2012 in K-1

This is a list of events held in 2012 by K-1, a kickboxing promotion based in Hong Kong.

2012 in K-1
Information
First date	May 27
Last date	December 15
Events
Total events	4
Fights
Chronology
2011 in K-1 2012 in K-1 2013 in K-1

K-1 World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament Final 16

K-1 World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament Final 16
Promotion	K-1 It's Showtime
Date	May 27, 2012
Venue	Palacio Vistalegre
City	Madrid

K-1 World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament Final 16 was a kickboxing event promoted by the K-1 in association with the Dutch-based promotion It's Showtime. It took place on May 27, 2012 at the Palacio Vistalegre in Madrid, Spain. It was the 9th annual K-1 World Max (70 kg/154 lb weight class) World Championship Final and the first K-1 event since the establishment of K-1 Global Holdings Ltd by EMCOM Entertainment.

These fights were played under K-1 rules with three three-minute rounds and one extra round.

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K-1 World MAX 2012 Final 16

Winner	Loser	Result
Andy Ristie	Gago Drago	Unanimous decision (3-0)
Chris Ngimbi	Longern Supepro Samui	Unanimous decision (3-0)
Mike Zambidis	Chahid Oulad El Hadj	3rd round knockout (Left hook)
Yasuhiro Kido	Xu Yan	3rd round knockout (Spinning backfist)
Reece McAllister	Yuji Nashiro	Unanimous Decision (3-0)
Murthel Groenhart	Harut Grigorian	3rd round knockout (Punches)
Andy Souwer	Abraham Roqueñi	Split decision (2-1)
Artur Kyshenko	Su-hwan Lee	2nd round knockout (Left hook)

Super fights

Winner	Loser	Result
Sergei Lascenko	Rico Verhoeven	Extra round split decision (2-1)
Daniel Ghiţă	Wendell Roche	Second round TKO (towel thrown)
Mirko Cro Cop	Lorenzo Javier Jorge	2nd round knockout (Left uppercut)
Badr Hari	Anderson Silva	Unanimous decision (3-0)

K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Los Angeles

K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Los Angeles
Promotion	K-1 SUPERKOMBAT
Date	September 8, 2012
Venue	Memorial Sports Arena
City	Los Angeles
Attendance	7,000

K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Los Angeles was a kickboxing event held by the K-1 in association with the Romanian-based promotion SUPERKOMBAT on September 8, 2012 at the Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California.

It was a qualifying tournament and involved eight fighters with all bouts being fought under K-1 Rules (100 kg/156-220 lbs). Xavier Vigney, Rick Roufus, Jarrell Miller and Randy Blake qualified for the K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Tokyo final 16.^[2] It also involved eight fighters who fought in the K-1 MAX (70 kg/154 lbs) weight division preliminaries and another eight in super fights. In total there were twenty-four fighters at the event, the majority representing the United States.^[3][4][5]

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Undercard bouts

These fights were played under K-1 rules with three three-minute rounds.

Winner	Loser	Result
Mike Lemaire	Glen Spencer	3rd round Unanimous Decision
Damian Earley	Jermaine Soto	KO (right cross) at 1:13 of round 3
James Wilson	Doug Sauer	KO (left hook) at 2:32 of round 1

K-1 MAX (70 kg/154 lb) bouts

These fights were played under K-1 rules with three three-minute rounds.

Winner	Loser	Result
Justin Greskiewicz	Bryce Krause	TKO (referee stoppage) at 1:22 of round 3
Joey Pagliuso	Ben Yelle	KO at 0:18 of round 3
Michael Mananquil	Scott Leffler	3rd Round Unanimous Decision
Chaz Mulkey	Kit Cope	TKO at 2:16 of round 2

Super fights

These fights were played under K-1 rules with three three-minute rounds and an extra one round.

Winner	Loser	Result
Shuichi Wentz	Romie Adanza	3rd round Unanimous Decision
Kang En	Travis Garlits	3rd round Unanimous Decision
Gabriel Varga	Lerdsila Chumpairtour	3rd round Unanimous Decision
Jeremiah Metcalf	Markhaile Wedderburn	KO (knee to the body) at 2:12 of round 1

Heavyweight (100 kg/220 lb) Qualifications

These fights were played under K-1 rules with three three-minute rounds.

Winner	Loser	Result
Xavier Vigney	Seth Petruzelli	TKO (knee) at 1:17 of round 2
Rick Roufus	Mighty Mo	3rd round Split Decision
Jarrell Miller	Jack May	KO (uppercut) at 2:42 of round 1
Randy Blake	Dewey Cooper	3rd round Unanimous Decision

K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Tokyo final 16

K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Tokyo final 16
Promotion	K-1 SUPERKOMBAT
Date	October 14, 2012
Venue	Ryōgoku Kokugikan
City	Tokyo

K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Tokyo final 16 was a kickboxing event held by the K-1 in association with the Romanian-based promotion SUPERKOMBAT^[7] on Sunday, October 14, 2012 at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan. It was the final elimination tournament for top sixteen fighters. The winners qualified for the K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 final.^[8]

K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Tokyo final 16^[9]

Undercard bouts: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R
Zhou Zhipeng def. Kotaro Mori
Peng defeated Mori by TKO (referee stoppage) at 1:23 of round 2.
Rick Roufus vs. James Wilson
Roufus and Wilson fought to a 3rd round draw.
Benjamin Adegbuyi def. Jafar Ahmadi
Adegbuyi defeated Ahmadi by TKO (injury) at 1:03 of round 1.
Pavel Zhuravlev def. Saulo Cavalari
Zhuravlev defeated Cavalari by 3rd round unanimous decision.
Chang-hyung Lee def. Genji Umeno
Lee defeated Umeno by 3rd round unanimous decision.
K-1 World Grand Prix (100 kg/220 lbs) bouts: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R
Ben Edwards def. Raul Cătinaș
Edwards defeated Cătinaş by TKO (referee stoppage) at 2:24 of round 2.
Jarrell Miller def. Arnold Oborotov
Miller defeated Oborotov by 3rd round unanimous decision.
Zabit Samedov def. Xavier Vigney
Samedov defeated Vigney by TKO (corner stoppage) at 1:47 of round 1.
Hesdy Gerges def. Sergei Lascenko
Gerges defeated Lascenko by 3rd round unanimous decision.
Ismael Londt def. Singh Jaideep
Londt defeated Jaideep by 3rd round majority decision.
Makoto Uehara def. Hiromi Amada
Uehara defeated Amada by 3rd round unanimous decision.
Cătălin Moroşanu def. Paul Slowinski
Moroşanu defeated Slowinski by 3rd round unanimous decision.
Mirko Cro Cop def. Randy Blake
Cro Cop defeated Blake by 3rd round majority decision.

K-1 World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament final

K-1 World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament Final
Promotion	K-1
Date	December 15, 2012
Venue	O.A.C.A. Olympic Hall
City	Athens

K-1 World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament Final was a kickboxing event promoted by the K-1 promotion. It took place on December 15, 2012 in Athens, Greece. It was the 9th annual K-1 World Max (70 kg/154 lbs weight class) World Championship Final and the first K-1 event since the establishment of K-1 Global Holdings Ltd by EMCOM Entertainment.

K-1 World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament Final^[10]

K-1 World MAX 2012 Finals: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext. 1R
Murthel Groenhart def. Artur Kyshenko
Groenhart defeated Kyshenko by 3rd round KO to win the K-1 World MAX 2012 Title.
K-1 World MAX 2012 Semifinals: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext. 1R
Artur Kyshenko def. Andy Souwer
Kyshenko defeated Souwer by 3rd round unanimous decision 3-0.
Murthel Groenhart def. Mike Zambidis
Groenhart defeated Zambidis by 2nd round TKO.
K-1 World MAX 2012 Quarterfinals: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext. 1R
Andy Souwer def. Andy Ristie
Souwer defeated Ristie by 3rd round majority decision 2-0.
Artur Kyshenko def. Chris Ngimbi
Kyshenko defeated Ngimbi by 2nd round KO.
Murthel Groenhart def. Yasuhiro Kido
Groehart defeated Kido by 1st round KO.
Mike Zambidis def. Reece McAllister
Zambidis defeated McAllister by 3rd round unanimous decision 3-0.
Super fights: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext. 1R
Cedric Manhoef def. Songkran Bamrungsri
Manhoef defeated Bamrungsri by 3rd round unanimous decision 3-0.
Enrico Gogokhiia def. Erkan Varol
Gogokhiia defeated Varol by 3rd round unanimous decision 3-0.
Reserve fight: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext. 1R
Abraham Roqueni def. Xu Yan
Roqueni defeated Yan by 3rd round unanimous decision 3-0.

K-1 World MAX 2012 Tournament bracket

First round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Mike Zambidis

KO

Chahid Oulad El Hadj

3rd

Mike Zambidis

DEC

Reece McAllister

DEC

Reece McAllister

3-0

Yuji Nashiro

3-0

Mike Zambidis

2nd

Yasuhiro Kido

KO

Murthel Groenhart

KO

Xu Yan

3rd

Yasuhiro Kido

1st

Harut Grigorian

3rd

Murthel Groenhart

KO

Murthel Groenhart

KO

Murthel Groenhart

KO

Artur Kyshenko

KO

Artur Kyshenko

3rd

Su-hwan Lee

2nd

Artur Kyshenko

KO

Chris Ngimbi

DEC

Chris Ngimbi

2nd

Longern Superpro Samui

3-0

Artur Kyshenko

DEC

Andy Souwer

DEC

Andy Souwer

3-0

Abraham Roqueñi

2-1

Andy Souwer

DEC

Andy Ristie

DEC

Andy Ristie

2-0

Gago Drago

3-0

See also

• List of K-1 events
• List of K-1 champions
• List of male kickboxers