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K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Final
PromotionK-1
DateDecember 7, 2002
VenueTokyo Dome
CityJapan Tokyo, Japan
Attendance74,500
Event chronology
K-1 Bassano 2002 K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Final K-1 Spain MAX 2002

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.

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

Qualifiers - Reservists

Tournament bracket

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K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Final Elimination Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final
        
New Zealand Ray Sefo DEC
Sweden Martin Holm  
New Zealand Ray Sefo DEC
Netherlands Peter Aerts  
Netherlands Peter Aerts DEC
Brazil Glaube Feitosa  
New Zealand Ray Sefo  
Netherlands Ernesto Hoost ** KO
Netherlands Ernesto Hoost  
United States Bob Sapp TKO
United States Bob Sapp KO
Netherlands Ernesto Hoost *  
Canada Michael McDonald  
Netherlands Semmy Schilt DEC
Netherlands Ernesto Hoost KO
France Jérôme Le Banner  
Belarus Alexey Ignashov  
Germany Stefan Leko DEC
Germany Stefan Leko  
New Zealand Mark Hunt KO
New Zealand Mark Hunt DEC
South Africa Mike Bernardo  
New Zealand Mark Hunt  
France Jérôme Le Banner DEC
France Jérôme Le Banner KO
Trinidad and Tobago Gary Goodridge  
France Jérôme Le Banner TKO
Japan Musashi  
Japan Musashi  
BYE  

* Ernesto Hoost replaced Semmy Schilt in the Quarter Finals as Semmy Schilt was injured

** Ernesto Hoost replaced Bob Sapp in the Semi Finals as Bob Sapp was injured

Results

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K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Final Results[1][2]
K-1 Grand Prix Reserve Fight: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.1R
Sweden Martin Holm def. Michael McDonald Canada
Holm defeated McDonald by 3rd Round Majority Decision 2-0 (30-29, 29-29, 30-29).
K-1 Grand Prix Quarter Finals: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.1R
New Zealand Ray Sefo def. Peter Aerts Netherlands
Sefo defeated Aerts by 3rd Round Split Decision 2-1 (29-30, 30-28, 30-29).
United States Bob Sapp def. Ernesto Hoost Netherlands
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.
New Zealand Mark Hunt def. Stefan Leko Germany
Hunt defeated Leko by KO (Left Hook) at 1:16 of the 3rd Round.
France Jérôme Le Banner def. Musashi Japan
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
Netherlands Ernesto Hoost def. Ray Sefo New Zealand
Hoost defeated Sefo by KO (Shin Injury) at 1:49 of the 1st Round.
France Jérôme Le Banner def. Mark Hunt New Zealand
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
Netherlands Ernesto Hoost def. Jérôme Le Banner France
Hoost defeated Le Banner by KO (3 Knockdowns, Right Mid-Kicks) at 1:26 of the 3rd Round.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Final Results". K-1 Official Website. Archived from the original on 2009-10-31.
  2. ^ "Results: K-1 WORLD GRAND PRIX 2002 FINAL". K-1sport.de - Your Source for Everything K-1.
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