K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Yokohama

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K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Yokohama
Details
Promotion	K-1
Date	April 13, 2008
Venue	Yokohama Arena
City	Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Attendance	10,629
Event chronology
K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 Final	K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Yokohama	K-1 World GP 2008 in Amsterdam

K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Yokohama was a kickboxing event held by the K-1 on April 13, 2008 at the Yokohama Arena in Kanagawa, Japan.

It was the first official K-1 World GP held in 2008, featuring eight Superfights, all fought under K-1 Rules and the Main Event between the current K-1 World Champion Semmy Schilt defending his Super Heavyweight Title against Mark Hunt.^[1]

The K-1 World GP 2008 in Yokohama attracted a crowd of 10,629 to the Yokohama Arena and was broadcast live across Japan on the Fuji TV network.^[1]

[edit] Results^[2]

Opening Fights

• Tsutomu Takahagi def. Kyoung Suk Kim

Takahagi defeated Kim at 0:18 in the 2 round by KO.

• Tsuyoshi Nakasako def. Takumi Sato

Nakasako defeated Sato by three round unanimous decision, 3-0 (29-27, 30-28, 30-28).

K-1 Super Fights

• Takashi Tachikawa def. Hiroyuki Enokida

Tachikawa defeated Enokida at 0:40 in the 1 round by KO.

• Aleksandr Pichkounov def. Chalid Arrab

Pichkounov defeated Arrab by second extra round split decision, 2-1 (10-9, 9-10, 10-9).

• Mitsugu Noda def. Petr Vondracek

Noda defeated Vondracek at 2:43 in the 2 round by KO.

• Keijiro Maeda def. Mighty Mo

Maeda defeated Mo by extra round unanimous decision, 3-0 (10-9, 10-9, 10-9).

• Glaube Feitosa vs. Alex Roberts

Feitosa defeated Roberts at 1:58 in the 2 round by left high kick KO.

• Badr Hari vs. Ray Sefo

Hari defeated Sefo at 2:43 in the 1 round by knee strikes KO.

• Musashi def. Junichi Sawayashiki

Musashi defeated Sawayashiki at 2:16 in the 2 round by left straight punch KO.

• Ewerton Teixeira def. Yusuke Fujimoto

Teixeira defeated Fujimoto at 2:01 in the 2 extra round by right straight punch KO.

K-1 Super Heavyweight title match

• Semmy Schilt vs. Mark Hunt

Schilt defeated Hunt at 3:00 in the 1 round by spinning back kick KO.

[edit] See also

• List of K-1 events
• List of male kickboxers
• List of kickboxing organizations

v • d • e 2008 K-1 Events upcoming events are in italics K-1 World GP K-1 World GP in Budapest • K-1 World GP in Yokohama • K-1 World GP in Amsterdam • K-1 World GP in Fukuoka • K-1 World GP in Macau • K-1 World GP in Hawaii • K-1 World GP Final 16 • K-1 World GP Final • K-1 MAX K-1 World MAX Japan • K-1 Europe MAX Holland • K-1 Asia MAX Korea • K-1 Europe MAX Poland • K-1 World MAX 2008 Final 16 • K-1 Europe MAX Italy • K-1 Scandinavia MAX Sweden • K-1 Hungary MAX 2008 • K-1 World MAX Final 8 • K-1 World MAX Final • DREAM 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6

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