K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hawaii

Infobox MMA event
name = K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hawaii


promotion = K-1
date = March 4, 2007
venue = Neal S. Blaisdell Center
city = Honolulu, Hawaii
attendance = 7,066
gate =
buyrate =
purse =
previousevent = K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Yokohama
followingevent = K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Amsterdam

"K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hawaii" was a martial arts event held by the K-1 on April 28, 2007 at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, Hawaii.

It was the first K-1 World Grand Prix tournament held in 2007, featuring classic eight-man elimination tournament format, four Superfights and, the Main Event, the inaugural K-1 Heavyweight Title Match between Badr Hari vs. Yusuke Fujimoto. [cite web
url=http://www.k-1.co.jp/k-1gp/dtop.htm
title="Hawaiian Punch Courtesy Mighty Mo; Hari Wins the Belt"
accessdate=2007-04-28
publisher=K-1 grand Prix Website]

Results

Opening Fights
* Ky Hollenbeck def. flagicon|USA Mighty Mo Jr.Hollenbeck defeated Mighty Mo Jr. at 1'48" of the 1 round by spinning back kick.

* Takumi Sato def. Flagicon|USA Billy HallSato defeated Hall at 2'49" of the 1 round by punches KO.

* Peter Graham def. flagicon|NED Jerrel VenetiaanGraham defeated Venetiaan by three round unanimous decision (3-0).

Tournament Quarter Finals
* Mighty Mo def. flagicon|KOR Kyoung-Suk KimMighty Mo defeated Kim at 1'37" of the 1 round by straight punch KO.

* Jan Nortje def. flagicon|USA Julius LongNortje defeated Long at 1'57" of the 2 round by low kicks TKO.

* Patrick Barry def. flagicon|TRI Gary GoodridgeBarry defeated Goodridge at 1'07" in the 1 round by left high kick KO.

* Alexander Pitchkounov def. flagicon|JPN Tatsufumi TomihiraPitchkounov defeated Tomihira at 1'00" in the 3 round by straight punches KO.

Super Fight
* Junichi Sawayashiki def. flagicon|KOR Randy KimSawayashiki defeated Kim at 2'52" in the 2 round by punches KO.

Tournament Semifinals
* Mighty Mo def. flagicon|RSA Jan NortjeMo defeated Nortje at 1'50" in the 2 round by right punch KO.

* Alexander Pitchkounov def. flagicon|USA Patrick BarryPitchkounov defeated Barry by three round unanimous decision (3-0).

Super Fights
* Hong-Man Choi def. flagicon|USA Mike MaloneChoi defeated Malone at 2'48" in the 2 round by doctors stoppage after two knock downs.

* Remy Bonjasky def. flagicon|BRA Glaube FeitosaBonjasky defeated Feitosa by three round unanimous decision (3-0).

Heavyweight Title Match
* Badr Hari def. flagicon|JPN Yusuke FujimotoHari defeated Fujimoto at 0'57" in the 1 round by high kick KO.

Tournament Final
* Mighty Mo def. flagicon|RUS Alexander PitchkounovMo defeated Pitchkounov at 0'46" in the 3 round by punches KO.

ee also

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

References