K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final 16 Results: Overeem vs. Edwards, More

Filed under: ResultsMMAFighting.com has K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final 16 results of Alistair Overeem vs. Ben Edwards as well as all the other K-1 World GP 2010 Final 16 fights happening at the Olympic Gymnasium 1st in Seoul, Korea.

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MMAFighting.com has K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final 16 results of Alistair Overeem vs. Ben Edwards as well as all the other K-1 World GP 2010 Final 16 fights happening at the Olympic Gymnasium 1st in Seoul, Korea.

Also on the card, Semmy Schilt will square off against Hesdy Gerges as well as many of the top heavyweight kickboxers in the world.

Jerome Le Banner Gives Up, Walks Off During K-1 Fight With Kyotaro

Filed under: K1, NewsIn one of the strangest endings you’ll ever see in any sporting event, K-1 legend Jerome Le Banner fought a brutal three-round battle with his opponent Kyotaro, then walked out of the ring and refused to fight a fourth overtime rou…

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Jerome Le Banner battles Kyotaro at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final 16.In one of the strangest endings you’ll ever see in any sporting event, K-1 legend Jerome Le Banner fought a brutal three-round battle with his opponent Kyotaro, then walked out of the ring and refused to fight a fourth overtime round when the judges ruled the first three rounds a draw.

“I left when the judges said it was a draw. No, It was not a draw. I had one more point,” Le Banner said after the fight. “It was not fair. They wanted something more, it was not fair. It was not fair.”

As a result, Kyotaro was ruled the winner of the match by forfeit. So Kyotaro wins at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final 16 in Seoul and will advance to the Final 8 in December.

K-1 Champ Semmy Schilt Holds on for Tough Decision Over Hesdy Gerges

Filed under: K1, NewsThe reigning king of kickboxing held on to his crown after a much closer fight than expected, with Semmy Schilt winning a hard-fought decision after nine minutes of fighting a game Hesdy Gerges at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Fina…

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Semmy Schilt battles Hesdy Gerges at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final 16.The reigning king of kickboxing held on to his crown after a much closer fight than expected, with Semmy Schilt winning a hard-fought decision after nine minutes of fighting a game Hesdy Gerges at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final 16 in Seoul.

“I think it was a very tough fight,” Schilt said afterward. “It was probably the toughest K-1 fight for me recently.”

The enormous Schilt threw jab after jab after jab in the first round, and although Gerges blocked a lot of Schilt’s punches, enough of them got through that Gerges had a welt on his forehead by the end of the first round. Schilt was mixing in body kicks with his jabs, while Gerges was accomplishing almost nothing offensively.

Alistair Overeem TKOs Ben Edwards at K-1 World Grand Prix Final 16

Filed under: Strikeforce, K1, NewsStrikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem, who’s taking a break from MMA to fight in Japan’s major kickboxing promotion, showed once again that he’s one of the best kickboxers in the world by winning a first-ro…

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Alistair Overeem rocks Ben Edwards during the K-1 World Grand Prix Final 16.Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem, who’s taking a break from MMA to fight in Japan’s major kickboxing promotion, showed once again that he’s one of the best kickboxers in the world by winning a first-round technical knockout over Ben Edwards at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final 16 in Seoul.

The massive Overeem brutalized Edwards with power punches, knocking Edwards down three times to end the fight emphatically.

“I hope you enjoyed my fight,” Overeem said afterward. “I fight for the fans. You’re awesome.” Overeem also dedicated the fight to someone he knew who was killed in action in Afghanistan.

K-1 World Grand Prix Final 16: Preview and Predictions

Filed under: K1Many American fans are disappointed that former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski has pulled out of the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final 16 in Seoul. But the event still includes (by my count) eight of the Top 10 heavyweight kickbo…

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Many American fans are disappointed that former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski has pulled out of the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final 16 in Seoul. But the event still includes (by my count) eight of the Top 10 heavyweight kickboxers in the world, a collection of talent you almost never see on one fight card, in any combat sport.

So if you’re an American fan staying up very late Friday night or getting up very early Saturday morning to watch on HDNet, you’re not going to be disappointed. We’ve got the full preview and predictions below.

Fighters Gather in Seoul for K-1 Double Impact Final 16

Filed under: K1, NewsSEOUL – All 46 participants have gathered in Korea for the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final 16 and the K-1 World MAX Final 16 to be held on Oct. 2 and 3 respectively at the Olympic Gymnasium 1st.

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SEOUL – All 46 participants have gathered in Korea for the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final 16 and the K-1 World MAX Final 16 to be held on Oct. 2 and 3 respectively at the Olympic Gymnasium 1st.

As expected former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski and Ruslan Karaev were both absent with K-1 President Sadaharu Tanikawa finally officially confirming that they are out of their bouts due to injuries sustained in training.

“I would like to apologize to the press and the fans in the Korea and around the world – about 10 days before this press conference, Ruslan Karaev had to (withdraw due to injury) and also many people had been expecting Andrei Arlovski, the former champion of the UFC, but he was also injured during sparring about a week ago. We had been trying to convince (Arlovski) to come over for this event but due to the doctor’s opinion we had to cancel his participation as well. I would like to apologize for these changes.”

Ray Sefo will step in for Karaev to face Tyrone Spong and Mighty Mo will replace Arlovski against Raul Catinas. Sefo has rebounded from a six fight losing streak in 2007/8 to win his last three K-1 bouts while fan favorite Mighty Mo has gone 2-7 in his last nine outings.