K-1 Grand Prix '99 final round
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.
| K-1 Grand Prix '99 final round | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | K-1 | |||
| Date | December 5, 1999 | |||
| Venue | Tokyo Dome | |||
| City | Tokyo, Japan | |||
| Attendance | 58,200 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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The tournament winner was Ernesto Hoost who defeated Mirko Cro Cop in the final by third round knockout. This victory was Hoost's second of four K-1 Grand Prix wins, while Cro Cop was making his first and penultimate K-1 Grand Prix Final appearance before winning it 14 years later. 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
| K-1 World Grand Prix '99 opening round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Ray Sefo | KO | ||||||||||||||
| Samir Benazzouz | |||||||||||||||
| Ray Sefo | |||||||||||||||
| Sam Greco | DEC | ||||||||||||||
| Sam Greco | DEC | ||||||||||||||
| Stefan Leko | |||||||||||||||
| Sam Greco | |||||||||||||||
| Mirko Cro Cop | TKO | ||||||||||||||
| Masaaki Satake | |||||||||||||||
| Musashi | DEC | ||||||||||||||
| Musashi | |||||||||||||||
| Mirko Cro Cop | KO | ||||||||||||||
| Mike Bernardo | |||||||||||||||
| Mirko Cro Cop | KO | ||||||||||||||
| Mirko Cro Cop | |||||||||||||||
| Ernesto Hoost | KO | ||||||||||||||
| Andy Hug | KO | ||||||||||||||
| Hiromi Amada | |||||||||||||||
| Andy Hug | |||||||||||||||
| Ernesto Hoost | DEC | ||||||||||||||
| Ernesto Hoost | DEC | ||||||||||||||
| Xhavit Bajrami | |||||||||||||||
| Ernesto Hoost | KO | ||||||||||||||
| Jérôme Le Banner | |||||||||||||||
| Peter Aerts | DEC | ||||||||||||||
| Lloyd van Dams | |||||||||||||||
| Peter Aerts | |||||||||||||||
| Jérôme Le Banner | KO | ||||||||||||||
| Jérôme Le Banner | KO | ||||||||||||||
| Matt Skelton | |||||||||||||||
Results
| 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). | |
| 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. | |
| 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). | |
| 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. | |
| 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). | |
| Mirko Cro Cop def. Musashi | |
| Cro Cop defeated Musashi by TKO (2 Knockdowns) at 1:13 of the 2nd Round. | |
| Ernesto Hoost def. Andy Hug | |
| Hoost defeated Hug by 3rd Round Unanimous Decision (30-28, 30-29, 30-28). | |
| Jérôme Le Banner def. Peter Aerts | |
| Le Banner defeated Aerts by KO (Left Hook) at 1:11 of the 1st Round. | |
| K-1 Grand Prix semi-finals: K-1 rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.2R | |
| Mirko Cro Cop def. Sam Greco | |
| Cro Cop defeated Greco by TKO (2 Knockdowns, Left Low Kick) at 2:50 of the 2nd Round. | |
| Ernesto Hoost def. Jérôme Le Banner | |
| Hoost defeated Le Banner by KO (Right Hook) at 0:26 of the 2nd Round. | |
| 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. | |
| K-1 Grand Prix final: K-1 rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.2R | |
| Ernesto Hoost def. Mirko Cro Cop | |
| Hoost defeated Cro Cop by KO (Left Body Shot) at 1:09 of the 3rd Round. | |
References
- "K-1 Grand Prix '99 final round results". K-1 Official Website.
- "Results: K-1 World GP 1999 Final". K-1sport.de - Your Source for Everything K-1.