2000 in Fighting Network Rings | ||||
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Information | ||||
First date | February 6, 2000 | |||
Last date | December 22, 2000 | |||
Events | ||||
Total events | 18 | |||
Fights | ||||
Total fights | 170 | |||
Title fights | 1 | |||
Chronology | ||||
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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 in 2000 | ||||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Event | Notes | |||
Openweight | Gilbert Yvel | def. | Kiyoshi Tamura (c) | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 13:13 | Rings: Millennium Combine 1 | [lower-alpha 1] |
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.
Main Card | |||||||
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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 [2] was an event held on February 26, 2000 at The Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan.
Main Card | |||||||
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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 [3] was an event held on March 19, 2000 at The Alexandra Hills Hotel in Brisbane, Australia.
Main Card | |||||||
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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 [4] was an event held on April 20, 2000 at The Yoyogi National Stadium Gym 2 in Tokyo, Japan.
Main Card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Openweight | Gilbert Yvel | def. | Kiyoshi Tamura (c) | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 13:13 | [lower-alpha 1] |
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 [5] was an event held on May 20, 2000 at The Yekaterinburg Sports Palace in Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia.
Main Card | |||||||
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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 [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.
Main Card | |||||||
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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 [7] was an event held on June 4, 2000 at The Vechtsebanen Sport Hall in Utrecht, Netherlands.
Main Card | |||||||
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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 [8] was an event held on June 15, 2000 at The Yoyogi National Stadium Gym 2 in Tokyo, Japan.
Main Card | |||||||
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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 [9] was an event held on July 15, 2000 at The McKay-Dee Hospital Center in Orem, Utah.
Main Card | |||||||
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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 [10] was an event held on July 22, 2000 at The Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Main Card | |||||||
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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 [11] was an event held on August 16, 2000 at The Tula Circus in Tula, Russia.
Main Card | |||||||
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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 [12] was an event held on August 23, 2000 at The Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Osaka, Japan.
Main Card | |||||||
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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 [13] was an event held on September 5, 2000 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
Main Card | |||||||
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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 [14] was an event held on September 30, 2000 at The Mark of the Quad Cities in Moline, Illinois.
Main Card | |||||||
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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 [15] was an event held on October 9, 2000 at The Yoyogi National Stadium Gym 2 in Tokyo, Japan.
Main Card | |||||||
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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 [16] was an event held on October 24, 2000 at The Vilnius Palace of Concerts and Sports in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Main Card | |||||||
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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 [17] was an event held on November 12, 2000 at The Alexandra Hills Hotel in Brisbane, Australia.
Main Card | |||||||
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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 [18] was an event held on December 22, 2000 at The Osaka Prefecture Gymnasium in Osaka, Japan.
Main Card | |||||||
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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 |
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