K-1 WORLD GP 2010 Final 16
Alistair Overeem def. Ben Edwards by first-round TKO
Semmy Schilt def. Hesdy Gerges via majority decision
Mighty Mo def. Raul Catinas via decision
Peter Aerts def. Ewerton Teixeira via unanimous decision (fourth round)
Kyotaro def. Jerome Le Banner via DQ
Daniel Ghita def. Errol Zimmerman via second-round TKO
Gokhan Saki def. Freddy Kemayo by first-round TKO
Tyrone Spong def. Ray Sefo by unanimous decision
K-1 Rules Non-Tournament Bouts
Sergey Kharitonov def. Takumi Sato by first-round TKO (referee stoppage)
Dzevad Poturak def. Chalid “Die Faust” by third-round TKO (leg injury, corner threw in towel)
Hyun Man Myung def. Min Ho Song via KO
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Jerome Le Banner Gives Up, Walks Off During K-1 Fight With Kyotaro
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.
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K-1 Champ Semmy Schilt Holds on for Tough Decision Over Hesdy Gerges
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.”
Schilt took the first round handily, and was pressed in the second, but in the third Gerges really started to pour it on, and Schilt was in trouble. Schilt had to abandon his cautious, defensive game plan and throw harder power punches because Schilt’s big jabs were no longer backing Gerges up.
In the end the judges scored the bout for Schilt, but it was a closer fight than expected, and Gerges can walk away proud of giving the best in the world a battle.
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Alistair Overeem TKOs Ben Edwards at K-1 World Grand Prix Final 16
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.”
