K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 Final was a kickboxing event promoted by the K-1 organization. It was the twelfth K-1 World Grand Prix final, involving twelve of the world's best K-1 fighters (four being reservists) from eight countries, with all bouts fought under K-1 Rules (100 kg/156-220 lbs). The tournament qualifiers had almost all qualified via the K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 Final Elimination with the exception of Remy Bonjasky who was the reigning champion.
| K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 Final | ||||
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| Promotion | K-1 | |||
| Date | December 4, 2004 | |||
| Venue | Tokyo Dome | |||
| City |  Tokyo, Japan | |||
| Attendance | 64,819 | |||
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The tournament winner was Remy Bonjasky who won his second consecutive K-1 World Grand Prix title by defeating Musashi in the final by second extra round unanimous decision in a repeat of the previous years final. The tournament was also notable for the inclusion of Kaoklai Kaennorsing who was the youngest (21 years) and lightest (172 lbs) competitor to ever participate in a K-1 World Grand Prix final. During the course of the competition Kaoklai managed to get to the Semi Finals by defeating the heaviest competitor at this year's finals, Mighty Mo, who weighed in at 280 lbs. The event was held at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on Saturday, December 4, 2004 in front of 64,819 spectators.[1]
K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 Final Tournament edit
| K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 Final Elimination | Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
 Alexey Ignashov
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 Kaoklai Kaennorsing
| DEC | Kaoklai Kaennorsing
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 Gary Goodridge
|  Mighty Mo
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| Mighty Mo
| KO | Kaoklai Kaennorsing
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 Ray Sefo
| DEC | Musashi
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| Hiromi Amada
| Ray Sefo
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| Musashi
| DEC | Musashi
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 Cyril Abidi
| Musashi
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 Peter Aerts
| DEC | Remy Bonjasky
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 Michael McDonald
| Peter Aerts
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| Jérôme Le Banner
|  Francois Botha
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| Francois Botha
| TKO | Francois Botha
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| Remy Bonjasky
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| Remy Bonjasky
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| Ernesto Hoost
| DEC | Ernesto Hoost
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 Glaube Feitosa
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Results[2] edit
Reserve Fight 1: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext. 2R
- Jérôme Le Banner
vs Hiromi Amada 
- Le Banner defeated Amada by KO (2 Knockdown, Left Low Kick) at 1:03 of the 2nd Round.
Quarter Finals: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext. 1R
- Kaoklai Kaennorsing
vs Mighty Mo 
- Kaennorsing defeated Mo by KO (Right High Kick) at 2:40 of the 1st Round.
- Ray Sefo
vs Musashi - Musashi defeated Sefo by Extra Round Unanimous Decision 3-0 (9.5-9, 10-9.5, 10-9.5). After 3 rounds the judges had scored it a Decision Draw (28.5-29, 30-30, 29-28.5).
- Peter Aerts
vs Francois Botha 
- Botha defeated Aerts by KO (2 Knockdown, Leg Injury) at 1:13 of the 1st Round.
- Remy Bonjasky vs Ernesto Hoost
- Bonjasky defeated Hoost by Extra Round Unanimous Decision 3-0 (10-9.5, 10-9.5, 10-9.5). After 3 rounds the judges had scored it a Decision Draw (29-29, 30-30, 29-28.5).
Reserve Fight 2: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext. 2R
- Cyril Abidi vs Gary Goodridge
- Goodridge defeated Abidi by KO (2 Knockdown, Right Hook) at 3:00 of the 1st Round.
Semi Finals: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext. 1R
- Kaoklai Kaennorsing vs Musashi
- Musashi defeated Kaennorsing by Extra Round Unanimous Decision 3-0 (10-9.5, 10-9.5, 10-9.5). After 3 rounds the judges had scored it a Decision Draw (30-30, 29.5-29.5, 30-29.5).
- Francois Botha vs Remy Bonjasky
- Bonjasky defeated Botha by 3rd Round Unanimous Decision 3-0 (27.5-25.5, 28.5-27.5, 28.5-27.5).
Final: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext. 2R
- Musashi vs Remy Bonjasky
- Bonjasky defeated Musashi by 2nd Extra Round Unanimous Decision 3-0 (10-9, 10-9.5, 10-9.5). After 3 rounds the judges scored it a Majority Draw in favour of Bonjasky (28.5-28, 28.5-27.5, 29-29). After the 1st Extra Round the judges scored it Majority Draw in favour of Bonjasky (9.5-9.5, 10-9.5, 9.5-9.5)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Bonjasky Defends Title at K-1 World GP". K-1 Official Website. Archived from the original on 2008-02-12.
- ^ "Results". K-1sport.de - Your Source for Everything K-1.