2016 in K-1

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2016 in K-1
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First dateMarch 4
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The year 2016 is the 24th year in the history of the K-1.

Contents

List of events

#Event TitleDateArenaLocation
1 K-1 World GP 2016 -65kg Japan Tournament March 4, 2016 Yoyogi National Gymnasium Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan
2 K-1 World GP 2016 -60kg Japan Tournament April 24, 2016 Yoyogi National Gymnasium Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan
3 K-1 World GP 2016 -65kg World Tournament June 24, 2016 Yoyogi National Gymnasium Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan
4 K-1 World GP 2016 Super Featherweight World Tournament September 19, 2016 Yoyogi National Gymnasium Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan
5K-1 World GP 2016 -95kg Championship TournamentOctober 27, 2016 Crowne Plaza Belgrade Flag of Serbia.svg Belgrade, Serbia
6K-1 World GP 2016 Featherweight Championship TournamentNovember 3, 2016 Yoyogi National Gymnasium Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan
7K-1 World GP 2016 -85kg Championship TournamentDecember 3, 2016SKPC Mejdan Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina

K-1 World GP 2016 -65kg Japan Tournament

K-1 World GP 2016
-65kg Japan Tournament
Information
Promotion K-1
DateMarch 4, 2016
Venue Yoyogi National Gymnasium
City Tokyo, Japan
Event chronology
K-1 World GP 2015 The Championship K-1 World GP 2016
-65kg Japan Tournament
K-1 World GP 2016 -60kg Japan Tournament

K-1 World GP 2016 -65kg Japan Tournament was a kickboxing event held on March 4, 2016 at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight ClassMethodRoundTimeNotes
65kg Flag of Japan.svg Hideaki Yamazaki def. Flag of Japan.svg Masaaki Noiri Decision (majority)33:00-65kg Tournament Final
65kg Flag of Thailand.svg Kaew Fairtex def. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Massaro Glunder Decision (majority)33:00
60kg Flag of Germany.svg Johannes Wolfdef. Flag of Japan.svg Hirotaka Urabe Decision (majority)33:00
65kg Flag of Japan.svg Hideaki Yamazaki def. Flag of Japan.svg Yuta Kubo KO32:57-65kg Tournament Semi Final
65kg Flag of Japan.svg Masaaki Noiri def. Flag of Japan.svg Hiroya Decision (majority)33:00-65kg Tournament Semi Final
Heavyweight Flag of Japan.svg Makoto Uehara def. Flag of Japan.svg NoriKO12:06
70kg Flag of Japan.svg Yu Hironodef. Flag of Japan.svg KotetsuDecision (unanimous)33:00
65kg Flag of Japan.svg Yuta Kubo def. Flag of Japan.svg NomanDecision (unanimous)33:00-65kg Tournament Quarter Final
65kg Flag of Japan.svg Hideaki Yamazaki def. Flag of Japan.svg Yasuomi Soda KO20:32-65kg Tournament Quarter Final
65kg Flag of Japan.svg Hiroya def. Flag of Japan.svg Naoki TerasakiKO12:19-65kg Tournament Quarter Final
65kg Flag of Japan.svg Masaaki Noiri def. Flag of Brazil.svg Minoru Kimura KO12:54-65kg Tournament Quarter Final
65kg Flag of Japan.svg Kohei Nishikawadef. Flag of Japan.svg Daiki YoshinumaExtra round decision (unanimous)43:00-65kg Tournament Reserve Fight
Preliminary Card
Weight ClassMethodRoundTimeNotes
70kg Flag of Japan.svg Katsuya Jinbodef. Flag of Japan.svg Go-OhKO31:40
65kg Flag of Japan.svg Mitsuhara Wakidraw Flag of Japan.svg Daiki MatsushitaDecision (majority)33:00
55kg Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Egawa def. Flag of Japan.svg Reiji KasamiDecision (unanimous)33:00

    [1]

    K-1 World GP 2016 -65kg Japan Tournament bracket

    Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
             
    Flag of Japan.svg Masaaki Noiri KO
    Flag of Brazil.svg Minoru Kimura 1R.
    Flag of Japan.svg Masaaki Noiri DEC
    Flag of Japan.svg Hiroya 2-0
    Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Terashima 1R.
    Flag of Japan.svg Hiroya KO
    Flag of Japan.svg Masaaki Noiri 2-0
    Flag of Japan.svg Hideaki Yamazaki DEC
    Flag of Japan.svg Yasuomi Soda 2R.
    Flag of Japan.svg Hideaki Yamazaki KO
    Flag of Japan.svg Hideaki Yamazaki KO
    Flag of Japan.svg Yuta Kubo 3R.
    Flag of Japan.svg Yuta Kubo DEC
    Flag of Japan.svg Noman 3-0

    K-1 World GP 2016 -60kg Japan Tournament

    K-1 World GP 2016
    -60kg Japan Tournament
    Information
    Promotion K-1
    DateApril 24, 2016
    Venue Yoyogi National Gymnasium
    City Tokyo, Japan
    Event chronology
    K-1 World GP 2016 -65kg Japan Tournament K-1 World GP 2016
    -60kg Japan Tournament
    K-1 World GP 2016 -65kg World Tournament

    K-1 World GP 2016 -60kg Japan Tournament was a kickboxing event held on April 24, 2016 at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.

    Results

    Main Card
    Weight ClassMethodRoundTimeNotes
    60kg Flag of Japan.svg Taiga def. Flag of Japan.svg Koya Urabe Decision (unanimous)33:00-60kg Tournament Final
    56kg Flag of Japan.svg Takeru Segawa def. Flag of Thailand.svg Yoadsenchai Sor. SopitTKO30:48
    65kg Flag of Thailand.svg Kaew Fairtex def. Flag of Morocco.svg Ilias Bulaid Decision (unanimous)33:00
    60kg Flag of Brazil.svg Paulo Tebardef. Flag of Japan.svg Hirotaka Urabe Decision (majority)33:00
    60kg Flag of Japan.svg Koya Urabe def. Flag of Japan.svg Kotaro Shimano KO20:51-60kg Tournament Semi Final
    60kg Flag of Japan.svg Taiga def. Flag of Japan.svg ToshiKO10:54-60kg Tournament Semi Final
    70kg Flag of Japan.svg Yoichi Yamazakidef. Flag of Japan.svg Daiki WatabeDecision (unanimous)33:00
    70kg Flag of Japan.svg Kazuya Akimotodef. Flag of Japan.svg Shintaro Matsukura Decision (majority)33:00
    60kg Flag of Japan.svg Koya Urabe def. Flag of Japan.svg Kouzi Decision (unanimous)33:00-60kg Tournament Quarter Final
    60kg Flag of Japan.svg Kotaro Shimano def. Flag of Japan.svg Hitoshi AketoKO12:55-60kg Tournament Quarter Final
    60kg Flag of Japan.svg Toshidef. Flag of Japan.svg Leona Pettas Decision (unanimous)33:00-60kg Tournament Quarter Final
    60kg Flag of Japan.svg Taiga def. Flag of Japan.svg Masahiro Yamamoto KO11:47-60kg Tournament Quarter Final
    60kg Flag of Japan.svg Shota Kanbedef. Flag of Japan.svg Masanobu Goshu Extra round decision (split)43:00-60kg Tournament Reserve Fight
    Preliminary Card
    Weight ClassMethodRoundTimeNotes
    65kg Flag of Japan.svg Yuto Shinohara def. Flag of Japan.svg Yuki KogeKO21:13
    70kg Flag of Japan.svg Tomoaki Makinodef. Flag of Japan.svg Masato UchiyamaDecision (majority)33:00
    60kg Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Kawaguchidef. Flag of Japan.svg Naoki YamamotoDecision (majority)33:00

      [2]

      K-1 World GP 2016 -60kg Japan Tournament bracket

      Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
      Flag of Japan.svg Masahiro Yamamoto 1R.
      Flag of Japan.svg Taiga KO
      Flag of Japan.svg Taiga KO
      Flag of Japan.svg Toshi 1R.
      Flag of Japan.svg Leona Pettas 3-0
      Flag of Japan.svg ToshiDEC
      Flag of Japan.svg Taiga DEC
      Flag of Japan.svg Koya Urabe 3-0
      Flag of Japan.svg Shimano KotaroKO
      Flag of Japan.svg Hitoshi Aketo 1R.
      Flag of Japan.svg Shimano Kotaro 2R.
      Flag of Japan.svg Koya Urabe KO
      Flag of Japan.svg Koya Urabe DEC
      Flag of Japan.svg Kouzi (kickboxer) 3-0

      K-1 World GP 2016 -65kg World Tournament

      K-1 World GP 2016
      -65kg World Tournament
      Information
      Promotion K-1
      DateJune 24, 2016
      Venue Yoyogi National Gymnasium
      City Tokyo, Japan
      Event chronology
      K-1 World GP 2016 -60kg Japan Tournament K-1 World GP 2016
      -65kg World Tournament
      K-1 World GP 2016 Super Featherweight World Tournament

      K-1 World GP 2016 -65kg World Tournament was a kickboxing event held on June 24, 2016 at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.

      Results

      Main Card
      Weight ClassMethodRoundTimeNotes
      65kg Flag of Thailand.svg Kaew Fairtex def. Flag of Morocco.svg Ilias Bulaid KO22:25-65kg Tournament Final
      57kg Flag of Japan.svg Takeru Segawa def. Flag of Japan.svg Kaito Ozawa Decision (unanimous)33:00
      70kg Flag of Japan.svg Yasuhiro Kido def. Flag of Japan.svg Daiki WatabeDeicion (unanimous)33:00
      65kg Flag of Thailand.svg Kaew Fairtex def. Flag of Japan.svg Masaaki Noiri Decision (unanimous)33:00-65kg Tournament Semi Final
      65kg Flag of Morocco.svg Ilias Bulaid def. Flag of Japan.svg Hideaki Yamazaki Extra round decision (split)43:00-65kg Tournament Semi Final
      60kg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yun Qi def. Flag of Japan.svg Kosuke Komiyama Decision (majority)33:00
      Heavyweight Flag of Japan.svg Makoto Uehara def. Flag of Japan.svg Tsutomu TakahagiTKO10:32
      65kg Flag of Thailand.svg Kaew Fairtex def. Flag of Japan.svg Hiroya KO10:36-65kg Tournament Quarter Final
      65kg Flag of Japan.svg Masaaki Noiri def. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Massaro Glunder Decision (unanimous)33:00-65kg Tournament Quarter Final
      65kg Flag of Morocco.svg Ilias Bulaid def. Flag of the United States.svg Chris MauceriKO20:50-65kg Tournament Quarter Final
      65kg Flag of Japan.svg Hideaki Yamazaki def. Flag of Moldova.svg Stanislav RenitaDecision (unanimous)33:00-65kg Tournament Quarter Final
      65kg Flag of Brazil.svg Minoru Kimura def. Flag of Japan.svg NomanDecision (unanimous)33:00-65kg Tournament Reserve Fight
      Preliminary Card
      Weight ClassMethodRoundTimeNotes
      65kg Flag of Japan.svg Haruma Saikyo def. Flag of Japan.svg Taio Asahisa Decision (majority)33:00
      Heavyweight Flag of Japan.svg Keijidef. Flag of Japan.svg Hitoshi SugimotoDecision (unanimous)33:00
      65kg Flag of Japan.svg Mitsuhara Wakidef. Flag of Japan.svg Seiya UedaDecision (unanimous)33:00

        [3]

        K-1 World GP 2016 -65kg World Tournament bracket

        Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                 
        Flag of Japan.svg Hideaki Yamazaki DEC
        Flag of Moldova.svg Stanislav Renita 3-0
        Flag of Japan.svg Hideaki Yamazaki 2-1
        Flag of Morocco.svg Ilias Bulaid 4R.
        Flag of Morocco.svg Ilias Bulaid KO
        Flag of the United States.svg Chris Mauceri 2R.
        Flag of Morocco.svg Ilias Bulaid 2R.
        Flag of Thailand.svg Kaew Fairtex KO
        Flag of the Netherlands.svg Massaro Glunder 3-0
        Flag of Japan.svg Masaaki Noiri DEC
        Flag of Japan.svg Masaaki Noiri 3-0
        Flag of Thailand.svg Kaew Fairtex DEC
        Flag of Thailand.svg Kaew Fairtex KO
        Flag of Japan.svg Hiroya 1R.

        K-1 World GP 2016 Super Featherweight World Tournament

        K-1 World GP 2016
        Super Featherweight
        World Tournament
        Information
        Promotion K-1
        DateSeptember 19, 2016
        Venue Yoyogi National Gymnasium
        City Tokyo, Japan
        Event chronology
        K-1 World GP 2016 -65kg World Tournament K-1 World GP 2016
        Super Featherweight
        World Tournament
        K-1 World GP 2016 -95kg Championship Tournament

        K-1 World GP 2016 Super Featherweight World Tournament was a kickboxing event held on September 19, 2016 at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.

        Fight Card

        Main Card
        Weight ClassMethodRoundTimeNotes
        Super Featherweight Flag of Japan.svg Koya Urabe def. Flag of Japan.svg Taiga KO11:31Super Featherweight Tournament Final
        Super Lightweight Flag of Thailand.svg Kongnapa Weerasakreck def. Flag of Japan.svg Hideaki Yamazaki Decision (unanimous)33:00
        Heavyweight Flag of Japan.svg Makoto Uehara def. Flag of Japan.svg Koichi Decision (unanimous)33:00
        Lightweight Flag of Japan.svg Kenta Hayashi def. Flag of Japan.svg Yuji TakeuchiKO12:47
        Super Featherweight Flag of Japan.svg Koya Urabe def. Flag of Brazil.svg Paulo TebarKO20:58Super Featherweight Tournament Semi Final
        Super Featherweight Flag of Japan.svg Taiga def. Flag of Japan.svg Hirotaka Urabe Decision (unanimous)33:00Super Featherweight Tournament Semi Final
        65kg Flag of Japan.svg Kazuma Moridef. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Hong JingyaoKO30:27K-1 College 2016 -65kg Final
        60kg Flag of Japan.svg Kosuke Moriidef. Flag of Japan.svg Michitaka UchidaDecision (majority)32:00K-1 College 2016 -60kg Final
        55kg Flag of Japan.svg Yuta Kuwatadef. Flag of Japan.svg Yu NomuraKO31:22K-1 College 2016 -55kg Final
        Super Featherweight Flag of Japan.svg Kosuke Komiyama def. Flag of Brazil.svg Paulo TebarDecision (unanimous)33:00Super Featherweight Tournament Quarter Final
        Super Featherweight Flag of Japan.svg Koya Urabe def. Flag of Algeria.svg Karim Bennoui Decision (unanimous)33:00Super Featherweight Tournament Quarter Final
        Super Featherweight Flag of Japan.svg Hirotaka Urabe def. Flag of Germany.svg Johannes WolfDecision (unanimous)33:00Super Featherweight Tournament Quarter Final
        Super Featherweight Flag of Japan.svg Taiga def. Flag of Spain.svg Javier Hernández TKO23:00Super Featherweight Tournament Quarter Final
        Super Featherweight Flag of Japan.svg Kouzi def. Flag of Japan.svg ToshiDecision (unanimous)33:00Super Featherweight Tournament Reserve Fight
        Preliminary Card
        Weight ClassMethodRoundTimeNotes
        Super Featherweight Flag of Japan.svg Masanobu Goshu def. Flag of Japan.svg Yuta TakahashiDecision (majority)33:00
        Heavyweight Flag of Japan.svg K-Jee def. Flag of Japan.svg YoshinariKO21:23
        Featherweight Flag of Japan.svg Kento Itodraw Flag of Japan.svg Ryusei Ashizawa Decision (majority)33:00

          [4]

          K-1 World GP 2016 Super Featherweight World Tournament bracket

          Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
          Flag of Japan.svg Taiga TKO
          Flag of Spain.svg Javier Hernández 2R
          Flag of Japan.svg Taiga DEC
          Flag of Japan.svg Hirotaka Urabe 3-0
          Flag of Japan.svg Hirotaka Urabe DEC
          Flag of Germany.svg Johannes Wolf 3-0
          Flag of Japan.svg Taiga 1R
          Flag of Japan.svg Koya Urabe KO
          Flag of Japan.svg Koya Urabe DEC
          Flag of Algeria.svg Karim Bennoui 3-0
          Flag of Japan.svg Koya Urabe KO
          Flag of Brazil.svg Paulo Tebar12R
          Flag of Japan.svg Kosuke Komiyama DEC
          Flag of Brazil.svg Paulo Tebar 3-0

          1 Komiyama injured, so Tebar advanced.

          K-1 World GP 2016 Featherweight World Tournament

          K-1 World GP 2016
          Super Featherweight
          World Tournament
          Information
          Promotion K-1
          DateNovember 3, 2016
          Venue Yoyogi National Gymnasium
          City Tokyo, Japan
          Event chronology
          K-1 World GP 2016 -60kg World Tournament K-1 World GP 2016
          Super Featherweight
          World Tournament
          K-1 World GP 2017

          K-1 World GP 2016 Featherweight World Tournament was a kickboxing event held on November 3, 2016 at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.

          Fight Card

          Main Card
          Weight ClassMethodRoundTimeNotes
          Featherweight Flag of Japan.svg Takeru def. Flag of Japan.svg Kaito Ozawa Decision (unanimous)33:00Featherweight GP Final
          Super Welterweight Flag of Sweden.svg Sanny Dahlbeck def. Flag of Japan.svg Yasuhiro Kido KO12:09
          Welterweight Flag of Japan.svg Yuta Kubo def. Flag of Japan.svg Keita MakihiraDecision (unanimous)33:00
          Super Lightweight Flag of Japan.svg Yasuomi Soda def. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Fawad SeddiqiDecision (unanimous)33:00
          Featherweight Flag of Japan.svg Takeru def. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yun Qi TKO22:31Featherweight GP Semi Final
          Featherweight Flag of Japan.svg Kaito Ozawa def. Flag of France.svg Elias Mahmoudi Decision (unanimous)33:00Featherweight Tournament Semi Final
          65kg Flag of Japan.svg Kensei Kondodef. Flag of Japan.svg Kai HonmaDecision (unanimous)32:00K-1 Koshien 2016 -65kg Final
          60kg Flag of Japan.svg Yuma Saikyo def. Flag of Japan.svg Takumi YokoyamaDecision (unanimous)32:00K-1 Koshien 2016 -60kg Final
          55kg Flag of Japan.svg Taito Gunji def. Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuya Tsubakihara Decision (unanimous)32:00K-1 Koshien 2016 -55kg Final
          Featherweight Flag of Japan.svg Takeru def. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie WhelanDecision (unanimous)33:00Featherweight GP Quarter Final
          Featherweight Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yun Qi def. Flag of Japan.svg Shota KanbeDecision (unanimous)31:32Featherweight GP Quarter Final
          Featherweight Flag of France.svg Elias Mahmoudi def. Flag of Japan.svg Ryuma TobeDecision (unanimous)33:00Featherweight GP Quarter Final
          Featherweight Flag of Japan.svg Kaito Ozawa def. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Josh TonnaKO10:57Featherweight GP Quarter Final
          Featherweight Flag of Japan.svg Hirotaka Asahisa def. Flag of Japan.svg Yuka OtakiDecision (unanimous)33:00Featherweight GP Reserve Fight
          Preliminary Card
          Weight ClassMethodRoundTimeNotes
          Lightweight Flag of Japan.svg Rukiya Anpo def. Flag of Japan.svg Hisaki HigashimotoDecision (unanimous)33:00
          Super Lightweight Flag of Japan.svg Yuto Shinohara def. Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuya MineyamaDecision (unanimous)33:00
          Super Bantamweight Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Egawa def. Flag of Japan.svg RyotaKO11:15

            [5]

            K-1 World GP 2016 Featherweight World Tournament bracket

            Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                     
            Flag of Japan.svg Kaito Ozawa KO
            Flag of Australia (converted).svg Josh Toner 1R
            Flag of Japan.svg Kaito Ozawa DEC
            Flag of France.svg Elias Mahmoudi 3-0
            Flag of Japan.svg Ryuma Tobe 3-0
            Flag of France.svg Elias Mahmoudi DEC
            Flag of Japan.svg Kaito Ozawa 3-0
            Flag of Japan.svg Takeru DEC
            Flag of Japan.svg Shota Kanbe DEC
            Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yun Qi 3-0
            Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yun Qi 2R
            Flag of Japan.svg Takeru TKO
            Flag of Japan.svg Takeru DEC
            Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Whelan 3-0

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