Giorgio Petrosyan crowned K-1 MAX champion

A day late and a dollar short but for what it’s worth, here’s the results from yesterday’s 2009 K-1 MAX tournament final from Yokohama, Japan.

Tourney favourite Giorgio Petrosyan lived up to the hype with a decision win over two-time K-1 MAX champion Andy Souwer to win the title. He will next face Masato at the Dynamite! New Year’s Eve card. Petrosyan made quick work of Yuya Yamamoto in the first semi-final with a decisive second-round KO. In the second semi-final bout, two-time K-1 MAX champions Souwer and Buakaw Por Pramuk battled to a three-round draw, with Souwer squeaking out a split decision in the extra rounds.

The tournament reserve bout pitted the 2006 and 2007 K-1 MAX Japan champion, Yoshihiro Sato, against the 2008 champion, Yasuhiro Kido, with Sato walking away with the KO win in the second round.