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.

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.

Results

K-1 Grand Prix '99 final round results

Freshman fight 1: jiu-jitsu freestyle rules / 6Min. 1R
Template:Flagicon Yoshinobu Ota def. Atsunori Hiruma Template:Flagicon
Ota defeated Hiruma by Decision.
Freshman fight 2 (-62 kg): K-1 rules / 3Min. 3R
Template:Flagicon Kazuki Hamasaki def. Kenichi Hamakawa Template:Flagicon
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
Template:Flagicon Takahiko Shimizu draw. Toshiki Ishikawa Template:Flagicon
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
Template:Flagicon Takashi Ohno def. Sakon Kubosaka Template:Flagicon
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
Template:Flagicon Kensaku Maeda def. Brad Hemming Template:Flagicon
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
Template:Flagicon Sam Greco def. Ray Sefo Template:Flagicon
Greco defeated Sefo by 3rd Round Unanimous Decision 3-0 (29-28, 30-29, 30-27).
Template:Flagicon Mirko Cro Cop def. Musashi Template:Flagicon
Cro Cop defeated Musashi by TKO (2 Knockdowns) at 1:13 of the 2nd Round.
Template:Flagicon Ernesto Hoost def. Andy Hug Template:Flagicon
Hoost defeated Hug by 3rd Round Unanimous Decision (30-28, 30-29, 30-28).
Template:Flagicon Jérôme Le Banner def. Peter Aerts Template:Flagicon
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
Template:Flagicon Mirko Cro Cop def. Sam Greco Template:Flagicon
Cro Cop defeated Greco by TKO (2 Knockdowns, Left Low Kick) at 2:50 of the 2nd Round.
Template:Flagicon Ernesto Hoost def. Jérôme Le Banner Template:Flagicon
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
Template:Flagicon Stefan Leko def. Harry Hooft Template:Flagicon
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
Template:Flagicon Ernesto Hoost def. Mirko Cro Cop Template:Flagicon
Hoost defeated Cro Cop by KO (Left Body Shot) at 1:09 of the 3rd Round.

See also

• List of K-1 events
• List of male kickboxers

External links

• K-1 Official Website
• K-1sport.de - Your Source for Everything K-1