K-1 Grand Prix '99 Final Round
# 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.

## K-1 Grand Prix '99 Final Round Tournament

| K-1 World Grand Prix '99 Opening Round | K-1 World Grand Prix '99 Opening Round | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Semi Finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ray Sefo | KO | | | | | | | |
| Samir Benazzouz | | | | | | | | |
| Samir Benazzouz | | Ray Sefo | | | | | | |
| | | Sam Greco | DEC | | | | | |
| Sam Greco | DEC | Sam Greco | DEC | | | | | |
| Stefan Leko | | | | | | | | |
| Stefan Leko | | | | Sam Greco | | | | |
| | | | | Mirko Cro Cop | TKO | | | |
| Masaaki Satake | | | | | | Mirko Cro Cop | TKO | | | |
| Musashi | DEC | | | | | | | |
| Musashi | DEC | Musashi | | | | | | |
| | | Mirko Cro Cop | KO | | | | | |
| Mike Bernardo | | Mirko Cro Cop | KO | | | | | |
| Mirko Cro Cop | KO | | | | | | | |
| Mirko Cro Cop | KO | | | | | | Mirko Cro Cop | |
| | | | | | | | Ernesto Hoost | KO |
| Andy Hug | KO | | | | | | | | Ernesto Hoost | KO |
| Hiromi Amada | | | | | | | | |
| Hiromi Amada | | Andy Hug | | | | | | |
| | | Ernesto Hoost | DEC | | | | | |
| Ernesto Hoost | DEC | Ernesto Hoost | DEC | | | | | |
| Xhavit Bajrami | | | | | | | | |
| Xhavit Bajrami | | | | Ernesto Hoost | KO | | | |
| | | | | Jérôme Le Banner | | | | |
| Peter Aerts | DEC | | | | | Jérôme Le Banner | | | | |
| Lloyd van Dams | | | | | | | | |
| Lloyd van Dams | | Peter Aerts | | | | | | |
| | | Jérôme Le Banner | KO | | | | | |
| Jérôme Le Banner | KO | Jérôme Le Banner | KO | | | | | |
| Matt Skelton | | | | | | | | |

## Results

K-1 Grand Prix '99 Final Round Results :

* 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. |
