K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 Final
| K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 Final | ||||
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 The poster for K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 Final | ||||
| Promotion | K-1 | |||
| Date | December 8, 2007 | |||
| Venue | Yokohama Arena  | |||
| City | Yokohama, Japan | |||
| Attendance | 17,667 | |||
| Total purse | US$ 400,000 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 Final was a martial arts event held by the K-1 on Saturday December 8, 2007 at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan. It was the 15th 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.
The qualification for top eight fighters, K-1 World GP 2007 in Seoul Final 16 was held on October 28, 2007 in Seoul, Korea.[1]
The event drew a sellout crowd of 17,667 to the Yokohama Arena. It was broadcast live in Japan on the Fuji TV network; in South Korea on XTM; in Hong Kong on PCCW; in Australia on Main Event; in Brazil on Globosat; in Canada on The Fight Network; in Romania on ProTV; in Hungary on RTL Klub and across Scandinavia on Viasat. With all the delayed broadcasts bringing it to a total of 135 countries.[2] The English language commentary team was headed by an Australian Michael Schiavello, with four time K-1 World Champion Ernesto Hoost, Ray Sefo and Akebono. The event ring announcer was Jimmy Lennon Jr.
K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 Final Tournament
[edit]| Final 16 | Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Final | ||||||||||||
 Jérôme Le Banner | KO | ||||||||||||||
 Yong-soo Park | |||||||||||||||
| Jérôme Le Banner | DEC | ||||||||||||||
| Choi Hong-man | |||||||||||||||
| Choi Hong-man | DEC | ||||||||||||||
 Mighty Mo | |||||||||||||||
| Jérôme Le Banner | |||||||||||||||
 Semmy Schilt | TKO | ||||||||||||||
| Semmy Schilt | TKO | ||||||||||||||
 Paul Slowinski | |||||||||||||||
| Semmy Schilt | DEC | ||||||||||||||
 Glaube Feitosa | |||||||||||||||
| Glaube Feitosa | DEC | ||||||||||||||
 Chalid Arrab | |||||||||||||||
| Semmy Schilt | TKO | ||||||||||||||
| Peter Aerts | |||||||||||||||
 Badr Hari | TKO | ||||||||||||||
 Doug Viney | |||||||||||||||
| Badr Hari | |||||||||||||||
| Remy Bonjasky | DEC | ||||||||||||||
| Remy Bonjasky | KO | ||||||||||||||
| Stefan Leko | |||||||||||||||
| Remy Bonjasky | |||||||||||||||
| Peter Aerts | DEC | ||||||||||||||
| Peter Aerts | TKO | ||||||||||||||
| Ray Sefo | |||||||||||||||
| Peter Aerts | KO | ||||||||||||||
| Junichi Sawayashiki | |||||||||||||||
| Yusuke Fujimoto | |||||||||||||||
| Junichi Sawayashiki | TKO | ||||||||||||||
Results
[edit]Source:[3]
Opening Fights: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R
- Mitsugu Noda
def. Noel Cadet 
- Noda defeated Cadet by TKO at 1:13 of the 2nd Round.
- Jan Nortje
def. Dong-wook Kim 
- Nortje defeated Kim by TKO (Punch) at 0:11 of the 2nd Round.
- Takashi Tashikawa def. Ki-min Kim
- Tashikawa defeated Kim by KO at 1:21 of the 1st Round.
Reserve Fight: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.1R
- Paul Slowinski
def. Mighty Mo 
- Slowinski defeated Mo by TKO (Low Kicks) at 0:50 of the 2nd Round.
Quarter Finals: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.1R
- Jérôme Le Banner def. Choi Hong-man
- Le Banner defeated Choi by 3rd Round Unanimous Decision 3-0 (30-29, 30-28, 30-29).
- Semmy Schilt
def. Glaube Feitosa 
- Schilt defeated Feitosa by 3rd Round Unanimous Decision 3-0 (30-27, 30-28, 30-27).
- Remy Bonjasky def. Badr Hari
- Bonjasky defeated Hari by 3rd Round Majority Decision 2-0 (30-29, 29-29, 30-29).
- Peter Aerts def. Junichi Sawayashiki
- Aerts defeated Sawayashiki by KO (Straight Right Punch) at 1:29 of the 1st Round.
Semi Finals: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.1R
- Semmy Schilt def. Jérôme Le Banner
- Schilt defeated Le Banner by TKO (Corner Stoppage) at 1:02 of the 2nd Round.
- Peter Aerts def. Remy Bonjasky
- Aerts defeated Bonjasky by 3rd Round Unanimous Decision 3-0 (30-29, 30-27, 30-28).
Super Fight: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.2R
- Musashi def. David Dancrade
- Musashi defeated Dancrade by KO (Left Mid Kick) at 2:59 of the 1st Round.
Final: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.2R
- Semmy Schilt def. Peter Aerts
- Schilt defeated Aerts by TKO (Knee Injury) at 1:49 of the 1st Round.
The tournament winner Semmy Schilt of Netherlands became the first fighter ever in K-1 history to win the Championship three years in a row and picked up a winner's purse of US$400,000.[2]
For the last six years, the K-1 World GP Champion has been a Dutchman and in K-1's 15-year history, a Dutch fighter has won the World GP a total of 12 times.[2]
Line-up changes before the event:
- Paul Slowinski replaces announced fighter
Chalid Arrab due to an Appendicitis.[4]
- David Dancrade replaces announced fighter Souleimane Konate due to an injury.[4]
Ray Sefo is not cleared to fight by the doctor due to an eye injury sustained during training. The Reserve Fight #2 is dropped from the card and his opponent Paul Slowinski is moved up to Reserve Fight #1.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Matchups Set for K-1 World GP Final". K-1 Grand Prix Website. Archived from the original on 2009-11-06. Retrieved 2007-11-09.
- ^ a b c Di Pietro, Monty. "Schilt Three-Peats as K-1 World GP Champion". K-1 Grand Prix Website. Archived from the original on 2007-12-12. Retrieved 2007-12-08.
- ^ "K-1 Official Results". K-1 Grand Prix Website. Archived from the original on 2009-10-26. Retrieved 2007-12-08.
- ^ a b c "Line-up changes for K-1 World GP Final". www.mat-magazine.com. Archived from the original on 2007-12-12. Retrieved 2007-12-06.