2018 in K-1

The year 2018 was the 26th year in the history of the K-1, an international kickboxing event. The year started with K-1: K’Festa 1.

2018 in K-1
Information
First dateMarch 21, 2018
Events
Fights
Chronology
2017 in K-1 2018 in K-1 2019 in K-1

List of events

# Event Title Date Arena Location
1 K-1 World GP 2018: K'FESTA.1 March 21, 2018 Saitama Super Arena Saitama, Japan
2 K-1 World GP 2018: 2nd Featherweight Championship Tournament June 17, 2018 Saitama Super Arena Saitama, Japan
3 K-1 World GP 2018: inaugural Cruiserweight Championship Tournament September 24, 2018 Saitama Super Arena Saitama, Japan
4 K-1 World GP 2018: 3rd Super Lightweight Championship Tournament November 3, 2018 Saitama Super Arena Saitama, Japan
5 K-1 World GP 2018: K-1 Lightweight World's Strongest Tournament December 8, 2018 Edion Arena Osaka, Japan

K-1 World GP 2018: K'FESTA.1

K-1: K’Festa 1
Information
PromotionK-1
DateMarch 21, 2018
VenueSaitama Super Arena
City Saitama, Japan

K-1 World GP 2018: K'FESTA.1 was a kickboxing event held by K-1 on March 21, 2018 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

Background

This event features six world title fights and an 8-Man Super Featherweight Tournament.

Wei Rui, came overweight at the weigh-ins and his title was vacated. By winning Koya Urabe was eligible for the title while Wei Rui was ineligible and in case of him winning the title would have become vacant.

Fight Card

K’Festa 1
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Super Featherweight 60 kg Takeru def. Kosuke Komiyama TKO (3 Knockdown Rule) 3 2:02 Super Featherweight GP Finals
Super Bantamweight 55 kg Yoshiki Takei (c) def. Kubo Kenji KO (Right Hook) 1 1:28 For the K-1 Super Bantamweight Championship
Lightweight 62.5 kg Koya Urabe def. Wei Rui (c) KO (Straight Left) 2 1:14 For the K-1 Lightweight Championship
Super Lightweight 65 kg Ren Hiramoto def. Kaew Weerasakreck KO (Punches) 2 2:18
Welterweight 67.5 kg Yasuhiro Kido def. Issam Chahid Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Welterweight 67.5 kg Minoru Kimura def. Jin Hirayama KO (Left Hook) 1 2:50
Super Welterweight 70 kg Chingiz Allazov (c) def. Hinata KO (Left Hook) 2 0:23 For the K-1 Super Welterweight Championship
Super Lightweight 65 kg Masaaki Noiri (c) def. Tetsuya Yamato KO (Punches) 3 2:57 For the K-1 Super Lightweight Championship
Super Featherweight 60 kg Takeru def. Masanobu Goshu KO (Punches) 1 2:24 Super Featherweight GP Semi-Finals
Super Featherweight 60 kg Kosuke Komiyama def. Koji Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Super Featherweight GP Semi-Finals
Super Lightweight 65 kg Jun Nakazawa vs. Yasuomi Soda Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
Super Bantamweight 55 kg Taito Gunji def. Takumi Tosaka Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Women's Catchweight 50.5 kg Kana Morimoto def. Polina Petukhova Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Heavyweight 120 kg Roel Mannaart def. Antonio Plazibat (c) Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 For the K-1 Heavyweight Championship
Welterweight 67.5 kg Yuta Kubo (c) def. Melsik Baghdasaryan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 For the K-1 Welterweight Championship
Super Featherweight 60 kg Masanobu Goshu def. Dennis Wosik Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 Super Featherweight GP Quarter-Finals
Super Featherweight 60 kg Takeru def. Stavros Exakoustidis Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Super Featherweight GP Quarter-Finals
Super Featherweight 60 kg Kosuke Komiyama def. Suarek Rukkukamui KO (Left Head Kick) 1 2:56 Super Featherweight GP Quarter-Finals
Super Featherweight 60 kg Koji def. Hirotaka Urabe Decision (Extra Round - Unanimous) 4 3:00 Super Featherweight GP Quarter-Finals
Super Featherweight 60 kg Tatsuya Oiwa def. Takumi Yokoyama Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 Super Featherweight GP Reserve Fight
Preliminary Card
Super Featherweight 60 kg Hayato def. Toshi TKO (3 Knockdown Rule) 1 1:25
Lightweight 62.5 kg Kaisei Kondo def. Shota Hara KO (Punches) 1 1:22
Welterweight 67.5 kg Ruku def. Kona Kato Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
Lightweight 62.5 kg Junpei Sano def. Hideaki Matsumura TKO (3 Knockdown Rule) 3 2:07

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K-1 World GP 2018 -60kg Japan Tournament bracket

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
         
Masanobu Goshyu UD
Dennis Wosik
Masanobu Goshyu
Takeru KO
Takeru UD
Stauros Exakoustidis
Takeru KO
Kosuke Komiyama
Kosuke Komiyama KO
Suarek Rukkukamui
Kosuke Komiyama UD
Koji
Hirotaka Urabe
Koji UD

K-1 World GP 2018: 2nd Featherweight Championship Tournament

K-1 World GP 2018 -57.5kg
Information
PromotionK-1
DateJune 17, 2018
VenueSaitama Super Arena
City Saitama, Japan

K-1 World GP 2018: 2nd Featherweight Championship Tournament will be a kickboxing event held by K-1 on June 17, 2018 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

Background

This event will feature an 8-Man Featherweight Tournament.

Fight Card

K-1 World GP 2018 Featherweight World Tournament
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Featherweight 57.5 kg Yuta Murakoshi def. Haruma Saikyo TKO (Ankle Injury) 1 0:50 Featherweight GP Final
Lightweight 62.5 kg Koya Urabe def. Arthur Sorsor KO (Knee and Punch) 2 0:46
Super Lightweight 65 kg Masaaki Noiri def. Vincent Foschiani KO (Punch to the Body) 2 2:45
Welterweight 67.5 kg Minoru Kimura def. Kazuki Yamagiwa KO (Punch) 1 2:48
Super Lightweight 65 kg Hideaki Yamazaki def. Jun Nakazawa Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Featherweight 57.5 kg Yuta Murakoshi def. Jorge Varela Ext.Round Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00 Featherweight GP Semi-Finals
Featherweight 57.5 kg Haruma Saikyo def. Ryusei Ashizawa Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Featherweight GP Semi-Finals
Lightweight 62.5  kg Gonnapar Weerasakreck def. Rukiya Anpo TKO (3 Knockdown Rules) 2 1:47
Welterweight 67.5 kg Yasuhiro Kido def. Massaro Glunder DQ (Holding) 3 2:30
Heavyweight 90+ kg Hisaki Kato def. Makoto Uehara Ext.Round Decision (Split) 4 3:00
Featherweight 57.5 kg Haruma Saikyo def. Hirotaka Asahisa Decision (Split) 3 3:00 Featherweight GP Quarter-Finals
Featherweight 57.5 kg Ryusei Ashizawa def. Silviu Vitez KO (Punch) 1 1:28 Featherweight GP Quarter-Finals
Featherweight 57.5 kg Yuta Murakoshi def. Elias Mahmoudi Ext.Round Decision (Split) 4 3:00 Featherweight GP Quarter-Finals
Featherweight 57.5 kg Jorge Varela def. Kaito Ozawa TKO (2 Knockdown Rules) 1 2:56 Featherweight GP Quarter-Finals
Featherweight 57.5 kg Yuki Egawa def. Yuta Otaki TKO (Punches) 1 1:26 Featherweight GP Reserve Fight
Preliminary Card
Featherweight 57.5 kg Namito Izawa def. Kento Ito Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Super Lightweight 65 kg Kaisei Kondo Draw Hayato Suzuki Decision 3 3:00
Welterweight 67.5 kg Kaito def. Toshiki Watanabe KO 1 1:03
Super Featherweight 60 kg Tomoya Yokoyama def. Kazuma Kubo KO 1 1:03

K-1 World GP 2018 2nd Featherweight Championship Tournament bracket

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
         
Haruma Saikyo S.Dec
Hirotaka Asahisa 3r.
Haruma Saikyo U.Dec
Ryusei Ashizawa 3r.
Ryusei Ashizawa KO
Silviu Vitez 1r.
Haruma Saikyo 1r.
Yuta Murakoshi TKO
Yuta Murakoshi S.Dec
Elias Mahmoudi 4r.
Yuta Murakoshi U.Dec
Jorge Varela 4r.
Jorge Varela TKO
Kaito Ozawa 1r.

K-1 World GP 2018: inaugural Cruiserweight Championship Tournament

K-1 World GP 2018 -90kg
Information
PromotionK-1
DateSeptember 24, 2018
VenueSaitama Super Arena
City Saitama, Japan

K-1 World GP 2018: inaugural Cruiserweight Championship Tournament will be a kickboxing event held by K-1 on September 24, 2018 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

Background

This event will feature an 8-Man Cruiserweight Tournament.

Results

K-1 World GP 2018 Cruiserweight World Tournament
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Cruiserweight 90 kg Sina Karimian def. Boubaker El Bakouri Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 Cruiserweight GP Final
Super Featherweight 60 kg Takeru def. Daniel Puertas Gallardo KO (Punches) 1 2:08
Super Bantamweight 55 kg Yoshiki Takei def. Akram Hamidi KO (Punches) 1 1:41
Super Featherweight 60 kg Koji def. Stavros Exakoustidis Ext.Round Decision (Split) 3 3:00
Cruiserweight 90 kg Boubaker El Bakouri def. Hitoshi Sugimoto TKO (2 Knockdown Rules) 2 1:38 Cruiserweight GP Semi-Finals
Cruiserweight 90 kg Sina Karimian def. K-Jee Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Cruiserweight GP Semi-Finals
Featherweight 57.5 kg Ryusei Ashizawa def. Kaito Ozawa Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Lightweight 62.5 kg Rukiya Anpo def. Kenta Hayashi KO (Punch) 3 0:43
Super Featherweight 60 kg Suarek Rukkukamui def. Masanobu Goshu Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Cruiserweight 90 kg Boubaker El Bakouri def. Makoto Uehara KO (Punch) 1 1:05 Cruiserweight GP Quarter-Finals
Cruiserweight 90 kg Hitoshi Sugimoto def. Aundre Groce Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Cruiserweight GP Quarter-Finals
Cruiserweight 90 kg K-Jee def. Brian McGrath TKO (Referee Stoppage) 1 2:36 Cruiserweight GP Quarter-Finals
Cruiserweight 90 kg Sina Karimian def. OD-KEN KO (Knee and Punches) 4 0:38 Cruiserweight GP Quarter-Finals
Cruiserweight 90 kg RUI def. Furuta Taichi KO (Knee to the Body) 3 2:48 Cruiserweight GP Reserve Fight
Preliminary Card
Super Lightweight 65 kg Kaisei Kondo def. Ryuka Ohba Decision (Unanimous) 3 2:00 K-1 Koshien 2018 -65kg Final
Lightweight 60 kg Rikiya Yamaura def. Ryusei Shimizu Decision (Unanimous) 3 2:00 K-1 Koshien 2018 -60kg Final
Super Bantamweight 55 kg Kazuma Takuda def. Rui Kasami KO 3 0:33 K-1 Koshien 2018 -55kg Final
Lightweight 62.5 kg Hisaki Higashimoto def. Shuji Kawarada Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
Super Bantamweight 55 kg Takaya Ogura def. Ryota KO 1 0:38

K-1 World GP 2018 Cruiserweight Tournament bracket

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
         
Sina Karimian KO
OD-KEN 4r.
Sina Karimian UD
K-Jee 3r.
K-JEE TKO
Brian McGrath 1r.
Sina Karimian MD
Boubaker El Bakouri 3r.
Hitoshi Sugimoto UD
Aundre Groce 3r.
Boubaker El Bakouri TKO
Hitoshi Sugimoto 2r.
Boubaker El Bakouri KO
Makoto Uehara 1r.

K-1 World GP 2018: 3rd Super Lightweight Championship Tournament

K-1 World GP 2018 -65kg
Information
PromotionK-1
DateNovember 3, 2018
VenueSaitama Super Arena
City Saitama, Japan

K-1 World GP 2018: 3rd Super Lightweight Championship Tournament will be a kickboxing event held by K-1 on November 3, 2018 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

Background

This event will feature an 8-Man Super Lightweight Tournament.

Fight Card

K-1 World GP 2018 Super Lightweight World Tournament
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Super Lightweight 65 kg Kaew Fairtex def. Daizo Sasaki Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Super Lightweight GP Final
Featherweight 57 kg Alex Rivas def. Yuta Murakoshi Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Catchweight 68 kg Jordann Pikeur def. Minoru Kimura TKO (4 Knockdowns) 3 1:29
Featherweight 57 kg Hirotaka Urabe def. Ryusei Ashizawa KO (Overhand Right) 3 2:28
Welterweight 67.5 kg Yasuhiro Kido def. Jonathan Tuhu Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Super Lightweight 65 kg Kaew Fairtex def. Yasuomi Soda Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00 Super Lightweight GP Semi Final
Super Lightweight 65 kg Daizo Sasaki def. Jun Nakazawa Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Super Lightweight GP Semi Final
Catchweight 50 kg KANA def. Josefine Lindgren Knutsson Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Cruiserweight 90 kg Hisaki Kato def. RUI KO (Overhand Left) 1 1:59
Featherweight 57 kg Yuki Egawa def. Hayato Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00
Super Lightweight 65 kg Kaew Fairtex def. Tetsuya Yamato KO (High Kick) 1 1:32 Super Lightweight GP Quarter Final
Super Lightweight 65 kg Yasuomi Soda def. Mo Abdurahman TKO (2 Knockdowns) 4 2:31 Super Lightweight GP Quarter Final
Super Lightweight 65 kg Jun Nakazawa def. Sean Clancy TKO (Punches) 1 1:09 Super Lightweight GP Quarter Final
Super Lightweight 65 kg Daizo Sasaki def. Sam Hill Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Super Lightweight GP Quarter Final
Super Lightweight 65 kg Daiki Matsushita def. FUMIYA TKO (2 Knockdowns) 1 2:40 Super Lightweight GP Reserve Fight
Preliminary Card
Super Lightweight 65 kg Shinichiro Yamamoto def. Takumi Furukawa Decision (Unanimous) 3 2:00 K-1 College 2018 -65kg Final
Super Featherweight 60 kg Kazuki Sagegami def. Ryo Shimoji KO 3 1:25 K-1 College 2018 -60kg Final
Super Bantamweight 55 kg Hinata Matsumoto def. Gentaro iwamoto TKO 2 1:29 K-1 College 2018 -55kg Final
Super Featherweight 60 kg Tomoya Yokoyama def. Yuya KO 1 0:36
Super Lightweight 65 kg Jinya def. Yuki Koge KO 3 0:43

K-1 World GP 2018 Super Lightweight Tournament bracket

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
         
Daizo Sasaki UD
Sam Hill 3r.
Daizo Sasaki UD
Jun Nakazawa 3r.
Jun Nakazawa KO
Sean Clancy 1r.
Kaew Fairtex UD
Daizo Sasaki 3r.
Yasuomi Soda KO
Mo Abdurahman 4r.
Kaew Fairtex Ext.R UD
Yasuomi Soda 4r.
Kaew Fairtex KO
Tetsuya Yamato 1r.

K-1 World GP 2018: K-1 Lightweight World's Strongest Tournament

K-1 World GP 2018 -62.5kg
Information
PromotionK-1
DateDecember 8, 2018
VenueEdion Arena Osaka
City Osaka, Japan

K-1 World GP 2018: K-1 Lightweight World's Strongest Tournament was a kickboxing event held by K-1 on December 8, 2018 at the Edion Arena Osaka in Osaka, Japan.

Background

This event will feature an 8-Man Lightweight Tournament.

Results

K-1 World GP 2018 Lightweight World Tournament
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Super Featherweight 60 kg Takeru def. Koji Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 For the K-1 Super Featherweight Championship
Lightweight 62.5 kg Kenta Hayashi def. Fumiya Osawa KO (Punches) 3 1:52 Lightweight GP Final
Super Bantamweight 55 kg Yoshiki Takei def. Yodbuadeng Fairtex Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00
Welterweight 67.5 kg Masaaki Noiri def. Riki Matsuoka KO (Punches) 1 1:57
Welterweight 67.5 kg Rukiya Anpo def. Hideaki Yamazaki TKO (High Kick) 4 0:14
Lightweight 62.5 kg Fumiya Osawa def. Kyoshiro KO (Punches) 2 2:00 Lightweight GP Semi-Finals
Lightweight 62.5 kg Kenta Hayashi def. Yuto Shinohara KO (Punches) 1 2:31 Lightweight GP Semi-Finals
Featherweight 57.5 kg Taio Asahisa def. Riku Anpo Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Super Bantamweight 55 kg Yuta Hayashi vs. Shuhei Kumura No Contest (Accidental Headbutt) 1 1:45
Lightweight 62.5 kg Fumiya Osawa def. Liu Wei Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 Lightweight GP Quarter-Finals
Lightweight 62.5 kg Kyoshiro def. Indigo Boyd KO (Punch) 3 2:15 Lightweight GP Quarter-Finals
Lightweight 62.5 kg Yuto Shinohara def. Gonnapar Weerasakreck KO (Punch) 1 0:25 Lightweight GP Quarter-Finals
Lightweight 62.5 kg Kenta Hayashi def. Nicolas Gaffie Decision (Split) 3 3:00 Lightweight GP Quarter-Finals
Lightweight 62.5 kg Shinichiro Kawasaki def. Hisaki Higashimoto Ext.Round Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00 Lightweight GP Reserve Fight
Preliminary Card
Featherweight 57.5 kg Tetsu def. Masafumi Kurasaki Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Lightweight 62.5 kg Seiya def. Koji Suzuki Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Super Bantamweight 55 kg Aoshi vs. Yuto Kuroda Draw (Split) 3 3:00

K-1 World GP 2018 Lightweight Tournament bracket

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
         
Kenta Hayashi SD
Nicolas Gaffie 3r.
Kenta Hayashi KO
Yuto Shinohara 1r.
Yuto Shinohara KO
Gonnapar Weerasakreck 1r.
Kenta Hayashi KO
Fumiya Osawa 3r.
Kyoshiro KO
Indigo Boyd 3r.
Fumiya Osawa KO
Kyoshiro 2r.
Fumiya Osawa MD
Liu Wei 3r.

See also

References

  1. "K'Festa.1". liverkick.com.
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