Date October 02, 2010
Venue Olympic Gymnastics Arena
City South Korea Seoul, Republic of Korea
Participating Fighters
* Semmy Schilt (K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final Champion)
* Alistair Overeem (2009 Grand Prix Semi Finalist)
* Jerome Le Banner (2009 Grand Prix Quarter Finalist)
* Errol Zimmerman (2009 Grand Prix Quarter Finalist)
* Ray Sefo (replacement fighter)
* Ewerton Teixeira (2009 Grand Prix Quarter Finalist)
* Keijiro 'Kyotaro' Maeda (K-1 Heavyweight Champion)
* Freddy Kemayo (K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Bucharest Champion)
* Ben Edwards (K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Canberra Champion)
* Peter Aerts (Wild Card)
* Daniel Ghiţă (Wild Card)
* Gökhan Saki (Wild Card)
* Tyrone Spong (Wild Card)
* Hesdy Gerges (Wild Card)
* Mighty Mo (Wild Card)
* Raul Catinas
Semmy Schilt v. Hesdy Gerges
Ewerton Teixeira v. Peter Aerts
Errol Zimmerman v. Daniel Ghita
Gokhan Saki v. Freddy Kemayo
Ray Sefo v. Tyrone Spong
Mighty Mo v. Raul Catinas
Alistair Overeem v. Ben Edwards
Kyotaro Maeda v. Jerome Le Banner
Not really, he was gifted an invite. But it's not like they have anyone else to put in there. K-1 is starting to run low on competitors with all the legends retiring.
That and their 2 best figthers, Hari and Bonjasky, aren't even competing this year. They've been on a decline for awhile now though. It's always been the same people fighting in the GP for years.
Overeem and Semmy are group A(the only people who can win) Saki and Ghita are group B(highly talented but can't win it all outside of something fluky happening like Semmy breaking his leg walking to the ring) Spong and Kyotaro are group C(typical quality fighters who are usually just there to put up a good fight in the final 8) and Mo and Aerts are group Don't belong in the tournament. Aerts and Mo aren't beating anyone in this field even with how weak it is.
You added more details than i did, but i believe we think is similar way about this subject.
Honestly i would love to have it something like this:
Schilt-Mo
Ghita-Spong
Saki-Aerts
and Overeem-Kyotaro - just for FUN:thumbsup:
Just watched the Overeem fight. Holy balls. That dude's got fantastic stand up, throwin counters left and right, blocking well, I was very very impressed.
Clearly it's a pick 'em between Sem Schilt and Overeem, the two Dutch guys...who'd thought it?! I for one am glad Schilt decided to stay away from MMA, why tarnish a great kickboxing reputation by being grounded and pounded by the likes of Kharitonov? Also, it's probably time Aerts called it a day, what else does he have to prove?
Yeah, Aerts is only going to take away from his legacy by keeping on fighting. He just can't hang with the young guns of K-1 anymore. Also, Schiltz is smart not going back to MMA, cause remember he did a few PRIDE matches!:thumbsup:
He will go back to MMA when K1 goes under. The guy has to make his money somehow.
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