Romania Decision 3 3:00
2008-06-06 Loss   Zabit Samedov Local Kombat 30, Timișoara, Romania Ext.R Decision 4 3:00
2008-03-15 Win   Dženan Poturak Local Kombat 29, Arad, Romania Decision 3 3:00
2007-12-14 Win   Lionel Joseph Local Kombat 28, Brașov, Romania Decision 3 3:00
2007-06-15 Win   Samir Dourid Local Kombat 26, Iaşi, Romania Decision 3 3:00
2006-12-16 Win   Omar Benmahdi Local Kombat 24, Bucharest, Romania Ext. R Decision 4 3:00
2006-09-29 Win   Roman Hurtik Local Kombat 22, Iaşi, Romania TKO 3
2006-04-14 Win   Alexandru Nedelcu Local Kombat 20, Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania Decision 3 3:00
Wins Local Kombat 20 tournament title.
2006-04-14 Win   Florin Ghiţă Local Kombat 20, Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania Decision 3 3:00
2006-03-10 Win   Alexandru Nedelcu Local Kombat 19, Iaşi, Romania Decision 3 3:00
2005-05-14 Loss   Marius Tiţă Local Kombat 14, Bucharest, Romania Decision 3 3:00

See also edit

References edit

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  2. ^ Dave Walsh. "SuperKombat WGP 11, October 20 In Arad: Fight Card".
  3. ^ Dave Walsh. "SuperKombat WGP 11 Poster + Fight Card Update".
  4. ^ Dave Walsh. "Superkombat World Grand Prix IV Live Results".
  5. ^ Dave Walsh. "SuperKombat Final Elimination, November 10: Fight Card".
  6. ^ Dave Walsh. "Superkombat Final Elimination: Live Results".
  7. ^ Dave Walsh. "SuperKombat WGP 2012 Final Live Results, Watch Here".
  8. ^ Dave Walsh. "Full Fight Card For This Week's Super Kombat WGP in Craiova".
  9. ^ Dave Walsh. "SuperKombat WGP Craiova Results".
  10. ^ "SUPERKOMBAT World GP Craiova Results: Morosanu, Ciobanu Win at Home". FSA - FightSport Asia. Archived from the original on 2013-06-08. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
  11. ^ Dave Walsh. "LiverKick - LiverKick".
  12. ^ "Super Kombat Giurgiu set for October 12 ~ Muay Thai Authority". Archived from the original on 2013-10-10.
  13. ^ Dave Walsh. "Weekend Results: SuperKombat WGP Giurgiu".
  14. ^ Dave Walsh. "Weekend Results: SuperKombat WGP Riseta".
  15. ^ "SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix: Riesta Results". FSA - FightSport Asia. Archived from the original on 2014-04-14. Retrieved 2014-04-15.
  16. ^ Dave Walsh. "LiverKick - SuperKombat World Grand Prix in Constanta Results".
  17. ^ "Premiile superkombat 2011, sau premiile K1". Zeus TV. 23 December 2010. Archived from the original on 8 March 2015.
  18. ^ Administrator. "Владимир Минеев встретится с Себастьяном Чиобану 31 октября в Москве". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-10-06.