RINGS King of Kings Tournament 2000

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.

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

Rules

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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

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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

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

Results

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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

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

Results

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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

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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

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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
  1. ^ Alternate bout.
  2. ^ Alternate bout.
  3. ^ Alternate bout.

Tournament Bracket

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

See also

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References

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  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".