# 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.

## Rules

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.

### Interesting Facts

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

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

### Results
## King of Kings 2000 Block B

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

### Results
## King of Kings 2000 Final

The third and final event of the tournament took place on February 24, 2001 at The Ryogoku Kokugikan Sumo Arena in Tokyo, Japan.

### Results

* ↑ Alternate bout.
* ↑ Alternate bout.
* ↑ Alternate bout.

## Tournament Bracket

| Round of 32 October 9, 2000 December 22, 2000 | Round of 32 October 9, 2000 December 22, 2000 | Round of 16 October 9, 2000 December 22, 2000 | Round of 16 October 9, 2000 December 22, 2000 | Quarterfinals February 24, 2001 | Quarterfinals February 24, 2001 | Semifinals February 24, 2001 | Semifinals February 24, 2001 | Semifinals February 24, 2001 | Finals February 24, 2001 | Finals February 24, 2001 | Finals February 24, 2001 |
| Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira | SUB | | | | | | | | | | |
| Achmed Labasanov | 1:38 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Achmed Labasanov | 1:38 | Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira | SUB | | | | | | | | |
| | | Kiyoshi Tamura | 7:29 | | | | | | | | |
| Kiyoshi Tamura | DEC | Kiyoshi Tamura | 7:29 | | | | | | | | |
| Zaza Tkeshelashvili | 10:00 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zaza Tkeshelashvili | 10:00 | | | Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira | DEC | | | | | | |
| | | | | Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov | 10:00 | | | | | | |
| Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov | TKO | | | | | Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov | 10:00 | | | | | | |
| Lee Hasdell | 5:08 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lee Hasdell | 5:08 | Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov | DEC | | | | | | | | |
| | | Bobby Hoffman | 15:00 | | | | | | | | |
| Bobby Hoffman | KO | Bobby Hoffman | 15:00 | | | | | | | | |
| Joop Kasteel | 0:43 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joop Kasteel | 0:43 | | | | | | Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira | SUB | | | |
| | | | | | | | Hiromitsu Kanehara | 5:27 | | | |
| Hiromitsu Kanehara | SUB | | | | | | | | Hiromitsu Kanehara | 5:27 | | | |
| Alexandre Ferreira | 7:45 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alexandre Ferreira | 7:45 | Hiromitsu Kanehara | TKO | | | | | | | | |
| | | Tommy Sauer | 4:14 | | | | | | | | |
| Tommy Sauer | KO | Tommy Sauer | 4:14 | | | | | | | | |
| Andrei Kopylov | 0:10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Andrei Kopylov | 0:10 | | | Hiromitsu Kanehara | TKO | | | | | | |
| | | | | Dave Menne | 13:14 | | | | | | |
| Dave Menne | DEC | | | | | Dave Menne | 13:14 | | | | | | |
| Wataru Sakata | 10:00 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wataru Sakata | 10:00 | Dave Menne | DEC | | | | | | | | |
| | | Roberto Traven | 15:00 | | | | | | | | |
| Roberto Traven | DEC | Roberto Traven | 15:00 | | | | | | | | |
| Mikhail Borissov | 10:00 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mikhail Borissov | 10:00 | | | | | | | | | Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira | SUB |
| | | | | | | | | | | Valentijn Overeem | 1:20 |
| Valentijn Overeem | TKO | | | | | | | | | | | Valentijn Overeem | 1:20 |
| Suren Balachinskiy | 2:13 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Suren Balachinskiy | 2:13 | Valentijn Overeem | SUB | | | | | | | | |
| | | Renato Sobral | 2:19 | | | | | | | | |
| Renato Sobral | SUB | Renato Sobral | 2:19 | | | | | | | | |
| Tariel Bitsadze | 2:58 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tariel Bitsadze | 2:58 | | | Valentijn Overeem | SUB | | | | | | |
| | | | | Yoshihisa Yamamoto | 0:45 | | | | | | |
| Yoshihisa Yamamoto | SUB | | | | | Yoshihisa Yamamoto | 0:45 | | | | | | |
| Ameran Bitsadze | 4:39 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ameran Bitsadze | 4:39 | Yoshihisa Yamamoto | TKO | | | | | | | | |
| | | Chris Haseman | 3:51 | | | | | | | | |
| Chris Haseman | DEC | Chris Haseman | 3:51 | | | | | | | | |
| Carlos Barreto | 10:00 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Carlos Barreto | 10:00 | | | | | | Valentijn Overeem | SUB | | | |
| | | | | | | | Randy Couture | 0:56 | | | |
| Randy Couture | DEC | | | | | | | | Randy Couture | 0:56 | | | |
| Jeremy Horn | 15:00 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jeremy Horn | 15:00 | Randy Couture | DEC | | | | | | | | |
| | | Ryushi Yanagisawa | 10:00 | | | | | | | | |
| Ryushi Yanagisawa | SUB | Ryushi Yanagisawa | 10:00 | | | | | | | | |
| Borislav Jeliazkov | 3:45 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Borislav Jeliazkov | 3:45 | | | Randy Couture | DEC | | | | | | |
| | | | | Tsuyoshi Kosaka | 10:00 | | | | | | |
| Tsuyoshi Kosaka | KO | | | | | Tsuyoshi Kosaka | 10:00 | | | | | | |
| Mikhail Ilyukhin | 6:53 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mikhail Ilyukhin | 6:53 | Tsuyoshi Kosaka | TKO | | | | | | | | |
| | | Fedor Emelianenko | 0:17 | | | | | | | | |
| Fedor Emelianenko | DEC | Fedor Emelianenko | 0:17 | | | | | | | | |
| Ricardo Arona | 15:00 | | | | | | | | | | |