K-1 World MAX 2008 World Championship Tournament final

K-1 World MAX 2008 World Championship Tournament - Final - was a martial arts event promoted by the K-1 organization. It took place on Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at the Nippon Budokan Arena in Tokyo, Japan. It was the 7th annual K-1 World Max (70 kg/154 lbs weight class) World Championship Final, featuring four quarter final winners of K-1 World MAX 2008 Final 8 held on July 7, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan. The card also included a couple of tournament reserve bouts, two Superfights between Takayuki Kohiruimaki vs Joerie Mes and Nieky Holzken vs. Virgil Kalakoda, the ISKA World Lightweight Title Match plus the quarterfinals in K-1's new Koshien King of U-18 series. The four quarter final winners of the K-1 Koshien bouts would qualify for the semi-finals at the Dynamite!! 2008 event.

The K-1 World Max 2008 Final attracted a sellout crowd of 15,321 to the Nippon Budokan and was broadcast live in Japan on the TBS network.

Rule changes
In a press conference at Tokyo's Laforet Hotel, prior to the event, the Event Producer Sadaharu Tanikawa announced a number of rule changes effective on October 1, 2008.
 * K-1 World MAX fighter costumes may not cover the body below the knee or above the waist.
 * No oil, lotion or potentially stimulative or irritating substances can be applied to any part of the body. Only a minimal amount of vaseline can only be applied to the face and ears.
 * Introducing an "open-scoring" system, whereby the judges' cards will be revealed for the fighters and their cornermen as well as fans at the conclusion of each round.

K-1 World MAX 2008 Tournament
==Results ==


 * Opening Fight: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.1R
 * Nieky Holzken def. Virgil Kalakoda
 * Holzken defeated Kalakoda by KO (Right Hook) at 1:42 of the 1st round.


 * K-1 Koushien Final 8 (60 kg): K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R
 * Koya Urabe 🇯🇵 def. Yusuke Tsuboi 🇯🇵
 * Urabe defeated Tsuboi by TKO (Corner Stoppage) at 0:54 of the 3rd round.


 * Shota Shimada 🇯🇵 def. Ryo Murakoshi 🇯🇵
 * Shimada defeated Murakoshi by 3rd round Unanimous Decision 3-0 (30-26, 30-26, 30-26).


 * Ryuya Kusakabe 🇯🇵 def. Daizo Sasaki 🇯🇵
 * Kusakabe defeated Sasaki by TKO at 2:43 of the 1st round.


 * Hiroya 🇯🇵 def. Taishi Hiratsuka 🇯🇵
 * Hiroya defeated Hiratsuka by KO (Left Hook) at 0:24 of the 1st round.


 * Super Fights: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.1R
 * Joerie Mes def. Taishin Kohiruimaki 🇯🇵
 * Mes defeated Kohiruimaki by KO (Left Hook) at 2:59 of the 3rd round.


 * Reserve Fight 1: K-1 MAX Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.1R
 * Albert Kraus def. Yasuhiro Kido 🇯🇵
 * Kraus defeated Kido by TKO (Doctor Stoppage) at 0:48 of the 2nd round.


 * Semi-finals: K-1 MAX Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.1R
 * Masato 🇯🇵 def. Yoshihiro Sato 🇯🇵
 * Masato defeated Sato by Extra Round Unanimous Decision 3-0 (10-9, 10-9, 10-9). After 3 rounds the judges scored it a Majority Draw 1-0 (29-28, 28-28, 28-28) in favour of Sato.


 * Artur Kyshenko 🇺🇦 def. Andy Souwer
 * Kyshenko defeated Souwer by Extra Round Unanimous Decision 3-0 (10-9, 10-9, 10-9). After 3 rounds the judges scored it a Decision Draw 0-0, (30-30, 30-30, 30-30).


 * Reserve Fight 2: K-1 MAX Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.1R
 * Buakaw Por. Pramuk 🇹🇭 def. Kultar Gill 🇮🇳
 * Por. Pramuk defeated Gill by KO (Right Hook) at 2:18 of the 1st round.


 * Super Fight (60 kg): K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.1R
 * Haruaki Otsuki 🇯🇵 def. Ryuji Kajiwara 🇯🇵
 * Otsuki defeated Kajiwara by 3rd round Unanimous Decision 3-0 (30-28, 30-28, 30-28).


 * ISKA Lightweight World Title Fight (60 kg): Kickboxing Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.2R
 * Daisuke Uematsu 🇯🇵 def. Susumu Daiguji 🇯🇵
 * Uematsu defeated Daiguji by KO (Left Knee) at 0:29 of the 1st round.


 * Final: K-1 MAX Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.2R
 * Masato 🇯🇵 def. Artur Kyshenko 🇺🇦
 * Masato defeated Kyshenko by Extra Round Unanimous Decision 3-0 (10-9, 10-9, 10-9). After 3 rounds the judges scored it a Majority Draw 1-0 (28-28, 28-27, 28-28) in favor of Masato.  Masato is the K-1 World MAX 2008 tournament champion.