 The K-1 Grand Prix '97 Final was held for the first time at the Tokyo Dome, gathering 54,500 spectators.Filho continued his victorious first year in K-1 with an amazing 15 second knock out over Sam Greco in the first round.In a rematch from last year Ernesto Hoost was able to get revenge by knocking out Jerome Le Banner in an explosive furry in the first round.