2018 in K-1

The year 2018 was the 25th year in the history of the K-1, a Japanese kickboxing promotion. The year started with K-1: K’Festa 1.

2018 in K-1
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First dateMarch 21, 2018

List of events

# Event Title Date Arena Location
1 K-1 World GP 2018: K'FESTA.1 March 21, 2018 Saitama Super Arena Japan Saitama, Japan
2 K-1 World GP 2018: 2nd Featherweight Championship Tournament June 17, 2018 Saitama Super Arena Japan Saitama, Japan
3 K-1 World GP 2018: inaugural Cruiserweight Championship Tournament September 24, 2018 Saitama Super Arena Japan Saitama, Japan
4 K-1 World GP 2018: 3rd Super Lightweight Championship Tournament November 3, 2018 Saitama Super Arena Japan Saitama, Japan
5 K-1 World GP 2018: K-1 Lightweight World's Strongest Tournament December 8, 2018 Edion Arena Japan Osaka, Japan

K-1 World GP 2018: K'FESTA.1

K-1: K’Festa 1
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PromotionK-1
DateMarch 21, 2018
VenueSaitama Super Arena
CityJapan Saitama, Japan

K-1 World GP 2018: K'FESTA.1 was a kickboxing event held by K-1 on March 21, 2018 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

Background

This event features six world title fights and an 8-Man Super Featherweight Tournament.

Wei Rui, came overweight at the weigh-ins and his title was vacated. By winning Koya Urabe was eligible for the title while Wei Rui was ineligible and in case of him winning the title would have become vacant.

Fight Card

K’Festa 1
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Super Featherweight 60 kg Japan Takeru def. Japan Kosuke Komiyama TKO (3 Knockdown Rule) 3 2:02 Super Featherweight GP Finals
Super Bantamweight 55 kg Japan Yoshiki Takei (c) def. Japan Kenji Kubo KO (Right Hook) 1 1:28 For the K-1 Super Bantamweight Championship
Lightweight 62.5 kg Japan Koya Urabe def. China Wei Rui (c) KO (Straight Left) 2 1:14 For the K-1 Lightweight Championship
Super Lightweight 65 kg Japan Ren Hiramoto def. Thailand Kaew Weerasakreck KO (Punches) 2 2:18
Welterweight 67.5 kg Japan Yasuhiro Kido def. Morocco Issam Chahid Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Welterweight 67.5 kg Brazil Minoru Kimura def. Japan Jin Hirayama KO (Left Hook) 1 2:50
Super Welterweight 70 kg Belarus Chingiz Allazov (c) def. Japan Hinata KO (Left Hook) 2 0:23 For the K-1 Super Welterweight Championship
Super Lightweight 65 kg Japan Masaaki Noiri (c) def. Japan Tetsuya Yamato KO (Punches) 3 2:57 For the K-1 Super Lightweight Championship
Super Featherweight 60 kg Japan Takeru def. Japan Masanobu Goshu KO (Punches) 1 2:24 Super Featherweight GP Semi-Finals
Super Featherweight 60 kg Japan Kosuke Komiyama def. Japan Koji Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Super Featherweight GP Semi-Finals
Super Lightweight 65 kg Japan Jun Nakazawa vs. Japan Yasuomi Soda Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
Super Bantamweight 55 kg Japan Taito Gunji def. Japan Takumi Tosaka Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Women's Catchweight 50.5 kg Japan Kana Morimoto def. Russia Polina Petukhova Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Heavyweight 100 kg Netherlands Roel Mannaart def. Croatia Antonio Plazibat (c) Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 For the K-1 Heavyweight Championship
Welterweight 67.5 kg Japan Yuta Kubo (c) def. Armenia Melsik Baghdasaryan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 For the K-1 Welterweight Championship
Super Featherweight 60 kg Japan Masanobu Goshu def. Poland Dennis Wosik Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 Super Featherweight GP Quarter-Finals
Super Featherweight 60 kg Japan Takeru def. Greece Stavros Exakoustidis Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Super Featherweight GP Quarter-Finals
Super Featherweight 60 kg Japan Kosuke Komiyama def. Thailand Suarek Rukkukamui KO (Left Head Kick) 1 2:56 Super Featherweight GP Quarter-Finals
Super Featherweight 60 kg Japan Koji def. Japan Hirotaka Urabe Decision (Extra Round - Unanimous) 4 3:00 Super Featherweight GP Quarter-Finals
Super Featherweight 60 kg Japan Tatsuya Oiwa def. Japan Takumi Yokoyama Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 Super Featherweight GP Reserve Fight
Preliminary Card
Super Featherweight 60 kg Japan Hayato def. Japan Toshi TKO (3 Knockdown Rule) 1 1:25
Lightweight 62.5 kg Japan Kaisei Kondo def. Japan Shota Hara KO (Punches) 1 1:22
Welterweight 67.5 kg Japan Ruku def. Japan Kona Kato Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
Lightweight 62.5 kg Japan Junpei Sano def. Japan Hideaki Matsumura TKO (3 Knockdown Rule) 3 2:07

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K-1 World GP 2018 -60kg Japan Tournament bracket

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
         
Japan Masanobu Goshyu UD
Poland Dennis Wosik
Japan Masanobu Goshyu
Japan Takeru KO
Japan Takeru UD
Greece Stavros Exakoustidis
Japan Takeru KO
Japan Kosuke Komiyama
Japan Kosuke Komiyama KO
Thailand Suarek Rukkukamui
Japan Kosuke Komiyama UD
Japan Koji
Japan Hirotaka Urabe
Japan Koji UD

K-1 World GP 2018: 2nd Featherweight Championship Tournament

K-1 World GP 2018 -57.5kg
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PromotionK-1
DateJune 17, 2018
VenueSaitama Super Arena
CityJapan Saitama, Japan

K-1 World GP 2018: 2nd Featherweight Championship Tournament will be a kickboxing event held by K-1 on June 17, 2018 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

Background

This event will feature an 8-Man Featherweight Tournament.

Fight Card

K-1 World GP 2018 Featherweight World Tournament
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Featherweight 57.5 kg Japan Yuta Murakoshi def. Japan Haruma Saikyo TKO (Ankle Injury) 1 0:50 Featherweight GP Final
Lightweight 62.5 kg Japan Koya Urabe def. United States Arthur Sorsor KO (Knee and Punch) 2 0:46
Super Lightweight 65 kg Japan Masaaki Noiri def. Germany Vincent Foschiani KO (Punch to the Body) 2 2:45
Welterweight 67.5 kg Brazil Minoru Kimura def. Japan Kazuki Yamagiwa KO (Punch) 1 2:48
Super Lightweight 65 kg Japan Hideaki Yamazaki def. Japan Jun Nakazawa Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Featherweight 57.5 kg Japan Yuta Murakoshi def. Spain Jorge Varela Ext.Round Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00 Featherweight GP Semi-Finals
Featherweight 57.5 kg Japan Haruma Saikyo def. Japan Ryusei Ashizawa Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Featherweight GP Semi-Finals
Lightweight 62.5  kg Thailand Gonnapar Weerasakreck def. Japan Rukiya Anpo TKO (3 Knockdown Rules) 2 1:47
Welterweight 67.5 kg Japan Yasuhiro Kido def. Netherlands Massaro Glunder DQ (Holding) 3 2:30
Cruiserweight 90 kg Japan Hisaki Kato def. Japan Makoto Uehara Ext.Round Decision (Split) 4 3:00
Featherweight 57.5 kg Japan Haruma Saikyo def. Japan Hirotaka Asahisa Decision (Split) 3 3:00 Featherweight GP Quarter-Finals
Featherweight 57.5 kg Japan Ryusei Ashizawa def. Romania Silviu Vitez KO (Punch) 1 1:28 Featherweight GP Quarter-Finals
Featherweight 57.5 kg Japan Yuta Murakoshi def. France Elias Mahmoudi Ext.Round Decision (Split) 4 3:00 Featherweight GP Quarter-Finals
Featherweight 57.5 kg Spain Jorge Varela def. Japan Kaito Ozawa TKO (2 Knockdown Rules) 1 2:56 Featherweight GP Quarter-Finals
Featherweight 57.5 kg Japan Yuki Egawa def. Japan Yuta Otaki TKO (Punches) 1 1:26 Featherweight GP Reserve Fight
Preliminary Card
Featherweight 57.5 kg Japan Namito Izawa def. Japan Kento Ito Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Super Lightweight 65 kg Japan Kaisei Kondo Draw Japan Hayato Suzuki Decision 3 3:00
Welterweight 67.5 kg Japan Kaito def. Japan Toshiki Watanabe KO 1 1:03
Super Featherweight 60 kg Japan Tomoya Yokoyama def. Japan Kazuma Kubo KO 1 1:03

K-1 World GP 2018 2nd Featherweight Championship Tournament bracket

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
         
Japan Haruma Saikyo S.Dec
Japan Hirotaka Asahisa 3r.
Japan Haruma Saikyo U.Dec
Japan Ryusei Ashizawa 3r.
Japan Ryusei Ashizawa KO
Romania Silviu Vitez 1r.
Japan Haruma Saikyo 1r.
Japan Yuta Murakoshi TKO
Japan Yuta Murakoshi S.Dec
France Elias Mahmoudi 4r.
Japan Yuta Murakoshi U.Dec
Spain Jorge Varela 4r.
Spain Jorge Varela TKO
Japan Kaito Ozawa 1r.

K-1 World GP 2018: inaugural Cruiserweight Championship Tournament

K-1 World GP 2018 -90kg
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PromotionK-1
DateSeptember 24, 2018
VenueSaitama Super Arena
CityJapan Saitama, Japan

K-1 World GP 2018: inaugural Cruiserweight Championship Tournament will be a kickboxing event held by K-1 on September 24, 2018 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

Background

This event will feature an 8-Man Cruiserweight Tournament.

Results

K-1 World GP 2018 Cruiserweight World Tournament
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Cruiserweight 90 kg Iran Sina Karimian def. Morocco Boubaker El Bakouri Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 Cruiserweight GP Final
Super Featherweight 60 kg Japan Takeru def. Spain Daniel Puertas Gallardo KO (Punches) 1 2:08
Super Bantamweight 55 kg Japan Yoshiki Takei def. France Akram Hamidi KO (Punches) 1 1:41
Super Featherweight 60 kg Japan Koji def. Greece Stavros Exakoustidis Ext.Round Decision (Split) 3 3:00
Cruiserweight 90 kg Morocco Boubaker El Bakouri def. Japan Hitoshi Sugimoto TKO (2 Knockdown Rules) 2 1:38 Cruiserweight GP Semi-Finals
Cruiserweight 90 kg Iran Sina Karimian def. Japan K-Jee Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Cruiserweight GP Semi-Finals
Featherweight 57.5 kg Japan Ryusei Ashizawa def. Japan Kaito Ozawa Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Lightweight 62.5 kg Japan Rukiya Anpo def. Japan Kenta Hayashi KO (Punch) 3 0:43
Super Featherweight 60 kg Thailand Suarek Rukkukamui def. Japan Masanobu Goshu Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Cruiserweight 90 kg Morocco Boubaker El Bakouri def. Japan Makoto Uehara KO (Punch) 1 1:05 Cruiserweight GP Quarter-Finals
Cruiserweight 90 kg Japan Hitoshi Sugimoto def. England Aundre Groce Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Cruiserweight GP Quarter-Finals
Cruiserweight 90 kg Japan K-Jee def. United States Brian McGrath TKO (Referee Stoppage) 1 2:36 Cruiserweight GP Quarter-Finals
Cruiserweight 90 kg Iran Sina Karimian def. Japan OD-KEN KO (Knee and Punches) 4 0:38 Cruiserweight GP Quarter-Finals
Cruiserweight 90 kg Japan RUI def. Japan Furuta Taichi KO (Knee to the Body) 3 2:48 Cruiserweight GP Reserve Fight
Preliminary Card
Super Lightweight 65 kg Japan Kaisei Kondo def. Japan Ryuka Ohba Decision (Unanimous) 3 2:00 K-1 Koshien 2018 -65kg Final
Lightweight 60 kg Japan Rikiya Yamaura def. Japan Ryusei Shimizu Decision (Unanimous) 3 2:00 K-1 Koshien 2018 -60kg Final
Super Bantamweight 55 kg Japan Kazuma Takuda def. Japan Rui Kasami KO 3 0:33 K-1 Koshien 2018 -55kg Final
Lightweight 62.5 kg Japan Hisaki Higashimoto def. Japan Shuji Kawarada Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
Super Bantamweight 55 kg Japan Takaya Ogura def. Japan Ryota KO 1 0:38

K-1 World GP 2018 Cruiserweight Tournament bracket

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
         
Iran Sina Karimian KO
Japan OD-KEN 4r.
Iran Sina Karimian UD
Japan K-Jee 3r.
Japan K-Jee TKO
United States Brian McGrath 1r.
Iran Sina Karimian MD
Morocco Boubaker El Bakouri 3r.
Japan Hitoshi Sugimoto UD
England Aundre Groce 3r.
Morocco Boubaker El Bakouri TKO
Japan Hitoshi Sugimoto 2r.
Morocco Boubaker El Bakouri KO
Japan Makoto Uehara 1r.

K-1 World GP 2018: 3rd Super Lightweight Championship Tournament

K-1 World GP 2018 -65kg
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PromotionK-1
DateNovember 3, 2018
VenueSaitama Super Arena
CityJapan Saitama, Japan

K-1 World GP 2018: 3rd Super Lightweight Championship Tournament will be a kickboxing event held by K-1 on November 3, 2018 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

Background

This event will feature an 8-Man Super Lightweight Tournament.

Fight Card

K-1 World GP 2018 Super Lightweight World Tournament
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Super Lightweight 65 kg Thailand Kaew Fairtex def. Japan Daizo Sasaki Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Super Lightweight GP Final
Featherweight 57 kg Spain Alex Rivas def. Japan Yuta Murakoshi Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Catchweight 68 kg Netherlands Jordann Pikeur def. Brazil Minoru Kimura TKO (4 Knockdowns) 3 1:29
Featherweight 57 kg Japan Hirotaka Urabe def. Japan Ryusei Ashizawa KO (Overhand Right) 3 2:28
Welterweight 67.5 kg Japan Yasuhiro Kido def. Papua New Guinea Jonathan Tuhu Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Super Lightweight 65 kg Thailand Kaew Fairtex def. Japan Yasuomi Soda Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00 Super Lightweight GP Semi Final
Super Lightweight 65 kg Japan Daizo Sasaki def. Japan Jun Nakazawa Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Super Lightweight GP Semi Final
Catchweight 50 kg Japan KANA def. Sweden Josefine Lindgren Knutsson Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Cruiserweight 90 kg France Hisaki Kato def. Japan RUI KO (Overhand Left) 1 1:59
Featherweight 57 kg Japan Yuki Egawa def. Japan Hayato Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00
Super Lightweight 65 kg Thailand Kaew Fairtex def. Japan Tetsuya Yamato KO (High Kick) 1 1:32 Super Lightweight GP Quarter Final
Super Lightweight 65 kg Japan Yasuomi Soda def. South Africa Mo Abdurahman TKO (2 Knockdowns) 4 2:31 Super Lightweight GP Quarter Final
Super Lightweight 65 kg Japan Jun Nakazawa def. Republic of Ireland Sean Clancy TKO (Punches) 1 1:09 Super Lightweight GP Quarter Final
Super Lightweight 65 kg Japan Daizo Sasaki def. New Zealand Sam Hill Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Super Lightweight GP Quarter Final
Super Lightweight 65 kg Japan Daiki Matsushita def. Japan FUMIYA TKO (2 Knockdowns) 1 2:40 Super Lightweight GP Reserve Fight
Preliminary Card
Super Lightweight 65 kg Japan Shinichiro Yamamoto def. Japan Takumi Furukawa Decision (Unanimous) 3 2:00 K-1 College 2018 -65kg Final
Super Featherweight 60 kg Japan Kazuki Sagegami def. Japan Ryo Shimoji KO 3 1:25 K-1 College 2018 -60kg Final
Super Bantamweight 55 kg Japan Hinata Matsumoto def. Japan Gentaro iwamoto TKO 2 1:29 K-1 College 2018 -55kg Final
Super Featherweight 60 kg Japan Tomoya Yokoyama def. Japan Yuya KO 1 0:36
Super Lightweight 65 kg Japan Jinya def. Japan Yuki Koge KO 3 0:43

K-1 World GP 2018 Super Lightweight Tournament bracket

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
         
Japan Daizo Sasaki UD
New Zealand Sam Hill 3r.
Japan Daizo Sasaki UD
Japan Jun Nakazawa 3r.
Japan Jun Nakazawa KO
Republic of Ireland Sean Clancy 1r.
Thailand Kaew Fairtex UD
Japan Daizo Sasaki 3r.
Japan Yasuomi Soda KO
South Africa Mo Abdurahman 4r.
Thailand Kaew Fairtex Ext.R UD
Japan Yasuomi Soda 4r.
Thailand Kaew Fairtex KO
Japan Tetsuya Yamato 1r.

K-1 World GP 2018: K-1 Lightweight World's Strongest Tournament

K-1 World GP 2018 -62.5kg
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PromotionK-1
DateDecember 8, 2018
VenueEdion Arena Osaka
CityJapan Osaka, Japan

K-1 World GP 2018: K-1 Lightweight World's Strongest Tournament was a kickboxing event held by K-1 on December 8, 2018 at the Edion Arena Osaka in Osaka, Japan.

Background

This event will feature an 8-Man Lightweight Tournament.

Results

K-1 World GP 2018 Lightweight World Tournament
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Super Featherweight 60 kg Japan Takeru def. Japan Koji Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 For the K-1 Super Featherweight Championship
Lightweight 62.5 kg Japan Kenta Hayashi def. Japan Fumiya Osawa KO (Punches) 3 1:52 Lightweight GP Final
Super Bantamweight 55 kg Japan Yoshiki Takei def. Thailand Yodbuadeng Fairtex Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00
Welterweight 67.5 kg Japan Masaaki Noiri def. Japan Riki Matsuoka KO (Punches) 1 1:57
Welterweight 67.5 kg Japan Rukiya Anpo def. Japan Hideaki Yamazaki TKO (High Kick) 4 0:14
Lightweight 62.5 kg Japan Fumiya Osawa def. Japan Kyoshiro KO (Punches) 2 2:00 Lightweight GP Semi-Finals
Lightweight 62.5 kg Japan Kenta Hayashi def. Japan Yuto Shinohara KO (Punches) 1 2:31 Lightweight GP Semi-Finals
Featherweight 57.5 kg Japan Taio Asahisa def. Japan Riku Anpo Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Super Bantamweight 55 kg Japan Yuta Hayashi vs. Japan Shuhei Kumura No Contest (Accidental Headbutt) 1 1:45
Lightweight 62.5 kg Japan Fumiya Osawa def. China Liu Wei Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 Lightweight GP Quarter-Finals
Lightweight 62.5 kg Japan Kyoshiro def. Australia Indigo Boyd KO (Punch) 3 2:15 Lightweight GP Quarter-Finals
Lightweight 62.5 kg Japan Yuto Shinohara def. Thailand Gonnapar Weerasakreck KO (Punch) 1 0:25 Lightweight GP Quarter-Finals
Lightweight 62.5 kg Japan Kenta Hayashi def. Spain Nicolas Gaffie Decision (Split) 3 3:00 Lightweight GP Quarter-Finals
Lightweight 62.5 kg Japan Shinichiro Kawasaki def. Japan Hisaki Higashimoto Ext.Round Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00 Lightweight GP Reserve Fight
Preliminary Card
Featherweight 57.5 kg Japan Tetsu def. Japan Masafumi Kurasaki Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Lightweight 62.5 kg Japan Seiya def. Japan Koji Suzuki Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Super Bantamweight 55 kg Japan Aoshi vs. Japan Yuto Kuroda Draw (Split) 3 3:00

K-1 World GP 2018 Lightweight Tournament bracket

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
         
Japan Kenta Hayashi SD
Spain Nicolas Gaffie 3r.
Japan Kenta Hayashi KO
Japan Yuto Shinohara 1r.
Japan Yuto Shinohara KO
Thailand Gonnapar Weerasakreck 1r.
Japan Kenta Hayashi KO
Japan Fumiya Osawa 3r.
Japan Kyoshiro KO
Australia Indigo Boyd 3r.
Japan Fumiya Osawa KO
Japan Kyoshiro 2r.
Japan Fumiya Osawa MD
China Liu Wei 3r.

See also

References

  1. "K'Festa.1". liverkick.com. Archived from the original on 2018-02-12. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
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