4/3 K-1 World GP 2010 in Yokohama - Super-Heavyweight Title Fight!

FEG have announced some awesome fights for their K-1 World GP in Yokohama. Already the event had a heavyweight title fight, and now it has a super-heavyweight title fight as well.

Add to that a lot of big stars and this should be an awesome event.

K-1 Super-Heavyweight Title Fight:
Semmy Schilt vs. Errol Zimmerman

Badr Hari vs. Alexey Ignashov
Alistair Overeem vs. Dzevad Poturak
Jerome Le Banner vs. Ruslan Karaev

Previously Announced:
K-1 Heavyweight Title Fight (3x3min, 2 round ext.):
Kyotaro Fujimoto (Champion) vs. Peter Aerts

Participants:
-Melvin Manhoef
-Remy Bonjasky

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12/5 K-1 World GP - Results

The K-1 World GP has just finished, and when I checked the results on the K-1 site I saw this:



Schilt broke the record for the shortest time on his way to the crown. Defeating Hari in the final.

Kharitonov got a loss in his K-1 debut, against a very strong opponent in Daniel Ghita.

World GP Final (3x3min. 1r Ext.):
Semmy Schilt Def. Badr Hari by KO Round 1

Super-Fight (3x3min 1r ext.): Tyrone Spong Def. Kyotaro by Decision 3-0

World GP Semi-Finals (3x3min. 1r Ext.):
Semi-Final 2: Semmy Schilt Def. Remy Bonjasky by KO Round 1 2:38
Semi-Final 1: Badr Hari Def. Badr Hari by KO Round 1 2:14

World GP Quarter Finals (3x3min. 1r Ext.):
Reserve: Daniel Ghita Def. Sergey Kharitonov by KO (leg kicks) Round 3 0:36
QF4: Remy Bonjasky Def. Errol Zimmerman by Decision 3-0
QF3: Semmy Schilt Def. Jerome Le Banner by KO Round 1 1:27
QF2: Alistair Overeem Def. Ewerton Teixeira by KO Round 1 1:06
QF1: Badr Hari Def. Ruslan Karaev by KO Round 1 0:38
Reserve: Peter Aerts Def. Gokhan Saki by Decision 3-0

Opening Fights (3x3min):
Jan Soukup Def. Tsutomu Takahagi by Decision 3-0
Singh "Heart" Jaideep Def. Makoto Uehara by KO Round 2 1:36
60kg: Ryuji Kajiwara Def. Keiichi Samukawa by Decision 3-0

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12/5 K-1 World GP - Halftime Show by AKB48

FEG have announced that the K-1 World GP final's half time show will be by the popular girl group AKB48.

This will probably mean that there will be some fans of theirs in the crowd in addition to the fight fans.

This is their single, River:



World GP Quarter Finals (3x3min. 1r Ext.):
QF1:Ruslan Karaev vs. Badr Hari
QF2: Alistair Overeem vs. Ewerton Teixeira
QF3: Jerome Le Banner vs. Semmy Schilt
QF4: Errol Zimmerman vs. Remy Bonjasky

World GP Reserve Fights (3x3min 1r ext.):
Peter Aerts vs. Gokhan Saki
Daniel Ghita vs. Sergey Kharitonov

Super-Fight (3x3min 1r ext.):
Kyotaro vs. Tyrone Spong

Opening Fights (3x3min):
Singh "Heart" Jaideep vs. Makoto Uehara
Jan Soukup vs. Tsutomu Takahagi
60kg: Keiichi Samukawa vs. Ryuji Kajiwara

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12/5 K-1 World GP - Kharitonov will debut

It has been announced that Chalid "de Faust" has withdrawn from his reserve fight in his years K-1 World GP, his replacement will be none other than Pride star Sergey Kharitonov. As far as I know, this will be his debut in K-1 and he will not have an easy time with Daniel Ghita.

It will be very interesting to see how he does!

Changed:
Daniel Ghita vs. Sergey Kharitonov

World GP Quarter Finals (3x3min. 1r Ext.):
QF1:Ruslan Karaev vs. Badr Hari
QF2: Alistair Overeem vs. Ewerton Teixeira
QF3: Jerome Le Banner vs. Semmy Schilt
QF4: Errol Zimmerman vs. Remy Bonjasky

World GP Reserve Fights (3x3min 1r ext.):
Peter Aerts vs. Gokhan Saki

Super-Fight (3x3min 1r ext.):
Kyotaro vs. Tyrone Spong

Opening Fights (3x3min):
Singh "Heart" Jaideep vs. Makoto Uehara
Jan Soukup vs. Tsutomu Takahagi
60kg: Keiichi Samukawa vs. Ryuji Kajiwara

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12/5 K-1 World GP - Reserve Fights Announced

FEG have announced a super-fight, opening fights and reserve fights for this card. The GP fights have been set, and it is looking more open than it has in a while. Semmy Schilt has proven to be beatable and that opens up for a lot of interesting matchups this time.

A lot of people are holding Badr Hari as the favorite after his demolition of Semmy in May.

With an outside chance at the title are the reserve fighters, Peter Aerts will take on Turkish Gokhan Saki, while Romanian Daniel Ghita takes on Chalid "Die Faust".

World GP Reserve Fights (3x3min 1r ext.):
Peter Aerts vs. Gokhan Saki
Daniel Ghita vs. Chalid "Die Faust"

Super-Fight (3x3min 1r ext.):
Kyotaro vs. Tyrone Spong

Opening Fights (3x3min):
Jan Soukup vs. Tsutomu Takahagi
60kg: Keiichi Samukawa vs. Ryuji Kajiwara

Previously Announced:
World GP Quarter Finals (3x3min. 1r Ext.):
QF1:Ruslan Karaev vs. Badr Hari
QF2: Alistair Overeem vs. Ewerton Teixeira
QF3: Jerome Le Banner vs. Semmy Schilt
QF4: Errol Zimmerman vs. Remy Bonjasky

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