K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 Final

K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 Final was a martial arts event held by the K-1 on Saturday December 8, 2007 at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan. It was the 15th K-1 World GP Final, the culmination of a year full of regional elimination tournaments. All fights followed K-1's classic tournament format and were conducted under K-1 Rules, three rounds of three minutes each, with a possible tiebreaker.

The qualification for top eight fighters, K-1 World GP 2007 in Seoul Final 16 was held on October 28, 2007 in Seoul, Korea.

The event drew a sellout crowd of 17,667 to the Yokohama Arena. It was broadcast live in Japan on the Fuji TV network; in South Korea on XTM; in Hong Kong on PCCW; in Australia on Main Event; in Brazil on Globosat; in Canada on The Fight Network; in Romania on ProTV; in Hungary on RTL Klub and across Scandinavia on Viasat. With all the delayed broadcasts bringing it to a total of 135 countries. The English language commentary team was headed by an Australian Michael Schiavello, with four time K-1 World Champion Ernesto Hoost, Ray Sefo and Akebono. The event ring announcer was Jimmy Lennon Jr.

K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 Final Tournament
==Results ==

'''Opening Fights: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R'''
 * Mitsugu Noda 🇯🇵 def. Noel Cadet 🇫🇷
 * Noda defeated Cadet by TKO at 1:13 of the 2nd Round.


 * Jan Nortje def. Dong-wook Kim 🇰🇷
 * Nortje defeated Kim by TKO (Punch) at 0:11 of the 2nd Round.


 * Takashi Tashikawa 🇯🇵 def. Ki-min Kim 🇰🇷
 * Tashikawa defeated Kim by KO at 1:21 of the 1st Round.

'''Reserve Fight: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.1R'''
 * Paul Slowinski 🇵🇱 def. Mighty Mo 🇺🇸
 * Slowinski defeated Mo by TKO (Low Kicks) at 0:50 of the 2nd Round.

'''Quarter Finals: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.1R'''
 * Jérôme Le Banner 🇫🇷 def. Choi Hong-man 🇰🇷
 * Le Banner defeated Choi by 3rd Round Unanimous Decision 3-0 (30-29, 30-28, 30-29).


 * Semmy Schilt def. Glaube Feitosa 🇧🇷
 * Schilt defeated Feitosa by 3rd Round Unanimous Decision 3-0 (30-27, 30-28, 30-27).


 * Remy Bonjasky  def. Badr Hari 🇲🇦
 * Bonjasky defeated Hari by 3rd Round Majority Decision 2-0 (30-29, 29-29, 30-29).


 * Peter Aerts def. Junichi Sawayashiki 🇯🇵
 * Aerts defeated Sawayashiki by KO (Straight Right Punch) at 1:29 of the 1st Round.

'''Semi Finals: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.1R'''
 * Semmy Schilt def. Jérôme Le Banner 🇫🇷
 * Schilt defeated Le Banner by TKO (Corner Stoppage) at 1:02 of the 2nd Round.


 * Peter Aerts def. Remy Bonjasky
 * Aerts defeated Bonjasky by 3rd Round Unanimous Decision 3-0 (30-29, 30-27, 30-28).

'''Super Fight: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.2R'''
 * Musashi 🇯🇵 def. David Dancrade 🇫🇷
 * Musashi defeated Dancrade by KO (Left Mid Kick) at 2:59 of the 1st Round.

'''Final: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.2R'''
 * Semmy Schilt def. Peter Aerts
 * Schilt defeated Aerts by TKO (Knee Injury) at 1:49 of the 1st Round.

The tournament winner Semmy Schilt of Netherlands became the first fighter ever in K-1 history to win the Championship three years in a row and picked up a winner's purse of US$400,000.

For the last six years, the K-1 World GP Champion has been a Dutchman and in K-1's 15-year history, a Dutch fighter has won the World GP a total of 12 times. Line-up changes before the event:
 * 🇵🇱 Paul Slowinski replaces announced fighter 🇩🇪 Chalid Arrab due to an Appendicitis.


 * 🇫🇷 David Dancrade replaces announced fighter 🇫🇷 Souleimane Konate due to an injury.


 * 🇳🇿 Ray Sefo is not cleared to fight by the doctor due to an eye injury sustained during training. The Reserve Fight #2 is dropped from the card and his opponent Paul Slowinski is moved up to Reserve Fight #1.