K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final

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K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final
K-1WGP2009Final.jpg
The poster for K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final
Promotion K-1
DateDecember 5, 2009
Venue Yokohama Arena
City Flag of Japan.svg Yokohama, Japan
Attendance17,626 [1]
Event chronology
K-1 Europe Grand Prix 2009 in Tallinn K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final K-1 ColliZion 2009 Final Tournament

K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final was a martial arts event held by the K-1 on Saturday December 5, 2009 at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan. It was the 17th 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.

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The qualification for the top eight fighters was held at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Seoul Final 16 on September 26, 2009 in Seoul, Korea.

Michael Buffer was the ring announcer for the night. [2]

Qualifying events

Qualifying events for K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final
LocationStadiumDateWinner
K-1 Rumble of the Kings Stockholm, Sweden Hovet Arena20 November 2009 Rickard Nordstrand Flag of Sweden.svg
K-1 Europe Grand Prix Tallinn, Estonia Nokia Hall21 November 2009 Andrei Bokan Flag of Estonia.svg

Match ups

The match ups were held the day proceeding the World Grand Prix Final 16. All fighters drew a ball from a box with a numbers on them and chose their spots in order from who drew ball number 1 to number 8. Ruslan Karaev who was first up chose spot number 1. Badr Hari was up next and decided to face Karaev for the third time. Errol Zimmerman was next and chose the 7th spot. Remy Bonjasky had the choice of fighting Zimmerman or picking another spot. Remy was tempted to take the 3rd spot so to be given the chance to fight Badr in the semi-finals, but was challenged by Zimmerman and Remy accepted. Jerome Lebanner decided to walk straight into the 5th spot. Semmy Schilt opted for a 4th match with Jerome. The last two finalists Ewerton Teixeira and Alistair Overeem will meet in the second quarter final match.

On November 28, it was announced that Sergei Kharitonov would be replacing Chalid Arrab to face Daniel Ghita in the second reserve bout. [3]

Results

K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final [4]
RoundMatchResults
Opening fights: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Flag of Japan.svg Keiichi Samukawa vs Ryuji Kajiwara Flag of Japan.svg Kajiwara defeated Samukawa by 3 round unanimous decision 3-0 (30-28, 30-28, 30-29).
Flag of India.svg Singh Jaideep vs Makoto Uehara Flag of Japan.svg Jaideep defeated Uehara by KO (right hook) at 1:36 of the 2nd round.
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Soukup vs Tsutomu Takahagi Flag of Japan.svg Soukup defeated Takahagi by 3 round unanimous decision 3-0 (30-26, 30-27, 30-28).
Reserve fight 1: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext. 1R Flag of the Netherlands.svg Peter Aerts vs. Gokhan Saki Flag of Turkey.svg Aerts defeated Saki by 3 round unanimous decision 3-0 (30-27, 29-27, 29-28).
K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Quarter finals: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext. 1R Flag of Russia.svg Ruslan Karaev vs Badr Hari Flag of Morocco.svg Hari defeated Karaev by KO (2 knockdown, right hook) at 0:38 of the 1st round.
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Alistair Overeem vs Ewerton Teixeira Flag of Brazil.svg Overeem defeated Teixeira by KO (left knee kick) at 1:06 of the 1st round.
Flag of France.svg Jerome Le Banner vs Semmy Schilt Flag of the Netherlands.svg Schilt defeated Le Banner by KO (2 knockdown, Left front kick) at 1:27 of the 1st round.
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Errol Zimmerman vs Remy Bonjasky Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bonjasky defeated Zimmerman by 3 round unanimous decision 3-0 (30-27, 30-28, 29-28).
Reserve fight 2: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext. 1R Flag of Romania.svg Daniel Ghita vs Sergei Kharitonov Flag of Russia.svg Ghita defeated Kharitonov by KO (right low kick) at 0:36 of the 3rd round.
K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Semi finals: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext. 1R Flag of Morocco.svg Badr Hari vs Alistair Overeem Flag of the Netherlands.svg Hari defeated Overeem by KO (2 knockdown, left high kick) at 2:14 of the 1st round.
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Semmy Schilt vs. Remy Bonjasky Flag of the Netherlands.svg Schilt defeated Bonjasky by KO (2 knockdown, right cross) at 2:38 of the 1st round.
Super fight: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext. 1R Flag of Japan.svg Kyotaro vs Tyrone Spong Flag of Suriname.svg Spong defeated Kyotaro by 3 round unanimous decision 3-0 (30-27, 30-28, 30-28).
K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Finals: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext. 2R Flag of Morocco.svg Badr Hari vs Semmy Schilt Flag of the Netherlands.svg Schilt defeated Hari by KO (2 knockdown, straight right) at 1:48 of the 1st round.

K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final bracket

Final 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
        
Flag of Russia.svg Ruslan Karaev DEC
Flag of Japan.svg Kyotaro 3r.
Flag of Russia.svg Ruslan Karaev 1r.
Flag of Morocco.svg Badr Hari TKO
Flag of Morocco.svg Badr Hari KO
Flag of Belarus.svg Zabit Samedov 1r.
Flag of Morocco.svg Badr Hari TKO
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Alistair Overeem 1r.
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Peter Aerts 3r.
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Alistair Overeem DEC
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Alistair Overeem KO
Flag of Brazil.svg Ewerton Teixeira 1r.
Flag of Brazil.svg Ewerton Teixeira DEC
Flag of India.svg Singh Jaideep 5r.
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Semmy Schilt TKO
Flag of Morocco.svg Badr Hari 1r.
Flag of France.svg Jerome Le Banner DEC
Flag of Japan.svg Musashi 3r.
Flag of France.svg Jerome Le Banner 1r.
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Semmy Schilt TKO
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Semmy Schilt DEC
Flag of Romania.svg Daniel Ghita 3r.
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Semmy Schilt TKO
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Remy Bonjasky 1r.
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Errol Zimmerman DEC
Flag of Brazil.svg Glaube Feitosa 3r.
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Errol Zimmerman 3r.
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Remy Bonjasky DEC
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Remy Bonjasky DEC
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Melvin Manhoef 3r.

See also

References

  1. "A Clean Sweep as Bodies Fall". www.k-1.co.jp. 2009-12-05. Archived from the original on 2010-03-16.
  2. "Grand Prix Details: Fight Order and Ring Announcer Set". headkicklegend.com. 2009-12-04.
  3. "GP News: Die Faust OUT, Kharitonov IN". headkicklegend.com. 2009-11-28.
  4. "K-1 World GP 2009 Final fight card". www.k-1.co.jp/en. Archived from the original on 2009-09-29. Retrieved 2009-10-17.