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HDNet to broadcast FieLDS K-1 World GP 2009 Final on Dec. 5

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This one-night, 8-man tournament will crown the world’s best striker LIVE on HDNet – Saturday, December 5 at 3:00 a.m. ET with replay at 11:00 p.m. ET

DALLAS (December 1, 2009) HDNet will feature LIVE coverage of “HDNet Fights Presents: FieLDS K-1 World GP 2009 Final,” from the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan on Saturday, December 5 at 3:00 a.m. ET.

The 17th annual edition of the prestigious tournament features one of the deepest fields in K-1 history including two former 3-time K-1 World Grand Prix Champions – defending Champion Remy Bonjasky and K-1 Super Heavyweight Champion Semmy Schilt,. The event also features Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem, and the man many consider the uncrowned king of K-1, 2008 tournament runner-up Badr Hari.

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“FieLDS K-1 World GP 2009 – Final 8” tournament match-ups announced

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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

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