Kohiruimaki out, Yamamoto in at K-1 World MAX Final 16

by Chris Nelson on Apr 13, 2009 1:17 PM EDT

K-1 World MAX 2009 Japan GP champ Taishin Kohiruimaki has been forced off next week's Final 16 card due to an injury sustained to the ligaments in his right ankle, K-1 Event Producer Osamu announced today. Replacing him will be the Japan tournament's runner-up, Yuya Yamamoto (right), who will face off against K-1 World MAX 2009 Asia GP winner Chi Bin Lim.

Yamamoto had been scheduled for the evening's reserve bout against Asian runner-up Su Hwan Lee; Lee will now face the 2008 Japanese champion Yasuhiro Kido.

Obviously a major disappointment for FEG and Kohiruimaki, but this should still be a fantastic tournament. Here's the updated card:

K-1 WORLD MAX 2009 World Championship Tournament: Final 16
April 21, 2009
Marinemesse Fukuoka
Fukuoka, Japan

K-1 World MAX 2009 Tournament Final 16 Bouts
Yoshihiro Sato vs. DRAGO
Buakaw Por. Pramuk vs. Andre "Dida" Amade
Albert Kraus vs. Youichiro "Jienotsu" Nagashima
Andy Souwer vs. Leroy Keastner
Artur Kyshenko vs. Alviar Lima
Yuya Yamamoto vs. Chi Bin Lim
Dzhabar "Gengis Khan" Askerov vs. Giorgio Petrosyan
Chahid "The Pitbull" Oulad El Hadj vs. Nieky "The Natural" Holtzken

K-1 World MAX 2009 Tournament Reserve Bout
Yasuhiro Kido vs. Su Hwan Lee

K-1 MAX Bouts
TATSUJI vs. RYUJI
Kazuki Hamasaki vs. Hareruya

K-1 Lightweight Bout
Masahiro Yamamoto vs. YUKI

Exhibition Match (3 Min.)
Masato vs. HIROYA

photo via sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp

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Tough loss for the card, but good replacement.

by Luke Thomas on Apr 13, 2009 1:20 PM EDT reply actions

Should still be an excellent card.
Can’t wait.

by MMASuPreMaCy on Apr 13, 2009 1:22 PM EDT reply actions

Su Hwan Lee is awesome. He was knocking out everyone until the Final fight. Wish he were in the Final 16, but a reserve bout is cool too.

by AnonymousA on Apr 13, 2009 1:37 PM EDT reply actions

If I am remebering right, Yamamoto is the luckiest son of a bitch on earth.

He loses the first fight in a huge upset, but that guy got cut too bad and so Yamamoto ends up advancing to the semi which he won. Loses the final pretty badly.

Now the winner is out so he advances.

Dude should buy a lotto ticket.

by toxic on Apr 13, 2009 1:50 PM EDT reply actions

Great news. Now there is 100% chance of zero Kohi-lameness on this show. :)

by ilostmydog on Apr 13, 2009 2:07 PM EDT reply actions

Will there be a Night Crew Live Blog? Pleez?

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett

by Scott C. Broussard on Apr 13, 2009 2:45 PM EDT reply actions

But of course.

by Chris Nelson on Apr 13, 2009 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions

I can’t friggin wait.

"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR

by Rundownloser on Apr 13, 2009 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions

If there are no big MMA names fighting on Kickboxing shows.....

I can do without hearing about them. Just my opinion.

by Dexerion on Apr 13, 2009 4:29 PM EDT reply actions

i’ll say this for k-1max, the grand prix has NEVER disappointed me for a night of fights. Period. The most boring K-1Max (even for other regions like Korea, Japan etc) is still veeeerrry entertaining from a fight fan/combat sport observer perspective.

Gatti. Dekkers. Pele. Aoki. Kang. Vanderlei.
http://theworldsoldestsport.blogspot.com/

by theworldsoldestsport on Apr 13, 2009 7:48 PM EDT reply actions

it’s also weird watching it in japanese with no english language version, b/c when a fighter wins but doesn’t advance to the next round due to injury, i have to then go online to read what happenee.d

Gatti. Dekkers. Pele. Aoki. Kang. Vanderlei.
http://theworldsoldestsport.blogspot.com/

by theworldsoldestsport on Apr 13, 2009 7:48 PM EDT reply actions