In an absolutely stunning result, the Dutch-Moroccan kickboxer Badr Hari was disqualified at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 Final today at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan, giving the championship to Remy Bonjasky.It was the third World Grand Prix title for Bonjasky, who had knocked Hari down in the first round and was winning the fight even before Hari's disqualification.
The disqualification came in the second round, after Hari illegally took Bonjasky to the ground. That alone was a foul, but when the referee tried to step in, Hari inexplicably punched Bonjasky and stomped on his head. It was a dirty, despicable move that resulted in a disqualification.
Hari, who is just 23 years old, advanced to the final by beating Peter Aerts in the first round and Errol Zimmerman in the second round. He looked like one of the most promising athletes in the sport, but this will be a permanent stain on his reputation.
Bonjasky, who was born in Suriname but, like Hari, now fights out of Amsterdam, got to the final by defeating Jerome Le Banner in the first round and Gökhan Saki in the semifinals. He's one of the all-time greats in the sport, and it's too bad that he has to win his third title in this fashion.
K-1 is a popular sport in Japan and is well known in much of the rest of the world. It isn't well known in the United States, but that may be changing. The World Grand Prix 2008 Final was carried live on HDNet, and Kimbo Slice (who appeared on the English-language TV broadcast) is expected to fight with K-1 in 2009. We can only hope that American fans who watch K-1 will see high-quality fights, and not farces like we saw today.
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BONJANSKY IS A BIG LOOOOOOOOOOSER IS A COURD BUT A GOOD ACTOR
IT WAS ILEGAL BUT IT WAS A FAKE FROM BONJASKY
HARI IS THE REAL CHAMPION BONJASKY JUST A LOOSER
NO TIME FOR LOOSERS AND FAKES
Are there problems, "vlad"? Hopefully Badr Hari learned a thing or two, or he will never ever become a K1 champ, despite his qualities as a fighter.
I think Hari was angry when he found out that he couldn't beat Remy.
You have absolutely reason
i think that the way that remy Bonjasky use to fight is based on that.. making other fighters ungry then when they act
like badr hari did and bob sapp
he just stay ground & win
i think that this sport spirit is to FIGHT
so come on (remy Bonjasky)
let us see that you are a good fighter
not only a good actor
Badr was clearly the favourit, strange how people can be bline sometimes. tradition= tradition, here the tradition says that before to start fighting you look at the eyes of your opponent, Badr did, bonjasky didnt, it was also no shaking hands. dont think that Badr hated bonjasky and wanted to kill him without reason, bonjasky got that silly dutch attitude. he knows how to act front of cameras as a gentil men, there is a big difference between acting gentil and being indeed gentil.i beleave trhat Badr is the real gentil guy.so u know the deal
Hari got what he deserved, he is not a sportsman
Hari's background does not support sportive behavior. It is a strange word to this ********
He lost and got disqualified, something he will need to get used to (if not already done).
And the other guys with the same background that are still playing fair do not count? Go vote Janmaat, dipshit.
Hey Vlad, the word is 'loser'. Spelling it correctly might help validate your idiotic opinion somewhat. Doubt it though.
What Badr did was wrong, Remy should not be blamed.
Hari was 100% wrong. The art is to control your mind and your body all the time and use your skills and power when needed. Seems he forgot about that.
It was stupidty of Hari to act in that way. He would have won the fight if he faught untill the end like a sportsman. Bojansky acted like a coward and was a real lose but this is how it is. This game has the rules and sportmans have to obey. Hari Lost, we are sad. He is winner of the hearts and real champion.
This was the dumbest thing that I had seen since Tyson-Holyfield. Which was also an example of a fighter taking crazy actions because he knew that he could not win a fight. If this was a regular fight & not the championship this idiot would have been disqualified and suspended immediately. If Hari wants to become a ground fighter I am sure there are plenty of guys in the UFC & Pride that would be glad to pound him. The idea that Remy would not want to continue a fight that he was winning is just stupid. Vlad must have missed the last fight between Remy & Hari which ended in Hari laying on the ground. I was looking forward to seeing this fight and was also very disappointed by the outcome. At least I was not one of the many people in Japan that paid a bunch of money to watch this moron discrace himself & K-1. This makes any of the recent UFC championship belt problems look nonexistant..
Badr, you are a silly loser. If that is really you (which i doubt) you know you are insulting people all the time, it is simply what you do. You were never in control during the fight and you knew Bonjasky was going to wear you out in the end, and win anyway. I sincerely hope K1 is done with you now, you are ruining a great sport. And i hope Mike is going to have a good long talk to you about how real sportsman behave, in and out of the ring.
Does anyone know who won the Zimmerman-Teixeira fight?
Zimmerman won the fight but lost Hari by a bad KO
I am sorry for what i did but he insulted me during the fight. Zimmerman won and in KOed him....;-)
Bye!
Bonjasky is a great champion, but because of the disgracious act of Badr he couldn't show it. And I do think Remy won the first round. His placement was better and he scored the knock down. I was a big Badr fan, but now I'm doubting if they should ever let him fight again.
A real fighter fights by the rules.
Hi Hari!
We are great fans of yours. Why would do something so stupid and unnecessary when we almost were sure that you will win this fight even if that coward and loser, who acted as good any Hollywood actress insulted you durring the fight. It seems he is more prefessional than you. You did him the biggest favour by acting absolutely like he wished you to act. We are sad, you are sad and all the sport world is angry at you. You lost but you are winner in our hearts.