RINGS King of Kings Tournament 1999

King of Kings Tournament 1999
Information
Promotion Fighting Network Rings
Date October 28, 1999 - February 26, 2000
City Tokyo and Osaka

The King of Kings Tournament 1999 was a series of three separate mixed martial arts events held by the Fighting Network Rings (RINGS). The tournament took place in both Tokyo and Osaka between October 28, 1999 and February 26, 2000. The tournament was the first of two King of Kings tournaments. The tournament matched up 32 of the best fighters from nine different countries.

The tournament had two qualifying events.

And one final event to determine the winner of the tournament.

Contents

King of Kings 1999 Block A

The first event of the tournament took place on October 28, 1999 at the Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

Round of 32 (16 Fighters)

Lee Hasdell vs. Achmed Labasanov
Hasdell defeated Labasanov via TKO (Kick) at 3:33 in round 2.

Renato Sobral vs. Zaza Tkeshelashvili
Sobral defeated Tkeshelashvili via Submission (Kimura) at 1:11 in round 2.

Yuriy Kochkine vs. Alistair Overeem
Kochkine defeated Overeem via majority decision.

Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Valentijn Overeem
Nogueira defeated Overeem via Technical Submission (Keylock) at 1:51 in round 1.

Hiromitsu Kanehara vs. Jeremy Horn
Kanehara defeated Horn via majority decision.

Dan Henderson vs. Bakouri Gogitidze
Henderson defeated Gogitidze via Submission (Knee to the Ribs) at 2:17 in round 1.

Mikhail Ilyukhin vs. Justin McCully
Ilyukhin defeated McCully via Technical Submission (Achilles Lock) at 4:48 in round 1.

Brad Kohler vs. Yoshihisa Yamamoto
Kohler defeated Yamamoto via Submission (Smother) at 1:57 in round 1.

Round of 16 (8 Fighters)

Renato Sobral vs. Lee Hasdell
Sobral defeated Hasdell via unanimous decision.

Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Yuriy Kochkine
Nogueira defeated Kochkine via Technical Submission (Armbar) at 0:40 in round 1.

Dan Henderson vs. Hiromitsu Kanehara
Henderson defeated Kanehara via majority decision.

Mikhail Ilyukhin vs. Brad Kohler
Ilyukhin defeated Kohler via Submission (Armbar) at 2:16 in round 1.

King of Kings 1999 Block B

The second event of the tournament took place on December 22, 1999 at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Osaka, Japan.

Results

Round of 32 (16 Fighters)

Andrei Kopylov vs. Leonardo Castello Branco
Kopylov defeated Branco via Submission (Kneebar) at 0:16 in round 1.

Ricardo Fyeet vs. Tyrone Roberts
Fyeet defeated Roberts via KO (Kick) at 0:09 in round 2.

Maurice Smith vs. Branden Lee Hinkle
Smith defeated Hinkle via majority decision.

Renzo Gracie vs. Wataru Sakata
Gracie defeated Sakata via Submission (Armbar) at 1:25 in round 1.

Gilbert Yvel vs. Tariel Bitsadze
Yvel defeated Bitsadze via Submission (Armbar) at 2:18 in round 1.

Tsuyoshi Kosaka vs. Chris Haseman
Kosaka defeated Haseman at split decision.

Borislav Jeliazkov vs. Tim Lajcik
Jeliazkov defeated Lajcik via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 2:23 in round 1.

Kiyoshi Tamura vs. Dave Menne
Tamura defeated Menne via unanimous decision.

Round of 16 (8 Fighters)

Andrei Kopylov vs. Ricardo Fyeet
Kopylov defeated Fyeet via Submission (Achilles Lock) at 0:08 in round 1.

Renzo Gracie vs. Maurice Smith
Gracie defeated Smith via Submission (Armlock)at 0:50 in round 1.

Gilbert Yvel vs. Tsuyoshi Kosaka
Yvel defeated Kosaka via TKO (Cut) at 1:17 in round 1.

Kiyoshi Tamura vs. Borislav Jeliazkov
Tamura defeated Jeliazkov Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 1:17 in round 1.

King of Kings 1999 Final

The third and final event of the tournament took place on February 26, 2000 at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

Quarterfinals (8 Fighters)

Renato Sobral vs. Mikhail Ilyukhin
Sobral defeated Ilyukhin via Submission (Armbar) at 0:40 in round 3.

Dan Henderson vs. Gilbert Yvel
Henderson defeated Yvel via unanimous decision.

Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Andrei Kopylov
Nogueira defeated Kopylov via majority decision.

Kiyoshi Tamura vs. Renzo Gracie
Tamura defeated Gracie via unanimous decision.

Alternate bout

Bobby Hoffman vs. Zaza Tkeshelashvili
Hoffman defeated Tkeshelashvili via KO (Punch) at 0:34 in round 1.

Semifinals (4 Fighters)

Dan Henderson vs. Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
Henderson defeated Nogueira via split decision.

Renato Sobral vs. Kiyoshi Tamura
Sobral defeated Tamura via majority decision.

Alternate bout

Chris Haseman vs. Brad Kohler
Haseman defeated Kohler via Submission (Kimura) at 1:11 in round 1.

Finals (2 Fighters)

Dan Henderson vs. Renato Sobral
Henderson defeated Sobral via majority decision.

Tournament Bracket

  Round of 32
October 28, 1999

December 22, 1999

Round of 16
October 28, 1999

December 22, 1999

Quarterfinals
February 26, 2000
Semifinals
February 26, 2000
Finals
February 26, 2000
                                               
 Dan Henderson SUB  
 Bakouri Gogitidze 2:17  
   Dan Henderson DEC  
   Hiromitsu Kanehara 10:00  
 Hiromitsu Kanehara DEC
 Jeremy Horn 10:00  
   Dan Henderson DEC  
   Gilbert Yvel 10:00  
 Gilbert Yvel SUB  
 Tariel Bitsadze 2:18  
   Gilbert Yvel TKO
   Tsuyoshi Kosaka 1:17  
 Tsuyoshi Kosaka DEC
 Chris Haseman 15:00  
   Dan Henderson DEC  
   Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira 15:00  
 Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira SUB  
 Valentijn Overeem 1:51  
   Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira SUB
   Yuriy Kochkine 0:40  
 Yuriy Kochkine DEC
 Alistair Overeem 10:00  
   Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira DEC
   Andrei Kopylov 10:00  
 Andrei Kopylov SUB  
 Leonardo Castello Branco 0:16  
   Andrei Kopylov SUB
   Ricardo Fyeet 0:08  
 Ricardo Fyeet KO
 Tyrone Roberts 5:09  
 Dan Henderson DEC
 Renato Sobral 10:00
 Renato Sobral SUB  
 Zaza Tkeshelashvili 6:11  
   Renato Sobral DEC  
   Lee Hasdell 10:00  
 Lee Hasdell TKO
 Achmed Labasanov 8:33  
   Renato Sobral SUB  
   Mikhail Ilyukhin 10:40  
 Mikhail Ilyukhin SUB  
 Justin McCully 4:48  
   Mikhail Ilyukhin SUB
   Brad Kohler 2:16  
 Brad Kohler SUB
 Yoshihisa Yamamoto 1:57  
   Renato Sobral DEC
   Kiyoshi Tamura 10:00  
 Kiyoshi Tamura DEC  
 Dave Menne 10:00  
   Kiyoshi Tamura SUB
   Borislav Jeliazkov 6:17  
 Borislav Jeliazkov SUB
 Tim Lajcik 2:23  
   Kiyoshi Tamura DEC
   Renzo Gracie 10:00  
 Renzo Gracie SUB  
 Wataru Sakata 1:25  
   Renzo Gracie SUB
   Maurice Smith 0:50  
 Maurice Smith DEC
 Branden Lee Hinkle 10:00  

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