K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 Final

K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 Final was a martial arts event held by the K-1 on Saturday December 6, 2008 at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan. It was the 16th K-1 World GP Final, the culmination of a year full of regional elimination tournaments. All fights followed the classic 8-man tournament format and were conducted under K-1 rules; three rounds of three minutes each, with a possible tiebreaker. The qualification for the top eight fighters in this event was held at K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Seoul Final 16.

K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 Final
The poster for K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 Final.
Information
PromotionK-1
DateDecember 6, 2008
VenueYokohama Arena
City Yokohama, Japan
Attendance17,823 [1]
Event chronology
K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Riga K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 Final K-1 Fighting Network Prague 2008

Final 8 match ups

The drawing of the final 8 match ups took place in the ring right after the final 8 had been determined in Seoul, Korea. A random draw assigned the selection order and the fighters one by one made their way to a stage. First, Ruslan Karaev chose the third fight, next up was Bonjasky who opted for the fourth fight. Zimmerman went to the second bout. Saki, selecting fourth, matched himself up with Karaev. Selecting next, Teixeira decided Zimmerman in the second bout. Aerts eschewed a match-up with Bonjasky, instead of still-empty first bout. LeBanner, with the option of Aerts or Bonjasky, put himself in against the latter. Hari therefore ended up with Aerts.[2]

K-1 World GP 2008 bracket
Final 16 Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final
        
Semmy Schilt
Peter Aerts DEC
Peter Aerts
Badr Hari TKO
Badr Hari TKO
Choi Hong Man
Badr Hari KO
Errol Zimmerman
Glaube Feitosa
Errol Zimmerman DEC
Errol Zimmerman DEC
Ewerton Teixeira
Ewerton Teixeira DEC
Musashi
Badr Hari DSQ
Remy Bonjasky
Ray Sefo
Gökhan Saki DEC
Gökhan Saki DEC
Ruslan Karaev
Ruslan Karaev KO
Chalid Arrab
Gökhan Saki
Remy Bonjasky KO
Remy Bonjasky DEC
Paul Slowinski
Remy Bonjasky TKO
Jerome Le Banner
Jerome Le Banner DEC
Junichi Sawayashiki

Results
K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 Final results[3]
Opening fights: K-1 rules / 3Min. 3R
Takeru vs Taisei Ko
Ko defeated Takeru by 3rd Round Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
Mitsugu Noda vs Tsutomu Takahagi
Noda defeated Takahagi by KO (3 Knockdown, Right Straight) at 2:49 of the 2nd Round.
Quarter finals: K-1 rules / 3Min. 3R Ext. 1R
Peter Aerts vs Badr Hari
Hari defeated Aerts by TKO (Referee Stoppage) at 1:39 of the 2nd Round.
Errol Zimmerman vs Ewerton Teixeira
Zimmerman defeated Teixeira by 3rd Round Majority Decision 2-0 (27-27, 29-27, 28-27).
Gökhan Saki vs Ruslan Karaev
Saki defeated Karaev by 3rd Round Unanimous Decision (30-28, 30-27, 29-27).
Remy Bonjasky vs Jerome Le Banner
Bonjasky defeated Le Banner by TKO (Doctor Stoppage, Arm injury) at 1:46 of the 3rd Round.
Reserve fights: K-1 rules / 3Min. 3R Ext. 1R
Hong-Man Choi vs Ray Sefo
Sefo defeated Choi by 3rd Round Unanimous Decision 3-0 (30-27, 30-28, 30-28).
Paul Slowinski vs Melvin Manhoef
Manhoef defeated Slowinski by KO (2 Knockdown, Left Hook) at 2:26 of the 1st Round.
Semi finals: K-1 rules / 3Min. 3R Ext. 1R
Badr Hari vs Errol Zimmerman
Hari defeated Zimmerman by KO (Right Straight) at 2:15 of the 3rd Round.
Gökhan Saki vs Remy Bonjasky
Bonjasky defeated Saki by KO (Right Jumping Mid-Kick) at 0:53 of the 2nd Round.
Final: K-1 rules / 3Min. 3R Ext. 2R
Badr Hari vs Remy Bonjasky
Bonjasky defeated Hari by DQ (Unsportsmanlike Conduct) at 0:53 of the 2nd Round. Hari was issued a red card and Bonjasky was declared the K-1 World GP 2008 champion.

See also

References
  1. Bonjasky Wins K-1 World GP; Hari Loses It Archived 2009-01-10 at the Wayback Machine
  2. DiPietro, Monty. "Aerts Overwhelms Schilt in Seoul". K-1 Grand Prix Website. Archived from the original on 2008-10-01. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
  3. "Results". K-1 Grand Prix Website. Archived from the original on 2007-08-15. Retrieved 2008-12-10.
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