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]
* Reserve Fight winner Randy Kim replaced Mighty Mo in the Semi Finals as Mighty Mo could not continue due to injury
Fan Voting Resultsedit
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.
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).
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.
^. K-1 Grand Prix Website. Archived from the original on 2007-08-15. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
^DiPietro, Monty. . K-1 Grand Prix Website. Archived from the original on 2009-08-08. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
^. K-1 Grand Prix Website. Archived from the original on 2009-12-08. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
External linksedit
K-1 Official Website
K-1sport.de - Your Source for Everything K-1
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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 16The poster for K 1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Seoul Final 16InformationPromotionK 1DateSeptember 27 2008VenueOlympic Gymnastics ArenaCitySeoul KoreaAttendance15 729Event chronologyK 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 FinalThe 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 Contents 1 Qualifying events 1 1 K 1 World GP 2008 in Fukuoka 1 2 K 1 World GP 2008 in Amsterdam 1 3 K 1 World GP 2008 in Taipei 1 4 K 1 World GP 2008 in Hawaii 1 5 Fan Voting Results 2 Results 3 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksQualifying events editK 1 World GP 2008 in Fukuoka edit The winner was Ewerton Teixeira For more information see K 1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Fukuoka K 1 World GP 2008 in Amsterdam edit Round of 16Quarter FinalsSemi FinalsFinal nbsp Doug Viney nbsp Zabit SamedovDEC nbsp Zabit SamedovDEC nbsp Vitor Miranda nbsp Zabit SamedovDEC nbsp Sergei Gur nbsp Brian Douwes nbsp Freddy KemayoKO nbsp Freddy KemayoKO nbsp Erhan Deniz nbsp Cătălin Moroșanu nbsp Cătălin MoroșanuDEC nbsp Zabit Samedov nbsp Errol ZimmermanKO nbsp Errol ZimmermanDEC nbsp Damir Tovarovic nbsp Errol ZimmermanTKO nbsp Attila KaracsKO nbsp Attila Karacs nbsp Petr Vondracek nbsp Errol ZimmermanKO nbsp Paula Mataele nbsp Bjorn Bregy nbsp Bjorn BregyKO nbsp Bjorn BregyKO nbsp 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 edit Quarter FinalsSemi FinalsFinal nbsp Ruslan KaraevKO nbsp Tatsufumi Tomihira nbsp Ruslan KaraevTKO nbsp Young hyun KimDEC nbsp Young hyun Kim nbsp Saiseelek Nor Seepun nbsp Ruslan KaraevKO nbsp Aleksandr PitchkounovDEC nbsp Aleksandr Pitchkounov nbsp Nobu Hayashi nbsp Aleksandr PitchkounovKO nbsp Yong soo Park nbsp Vaughn Anderson nbsp Makoto UeharaKO 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 edit Quarter FinalsSemi FinalsFinal nbsp Mighty MoDEC nbsp Justice Smith nbsp Randy Kim KO nbsp Butterbean nbsp Wesley Correira nbsp Wesley CorreiraKO nbsp Randy Kim nbsp Gokhan SakiKO nbsp Gokhan SakiKO nbsp Deutsch Pu u nbsp Gokhan SakiKO nbsp Nicholas Pettas nbsp Rick Cheek nbsp Rick CheekTKO Reserve Fight winner Randy Kim replaced Mighty Mo in the Semi Finals as Mighty Mo could not continue due to injury Fan Voting Results edit 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 3 editOpening Fights K 1 Rules 3Min 3R Ext 1RKeijiro Maeda nbsp vs Min Ho Song nbsp Maeda defeated Song by KO Right Low Kick at 1 43 of the 3rd Round Zabit Samedov nbsp vs Fabiano da Silva nbsp Samedov defeated da Silva by 3rd Round Unanimous Decision 3 0 30 28 30 28 30 29 Yong soo Park nbsp vs Randy Kim nbsp Kim defeated Park by KO Right Low Kick at 1 11 of the 2nd Round Final 16 K 1 Rules 3Min 3R Ext 2RRuslan Karaev nbsp vs Chalid Arrab nbsp Karaev defeated Arrab by KO 3 Knockdown Punche Rush at 2 30 of the 2nd Round Jerome Le Banner nbsp vs Junichi Sawayashiki nbsp Le Banner defeated Sawayashiki by 3rd Round Unanimous Decision 3 0 30 26 30 27 30 28 Ray Sefo nbsp vs Gokhan Saki nbsp 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 nbsp vs Errol Zimmerman nbsp Zimmerman defeated Feitosa by 3rd Round Unanimous Decision 3 0 30 26 30 26 30 26 Remy Bonjasky nbsp vs Paul Slowinski nbsp Bonjasky defeated Slowinski by 3rd Round Majority Decision 2 0 30 29 30 30 30 29 Ewerton Teixeira nbsp vs Musashi nbsp Teixeira defeated Musashi by 3rd Round Unanimous Decision 3 0 30 28 30 28 30 28 Badr Hari nbsp vs Hong man Choi nbsp 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 nbsp vs Peter Aerts nbsp Aerts defeated Schilt by 3rd Round Majority Decision 2 0 30 29 30 29 30 30 See also editList of K 1 events List of K 1 champions List of male kickboxersReferences edit 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 DiPietro Monty Aerts Overwhelms Schilt in Seoul K 1 Grand Prix Website Archived from the original on 2009 08 08 Retrieved 2008 09 27 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 External links editK 1 Official Website K 1sport de Your Source for Everything K 1 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title K 1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Seoul Final 16 amp oldid 1179274197, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
