K-1 PREMIUM 2004 Dynamite!!
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K-1 PREMIUM 2004 Dynamite!! was an annual kickboxing
and mixed martial arts
event held by K-1
on New Year's Eve
, Friday, December 31, 2004 at the Osaka Dome
in Osaka, Japan. It featured 7 K-1 MMA rules fights, 3 K-1 rules fights, and a special mixed K-1 & MMA Rules fight.
The event attracted a sellout crowd of 52,918 to the Osaka Dome
, and was broadcast across Japan
on the TBS Network
.
In the main event, Royce Gracie
defeated Sumo
legend Akebono
in a K-1 MMA Rules match.
vs.
Kristof Midoux
Predator defeated Midoux by Submission
(Neck Crank) at 1:11 of the 1st round.
Opening Fight #2, K-1 MMA Rules: Cyril Abidi
vs.
Bobby Ologun
Ologun defeated Abidi by Unanimous Decision
(3-0).
Fight #1, K-1 MMA Rules: Yoshihiro Akiyama
vs.
Francois Botha
Akiyama defeated Botha by Submission
(Armbar) at 1:54 of the 1st round.
Fight #2, K-1 MMA Rules: Caol Uno
vs.
Chandet Sorpantrey
Uno defeated Sorpantrey by Submission
(Rear Naked Choke
) at 0:19 of the 2nd round.
Fight #3, K-1 MMA Rules: Don Frye
vs.
Yoshihiro Nakao
Nakao defeated Frye by Unanimous Decision
(3-0).
Fight #4, K-1 Rules: Ray Sefo
vs.
Gary Goodridge
Sefo defeated Goodridge by TKO
(Referee Stoppage) at 0:24 of the 1st round.
Fight #5, K-1 Rules: Musashi
vs.
Sean O'Haire
Musashi defeated O'Haire by KO
at 0:44 of the 2nd round.
Fight #6, K-1 Rules: Masato
vs. Norifumi "KID" Yamamoto
Masato defeated Yamamoto by Unanimous Decision
(3-0).
Fight #7, K-1 MMA Rules: Kazuyuki Fujita
vs.
Karam Ibrahim
Fujita defeated Ibrahim by KO
(Punch) at 1:07 of the 1st round.
Fight #8, Special Mixed Rules: Jerome Le Banner
vs. Bob Sapp
The fight was declared a draw. The rules for the fight stipulated that rounds 1 and 3 would be fought with K-1 rules, and rounds 2 and 4 would be fought under MMA rules. There were no judges for this fight.
Fight #9, K-1 MMA Rules: Akebono
vs.
Royce Gracie
Gracie defeated Akebono by Submission
(Wrist Lock) at 2:13 of the 1st round.
Kickboxing
Kickboxing refers to a group of martial arts and stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate, Muay Thai and western boxing....
and mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
event held by K-1
K-1
K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...
on New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve is observed annually on December 31, the final day of any given year in the Gregorian calendar. In modern societies, New Year's Eve is often celebrated at social gatherings, during which participants dance, eat, consume alcoholic beverages, and watch or light fireworks to mark the...
, Friday, December 31, 2004 at the Osaka Dome
Osaka Dome
Osaka Dome is a baseball stadium located in Osaka, Japan. Beginning in 1997, the stadium was the home field of the Kintetsu Buffaloes. In 2005, the stadium became one of the homes of the Orix Buffaloes, a result of the merger between the Orix Blue Wave and Kintetsu Buffaloes. Prior to the Osaka...
in Osaka, Japan. It featured 7 K-1 MMA rules fights, 3 K-1 rules fights, and a special mixed K-1 & MMA Rules fight.
The event attracted a sellout crowd of 52,918 to the Osaka Dome
Osaka Dome
Osaka Dome is a baseball stadium located in Osaka, Japan. Beginning in 1997, the stadium was the home field of the Kintetsu Buffaloes. In 2005, the stadium became one of the homes of the Orix Buffaloes, a result of the merger between the Orix Blue Wave and Kintetsu Buffaloes. Prior to the Osaka...
, and was broadcast across Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
on the TBS Network
Tokyo Broadcasting System
, TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named ....
.
In the main event, Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist, a UFC Hall of Famer and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. A legend and pioneer in the sport of mixed martial arts, he is widely considered to be the most influential figure in the history of modern MMA.Gracie gained fame for his...
defeated Sumo
Sumo
is a competitive full-contact sport where a wrestler attempts to force another wrestler out of a circular ring or to touch the ground with anything other than the soles of the feet. The sport originated in Japan, the only country where it is practiced professionally...
legend Akebono
Akebono Taro
is a retired American born-Japanese sumo wrestler from Waimānalo, Hawaii. Joining the professional sport in Japan in 1988, he was trained by pioneering Hawaiian sumo wrestler Takamiyama and rose swiftly up the rankings, reaching the top division in 1990...
in a K-1 MMA Rules match.
Results
Opening Fight #1, K-1 MMA Rules: The PredatorSylvester Terkay
Sylvester Terkay is an American professional wrestler and mixed martial artist best known for his run in World Wrestling Entertainment ....
vs.
Kristof MidouxKristof Midoux
Kristof Midoux is a French semi-retired professional mixed martial artist who has fought for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, bodogFIGHT, K-1, International Fighting Championships and Rumble on the Rock promotions...
Predator defeated Midoux by Submission
Submission
Submission is the acknowledgement of the legitimacy of the power of one's superior or superiors.Submission may also refer to:* Submission/Submitter , an Islamic organisation...
(Neck Crank) at 1:11 of the 1st round.
Opening Fight #2, K-1 MMA Rules: Cyril Abidi
Cyril Abidi
Cyril "Marseille Bad Boy" Abidi is a French former super heavyweight kickboxer. His road to fame started in 2000 when he entered K-1 and created a huge upset with a first round knockout win over legendary Peter Aerts....
vs.
Bobby OlogunBobby Ologun
Bobby Ologun is a Nigerian-born TV personality in Japan, and a mixed martial artist. In Japan, he is known simply as . He speaks English, Yoruba and Japanese. He currently lives in Saitama, Saitama Prefecture...
Ologun defeated Abidi by Unanimous Decision
Unanimous decision
A unanimous decision is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and others sports involving striking in which all three judges agree on which fighter won the match....
(3-0).
Fight #1, K-1 MMA Rules: Yoshihiro Akiyama
Yoshihiro Akiyama
, born Choo Sung-hoon , is a Japanese mixed martial artist and judoka. He is a fourth-generation Japanese of Korean descent and acquired Japanese nationality in 2001....
vs.
Francois BothaFrancois Botha
Francois Botha , also known as Frans Botha, is a South African boxer, nicknamed the "White Buffalo". Botha won the vacant IBF heavyweight title in 1995 when he outpointed Axel Schulz in Germany...
Akiyama defeated Botha by Submission
Submission
Submission is the acknowledgement of the legitimacy of the power of one's superior or superiors.Submission may also refer to:* Submission/Submitter , an Islamic organisation...
(Armbar) at 1:54 of the 1st round.
Fight #2, K-1 MMA Rules: Caol Uno
Caol Uno
is a Japanese mixed martial artist, and former Shooto Welterweight Champion. Specifically, Uno is known for his low single leg takedown and rear naked choke. He was born in Kanagawa, Japan...
vs.
Chandet SorpantreyChandet Sorpantrey
Chandet Sorpantrey is a Thai former mixed martial artist and Muay Thai kickboxer. Before moving to Japan and competing in top tier promotion K-1, Chandet was a former Lightweight Lumpinee Stadium champion in the early 1990s, fighting out of Sor Prantale camp in Bangkok, Thailand. -Titles:* Former...
Uno defeated Sorpantrey by Submission
Submission
Submission is the acknowledgement of the legitimacy of the power of one's superior or superiors.Submission may also refer to:* Submission/Submitter , an Islamic organisation...
(Rear Naked Choke
Rear naked choke
The Rear naked choke is a chokehold in martial arts applied from an opponent's back. Depending on the context, the term may refer to one of two variations of the technique, either arm can be used to apply the choke in both cases...
) at 0:19 of the 2nd round.
Fight #3, K-1 MMA Rules: Don Frye
Don Frye
Donald Frye is a retired American mixed martial artist, actor, and professional wrestler. Frye rose to fame fighting in early Ultimate Fighting Championship events, winning the UFC 8 and Ultimate Ultimate 96 tournaments...
vs.
Yoshihiro NakaoYoshihiro Nakao
Yoshihiro "Kiss" Nakao is a Japanese heavyweight mixed martial artist and former K-1 kickboxer who has defeated the likes of Don Frye, Jim York, Wesley Correira, and Edson Draggo. He is currently under contract to fight for DREAM and World Victory Road promotions...
Nakao defeated Frye by Unanimous Decision
Unanimous decision
A unanimous decision is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and others sports involving striking in which all three judges agree on which fighter won the match....
(3-0).
Fight #4, K-1 Rules: Ray Sefo
Ray Sefo
"Sugar" Ray Sefo is a New Zealand kickboxer, boxer and mixed martial artist. He is five time Muay Thai World champion and eight time K-1 World Grand Prix Finals tournament participant, currently living in Las Vegas, Nevada and training with Xtreme Couture.He holds notable wins in the K-1 over...
vs.
Gary GoodridgeGary Goodridge
Gary Goodridge , nicknamed "Big Daddy", is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian-Canadian former super heavyweight kickboxer and heavyweight mixed martial artist fighting out of Barrie, Ontario. Goodridge is known for his hard-hitting fighting style and showmanship...
Sefo defeated Goodridge by TKO
Knockout
A knockout is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, Karate and others sports involving striking...
(Referee Stoppage) at 0:24 of the 1st round.
Fight #5, K-1 Rules: Musashi
Musashi (kickboxer)
is a retired professional Japanese Heavyweight karateka and kickboxer. He is 4 time K-1 Japan tournament champion, a former WAKO Heavyweight Muay Thai champion and two time K-1 World Grand Prix finalist...
vs.
Sean O'HaireSean O'Haire
Sean Christopher Haire is an American mixed martial artist and former professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Sean O'Haire.-World Championship Wrestling:...
Musashi defeated O'Haire by KO
Knockout
A knockout is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, Karate and others sports involving striking...
at 0:44 of the 2nd round.
Fight #6, K-1 Rules: Masato
Masato (kickboxer)
Masato Kobayashi is a Japanese former welterweight kickboxer. He was the world champion of ISKA at Welterweight under Oriental rules, and he is the winner of K-1 WORLD MAX World tournament in 2003 and 2008...
vs.
Norifumi "KID" YamamotoNorifumi Yamamoto
is a Japanese mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He is associated with Purebred Tokyo and Krazy Bee. He quickly gained popularity in the Shooto organization due to his aggressive, well-rounded style and controversial persona...
Masato defeated Yamamoto by Unanimous Decision
Unanimous decision
A unanimous decision is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and others sports involving striking in which all three judges agree on which fighter won the match....
(3-0).
Fight #7, K-1 MMA Rules: Kazuyuki Fujita
Kazuyuki Fujita
is a Japanese professional wrestler, mixed martial artist and a former amateur wrestler. He has fought in mixed martial arts promotions including PRIDE, K-1 and currently fighting in Sengoku....
vs.
Karam IbrahimKaram Ibrahim
Karam Ibrahim Gaber is an Egyptian Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the gold medal in the Men's Greco-Roman 96 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and won the silver medal at the 2003 World Championships.-Career:...
Fujita defeated Ibrahim by KO
Knockout
A knockout is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, Karate and others sports involving striking...
(Punch) at 1:07 of the 1st round.
Fight #8, Special Mixed Rules: Jerome Le Banner
Jérôme Le Banner
Jérôme "Geronimo" Le Banner , is a French kickboxer and K-1 superstar, famous for his aggressive fighting style and knockout power....
vs.
Bob SappBob Sapp
Robert Malcolm "Bob" Sapp is an American kickboxer, mixed martial artist, professional wrestler, actor, comedian and former professional American football player. Sapp currently has a combined fight record of 21–21–0, mostly fighting in Japan...
The fight was declared a draw. The rules for the fight stipulated that rounds 1 and 3 would be fought with K-1 rules, and rounds 2 and 4 would be fought under MMA rules. There were no judges for this fight.
Fight #9, K-1 MMA Rules: Akebono
Akebono Taro
is a retired American born-Japanese sumo wrestler from Waimānalo, Hawaii. Joining the professional sport in Japan in 1988, he was trained by pioneering Hawaiian sumo wrestler Takamiyama and rose swiftly up the rankings, reaching the top division in 1990...
vs.
Royce GracieRoyce Gracie
Royce Gracie is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist, a UFC Hall of Famer and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. A legend and pioneer in the sport of mixed martial arts, he is widely considered to be the most influential figure in the history of modern MMA.Gracie gained fame for his...
Gracie defeated Akebono by Submission
Submission
Submission is the acknowledgement of the legitimacy of the power of one's superior or superiors.Submission may also refer to:* Submission/Submitter , an Islamic organisation...
(Wrist Lock) at 2:13 of the 1st round.
See also
- List of K-1 events
- List of male kickboxers
- PRIDE Shockwave 2004PRIDE Shockwave 2004Pride Shockwave 2004 was a mixed martial arts event held by Pride Fighting Championships. The event took place at the Saitama Super Arena on December 31st, 2004...