K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Final was a kickboxing event promoted by the K-1. The event was held at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on Saturday, December 8, 2001, in front of 65,000 spectators. It was the ninth K-1 Grand Prix final, involving eight of the world's top fighters, with all bouts fought under K-1 Rules (100 kg/156-220 lbs). The eight finalists had almost all qualified by winning preliminary tournaments (with the exception of Peter Aerts who was a runner up), while two additional fighters were invited as reserve fighters in case of any injuries (for more detail on this see bulleted list below).
As well as tournament bouts there was also the aforementioned 'Reserve Fight' to decide who would be a replacement for any injured competition fighters, fought under K-1 Rules, and a 'Super Fight' between local middleweight star Masato and Noel Soares, fought under K-1 MAX Rules (70 kg/152 lbs). In total there were twelve fighters at the event, representing eleven countries.
The tournament winner was Mark Hunt who defeated Francisco Filho in the final by extra round unanimous decision, for his first and so far only K-1 World Grand Prix final victory. Both him and Francisco Filho even reaching the final was seen as a huge upset, helped in part by all the competition favourites Ernesto Hoost, Jérôme Le Banner and Peter Aerts being knocked out at the Quarter Final stage.
* Ernesto Hoost was injured after his match with Stefan Leko. As the Reserve Fight winner Mike Bernardo was also injured, Stefan Leko would take his place in the Semi Finals
Hoost defeated Leko by 3rd Round Unanimous Decision 3-0 (30-27, 30-27, 30-28) but had to retire due to injury - Stefan Leko would replace him in the Semi Finals as Reserve Fight winner Mike Bernardo was also injured.
Hunt defeated Filho by Extra Round Unanimous Decision 3-0 (10-9, 10-9, 10-9). After 3 rounds the judges had scored it a Decision Draw 0-0 (30-30, 30-30, 30-30).
^. K-1 Official Website. Archived from the original on 2011-02-26.
^"Results: K-1 WORLD GRAND PRIX 2001 FINAL". K-1sport.de - Your Source for Everything K-1. from the original on 2009-02-21.
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K 1 World Grand Prix 2001 Final was a kickboxing event promoted by the K 1 The event was held at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo Japan on Saturday December 8 2001 in front of 65 000 spectators It was the ninth K 1 Grand Prix final involving eight of the world s top fighters with all bouts fought under K 1 Rules 100 kg 156 220 lbs The eight finalists had almost all qualified by winning preliminary tournaments with the exception of Peter Aerts who was a runner up while two additional fighters were invited as reserve fighters in case of any injuries for more detail on this see bulleted list below K 1 World Grand Prix 2001 FinalInformationPromotionK 1DateDecember 8 2001VenueTokyo DomeCityTokyo JapanAttendance65 000Event chronologyK 1 World Grand Prix 2001 Preliminary Prague K 1 World Grand Prix 2001 Final K 1 World Grand Prix 2002 Preliminary Marseilles As well as tournament bouts there was also the aforementioned Reserve Fight to decide who would be a replacement for any injured competition fighters fought under K 1 Rules and a Super Fight between local middleweight star Masato and Noel Soares fought under K 1 MAX Rules 70 kg 152 lbs In total there were twelve fighters at the event representing eleven countries The tournament winner was Mark Hunt who defeated Francisco Filho in the final by extra round unanimous decision for his first and so far only K 1 World Grand Prix final victory Both him and Francisco Filho even reaching the final was seen as a huge upset helped in part by all the competition favourites Ernesto Hoost Jerome Le Banner and Peter Aerts being knocked out at the Quarter Final stage Qualifiers Finalists Peter Aerts K 1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Las Vegas runner up Jerome Le Banner K 1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Osaka winner Francisco Filho K 1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Fukuoka Repechage A winner Ernesto Hoost K 1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Melbourne winner Mark Hunt K 1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Fukuoka Repechage B winner Alexey Ignashov K 1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Nagoya winner Stefan Leko K 1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Las Vegas winner Nicholas Pettas K 1 Andy Memorial 2001 Japan GP Final winner Qualifiers Reservists Mike Bernardo K 1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Fukuoka Repechage B semi finalist Adam Watt K 1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Fukuoka Repechage B runner up Contents 1 K 1 World Grand Prix 2001 Final Tournament 2 Results 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksK 1 World Grand Prix 2001 Final Tournament editQuarter FinalsSemi FinalsFinal nbsp Stefan Leko nbsp Ernesto HoostDEC nbsp Stefan Leko nbsp Jerome Le Banner nbsp Mark HuntDEC nbsp Mark HuntKO nbsp Mark HuntDEC nbsp Nicholas Pettas nbsp Francisco Filho nbsp Alexey IgnashovKO nbsp Alexey Ignashov nbsp Francisco FilhoTKO nbsp Francisco FilhoDEC nbsp Peter Aerts Ernesto Hoost was injured after his match with Stefan Leko As the Reserve Fight winner Mike Bernardo was also injured Stefan Leko would take his place in the Semi FinalsResults editK 1 World Grand Prix 2001 Final Results 1 2 K 1 Grand Prix Reserve Fight K 1 Rules 3Min 3R Ext 2R nbsp Mike Bernardo def Adam Watt nbsp Bernardo defeated Watt by 3rd Round Unanimous Decision 3 0 29 28 30 28 29 28 K 1 Grand Prix Quarter Finals K 1 Rules 3Min 3R Ext 2R nbsp Ernesto Hoost def Stefan Leko nbsp Hoost defeated Leko by 3rd Round Unanimous Decision 3 0 30 27 30 27 30 28 but had to retire due to injury Stefan Leko would replace him in the Semi Finals as Reserve Fight winner Mike Bernardo was also injured nbsp Mark Hunt def Jerome Le Banner nbsp Hunt defeated Le Banner by KO Right Hook at 2 32 of the 2nd Round nbsp Alexey Ignashov def Nicholas Pettas nbsp Ignashov defeated Pettas by KO Right Knee at 1 21 of the 2nd Round nbsp Francisco Filho def Peter Aerts nbsp Filho defeated Aerts by TKO Corner Stoppage at 3 00 of the 2nd Round Peter Aerts was injured K 1 Grand Prix Semi Finals K 1 Rules 3Min 3R Ext 2R nbsp Mark Hunt def Stefan Leko nbsp Hunt defeated Leko by 3rd Round Unanimous Decision 3 0 30 27 30 26 30 27 nbsp Francisco Filho def Alexey Ignashov nbsp Filho defeated Ignashov by 3rd Round Unanimous Decision 3 0 30 29 30 29 30 29 Super Fight 68 kg K 1 Rules 3Min 5R nbsp Masato def Noel Soares nbsp Masato defeated Soares by KO Right Punch at 1 30 of the 3rd Round K 1 Grand Prix Final K 1 Rules 3Min 3R Ext 2R nbsp Mark Hunt def Francisco Filho nbsp Hunt defeated Filho by Extra Round Unanimous Decision 3 0 10 9 10 9 10 9 After 3 rounds the judges had scored it a Decision Draw 0 0 30 30 30 30 30 30 See also editList of K 1 events List of K 1 champions List of male kickboxersReferences edit K 1 World Grand Prix 2001 Final Results K 1 Official Website Archived from the original on 2011 02 26 Results K 1 WORLD GRAND PRIX 2001 FINAL K 1sport de Your Source for Everything K 1 Archived from the original on 2009 02 21 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 2001 Final amp oldid 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