K-1 Hawaii Fight Order

The FieLDS K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Hawaii promotion is still in full swing with less than a week left before the event. Changes to the fight card have been made. Chris West and Billy Hall have been withdrawn due to injury. The updated fight card follows:

Opening Ceremony

[The 1st Match/USA GP Tournament First Round/K-1 Rules/3 min x 3R, extra 1R]
Mighty Mo (USA/Freelance) VS Justice Smith (Pictures) (USA/Long Beach Kickboxing)

[The 2nd Match/USA GP Tournament First Round/K-1 Rules/3 min x 3R, extra1R]
Butterbean (USA/Team Butterbean) VS Wesley "Cabbage" Correira (USA/B.J. Penn (Pictures) MMA)

[The 3rd Match/USA GP Tournament First Round/K-1 Rules/3 min x 3R, extra 1R]
Chalid "Die Faust" (Germany/Golden Glory Gym) VS Deutsch Puu (USA-Hawaii/SPARTAMMA)

[The 4th Match/USA GP Tournament First Round/K-1 Rules/3 min x 3R, extra 1R]
Nicholas Pettas (USA/Team Sprit AE) VS Rick Cheek (Pictures) (USA/Nor-Cal Fighting Alliance)

[The 5th Match/Super Fight/K-1 Rules/ 3 min x 3R, extra 2R]
Paul Slowinski (Australia/Team Mr. Perfect) VS Aziz Jahjah (Morocco/Team Rebel)

[The 6th Match "USA GP Tournament Semifinal Round" K-1 Rules/ 3 min x 3R, extra 1R]
Winner of First Round (1) VS Winner of First Round (2)

[The 7th Match "USA GP Tournament Semifinal Round" K-1 Rules/ 3 min x 3R, extra 1R]
Winner of First Round (3) VS Winner of First Round (4)

Intermission

[The 8th Match / Super Fight/ K-1 Rules/ 3 min x 3R, extra 1R]
Scott Junk (Pictures) (USA/MMA Development) VS Min Soo Kim (Pictures) (Korea/Freelance)

[The 9th Match/Super Fight/ K-1 Rules/3 min x 3R, extra 2R]
Badr Hari (Morocco/Show Time) VS Domagoj Ostojic (Pictures) (Croatia/Team Ostojic)

[The 10th Match "USA GP Tournament Final Round" K-1 Rules/ 3 min x 3R, extra 2R]
Winner of Semifinal Round (1) VS Winner of Semifinal Round (2)

[Reserve Fight (1)/ K-1 Rules/ 3 min x 3R]
Randy Kim (Korea/Freelance) VS Vilitonu Fonokalafi (USA-Hawaii/No Remorse)

[Reserve Fight (2)/ K-1 Rules/ 3 min x 3R]
Ghokan Saki (Turkey/Team Rebel) VS Junior Sua (USA/MMA Hawaii)

About the event:
FieLDS K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Hawaii, is the US tournament qualifier for the K-1 World Grand Prix finals that take place in December in Japan. Broadcast in 135 counties, K-1 World Grand Prix is the most watched and most popular fighting event in the world. Through the year regional tournaments are held all over the world, with the winners advancing to the K-1 World Grand Prix Final Elimination Round, this yearheld in September in Korea. The eight finalist then battle eight best fighters from the year before with the winners advancing to the K-1 World Grand Prix finals, held in Japan to determine who is the best standup fighter in the world.

K-1 World Grand Prix in Hawaii 2008 will feature an 8 man tournament on August 9th at the Stan Sheriff Center to find out who will be the K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Hawaii Champion and move on to Korea.

In the Super Fight attractions, K-1 Superstar and current K-1 World Heavyweight Champion Badr Hari will take on Domagoj Ostojic (Pictures) and Hawaii's own Scott Junk (Pictures) will face Korea's Min Soo Kim (Pictures).

Event Information:
K-1 World Grand Prix in Hawaii 2008
Date: August 9, 2008
Location: Stand Sheriff Center
Doors Open: 5PM
Event Starts at: 6PM
Tickets are available at:
Stan Sheriff Ticket Office:
TEL : 808-944-2697
Stan Sheriff Center, University of Hawai`i at Manoa
UH Campus Center, University of Hawai`i at Manoa
Rainbowtique at Ward Centre
OCET Office, Windward Community College
All Military Ticket Outlets
Or on the web at: www.etickethawaii.com
For Akebono's blog and more fight information check out the K-1 Hawaii website at www.k-1hawaii.com