1998 in Fighting Network Rings

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1998 in Fighting Network Rings
Information
First date January 21, 1998
Last date December 23, 1998
Events
Total events 9
Fights
Total fights 57
Title fights 2
Chronology
1997 in RINGS 1998 in Fighting Network Rings 1999 in RINGS

The year 1998 is the fourth year in the history of Fighting Network Rings, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. In 1998 Fighting Network Rings held nine events beginning with, Rings: Battle Dimensions Tournament 1997 Final.

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

Title fights

Title fights in 1998
Weight class Method Round Time Event Notes
Kiyoshi Tamura def. Mikhail Ilyukhin N/A 0 0:00 Rings: Battle Dimensions Tournament 1997 Final [lower-alpha 1]
Tariel Bitsadze def. Kiyoshi Tamura (c) TKO 1 3:39 Rings: Third Fighting Integration [lower-alpha 2]

Events list

# Event Title Date Arena Location
25 Rings: World Mega Battle Tournament December 23, 1998 Japan
24 Rings Holland: The Thialf Explosion October 24, 1998 Thialf Stadion Heerenveen Holland
23 Rings Australia: NR2 September 13, 1998 Australia
22 Rings: Fourth Fighting Integration June 27, 1998 Tokyo, Japan
21 Rings Holland: Who's the Boss June 7, 1998 Vechtsebanen Sport Hall Utrecht, Netherlands
20 Rings: Third Fighting Integration May 29, 1998 Tokyo, Japan
19 Rings Russia: Russia vs. Holland April 25, 1998 Yekaterinburg, Russia
18 Rings Holland: The King of Rings February 8, 1998 Sport Hall Zuid North Holland, Netherlands
17 Rings: Battle Dimensions Tournament 1997 Final January 21, 1998

Rings: Battle Dimensions Tournament 1997 Final

Rings: Battle Dimensions Tournament 1997 Final [1] was an event held on January 21, 1998.

Results

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Kiyoshi Tamura def. Mikhail Ilyukhin N/A 0 0:00 [lower-alpha 1]
Akira Maeda def. Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov N/A 0 0:00
Mikhail Ilyukhin def. Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov N/A 0 0:00
Kiyoshi Tamura def. Akira Maeda N/A 0 0:00
Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov def. Dick Vrij N/A 0 0:00
Mikhail Ilyukhin def. Tsuyoshi Kosaka N/A 0 0:00
Kiyoshi Tamura def. Joop Kasteel N/A 0 0:00
Akira Maeda def. Mitsuya Nagai N/A 0 0:00
  1. ↑ For The Fighting Network Rings Openweight Championship.

Rings Holland: The King of Rings

Rings Holland: The King of Rings [2] was an event held on February 8, 1998 at Sporthallen Zuid in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.

Amsterdam Capital of the Netherlands

Amsterdam is the capital city and most populous municipality of the Netherlands. Its status as the capital is mandated by the Constitution of the Netherlands, although it is not the seat of the government, which is The Hague. Amsterdam has a population of 854,047 within the city proper, 1,357,675 in the urban area and 2,410,960 in the metropolitan area. The city is located in the province of North Holland in the west of the country but is not its capital, which is Haarlem. The Amsterdam metropolitan area comprises much of the northern part of the Randstad, one of the larger conurbations in Europe, which has a population of approximately 8.1 million.

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 class Method Round Time Notes
Paul Varelans def. Dick Vrij KO (Punch) 2 0:30
Gilbert Yvel def. Bob Schrijber Submission (Achilles Lock) 2 1:12
Joop Kasteel def. Ameran Bitsadze Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) 1 2:15
Tsuyoshi Kosaka def. Rob van Esdonk Submission (Heel Hook) 2 0:57
Willie Peeters def. Wataru Sakata Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00
Sander Thonhauser def. Cees Bezems Submission (Scarf Hold Armlock) 1 0:58
Maurice Kistenmaker def. John Verstegen Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00
Sander MacKilljan def. Pedro Palm KO (Knee) 1 2:13
Piet van Gammeren def. Jerry Kalia TKO (Knee Injury) 2 0:19
Valentijn Overeem def. Chris Haseman Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00
Dave van der Veen def. Johan Buur Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 1 1:54

    Rings Russia: Russia vs. Holland

    Rings Russia: Russia vs. Holland [3] was an event held on April 25, 1998 in Yekaterinburg, Russia.

    Yekaterinburg City in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia

    Yekaterinburg, alternatively romanised Ekaterinburg, is the fourth-largest city in Russia and the administrative centre of Sverdlovsk Oblast, located on the Iset River east of the Ural Mountains, in the middle of the Eurasian continent, on the Asian side of the boundary between Asia and Europe. It is the main cultural and industrial centre of the oblast. In 2017, it had an estimated population of 1,488,791. Yekaterinburg has been dubbed the "third capital of Russia", as it is ranked third by the size of economy, culture, transportation and tourism. It is located about 1,420 kilometres (880 mi) to the east of Moscow.

    Results

    Main Card
    Weight class Method Round Time Notes
    Bob Schrijber def. Iouri Bekichev TKO 1 3:01

      Rings: Third Fighting Integration

      Rings: Third Fighting Integration [4] was an event held on May 29, 1998 in Tokyo, Japan.

      Tokyo Metropolis in Kantō

      Tokyo, officially Tokyo Metropolis, one of the 47 prefectures of Japan, has served as the Japanese capital since 1869. As of 2014, 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. 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 class Method Round Time Notes
      Tariel Bitsadze def. Kiyoshi Tamura (c) TKO 1 3:39 [lower-alpha 1]
      Tsuyoshi Kosaka def. Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov Submission 1 10:10
      Mikhail Ilyukhin def. Masayuki Naruse Submission 1 13:52
      Zaza Tkeshelashvili def. Joop Kasteel Submission 1 5:54
      Kenichi Yamamoto def. Chris Haseman Submission 1 12:39
      Hiromitsu Kanehara def. Lee Hasdell TKO 1 30:00
      1. ↑ For The Fighting Network Rings Openweight Championship.

      Rings Holland: Who's the Boss

      Rings Holland: Who's the Boss [5] was an event held on June 7, 1998 at Vechtsebanen Sport Hall in Utrecht, Netherlands.

      Utrecht City and municipality in the province of Utrecht, Netherlands

      Utrecht is the fourth-largest city and a municipality of the Netherlands, capital and most populous city of the province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and in the very centre of mainland Netherlands, and had a population of 345,080 in 2017.

      Results

      Main Card
      Weight class Method Round Time Notes
      Gilbert Yvel def. Valentijn Overeem TKO (Shoulder Injury) 1 0:38
      George Torchinava def. Joe Akano Submission (Ankle Injury) 1 0:25
      Joop Kasteel def. Herman van Tol KO (Kick to the Body) 2 0:58
      Lee Hasdell def. Dave van der Veen KO (Palm Strike) 2 4:48
      Wouter Bakker def. Jonny van Wanrooy Submission (Keylock) 1 0:34
      Hans Nijman def. Victor Kruger KO (Head Kick) 2 0:10
      Jeffrey van 't Schip def. Andrew Keja Submission (Guillotine Choke) 1 1:28
      Hans Frugte def. Harry de Bruin DQ 1 0:00
      Mario Borzic def. Fred van Doesburg Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00
      Mustafa Azoufri def. Rinie van Brakel Submission (Heel Hook) 2 0:12

        Rings: Fourth Fighting Integration

        Rings: Fourth Fighting Integration [6] was an event held on June 27, 1998 in Tokyo, Japan.

        Results

        Main Card
        Weight class Method Round Time Notes
        Tsuyoshi Kosaka vs. Kiyoshi Tamura Draw 1 30:00
        Masayuki Naruse def. Kenichi Yamamoto Submission 1 11:07
        Hans Nijman def. Vladimir Klementiev Submission 1 4:44
        Hiromitsu Kanehara def. Sander MacKilljan Decision 1 3:26
        Wataru Sakata def. Willie Peeters Submission 1 1:45
        Yasuhito Namekawa def. Troy Ittensohn TKO 2 1:43

          Rings Australia: NR2

          Rings Australia: NR2 [7] was an event held on September 13, 1998 in Australia.

          Results

          Main Card
          Weight class Method Round Time Notes
          Al Reynish def. Elvis Sinosic TKO (Retirement) 1 7:52

            Rings Holland: The Thialf Explosion

            Rings Holland: The Thialf Explosion [8] was an event held on October 24, 1998 at Thialf Stadion in Heerenveen in Friesland, the Netherlands.

            Results

            Main Card
            Weight class Method Round Time Notes
            Gilbert Yvel def. Lee Hasdell TKO (Cut) 0 0:00
            Sander MacKilljan def. Rick Holshuizen KO 0 0:00
            Ricardo Fyeet def. Andrew Keja KO 0 0:00
            Alfred Neef def. Sikko Postema DQ 0 0:00
            Hans Frugte def. Gerard Benschop Submission 0 0:00
            Brian Lo-A-Njoe vs. Stephan Tapilatu Draw 0 0:00
            Sander Thonhauser def. Scott Goddard Decision (Split) 2 5:00
            Rick Rootlieb def. Johan Woudstra KO 0 0:00
            Wouter Bakker def. Peter Steet Submission (Armbar) 0 0:00
            Dave van der Veen def. Piet van Gammeren TKO (Cut) 0 0:00

              Rings: World Mega Battle Tournament

              Rings: World Mega Battle Tournament [9] was an event held on December 23, 1998 in Japan.

              Results

              Main Card
              Weight class Method Round Time Notes
              Kiyoshi Tamura def. Kenichi Yamamoto TKO 2 1:26
              Joop Kasteel def. Masayuki Naruse TKO 1 8:33
              Hiromitsu Kanehara def. Hans Nijman Submission (Arm Bar) 1 9:04
              Wataru Sakata def. Dick Vrij TKO 1 2:29

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                References

                1. ↑ "Rings: Battle Dimensions Tournament 1997 Final". Sherdog. Archived from the original on August 19, 2013.
                2. ↑ "Rings Holland: The King of Rings". Sherdog. Archived from the original on August 19, 2013.
                3. ↑ "Rings Russia: Russia vs. Holland". Sherdog. Archived from the original on August 19, 2013.
                4. ↑ "Rings: Third Fighting Integration". Sherdog. Archived from the original on August 19, 2013.
                5. ↑ "Rings Holland: Who's the Boss". Sherdog. Archived from the original on August 19, 2013.
                6. ↑ "Rings: Fourth Fighting Integration". Sherdog. Archived from the original on August 19, 2013.
                7. ↑ "Rings Australia: NR2". Sherdog. Archived from the original on August 19, 2013.
                8. ↑ "Rings Holland: The Thialf Explosion". Sherdog. Archived from the original on August 19, 2013.
                9. ↑ "Rings: World Mega Battle Tournament". Sherdog. Archived from the original on August 19, 2013.
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