During the week I had seen signs around Seoul talking about some sort of boxing event going on. I finally looked it up and found out that it was kickboxing, and apparently it was part of some tournament held by K1. It's called the Grand Prix, and I guess they hold each round in a different city. This round was for the final 16 fighters, and it was held at the Olympic Stadium.
On my way home from E-Mart, I saw some British people on the subway and they were about to head in the wrong direction to get to the Olympic Park. I asked why they were going, and they said for the K1 tournament. I would have gone with them had I not been carrying a huge grocery bag and an ironing board. I got back to my place and dropped the stuff off so I could hop back on the subway to the park.
The fight cost 22,000 won (approx. $20) for an upper level ticket. the funny part was that I was only about ten feet behind the next level, where ticket prices jumped to about 55,000 won. I sat next to an interesting Korean who only spoke fight-related English words. Behind me were some New Zealanders who were on vacation. My seat was towards the middle of the stadium, where I got a great view of the ring and the stage. They had some pretty cool entrances for the fighters.
It was a fun night, but now I am tired and my voice is starting to go out. I just hope I feel better by monday.
P.S. Here is the website for the fight http://www.k-1.co.jp/k-1gp/top869.htm
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