K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hong Kong

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


promotion = K-1
date = August 5, 2007
venue = AsiaWorld-Expo flagicon|Hong Kong
city = Hong Kong
attendance = 10,634
gate =
buyrate =
purse =
previousevent = K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Amsterdam
followingevent = K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Las Vegas

"K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hong Kong" was a martial arts event held by the K-1 on August 5, 2007 at the AsiaWorld-Expo Arena in Hong Kong.

It was the third K-1 World Grand Prix qualifying tournament held in 2007, featuring classic eight-man elimination tournament format, to advance a fighter to this year's K-1 World GP Final Elimination in Seoul, Korea on September 29, 2007. The fight card also featured three Superfights. [cite web
url=http://www.k-1.co.jp/k-1gp/dtop.htm
title="Fujimoto Defends K-1 Asia GP Title in Hong Kong"
accessdate=2007-08-22
publisher=K-1 grand Prix Website]

=Results [cite web
url=http://www.k-1.co.jp/k-1gp/dtop.htm
title="K-1 World GP 2007 in Hong Kong Official Results"
accessdate=2007-08-22
publisher=K-1 grand Prix Website] =

Opening Fights
* Kam Ho Chak def. flagicon|Malaysia Chee Leong LimChak defeated Lim by three round majority decision (2-0).

* Hoi Kwan Tsang def. Flagicon|Malaysia Loong Shueng LimTsang defeated Lim at 3'00" of the 2 round by TKO.
* Man Kit Wong def. Flagicon|Malaysia Charles Suresh SeluarajWong defeated Seluaraj at 1'33" of the 1 round by KO.

Tournament Reserve Fight
* Erhan Deniz def. flagicon|KOR Dong Wook KimDeniz defeated Kim at 0'23" of the 2 round by low kicks KO.

Tournament Quarter Finals
* Musashi def. flagicon|KOR Yong-Soo ParkMusashi defeated Park at 0'48" of the 2 round by left hook KO. Musashi caught two low kicks below the belt in 1 round, officials issued a yellow card and one-point deduction to Park and a five-minutes of recovery time to Musashi. Musashi could not recompose and the fight was resumed after the fourth quarterfinal.

* Wang Qiang def. flagicon|KOR Randy KimWang defeated Kim at 1'32" of the 2 round by low kicks KO.

* Yusuke Fujimoto def. flagicon|China Shin Hong JianFujimoto defeated Jian by three round unanimous decision (3-0).

* Taiei Kin def. flagicon|USA SentoryuKin defeated Sentoryu at 1'43" in the 1 round by high kick KO.

Super Fight

* Peter Aerts def. flagicon|DEN Nicholas PettasAerts defeated Pettas at 2'34" in the 2 round by right high kick KO.

Tournament Semifinals
* Taiei Kin def. flagicon|JPN Yusuke FujimotoKin defeated Fujimoto at 1'59" in the 2 round by knee KO.

* Musashi def. flagicon|China Wang QiangMusashi defeated Wang at 2'00" in the 2 round. Wang put Musashi down by low knee strikes. Musashi's corner threw the towel and after lengthy ringside consultations, it was announced that Qiang would be penalized for a low blow, therefore the towel-throwing was voided. Musashi was given an extended period of time to recover, but could not. Wang had left the ring and so had forfeited his win and Musashi was announced the winner.

Super Fights
* Badr Hari def. flagicon|AUS Peter GrahamHari defeated Graham by three round unanimous decision (3-0).

* Hong-Man Choi def. flagicon|TRI Gary GoodridgeChoi defeated Goodridge at 1'34" in the 1 round by knee KO.

Tournament Final
* Yusuke Fujimoto def. flagicon|China Wang QiangFujimoto defeated Wang at 2'49" in the 1 round by straight punch KO. The K-1 Rules Committee announced that Musashi was unable to continue due his groin injury, and Kin as well could not continue due a facial injury, Officials set the final pairing Fujimoto vs Wang.

ee also

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

References