K-1 Grand Prix '99 Final Round
| K-1 Grand Prix '99 Final Round |
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| Promotion |
K-1 |
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| Date |
December 5, 1999 |
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| Venue |
Tokyo Dome |
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| City |
 Tokyo, Japan |
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| Attendance |
58,200 |
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| Event chronology |
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K-1 Grand Prix '99 Final Round was a martial arts event promoted by the K-1 organization. It was the seventh K-1 World Grand Prix final involving eight of the world's best fighters, with all bouts fought under K-1 Rules. The eight finalists had all qualified via elimination fights at the K-1 World Grand Prix '99 Opening Round. Also on the card was a number of 'Freshman Fights' and an 'Opening Fight' fought under a mixture of Jiu-Jitsu and K-1 Rules (various weight class) and two 'Super Fights' fought under K-1 Rules (various weight classes). In total there were twenty fighters at the event, representing eight countries.
The tournament winner was Ernesto Hoost who defeated Mirko Filipović in the final by third round knockout. This victory was Hoost's second of four K-1 Grand Prix wins, while Filipović was making his first final and last K-1 Grand Prix final appearance - he would later branch out to a successful career in MMA in Pride. The event was held at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on Sunday, December 5, 1999 in front of a huge crowd of 58,200 spectators.
K-1 Grand Prix '99 Final Round Tournament
Results
K-1 Grand Prix '99 Final Round Results[1][2]
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| Freshman Fight 1: Jiu-Jitsu Freestyle Rules / 6Min. 1R |
| Yoshinobu Ota def. Atsunori Hiruma |
| Ota defeated Hiruma by Decision. |
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| Freshman Fight 2 (-62 kg): K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R |
| Kazuki Hamasaki def. Kenichi Hamakawa |
| Hamasaki defeated Hamakawa by 3rd Round Unanimous Decision 3-0 (30-28, 29-28, 30-28). |
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| Freshman Fight 3 (-71 kg): K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R |
| Takahiko Shimizu draw. Toshiki Ishikawa |
| Match resulted in a 3rd Round Decision Majority Draw 1-0 (30-30, 30-30, 30-29) in favour of Shimizu. |
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| Opening Fight (-71 kg): K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R |
| Takashi Ohno def. Sakon Kubosaka |
| Ohno defeated Kubosaka by 3rd Round Majority Decision 2-0 (30-30, 30-29, 30-29). |
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| Super Fight 1 (-59 kg): K-1 Rules / 3Min. 5R |
Kensaku Maeda def. Brad Hemming  |
| Maeda defeated Hemming by KO (Left Kick) at 1:33 of the 1st Round. |
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| K-1 Grand Prix Quarter Finals: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.2R |
Sam Greco def. Ray Sefo  |
| Greco defeated Sefo by 3rd Round Unanimous Decision 3-0 (29-28, 30-29, 30-27). |
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 Mirko Filipović def. Musashi |
| Filipović defeated Musashi by TKO (2 Knockdowns) at 1:13 of the 2nd Round. |
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 Ernesto Hoost def. Andy Hug  |
| Hoost defeated Hug by 3rd Round Unanimous Decision (30-28, 30-29, 30-28). |
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 Jérôme Le Banner def. Peter Aerts |
| Le Banner defeated Aerts by KO (Left Hook) at 1:11 of the 1st Round. |
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| K-1 Grand Prix Semi Finals: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.2R |
| Mirko Filipović def. Sam Greco |
| Filipović defeated Greco by TKO (2 Knockdowns, Left Low Kick) at 2:50 of the 2nd Round. |
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| Ernesto Hoost def. Jérôme Le Banner |
| Hoost defeated Le Banner by KO (Right Hook) at 0:26 of the 2nd Round. |
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| Super Fight 2 (+95 kg): K-1 Rules / 3Min. 5R |
 Stefan Leko def. Harry Hooft |
| Leko defeated Hooft by KO (Right Back Kick) at 2:37 of the 1st Round. |
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| K-1 Grand Prix Final: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.2R |
| Ernesto Hoost def. Mirko Filipović |
| Hoost defeated Filipović by KO (Left Body Shot) at 1:09 of the 3rd Round. |
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