K-1 Grand Prix '97 Final

K-1 Grand Prix '97 Final
K-1 Grand Prix '97 Final
Promotion	K-1
Date	November 9, 1997
Venue	Tokyo Dome
City	Tokyo, Japan
Attendance	54,500
Event chronology

K-1 Grand Prix '97 Final was a kickboxing event promoted by the K-1 organization. It was the fifth K-1 World Grand Prix final involving eight of the world's best heavyweight fighters (+95 kg/209 lbs), with all bouts fought under K-1 Rules. The eight finalists had all qualified via elimination fights at the K-1 Grand Prix '97 1st round. Also on the card was a four-man tournament for featherweight kickboxers (57 kg/126 lbs) based in Japan and a local 'Super Fight', with all bouts fought under K-1 Rules. In total there were fourteen fighters at the event, representing seven countries.

The tournament winner was Ernesto Hoost who won his first K-1 Grand Prix final by defeating reigning champion Andy Hug by third round majority decision. The event was also notable for two of the fights in the quarter-finals - with both Francisco Filho and Andy Hug defeating their opponents by knockout at 15 seconds of the first record. It was held at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on Sunday, November 9, 1997 in front of a huge crowd of 54,500 spectators.

K-1 Grand Prix '97 Final Tournament

K-1 Grand Prix '97 1st round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

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K-1 Japan Featherweight Grand Prix Tournament

Semi-finals		Final

Kenichi Sato	TKO

Suguru Yamanouchi
		Kenichi Sato

		Takehiro Murahama	DEC
Kensaku Maeda

Takehiro Murahama	DEC

Results

K-1 Grand Prix '97 Final Results^[1]^[2]
Sato defeated Yamanouchi by TKO at 2:10 of the 1st round.
K-1 Japan Featherweight Grand Prix Semi-finals: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.1R
Kenichi Sato def. Suguru Yamanouchi
Kensaku Maeda def. Takehiro Murahama
Murahama defeated Maeda by 3rd round Unanimous Decision 3-0 (30-27, 30-28, 30-27).
K-1 Grand Prix Quarter-finals: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.1R
Francisco Filho def. Sam Greco
Filho defeated Greco by KO (Right Hook) at 0:15 of the 1st round.
Ernesto Hoost def. Jérôme Le Banner
Hoost defeated Le Banner by KO (Right Hook) at 1:15 of the 1st round.
Peter Aerts def. Mike Bernardo
Aerts defeated Bernardo by TKO (Right Straight to the Body) at 1:17 of the 3rd round.
Andy Hug def. Masaaki Satake
Hug defeated Satake by KO (Left High Kick) at 0:15 of the 1st round.
K-1 Japan Featherweight Grand Prix Final: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.2R
Takehiro Murahama def. Kenichi Sato
Murahama defeated Sato by 3rd round Unanimous Decision 3-0.
K-1 Grand Prix Semi-finals: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.1R
Ernesto Hoost def. Francisco Filho
Hoost defeated Filho by 3rd round Majority Decision 2-0 (30-29, 30-30, 30-29).
Andy Hug def. Peter Aerts
Hug defeated Aerts by 3rd round Unanimous Decision 3-0 (30-29, 30-28, 30-28).
Super Fight: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 5R
Taiei Kin def. Taro Minato
Kin defeated Minato by 5th round Unanimous Decision 3-0 (50-48, 50-47, 50-47).
K-1 Grand Prix Final: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.2R
Ernesto Hoost def. Andy Hug
Hoost defeated Hug by 3rd round Majority Decision 2-0 (30-29, 30-29, 30-30).

References

^ "K-1 Grand Prix '97 Final Results". K-1 Official Website. Archived from the original on 2009-12-08.
^ "Results: K-1 WORLD GRAND PRIX 1997 FINAL". K-1sport.de - Your Source for Everything K-1.

External links

[K-1_Grand_Prix_'97_Final_Results-1] "K-1 Grand Prix '97 Final Results". K-1 Official Website. Archived from the original on 2009-12-08.

[K-1_Grand_Prix_'97_Results-2] "Results: K-1 WORLD GRAND PRIX 1997 FINAL". K-1sport.de - Your Source for Everything K-1.

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