K-1 Grand Prix '93 Explained

K-1 Grand Prix '93
Promotion:K-1
Date:April 30, 1993
City:Tokyo, Japan
Attendance:12,000
Previousevent:K-1 Sanctuary I
Followingevent:K-1 Sanctuary III

K-1 Grand Prix '93 was a martial arts event held by the K-1 organization on April 30, 1993, at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. It was the inaugural K-1 World Grand Prix, featuring an eight-man tournament fought under K-1 rules (3 min. × 3 rounds + 1 extra round). The eight tournament qualifiers were all invited on the basis of their achievements in the kickboxing world (for more information on this see the bulleted list below). As well as tournament matches there was also a full contact karate bout between Andy Hug and Nobuaki Kakuda. The event featured ten fights with fighters representing seven countries. The winner was Branko Cikatić who defeated Ernesto Hoost in the final by first-round knockout, becoming the first K-1 World champion.[1]

Tournament Qualifiers

Results

K-1 Grand Prix '93 results
K-1 Grand Prix Quarter Finals: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.1R
Masaaki Satake def. Todd Hays
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Branko Cikatić def. Changpuek Kiatsongrit
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Maurice Smith def. Toshiyuki Atokawa
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Super Fight 1: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.1R
Taiei Kin def. Michael Thompson
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K-1 Grand Prix Semi Finals: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.1R
Branko Cikatić def. Masaaki Satake
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Ernesto Hoost def. Maurice Smith
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Super Fight 2: Full Contact Karate Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.1R
Andy Hug def. Nobuaki Kakuda
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K-1 Grand Prix Final: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.1R
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See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: K-1 Grand Prix '93 results . 2009-07-09 . K-1 Grand Prix Website . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090324043524/http://www.k-1.co.jp/jp/event/1993/0430_wgp/index.html . 2009-03-24.