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Troll_Bait · Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 1:07 am Post subject:

Just In:

Semmy Schilt eliminated one of the biggest obstacles to retaining his Grand Prix championship by outpointing Jerome LeBanner, a man who shows absolutely no fear, even against larger opponents like Schilt and Choi Hong-man, by always moving relentlessly forward. During the second round, LeBanner went down from a high kick, and looked like he would be counted out, before he popped back up around the count of eight. Schilt seemed less aggressive in the third and final round, perhaps wishing to hang onto his lead in points to win.

mytime · Joined: 15 Oct 2006

How can i watch this online?

Troll_Bait · Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 1:25 am Post subject:

Sorry, I don't know how you can. It's being shown on MBC ESPN, Channel 33 on my set.

Edit:

In a bout that only became agressive in the third round, Ernesto Hoost and Chalid "Die Faust" had to go an extra round before the judges awarded the decision to Hoost.

The match between Glaube Feitosa and Ruslan Karaev was stopped by the referee in the first round, and was awarded to Feitosa via TKO. Post-match, Karaev looked dishearteningly disappointed, needing to collect himself before going back to the dressing room area.

rawiri · Joined: 01 Jun 2003 Location: Lovely day for a fire drill.

Karaev ko'd in the first round. This is the 3rd fight iv'e seen him in and the 3rd time he's been ko'd. (the first 2 times by ray sefo Very Happy

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Is he any good or what? (Karaev i mean)

Troll_Bait · Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 1:54 am Post subject:

By the way, what's with the women dressed in white toga robes standing by the entranceway? They look like the temple priestesses of Athena or something.

Edit:

In a great disappointment for all, a severe, and wholly accidental, low blow by Stefan Leko led to Remy Bonjasky being unable to continue. Whether or not this means that both men have been eliminated remains to be seen.

rawiri · Joined: 01 Jun 2003 Location: Lovely day for a fire drill.

Allright, now sefo's up. Real pity about bonjasky/leko, bonjasky's an exciting fighter to watch. He looked in real pain, tried hard to shake off the low blow but was never comfortable.

EDIT-Oooohhhhhh yeah! 31 seconds into the first round and Sefo knocks his opponent out. Niceuh!

Man ...he's walking back to the changing rooms and the J girls are going nuts over him.

Troll_Bait · Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 2:22 am Post subject:

If you blinked, you may have missed Ray Sefo's first-round KO of Melvin Manhoef (Who?). It was over that fast.
Sefo might be the best K-1 fighter never to win the Grand Prix. Is he Maori? If so, that would go a long way in explaining his warrior-ness (I know that's not a word -yet).

rawiri · Joined: 01 Jun 2003 Location: Lovely day for a fire drill.

He's from NZ but not Maori, he's Samoan, a slight derivative being that Samoans are a bit fatter and uglier than Maori.

Someone gonna give me a big Kia Ora on that?

Troll_Bait · Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 2:55 am Post subject:

After some recovery time, Remy Bonjasky returned for his bout with Stefan Leko. Bonjasky looked in pain even before the match started, and then, of all things, another low blow occurred (both happened when the two combatants were launching simultaneous kicks). When it finally restarted, it was a spirited bout, though Leko seemed to resort more to punches than kicks (perhaps as a caution against another low blow). Bonjasky scored a knockdown in the third round. Leko didn't look too hurt, but looked upset, probably predicting in his mind his coming loss by decision (which, in fact, happenned).

Update:

In his match with Semmy Schilt, Ernesto Hoost was repeatedly warned about excessive clinching, which may have led to his loss by decision. Schilt seemed to spend a lot of time throwing off Hoost, as opposed to kickboxing him. The audience nevertheless gave Hoost a standing ovation on this, his retirement night.

Presumably because Remy Bonjasky couldn't continue, Peter Aerts was brought in to fight Glaube Feitosa. In the first round, Feitosa staggered Aerts with one of his hawk-swooping kicks, and he looked to be on the road to victory. However, there was a complete turnaround in the second round, with Aerts knocking Feitosa down, and the referee then stopping the fight after the eight-count. Maybe Aerts should change his nickname from "The Lumberjack" to "The Energizer Bunny," because he just keeps going and going.

Troll_Bait · Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 4:44 am Post subject:

In the Grand final, Peter Aerts showed a lot of courage, going right after his larger opponent, Semmy Schilt. Schilt battered Aerts into a standing eight-count, but "The Lumberjack" roared back, getting past Schilt's defences and rocking him with straights and crosses. Despite eventually losing by decision, Aerts proved that Schilt was beatable.

Satori · Joined: 09 Dec 2005 Location: Above it all

Rteacher · Joined: 23 May 2005 Location: Western MA, USA

Who's the last fighter to beat Sammy Schilt in K-1? Hongman Choi last June?...