1996 in Fighting Network Rings

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1996 in Fighting Network Rings
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First dateJanuary 24, 1996
Last dateOctober 25, 1996
Events
Total events4
Fights
Total fights29
Chronology
1995 in RINGS 1996 in Fighting Network Rings 1997 in RINGS

The year 1996 is the second year in the history of Fighting Network Rings, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. In 1996 Fighting Network Rings held four events beginning with, Rings: Budokan Hall 1996.

Fighting Network Rings, trademarked as RINGS, is a Japanese combat sport promotion that has lived three distinct periods: puroresu promotion from its inauguration to 1995, mixed martial arts promotion from 1995 to its 2002 disestablishment, and the revived mixed martial arts promotion from 2008 onward.

Mixed martial arts full contact combat sport

Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is a full-contact combat sport that allows striking and grappling, both standing and on the ground, using techniques from various combat sports and martial arts. The first documented use of the term mixed martial arts was in a review of UFC 1 by television critic Howard Rosenberg in 1993. The term gained popularity when newfullcontact.com, then one of the largest websites covering the sport, hosted and republished the article. The question of who actually coined the term is subject to debate.

Contents

Events list

#Event TitleDateArenaLocation
7 Rings: Battle Dimensions Tournament 1996 Opening Round October 25, 1996
6 Rings: Maelstrom 6 August 24, 1996Japan
5 Rings Holland: Kings of Martial Arts February 18, 1996Sport Hall Zuid Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
4 Rings: Budokan Hall 1996 January 24, 1996 Budokan Hall Tokyo, Japan

Rings: Budokan Hall 1996

Rings: Budokan Hall 1996 [1] was an event held on January 24, 1996, at Budokan Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Tokyo Capital of and largest city in Japan

Tokyo, officially Tokyo Metropolis, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. It has served as the Japanese capital since 1869. As of 2018, the Greater Tokyo Area ranked as the most populous metropolitan area in the world. The urban area houses the seat of the Emperor of Japan, of the Japanese government and of the National Diet. Tokyo forms part of the Kantō region on the southeastern side of Japan's main island, Honshu, and includes the Izu Islands and Ogasawara Islands. Tokyo was formerly named Edo when Shōgun Tokugawa Ieyasu made the city his headquarters in 1603. It became the capital after Emperor Meiji moved his seat to the city from Kyoto in 1868; at that time Edo was renamed Tokyo. The Tokyo Metropolis formed in 1943 from the merger of the former Tokyo Prefecture and the city of Tokyo. Tokyo is often referred to as a city but is officially known and governed as a "metropolitan prefecture", which differs from and combines elements of a city and a prefecture, a characteristic unique to Tokyo.

Results

Main Card
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Akira Maeda def. Yoshihisa Yamamoto Submission
Hans Nijman def. Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov TKO
Tsuyoshi Kosaka def. Maurice Smith
Mitsuya Nagai def. Tony Halme
Chris Haseman def. Willie Peeters
Mikhail Ilyukhin def. Wataru Sakata

    Rings Holland: Kings of Martial Arts

    Rings Holland: Kings of Martial Arts [2] was an event held on February 18, 1996, at Sport Hall Zuid in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.

    Amsterdam Capital city of the Netherlands

    Amsterdam is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with a population of 866,737 within the city proper, 1,380,872 in the urban area, and 2,410,960 in the metropolitan area. Amsterdam is in the province of North Holland. Amsterdam is colloquially referred to as the "Venice of the North" due to its large number of canals which are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

    North Holland Province of the Netherlands

    North Holland is a province of the Netherlands located in the northwestern part of the country. It is situated on the North Sea, north of South Holland and Utrecht, and west of Friesland and Flevoland. In 2015, it had a population of 2,762,163 and a total area of 2,670 km2 (1,030 sq mi).

    Results

    Main Card
    Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
    Dick Vrij def.Hubert NumrichSubmission (Forearm Choke)11:48
    Lee Hasdell vs. Andre Mannaart Draw25:00
    Hans Nijman def.Allen HarrisSubmission (Guillotine Choke)21:30
    Bob Schrijber def. Emil Kristev Submission (Guillotine Choke)14:09
    Tsuyoshi Kosaka def. Willie Peeters Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)20:12
    Mitsuya Nagai def.Ruud EwoldtTKO (Retirement)12:12
    Michael Tielrooydef.Edwin GertenbachKO (Palm Strike)14:58
    Jimmy Portierdef.John BennerKO (Palm Strike)12:15
    Valentijn Overeem def.Tjerk VermanenSubmission (Rear-Naked Choke)13:06

      Rings: Maelstrom 6

      Rings: Maelstrom 6 [3] was an event held on August 24, 1996, in Japan.

      Japan Island country in East Asia

      Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies off the eastern coast of the Asian continent and stretches from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and the Philippine Sea in the south.

      Results

      Main Card
      Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
      Ricardo Morais def. Yoshihisa Yamamoto KO (Punches)10:46
      Adilson Limadef. Mikhail Ilyukhin Submission (Armbar)124:52
      Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov def. Tsuyoshi Kosaka Submission (Armbar)113:52
      Mitsuya Nagai def. Dick Vrij Submission (Heel Hook)16:16
      Kiyoshi Tamura def. Maurice Smith Submission (Armbar)110:58
      Masayuki Naruse def. Egan Inoue Disqualification111:51
      Willie Peeters def. Wataru Sakata Submission (Neck Lock)118:31

        Rings: Battle Dimensions Tournament 1996 Opening Round

        Rings: Battle Dimensions Tournament 1996 Opening Round [4] was an event held on October 25, 1996.

        Results

        Main Card
        Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
        Tariel Bitsadze def. Nikolai Zouev
        Tsuyoshi Kosaka def. Dick Vrij
        Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov def. Masayuki Naruse
        Kiyoshi Tamura def. Mikhail Ilyukhin
        Mitsuya Nagai def. Willie Peeters
        Bakouri Gogitidze def.Todor Todorov
        Yoshihisa Yamamoto def. David Khakhaleishvili

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          References

          1. ↑ "Rings - Budokan Hall 1996". Sherdog. Archived from the original on July 24, 2013.
          2. ↑ "Rings Holland - Kings of Martial Arts". Sherdog. Archived from the original on July 24, 2013.
          3. ↑ "Rings - Maelstrom 6". Sherdog. Archived from the original on July 24, 2013.
          4. ↑ "Rings - Battle Dimensions Tournament 1996 Opening Round". Sherdog. Archived from the original on July 24, 2013.
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