K-1 Andy Memorial 2001 Japan GP Final

K-1 Andy Memorial 2001 Japan GP Final
Information
Promotion K-1
Date August 19, 2001
Venue Saitama Super Arena
City Japan Saitama, Japan
Attendance 18,200
Event chronology

K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Las Vegas K-1 Andy Memorial 2001 Japan GP Final K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Fukuoka

K-1 Andy Memorial 2001 Japan GP Final was a martial arts event promoted by the K-1 organization, named in honour of K-1 legend Andy Hug who had died the previous year. It was an elimination tournament involving eight fighters based in Japan, with all bouts being fought under K-1 Rules (100 kg/156-220 lbs) and the winner qualifying for the K-1 World Grand Prix 2001. Six of these fighters had qualified via the earlier K-1 Survival 2001 event while holder Musashi had qualified as last years winner and long time Tokyo resident Nicholas Pettas was a foreign invitee. As well as tournament bouts there were a number of local and international bouts, including special 'Andy Memorial Matches', with matches fought under either K-1 or MMA Rules. In total there were twenty two fighters at the event, representing nine countries.

The tournament champion was Nicholas Pettas who defeated Musashi in the final by extra round unanimous decision. As a result of the tournament Nicholas Pettas would qualify for the K-1 World Grand Prix 2001. The event was held at the Saitama Super Arena, in Saitama, Japan on Sunday, August 19, 2001.

K-1 Andy Memorial 2001 Japan GP Final Tournament

Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final
 Japan Musashi DEC  
 Japan Toru Oishi        Japan Musashi DEC  
 Japan Great Kusatsu        Japan Tsuyoshi Nakasako    
 Japan Tsuyoshi Nakasako DEC        Japan Musashi  
 Japan Yusuke Fujimoto          Denmark Nicholas Pettas DEC
 Denmark Nicholas Pettas TKO      Denmark Nicholas Pettas TKO
 Japan Nobu Hayashi KO      Japan Nobu Hayashi      
 Japan Tatsufumi Tomihira    

Results[1]

Opening Match: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.2R

Masahide Aoyagi Japan vs Hiraku Hori Japan
Hori defeated Aoyagi by 3rd Round Unanimous Decision 3-0

Andy Memorial Match 1: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.2R

Nobuaki Kakuda Japan vs Mauricio Da Silva Brazil
Kakuda defeated Da Silva by 3rd Round Unanimous Decision 3-0

Quarter Finals: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.1R

Musashi Japan vs Toru Oishi Japan
Musashi defeated Oishi by 3rd Round Unanimous Decision 3-0
Great Kusatsu Japan vs Tsuyoshi Nakasako Japan
Nakasako defeated Kusatsu by 3rd Round Unanimous Decision 3-0
Yusuke Fujimoto Japan vs Nicholas Pettas Denmark
Pettas defeated Fujimoto by TKO (Right Low Kick) at 2:57 of the 1st Round
Nobu Hayashi Japan vs Tatsufumi Tomihira Japan
Hayashi defeated Tomihira by KO (Right Hook) at 2:55 of the 3rd Round

Andy Memorial Match 2: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.2R

Hiroki Kurosawa Japan vs Taira Noyuki Japan
Noyuki defeated Kurosawa by TKO (Doctor Stoppage) at 3:00 of the 3rd Round

Semi Finals: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.1R

Musashi Japan vs Tsuyoshi Nakasako Japan
Musashi defeated Nakasako by 3rd Round Unanimous Decision 3-0
Nicholas Pettas Denmark vs Nobu Hayashi Japan
Pettas defeated Hayashi by TKO (Right Low Kick) at 1:26 of the 1st Round

Super Fight: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.2R

Jérôme Le Banner France vs Marc de Wit Belgium
Le Banner defeated de Wit by KO (Right Punch) at 1:45 of the 2nd Round

Final: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.2R

Musashi Japan vs Nicholas Pettas Denmark
Pettas defeated Musashi by Extra Round Unanimous Decision 3-0

K-1 vs Oiki Super Fights: K-1 MMA Rules / 3Min. 5R

Rene Rooze Netherlands vs Tadao Yasuda Japan
Rooze defeated Yasuda by KO (Left High Kick) at 0:09 of the 3rd Round
Gary Goodridge Trinidad and Tobago vs Jan Nortje South Africa
Goodridge defeated Nortje by Submission (Arm Crush) at 1:11 of the 1st Round
Mirko Filipović Croatia vs Kazuyuki Fujita Japan
Filipović defeated Fujita by TKO (Doctor Stoppage) at 0:39 of the 1st Round

See also

References

  1. "Results". K-1 Official Website.

External links

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