K-1 martial arts events in 2018
2018 in K-1 First date March 21, 2018
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 .
List of events
#
Event Title
Date
Arena
Location
1
K-1 World GP 2018: K'FESTA.1
March 21, 2018
Saitama Super Arena
Saitama , Japan
2
K-1 World GP 2018: 2nd Featherweight Championship Tournament
June 17, 2018
Saitama Super Arena
Saitama , Japan
3
K-1 World GP 2018: inaugural Cruiserweight Championship Tournament
September 24, 2018
Saitama Super Arena
Saitama , Japan
4
K-1 World GP 2018: 3rd Super Lightweight Championship Tournament
November 3, 2018
Saitama Super Arena
Saitama , Japan
5
K-1 World GP 2018: K-1 Lightweight World's Strongest Tournament
December 8, 2018
Edion Arena
Osaka , Japan
K-1 World GP 2018: K'FESTA.1
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
[ 1]
K-1 World GP 2018 -60kg Japan Tournament bracket
K-1 World GP 2018: 2nd Featherweight Championship Tournament
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
Yuta Murakoshi
def.
Haruma Saikyo
TKO (Ankle Injury)
1
0:50
Featherweight GP Final
Lightweight 62.5 kg
Koya Urabe
def.
Arthur Sorsor
KO (Knee and Punch)
2
0:46
Super Lightweight 65 kg
Masaaki Noiri
def.
Vincent Foschiani
KO (Punch to the Body)
2
2:45
Welterweight 67.5 kg
Minoru Kimura
def.
Kazuki Yamagiwa
KO (Punch)
1
2:48
Super Lightweight 65 kg
Hideaki Yamazaki
def.
Jun Nakazawa
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
Featherweight 57.5 kg
Yuta Murakoshi
def.
Jorge Varela
Ext.Round Decision (Unanimous)
4
3:00
Featherweight GP Semi-Finals
Featherweight 57.5 kg
Haruma Saikyo
def.
Ryusei Ashizawa
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
Featherweight GP Semi-Finals
Lightweight 62.5 kg
Gonnapar Weerasakreck
def.
Rukiya Anpo
TKO (3 Knockdown Rules)
2
1:47
Welterweight 67.5 kg
Yasuhiro Kido
def.
Massaro Glunder
DQ (Holding)
3
2:30
Cruiserweight 90 kg
Hisaki Kato
def.
Makoto Uehara
Ext.Round Decision (Split)
4
3:00
Featherweight 57.5 kg
Haruma Saikyo
def.
Hirotaka Asahisa
Decision (Split)
3
3:00
Featherweight GP Quarter-Finals
Featherweight 57.5 kg
Ryusei Ashizawa
def.
Silviu Vitez
KO (Punch)
1
1:28
Featherweight GP Quarter-Finals
Featherweight 57.5 kg
Yuta Murakoshi
def.
Elias Mahmoudi
Ext.Round Decision (Split)
4
3:00
Featherweight GP Quarter-Finals
Featherweight 57.5 kg
Jorge Varela
def.
Kaito Ozawa
TKO (2 Knockdown Rules)
1
2:56
Featherweight GP Quarter-Finals
Featherweight 57.5 kg
Yuki Egawa
def.
Yuta Otaki
TKO (Punches)
1
1:26
Featherweight GP Reserve Fight
Preliminary Card
Featherweight 57.5 kg
Namito Izawa
def.
Kento Ito
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
Super Lightweight 65 kg
Kaisei Kondo
Draw
Hayato Suzuki
Decision
3
3:00
Welterweight 67.5 kg
Kaito
def.
Toshiki Watanabe
KO
1
1:03
Super Featherweight 60 kg
Tomoya Yokoyama
def.
Kazuma Kubo
KO
1
1:03
K-1 World GP 2018 2nd Featherweight Championship Tournament bracket
K-1 World GP 2018: inaugural Cruiserweight Championship Tournament
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
Sina Karimian
def.
Boubaker El Bakouri
Decision (Majority)
3
3:00
Cruiserweight GP Final
Super Featherweight 60 kg
Takeru
def.
Daniel Puertas Gallardo
KO (Punches)
1
2:08
Super Bantamweight 55 kg
Yoshiki Takei
def.
Akram Hamidi
KO (Punches)
1
1:41
Super Featherweight 60 kg
Koji
def.
Stavros Exakoustidis
Ext.Round Decision (Split)
3
3:00
Cruiserweight 90 kg
Boubaker El Bakouri
def.
Hitoshi Sugimoto
TKO (2 Knockdown Rules)
2
1:38
Cruiserweight GP Semi-Finals
Cruiserweight 90 kg
Sina Karimian
def.
K-Jee
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
Cruiserweight GP Semi-Finals
Featherweight 57.5 kg
Ryusei Ashizawa
def.
Kaito Ozawa
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
Lightweight 62.5 kg
Rukiya Anpo
def.
Kenta Hayashi
KO (Punch)
3
0:43
Super Featherweight 60 kg
Suarek Rukkukamui
def.
Masanobu Goshu
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
Cruiserweight 90 kg
Boubaker El Bakouri
def.
Makoto Uehara
KO (Punch)
1
1:05
Cruiserweight GP Quarter-Finals
Cruiserweight 90 kg
Hitoshi Sugimoto
def.
Aundre Groce
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
Cruiserweight GP Quarter-Finals
Cruiserweight 90 kg
K-Jee
def.
Brian McGrath
TKO (Referee Stoppage)
1
2:36
Cruiserweight GP Quarter-Finals
Cruiserweight 90 kg
Sina Karimian
def.
OD-KEN
KO (Knee and Punches)
4
0:38
Cruiserweight GP Quarter-Finals
Cruiserweight 90 kg
RUI
def.
Furuta Taichi
KO (Knee to the Body)
3
2:48
Cruiserweight GP Reserve Fight
Preliminary Card
Super Lightweight 65 kg
Kaisei Kondo
def.
Ryuka Ohba
Decision (Unanimous)
3
2:00
K-1 Koshien 2018 -65kg Final
Lightweight 60 kg
Rikiya Yamaura
def.
Ryusei Shimizu
Decision (Unanimous)
3
2:00
K-1 Koshien 2018 -60kg Final
Super Bantamweight 55 kg
Kazuma Takuda
def.
Rui Kasami
KO
3
0:33
K-1 Koshien 2018 -55kg Final
Lightweight 62.5 kg
Hisaki Higashimoto
def.
Shuji Kawarada
Decision (Majority)
3
3:00
Super Bantamweight 55 kg
Takaya Ogura
def.
Ryota
KO
1
0:38
K-1 World GP 2018 Cruiserweight Tournament bracket
K-1 World GP 2018: 3rd Super Lightweight Championship Tournament
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
Kaew Fairtex
def.
Daizo Sasaki
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
Super Lightweight GP Final
Featherweight 57 kg
Alex Rivas
def.
Yuta Murakoshi
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
Catchweight 68 kg
Jordann Pikeur
def.
Minoru Kimura
TKO (4 Knockdowns)
3
1:29
Featherweight 57 kg
Hirotaka Urabe
def.
Ryusei Ashizawa
KO (Overhand Right)
3
2:28
Welterweight 67.5 kg
Yasuhiro Kido
def.
Jonathan Tuhu
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
Super Lightweight 65 kg
Kaew Fairtex
def.
Yasuomi Soda
Ext.R Decision (Unanimous)
4
3:00
Super Lightweight GP Semi Final
Super Lightweight 65 kg
Daizo Sasaki
def.
Jun Nakazawa
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
Super Lightweight GP Semi Final
Catchweight 50 kg
KANA
def.
Josefine Lindgren Knutsson
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
Cruiserweight 90 kg
Hisaki Kato
def.
RUI
KO (Overhand Left)
1
1:59
Featherweight 57 kg
Yuki Egawa
def.
Hayato
Ext.R Decision (Unanimous)
4
3:00
Super Lightweight 65 kg
Kaew Fairtex
def.
Tetsuya Yamato
KO (High Kick)
1
1:32
Super Lightweight GP Quarter Final
Super Lightweight 65 kg
Yasuomi Soda
def.
Mo Abdurahman
TKO (2 Knockdowns)
4
2:31
Super Lightweight GP Quarter Final
Super Lightweight 65 kg
Jun Nakazawa
def.
Sean Clancy
TKO (Punches)
1
1:09
Super Lightweight GP Quarter Final
Super Lightweight 65 kg
Daizo Sasaki
def.
Sam Hill
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
Super Lightweight GP Quarter Final
Super Lightweight 65 kg
Daiki Matsushita
def.
FUMIYA
TKO (2 Knockdowns)
1
2:40
Super Lightweight GP Reserve Fight
Preliminary Card
Super Lightweight 65 kg
Shinichiro Yamamoto
def.
Takumi Furukawa
Decision (Unanimous)
3
2:00
K-1 College 2018 -65kg Final
Super Featherweight 60 kg
Kazuki Sagegami
def.
Ryo Shimoji
KO
3
1:25
K-1 College 2018 -60kg Final
Super Bantamweight 55 kg
Hinata Matsumoto
def.
Gentaro iwamoto
TKO
2
1:29
K-1 College 2018 -55kg Final
Super Featherweight 60 kg
Tomoya Yokoyama
def.
Yuya
KO
1
0:36
Super Lightweight 65 kg
Jinya
def.
Yuki Koge
KO
3
0:43
K-1 World GP 2018 Super Lightweight Tournament bracket
K-1 World GP 2018: K-1 Lightweight World's Strongest Tournament
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
Takeru
def.
Koji
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
For the K-1 Super Featherweight Championship
Lightweight 62.5 kg
Kenta Hayashi
def.
Fumiya Osawa
KO (Punches)
3
1:52
Lightweight GP Final
Super Bantamweight 55 kg
Yoshiki Takei
def.
Yodbuadeng Fairtex
Ext.R Decision (Unanimous)
4
3:00
Welterweight 67.5 kg
Masaaki Noiri
def.
Riki Matsuoka
KO (Punches)
1
1:57
Welterweight 67.5 kg
Rukiya Anpo
def.
Hideaki Yamazaki
TKO (High Kick)
4
0:14
Lightweight 62.5 kg
Fumiya Osawa
def.
Kyoshiro
KO (Punches)
2
2:00
Lightweight GP Semi-Finals
Lightweight 62.5 kg
Kenta Hayashi
def.
Yuto Shinohara
KO (Punches)
1
2:31
Lightweight GP Semi-Finals
Featherweight 57.5 kg
Taio Asahisa
def.
Riku Anpo
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
Super Bantamweight 55 kg
Yuta Hayashi
vs.
Shuhei Kumura
No Contest (Accidental Headbutt)
1
1:45
Lightweight 62.5 kg
Fumiya Osawa
def.
Liu Wei
Decision (Majority)
3
3:00
Lightweight GP Quarter-Finals
Lightweight 62.5 kg
Kyoshiro
def.
Indigo Boyd
KO (Punch)
3
2:15
Lightweight GP Quarter-Finals
Lightweight 62.5 kg
Yuto Shinohara
def.
Gonnapar Weerasakreck
KO (Punch)
1
0:25
Lightweight GP Quarter-Finals
Lightweight 62.5 kg
Kenta Hayashi
def.
Nicolas Gaffie
Decision (Split)
3
3:00
Lightweight GP Quarter-Finals
Lightweight 62.5 kg
Shinichiro Kawasaki
def.
Hisaki Higashimoto
Ext.Round Decision (Unanimous)
4
3:00
Lightweight GP Reserve Fight
Preliminary Card
Featherweight 57.5 kg
Tetsu
def.
Masafumi Kurasaki
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
Lightweight 62.5 kg
Seiya
def.
Koji Suzuki
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
Super Bantamweight 55 kg
Aoshi
vs.
Yuto Kuroda
Draw (Split)
3
3:00
K-1 World GP 2018 Lightweight Tournament bracket
See also
References