title: RINGS King of Kings Tournament 1999
text: # RINGS King of Kings Tournament 1999
  
  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.
  
  ## Rules
  
  The tournament had two qualifying events: King of Kings 1999 Block A and King of Kings 1999 Block B. The fighters who advance from the qualifying events would compete in the King of Kings 1999 Final. The fights would consist of two five-minute rounds and, as in all RINGS bouts, no striking was allowed to the head of a grounded opponent.
  
  ## 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.
  
  ## 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
  
  * ↑ Declared a draw after two rounds.
  
  ## 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
  
  * ↑ Henderson wins the RINGS King of Kings 1999 Tournament.
  * ↑ Alternate bout.
  * ↑ Semifinals bout. Sobral outweighed Tamura by 45 pounds.
  * ↑ Semifinals bout. Declared a draw after two rounds.
  * ↑ Alternate bout.
  * ↑ Quarterfinals bout.
  * ↑ Quarterfinals bout.
  * ↑ Quarterfinals bout.
  * ↑ Quarterfinals bout. Declared a draw after two rounds.
  
  ## Tournament Bracket
  
  | Round of 32 October 28, 1999 December 22, 1999 | Round of 32 October 28, 1999 December 22, 1999 | Round of 16 October 28, 1999 December 22, 1999 | Round of 16 October 28, 1999 December 22, 1999 | Quarterfinals February 26, 2000 | Quarterfinals February 26, 2000 | Semifinals February 26, 2000 | Semifinals February 26, 2000 | Semifinals February 26, 2000 | Finals February 26, 2000 | Finals February 26, 2000 | Finals February 26, 2000 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Dan Henderson | SUB | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Bakouri Gogitidze | 2:17 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Bakouri Gogitidze | 2:17 | Dan Henderson | DEC | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Hiromitsu Kanehara | 10:00 | | | | | | | | |
  | Hiromitsu Kanehara | DEC | Hiromitsu Kanehara | 10:00 | | | | | | | | |
  | Jeremy Horn | 10:00 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Jeremy Horn | 10:00 | | | Dan Henderson | DEC | | | | | | |
  | | | | | Gilbert Yvel | 10:00 | | | | | | |
  | Gilbert Yvel | SUB | | | | | Gilbert Yvel | 10:00 | | | | | | |
  | Tariel Bitsadze | 2:18 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Tariel Bitsadze | 2:18 | Gilbert Yvel | TKO | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Tsuyoshi Kosaka | 1:17 | | | | | | | | |
  | Tsuyoshi Kosaka | DEC | Tsuyoshi Kosaka | 1:17 | | | | | | | | |
  | Chris Haseman | 15:00 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Chris Haseman | 15:00 | | | | | | Dan Henderson | DEC | | | |
  | | | | | | | | Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | 15:00 | | | |
  | Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | SUB | | | | | | | | Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | 15:00 | | | |
  | Valentijn Overeem | 1:51 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Valentijn Overeem | 1:51 | Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | SUB | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Yuriy Kochkine | 0:40 | | | | | | | | |
  | Yuriy Kochkine | DEC | Yuriy Kochkine | 0:40 | | | | | | | | |
  | Alistair Overeem | 10:00 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Alistair Overeem | 10:00 | | | Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | DEC | | | | | | |
  | | | | | Andrei Kopylov | 10:00 | | | | | | |
  | Andrei Kopylov | SUB | | | | | Andrei Kopylov | 10:00 | | | | | | |
  | Leonardo Castello Branco | 0:16 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Leonardo Castello Branco | 0:16 | Andrei Kopylov | SUB | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Ricardo Fyeet | 0:08 | | | | | | | | |
  | Ricardo Fyeet | KO | Ricardo Fyeet | 0:08 | | | | | | | | |
  | Tyrone Roberts | 5:09 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Tyrone Roberts | 5:09 | | | | | | | | | Dan Henderson | DEC |
  | | | | | | | | | | | Renato Sobral | 10:00 |
  | Renato Sobral | SUB | | | | | | | | | | | Renato Sobral | 10:00 |
  | Zaza Tkeshelashvili | 6:11 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Zaza Tkeshelashvili | 6:11 | Renato Sobral | DEC | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Lee Hasdell | 10:00 | | | | | | | | |
  | Lee Hasdell | TKO | Lee Hasdell | 10:00 | | | | | | | | |
  | Achmed Labasanov | 8:33 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Achmed Labasanov | 8:33 | | | Renato Sobral | SUB | | | | | | |
  | | | | | Mikhail Ilyukhin | 10:40 | | | | | | |
  | Mikhail Ilyukhin | SUB | | | | | Mikhail Ilyukhin | 10:40 | | | | | | |
  | Justin McCully | 4:48 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Justin McCully | 4:48 | Mikhail Ilyukhin | SUB | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Brad Kohler | 2:16 | | | | | | | | |
  | Brad Kohler | SUB | Brad Kohler | 2:16 | | | | | | | | |
  | Yoshihisa Yamamoto | 1:57 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Yoshihisa Yamamoto | 1:57 | | | | | | Renato Sobral | DEC | | | |
  | | | | | | | | Kiyoshi Tamura | 10:00 | | | |
  | Kiyoshi Tamura | DEC | | | | | | | | Kiyoshi Tamura | 10:00 | | | |
  | Dave Menne | 10:00 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Dave Menne | 10:00 | Kiyoshi Tamura | SUB | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Borislav Jeliazkov | 6:17 | | | | | | | | |
  | Borislav Jeliazkov | SUB | Borislav Jeliazkov | 6:17 | | | | | | | | |
  | Tim Lajcik | 2:23 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Tim Lajcik | 2:23 | | | Kiyoshi Tamura | DEC | | | | | | |
  | | | | | Renzo Gracie | 10:00 | | | | | | |
  | Renzo Gracie | SUB | | | | | Renzo Gracie | 10:00 | | | | | | |
  | Wataru Sakata | 1:25 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Wataru Sakata | 1:25 | Renzo Gracie | SUB | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Maurice Smith | 0:50 | | | | | | | | |
  | Maurice Smith | DEC | Maurice Smith | 0:50 | | | | | | | | |
  | Branden Lee Hinkle | 10:00 | | | | | | | | | | |
  