K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 Final

K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 Final was a martial arts event held by the K-1 on Saturday December 8, 2007 at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan. It was the 15th 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.

K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 Final
The poster for K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 Final.
Information
PromotionK-1
DateDecember 8, 2007
VenueYokohama Arena
CityYokohama, Japan
Attendance17,667
Total purseUS$ 400,000
Event chronology
K-1 Championships 2007 German Finals K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 Final K-1 Fighting Network Prague 2007

The qualification for top eight fighters, K-1 World GP 2007 in Seoul Final 16 was held on October 28, 2007 in Seoul, Korea.[1]

The event drew a sellout crowd of 17,667 to the Yokohama Arena. It was broadcast live in Japan on the Fuji TV network; in South Korea on XTM; in Hong Kong on PCCW; in Australia on Main Event; in Brazil on Globosat; in Canada on The Fight Network; in Romania on ProTV; in Hungary on RTL Klub and across Scandinavia on Viasat. With all the delayed broadcasts bringing it to a total of 135 countries.[2] The English language commentary team was headed by an Australian Michael Schiavello, with four time K-1 World Champion Ernesto Hoost, Ray Sefo and Akebono. The event ring announcer was Jimmy Lennon Jr.

K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 Final Tournament
Final 16 Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final
        
Jérôme Le Banner KO
Yong-Soo Park
Jérôme Le Banner DEC
Choi Hong-man
Choi Hong-man DEC
Mighty Mo
Jérôme Le Banner
Semmy Schilt TKO
Semmy Schilt TKO
Paul Slowinski
Semmy Schilt DEC
Glaube Feitosa
Glaube Feitosa DEC
Chalid Arrab
Semmy Schilt TKO
Peter Aerts
Badr Hari TKO
Doug Viney
Badr Hari
Remy Bonjasky DEC
Remy Bonjasky KO
Stefan Leko
Remy Bonjasky
Peter Aerts DEC
Peter Aerts TKO
Ray Sefo
Peter Aerts KO
Junichi Sawayashiki
Yusuke Fujimoto
Junichi Sawayashiki TKO

Results[3]

Opening Fights: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R

Mitsugu Noda def. Noel Cadet
Noda defeated Cadet by TKO at 1:13 of the 2nd Round.
Jan Nortje def. Dong Wook Kim
Nortje defeated Kim by TKO (Punch) at 0:11 of the 2nd Round.
Takashi Tashikawa def. Ki Min Kim
Tashikawa defeated Kim by KO at 1:21 of the 1st Round.

Reserve Fight: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.1R

Paul Slowinski def. Mighty Mo
Slowinski defeated Mo by TKO (Low Kicks) at 0:50 of the 2nd Round.

Quarter Finals: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.1R

Jérôme Le Banner def. Choi Hong-man
Le Banner defeated Choi by 3rd Round Unanimous Decision 3-0 (30-29, 30-28, 30-29).
Semmy Schilt def. Glaube Feitosa
Schilt defeated Feitosa by 3rd Round Unanimous Decision 3-0 (30-27, 30-28, 30-27).
Remy Bonjasky def. Badr Hari
Bonjasky defeated Hari by 3rd Round Majority Decision 2-0 (30-29, 29-29, 30-29).
Peter Aerts def. Junichi Sawayashiki
Aerts defeated Sawayashiki by KO (Straight Right Punch) at 1:29 of the 1st Round.

Semi Finals: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.1R

Semmy Schilt def. Jérôme Le Banner
Schilt defeated Le Banner by TKO (Corner Stoppage) at 1:02 of the 2nd Round.
Peter Aerts def. Remy Bonjasky
Aerts defeated Bonjasky by 3rd Round Unanimous Decision 3-0 (30-29, 30-27, 30-28).

Super Fight: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.2R

Musashi def. David Dancrade
Musashi defeated Dancrade by KO (Left Mid Kick) at 2:59 of the 1st Round.

Final: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.2R

Semmy Schilt def. Peter Aerts
Schilt defeated Aerts by TKO (Knee Injury) at 1:49 of the 1st Round.

The tournament winner Semmy Schilt of Netherlands became the first fighter ever in K-1 history to win the Championship three years in a row and picked up a winner's purse of US$400,000.[2]

For the last six years, the K-1 World GP Champion has been a Dutchman and in K-1's 15-year history, a Dutch fighter has won the World GP a total of 12 times.[2]


Line-up changes before the event: 

 Paul Slowinski replaces announced fighter  Chalid Arrab due to an Appendicitis.[4]
 David Dancrade replaces announced fighter  Souleimane Konate due to an injury.[4]
 
 Ray Sefo is not cleared to fight by the doctor due to an eye injury sustained during training. The Reserve Fight #2 is dropped from the card and his opponent Paul Slowinski is moved up to Reserve Fight #1.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Matchups Set for K-1 World GP Final". K-1 Grand Prix Website. Archived from the original on 2009-11-06. Retrieved 2007-11-09.
  2. Di Pietro, Monty. "Schilt Three-Peats as K-1 World GP Champion". K-1 Grand Prix Website. Archived from the original on 2007-12-12. Retrieved 2007-12-08.
  3. "K-1 Official Results". K-1 Grand Prix Website. Archived from the original on 2009-10-26. Retrieved 2007-12-08.
  4. "Line-up changes for K-1 World GP Final". www.mat-magazine.com. Archived from the original on 2007-12-12. Retrieved 2007-12-06.
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