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| K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Hawaii | ||||
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| File:K-1 WGP 2008 Hawaii.jpg The poster for K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Hawaii | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | K-1, Akebono Ventures Inc. | |||
| Date | August 9, 2008 | |||
| Venue | Stan Sheriff Center | |||
| City |  Honolulu, Hawaii, USA | |||
| Attendance | 8,807 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Hawaii was a kickboxing event promoted by the K-1 organization in association with FEG USA / Akebono Ventures Inc. It took place on Saturday August 9, 2008 at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii and was a fifth and final eliminaton tournament held for K-1 World GP 2008 series, featuring the classic eight-man elimination tournament.[1]
The K-1 World GP 2008 in Hawaii attracted a crowd of 8,807 to the Stan Sheriff Center and was broadcast live across Japan on Fuji TV and in South Korea on the CJ Media Network. The winner of the tournament earned a spot at the K-1 World GP 2008 Final 16, set for September 27, 2008 in Seoul, Korea.[2]
K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Hawaii Tournament edit
| Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Mighty Mo
| DEC | |||||||||||||
| Justice Smith
|  Randy Kim *
| KO | ||||||||||||
| Butterbean
| Wesley Correira
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| Wesley Correira
| KO | Randy Kim
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 Gokhan Saki
| KO | Gokhan Saki
| KO | |||||||||||
| Deutsch Pu'u
| Gokhan Saki
| KO | ||||||||||||
 Nicholas Pettas
| Rick Cheek
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| Rick Cheek
| TKO | |||||||||||||
* Reserve Fight winner Randy Kim replaced Mighty Mo in the Semi Finals as Mighty Mo could not continue due to injury
Results[1] edit
Reserve Fights: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R
- Rico Verhoeven
def. 
Koichi Watanabe - Verhoeven defeated Watanabe by 3rd Round Unanimous Decision 3-0 (30-27, 29-28, 30-27).
- Stefan Leko
def. Junior Sua 
- Leko defeated Sua by KO (Knee Strike) at 2:36 of the 1st Round.
- Randy Kim
def. Vilatonu Fonokalafi 
- Kim defeated Fonokalafi by KO (Punches) at 1:13 of the 1st Round.
USA GP Quarter Finals: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext. 1R
- Mighty Mo
def. Justice Smith - Mo defeated Smith by 3rd Round Majority Decision (30-26, 28-28, 30-26) but had to withdraw due to injury - Reserve Fight winner Randy Kim would replace him in the Semi Finals.
- Wesley Correira def. Eric Esch
- Correira defeated Esch by KO (Left High Kick) at 0:53 of the 2nd Round.
- Gokhan Saki
def. Deutsch Pu'u - Saki defeated Pu'u by KO (Low Kicks) at 2:15 of the 1st Round.
- Rick Cheek def. Nicholas Pettas
- Cheek defeated Pettas by TKO (Referee Stoppage) at 1:15 of the 1st Round.
Super Fight: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.2R
- Paul Slowinski
def. Aziz Jahjah 
- Slowinski defeated Jahjah by KO (Punches) at 1:53 of the 3rd Round.
USA GP Semi Finals: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext. 1R
- Randy Kim def. Wesley Correira
- Kim defeated Correira by KO (Low Kicks) at 1:00 of the 2nd Round.
- Gokhan Saki def. Rick Cheek
- Saki defeated Cheek by KO (Left Body Shot) at 2:36 of the 1st Round.
Super Fights: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.2R
- Min Soo Kim def. Scott Junk
- Kim defeated Junk by 3rd Round Unanimous Decision (28-27, 29-27, 28-27).
- Badr Hari def. Domagoj Ostojic
- Hari defeated Ostojic by KO (Left Straight Punch) at 0:19 of the 1st Round.
USA GP Final: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext. 1R
- Gokhan Saki def. Randy Kim
- Saki defeated Kim by KO (Left Hook) at 1:39 of the 2nd Round.
Notes edit
- A day before the tournament Gokhan Saki was promoted from the reserve bout when scheduled fighter Chalid Arrab could not secure a visa.
- Mighty Mo could not continue in the tournament due damage suffered in his fight with Smith. Under K-1 rules, reserve fight winner Randy Kim took Mo's spot against Wesley Correira.
- After the quarterfinals loss, when Pettas had turned away from the fight and walked to his corner, he took the ring mic to say he was injured and could not continue, and later explained he had aggravated a groin injury sustained in training weeks earlier.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b ""FieLDS K-1 WORLD GP 2008 IN HAWAII"". K-1 Grand Prix Website. Retrieved 2008-07-23. Cite error: The named reference "FieLDS K-1 WORLD GP 2008 IN HAWAII" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ DiPietro, Monty. ""Saki Crowned K-1 USA GP Champ in Hawaii"". K-1 Grand Prix Website. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
External links edit
[[Category:K-1 events]] [[Category:2008 in kickboxing]] [[Category:Kickboxing in the United States]] [[Category:Sports in Honolulu, Hawaii]]