| King of Kings Tournament 2000 | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | Fighting Network Rings |
| Date | October 9, 2000 - February 24, 2001 |
| City | Tokyo 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.
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]
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).
The first event of the tournament took place on October 9, 2000 at the Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. [2]
| 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 | ||
The second event of the tournament took place on December 22, 2000 at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Osaka, Japan. [3]
| 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 | ||
The third and final event of the tournament took place on February 24, 2001 at The Ryogoku Kokugikan Sumo Arena in Tokyo, Japan. [4]
| 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 | [a] | |
| Ryushi Yanagisawa | def. | Wataru Sakata | Decision (Split) | 2 | 5:00 | [b] | |
| 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 | [c] | |
| 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 | ||
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