The K-1 World GP in Japan took place in Japan this past weekend. The 154lb (70kg) 8-man tournament was the vents main attraction. The eight man field that included names like Dylan Salvador, Sanny Dahlbeck (@SannyDahlbeck), Marat Grigorian, and Jordann Pikeur came down to Grigorian and Pikeur in the tournament final. Grigorian ended up the tournament winner with a first round KO of Pikeur. Up next for Grigorian, will be a crack at the Top King GP crown later this month.

In other action on the night Keaw Faritex scored a unanimous decision over Yasoumi Soda and Koya Urabe defeated Konstantin Trishin by unanimous decision.

Results:

Tournament Quarterfinals

Marat Grigorian def. Yoichi Yamazaki via KO in Rd. 2

Makihira Keita def. Dylan Salvador via Unanimous Decision

Sanny Dahlbeck def. Hiroki Nakajima via (T)KO (2 Knockdowns) in Rd. 2

Jordann Pikeur def. Daiki Watabe via (T)KO (2 Knockdowns) in Rd. 2

Tournament Semi-Finals

Marat Grigorian def. Makihira keita via KO in Rd. 2

Jordan Pikeur def. Sanny Dahlbeck via (T)KO (2 Knockdowns) in Rd. 2

Tournament Final

Marat Grigorian def. Jordan Pikeur via KO in Rd. 1

Tournament Reserve Fight

Serhiy Adamchuk def. Kazuya Akimoto via Split Decision

Super Fights

Kaew Fairtex def. Yasoumi Soda via Unanimous Decision

Koya Urabe def. Konstantin Trishin via Unanimous Decision

Takeru def. Hakim Hamech via Unanimous Decision

Kimura Minoru def. Massaro Glunder via Extra Round Decision

Hirotaka Urabe def. Toshi via Extra Round Decision

Ren Hiramoto def. Yohei Noguchi via Unanimous Decision

Fumiya Osawa and Sningen Endo ends in a Draw

Tsutomu Takahagi vs Hitoshi Sugimoto ends in a Draw