K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Seoul Final 16
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K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Seoul Final 16 was a martial arts
event held by the K-1
on Saturday, September 26, 2009 at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena
in Seoul, Korea. It will be the Final Elimination tournament for top sixteen fighters. The winners will qualify for the K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final
held on December 5, 2009 at Yokohama Arena
, Japan
.
The eight finalists from K-1 World GP 2008 Final were automatically qualified, except Gokhan Saki
who could not compete due to an injury, the eighth spot was filled by K-1 Super-heavyweight champion, Semmy Schilt
, then four World GP 2009 tournament winners from the Yokohama, Lodz, Seoul and Final 16 Qualifying GP. The last four spots were selected by fan voting.
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K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Seoul Final 16 was a martial arts
event held by the K-1
on Saturday, September 26, 2009 at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena
in Seoul, Korea. It will be the Final Elimination tournament for top sixteen fighters. The winners will qualify for the K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final
held on December 5, 2009 at Yokohama Arena
, Japan
.
The eight finalists from K-1 World GP 2008 Final were automatically qualified, except Gokhan Saki
who could not compete due to an injury, the eighth spot was filled by K-1 Super-heavyweight champion, Semmy Schilt
, then four World GP 2009 tournament winners from the Yokohama, Lodz, Seoul and Final 16 Qualifying GP. The last four spots were selected by fan voting.
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K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Seoul Final 16 was a martial arts
event held by the K-1
on Saturday, September 26, 2009 at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena
in Seoul, Korea. It will be the Final Elimination tournament for top sixteen fighters. The winners will qualify for the K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final
held on December 5, 2009 at Yokohama Arena
, Japan
.
The eight finalists from K-1 World GP 2008 Final were automatically qualified, except Gokhan Saki
who could not compete due to an injury, the eighth spot was filled by K-1 Super-heavyweight champion, Semmy Schilt
, then four World GP 2009 tournament winners from the Yokohama, Lodz, Seoul and Final 16 Qualifying GP. The last four spots were selected by fan voting.
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Hyun Man Myung def. Taisei Ko 
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| align=center| Min Ho Song def. Nae Chul Kim
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| Women's Special bout: K-1 rules / 2Min. 3R Ext.1R/53 kg
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| align=center| Su Jeong Lim
def. Chen Qing
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| Special bout: K-1 rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.1R
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| align=center| Chi Bin Lim
def. Tahir Menxhiqi
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| Superfight: K-1 rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.1R
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| align=center| Taiei Kin
def. Cătălin Moroşanu
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| K-1 World GP 2009 Final 16 Elimination bouts: K-1 rules / 3Min. 3R Ext. 2R
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Remy Bonjasky
def Melvin Manhoef
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Errol Zimmerman
def Glaube Feitosa
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Ruslan Karaev
def Kyotaro
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| align=center| Ewerton Teixeira
vs Singh Jaideep
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| align=center| Semmy Schilt
vs Daniel Ghita
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Jerome Le Banner
vs Musashi
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| align=center| Alistair Overeem
def Peter Aerts
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Badr Hari
def. Zabit Samedov
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Martial arts
Martial arts are extensive systems of codified practices and traditions of combat, practiced for a variety of reasons, including self-defense, competition, physical health and fitness, as well as mental and spiritual development....
event held by the 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 Saturday, September 26, 2009 at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena
Olympic Gymnastics Arena
The Olympic Gymnastics Arena is an indoor sports arena, located at the Olympic Park, in Seoul, South Korea. The capacity of the arena is 14,730 and was constructed between 31 August 1984 and 30 April 1986, to host gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics....
in Seoul, Korea. It will be the Final Elimination tournament for top sixteen fighters. The winners will qualify for the K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final
K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final
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...
held on December 5, 2009 at Yokohama Arena
Yokohama Arena
is an indoor sporting arena located in Yokohama, Japan. The capacity of the arena is 17,000 and was opened in 1989. The arena was modeled after US sports venue Madison Square Garden in New York City. It is a five minute walk from the closest subway station, Shin-Yokohama Station on the JR/Yokohama...
, 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...
.
The eight finalists from K-1 World GP 2008 Final were automatically qualified, except Gokhan Saki
Gökhan Saki
Gökhan Saki is a Turkish-Dutch heavyweight kickboxer, fighting out of Golden Glory Gym in Breda, Netherlands...
who could not compete due to an injury, the eighth spot was filled by K-1 Super-heavyweight champion, Semmy Schilt
Semmy Schilt
Semmy Schilt , also known as Sem Schilt, is a Dutch Ashihara karateka, kickboxer, mixed martial artist and four time K-1 World GP champion. He is the first and only fighter in K-1 history to win the championship three times in a row, and also shares the record with Ernesto Hoost for most GPs won,...
, then four World GP 2009 tournament winners from the Yokohama, Lodz, Seoul and Final 16 Qualifying GP. The last four spots were selected by fan voting.
Results
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K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Seoul Final 16 was a martial arts
Martial arts
Martial arts are extensive systems of codified practices and traditions of combat, practiced for a variety of reasons, including self-defense, competition, physical health and fitness, as well as mental and spiritual development....
event held by the 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 Saturday, September 26, 2009 at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena
Olympic Gymnastics Arena
The Olympic Gymnastics Arena is an indoor sports arena, located at the Olympic Park, in Seoul, South Korea. The capacity of the arena is 14,730 and was constructed between 31 August 1984 and 30 April 1986, to host gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics....
in Seoul, Korea. It will be the Final Elimination tournament for top sixteen fighters. The winners will qualify for the K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final
K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final
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...
held on December 5, 2009 at Yokohama Arena
Yokohama Arena
is an indoor sporting arena located in Yokohama, Japan. The capacity of the arena is 17,000 and was opened in 1989. The arena was modeled after US sports venue Madison Square Garden in New York City. It is a five minute walk from the closest subway station, Shin-Yokohama Station on the JR/Yokohama...
, 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...
.
The eight finalists from K-1 World GP 2008 Final were automatically qualified, except Gokhan Saki
Gökhan Saki
Gökhan Saki is a Turkish-Dutch heavyweight kickboxer, fighting out of Golden Glory Gym in Breda, Netherlands...
who could not compete due to an injury, the eighth spot was filled by K-1 Super-heavyweight champion, Semmy Schilt
Semmy Schilt
Semmy Schilt , also known as Sem Schilt, is a Dutch Ashihara karateka, kickboxer, mixed martial artist and four time K-1 World GP champion. He is the first and only fighter in K-1 history to win the championship three times in a row, and also shares the record with Ernesto Hoost for most GPs won,...
, then four World GP 2009 tournament winners from the Yokohama, Lodz, Seoul and Final 16 Qualifying GP. The last four spots were selected by fan voting.
Results
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K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Seoul Final 16 was a martial arts
Martial arts
Martial arts are extensive systems of codified practices and traditions of combat, practiced for a variety of reasons, including self-defense, competition, physical health and fitness, as well as mental and spiritual development....
event held by the 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 Saturday, September 26, 2009 at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena
Olympic Gymnastics Arena
The Olympic Gymnastics Arena is an indoor sports arena, located at the Olympic Park, in Seoul, South Korea. The capacity of the arena is 14,730 and was constructed between 31 August 1984 and 30 April 1986, to host gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics....
in Seoul, Korea. It will be the Final Elimination tournament for top sixteen fighters. The winners will qualify for the K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final
K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final
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...
held on December 5, 2009 at Yokohama Arena
Yokohama Arena
is an indoor sporting arena located in Yokohama, Japan. The capacity of the arena is 17,000 and was opened in 1989. The arena was modeled after US sports venue Madison Square Garden in New York City. It is a five minute walk from the closest subway station, Shin-Yokohama Station on the JR/Yokohama...
, 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...
.
The eight finalists from K-1 World GP 2008 Final were automatically qualified, except Gokhan Saki
Gökhan Saki
Gökhan Saki is a Turkish-Dutch heavyweight kickboxer, fighting out of Golden Glory Gym in Breda, Netherlands...
who could not compete due to an injury, the eighth spot was filled by K-1 Super-heavyweight champion, Semmy Schilt
Semmy Schilt
Semmy Schilt , also known as Sem Schilt, is a Dutch Ashihara karateka, kickboxer, mixed martial artist and four time K-1 World GP champion. He is the first and only fighter in K-1 history to win the championship three times in a row, and also shares the record with Ernesto Hoost for most GPs won,...
, then four World GP 2009 tournament winners from the Yokohama, Lodz, Seoul and Final 16 Qualifying GP. The last four spots were selected by fan voting.
Results
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K-1 World GP 2009 Final 16 Elimination results
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Hyun Man Myung def. Taisei Ko |-
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Min Ho Song def. Nae Chul Kim |-
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Su Jeong LimSu Jeong Lim
Lim Su-Jeong , often anglicised to Su-Jeong Lim, is a South Korean female Muay Thai kickboxer.-Background:Lim was born on in South Korea....
def. Chen Qing
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Chi Bin LimChi Bin Lim
Lim Chi-Bin , often anglicised to Chi-Bin Lim, is a South Korean welterweight kickboxer fighting out of Khan Gym / Team Chi Bin in Seoul...
def. Tahir Menxhiqi
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Taiei KinTaiei Kin
Kin Taiei is a Korean-Japanese light heavyweight karateka, kickboxer and mixed martial artist competing in K-1 and DREAM. He's also a karate instructor and a trainer for professional fighters...
def. Cătălin Moroşanu
Catalin Morosanu
Cătălin Moroşanu is a Romanian heavyweight kickboxer, who fights out of the Respect Gym București. He has competed in the Local Kombat, SuperKombat and K-1 promotions and holds notable victories over Gary Goodridge, Freddy Kemayo, Mighty Mo and Stefan Leko. Moroşanu is known for his wild, brawling...
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Remy BonjaskyRemy Bonjasky
Remy "The Flying Gentleman" Bonjasky is a Dutch super heavyweight kickboxer of Surinamese descent. He is a three-time K-1 World Grand Prix champion, who has won the title in 2003, 2004, and 2008...
def Melvin Manhoef
Melvin Manhoef
Melvin Manhoef is a Dutch-Surinamese Muay Thai kickboxer and mixed martial artist, trained by Mike Passenier and fighting out of Mike's Gym in Amsterdam, Netherlands. In kickboxing, he is the current It's Showtime 85MAX World Champion, and in MMA he was the Cage Rage Light Heavyweight World champion...
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Errol ZimmermanErrol Zimmerman
Errol Zimmerman is a Surinamese-Curaçaoan kickboxer, fighting out of Golden Glory Gym in Breda, Netherlands. He is three time Dutch Muay Thai champion and K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Amsterdam tournament champion....
def Glaube Feitosa
Glaube Feitosa
Glaube "Brazilian Warrior" Feitosa is a Brazilian former kickboxer and a kyokushin full contact karate practitioner who was competing in K-1. In 2005 Feitosa won K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas tournament and was the K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 finalist...
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Ruslan KaraevRuslan Karaev
Ruslan Savelyevich Karaev is a Russian kickboxer of Ossetian origin. He is K-1 World GP 2005 in Las Vegas and K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Taipei tournament champion...
def Kyotaro
Keijiro Maeda
is a Japanese heavyweight kickboxer, currently competing in K-1. His real name is Kyotaro Fujimoto, and he had been using 3 other ring names before. He is known for his right hook which has knocked out many of his opponents. He is currently the K-1 Heavyweight Champion and has successfully defended...
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Ewerton TeixeiraEwerton Teixeira
Ewerton Teixeira is a Brazilian Super Heavyweight kyokushin karateka and kickboxer, currently competing in K-1. He obtained his first K-1 title in 2008 at K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Fukuoka by beating Keijiro Maeda in the final...
vs Singh Jaideep
Singh Jaideep
Singh "Heart" Jaideep is an Indian heavyweight kickboxer competing in K-1. He is the K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Seoul tournament champion.- Titles :*J-NETWORK**J-NETWORK Heavyweight Championship...
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Semmy SchiltSemmy Schilt
Semmy Schilt , also known as Sem Schilt, is a Dutch Ashihara karateka, kickboxer, mixed martial artist and four time K-1 World GP champion. He is the first and only fighter in K-1 history to win the championship three times in a row, and also shares the record with Ernesto Hoost for most GPs won,...
vs Daniel Ghita
Daniel Ghita
Daniel Ghiţă is a Romanian super heavyweight kickboxer. He is a former WKN European Muaythai champion, currently competing in the K-1, It's Showtime and Local Kombat promotions...
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Jerome Le BannerJérôme Le Banner
Jérôme "Geronimo" Le Banner , is a French kickboxer and K-1 superstar, famous for his aggressive fighting style and knockout power....
vs 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...
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Alistair OvereemAlistair Overeem
Alistair Cees Overeem is a British born Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer, signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion, Dream Interim Heavyweight Champion, K-1 World Grand Prix Champion, and made history by being the only fighter in combat...
def Peter Aerts
Peter Aerts
Peter "The Dutch Lumberjack" Aerts is a Dutch super heavyweight kickboxer. He is a three-time K-1 World Grand Prix and Muay Thai World Champion. Aerts is best known for his powerful strikes and high kicks.- Biography :...
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Badr HariBadr Hari
Badr "The Golden Boy" Hari is a Moroccan-Dutch super heavyweight kickboxer, fighting out of Mike's Gym in Amsterdam. He is a former K-1 Heavyweight champion and K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 finalist. As of May 2011, Hari is ranked the #2 heavyweight in the world by LiverKick.com...
def. Zabit Samedov
Zabit Samedov
Zabit "Maugli" Samedov is an Azerbaijani kickboxer fighting out of Chinuk Gym in Minsk, Belarus.-Biography and career:...
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See also
- List of K-1 events
- List of K-1 champions
- List of male kickboxers
- List of kickboxing organizations
External links
