 In the repecharge tournament, Akebono lost again, this time to American kickboxer Rick Roufus.Newcomer Mighty Mo Siligia won the final slot into the WGP.The new GP winners (McDonald, Amada, Kaoklai, Mighty Mo) along with last year's final eight (Abidi, Botha, Sefo, Musashi, Ignashov, Aerts, and defending WGP champion Bonjasky minus an injured Graham) entered the Final Elimination event in Tokyo.