2012 in K-1 Events

K-1 martial arts event in 2012

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

## K-1 World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament Final 16[edit]

K-1 World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament Final 16

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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[edit]

Winner  | Loser  | Result

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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[edit]

Winner  | Loser  | Result

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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[edit]

K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Los Angeles

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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[edit]

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

Winner  | Loser  | Result

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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[edit]

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

Winner  | Loser  | Result

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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[edit]

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

Winner  | Loser  | Result

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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[edit]

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

Winner  | Loser  | Result

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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[edit]

K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Tokyo final 16

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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[edit]

K-1 World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament Final

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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[edit]

| First round | | | Quarter-finals | | | Semi-finals | | | Final |

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|  | 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[edit]

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

## References[edit]

1. ^ "K-1 World MAX 2012 Final 16 fight card" (PDF). www.k-1.co.jp/en. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 12, 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
2. ^ "K-1 U.S. Grand Prix in Los Angeles results". prommanow.com. Retrieved 2012-10-31.
3. ^ "Results". LiverKick. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
4. ^ "Schedule". K-1 Grand Prix Website. Archived from the original on 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
5. ^ "Details On K-1 2012 Grand Prix Schedule Including Two Shows in U.S." bloodyelbow.com. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-31.
6. ^ "Roufus vs. Siliga, Petruzelli vs. Vigney set for September's 'K-1 Rising' U.S. Grand Prix". mmajunkie.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-06. Retrieved 2012-10-31.
7. ^ "Eduard Irimia's special report from K-1 in Los Angeles". LiverKick. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
8. ^ "Schedule". K-1 Grand Prix website. Archived from the original on July 30, 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
9. ^ K-1 WGP Final 16 live results
10. ^ "K-1 World MAX 2012 Final 8 fight card". www.k-1.co.jp/en. Archived from the original on 2012-11-15. Retrieved 2012-07-10.

## External links[edit]

* Official website Archived 2012-11-27 at the Wayback Machine
* K-1 Official Youtube channel

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