RINGS King of Kings Tournament 1999
| King of Kings Tournament 1999 | |
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| 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.
- King of Kings 1999 Block A
- King of Kings 1999 Block B
And one final event to determine the winner of the tournament.
- King of Kings 1999 Final
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 Illoukhine vs. Justin McCully
Illoukhine 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 Illoukhine vs. Brad Kohler
Illoukhine 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 Illoukhine
Sobral defeated Illoukhine 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dan Henderson | SUB | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Bakouri Gogitidze | 2:17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dan Henderson | DEC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Hiromitsu Kanehara | 10:00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Hiromitsu Kanehara | DEC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Jeremy Horn | 10:00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dan Henderson | DEC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Gilbert Yvel | 10:00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Gilbert Yvel | SUB | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tariel Bitsadze | 2:18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Gilbert Yvel | TKO | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tsuyoshi Kosaka | 1:17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tsuyoshi Kosaka | DEC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Chris Haseman | 15:00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dan Henderson | DEC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | 15:00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | SUB | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Valentijn Overeem | 1:51 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | SUB | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yuriy Kochkine | 0:40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yuriy Kochkine | DEC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Alistair Overeem | 10:00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | DEC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Andrei Kopylov | 10:00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Andrei Kopylov | SUB | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Leonardo Castello Branco | 0:16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Andrei Kopylov | SUB | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ricardo Fyeet | 0:08 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ricardo Fyeet | KO | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tyrone Roberts | 5:09 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dan Henderson | DEC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Renato Sobral | 10:00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Renato Sobral | SUB | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Zaza Tkeshelashvili | 6:11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Renato Sobral | DEC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Lee Hasdell | 10:00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Lee Hasdell | TKO | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Achmed Labasanov | 8:33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Renato Sobral | SUB | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Mikhail Ilyukhin | 10:40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Mikhail Ilyukhin | SUB | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Justin McCully | 4:48 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Mikhail Ilyukhin | SUB | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Brad Kohler | 2:16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Brad Kohler | SUB | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yoshihisa Yamamoto | 1:57 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Renato Sobral | DEC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kiyoshi Tamura | 10:00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kiyoshi Tamura | DEC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dave Menne | 10:00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kiyoshi Tamura | SUB | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Borislav Jeliazkov | 6:17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Borislav Jeliazkov | SUB | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tim Lajcik | 2:23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kiyoshi Tamura | DEC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Renzo Gracie | 10:00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Renzo Gracie | SUB | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Wataru Sakata | 1:25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Renzo Gracie | SUB | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Maurice Smith | 0:50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Maurice Smith | DEC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Branden Lee Hinkle | 10:00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||