Golden Glory in K-1 GP Osaka (spoiler)

**Hammerkick** · 30-09-2006, 20:47

Golden Glory supremacy in K-1 GP Osaka 30 September 2006 Final elimination

Some people call it karma others faith but what team Golden Glory did on September 30th 2006 had nothing to do with luck.
After Stefan Leko and Semmy Schilt were not to participate in 2003 in the K-1 GP finals (Stefan qualified by beating Fhilio at that time and Semmy defeated Bonjanski a few months before Bonjanski became first K-1 GP 2003 Champion) for political reasons, this revenge was sweat.
Nice for Remy Bonjanski but Semmy and Stefan defeated him both and had to watch from the side line how he became champion without their participation.
Semmy proved himself a thru K-1 Champion by winning all K-1 fights by KO in Paris 2005 to become K-1 GP Champion by defeating Ray Sefu and then Remy Bonjanski by KO in the first round, to finish the GP with another KO in the first round.
The year 2006 Chalid â€œ Die Faustâ€? Arrab and Stefan â€œ The Blitzâ€? Leko both won the K-1 GP qualification 8 men tournaments in las Vegas, Saki became K-1 Holland Finalist.
Golden Glory Breda and Golden Glory Zuid Laren were very much present at the most important qualification GP of the year 2006.
Semmy Schilt was not impressed by Bjorn Breggy from Switzerland who won the K-1 GP Holland qualification match in May 2006. At the press conference Breggy was only starring at Schilt and later Semmy said we will decide in the ring tomorrow who is the champion; you can look at me as long as you want. Thatâ€™s exactly what Semmy did, with only two minutes into the fight Semmy (left jab from hell, yelled Dave Jonkers, Bas Boon and Jelle Waringa from the corner) left jab landed solid in the face of Breggy who takes an 8 count, two more time the terrible hard left is landing and after three knock downs it is over for Breggy (turned out his cheekbone and nose was broken). Winner by KO in round 1 Semmy Schilt advancing to the finals
The second Golden Glory fighter Stefan â€œ The Blitzâ€? Leko training out of Breda Holland was facing a difficult task, he was fighting hard hitting Ray Sefu who knock out Karaev twice in the first round in the year 2006.
Leko had to fight against his nature his assignment was fighting in and out, not brawling with the man who has a huge bomb. This is exactly what Leko did, against his nature he won the decision in the extra round and finally the Blitz is back were he belong at a place with the final eight in the Tokyo Dome.
Huge pressure on the shoulders of third team member Chalid â€œDie Faustâ€? Arrab, he is facing Mishmash in his home town and land, with all the judges and referees against him.
At the press conference Chalid told Mushashi that he was fighting two of him and that he would be all over him. Its easy to get assignments from your coach (master and legendary trainer Cor Hemmers who was also trainer and stepfather of the legendry Ramon Dekkers) but both Stefan and now Chalid did a wonderful job, Cor was playing a video game (which was funny as he was wearing a t-shirt of sponsor tomb raider video game) also Chalid kept his game plan and it worked. Mushashi was getting hit and he was under pressure constantly, with die Faust looking for the Knock Out. Every round was for Die Faust Chalid, but we are in Japan and even a caution for holding in the third round for Mushashi was not rewarded with the famous yellow card. However Mushashi was speared an extra round and the humiliation of getting knocked out. Chalid wins the decision and is the third fighter from Golden Glory Holland to advance to the finals in the Tokyo Dome.
Never before in the history of K-1 it happened that three fighters from the same team entered the finals.
This is sure not the last thing we heard from this golden glory team, Congratulations to the whole team, this GG performance made history. Now we hope that one of the team members will draw ball number 1 for the drawing and that if they have to fight against each other it will only be in the finals.
Revenge is a sweet thing, sometimes you have to wait years, but when it happens you can ask yourself if there is somebody upstairs looking down upon us, karma, gods, faith, personally I think it is blood sweat and tears and pure determination. Never give up in life no matter what, sooner or later we climb up the hill we felt from and thatâ€™s exactly what happened to this Golden Glory team. Life can be so beautiful!!!!

Story Bas Boon en Lindsay Muro
Fotos Archief Golden Glory May be used for print

**Hammerkick** · 30-09-2006, 20:49

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**Hammerkick** · 30-09-2006, 20:55

**Hammerkick** · 30-09-2006, 20:58

**Justinian** · 30-09-2006, 21:22

Thanks, superfoto's!!

**Kaun** · 30-09-2006, 21:25

leuk om te zien dat Leko en Badr nu vriendjes zijn

**The Bulldog** · 30-09-2006, 21:40

ja team GG keek erg amused :roll:

**Ronald** · 30-09-2006, 22:23

Thanks Hammerkick

**Highline** · 30-09-2006, 22:59

leuke foto's

**remco pardoel** · 30-09-2006, 23:04

leuke report!
gefeliciteerd aan de mannen..

voor de mannen van Mike's gym next time more luck!

Jochem · 30-09-2006, 23:23

dikke shit!
gefeli heel GG

**PigDog** · 01-10-2006, 07:37

Very impressive!
Congratz, and good luck!!

(Why are we talkin' English, Bes Boen?)

**micha** · 01-10-2006, 09:09

GG world domination

**Pimp-Daddy** · 01-10-2006, 09:32

BjÃ¶rn heeft gewoon zijn kaak Ã¨n zijn neus gebroken... :? En dat allemaal door 4 linkse directes, T#R!NG.....

**The Bulldog** · 01-10-2006, 09:37

Originally Posted by Pimp-Daddy

BjÃ¶rn heeft gewoon zijn kaak Ã¨n zijn neus gebroken... :? En dat allemaal door 4 linkse directes, T#R!NG.....

Dat is zwaar klote dan...

Beterschap voor hem....

**Sjaak** · 01-10-2006, 11:46

Originally Posted by Pimp-Daddy

BjÃ¶rn heeft gewoon zijn kaak Ã¨n zijn neus gebroken... :? En dat allemaal door 4 linkse directes, T#R!NG.....

Over stootkracht gesproken :shock:

**henk kuipers** · 01-10-2006, 14:56

Osu

Bas je hebt gelijk man de winnaar heeft altijd altijd gelijk, de ingeslagen weg van GG blijkt succesvol.

In al die jaren dat ik je nu ken had je maar 1 doel en dat was succes nastreven.

Sem,Stefan en Chalid gefeliciteerd.

Top werk ook van Cor Hemmers en Dave Jonkers die maar weer eens bewijzen dat ze absolute top trainers zijn.

Remy en Ernesto ook jullie vanharte

Ik ben blij dat ik er 2 december live bij ben met zo'n grote Nederlandse inbreng.

osu

**henk kuipers** · 01-10-2006, 14:56

Osu

Bas je hebt gelijk man de winnaar heeft altijd altijd gelijk, de ingeslagen weg van GG blijkt succesvol.

In al die jaren dat ik je nu ken had je maar 1 doel en dat was succes nastreven.

Sem,Stefan en Chalid gefeliciteerd.

Top werk ook van Cor Hemmers en Dave Jonkers die maar weer eens bewijzen dat ze absolute top trainers zijn.

Remy en Ernesto ook jullie vanharte

Ik ben blij dat ik er 2 december live bij ben met zo'n grote Nederlandse inbreng.

osu