K-1 Final 16 Full Fight Card Announced, Andrei Arlovski in World GP
by Anton Tabuena on Sep 19, 2010 10:30 AM EDT
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Earlier reports had Andrei Arlovski participating at a K-1 super-fight, but today, event producer Sadaharu Tanikawa announced that the former UFC heavyweight champion will not only make his K-1 debut, but he will actually be joining the Final 16 tourney along with some of the best kickboxers in the world. Arlovski placed 3rd in the fan voting on the K-1 website and will be matched up against Raul Catinas, who HeadKickLegend ranks as kickboxing's #22 Heavyweight.
Full fight card which also includes Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion, Alistair Overeem in the full entry:
K-1 World GP 2010 FINAL16 Fights (3×3 mins, 2×3 mins ext)
Alistair Overeem vs. Ben Edwards
Jerome Le Banner vs. Kyotaro
Semmy Schilt vs. Hesdy Gerges
Ewerton Teixeira vs. Peter Aerts
Errol Zimmerman vs. Daniel Ghita
Gokhan Saki vs. Freddy Kemayo
Andrei Arlovski vs. Raul Catinas
Ruslan Karaev vs. Tyrone Spong
Super Fights (3×3 mins, 1×3 mins ext)
- Chalid "Die Faust" vs. Dzevad Poturak
- Sergey Kharitonov vs. Takumi Sato
- Min Ho Song vs. Hyun Man Myung
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No Bonjasky? and is Hari still got legal shite?
Not that I condone facism or any ism for that matter. Isms are in my opinion, not good. A person shouldn't believe in an ism, he should believe in himself.
I quote John Lennon, "I don't believe in Beatles, I just believe in me". Good point there, after all he was the walrus. I could be the walrus. Wouldn't change the fact I have to bum rides off of people.
Remi’s hurt and said awhile back that he won’t be able to participate. I’m disappointed Nathan Corbett was chosen
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by midwestbred on Sep 19, 2010 10:39 AM EDT up reply actions
Remi is about to retire (cause of an eye injury I think?)
And yes, I think that’s why Badr isn’t joining.
by Anton Tabuena on Sep 19, 2010 10:39 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
It's up in the air, last I heard
But this is the…4th? time he’s had surgery on that eye, and honestly if that’s the case I hope he decides to bow out.
nevermind... October 2nd
sorry I didn’t see the caption
by OZON3 on Sep 19, 2010 10:39 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Oct 2
I placed it on the image caption :)
by Anton Tabuena on Sep 19, 2010 10:40 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Wow. Ok
That’s actually a somewhat winnable fight for him, Catinas is good but not exactly a world beater. I’ll still take Catinas to win because of his more extensive K-1 (& Muay Thai) background though, but it’s a decent first fight for Arlovski under K-1 rules. Hope he does well!
Some other thoughts: no Badr Hari makes me sad. Hope he makes use of his time off and come back with a more clear and focused mind. Too bad about Bonjasky not being able to participate too, although slightly more expected. Great starting field nonetheless, really looking forward to the event!
My winners in these fights:
Alistair Overeem vs. Ben Edwards
Jerome Le Banner vs. Kyotaro
Semmy Schilt vs. Hesdy Gerges
Ewerton Teixeira vs. Peter Aerts
Errol Zimmerman vs. Daniel Ghita
Gokhan Saki vs. Freddy Kemayo
Andrei Arlovski vs. Raul Catinas
Ruslan Karaev vs. Tyrone Spong
by Horselover Fat on Sep 19, 2010 10:46 AM EDT reply actions
Andrei is going to get lit up in this tournament.
uuuh yeah I write for the Cincinnati Enquirer. Thanks?
Agreed
Raul has very heavy hands, and as we all know, Arlovski’s defense and chin are both extremely fallible. Who knows though, maybe he’ll surprise us.
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by ElliotMatheny on Sep 19, 2010 5:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Im pumped for the Ghita Zimmerman bout
Surprised Sergei is getting another fight here, hopefully he’s in shape. Ghita did mean mean things to his legs.
Food goes in here
Well this is one way to see the Overeem/Arlovski fight I've always wanted
Also, Overeem actually has an okay shot at winning this. The competition isn’t incredibly tough this year… other than Schilt, anyway.
"You hear people say, 'You're the greatest,' and all this stuff. It's BS. It's fake, it's all fake. You've just got to keep training as hard as you can. The only thing real is the fight, everything else is fake." - BJ Penn
Yeah if Overeem is able to win this
Hopefully more time will be dedicated on MMA in the coming year. (Barring M-1, Strikeforce shenanigans) He pretty much wants to collect all the belts, K-1, Dream SF, UFC.
Gotta collect’em all!
Food goes in here
Also, Overeem actually has an okay shot at winning this. The competition isn’t incredibly tough this year… other than Schilt, anyway.
True, but that caveat about “other than Schilt” is a pretty big one. I’d say Schilt is easily the most dominant K-1 fighter of the past decade. He’s beatable, but it will be a tough road for anyone.
Would love to see Arlovski v. Schilt in the Final 8, just to see how it goes.
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by Fraser Coffeen on Sep 19, 2010 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Schilt's enough
Unless someone has come up with something really unexpected and effective, I fully expect Semmy to be able to sit behind his long reach and KO three guys en route to his fifth GP.
Don't like wrestling in MMA? Go watch K-1.
Can't deal with the occasional boring fight? Let me introduce you to ROH.
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by Monday Morning Martial Artist on Sep 19, 2010 6:36 PM EDT up reply actions
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I’m suprised he isn’t afraid to go out of the house with this man on the loose:
by Jahbulon on Sep 19, 2010 11:48 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
It’s a fucking crime that people chose Arlovski over Ignashov. He didn’t even get a spot in a super fight. Poturak, Kharitinov, some Asian dudes and no Iggy, fuck.
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by dancingChicken on Sep 19, 2010 11:50 AM EDT reply actions
Nah man
Ignashov is injured, I believe.
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by ElliotMatheny on Sep 20, 2010 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions
I said this over at HKL, but I think Catinas is a hand picked opponent to get AA into the Final 8. It’s not that Catinas is bad, because he’s definitely not. But he is very short, and Arlovski will have a massive reach advantage. If Arlovski uses his jab and kicks to keep at range, he could easily pick Catinas apart. What will be interesting is seeing what happens if Catinas gets inside and manages to turn it into a brawl. He’s got heavy hands, which could put Arlovski down, but again, he’s got to wade through that reach, then hit a notably taller target to do it. It’s possible, but it’s no easy task.
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by Fraser Coffeen on Sep 19, 2010 12:20 PM EDT reply actions
K-1
There are deep waters in K-1, Zimmerman, Saki, Semmy, Texiera, Overeem, i think all of these guys will kill Arloski’s ambitions. But to totally undermine what i said i somehow think he could out point Remy, and make a statement. But I doubt we would ever see that.
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by Thats It For you! on Sep 19, 2010 6:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Remy's not in
Retina injury.
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by ElliotMatheny on Sep 20, 2010 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions
I know
Its more wishful thinking than anything.
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by Thats It For you! on Sep 20, 2010 8:33 AM EDT up reply actions
I wanted
Him to be Arloski’s first k-1 bout.
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by Thats It For you! on Sep 19, 2010 5:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Sweet, totally stoked on this card, great lineup for sure. Yes, there could/should have been maybe a couple others as mentioned, but with some of the Bigger headlining names out of action for various reasons, why not put in AA? He’s got the skills, he;s got the fan base, now its, does he have the heart an head to hang with the best strikers in the game..time will tell. All in all, Cant wait for this stacked card!! Holdin out hope that we’ll get to see AA vs AO :D
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That there will be a change in the WGP lineup, so we could still see Badr, hopefully we will get the Overeem rubber match.
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by Thats It For you! on Sep 19, 2010 5:59 PM EDT reply actions
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