The 17th annual K-1 World Grand Prix is now officially in the books.
In front of the crowd of nearly 20,000, the monumental world class combat sport event delivered more than it promised.
The potential grudge matches and hostility among fighters turned up the heat to a boiling point in the pre-fight press conference. The ill will and hunger for victory exploded come fight time, as the sold-out crowd at Yokohama Arena witnessed a series of quick, explosive finishes.
As the HDNet commentator and international voice of K-1, Mike Schiavello said, no K-1 event in recent history had as many quick finishes as the K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final: Truly a remarkable way to cap off the year.
Let’s get right to the fight-by-fight commentary for the night of action after the jump.
K-1 World GP 2009 Tournament Reserve Bout 1: Peter Aerts vs. Gokhan Saki
Peter Aerts, the “Mr…
