K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Final

K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Final
K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Final
Promotion	K-1
Date	December 7, 2002
Venue	Tokyo Dome
City	Tokyo, Japan
Attendance	74,500
Event chronology

K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Final was a kickboxing event promoted by the K-1. The event was held at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on Saturday, December 7, 2002 in front of 74,500 spectators. It was the tenth K-1 World Grand Prix final, involving ten of the world's top fighters (two being reservists), with all bouts fought under K-1 Rules (100 kg/156-220 lbs). The eight finalists had almost all qualified via preliminary events, while two additional fighters were invited as reserve fighters (for more detail on this see bulleted list below). In total there were ten fighters at the event, representing eight countries.

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The tournament winner was Ernesto Hoost who won his fourth and final K-1 World Grand Prix by defeating Jérôme Le Banner in the final by third round knockout. Jérôme Le Banner would be making his second appearance in the final, which he so far been unable to win, and the defeat was made even worse as it left him with a broken arm which nearly ended his career.

Ernesto Hoost was knocked out of this K-1 World Grand Prix twice (taking into account the Final Elimination) - both times by Bob Sapp - but managed to proceed due to injuries to other fighters.

Qualifiers - Finalists

Peter Aerts - Won fight at K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Final Elimination
Jérôme Le Banner - Won fight at K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Final Elimination
Ernesto Hoost - Invitee, called up to replace Semmy Schilt who was injured
Mark Hunt - Won fight at K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Final Elimination
Stefan Leko - Won fight at K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Final Elimination
Musashi - K-1 Andy Spirits Japan GP 2002 Final winner
Bob Sapp - Won fight at K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Final Elimination
Ray Sefo - Won fight at K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Final Elimination

Qualifiers - Reservists

Martin Holm - Invitee
Michael McDonald - Invitee

Holm defeated McDonald by 3rd Round Majority Decision 2-0 (30-29, 29-29, 30-29).
K-1 Grand Prix Reserve Fight: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.1R
Martin Holm def. Michael McDonald
K-1 Grand Prix Quarter Finals: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.1R
Ray Sefo def. Peter Aerts
Sefo defeated Aerts by 3rd Round Split Decision 2-1 (29-30, 30-28, 30-29).
Bob Sapp def. Ernesto Hoost
Sapp defeated Mcdonald by TKO (Doctor Stoppage) at 2:53 of the 2nd Round but had to withdraw due to a hand injury - Ernesto Hoost would take his place in the Semi Finals.
Mark Hunt def. Stefan Leko
Hunt defeated Leko by KO (Left Hook) at 1:16 of the 3rd Round.
Jérôme Le Banner def. Musashi
Le Banner defeated Musashi by TKO (Corner Stoppage) at 0:51 of the 2nd Round.
K-1 Grand Prix Semi Finals: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.1R
Ernesto Hoost def. Ray Sefo
Hoost defeated Sefo by KO (Shin Injury) at 1:49 of the 1st Round.
Jérôme Le Banner def. Mark Hunt
Le Banner defeated Hunt by 3rd Round Unanimous Decision 3-0 (29-26, 29-26, 29-26) .
K-1 Grand Prix Final: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.2R
Ernesto Hoost def. Jérôme Le Banner
Hoost defeated Le Banner by KO (3 Knockdowns, Right Mid-Kicks) at 1:26 of the 3rd Round.

K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Final

Tournament bracket

Results

See also

References

External links

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