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
Information
PromotionK-1
DateDecember 5, 1999
VenueTokyo Dome
City Tokyo, Japan
Attendance58,200
Event chronology
K-1 World Grand Prix '99 Opening Round K-1 Grand Prix '99 Final Round K-1 Rising 2000

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
K-1 Grand Prix '99 Final Round Results[1][2]
Freshman Fight 1: Jiu-Jitsu Freestyle Rules / 6Min. 1R
Yoshinobu Ota def. Atsunori Hiruma
Ota defeated Hiruma by Decision.
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.

See also

References
  1. "K-1 Grand Prix '99 Final Round Results". K-1 Official Website.
  2. "Results: K-1 WORLD GRAND PRIX 1999 FINAL". K-1sport.de - Your Source for Everything K-1.
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