Musashi overcame a volley of foul blows to beat Akebono, Ernest Hoost effortlessly turned aside Xhavit Bajrami, and Bob Sapp scored a strange victory over Seth Petruzelli at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Saitama today.
The 2004 World GP Series kicked off at the Saitama Super Arena with a one-match tournament that brought some of K-1's strongest veterans and most promising newcomers together for nine bouts. The contests were fought under regular K-1 rules (3R x 3min, two possible extra rounds), with the winners receiving consideration for the September 25 World GP 2004 Semi Final Tournament.