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Three-time K-1 World Grand Prix and current K-1 Super Heavyweight Champion Semmy Schilt will return to fighting under MMA rules on the big stage at FieLDS Dynamite!! 2008 on New Year's Eve at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

Schilt (25-14-1 in MMA) has found greater success in K-1 but has had an extensive career as a mixed martial artist. Beginning with Pancrase, Schilt moved onto the UFC and then PRIDE FC. His last major MMA appearance was at a K-1 HERO'S event in August 2006, where he won via triangle choke against Kim Min-soo. He fought in January of this year, knocking out a relatively unknown opponent at an event in Serbia.

In one of the three bouts added on Tuesday to the card, Schilt will face fellow K-1 fighter Mighty Mo. Mighty Mo, a Samoan-American kickboxer, has only three professional MMA bouts to his credit, winning all three by TKO or KO, and this will mark his first MMA action in a year and a half. Schilt and Mighty Mo have fought before under K-1 kickboxing rules. Schilt defeated Mo by decision in a K-1 Super Heavyweight title bout in June 2007.

The other two additions are Yoshihiro Sato vs Artur Kyshenko in a K-1 bout and Hideo Tokoro vs Daisuke Nakamura in a MMA bout.

There are also two previously announced high profile lightweight MMA bouts on the card. Joachim Hansen, who won the DREAM Lightweight Grand Prix earlier this year, will fight Gesias Calvancante and Shinya Aoki will square off with Eddie Alvarez.

Here is the current fight card for FieLDS Dynamite!! 2008:
  • Semmy Schilt vs Mighty Mo (DREAM rules)
  • Hideo Tokoro vs Daisuke Nakamura (DREAM rules)
  • Yoshihiro Sato vs Artur Kyshenko (K-1 rules)
  • Jerome LeBanner vs Mark Hunt (DREAM rules)
  • Shinya Aoki vs Eddie Alvarez (DREAM rules)
  • Kozo Takeda vs Tatsuya Kawajiri (K-1 rules)
  • Musashi vs Gegard Mousasi (K-1 rules)
  • Kazushi Sakuraba vs Kiyoshi Tamura (DREAM rules)
  • Joachim Hansen vs Gesias "JZ Calvan" Calvancante (DREAM rules)
  • HIROYA vs Shota Shimada (K-1 KOSHIEN Semifinal/K-1 rules)
  • Ryuya Kusakabe vs Koya Urabe (K-1 KOSHIEN Semifinal/K-1 rules)
  • Winner of HIROYA/Shimada vs Winner of Kusakabe/Urabe (K-1 KOSHIEN Final/K-1 rules)

K-1 World GP 2008 Final took place a little earlier this Saturday at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan.

It was an enjoyable event, filled with nonstop action. Unfortunately, it was marred by a bizarre and unsatisfying ending.

Yes, a bizarre and unsatifying ending. It was happen when Badr Hari pulled Remy Bonjasky to the ground in Round 2 and continued to pummel Bonjasky and even tried to stomp on his face.

It was truly shocking, especially seeing as he might of cost himself the whole tournament. Hari was given a yellow card for his "insanity" and fined 10% of his purse.

Bonjasky was given 5 minutes to recover but was still seeing double after the time elapsed. So, the referee called the match and disqualified Hari for his actions and talkabout a disappointing ending to an otherwise great event.

When all was said and done, Bonjasky was crowned the K-1 World GP Champion for a third time in his career.

This event also featured EliteXC fighter Kimbo Slice as guest commentator.

Here are the official results for K-1 World GP 2008 Final:
  • Opening Fight #1: Taisei Ko (Japan/Kyokushin Kaikan) def. TAKERU (Japan/Seido Kaikan) by unanimous decision
  • Opening Fight #2: Mitsugu Noda (Japan/Silver Ax) def. Tsutomu Takahagi (Japan/Team Dragon) by KO at 2:49 of Round 2
  • Fight #1: K-1 World GP 2008 Quarterfinal #1: Badr Hari (Morocco/Show Time) def. Peter Aerts (Holland/Team Aerts) by TKO at 1:39 of Round 2
  • Fight #2: K-1 World GP 2008 Quarterfinal #2: Errol Zimmerman (Suriname/Golden Glory) def. Ewerton Teixeira (Brazil/Kyokushin Kaikan) by split decision
  • Fight #3: K-1 World GP 2008 Quarterfinal #3: Gokhan Saki (Turkey/Team Rebel) def. Ruslan Karaev (Russia) by unanimous decision
  • Fight #4: K-1 World GP 2008 Quarterfinal #4: Remy Bonjasky (Holland/Team Bonjasky) def. Jerome LeBanner (France/LeBanner Xtream Team) by TKO at 1:46 of Round 3
  • Fight #5: Reserve Fight #1: Ray Sefo (New Zealand/Ray Sefo Fight Academy) def. Choi Hong-man (Republic of Korea) by unanimous decision
  • Fight #6: Reserve Fight #2: Melvin Manhoef (Holland/Mike's Gym) def. Paul Slowinski (Australia/Team Mr. Perfect) by Ko at 2:26 of Round 1
  • Fight #7: K-1 World GP 2008 Semifinal #1: Badr Hari (Morocco/Show Time) def. Errol Zimmerman (Suriname/Golden Glory) by KO at 2:15 of Round 3
  • Fight #8: K-1 World GP 2008 Semifinal #2: Remy Bonjasky (Holland/Team Bonjasky) def. Gokhan Saki (Turkey/Team Rebel) by KO at 0:53 or Round 2
  • Fight #9: K-1 World GP 2008 Final: Remy Bonjasky (Holland/Team Bonjasky) def. Badr Hari (Morocco/Show Time) by disqualification at 0:53 of Round 2

FieLDS K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 Final will be held at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan on Saturday evening. The event will start at 5 PM in Japan time. Here is the fight card for the event:
  • Opening Fight #1: TAKERU (Japan/Seido Kaikan) vs Taisei Ko (Japan/Kyokushin Kaikan)
  • Opening Fight #2: Mitsugu Noda (Japan/Silver Ax) vs Tsutomu Takahagi (Japan/Team Dragon)
  • Fight #1: K-1 World GP 2008 Quarterfinal #1: Peter Aerts (Holland/Team Aerts) vs Badr Hari (Morocco/Show Time)
  • Fight #2: K-1 World GP 2008 Quarterfinal #2: Errol Zimmerman (Suriname/Golden Glory) vs Ewerton Teixeira (Brazil/Kyokushin Kaikan)
  • Fight #3: K-1 World GP 2008 Quarterfinal #3: Gokhan Saki (Turkey/Team Rebel) vs Ruslan Karaev (Russia)
  • Fight #4: K-1 World GP 2008 Quarterfinal #4: Remy Bonjasky (Holland/Team Bonjasky) vs Jerome LeBanner (France/LeBanner Xtream Team)
  • Fight #5: Reserve Fight #1: Choi Hong-man (Republic of Korea) vs Ray Sefo (New Zealand/Ray Sefo Fight Academy)
  • Fight #6: Reserve Fight #2: Paul Slowinski (Australia/Team Mr. Perfect) vs Melvin Manhoef (Holland/Mike's Gym)
  • Fight #7: K-1 World GP 2008 Semifinal #1: winner of Quarterfinal #1 vs winner of Quarterfinal #2
  • Fight #8: K-1 World GP 2008 Semifinal #2: winner of Quarterfinal #3 vs winner of Quarterfinal #4
  • Fight #9: K-1 World GP 2008 Final: winner of Semifinal #1 vs winner of Semifinal #2

The dream stand up match that MMA fans have been clamoring for will have to wait as a showdown between K-1 legends Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic and Jerome LeBanner has been postponed. Instead, Nokaut is reporting that Cro Cop will face Ralek Gracie in a special rules grappling match at DREAM.4.

The fight will be a two round grappling match under modified Abu Dhabi rules where there will not be a point system. If the fight goes the full ten minutes then it will be ruled an automatic draw. The only way to win would be by submission.

Many people were hoping to see a striking war between LeBanner and Cro Cop but for undisclosed reasons, the fight has been postponed. The first logical explanation would be an injury to LeBanner but we’ll have to wait until the details emerge.

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