K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Seoul Final 16 explained

K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Seoul Final 16
Promotion:K-1
Date:September 27, 2008
Venue:Olympic Gymnastics Arena
Attendance:15,729
Previousevent:K-1 Koshien 2008 King of Under 18 Final 16
Followingevent:K-1 World MAX 2008 World Championship Tournament Final

K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Seoul Final 16 was a martial arts event held by the K-1 on Saturday September 27, 2008 at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena in Seoul, Korea. It was the Final Elimination tournament for top sixteen fighters. The winners qualified for the K-1 World GP 2008 Final held on December 6, 2008, at Yokohama Arena, Japan.[1]

The eight finalists from K-1 World GP 2007 Final were automatically qualified, then four World GP 2008 tournament winners in Amsterdam, Fukuoka, Taipei and Hawaii. The last four spots were selected by fan voting.

The K-1 World GP 2008 Final 16 attracted a crowd of 15,769 to the Seoul Olympic Complex and was broadcast live across South Korea by CJ Media and in Japan on the Fuji TV Network.[2]

Qualifying events

K-1 World GP 2008 in Fukuoka

The winner was Ewerton Teixeira. For more information, see K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Fukuoka.

K-1 World GP 2008 in Amsterdam

K-1 World GP 2008 in Taipei

K-1 World GP 2008 in Hawaii

Fan Voting Results

Paul Slowinski earned a wild-card spot on the card through a fan poll on the K-1 website. Ray Sefo of New Zealand and Chalid "Die Faust" Arrab from Germany were also voted into the tournament.

Results

Source:[3]

Keijiro Maeda vs Min Ho Song

Maeda defeated Song by KO (Right Low Kick) at 1:43 of the 3rd Round.

Zabit Samedov vs Fabiano da Silva

Samedov defeated da Silva by 3rd Round Unanimous Decision 3-0 (30-28, 30-28, 30-29).

Yong-soo Park vs Randy Kim

Kim defeated Park by KO (Right Low Kick) at 1:11 of the 2nd Round.

Karaev defeated Arrab by KO (3 Knockdown, Punche Rush) at 2:30 of the 2nd Round.

Jerome Le Banner vs Junichi Sawayashiki

Le Banner defeated Sawayashiki by 3rd Round Unanimous Decision 3-0 (30-26, 30-27, 30-28).

Ray Sefo vs Gokhan Saki

Saki defeated Sefo by Extra Round Unanimous Decision 3-0 (10-9, 10-9, 10-9). After 3 rounds the judges had scored it Decision Draw 0-0 (29-29, 30-30, 30-30).

Zimmerman defeated Feitosa by 3rd Round Unanimous Decision 3-0 (30-26, 30-26, 30-26).

Remy Bonjasky vs Paul Slowinski

Bonjasky defeated Slowinski by 3rd Round Majority Decision 2-0 (30-29, 30-30, 30-29).

Ewerton Teixeira vs Musashi

Teixeira defeated Musashi by 3rd Round Unanimous Decision 3-0 (30-28, 30-28, 30-28).

Badr Hari vs Hong-man Choi

Hari defeated Hong-man by TKO (Corner stoppage) at the beginning of the Extra Round. After 3 rounds the judges had scored it a Majority Draw 1-0 (28-29, 28-28, 28-28) in favour of Hong-man.

Semmy Schilt vs Peter Aerts

Aerts defeated Schilt by 3rd Round Majority Decision 2-0 (30-29, 30-29, 30-30).

See also

References

  1. Web site: FieLDS K-1 WORLD GP 2008 IN SEOUL -FINAL16- . 2008-08-18 . K-1 Grand Prix Website . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070815220159/http://www.k-1.co.jp/k-1gp/btop.htm . 2007-08-15 .
  2. Web site: Aerts Overwhelms Schilt in Seoul . DiPietro . Monty . 2008-09-27 . K-1 Grand Prix Website . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090808055524/http://www.k-1.co.jp/en/news/2008/0927_wgp_01.html . 2009-08-08.
  3. Web site: FieLDS K-1 WORLD GP 2008 IN SEOUL -FINAL16-. 2008-08-18. K-1 Grand Prix Website. https://web.archive.org/web/20091208022652/http://www.k-1.co.jp/en/event/2008/0927_wgp/index.html. 2009-12-08. dead.

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