• Source: K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 Final

      • K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 Final was a martial arts event held by the K-1 on Saturday December 8, 2007 at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan. It was the 15th K-1 World GP Final, the culmination of a year full of regional elimination tournaments. All fights followed K-1's classic tournament format and were conducted under K-1 Rules, three rounds of three minutes each, with a possible tiebreaker.
      The qualification for top eight fighters, K-1 World GP 2007 in Seoul Final 16 was held on October 28, 2007 in Seoul, Korea.
      The event drew a sellout crowd of 17,667 to the Yokohama Arena. It was broadcast live in Japan on the Fuji TV network; in South Korea on XTM; in Hong Kong on PCCW; in Australia on Main Event; in Brazil on Globosat; in Canada on The Fight Network; in Romania on ProTV; in Hungary on RTL Klub and across Scandinavia on Viasat. With all the delayed broadcasts bringing it to a total of 135 countries. The English language commentary team was headed by an Australian Michael Schiavello, with four time K-1 World Champion Ernesto Hoost, Ray Sefo and Akebono. The event ring announcer was Jimmy Lennon Jr.


      K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 Final Tournament




      Results


      Source:
      Opening Fights: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R

      Mitsugu Noda def. Noel Cadet
      Noda defeated Cadet by TKO at 1:13 of the 2nd Round.
      Jan Nortje def. Dong-wook Kim
      Nortje defeated Kim by TKO (Punch) at 0:11 of the 2nd Round.
      Takashi Tashikawa def. Ki-min Kim
      Tashikawa defeated Kim by KO at 1:21 of the 1st Round.
      Reserve Fight: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.1R

      Paul Slowinski def. Mighty Mo
      Slowinski defeated Mo by TKO (Low Kicks) at 0:50 of the 2nd Round.
      Quarter Finals: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.1R

      Jérôme Le Banner def. Choi Hong-man
      Le Banner defeated Choi by 3rd Round Unanimous Decision 3-0 (30-29, 30-28, 30-29).
      Semmy Schilt def. Glaube Feitosa
      Schilt defeated Feitosa by 3rd Round Unanimous Decision 3-0 (30-27, 30-28, 30-27).
      Remy Bonjasky def. Badr Hari
      Bonjasky defeated Hari by 3rd Round Majority Decision 2-0 (30-29, 29-29, 30-29).
      Peter Aerts def. Junichi Sawayashiki
      Aerts defeated Sawayashiki by KO (Straight Right Punch) at 1:29 of the 1st Round.
      Semi Finals: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.1R

      Semmy Schilt def. Jérôme Le Banner
      Schilt defeated Le Banner by TKO (Corner Stoppage) at 1:02 of the 2nd Round.
      Peter Aerts def. Remy Bonjasky
      Aerts defeated Bonjasky by 3rd Round Unanimous Decision 3-0 (30-29, 30-27, 30-28).
      Super Fight: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.2R

      Musashi def. David Dancrade
      Musashi defeated Dancrade by KO (Left Mid Kick) at 2:59 of the 1st Round.
      Final: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.2R

      Semmy Schilt def. Peter Aerts
      Schilt defeated Aerts by TKO (Knee Injury) at 1:49 of the 1st Round.
      The tournament winner Semmy Schilt of Netherlands became the first fighter ever in K-1 history to win the Championship three years in a row and picked up a winner's purse of US$400,000.
      For the last six years, the K-1 World GP Champion has been a Dutchman and in K-1's 15-year history, a Dutch fighter has won the World GP a total of 12 times.
      Line-up changes before the event:

      Paul Slowinski replaces announced fighter Chalid Arrab due to an Appendicitis.
      David Dancrade replaces announced fighter Souleimane Konate due to an injury.
      Ray Sefo is not cleared to fight by the doctor due to an eye injury sustained during training. The Reserve Fight #2 is dropped from the card and his opponent Paul Slowinski is moved up to Reserve Fight #1.


      See also


      List of K-1 events
      K-1 World Grand Prix
      List of male kickboxers


      References




      External links


      K-1 WGP 2007 Official Website
      Official photos
      K-1sport.de - Your Source for Everything K-1

    Kata Kunci Pencarian: