2001 in Fighting Network Rings

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2001 in Fighting Network Rings
Information
First dateJanuary 28, 2001
Last dateDecember 21, 2001
Events
Total events15
Fights
Total fights125
Title fights2
Chronology
2000 in RINGS 2001 in Fighting Network Rings 2002 in RINGS

The year 2001 is the seventh year in the history of Fighting Network Rings, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. In 2001 Fighting Network Rings held 15 events beginning with, Rings Holland: Heroes Live Forever.

Contents

Title fights

Title fights in 2001
Weight classMethodRoundTimeEventNotes
Openweight Fedor Emelianenko def. Renato Sobral Decision (Unanimous)25:00Rings: 10th Anniversary [lower-alpha 1]
Middleweight Ricardo Arona def. Gustavo Machado TKO (Punches)11:29Rings: 10th Anniversary [lower-alpha 2]
  1. For The Fighting Network Rings Openweight Championship.
  2. For The Fighting Network Rings Middleweight Championship.

Events list

#Event TitleDateArenaLocation
70 Rings: World Title Series 5 December 21, 2001 Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium Kanagawa, Japan
69 Rings Holland: Some Like It Hard December 2, 2001Vechtsebanen Sport Hall Utrecht, Netherlands
68 Rings Lithuania: Bushido Rings 3 November 10, 2001 Vilnius Palace of Concerts and Sports Vilnius, Lithuania
67 Rings: World Title Series 4 October 20, 2001Yoyogi National Stadium Gym 2 Tokyo, Japan
66 Rings: Battle Genesis Vol. 8 September 21, 2001 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan
65 Rings: 10th Anniversary August 11, 2001 Ariake Coliseum Tokyo, Japan
64 Rings: World Title Series 2 June 15, 2001 Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium Kanagawa, Japan
63 Rings Holland: No Guts, No Glory June 10, 2001Sport Hall Zuid Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
62 Rings Lithuania: Bushido Rings 2 May 8, 2001 Vilnius Palace of Concerts and Sports Vilnius, Lithuania
61 Rings: World Title Series 1 April 20, 2001Yoyogi National Stadium Gym 2 Tokyo, Japan
60 Rings Russia: Russia vs. Bulgaria April 6, 2001 Yekaterinburg Sports Palace Yekaterinburg, Russia
59 Rings: Battle Genesis Vol. 7 March 20, 2001 Differ Ariake Arena Tokyo, Japan
58 Rings USA: Battle of Champions March 17, 2001Harveys Casino Hotel Council Bluffs, Iowa
57 Rings: King of Kings 2000 Final February 24, 2001Ryogoku Kokugikan Sumo Arena Tokyo, Japan
56 Rings Holland: Heroes Live Forever January 28, 2001Vechtsebanen Sport Hall Utrecht, Netherlands

Rings Holland: Heroes Live Forever

Rings Holland: Heroes Live Forever [1] was an event held on January 28, 2001, at The Vechtsebanen Sport Hall in Utrecht, Netherlands.

Results

Main Card
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Joop Kasteel def. Yuriy Kochkine Decision (Unanimous)25:00
Rodney Glunder def. Ricardo Fyeet Submission (Guillotine Choke)21:04
Lee Hasdell vs. Sander Thonhauser No Contest10:00
Gilbert Ballantine def. Brian Lo-A-Njoe TKO (Punches and Knee)22:09
Antoni Hardonk def. Peter Verschuren TKO (Cut)13:05
Remco Pardoel def.Marc EmmanuelDecision (Unanimous)25:00
Mustafa Azoufrivs.Jordi SoederhuizenDraw25:00
Piet van Gammeren def. Herman Renting Decision (Unanimous)25:00
Nordin Bensellamdef.Marc van RooyenDecision (Unanimous)25:00
Herman van Tol def. Sander MacKilljan Submission (Keylock)12:08
Jerry Mooldijkdef.Roberto LukusDQ (Kicking on the Ground)13:01

    Rings: King of Kings 2000 Final

    Rings: King of Kings 2000 Final [2] was an event held on February 24, 2001, at The Ryogoku Kokugikan Sumo Arena in Tokyo, Japan.

    Results

    Main Card
    Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
    Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira def. Valentijn Overeem Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)11:20
    Renato Sobral def. Kiyoshi Tamura Decision (Majority)25:00
    Ryushi Yanagisawa def. Wataru Sakata Decision (Split)25:00
    Valentijn Overeem def. Randy Couture Submission (Guillotine Choke)10:56
    Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira def. Hiromitsu Kanehara Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)20:27
    Alistair Overeem def. Vladimer Tchanturia Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)11:06
    Valentijn Overeem def. Yoshihisa Yamamoto Submission (Armbar)10:45
    Randy Couture def. Tsuyoshi Kosaka Decision (Unanimous)25:00
    Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira def. Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov Decision (Unanimous)25:00
    Hiromitsu Kanehara def. Dave Menne TKO (Punches)33:24

      Rings USA: Battle of Champions

      Rings USA: Battle of Champions [3] was an event held on March 17, 2001, at The Harveys Casino Hotel in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

      Results

      Main Card
      Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
      Jeremy Horn def.Griffen ReynaudSubmission (Punches)12:55
      Jermaine Andredef.Masaya KojimaTKO (Punch)13:29
      Kerry Schall def.John DixsonSubmission (Hammerlock)11:19
      Chatt Lavenderdef. LaVerne Clark Submission (Armbar)21:04
      Matt Hughes def.Brett Al-azzawiSubmission (Armbar)13:27
      Bobby Hoffman def. Zane Frazier Submission (Armbar)11:34
      Naoyuki Kotani def.Curtis BrighamSubmission (Kimura)21:59
      Rich Franklin def. Travis Fulton TKO (Broken Hand)15:00
      Joe Doerksen def.Scott VentimigliaSubmission (Armbar)12:33

        Rings: Battle Genesis Vol. 7

        Rings: Battle Genesis Vol. 7 [4] was an event held on March 20, 2001, at The Differ Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan.

        Results

        Main Card
        Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
        Masayuki Naruse def. Ricardo Fyeet Submission (Toe Hold)13:46
        Takehiro Murahamadef. Brian Lo-A-Njoe Submission (Kneebar)14:49
        Yasuhito Namekawa def.Takashi SonodaSubmission (Armbar)10:43
        Sokun Kohdef. Ryuki Ueyama TKO (Kimura)12:16
        Naoyuki Tairadef.Taro MinatoSubmission (Armlock)16:37
        Kazuki Okubodef.Motomichi MoriDecision (Majority)25:00

          Rings Russia: Russia vs. Bulgaria

          Rings Russia: Russia vs. Bulgaria [5] was an event held on April 6, 2001, at The Yekaterinburg Sports Palace in Yekaterinburg, Russia.

          Results

          Main Card
          Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
          Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov def. Andrei Kopylov Decision25:00
          Bazigit Atajev def.Dimitar DoichinovTKO14:12
          Emil Kristev def. Iouri Bekichev Decision (1-0 Points)110:00
          Borislav Jeliazkov def.Konstantin UriadovSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)13:09
          Mikhail Ilyukhin def.Martin LazarovDecision (4-0 Points)110:00
          Fedor Emelianenko def.Mihail ApostolovSubmission (Rear-Naked Choke)11:03
          Eduard Churakovdef.Valentin DavidovKO19:20
          Kestutis Smirnovas def.Ruslan MirzoevDecision (3-2 Points)110:00

            Rings: World Title Series 1

            Rings: World Title Series 1 [6] was an event held on April 20, 2001, at The Yoyogi National Stadium Gym 2 in Yoyogi National Stadium Gym 2.

            Results

            Main Card
            Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
            Gustavo Machado def. Kiyoshi Tamura Decision (Majority)25:00
            Bobby Hoffman def. Ryushi Yanagisawa Decision (Unanimous)25:00
            Jeremy Horn def. Iouri Bekichev Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)10:50
            Fedor Emelianenko def. Kerry Schall Submission (Armbar)11:47
            Yasuhito Namekawa def.Hiroshi ImamuraSubmission (Kneebar)11:48
            Jiro Wakabayashivs. Naoyuki Kotani Draw35:00

              Rings Lithuania: Bushido Rings 2

              Rings Lithuania: Bushido Rings 2 [7] was an event held on May 8, 2001, at The Vilnius Palace of Concerts and Sports in Vilnius, Lithuania.

              Results

              Main Card
              Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
              Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov def. Zaza Tkeshelashvili Submission (Armlock)10:00
              Mikhail Ilyukhin def. Kestutis Smirnovas Submission (Achilles Lock)10:00
              Andrei Kopylov def. Egidijus Valavicius Decision (4-0 Points)20:00
              Ricardas Roceviciusdef.Victor YerohinSubmission (Achilles Lock)20:00
              Bazigit Atajev def.Rolandas DigrysSubmission (Armbar)10:00
              Remigijus Kazaciunasdef. Emil Kristev TKO00:00
              Valentin Golubovskijdef. Iouri Bekichev Decision (2-0 Points)20:00
              Jordanas Poskaitisdef.Arunas NenartasDecision20:00

                Rings Holland: No Guts, No Glory

                Rings Holland: No Guts, No Glory [8] was an event held on June 10, 2001, at The Sport Hall Zuid in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.

                Results

                Main Card
                Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
                Bob Schrijber vs. Bobby Hoffman Draw25:00
                Cheick Kongo def.Andre TeteSubmission (Heel Hook)13:20
                Paul Cahoon def. Joop Kasteel KO (Punch)24:00
                Cyrille Diabate vs. Rodney Glunder Draw25:00
                Christophe Lardotvs. Brian Lo-A-Njoe Draw25:00
                Marc Emmanueldef. Sander Thonhauser Submission (Keylock)20:36
                Remco Pardoel vs. Herman van Tol Draw25:00
                Dave van der Veen def.Edmunds KirsisDQ12:47
                Dave Vaderdef. Fred van Doesburg KO (Knee)11:12
                Jordi Soederhuizendef.Nordin BensellamSubmission (Achilles Lock)14:46
                Jerry Mooldijkvs.Arnoud RitsemaDraw25:00
                Marc van Rooyendef.Michel van der HeijdenKO (Knee)14:46

                  Rings: World Title Series 2

                  Rings: World Title Series 2 [9] was an event held on June 15, 2001, at The Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium in Kanagawa, Japan.

                  Results

                  Main Card
                  Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
                  Ricardo Arona def. Hiromitsu Kanehara Submission (Kneebar)20:53
                  Renato Sobral def. Tsuyoshi Kosaka Decision (Majority)25:00
                  Mikhail Ilyukhin def. Borislav Jeliazkov Submission (Armbar)22:06
                  Chris Haseman def.Alexandre FerreiraSubmission (Guillotine Choke)13:03
                  Yasuhito Namekawa def. Masutatsu Yano Submission (Guillotine Choke)20:22
                  Bazigit Atajev def.Maynard MarcumKO (Punch)11:08

                    Rings: 10th Anniversary

                    Rings: 10th Anniversary [10] was an event held on August 11, 2001, at Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan.

                    Results

                    Main Card
                    Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
                    Matt Hughes def. Hiromitsu Kanehara Decision (Majority)35:00
                    Tsuyoshi Kosaka def.Koba TkeshelashviliKO (Knee)12:17
                    Middleweight Ricardo Arona def. Gustavo Machado TKO (Punches)11:29 [lower-alpha 1]
                    Bazigit Atajev def. Aaron Brink KO (Spinning Back Kick)11:09
                    Hirotaka Yokoi def. Ricardo Fyeet Submission (Armbar)12:34
                    Openweight Fedor Emelianenko def. Renato Sobral Decision (Unanimous)25:00 [lower-alpha 2]
                    Bobby Hoffman def. Mikhail Ilyukhin TKO (Corner Stoppage)25:00
                    Ricardo Arona def. Jeremy Horn Decision (Majority)25:00
                    Gustavo Machado def. Chris Haseman Decision (Unanimous)35:00

                    Rings: Battle Genesis Vol. 8

                    Rings: Battle Genesis Vol. 8 [11] was an event held on September 21, 2001, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

                    Results

                    Main Card
                    Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
                    Yasuhito Namekawa def.Dexter CaseySubmission (Armbar)11:44
                    Genki Sudo def. Brian Lo-A-Njoe Submission (Triangle Choke)12:17
                    Hirotaka Yokoi def.Masaya KojimaSubmission (Armlock)12:12
                    Hidetaka Monma def.Hiroyuki ItoDecision (Majority)35:00
                    Takumi Yanodef.Goro KobayashiTechnical Submission (Rear Naked Choke)13:14
                    Naoyuki Kotani def. Hideo Tokoro Decision (Majority)35:00

                      Rings: World Title Series 4

                      Rings: World Title Series 4 [12] was an event held on October 20, 2001, at The Yoyogi National Stadium Gym 2 in Tokyo, Japan.

                      Results

                      Main Card
                      Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
                      Hiromitsu Kanehara def.Kelly JacobsTKO (Lost Points)21:51
                      Egidijus Valavicius def. Yasuhito Namekawa Towel (Punches)12:18
                      Fedor Emelianenko def. Ryushi Yanagisawa Decision (Unanimous)35:00
                      Curtis Brighamdef. Kenichi Ogata Submission (Rear Naked Choke)10:43
                      Chris Haseman def.Koba TkeshelashviliDecision (Unanimous)35:00
                      Lee Hasdell def. Georgi Tonkov KO (Flying Knee)14:22
                      Hirotaka Yokoi def.Ken OrihashiTKO (Lost Points)13:14
                      Gen Isonodef.Eriya MatsudaDecision (Unanimous)25:00

                        Rings Lithuania: Bushido Rings 3

                        Rings Lithuania: Bushido Rings 3 [13] was an event held on November 10, 2001, at The Vilnius Palace of Concerts and Sports in Vilnius, Lithuania.

                        Results

                        Main Card
                        Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
                        Hirotaka Yokoi def. Kestutis Smirnovas Decision25:00
                        Igor Vovchanchyn def.Ricardas RoceviciusTKO (Leg Kicks)20:00
                        Achmed Labasanov def.Mindaugas KulikauskasDecision25:00
                        Rokas Stambrauskasdef.Igor KovalevKO10:00
                        Remigijus Kazaciunasdef.Hiroyuki ItoDecision25:00
                        Tadeush Cholodinskijdef.Arsen BayrambekovDecision25:00
                        Mindaugas Smirnovasdef.Mindaugas LaurinaitisDecision25:00
                        Roman Gaikodef.Sigitas KekstasDecision25:00

                          Rings Holland: Some Like It Hard

                          Rings Holland: Some Like It Hard [14] was an event held on December 2, 2001, at The Vechtsebanen Sport Hall in Utrecht, Netherlands.

                          Results

                          Main Card
                          Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
                          Rodney Glunder def. Paul Cahoon TKO (Doctor Stoppage)31:53
                          Joop Kasteel def. Fatih Kocamis Submission (Armbar)11:57
                          Stephan Tapilatu def. Brian Lo-A-Njoe Decision (Unanimous)25:00
                          Dave Vaderdef.Hans RooversKO (Punch)13:58
                          Nordin Bensellamvs.Chico MartinezDraw25:00
                          Andre Tetedef. Rob van Esdonk KO (Punch)20:28
                          Gilbert Ballantine def.Daan KooimanSubmission (Guillotine Choke)12:30
                          Cheick Kongo def. Dave van der Veen TKO (Punches)21:25
                          Brian Maulanydef.Jordi SoederhuizenKO (Punch)14:00
                          Marc van Rooyendef.Franklin BeukDecision (Unanimous)35:00

                            Rings: World Title Series 5

                            Rings: World Title Series 5 [15] was an event held on December 21, 2001, at The Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium in Kanagawa, Japan.

                            Results

                            Main Card
                            Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
                            Hiromitsu Kanehara def. Paul Cahoon Decision (Split)35:00
                            Bazigit Atajev def. Tsuyoshi Kosaka Decision (Majority)35:00
                            Fedor Emelianenko def. Lee Hasdell Submission (Guillotine Choke)14:10
                            Chris Haseman def. Egidijus Valavicius Submission (Armbar)13:08
                            Genki Sudo def. Kenichi Yamamoto Submission (Rear Naked Choke)21:46
                            Tatsuya Maedadef.Stephen GillinderSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)21:42
                            Naoyuki Kotani def.Takahito IidaSubmission (Armbar)13:02
                            Hidetaka Monma def.Kyosuke SasakiDecision (Majority)25:00

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