8/11 K-1 World GP 2009 in Tokyo -Final 16 Qualifying GP- RESULTS

Spoilers if you read on. I am not totally glued to the screen for this one, so I might miss a few results. In that case, they will be updated later.

Main-Event - Final 16 Qualifying GP:
13. Daniel Ghita Def. Sergeii Lashchenko by TKO 3 down (leg-kicks) Round 1 2:19

Ghita should be in very good shape for the final, finishing both his fights early.

12. Super-Fight: Peter Aerts Def. Yosuke Nishijima by KO Round 3 1:24
11. Super-Fight: Keijiro Maeda Def. Jan Soukup by KO Round 3 1:20

Final 16 Qualifying GP - Semi-Finals:
10. SF2: Sergeii Lashchenko Def. Brice Guidon by KO Round 2 0:34
9. SF1: Daniel Ghita Def. Yuki Nimura by KO Round 1 1:28
Manhoef is unable to continue

Final 16 Qualifying GP - Quarter-Finals:
8. QF4: Brice Guidon Def. Rico Verhoeven by Decision 3-0
7. QF3: Sergeii Lashchenko Def. Sebastian Ciobau by decision 3-0
6. QF2: Daniel Ghita Def. John Love by KO Round 1 1:28
(very strong performance)
5. QF1: Melvin Manhoef Def. Ramazan Ramazanov by KO Round 1 2:16
4. Reserve: Yuki Nimura Def. Prince Ali by KO Round 3 2:00

Opening Fights:
3. Riso Watanabe Def. Nobuhiro Ko by Decision 3-0
2. Kengo Shimizu Def. Shinkyu Kawano by KO Round 1 0:34
1. Kazuo Doi Def. Katsuharu Ebisawa by TKO Round 1 1:02

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8/11 K-1 World GP 2009 in Tokyo -Final 16 Qualifying GP- Fight Order

Tomorrow FEG is holding their World 16 Qualifying GP in Yoyogi 2nd Gymnasium. There are some very interesting names in the tournament.

The main event will, of course, be the tournament final. But before that Peter Aerts will take on Japans former boxing champion Yosuke Nishijima. Nishijima has tried his hands at MMA and now K-1 after putting away his boxing gloves, I would be surprised if he won this, but it will be an entertaining fight.

There has been a change in the tournament reserve fight, British John Love is replacing Alex Roberts, and Heat veteran Prince Ali is taking on another Heat veteran in Yuki Nimura. It really shows that the Heat organisation is bringing out some great talent, and I have been impressed by both these fighters in the past. It should be a good reserve fight.

Main-Event - Final 16 Qualifying GP:
13. Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2

12. Super-Fight: Peter Aerts vs. Yosuke Nishijima
11. Super-Fight: Keijiro Maeda vs. Jan Soukup

Final 16 Qualifying GP - Semi-Finals:
10. SF2: Winner of QF3 vs. Winner of QF4
9. SF1: Winner of QF2 vs. Winner of QF1

Final 16 Qualifying GP - Quarter-Finals:
8. Rico Verhoeven vs. Brice Guidon
7. Sergeii Lashchenko vs. Sebastian Ciobau
6. Daniel Ghita vs. John Love
5. Melvin Manhoef vs. Ramazan Ramazanov
4. Reserve: Yuki Nimura vs. Prince Ali

Opening Fights:
3. Riso Watanabe vs. Nobuhiro Ko
2. Kengo Shimizu vs. Shinkyu Kawano
1. Kazuo Doi vs. Katsuharu Ebisawa

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