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K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Seoul Final 16

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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]

K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Seoul Final 16
The poster for K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Seoul Final 16
PromotionK-1
DateSeptember 27, 2008
VenueOlympic Gymnastics Arena
CitySouth Korea Seoul, Korea
Attendance15,729
Event chronology
K-1 Koshien 2008 King of Under 18 Final 16 K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Seoul Final 16 K-1 World MAX 2008 World Championship Tournament Final

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

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K-1 World GP 2008 in Fukuoka

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

K-1 World GP 2008 in Amsterdam

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Round of 16 Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final
New Zealand  Doug Viney  
Azerbaijan  Zabit Samedov DEC Azerbaijan  Zabit Samedov DEC
Brazil  Vitor Miranda   Azerbaijan  Zabit Samedov DEC
Belarus  Sergei Gur   Netherlands  Brian Douwes *  
France  Freddy Kemayo KO France  Freddy Kemayo KO
Turkey  Erhan Deniz   Romania  Cătălin Moroșanu  
Romania  Cătălin Moroșanu DEC Azerbaijan  Zabit Samedov  
Netherlands  Errol Zimmerman KO Netherlands  Errol Zimmerman DEC
Croatia  Damir Tovarovič   Netherlands  Errol Zimmerman TKO
Hungary  Attila Karacs KO Hungary  Attila Karacs  
Czech Republic  Petr Vondraček   Netherlands  Errol Zimmerman KO
Tonga  Paula Mataele   Switzerland  Bjorn Bregy  
Switzerland  Björn Bregy KO Switzerland  Bjorn Bregy KO
South Africa  Jan Nortje  

* Reserve Fight winner Brian Douwes replaced Freddy Kemayo in the Semi Finals as Freddy Kemayo was unable to continue due to injury

K-1 World GP 2008 in Taipei

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Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final
Russia  Ruslan Karaev KO
Japan  Tatsufumi Tomihira   Russia  Ruslan Karaev TKO
South Korea  Young-hyun Kim DEC South Korea  Young-hyun Kim  
Thailand  Saiseelek Nor-Seepun   Russia  Ruslan Karaev KO
Russia  Aleksandr Pitchkounov DEC Russia  Aleksandr Pitchkounov  
Japan  Nobu Hayashi   Russia  Aleksandr Pitchkounov KO
South Korea  Yong-soo Park   Canada  Vaughn Anderson *  
Japan  Makoto Uehara KO

* Reserve Fight winner Vaughn Anderson replaced Makoto Uehara in the Semi Finals as Makoto Uehara was unable to continue due to injury

K-1 World GP 2008 in Hawaii

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Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final
United States  Mighty Mo DEC
United States  Justice Smith   South Korea  Randy Kim * KO
United States  Butterbean   United States  Wesley Correira  
United States  Wesley Correira KO South Korea  Randy Kim  
Turkey  Gokhan Saki KO Turkey  Gokhan Saki KO
United States  Deutsch Pu'u   Turkey  Gokhan Saki KO
Denmark  Nicholas Pettas   United States  Rick Cheek  
United States  Rick Cheek TKO

* Reserve Fight winner Randy Kim replaced Mighty Mo in the Semi Finals as Mighty Mo could not continue due to injury

Fan Voting Results

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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

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Source:[3]

  • Opening Fights: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext. 1R
Keijiro Maeda Japan  vs Min Ho Song South Korea 
Maeda defeated Song by KO (Right Low Kick) at 1:43 of the 3rd Round.
Zabit Samedov Azerbaijan  vs Fabiano da Silva Brazil 
Samedov defeated da Silva by 3rd Round Unanimous Decision 3-0 (30-28, 30-28, 30-29).
Yong-soo Park South Korea  vs Randy Kim South Korea 
Kim defeated Park by KO (Right Low Kick) at 1:11 of the 2nd Round.
  • Final 16 : K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext. 2R
Ruslan Karaev Russia  vs Chalid Arrab Germany 
Karaev defeated Arrab by KO (3 Knockdown, Punche Rush) at 2:30 of the 2nd Round.
Jerome Le Banner France  vs Junichi Sawayashiki Japan 
Le Banner defeated Sawayashiki by 3rd Round Unanimous Decision 3-0 (30-26, 30-27, 30-28).
Ray Sefo New Zealand  vs Gokhan Saki Turkey 
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).
Glaube Feitosa Brazil  vs Errol Zimmerman Netherlands 
Zimmerman defeated Feitosa by 3rd Round Unanimous Decision 3-0 (30-26, 30-26, 30-26).
Remy Bonjasky Netherlands  vs Paul Slowinski Poland 
Bonjasky defeated Slowinski by 3rd Round Majority Decision 2-0 (30-29, 30-30, 30-29).
Ewerton Teixeira Brazil  vs Musashi Japan 
Teixeira defeated Musashi by 3rd Round Unanimous Decision 3-0 (30-28, 30-28, 30-28).
Badr Hari Morocco  vs Hong-man Choi South Korea 
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 Netherlands  vs Peter Aerts Netherlands 
Aerts defeated Schilt by 3rd Round Majority Decision 2-0 (30-29, 30-29, 30-30).

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "FieLDS K-1 WORLD GP 2008 IN SEOUL -FINAL16-". K-1 Grand Prix Website. Archived from the original on 2007-08-15. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
  2. ^ DiPietro, Monty. "Aerts Overwhelms Schilt in Seoul". K-1 Grand Prix Website. Archived from the original on 2009-08-08. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
  3. ^ "FieLDS K-1 WORLD GP 2008 IN SEOUL -FINAL16-". K-1 Grand Prix Website. Archived from the original on 2009-12-08. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
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