K-1 World MAX 2008 World Championship Tournament Final 8

Infobox MMA event
name = K-1 World MAX 2008 World Championship Tournament Final 8


promotion = K-1
date = July 7 2008
venue = Nippon Budokan flagicon|JPN
city = Tokyo, Japan
attendance = 11,610
gate =
buyrate =
previousevent = K-1 World MAX 2008 Final 16
followingevent = K-1 World MAX 2008 Final

"K-1 World MAX 2008 World Championship Tournament - Final 8 - " was a kickboxing event promoted by the K-1 organization. It took place on Monday, July 7 2008 at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan. The Main card featured the four quarterfinals of the 8 man tournament format, with two Superfights and three newly created (60 kg/132 lb) weight class Super fights.cite web
url=http://www.k-1.co.jp/k-1gp/btop.htm
title="K-1 WORLD MAX 2008 World Championship Tournament -FINAL8-"
accessdate=2008-06-06
publisher=K-1 grand Prix Website]

The semi finals and the final of the tournament will be held at the K-1 World MAX 2008 Final, on October 1 2008 at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan.cite web
url=http://www.k-1.co.jp/k-1gp/btop.htm
title="K-1 WORLD MAX 2008 World Championship Tournament -FINAL8-"
accessdate=2008-06-06
publisher=K-1 grand Prix Website]

The K-1 World Max 2008 Final 8 attracted a crowd of 11,610 to the Budokan in Tokyo. It was broadcast live in Japan on the TBS network and on Main Event in Australia and New Zealand.cite web
url=http://www.k-1.co.jp/k-1gp/top865.htm
title="Sato KO's Buakaw at Budokan"
last=DiPietro
first=Monty
accessdate=2007-07-08
publisher=K-1 grand Prix Website]

=Resultscite web
url=http://www.k-1.co.jp/k-1gp/top846.htm
title="K-1 WORLD MAX 2008 FINAL 8 Results"
accessdate=2008-07-08
publisher=K-1 grand Prix Website] =

*Opening fights: K-1 YOUTH Rules / 3Min. 3R / 60kg:flagicon|BLR Denis Telitsa def. flagicon|JPN Hirotaka Urabe:Telitsa defeated Urabe at 1'16" of the 2nd round by right cross KO.

:flagicon|JPN Kizaemon Saiga def. flagicon|AUS Tyron Van Wyk:Saiga defeated Wyk at 1'39" of the 2nd round by KO.

*Opening Fights: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.1R:flagicon|Cape Verde Aalviar Lima def. flagicon|GER Mark Vogel:Lima defeated Vogel at the end of the 2nd round by doctor stoppage TKO. Lima knocked down his opponent twice in the first and second rounds.

:flagicon|JPN Hiroyuki Owatari def. flagicon|JPN Masaki:Owatari defeated Masaki at 1'53" of the 1st roynd by referee stoppage TKO.

*Super Fight: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.1R:flagicon|NED Albert Kraus def. flagicon|GRE Mike Zambidis:Kraus defeated Zambidis at 3'00" of the 3rd round by doctor stoppage TKO. After 3 rounds, the judges scored the fight a draw. Extra round was announced, however a ring doctor did not let Zambidis continue due to a cut on his left eye, caused by a numerous knee strikes during the match.

*K-1 WORLD MAX 2008 World Championship Tournament Quarter Finals::flagicon|UKR Artur Kyshenko def. flagicon|JPN Yasuhiro Kido:Kyshenko defeated Kido by three round unanimous decision 3-0 (28-29, 28-30, 28-30).

:flagicon|NED Andy Souwer def. flagicon|RSA Warren Stevelmans:Souwer defeated Stevelmans by three round unanimous decision 3-0 (30-29, 29-28, 30-28).

*Superfights: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.1R / 60kg:flagicon|JPN Daisuke Uematsu def. flagicon|LTU Eddy Juozapavicius:Uematsu defeated Juozapavicius at 2'52" of the 3rd round by right straight punch KO.

:flagicon|UKR Konstantin Trishin def. flagicon|JPN Susumu Daiguji :Trishin defeated Daiguji by three round majority decision 2-0 (29-30, 29-30, 30-30).

:flagicon|JPN Haruaki Otsuki def. flagicon|FRA David Douge:Otsuki defeated Douge at 2'59" of the 3rd round by referee stoppage KO.

*Super Fight: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.1R:flagicon|BRA Andre Dida def. flagicon|Lithuania Remigijus Morkevicius:Dida defeated Morkevicius at 1'43" of the 1st round by right cross punch KO.

*K-1 WORLD MAX 2008 World Championship Tournament Quarter Final::flagicon|JPN Yoshihiro Sato def. flagicon|THA Buakaw Por. Pramuk:Sato defeated Pramuk at 1'50" of the 3rd round by right straight punch KO.

:flagicon|JPN Masato def. flagicon|ARM Gago Drago:Masato defeated Drago by three round unanimous decision 3-0 (30-28, 30-27, 30-27).

ee also

*List of K-1 Events
*List of male kickboxers
*List of kickboxing organizations

References