 In the other quarter-final matches Sam Greco out-muscled Ray Sefo while in a rematch from the 97 WGP Ernesto Hoost avenged his loss to former WGP champion Andy Hug.In the semifinals Mirko Cro Cop cemented his ticket to the finals with a knockout win over Sam Greco while Ernesto Hoost took down the hard-punching Jerome Le Banner.In the finals Hoost took advantage of what looked to be a rib injury to Mirko by attacking the body until Mirko could not continue, earning Hoost his second WGP title.