K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final was a martial arts event held by the K-1 on Saturday December 5, 2009 at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan. It was the 17th 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 the top eight fighters was held at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Seoul Final 16 on September 26, 2009 in Seoul, Korea.
Michael Buffer was the ring announcer for the night.[2]
Qualifying events
Match ups
The match ups were held the day proceeding the World Grand Prix Final 16. All fighters drew a ball from a box with a numbers on them and chose their spots in order from who drew ball number 1 to number 8. Ruslan Karaev who was first up chose spot number 1. Badr Hari was up next and decided to face Karaev for the third time. Errol Zimmerman was next and chose the 7th spot. Remy Bonjasky had the choice of fighting Zimmerman or picking another spot. Remy was tempted to take the 3rd spot so to be given the chance to fight Badr in the semi-finals, but was challenged by Zimmerman and Remy accepted. Jerome Lebanner decided to walk straight into the 5th spot. Semmy Schilt opted for a 4th match with Jerome. The last two finalists Ewerton Teixeira and Alistair Overeem will meet in the second quarter final match.
On November 28, it was announced that Sergei Kharitonov would be replacing Chalid Arrab to face Daniel Ghita in the second reserve bout.[3]
Results
K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final[4]
| Round
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Match
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Results
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| Opening fights: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R
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Japan Keiichi Samukawa vs Ryuji Kajiwara Japan
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Kajiwara defeated Samukawa by 3 round unanimous decision 3-0 (30-28, 30-28, 30-29).
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| India Singh Jaideep vs Makoto Uehara Japan
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Jaideep defeated Uehara by KO (right hook) at 1:36 of the 2nd round.
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| Czech Republic Jan Soukup vs Tsutomu Takahagi Japan
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Soukup defeated Takahagi by 3 round unanimous decision 3-0 (30-26, 30-27, 30-28).
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| Reserve fight 1: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext. 1R
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Netherlands Peter Aerts vs. Gokhan Saki Turkey
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Aerts defeated Saki by 3 round unanimous decision 3-0 (30-27, 29-27, 29-28).
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| K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Quarter finals: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext. 1R
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Russia Ruslan Karaev vs Badr Hari Morocco
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Hari defeated Karaev by KO (2 knockdown, right hook) at 0:38 of the 1st round.
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| Netherlands Alistair Overeem vs Ewerton Teixeira Brazil
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Overeem defeated Teixeira by KO (left knee kick) at 1:06 of the 1st round.
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| France Jerome Le Banner vs Semmy Schilt Netherlands
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Schilt defeated Le Banner by KO (2 knockdown, Left front kick) at 1:27 of the 1st round.
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| Netherlands Errol Zimmerman vs Remy Bonjasky Netherlands
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Bonjasky defeated Zimmerman by 3 round unanimous decision 3-0 (30-27, 30-28, 29-28).
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| Reserve fight 2: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext. 1R
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Romania Daniel Ghita vs Sergei Kharitonov Russia
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Ghita defeated Kharitonov by KO (right low kick) at 0:36 of the 3rd round.
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| K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Semi finals: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext. 1R
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Morocco Badr Hari vs Alistair Overeem Netherlands
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Hari defeated Overeem by KO (2 knockdown, left high kick) at 2:14 of the 1st round.
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| Netherlands Semmy Schilt vs. Remy Bonjasky Netherlands
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Schilt defeated Bonjasky by KO (2 knockdown, right cross) at 2:38 of the 1st round.
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| Super fight: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext. 1R
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Japan Kyotaro vs Tyrone Spong Suriname
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Spong defeated Kyotaro by 3 round unanimous decision 3-0 (30-27, 30-28, 30-28).
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| K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Finals: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext. 2R
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Morocco Badr Hari vs Semmy Schilt Netherlands
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Schilt defeated Hari by KO (2 knockdown, straight right) at 1:48 of the 1st round.
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K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final bracket
See also
References
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