''K-1 PREMIUM 2004 Dynamite!!'' was an annual
kickboxing
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and
mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting combat sport, sport based on strike (attack), striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world.
In the early 20th century, various inter-s ...
event held by
K-1
K-1 is a professional kickboxing promotion established in 1993 by karateka Kazuyoshi Ishii.
Originally under the ownership of the Fighting and Entertainment Group (FEG), K-1 was considered to be the largest Kickboxing organization in the worl ...
on
New Year's Eve
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, Friday, December 31, 2004 at the
Osaka Dome
The (official name: ) is a baseball stadium located in Osaka, Osaka, Japan. Opened in 1997, the stadium was the home field of the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes. In 2005, the stadium became one of the homes of the Orix Buffaloes, a result of the merg ...
in
Osaka, Japan
is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third-most populous city in Japan, following the special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a populatio ...
. It featured 7 K-1 MMA rules fights, 3 K-1 rules fights, and a special mixed K-1 & MMA Rules fight.
The event attracted a sellout crowd of 52,918 to the
Osaka Dome
The (official name: ) is a baseball stadium located in Osaka, Osaka, Japan. Opened in 1997, the stadium was the home field of the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes. In 2005, the stadium became one of the homes of the Orix Buffaloes, a result of the merg ...
, and was broadcast across
Japan
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on the
TBS Network.
In the main event,
Royce Gracie
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defeated
Sumo
is a form of competitive full-contact wrestling where a ''rikishi'' (wrestler) attempts to force his opponent out of a circular ring (''dohyō'') or into touching the ground with any body part other than the soles of his feet (usually by th ...
legend
Akebono in a K-1 MMA Rules match.
Results
See also
*
List of K-1 events
This is a list of events held and scheduled by the K-1, a Japanese kickboxing promotion. The first event, K-1 Sanctuary I, took place on March 30, 1993, at Kōrakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
Since its inception, K-1 events were organized by the Fi ...
*
List of male kickboxers
This is a list of notable male professional kickboxing, kickboxers.
A
* Parviz Abdullayev
* Donegi Abena
* Lukas Achterberg
* Thomas Adamandopoulos
* Serhiy Adamchuk
* Romie Adanza
* Benjamin Adegbuyi
* Israel Adesanya
* Peter Aerts
* Ryo Aitak ...
*
PRIDE Shockwave 2004
The year 2004 was the 8th year in the history of the Pride Fighting Championships, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. 2004 had 10 events beginning with, ''Pride 27 - Inferno''.
Title fights
Debut Pride FC fighters
The follow ...
References
External links
K-1 Official Website
{{2004 K-1 Events
K-1 events
2004 in kickboxing
2004 in mixed martial arts
Kickboxing in Japan
Mixed martial arts in Japan
Sport in Osaka