2012 in K-1 Events

This is a list of events held in 2012 by K-1, a kickboxing promotion based in Hong Kong.

Events

K-1 World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament Final 16

K-1 World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament Final 16
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Promotion K-1
It's Showtime
Date May 27, 2012
Venue Palacio Vistalegre
City Spain Madrid


K-1 World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament Final 16 was a kickboxing event promoted by the K-1 in association with the Dutch-based promotion It's Showtime. It took place on May 27, 2012 at the Palacio Vistalegre in Madrid, Spain. It was the 9th annual K-1 World Max (70 kg/154 lbs weight class) World Championship Final and the first K-1 event since the establishment of K-1 Global Holdings Ltd by EMCOM Entertainment.

These fights were played under K-1 rules with three three minute rounds and one extra round.

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K-1 World MAX 2012 Final 16

Winner Loser Result
Suriname Andy Ristie Armenia Gago Drago Unanimous decision (3-0)
Democratic Republic of the Congo Chris Ngimbi Thailand Longern Supepro Samui Unanimous decision (3-0)
Greece Mike Zambidis Morocco Chahid Oulad El Hadj 3rd round knockout (Left hook)
Japan Yasuhiro Kido China Xu Yan 3rd round knockout (Spinning backlist)
United Kingdom Reece McAllister Japan Yuji Nashiro Unanimous Decision (3-0)
Netherlands Murthel Groenhart Armenia Harut Grigorian 3rd round knockout (Punches)
Netherlands Andy Souwer Spain Abraham Roqueñi Split decision (2-1)
Ukraine Artur Kyshenko South Korea Su Hwan Lee 2nd round knockout (Left hook)

Super fights

Winner Loser Result
Ukraine Sergei Lascenko Netherlands Rico Verhoeven Extra round split decision (2-1)
Romania Daniel Ghiţă Curaçao Wendell Roche Second round TKO (towel thrown)
Croatia Mirko Filipović Spain Lorenzo Javier Jorge 2nd round knockout (Left uppercut)
Morocco Badr Hari Brazil Anderson Silva Unanimous decision (3-0)

K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Los Angeles

K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Los Angeles
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Promotion K-1
SUPERKOMBAT
Date September 8, 2012
Venue Memorial Sports Arena
City United States Los Angeles
Attendance 7,000

K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Los Angeles was a kickboxing event held by the K-1 in association with the Romanian-based promotion SUPERKOMBAT on September 8, 2012 at the Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California.

It was a qualifying tournament and involved eight fighters with all bouts being fought under K-1 Rules (100 kg/156-220 lbs). Xavier Vigney, Rick Roufus, Jarrell Miller and Randy Blake qualified for the K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Tokyo Final 16.[2] It also involved eight fighters who fought in the K-1 MAX (70 kg/154 lbs) weight division preliminaries and another eight in super fights. In total there were twenty-four fighters at the event, the majority representing the United States.[1][3][4]

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Undercard bouts

These fights were played under K-1 rules with three three minute rounds.

Winner Loser Result
United States Mike Lemaire United States Glen Spencer 3rd round Unanimous Decision
United States Damian Earley United States Jermaine Soto KO (right cross) at 1:13 of round 3
United States James Wilson United States Doug Sauer KO (left hook) at 2:32 of round 1

K-1 MAX (70 kg/154 lbs) bouts

These fights were played under K-1 rules with three three minute rounds.

Winner Loser Result
United States Justin Greskiewicz United States Bryce Krause TKO (referee stoppage) at 1:22 of round 3
United States Joey Pagliuso United States Ben Yelle KO at 0:18 of round 3
United States Michael Mananquil United States Scott Leffler 3rd Round Unanimous Decision
United States Chaz Mulkey United States Kit Cope TKO at 2:16 of round 2

Super fights

These fights were played under K-1 rules with three three minute rounds and an extra one round.

Winner Loser Result
Japan Shuichi Wentz United States Romie Adanza 3rd round Unanimous Decision
China Kang En United States Travis Garlits 3rd round Unanimous Decision
Canada Gabriel Varga Thailand Lerdsila Chumpairtour 3rd round Unanimous Decision
United States Jeremiah Metcalf United States Markhaile Wedderburn KO (knee to the body) at 2:12 of round 1

Heavyweight (100 kg/220 lbs) Qualifications

These fights were played under K-1 rules with three three minute rounds.

Winner Loser Result
United States Xavier Vigney United States Seth Petruzelli TKO (knee) at 1:17 of round 2
United States Rick Roufus United States Mighty Mo 3rd round Split Decision
United States Jarrell Miller United States Jack May KO (uppercut) at 2:42 of round 1
United States Randy Blake United States Dewey Cooper 3rd round Unanimous Decision

K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Tokyo Final 16

K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Tokyo Final 16
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Promotion K-1
SUPERKOMBAT
Date October 14, 2012
Venue Ryōgoku Kokugikan
City Japan Tokyo

K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Tokyo Final 16 was a kickboxing event held by the K-1 in association with the Romanian-based promotion SUPERKOMBAT[6] on Sunday, October 14, 2012 at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan. It was the Final Elimination tournament for top sixteen fighters. The winners qualified for the K-1 World Grand Prix Final.[7]

K-1 World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament Final

K-1 World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament Final
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Promotion K-1
Date December 15, 2012
Venue O.A.C.A. Olympic Hall
City Greece Athens

K-1 World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament Final was a kickboxing event promoted by the K-1 promotion. It took place on December 15, 2012 in Athens, Greece. It was the 9th annual K-1 World Max (70 kg/154 lbs weight class) World Championship Final and the first K-1 event since the establishment of K-1 Global Holdings Ltd by EMCOM Entertainment.

In Association

SuperKombat World Grand Prix 2012 Final
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Promotion SUPERKOMBAT
K-1
Date December 22, 2012
Venue Polyvalent Hall
City Romania Bucharest

SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2012 Final was a kickboxing event held by the Romanian-based promotion SUPERKOMBAT in association with the K-1 on Saturday, December 22, 2012 at the Polyvalent Hall in Bucharest, Romania. It was the 2nd SUPERKOMBAT World GP Final, the culmination of a year full of tournaments. All fights followed SK's tournament format and were conducted under K-1 Rules.[10][11][12][13][14] The qualification for the top four fighters was held at the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2012 Final Elimination on November 10, 2012 in Craiova, Romania.[15]


K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 Final

K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 Final
Information
Promotion K-1
Date March 15, 2013
Venue Arena Zagreb
City Croatia Zagreb

K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 Final was a kickboxing event promoted by the K-1 promotion. It took place on March 15, 2013 in Zagreb, Croatia. It was the 19th annual K-1 World GP Final and the first K-1 event since the establishment of K-1 Global Holdings Ltd by EMCOM Entertainment.[17] For the first time in history it was held outside of Japan.[18]

Tournaments

SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2012 Final

Final Elimination Semi Finals Final
 Ukraine Pavel Zhuravlev DEC  
 France Freddy Kemayo 3-0      Ukraine Pavel Zhuravlev KO  
 Romania Benjamin Adegbuyi KO      Romania Benjamin Adegbuyi 1st  
 Ukraine Sergei Lascenko 1st        Ukraine Pavel Zhuravlev DEC
 Suriname Ismael Londt TKO        Suriname Ismael Londt 4th
 United Kingdom Daniel Sam 1st      Suriname Ismael Londt TKO
 Romania Sebastian Ciobanu DEC      Romania Sebastian Ciobanu 2nd    
 Czech Republic Roman Kleibl 3-0  

K-1 World MAX 2012 Bracket

First Round Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final
Greece  Mike Zambidis KO  
Morocco  Chahid Oulad El Hadj 3rd     Greece  Mike Zambidis DEC  
United Kingdom  Reece McAllister DEC     United Kingdom  Reece McAllister 3-0  
Japan  Yuji Nashiro 3-0       Greece  Mike Zambidis 2nd  
Japan  Yasuhiro Kido KO       Netherlands  Murthel Groenhart KO  
China  Xu Yan 3rd     Japan  Yasuhiro Kido 1st  
Armenia  Harut Grigorian 3rd     Netherlands  Murthel Groenhart KO  
Netherlands  Murthel Groenhart KO       Netherlands  Murthel Groenhart KO
Ukraine  Artur Kyshenko KO       Ukraine  Artur Kyshenko 3rd
South Korea  Su Hwan Lee 2nd     Ukraine  Artur Kyshenko KO  
Democratic Republic of the Congo  Chris Ngimbi DEC     Democratic Republic of the Congo  Chris Ngimbi 2nd  
Thailand  Longern Superpro Samui 3-0       Ukraine  Artur Kyshenko DEC  
Netherlands  Andy Souwer DEC       Netherlands  Andy Souwer 3-0  
Spain  Abraham Roqueñi 2-1     Netherlands  Andy Souwer DEC       
Suriname  Andy Ristie DEC     Suriname  Andy Ristie 2-0       
Armenia  Gago Drago 3-0  

K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 Bracket

First Round Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final
 Romania Cătălin Moroşanu DEC  
 Poland Paul Slowinski 3-0      Romania Cătălin Moroşanu DEC  
 Japan Makoto Uehara DEC      Ukraine Pavel Zhuravlev * 3-0  
 Japan Hiromi Amada 3-0        Ukraine Pavel Zhuravlev 3-0  
 Croatia Mirko Filipović DEC        Croatia Mirko Filipović DEC  
 United States Randy Blake 2-0      Croatia Mirko Filipović DEC  
 United States Jarrell Miller DEC      United States Jarrell Miller 3-0  
 Lithuania Arnold Oborotov 3-0        Croatia Mirko Filipović DEC
 Australia Ben Edwards TKO        Suriname Ismael Londt 3-0
 Romania Raul Cătinaş 2nd      Morocco Badr Hari ** DEC  
 Azerbaijan Zabit Samedov TKO      Azerbaijan Zabit Samedov 3-0  
 United States Xavier Vigney 1st        Bosnia and Herzegovina Dževad Poturak TKO  
 Suriname Ismael Londt DEC        Suriname Ismael Londt 2nd  
 India Singh Jaideep 2-0      Suriname Ismael Londt TKO       
 Egypt Hesdy Gerges DEC      Egypt Hesdy Gerges 3rd       
 Ukraine Sergei Lascenko 3-0  

* Makoto Uehara and Ben Edwards were unable to fight - their places in the Quarter Finals were taken by Pavel Zhuravlev and Badr Hari
** Badr Hari was unable to fight in the Semi Finals due to injury - his place was taken by Reserve Fight winner Dževad Poturak.

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "K-1 World MAX 2012 Final 16 fight card" (PDF). www.k-1.co.jp/en. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
  2. "K-1 U.S. Grand Prix in Los Angeles results". prommanow.com. Retrieved 2012-10-31.
  3. "Schedule". K-1 Grand Prix Website. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
  4. "Details On K-1 2012 Grand Prix Schedule Including Two Shows in U.S.". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2012-10-31.
  5. "Roufus vs. Siliga, Petruzelli vs. Vigney set for September's 'K-1 Rising' U.S. Grand Prix". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2012-10-31.
  6. "Eduard Irimia's special report from K-1 in Los Angeles". LiverKick. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
  7. "Schedule". K-1 Grand Prix Website. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
  8. K-1 WGP Final 16 live results
  9. "K-1 World MAX 2012 Final 8 fight card". www.k-1.co.jp/en. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
  10. "Superkombat Grand Prix preview and live stream details". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  11. ""SUPERKOMBAT WGP FINAL 2012" BUCHAREST – 22 DECEMBER". realcombatmedia.com. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  12. "Superkombat WGP Final 2012 Fight Card, Ustream PPV Available". LiverKick. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  13. "SuperKombat World Grand Prix Finals 2012". groundandpound.de. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  14. "K-1 Global presents "SuperKombat WGP Final 2012" Bucharest – 22 December 2012". staredown.nl. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  15. "Zhuravlev, Ciobanu, Londt and Adegbuyi qualified for SUPERKOMBAT® WGP 2012 Final". superkombat.com. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  16. SuperKombat WGP 2012 Final Live Results, Watch Here
  17. "K-1 WGP 2012 Finals in Zagreb on March 15". LiverKick. Retrieved 2013-01-24.
  18. "U Bukureštu službeno potvrđeno: K-1 WGP Finale stiže u Zagreb!". fightsite.hr. Retrieved 24 January 2013.

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