FieLDS K-1 WORLD GP 2009 - Yokohama
Saturday 28 March 2009
Yokohama Arena, Yokohama, Japan
**LIVE RESULTS**
Superfight:
Alistair Overeem vs. Remy Bonjasky via Decision
-Pretty even 1st Round with both fighters landing strikes. Judges score the round even.
-Rd. 2 Overeem presses the action and throws Remy down twice. Overeem controls the round and wins it 10-9.
-Remy gets a knockdown in the middle of the round and Overeem comes back with more. In the judges hands now.
K-1 Heavyweight Title Tournament Final:
Keijiro Maeda vs. Gokhan Saki via Extra Round Decision
-Great first round for Maeda and he landed more strikes but none that hurt Saki. Judges say even.
-Maeda is starting to take control and push Saki back. Judges score it even though.
-Maeda is throwing combos and Saki counters with leg kicks, Maeda lands several more combos, Saki comes back at the end of Rd 3. Extra Round is Coming!
-EX Rd - Maeda controlling the EX Rd, Saki looks tired and they have a good exchange to end the round.
Superfights:
Peter Aerts vs. Errol Zimmerman
-Aerts was definitely the aggressor in Rd 1 and the judges gave it an even score.
-Zimmerman starts to take control of the fight in the 2nd Round and the judges agree.
-Aerts comes back with a great 3rd round and he should win the fight. Wrong - Extra Rounds.
-Aerts controlled most of Rd 3 but got knocked down with a chest shot, Aerts rebounded and landed a RHK to end the round.
**INTERMISSION**
Junichi Sawayashiki vs. Glaube Feitosa via KO Round 2.
-Even Rd until Feitosa scores 2 knockdowns in the round with brutal combos.
-Feitosa drops Junichi with a leg and a minute later lands a straight left for the KO.
Ewerton Teixeira vs. Jerome Le Banner via Extra Round Decision.
-Teixeira peppered JLB with alot of right kicks ranging from low to high and wins Rd 1.
-Rd 2 shows more combos from Teixeira and JLB doesn't have much of an answer.
-JLB lands several combos and almost gets a KO and the fight will go to a extra round.
-Very close Extra Round - could go either way. Judges say lets have another.
-Both fighters go out with a bang as they land multiple kicks and rights. JLB may have gotten enough.
Semmy Schilt vs. Hesdy Gerges via Decision - Unanimous 30-26.
-Schilt dominated Rd 1 with kicks and jabs and should have a 10-9 advantage.
-Schilt scores one knockdown and again dominates the round to the tune of 10-9.
-Rd 3 again goes to Schilt and he survives one last hard strike from Gerges for another 10-9 round.
K-1 Heavyweight Title Tournament Semifinals:
Tyrone Spong vs. Gokhan Saki
-Good Rd 1 with many leg kicks by both fighters. It was scored an even round.
-Rd 2 was another close one and the judges confirm with a 10-10 score.
-Rd 3 was more of the same with neither fighter gaining advantage.
-EX Rd: Saki lands an overhand right and Ko's Spong
Melvin Manhoef vs. Keijiro Maeda via KO Round 1
-Maeda caught Manhoef with a good right and knocked him down and even though Manhoef got up the fight was stopped.
Opening Fights:
Mitsugu Noda vs. Yoo Yang Rae via Decision
Hiraku Hori vs. Takumi Sato
Takashi Tachikawa vs. Yutaka Sakama
