City Yokohama, Japan Venue Yokohama Arena Attendance 17,667 | Date 8 December 2007 Promotion K-1 Total purse 400,000 USD | |
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K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 Final K-1 Fighting Network Prague 2007 Location Yokohama Arena, Kōhoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan | ||
K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 Final was a martial arts event held by the K-1 on Saturday December 8, 2007 at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan. It was the 15th K-1 World GP Final, the culmination of a year full of regional elimination tournaments. All fights followed K-1's classic tournament format and were conducted under K-1 Rules, three rounds of three minutes each, with a possible tiebreaker.
The qualification for top eight fighters, K-1 World GP 2007 in Seoul Final 16 was held on October 28, 2007 in Seoul, Korea.
The event drew a sellout crowd of 17,667 to the Yokohama Arena. It was broadcast live in Japan on the Fuji TV network; in South Korea on XTM; in Hong Kong on PCCW; in Australia on Main Event; in Brazil on Globosat; in Canada on The Fight Network; in Romania on ProTV; in Hungary on RTL Klub and across Scandinavia on Viasat. With all the delayed broadcasts bringing it to a total of 135 countries. The English language commentary team was headed by an Australian Michael Schiavello, with four time K-1 World Champion Ernesto Hoost, Ray Sefo and Akebono. The event ring announcer was Jimmy Lennon Jr.
Results
Opening Fights: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R
Mitsugu Noda def. Noel Cadet Noda defeated Cadet by TKO at 1:13 of the 2nd Round. Jan Nortje def. Dong Wook Kim Nortje defeated Kim by TKO (Punch) at 0:11 of the 2nd Round. Takashi Tashikawa def. Ki Min Kim Tashikawa defeated Kim by KO at 1:21 of the 1st Round.Reserve Fight: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.1R
Paul Slowinski def. Mighty Mo Slowinski defeated Mo by TKO (Low Kicks) at 0:50 of the 2nd Round.Quarter Finals: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.1R
Jérôme Le Banner def. Choi Hong-man Le Banner defeated Choi by 3rd Round Unanimous Decision 3-0 (30-29, 30-28, 30-29). Semmy Schilt def. Glaube Feitosa Schilt defeated Feitosa by 3rd Round Unanimous Decision 3-0 (30-27, 30-28, 30-27). Remy Bonjasky def. Badr Hari Bonjasky defeated Hari by 3rd Round Majority Decision 2-0 (30-29, 29-29, 30-29). Peter Aerts def. Junichi Sawayashiki Aerts defeated Sawayashiki by KO (Straight Right Punch) at 1:29 of the 1st Round.Semi Finals: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.1R
Semmy Schilt def. Jérôme Le Banner Schilt defeated Le Banner by TKO (Corner Stoppage) at 1:02 of the 2nd Round. Peter Aerts def. Remy Bonjasky Aerts defeated Bonjasky by 3rd Round Unanimous Decision 3-0 (30-29, 30-27, 30-28).Super Fight: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.2R
Musashi def. David Dancrade Musashi defeated Dancrade by KO (Left Mid Kick) at 2:59 of the 1st Round.Final: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.2R
Semmy Schilt def. Peter Aerts Schilt defeated Aerts by TKO (Knee Injury) at 1:49 of the 1st Round.The tournament winner Semmy Schilt of Netherlands became the first fighter ever in K-1 history to win the Championship three years in a row and picked up a winner's purse of US$400,000.
For the last six years, the K-1 World GP Champion has been a Dutchman and in K-1's 15-year history, a Dutch fighter has won the World GP a total of 12 times.
Line-up changes before the event: