It's Showtime: Badr Hari KO's Semmy Schilt
This was probably one of the more stacked kickboxing cards of the year, but it didn't turn out to be as epic as many fans believed it would be. The doctors at the event decided to medically intervene in many of the main card matchups with cuts looking more or less like ones we've seen in the UFC time and time again. Nonetheless, Badr Hari delivered a massive KO to K-1 legend Semmy Schilt. Results via MMA Fanhouse:
Undercard
1. Sem Braam beat Imro Main by decision
2. Chris N'gimbi beat Dennis Schneidmiller by decision
3. Rico Verhoeven beat Ricardo Fyeet by decision
4. Sahin Yakut beat Perry Ubeda by decision
5. Ashwin Balrak beat Bjorn Breggy by decision after an extra round
6. Rustemy Kreshnik beat Christiano Delgado by third-round TKO
7. Murat Direkci beat Brian Lo-A-Njoe by second-round TKO
8. Gevorg Petrosyan beat Faldir Chahbari by decision
9. Joerie Mes beat Shane Campbell by third-round TKO
10. Orono Vor Petchpoon beat Hassan El Hamzaoui by decision
Main event
11. Melvin Manhoef beat Stefan Leko by second-round TKO
12. Gago Drago beat William Diender by doctor stoppage
13. Mourad Bouzidi beat Errol Zimmerman by TKO
14. Daniel Ghita beat Thomas Hron by second-round TKO
15. Andy Souwer beat Chahid Oulad El Hadj by decision
16. Tyrone Spong beat Karacs Attila by decision
17. Badr Hari beat Sem Schilt by first-round TKO
One of the big factors at this show was that the ring was VERY small. It definitely worked to Hari's advantage, and it worked well for any of the K-1 fighters that had a style synonymous with brawling.
Manhoef didn't look that great in his matchup with Leko, and he was well on his way to losing until Leko appeared to have broke his foot. Gago Drago was also well on his way to being defeated by Diender until a "bogus" doctor stoppage due to a cut gave Drago the win. Zimmerman was upset by Bouzidi, Souwer justifiably defeated Chahid, and Spong was given a "generous" decision win over Karacs Attila.
It's interesting that Hari is both loved and hated. I am on the Hari bandwagon, but I realize that he isn't the most technical fighter in K-1. In fact, I think Hari's success stems from the fact that he is overly aggressive and goes for the kill immediately. The small ring gave Schilt no chance to move away from Hari's onslaught.
Semmy Schilt vs. Badr Hari
Melvin Manhoef vs. Stefan Leko
William Diender vs Gago Drago
Mourad Bouzidi vs. Errol Zimmerman
Thomas Hron vs. Daniel Ghita
Chahid Oulad El Hadj vs Andy Souwer
Attila Karacs vs Tyrone Spong
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I'm seeing a video formatting fail
The bottom of it clips down to the second line of the undercard box.
That said, how bad did Semmy fuck up to let Badr knock him out?
by Derek Suboticki on May 17, 2009 2:31 AM EDT reply actions
Oh, and the video took me to an IQ test.
by Derek Suboticki on May 17, 2009 2:33 AM EDT up reply actions
Do what Sam posted
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by Leland Roling on May 17, 2009 9:32 AM EDT up reply actions
Damn, that was quick.
Hari needed a win after the Bojanski & Overeem fiascoes, & if you’re saying Manhoef looked less-than-stellar, it couldn’t have been pretty.
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by Scott C. Broussard on May 17, 2009 2:51 AM EDT reply actions
It’s hard to big man a guy who is 6 foot 5. Schilt’s game revolves around having a vastly superior height and reach but he did not have that here.
Schilt looked lost in there.
The ring was the size of a compact car it seemed. He had no chance in my mind, not in that ring.
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by Leland Roling on May 17, 2009 9:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, he also looked like he got rocked because he suddenly gassed. Disappointing.
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by Leland Roling on May 17, 2009 10:13 AM EDT up reply actions
YESSSS, War Hari
thanx for the link, i really wanted to see how badr hari was gonna come back off that loss to alistair.
I'm afraid...
that Semmy is past his prime at this point. Not that it matters- he’s pretty much the most dominant K-1 champ ever, and a true legend in the sport. And Hari is a fucking sparkplug.
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'09 is the year of the FW's.
It’s Semmy’s second loss since June of 2006. Might be a little early to say he’s done being the best. I love Schilt, so I’ll defend him well past his prime, but I think it’s premature to say he’s there.
by Derek Suboticki on May 17, 2009 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions
You're forgetting about the loss to Aerts last year.
And he’s definitely lost a step lately. I’m not saying that he’s completely done, but he’s slowed down as of late.
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'09 is the year of the FW's.
by ElliotMatheny on May 17, 2009 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions
I forgot nothing
Since losing to HMC in June 2006, he’s lost two fights – one to Aerts and this one.
by Derek Suboticki on May 17, 2009 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions

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