King of Kings Tournament 2000
Information
PromotionFighting Network Rings
DateOctober 9, 2000 - February 24, 2001
CityTokyo and Osaka

The King of Kings Tournament 2000 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 9, 2000 and February 24, 2001. The tournament was the second of two King of Kings tournaments.

Rules

The tournament had two qualifying events: King of Kings 2000 Block A and King of Kings 2000 Block B. The fighters who advance from the qualifying events would compete in the King of Kings 2000 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.[1]

Interesting Facts

This tournament had many participants who went on to have great success in mixed martial arts. Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, Randy Couture, Dave Menne, and Fedor Emelianenko all became champions in their respective organizations (PRIDE Fighting Championships and UFC).

King of Kings 2000 Block A

The first event of the tournament took place on October 9, 2000 at the Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan.[2]

Results

King of Kings 2000 Block A Round of 16
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira def. Kiyoshi Tamura Submission (Armbar) 2 2:29
Randy Couture def. Ryushi Yanagisawa Decision (Majority) 2 5:00
Valentijn Overeem def. Renato Sobral Submission (Toe Hold) 1 2:19
Dave Menne def. Roberto Traven Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
King of Kings 2000 Block A Round of 32
Kiyoshi Tamura def. Zaza Tkeshelashvili Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00
Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira def. Achmed Labasanov Submission (Armbar) 1 1:38
Ryushi Yanagisawa def. Borislav Jeliazkov Submission (Toe Hold) 1 3:45
Randy Couture def. Jeremy Horn Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Renato Sobral def. Tariel Bitsadze Submission (Armbar) 1 2:58
Valentijn Overeem def. Suren Balachinskiy TKO (Strikes) 1 2:13
Dave Menne def. Wataru Sakata Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00
Roberto Traven def. Mikhail Borissov Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00

King of Kings 2000 Block B

The second event of the tournament took place on December 22, 2000 at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Osaka, Japan.[3]

Results

King of Kings 2000 Block B Round of 16
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Yoshihisa Yamamoto def. Chris Haseman TKO (Strikes) 1 3:51
Tsuyoshi Kosaka def. Fedor Emelianenko TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 1 0:17
Hiromitsu Kanehara def. Tommy Sauer TKO (Punches) 1 4:14
Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov def. Bobby Hoffman Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
King of Kings 2000 Block B Round of 32
Yoshihisa Yamamoto def. Ameran Bitsadze Submission (Armbar) 1 4:39
Chris Haseman def. Carlos Barreto Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00
Tsuyoshi Kosaka def. Mikhail Ilyukhin KO (Punches) 2 1:53
Fedor Emelianenko def. Ricardo Arona Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Hiromitsu Kanehara def. Alexandre Ferreira Submission (Kimura) 2 2:45
Tommy Sauer def. Andrei Kopylov KO (Punch) 1 0:10
Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov def. Lee Hasdell TKO (Punches) 2 0:08
Bobby Hoffman def. Joop Kasteel KO (Punches) 1 0:43

King of Kings 2000 Final

The third and final event of the tournament took place on February 24, 2001 at The Ryogoku Kokugikan Sumo Arena in Tokyo, Japan.[4]

Results

King of Kings 2000 Finals
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira def. Valentijn Overeem Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) 1 1:20
Renato Sobral def. Kiyoshi Tamura Decision (Majority) 2 5:00 [lower-alpha 1]
Ryushi Yanagisawa def. Wataru Sakata Decision (Split) 2 5:00 [lower-alpha 2]
King of Kings 2000 Semifinals
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Valentijn Overeem def. Randy Couture Submission (Guillotine Choke) 1 0:56
Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira def. Hiromitsu Kanehara Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 2 0:27
Alistair Overeem def. Vladimer Tchanturia Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 1 1:06 [lower-alpha 3]
King of Kings 2000 Quarterfinals
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Valentijn Overeem def. Yoshihisa Yamamoto Submission (Armbar) 1 0:45
Randy Couture def. Tsuyoshi Kosaka Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00
Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira def. Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00
Hiromitsu Kanehara def. Dave Menne TKO (Punches) 3 3:24
  1. Alternate bout.
  2. Alternate bout.
  3. Alternate bout.

Tournament Bracket

Round of 32
October 9, 2000

December 22, 2000

Round of 16
October 9, 2000

December 22, 2000

Quarterfinals
February 24, 2001
Semifinals
February 24, 2001
Finals
February 24, 2001
               
Brazil Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira SUB
Russia Achmed Labasanov 1:38
Brazil Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira SUB
Japan Kiyoshi Tamura 7:29
Japan Kiyoshi Tamura DEC
Georgia (country) Zaza Tkeshelashvili 10:00
Brazil Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira DEC
Russia Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov 10:00
Russia Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov TKO
England Lee Hasdell 5:08
Russia Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov DEC
United States Bobby Hoffman 15:00
United States Bobby Hoffman KO
Netherlands Joop Kasteel 0:43
Brazil Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira SUB
Japan Hiromitsu Kanehara 5:27
Japan Hiromitsu Kanehara SUB
Brazil Alexandre Ferreira 7:45
Japan Hiromitsu Kanehara TKO
United States Tommy Sauer 4:14
United States Tommy Sauer KO
Russia Andrei Kopylov 0:10
Japan Hiromitsu Kanehara TKO
United States Dave Menne 13:14
United States Dave Menne DEC
Japan Wataru Sakata 10:00
United States Dave Menne DEC
Brazil Roberto Traven 15:00
Brazil Roberto Traven DEC
Russia Mikhail Borissov 10:00
Brazil Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira SUB
Netherlands Valentijn Overeem 1:20
Netherlands Valentijn Overeem TKO
Russia Suren Balachinskiy 2:13
Netherlands Valentijn Overeem SUB
Brazil Renato Sobral 2:19
Brazil Renato Sobral SUB
Georgia (country) Tariel Bitsadze 2:58
Netherlands Valentijn Overeem SUB
Japan Yoshihisa Yamamoto 0:45
Japan Yoshihisa Yamamoto SUB
Georgia (country) Ameran Bitsadze 4:39
Japan Yoshihisa Yamamoto TKO
Australia Chris Haseman 3:51
Australia Chris Haseman DEC
Brazil Carlos Barreto 10:00
Netherlands Valentijn Overeem SUB
United States Randy Couture 0:56
United States Randy Couture DEC
United States Jeremy Horn 15:00
United States Randy Couture DEC
Japan Ryushi Yanagisawa 10:00
Japan Ryushi Yanagisawa SUB
Bulgaria Borislav Jeliazkov 3:45
United States Randy Couture DEC
Japan Tsuyoshi Kosaka 10:00
Japan Tsuyoshi Kosaka KO
Russia Mikhail Ilyukhin 6:53
Japan Tsuyoshi Kosaka TKO
Russia Fedor Emelianenko 0:17
Russia Fedor Emelianenko DEC
Brazil Ricardo Arona 15:00

See also

References

  1. Stephen Quadros (July 2000). Henderson wins, Gracie loses in RINGS tourney. Black Belt. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
  2. Sherdog.com. "Rings - King of Kings 2000 Block A".
  3. Sherdog.com. "Rings - King of Kings 2000 Block B".
  4. Sherdog.com. "Rings - King of Kings 2000 Final".
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