The FieLDS K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 final eight contestants gathered Sunday at the Olympic Parktel Hotel in Seoul, South Korea to decide the quarter-final match-ups which will take place on Dec. 5 at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan.

Here is what the quarter-final match-ups look like and the order they will fight on Dec. 5:

  1. Badr Hari vs. Ruslan Karaev
  2. Alistair Overeem vs. Ewerton Teixeira
  3. Semmy Schilt vs. Jerome Le Banner
  4. Remy Bonjasky vs. Errol Zimmerman


Semi-Final Match Ups:

  • The winner of Badr Hari vs. Ruslan Karaev will face the winner of Alistair Overeem vs. Ewerton Teixeira in the semi-finals.
  • The winner of Semmy Schilt vs. Jerome Le Banner will face the winner of Remy Bonjasky vs. Errol Zimmerman in the second semi-final match-up.

The previous night, Sept. 26, the FieLDS K-1 World GP 2009 Final 16 contestants met in Seoul, South Korea. It was a great night of action with all the fights going the distance except Badr Hari vs. Ruslan Zabit Samedov. Because Badr got the fastest win with a devastating liver shot knockout, he was awarded the first draw for the quarterfinal match-ups.

If you have never seen a K-1 tournament draw it is a spectacle to behold. They have developed a very elaborate system involving both choice and luck to determine who will fight who. We have included videos from the tournament draw below so you can see for yourself. Also, the K-1 website has a great write up on the whole thing.

In the following videos we get to hear from the final eight, how they feel about their performances this past Saturday, and we get to watch the tournament draw to see how the final eight fighters will be matched up for the Dec. 5 event. If you have never seen how the draw is done, it is a very elaborate and interesting process.

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

2 thoughts on ““FieLDS K-1 World GP 2009 – Final 8” tournament match-ups announced”
  1. Alistair looked so damn powerful he definitely has a great chance of winning. I would like to see him fight Badr. [img]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ImlQtPt7i98/SaBFTsb4jhI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/3yCIA4O6M6o/s400/alistair+overeem.jpg[/img]

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