K-1 World GP 2009 in Tokyo Quick Results

by Chris Nelson on Aug 11, 2009 7:25 AM EDT

K-1 World GP 2009 in Tokyo - Final 16 Qualifying GP
August 11, 2009
Yoyogi National Stadium Second Gymnasium
Tokyo, Japan

#1 - Opening Fight - 3R x 3 min.
Kazuo Doi def. Katsuharu Ebisawa via TKO (Corner Stoppage) at 1:02 of Round 1

#2 - Opening Fight - 3R x 3 min.
Kengo Shimizu def. Shinkyu Kawano via KO (Punch) at 0:34 of Round 1

#3 - Opening Fight - 3R x 3 min.
Yuto Watanabe def. Nobuhiro Ko via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-28)

#4 - Final 16 Qualifying GP - Reserve Fight - 3R x 3 min. + 1R Ext.
Yuki Nimura def. Prince Ali via TKO (Punches) at 2:00 of Round 3

#5 - Final 16 Qualifying GP - Quarter Final #1 - 3R x 3 min. + 1R Ext.
Melvin Manhoef def. Ramazan Ramazanov via KO (Left Hook) at 2:16 of Round 1

#6 - Final 16 Qualifying GP - Quarter Final #2 - 3R x 3 min. + 1R Ext.
Daniel Ghita def. John Love via KO (Left Hook) at 1:28 of Round 1

#7 - Final 16 Qualifying GP - Quarter Final #3 - 3R x 3 min. + 1R Ext.
Sergei Lascenko def. Sebastian Ciobanu via Unanimous Decision (30-29, 30-28, 30-28)

#8 - Final 16 Qualifying GP - Quarter Final #4 - 3R x 3 min. + 1R Ext.
Brice Guidon def. Rico Verhoeven via Unanimous Decision (28-30, 28-30, 29-30)

Melvin Manhoef could not fight due to a bad leg injury sustained in his first fight. Under K-1 International Rules his opponent would have the first option to advance, however as Ramazan was knocked out, he cannot advance. Therefore, reserve fight winner, YUKI, advances to face Daniel Ghita.

#9 - Final 16 Qualifying GP - Semi Final #1 - 3R x 3 min. + 1R Ext.
Daniel Ghita def. Yuki Nimura via TKO (Kicks) at 1:28 of Round 1

#10 - Final 16 Qualifying GP - Semi Final #2 - 3R x 3 min. + 1R Ext.
Sergei Lascenko def. Brice Guidon via KO (Right Straight) at 0:34 of Round 2

#11 - Super Fight - 3R x 3 min. + 1R Ext.
Keijiro "Kyotaro" Maeda def. Jan Soukup via KO (Punch) at 1:20 of Round 2

#12 - Super Fight - Special Rules - 3R x 3 min. + 1R Ext.
Peter Aerts def. Yosuke Nishijima via TKO (Leg Kicks) at 1:24 of Round 3

#13 - Final 16 Qualifying GP - Tournament Final - 3R x 3 min. + 1R Ext.
Daniel Ghita def. Sergei Lascenko via TKO (Leg Kicks) at 2:19 of Round 1

Wow, what a beast. Ghita demolished his first two opponents in 90 seconds (including the highly-touted John Love) and didn't take much longer to break down a worn (but still game) Lascenko. Ghita advances to the 2009 K-1 World GP Final 16.

K-1's schedule for the rest of the year looks like this:

K-1 World GP 2009 in Seoul - Final 16
Saturday, September 26 / Olympic Gymnasium, Seoul, Korea

K-1 World MAX 2009 World Championship Tournament Final
Monday, October 26 / Yokohama Arena, Kanagawa, Japan

K-1 World GP 2009 Final 16
Saturday, December 5 / Yokohama Arena, Kanagawa, Japan

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Melvin Manhoef def. Ramazan Ramazanov via KO (Punch) at 2:16 of Round 1

That is all for now!

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by Leland Roling on Aug 11, 2009 7:44 AM EDT reply actions

Keijiro "Kyotaro" Maeda def. Jan Soukup via KO (Punch) at 1:19 of Round 2

Man, that guy is whooping some ass.

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by Leland Roling on Aug 11, 2009 7:57 AM EDT reply actions

Ghita looked amazing... props to him.

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by Leland Roling on Aug 11, 2009 9:01 AM EDT reply actions

Man, his leg kicks are disgusting. Can’t wait to see him in the Final 16.

For those interested, Kimjudas has fights #4-8 up now, with the others probably up soon.

by Chris Nelson on Aug 11, 2009 10:17 AM EDT up reply actions

I need to see these videos now. Maeda is on a tear

by Meshuggeth on Aug 11, 2009 11:45 AM EDT reply actions

Solid event, Ghita wrecked. I don’t expect him to go far in the final 16, though.

by Ahhhoki on Aug 11, 2009 11:49 AM EDT reply actions

Sergei Lascenko is slower than an 80 YO Mark Hunt on heroin. Check 5 minute mark of the video of his semi-final;: nasty liver punch.

by Ahhhoki on Aug 11, 2009 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions

Where exactly are the videos?

by Meshuggeth on Aug 11, 2009 1:00 PM EDT reply actions

don't ask

apparently, you aren’t allowed to ask where to download the videos

by Crucifix on Aug 11, 2009 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions

Try looking at Nelson’s comment above before asking…

And asking won’t get you anywhere. If you want to know, you can email people and find out, but not here.

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by Leland Roling on Aug 11, 2009 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions

WTF?

by Meshuggeth on Aug 11, 2009 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions

Thanks though

by Meshuggeth on Aug 11, 2009 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions

wait how often does manhoef fight? does he even have time for full fight camps between matches?

by phantasma475 on Aug 11, 2009 3:39 PM EDT reply actions

He fights in spurts. He had a couple matches in the beginning of the year, then actually took a few months off after the Maeda KO and (allegedly) trained a lot of BJJ for his fight with Filho. He’s got another fight coming up at It’s Showtime later this month, too.

by Chris Nelson on Aug 11, 2009 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions

Finally catching up on these, and wow

In fact, in his first official K-1 tournament in Japan, he blitzed the field and set an all-new record for the least amount of time needed to defeat 3 fighters in 1 night. No small feat on it’s own, but when you consider the record has been held by Peter Aerts for the past 11 years, it sheds some light on just how meaningful it could well be.

Rumanian fighter, Daniel Ghita, sliced through his 3 opponents in a combined time of just 5 minutes and 15 seconds. This not only breaks Aerts’ record, but it shaves almost 1 minute and 30 seconds off it.

K-1 Press Release

The fact that Aerts himself put on a nice show (against an over-matched opponent to be sure) on the same evening is a neat touch.

It ends in an armbar or a strangle regardless.

by capital L on Aug 14, 2009 5:55 PM EDT reply actions