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2000 in Fighting Network Rings

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2000 in Fighting Network Rings
Information
First dateFebruary 6, 2000
Last dateDecember 22, 2000
Events
Total events18
Fights
Total fights170
Title fights1
Chronology
1999 in RINGS 2000 in Fighting Network Rings 2001 in RINGS

The year 2000 is the sixth year in the history of Fighting Network Rings, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. In 2000 Fighting Network Rings held 18 events beginning with, Rings Holland: There Can Only Be One Champion.

Title fights

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Title fights in 2000
Weight class Method Round Time Event Notes
Openweight Gilbert Yvel def. Kiyoshi Tamura (c) TKO (Punches) 1 13:13 Rings: Millennium Combine 1 [a]

Events list

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# Event Title Date Arena Location
55 Rings: King of Kings 2000 Block B December 22, 2000 Osaka Prefecture Gymnasium Osaka, Japan
54 Rings Australia: Free Fight Battle November 12, 2000 Alexandra Hills Hotel Brisbane, Australia
53 Rings Lithuania: Bushido Rings 1 October 24, 2000 Vilnius Palace of Concerts and Sports Vilnius, Lithuania
52 Rings: King of Kings 2000 Block A October 9, 2000 Yoyogi National Stadium Gym 2 Tokyo, Japan
51 Rings USA: Rising Stars Final September 30, 2000 The Mark of the Quad Cities Moline, Illinois
50 Rings: Battle Genesis Vol. 6 September 5, 2000 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan
49 Rings: Millennium Combine 3 August 23, 2000 Osaka Prefecture Gymnasium
48 Rings: Russia vs. Georgia August 16, 2000 Tula Circus Tula, Russia
47 Rings USA: Rising Stars Block B July 22, 2000 Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
46 Rings USA: Rising Stars Block A July 15, 2000 McKay-Dee Hospital Center Orem, Utah
45 Rings: Millennium Combine 2 June 15, 2000 Yoyogi National Stadium Gym 2 Tokyo, Japan
44 Rings Holland: Di Capo Di Tutti Capi June 4, 2000 Vechtsebanen Sport Hall Utrecht, Netherlands
43 Rings Russia: Russia vs. Bulgaria May 21, 2000 Tula, Russia
42 Rings Russia: Russia vs. The World May 20, 2000 Yekaterinburg Sports Palace Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
41 Rings: Millennium Combine 1 April 20, 2000 Yoyogi National Stadium Gym 2 Tokyo, Japan
40 Rings Australia: NR 4 March 19, 2000 Alexandra Hills Hotel Brisbane, Australia
39 Rings: King of Kings 1999 Final February 26, 2000 Nippon Budokan Tokyo, Japan
38 Rings Holland: There Can Only Be One Champion February 6, 2000 Vechtsebanen Sport Hall Utrecht, Netherlands

Rings Holland: There Can Only Be One Champion

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Rings Holland: There Can Only Be One Champion[1] was an event held on February 6, 2000 at The Vechtsebanen Sport Hall in Utrecht, Netherlands.

Results

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Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Gilbert Yvel def. Joop Kasteel KO (Palm Strikes) 1 4:16
Peter Verschuren def. Renaldo Rijkhoff KO (Knee) 1 3:13
Hiromitsu Kanehara def. Valentijn Overeem KO (Punch) 1 4:14
Alistair Overeem def. Chris Watts TKO (Knee to the Body) 1 3:58
Willie Peeters def. Yasuhito Namekawa TKO (Knee to the Body) 2 4:56
Sander MacKilljan def. Lee Macguinness TKO (Punches) 1 2:11
Rob van Esdonk def. Big Mo T TKO (Knee to the Body) 1 4:58
Brian Lo-A-Njoe def. Jeffrey Heijm Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00
Dave van der Veen def. Danny Rushton TKO (Knee and Palm Strikes) 2 2:21
Sjaak van Ijsden def. Herman Maree KO (Punch) 1 3:33
Melvin Geutskens def. Willy Lagerweij Submission (Armbar) 1 3:24

Rings: King of Kings 1999 Final

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Rings: King of Kings 1999 Final[2] was an event held on February 26, 2000 at The Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

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Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Dan Henderson def. Renato Sobral Decision (Majority) 2 5:00
Chris Haseman def. Brad Kohler Submission (Kimura) 1 1:11
Renato Sobral def. Kiyoshi Tamura Decision (Majority) 2 5:00
Dan Henderson def. Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira Decision (Split) 3 5:00
Bobby Hoffman def. Zaza Tkeshelashvili KO (Punch) 1 0:34
Kiyoshi Tamura def. Renzo Gracie Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00
Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira def. Andrei Kopylov Decision (Majority) 2 5:00
Dan Henderson def. Gilbert Yvel Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00
Renato Sobral def. Mikhail Ilyukhin Submission (Armbar) 3 0:40

Rings Australia: NR 4

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Rings Australia: NR 4[3] was an event held on March 19, 2000 at The Alexandra Hills Hotel in Brisbane, Australia.

Results

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Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Chris Haseman def. Yasuhito Namekawa Submission (Guillotine Choke) 1 6:50
David Frendin def. Danny Higgins Submission (Neck Crank) 1 7:26
Maynard Marcum def. Sean Kelly Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 1 1:13
Sam Nest def. Haydn Pollard TKO 1 1:15
Tim Thomas def. Noah Magnus TKO 1 5:22
Derek Ferrari def. Daryl Naumann Submission (Ankle Lock) 1 3:34
Joe Neurauter def. Damon Paine Submission (Arm Lock) 1 3:23
Kelly Jacobs def. Warwick Dawes Decision 1 10:00
Mark Williams vs. D Man Draw 1 10:00
Joe Perry vs. Mark Rebbettes Draw 1 10:00
Glen Barnett def. Gary King TKO 1 5:30
Stuart Ashby def. Duncan Downham Submission (Arm Lock) 1 8:00

Rings: Millennium Combine 1

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Rings: Millennium Combine 1[4] was an event held on April 20, 2000 at The Yoyogi National Stadium Gym 2 in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

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Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Openweight Gilbert Yvel def. Kiyoshi Tamura (c) TKO (Punches) 1 13:13 [a]
Jeremy Horn def. Yoshihisa Yamamoto Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) 2 2:50
Ricardo Arona def. Andrei Kopylov Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00
Renato Sobral def. Travis Fulton Submission (Armbar) 1 4:49
Bobby Hoffman def. Borislav Jeliazkov KO (Punch) 1 8:00
Wataru Sakata def. Branden Lee Hinkle Submission (Leg Lock) 1 7:23
Alistair Overeem def. Yasuhito Namekawa Submission (Armbar) 1 0:45

Rings Russia: Russia vs. The World

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Rings Russia: Russia vs. The World[5] was an event held on May 20, 2000 at The Yekaterinburg Sports Palace in Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia.

Results

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Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Andrei Kopylov def. Carlos Clayton Submission (Armbar) 1 0:55
Yuriy Kochkine def. Alistair Overeem Decision (Split) 2 5:00
Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov def. Yasuhito Namekawa Decision 3 5:00
Tommy Sauer def. Alexander Bezroutchkin Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 1 3:30
Mikhail Ilyukhin def. Lee Hasdell Decision 3 5:00
Renato Sobral def. Jacob Zobnin Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 1 3:20
Achmed Labasanov def. Valentijn Overeem Submission (Achilles Lock) 1 3:50
Zaza Tkeshelashvili def. Travis Fulton Submission (Achilles Lock) 1 1:20
Borislav Jeliazkov def. Igor Perminov KO (Knee to the Body) 1 1:15
Iouri Bekichev def. Chris Haseman KO (Punch) 1 2:30

Rings Russia: Russia vs. Bulgaria

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Rings Russia: Russia vs. Bulgaria[6] was an event held on May 21, 2000 in Tula, Russia. This card featured the MMA debut of future Pride Heavyweight Champion and MMA superstar, Fedor Emelianenko.

Results

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Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov def. Cvetko Cvetkov Submission (Achilles Lock) 1 0:00
Borislav Jeliazkov def. David Safarov Submission (Choke) 1 0:00
Mikhail Ilyukhin def. Emil Kristev Submission (Achilles Lock) 1 0:00
Fedor Emelianenko def. Martin Lazarov Submission (Guillotine Choke) 1 2:24
Bazigit Atajev def. Vasilin Bazhirov TKO (Punches) 1 0:00
Victor Yerohin def. Valentin Davidov N/A 1 0:00
Achmed Labasanov def. Kozhedar Baladiev Submission (Armbar) 1 0:00
Aleksander Ivanov def. Alexei Motorin Decision 2 0:00
Yuriy Kochkine def. Roman Kostennikov Decision 2 0:00
Andrey Pashkin def. Oleg Danilevsky Decision 2 0:00

Rings Holland: Di Capo Di Tutti Capi

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Rings Holland: Di Capo Di Tutti Capi[7] was an event held on June 4, 2000 at The Vechtsebanen Sport Hall in Utrecht, Netherlands.

Results

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Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Semmy Schilt def. Yoshihisa Yamamoto KO (Knee and Punch) 1 2:54
Rob van Esdonk def. Peter Verschuren Submission (Scarf Hold Armlock) 1 2:41
Joop Kasteel def. Lee Hasdell TKO (Shoulder Injury) 1 1:18
Jerrel Venetiaan def. Dave van der Veen Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00
Big Mo T def. Glenn Brasdorp DQ 1 1:23
Valentijn Overeem def. Fatih Kocamis KO (Punch) 2 0:47
Aziz Karaoglu def. Roberto Flamingo Submission (Armbar) 1 1:50
Stephan Tapilatu def. Jeffrey Heijm Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00
Sander MacKilljan def. Renaldo Rijkhoff KO (Punch) 1 1:50
Fred van Doesburg def. Rick Rootlieb Submission (Smother) 1 4:18
Brian Lo-A-Njoe def. Jassier Kaderi KO (Punches) 1 2:12

Rings: Millennium Combine 2

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Rings: Millennium Combine 2[8] was an event held on June 15, 2000 at The Yoyogi National Stadium Gym 2 in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

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Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Renato Sobral def. Hiromitsu Kanehara Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00
Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov def. Branden Lee Hinkle Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) 1 8:11
Bobby Hoffman def. Alistair Overeem KO (Punch) 1 9:39
Roberto Traven def. Gueorguiev Tzvetkov Decision (Majority) 2 5:00
Valentijn Overeem def. Brad Kohler Submission (Kneebar) 1 0:31
Ryuki Ueyama vs. Dave Menne Draw 2 5:00

Rings USA: Rising Stars Block A

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Rings USA: Rising Stars Block A[9] was an event held on July 15, 2000 at The McKay-Dee Hospital Center in Orem, Utah.

Results

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Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Tsuyoshi Kosaka def. Greg Wikan Submission (Toe Hold) 1 2:53
Bobby Hoffman def. Aaron Brink Submission (Neck Crank) 1 3:12
Chris Haseman def. Jermaine Andre Submission (Toe Hold) 1 1:23
Tsuyoshi Kosaka def. Travis Fulton Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Greg Wikan def. Craig Montgomery Submission (Guillotine Choke) 1 4:19
Aaron Brink def. Harry Moskowitz TKO (Punches) 1 0:47
Bobby Hoffman def. Victor Burtsev TKO (Punches) 1 3:13
Chris Haseman def. Matt Frost Submission (Armbar) 1 0:30
Jermaine Andre def. Clint Wiggins Submission (Keylock) 1 0:57
Griffen Reynaud def. Trent Jenkins Submission (Keylock) 1 2:27
Jeremy Horn def. Keith Mielke KO (Punches) 1 1:47

Rings USA: Rising Stars Block B

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Rings USA: Rising Stars Block B[10] was an event held on July 22, 2000 at The Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Results

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Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Eric Pele def. Roger Neff Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00
Tommy Sauer def. Valentijn Overeem KO (Punches) 1 0:35
Yasuhito Namekawa def. Chris Munsen Decision (Majority) 2 5:00
Hiromitsu Kanehara def. Josh Hall Decision (Split) 2 5:00
Roger Neff def. Rocky Batastini Submission (Choke) 1 2:13
Eric Pele def. Wesley Correira Submission (Armbar) 2 2:30
Tommy Sauer def. Mike Dresch KO (Punches) 1 0:13
Valentijn Overeem def. Tuli Kulihaapai Submission (Armbar) 1 2:05
Chris Munsen def. Dave Menne Decision 2 5:00
Yasuhito Namekawa def. Falaniko Vitale Submission (Guillotine Choke) 2 0:27
Hiromitsu Kanehara def. Adrian Serrano Submission (Armlock) 1 2:07

Rings: Russia vs. Georgia

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Rings: Russia vs. Georgia[11] was an event held on August 16, 2000 at The Tula Circus in Tula, Russia.

Results

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Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov def. Zaza Tkeshelashvili Submission (Guillotine Choke) 1 15:46
Mikhail Ilyukhin def. Bakouri Gogitidze Submission (Ankle Lock) 1 7:25
Achmed Labasanov def. Vepcho Bardanashvili Submission (Achilles Lock) 1 1:28
Fedor Emelianenko def. Levon Lagvilava Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 1 7:24
Ameran Bitsadze def. Andrey Reznik TKO 1 2:24
Gega Gegeshidze def. Achmed Sagidgusenov Decision 1 20:00
Victor Yerohin def. Levon Ebanoidze TKO (Corner Threw in the Towel) 1 5:24
Ilja Tlashadze def. Vasiliy Gorbonos TKO 1 10:10
Tengiz Tedoradze def. Roman Kostennikov Submission (Guillotine Choke) 1 7:30
Egidijus Valavicius def. Denis Baykov TKO 1 13:30

Rings: Millennium Combine 3

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Rings: Millennium Combine 3[12] was an event held on August 23, 2000 at The Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Osaka, Japan.

Results

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Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Kiyoshi Tamura def. Pat Miletich Decision (Majority) 2 5:00
Tsuyoshi Kosaka vs. Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira Draw 2 5:00
Valentijn Overeem def. Joe Slick Submission (Achilles Lock) 1 0:36
Ricardo Arona def. Jeremy Horn Decision (Split) 2 5:00
Dan Severn def. Andrei Kopylov Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00
Matt Hughes def. Chris Haseman Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00

Rings: Battle Genesis Vol. 6

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Rings: Battle Genesis Vol. 6[13] was an event held on September 5, 2000 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

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Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Gustavo Machado def. Wataru Sakata TKO (Cut) 1 1:35
Takehiro Murahama def. Gabe Lemley TKO (Kimura) 1 7:13
Naoyuki Kotani def. Tashiro Nishiuchi Submission (Armbar) 1 0:32
Fedor Emelianenko def. Hiroya Takada KO (Punches) 1 0:12
Tashiro Nishiuchi def. Tomotsugu Fujiwara Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00
Naoyuki Kotani def. Kiyohito Sugata TKO (Cut) 1 0:42

Rings USA: Rising Stars Final

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Rings USA: Rising Stars Final[14] was an event held on September 30, 2000 at The Mark of the Quad Cities in Moline, Illinois.

Results

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Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Bobby Hoffman def. Aaron Brink Submission (Punches) 1 1:34
Jeremy Horn def. Chris Haseman Submission (Armbar) 1 2:36
Travis Fulton def. Greg Wikan Submission (Armbar) 1 3:48
Nate Schroeder def. Jack Nilson Submission (Kneebar) 1 0:36
Matt Hughes def. Robbie Newman Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) 1 1:40
Aaron Brink def. Tommy Sauer TKO (Punches) 2 4:29
Bobby Hoffman def. Eric Pele Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Chris Haseman def. Yasuhito Namekawa Submission (Kimura) 1 1:30
Jeremy Horn def. Josh Hall Submission (Kneebar) 1 3:50
Jermaine Andre def. Adrian Serrano KO (Kick) 1 2:29

Rings: King of Kings 2000 Block A

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Rings: King of Kings 2000 Block A[15] was an event held on October 9, 2000 at The Yoyogi National Stadium Gym 2 in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

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Main Card
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
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

Rings Lithuania: Bushido Rings 1

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Rings Lithuania: Bushido Rings 1[16] was an event held on October 24, 2000 at The Vilnius Palace of Concerts and Sports in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Results

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Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Oleg Menshov def. Roman Gaiko Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 1 N/A
Mikhail Ilyukhin def. Valentin Golubovskij Submission (Arm Lock) 1 N/A
Victor Yerohin def. Kestutis Smirnovas Submission (Leg Lock) 1 8:00
Bazigit Atajev def. Arunas Juskevicius KO (Punches) 1 N/A
Egidijus Valavicius def. Achmed Sagidgusenov Submission (Armbar) 1 N/A
Remigijus Kazaciunas def. Andrey Pashkin TKO (Punches) 1 N/A

Rings Australia: Free Fight Battle

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Rings Australia: Free Fight Battle[17] was an event held on November 12, 2000 at The Alexandra Hills Hotel in Brisbane, Australia.

Results

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Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Chris Haseman def. Joe Slick Decision 1 10:00
Matt Hughes def. Maynard Marcum Submission (Keylock) 1 6:29
Ryuki Ueyama def. Tim Thomas Submission (Ankle Lock) 1 9:11
Kelly Jacobs def. Nick Tolewski Submission (Armbar) 1 2:15
Tsuyoshi Morikage def. Stephen Gillinder Submission (Choke) 1 10:00
Shaun Price def. Chad Jappe Submission 1 2:09
Sam Nest def. Sean Kelly Submission (Keylock) 1 4:15
Masashi Sugano def. Joe Perry Submission 1 6:18
Daryl Naumann def. Warwick Dawes N/A 1 10:00
Glen Barnett def. Haydn Pollard Submission (Triangle) 1 2:48

Rings: King of Kings 2000 Block B

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Rings: King of Kings 2000 Block B[18] was an event held on December 22, 2000 at The Osaka Prefecture Gymnasium in Osaka, Japan.

Results

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Main Card
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
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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Rings Holland: There Can Only Be One Champion". Sherdog. Archived from the original on October 30, 2013.
  2. ^ "Rings: King of Kings 1999 Final". Sherdog. Archived from the original on May 12, 2013.
  3. ^ "Rings Australia: NR 4". Sherdog. Archived from the original on May 14, 2013.
  4. ^ "Rings: Millennium Combine 1". Sherdog. Archived from the original on May 1, 2013.
  5. ^ "Rings Russia: Russia vs. The World". Sherdog. Archived from the original on August 27, 2013.
  6. ^ "Rings Russia: Russia vs. Bulgaria". Sherdog. Archived from the original on May 1, 2013.
  7. ^ "Rings Holland: Di Capo Di Tutti Capi". Sherdog. Archived from the original on May 13, 2013.
  8. ^ "Rings: Millennium Combine 2". Sherdog. Archived from the original on May 1, 2013.
  9. ^ "Rings USA: Rising Stars Block A". Sherdog. Archived from the original on May 14, 2013.
  10. ^ "Rings USA: Rising Stars Block B". Sherdog. Archived from the original on May 13, 2013.
  11. ^ "Rings: Russia vs. Georgia". Sherdog. Archived from the original on May 1, 2013.
  12. ^ "Rings: Millennium Combine 3". Sherdog. Archived from the original on May 1, 2013.
  13. ^ "Rings: Battle Genesis Vol. 6". Sherdog. Archived from the original on May 1, 2013.
  14. ^ "Rings USA: Rising Stars Final". Sherdog. Archived from the original on May 13, 2013.
  15. ^ "Rings: King of Kings 2000 Block A". Sherdog. Archived from the original on May 12, 2013.
  16. ^ "Rings Lithuania: Bushido Rings 1". Sherdog. Archived from the original on May 14, 2013.
  17. ^ "Rings Australia: Free Fight Battle". Sherdog. Archived from the original on May 14, 2013.
  18. ^ "Rings: King of Kings 2000 Block B". Sherdog. Archived from the original on May 1, 2013.