One of the expected K-1 bouts is a farewell fight for two-time champion Masato, in a third contest with Andy Souwer, an opponent he has never defeated.

Among the expected MMA contests rumored for the event are a Dream lightweight title bout between recently crowned champion Shinya Aoki, and the also popular Tatsuya Kawajiri, and the championship bout of the “Super Hulk Tournament” between Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou and Ikuhisa Minowa.

Other rumored participants at the New Years Eve event are Jerome Le Banner, Alistair Overeem, Kazushi Sakuraba, Hayato “Mach” Sakurai, Tim Sylvia, Kiyoshi Tamura, Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto, and Badr Hari.

Pictured: Saitama Super Arena

Badr Hari takes on Ruslan Karaev and Ewerton Texeira meets Alistair Overeem in side A of the tournament, while Jerome LeBanner fights Semmy Schilt and Remy Bonjasky squares off against Errol Zimmerman on side B.

The 17th inaugural K-1 World GP Finale, a one-night, eight-fighter tournament, will crown the latest K-1 World Grand Prix champion after a year full of elimination matchups.

Videos of the tournament draw are below…

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

The winning fighters now advance to the K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Finals on December 5 in Kanagawa, Japan, where they’ll participate in a one-night, eight-man tournament to crown the 2009 K-1 World Grand Prix champion.

Videos of the fights can be found in the MMAFrenzy.com Forums.

The complete results for K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final 16 were:

• Badr Hari def. Zabit Samedov via KO — Round 1
• Alistair Overeem def. Peter Aerts via unanimous decision
• Jerome Le Banner def. Musashi via unanimous decision
• Semmy Schilt def. Daniel Ghita via unanimous decision
• Ewerton Teixeira def. Singh Jaideep via unanimous decision
• Ruslan Karaev def. Kyotaro via unanimous decision
• Errol Zimmerman def. Glaube Feitosa via unanimous decision
• Remy Bonjasky def. Melvin Manhoef via unanimous decision

FieLDS Dynamite!! 2008

Welcome the MMAFrenzy.com’s coverage of FieLDS Dynamite!! 2008, which took place on New Year’s Eve at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

MMAFrenzy.com’s coverage of the massive card, which boasted eight kickboxing matches, including Badr Hari vs. Alistair Overeem and Musashi vs. Gegard Mousasi, as well as ten MMA bouts, including Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic vs. Hong Man Choi and Eddie Alvarez vs. Shinya Aoki, includes quick results and fight videos.

A planned fight between Gesias “JZ” Calvancante and Joachim Hansen has been scratched from the card as Hansen failed to be medically cleared for the contest due to a reported “head injury”, for which he is receiving treatment at a hospital.

Join us after the jump for complete FieLDS Dynamite!! 2008 coverage and discussion…

QUICK RESULTS

DREAM MMA Rules

• Kiyoshi Tamura def. Kazushi Sakuraba via unanimous decision
• Gesias “JZ” Calvancante vs. Joachim Hansen (JZ entered the ring immediately before the event began and announced that his scheduled bout against Hansen had been scratched. Hansen reportedly did not pass his pre-fight medicals and is being treated for a head injury.)
• Shinya Aoki def. Eddie Alvarez via submission (heel hook) — Round 1, 1:32
  WAMMA Lightweight Championship
• Melvin Hanhoef def. Mark Hunt via KO — Round 1, 0:18
• Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic def. Hong Man Choi via TKO (knee injury) — Round 1, 6:32
• Hayato “Mach” Sakurai def. Katsuyori Shibata via TKO (strikes) — Round 1, 7:01
• Semmy Schilt def. Siala “Mighty Mo” Siliga via submission (triangle choke) — Round 1, 5:31
• Bob Sapp def. Akihito “Kinniku Mantaro” Tanaka via TKO (strikes) — Round 1, 5:22
• Andy Ologun def. Yukio Sakaguchi via KO — Round 1, 3:52
• Daisuke Nakamura def. Hideo Tokoro via submission (armbar) — Round 1, 2:23
• Ikuhisa “Minowaman” Minowa def. Errol Zimmerman via submission (toe hold) — Round 1, 1:01

K-1 Rules

• Alistair Overeem def. Badr Hari via KO — Round 1, 2:07
• Gegard Mousasi def. Musashi via TKO (strikes) — Round 1, 2:32
• Tatsuya Kawajiri def. Kozo Takeda via TKO (strikes) — Round 1, 2:37
• Artur Kyshenko def. Yoshihiro Sato via majority decision (30-29, 29-28, 29-29)

K-1 Koshien Final

• Hiroya def. Koya Urabe via unanimous decision (final)
• Hiroya def. Shota Shimada via unanimous decision (30-29, 30-29, 30-29) (semifinal)
• Koya Urabe def. Tatsuya Kusakabe via TKO (doctor stoppage) — Round 3, 2:21 (semifinal)
• Taishi Hiratsuka def. Daizo Sasaki via KO — Round 2, 1:00 (reserve bout)

VIDEOS

Melvin Manhoef def. Mark Hunt:

Alistair Overeem def. Badr Hari:

Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic def. Hong Man Choi:

Melvin Manhoef

Devastating striker Melvin Manhoef will step in last minute to take on Mark Hunt at tomorrow night’s epic “Fields Dynamite” event. Manhoef is replacing Hunt’s original opponent, K-1 superstar Jerome Le Banner, who is apparently out with influenza. One can only assume that officials are simply ignoring the fact that Mark Hunt outweighs Manhoef by about 70 pounds, give or take. Ahh, Japan.

Oh and by the way, that sharp looking “Fields Dynamite” show you might have been looking forward to? Well guess what, it won’t be broadcast anywhere in the United States. Apparently neither FEG, Event Magic TV, HD Net, or anyone else involved could work out a broadcasting deal. Though I hear Fightlinker has at least found a way to view the event via some nifty Japanese streaming application, should you be that determined to catch a glimpse of the action.

Lastly, it is my displeasure to relay that Hayato “Mach” Sakurai, another cast member on tomorrow night’s card, has joined the prestigious ranks of Paris Hilton, Pamela Anderson and Kim Kardashian as stars of homemade adult videos. Thats right, an “amateur film” starring the Pride veteran himself and several other women has been leaked and picked up all over the internets. Be warned before clicking on any links, the pictures aren’t exactly safe for work.

Alistair Overeem

Talk about an ironic match up. According to Alistair Overeem’s official website, the Dutch “Demolition Man” will face off against K-1 bad boy Badr Hari at the upcoming “Fields Dynamite” New Years Eve show.

Overeem (40-24 MMA, 2-2 kickboxing) most recently fought to a no-contest against Mirko Cro Cop, who was forced to quit after sustaining repeated knees to the groin. Overeem had stated that the low blows were unintentional, but Cro Cop nonetheless had to deal with an injured testicle which had been forced “up inside him.”

Former K-1 heavyweight champion Badr Hari (0-1 MMA, 78-8 kickboxing) is coming off of a rather disgraceful performance at the K-1 World Grand Prix finals, where he was disqualified after punching and stomping downed opponent Remy Bonjasky. K-1 has since stripped Hari of his heavyweight title and withheld his total fight purse.

“Fields Dynamite” is set to feature both K-1 kickboxing and MMA rules bouts, and even for the casual fight fan is looking like a must see event.

MMA BOUTS

• Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic vs. Hong Man Choi
• “Kinniku Mantaro” vs. Bob Sapp
• Daisuke Nakamura vs. Hideo Tokoro
• Mark Hunt vs. Jerome Le Banner
• Semmy Schilt vs. Siala “Mighty Mo” Siliga
• Eddie Alvarez vs. Shin’ya Aoki
  WAMMA Lightweight Championship
• Gesias “JZ” Calvancante vs. Joachim Hansen
• Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Kiyoshi Tamura

K-1 (KICKBOXING) RULES BOUTS

• Artur Kyshenko vs. Yoshihiro Sato
• Badr Hari vs. Alistair Overeem
• Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Kozo Takeda
• Gegard Mousasi vs. Musashi

K-1 TOURNAMENT FINALS

• Hiroya vs. Shimada Shota
• Kusakabe Ryuya vs. Urabe Koya

Fields Dynamite FEG executive Sadaharu Tanigawa officially announced that the bout had been delayed at a press conference earlier this week.

“Alistair is begging for this fight but this fight will not go ahead on NY eve at Fields Dynamite,” said Tanigawa, according to Free Fight Videos. “We will look to mach them up on a different card.”

Their first matchup ended in a no contest after Overeem repeatedly kneed Cro Cop in the groin. Filipovic is just 1-2-1 in his last four bouts while Overeem is undefeated in five-straight.

For the latest K-1 DYNAMITE!! 2008 fight card check out the MMAFrenzy.com MMA rumors section.

“He (Slice) may fight on the DREAM K-1 New Year’s Eve show in Japan, possibly a rematch with Petruzelli.”

I would normally write this type of rumor off as contrived and nonsensical, but if Japanese promotions have proved to enjoy one thing, it’s freak show squash matches on New Years Eve. Just ask Fedor Emelianenko or Bob Sapp or Zuluzinho. They’ll tell you. I also think that such a matchup might be the perfect opportunity for Slice, whose best bet could very well be the Japanese MMA/Pro Wrestling circuit.

Let’s be honest, the only way Kimbo could possibly make the kind of absurd dollars that EliteXC threw at him would be via the insatiable appetite that Japenese fans seem to have for jacked American dudes who moonlight as wrestlers on weekends. Suffice to say that if I were Kimbo, I’d be brushing up on my Japanese and thinking of a nice gimmicky “finisher” move.