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07-17-2007, 03:24 PM
K-1 Hero's results 7/16/07 Yokohama Arena in Kanagawa, Japan. Featuring
the 1st round of Heros 155 lbs tournament
Tournament Bouts:
Caol Uno defeated Katsuhiko Nagata via Unanimous Decision
Vitor "Shaolin" Ribeiro defeated Kazuyuki Miyata via submission
Head-and Arm Choke at 3:04 of the 2nd round
Kultar “Black Mamba” Gill defeated Hideo Tokoro via TKO due to strikes
at 4:44 of the first round.
Non tournament bouts
Andre Dida defeated Artur Umakhanov via KO at 2:17 of the 1st round
Ralek Gracie (making his MMA debut) defeated. Katsuyori Shibata via arm
bar submission in the 1st round.
Melvin Manhoef defeated Bernard Ackah via KO at 2:13 of the 1st round.
Alexandre Franca Nogueira defeated Shuichiro Katsumura via KO at 3:08
of the 2nd round.
Taiei Kin defeated Kiyoshi Tamura via Unanimous Decision.
-The big announcement coming out of the show is Masakatsu Funaki will
be coming out of retirement to fight on K-1's New Year’s Eve in Japan
Funaki was a long time Pancrase veteran with a 38-11-1 has fought some
of the biggest names in the sport. His last fight was on 5/26/00 where
he lost to Rickson Gracie via Rear naked choke. It has been a long
layoff the the popular Japanese fight and it will be interesting to see
who he fights on 12/31.
-Vitor Ribeiro, Caol Uno,and Kultar Gill have advanced to the 2nd round
of the 155 lbs tournament. 2nd round will take place in September. More
then likely defending K-1 Hero’s Grand Prix Champion Gesias "JZ"
Calvancanti will get a bye and be placed in the 2nd round.
-A lot of fans who watched this fight on the forums feel Kiyoshi Tamura
was robbed of the decision. This takes steam out of a Kiyoshi Tamura
vs. Kazushi Sakuraba fight that could be made later this year.
-K-1 announced the attendance for the show was 11,310
Gerweck
the 1st round of Heros 155 lbs tournament
Tournament Bouts:
Caol Uno defeated Katsuhiko Nagata via Unanimous Decision
Vitor "Shaolin" Ribeiro defeated Kazuyuki Miyata via submission
Head-and Arm Choke at 3:04 of the 2nd round
Kultar “Black Mamba” Gill defeated Hideo Tokoro via TKO due to strikes
at 4:44 of the first round.
Non tournament bouts
Andre Dida defeated Artur Umakhanov via KO at 2:17 of the 1st round
Ralek Gracie (making his MMA debut) defeated. Katsuyori Shibata via arm
bar submission in the 1st round.
Melvin Manhoef defeated Bernard Ackah via KO at 2:13 of the 1st round.
Alexandre Franca Nogueira defeated Shuichiro Katsumura via KO at 3:08
of the 2nd round.
Taiei Kin defeated Kiyoshi Tamura via Unanimous Decision.
-The big announcement coming out of the show is Masakatsu Funaki will
be coming out of retirement to fight on K-1's New Year’s Eve in Japan
Funaki was a long time Pancrase veteran with a 38-11-1 has fought some
of the biggest names in the sport. His last fight was on 5/26/00 where
he lost to Rickson Gracie via Rear naked choke. It has been a long
layoff the the popular Japanese fight and it will be interesting to see
who he fights on 12/31.
-Vitor Ribeiro, Caol Uno,and Kultar Gill have advanced to the 2nd round
of the 155 lbs tournament. 2nd round will take place in September. More
then likely defending K-1 Hero’s Grand Prix Champion Gesias "JZ"
Calvancanti will get a bye and be placed in the 2nd round.
-A lot of fans who watched this fight on the forums feel Kiyoshi Tamura
was robbed of the decision. This takes steam out of a Kiyoshi Tamura
vs. Kazushi Sakuraba fight that could be made later this year.
-K-1 announced the attendance for the show was 11,310
Gerweck