Remy Bonjasky is the champion of the K-1 World GP 2008, an event held at the Yokohama Arena, in Yokohama, Japan and this Saturday morning, Brasília time. The Dutchman won his third title in the tournament by beating Jerrome Le Banner in the quarterfinals, Gokhan Saki in the semis, and won the belt by defeating Badr Hari after a huge controversy. Hari landed a stomp on Bonjasky when he was on the ground, who claimed he was unable to continue in the fight, which led to the Moroccan's disqualification.
The only Brazilian representative in the tournament, Ewerton Teixeira was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Errol Zimmerman. The Brazilian had a good fight and was winning the fight until the final 20 seconds, where he felt tired and suffered a knockdown, after a direct hit from the Suriname fighter. Check out the full results of the event:
GP Final
Remy Bonjasky defeated Badr Hari by disqualification (0:53-R2)
GP Semi Finals
Badr Hari defeated Errol Zimmerman by KO (2:15-R3)
Remy Bonjasky defeated Gokhan Saki via TKO (0:53-R2)
Reserve Fights
Melvin Manhoef defeated Paul Slowinski by KO (2:26-R2)
Ray Sefo (75-20-1) defeated Hong Man-Choi via unanimous decision
GP Quarterfinals
Badr Hari defeated Peter Aerts via TKO (1:39-R2)
Errol Zimmerman beat Ewerton Teixeira by majority decision of the judges
Gokhan Saki beat Ruslan Karaev via unanimous decision
Remy Bonjasky defeated Jerome Le Banner via TKO (1:46-R3)
Preliminary Card
Mitsugu Noda (7-2) defeated Tsutomu Takahagi (1-6) by KO (2:49-R2)
Takeru (6-12) beat Taisei Ko (1-1) by unanimous decision
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