2001 in Fighting Network Rings | ||||
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Information | ||||
First date | January 28, 2001 | |||
Last date | December 21, 2001 | |||
Events | ||||
Total events | 15 | |||
Fights | ||||
Total fights | 125 | |||
Title fights | 2 | |||
Chronology | ||||
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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.
Title fights in 2001 | ||||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Event | Notes | |||
Openweight | Fedor Emelianenko | def. | Renato Sobral | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | Rings: 10th Anniversary | [lower-alpha 1] |
Middleweight | Ricardo Arona | def. | Gustavo Machado | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 1:29 | Rings: 10th Anniversary | [lower-alpha 2] |
Rings Holland: Heroes Live Forever [1] was an event held on January 28, 2001, at The Vechtsebanen Sport Hall in Utrecht, Netherlands.
Main Card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Joop Kasteel | def. | Yuriy Kochkine | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | ||
Rodney Glunder | def. | Ricardo Fyeet | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 2 | 1:04 | ||
Lee Hasdell | vs. | Sander Thonhauser | No Contest | 1 | 0:00 | ||
Gilbert Ballantine | def. | Brian Lo-A-Njoe | TKO (Punches and Knee) | 2 | 2:09 | ||
Antoni Hardonk | def. | Peter Verschuren | TKO (Cut) | 1 | 3:05 | ||
Remco Pardoel | def. | Marc Emmanuel | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | ||
Mustafa Azoufri | vs. | Jordi Soederhuizen | Draw | 2 | 5:00 | ||
Piet van Gammeren | def. | Herman Renting | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | ||
Nordin Bensellam | def. | Marc van Rooyen | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | ||
Herman van Tol | def. | Sander MacKilljan | Submission (Keylock) | 1 | 2:08 | ||
Jerry Mooldijk | def. | Roberto Lukus | DQ (Kicking on the Ground) | 1 | 3:01 |
Rings: King of Kings 2000 Final [2] was an event held on February 24, 2001, at The Ryogoku Kokugikan Sumo Arena in Tokyo, Japan.
Main Card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | def. | Valentijn Overeem | Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) | 1 | 1:20 | ||
Renato Sobral | def. | Kiyoshi Tamura | Decision (Majority) | 2 | 5:00 | ||
Ryushi Yanagisawa | def. | Wataru Sakata | Decision (Split) | 2 | 5:00 | ||
Valentijn Overeem | def. | Randy Couture | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 0:56 | ||
Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | def. | Hiromitsu Kanehara | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 2 | 0:27 | ||
Alistair Overeem | def. | Vladimer Tchanturia | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 1:06 | ||
Valentijn Overeem | def. | Yoshihisa Yamamoto | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 0:45 | ||
Randy Couture | def. | Tsuyoshi Kosaka | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | ||
Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | def. | Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | ||
Hiromitsu Kanehara | def. | Dave Menne | TKO (Punches) | 3 | 3:24 |
Rings USA: Battle of Champions [3] was an event held on March 17, 2001, at The Harveys Casino Hotel in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Main Card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Jeremy Horn | def. | Griffen Reynaud | Submission (Punches) | 1 | 2:55 | ||
Jermaine Andre | def. | Masaya Kojima | TKO (Punch) | 1 | 3:29 | ||
Kerry Schall | def. | John Dixson | Submission (Hammerlock) | 1 | 1:19 | ||
Chatt Lavender | def. | LaVerne Clark | Submission (Armbar) | 2 | 1:04 | ||
Matt Hughes | def. | Brett Al-azzawi | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 3:27 | ||
Bobby Hoffman | def. | Zane Frazier | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 1:34 | ||
Naoyuki Kotani | def. | Curtis Brigham | Submission (Kimura) | 2 | 1:59 | ||
Rich Franklin | def. | Travis Fulton | TKO (Broken Hand) | 1 | 5:00 | ||
Joe Doerksen | def. | Scott Ventimiglia | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 2:33 |
Rings: Battle Genesis Vol. 7 [4] was an event held on March 20, 2001, at The Differ Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan.
Main Card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Masayuki Naruse | def. | Ricardo Fyeet | Submission (Toe Hold) | 1 | 3:46 | ||
Takehiro Murahama | def. | Brian Lo-A-Njoe | Submission (Kneebar) | 1 | 4:49 | ||
Yasuhito Namekawa | def. | Takashi Sonoda | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 0:43 | ||
Sokun Koh | def. | Ryuki Ueyama | TKO (Kimura) | 1 | 2:16 | ||
Naoyuki Taira | def. | Taro Minato | Submission (Armlock) | 1 | 6:37 | ||
Kazuki Okubo | def. | Motomichi Mori | Decision (Majority) | 2 | 5:00 |
Rings Russia: Russia vs. Bulgaria [5] was an event held on April 6, 2001, at The Yekaterinburg Sports Palace in Yekaterinburg, Russia.
Main Card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov | def. | Andrei Kopylov | Decision | 2 | 5:00 | ||
Bazigit Atajev | def. | Dimitar Doichinov | TKO | 1 | 4:12 | ||
Emil Kristev | def. | Iouri Bekichev | Decision (1-0 Points) | 1 | 10:00 | ||
Borislav Jeliazkov | def. | Konstantin Uriadov | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 1 | 3:09 | ||
Mikhail Ilyukhin | def. | Martin Lazarov | Decision (4-0 Points) | 1 | 10:00 | ||
Fedor Emelianenko | def. | Mihail Apostolov | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 1:03 | ||
Eduard Churakov | def. | Valentin Davidov | KO | 1 | 9:20 | ||
Kestutis Smirnovas | def. | Ruslan Mirzoev | Decision (3-2 Points) | 1 | 10:00 |
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.
Main Card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Gustavo Machado | def. | Kiyoshi Tamura | Decision (Majority) | 2 | 5:00 | ||
Bobby Hoffman | def. | Ryushi Yanagisawa | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | ||
Jeremy Horn | def. | Iouri Bekichev | Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) | 1 | 0:50 | ||
Fedor Emelianenko | def. | Kerry Schall | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 1:47 | ||
Yasuhito Namekawa | def. | Hiroshi Imamura | Submission (Kneebar) | 1 | 1:48 | ||
Jiro Wakabayashi | vs. | Naoyuki Kotani | Draw | 3 | 5:00 |
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.
Main Card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov | def. | Zaza Tkeshelashvili | Submission (Armlock) | 1 | 0:00 | ||
Mikhail Ilyukhin | def. | Kestutis Smirnovas | Submission (Achilles Lock) | 1 | 0:00 | ||
Andrei Kopylov | def. | Egidijus Valavicius | Decision (4-0 Points) | 2 | 0:00 | ||
Ricardas Rocevicius | def. | Victor Yerohin | Submission (Achilles Lock) | 2 | 0:00 | ||
Bazigit Atajev | def. | Rolandas Digrys | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 0:00 | ||
Remigijus Kazaciunas | def. | Emil Kristev | TKO | 0 | 0:00 | ||
Valentin Golubovskij | def. | Iouri Bekichev | Decision (2-0 Points) | 2 | 0:00 | ||
Jordanas Poskaitis | def. | Arunas Nenartas | Decision | 2 | 0:00 |
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.
Main Card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Bob Schrijber | vs. | Bobby Hoffman | Draw | 2 | 5:00 | ||
Cheick Kongo | def. | Andre Tete | Submission (Heel Hook) | 1 | 3:20 | ||
Paul Cahoon | def. | Joop Kasteel | KO (Punch) | 2 | 4:00 | ||
Cyrille Diabate | vs. | Rodney Glunder | Draw | 2 | 5:00 | ||
Christophe Lardot | vs. | Brian Lo-A-Njoe | Draw | 2 | 5:00 | ||
Marc Emmanuel | def. | Sander Thonhauser | Submission (Keylock) | 2 | 0:36 | ||
Remco Pardoel | vs. | Herman van Tol | Draw | 2 | 5:00 | ||
Dave van der Veen | def. | Edmunds Kirsis | DQ | 1 | 2:47 | ||
Dave Vader | def. | Fred van Doesburg | KO (Knee) | 1 | 1:12 | ||
Jordi Soederhuizen | def. | Nordin Bensellam | Submission (Achilles Lock) | 1 | 4:46 | ||
Jerry Mooldijk | vs. | Arnoud Ritsema | Draw | 2 | 5:00 | ||
Marc van Rooyen | def. | Michel van der Heijden | KO (Knee) | 1 | 4:46 |
Rings: World Title Series 2 [9] was an event held on June 15, 2001, at The Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium in Kanagawa, Japan.
Main Card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Ricardo Arona | def. | Hiromitsu Kanehara | Submission (Kneebar) | 2 | 0:53 | ||
Renato Sobral | def. | Tsuyoshi Kosaka | Decision (Majority) | 2 | 5:00 | ||
Mikhail Ilyukhin | def. | Borislav Jeliazkov | Submission (Armbar) | 2 | 2:06 | ||
Chris Haseman | def. | Alexandre Ferreira | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 3:03 | ||
Yasuhito Namekawa | def. | Masutatsu Yano | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 2 | 0:22 | ||
Bazigit Atajev | def. | Maynard Marcum | KO (Punch) | 1 | 1:08 |
Rings: 10th Anniversary [10] was an event held on August 11, 2001, at Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan.
Main Card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Matt Hughes | def. | Hiromitsu Kanehara | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
Tsuyoshi Kosaka | def. | Koba Tkeshelashvili | KO (Knee) | 1 | 2:17 | ||
Middleweight | Ricardo Arona | def. | Gustavo Machado | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 1:29 | [lower-alpha 1] |
Bazigit Atajev | def. | Aaron Brink | KO (Spinning Back Kick) | 1 | 1:09 | ||
Hirotaka Yokoi | def. | Ricardo Fyeet | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 2:34 | ||
Openweight | Fedor Emelianenko | def. | Renato Sobral | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 2] |
Bobby Hoffman | def. | Mikhail Ilyukhin | TKO (Corner Stoppage) | 2 | 5:00 | ||
Ricardo Arona | def. | Jeremy Horn | Decision (Majority) | 2 | 5:00 | ||
Gustavo Machado | def. | Chris Haseman | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
Rings: Battle Genesis Vol. 8 [11] was an event held on September 21, 2001, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
Main Card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Yasuhito Namekawa | def. | Dexter Casey | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 1:44 | ||
Genki Sudo | def. | Brian Lo-A-Njoe | Submission (Triangle Choke) | 1 | 2:17 | ||
Hirotaka Yokoi | def. | Masaya Kojima | Submission (Armlock) | 1 | 2:12 | ||
Hidetaka Monma | def. | Hiroyuki Ito | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
Takumi Yano | def. | Goro Kobayashi | Technical Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 1 | 3:14 | ||
Naoyuki Kotani | def. | Hideo Tokoro | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 5:00 |
Rings: World Title Series 4 [12] was an event held on October 20, 2001, at The Yoyogi National Stadium Gym 2 in Tokyo, Japan.
Main Card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Hiromitsu Kanehara | def. | Kelly Jacobs | TKO (Lost Points) | 2 | 1:51 | ||
Egidijus Valavicius | def. | Yasuhito Namekawa | Towel (Punches) | 1 | 2:18 | ||
Fedor Emelianenko | def. | Ryushi Yanagisawa | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
Curtis Brigham | def. | Kenichi Ogata | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 1 | 0:43 | ||
Chris Haseman | def. | Koba Tkeshelashvili | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
Lee Hasdell | def. | Georgi Tonkov | KO (Flying Knee) | 1 | 4:22 | ||
Hirotaka Yokoi | def. | Ken Orihashi | TKO (Lost Points) | 1 | 3:14 | ||
Gen Isono | def. | Eriya Matsuda | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 |
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.
Main Card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Hirotaka Yokoi | def. | Kestutis Smirnovas | Decision | 2 | 5:00 | ||
Igor Vovchanchyn | def. | Ricardas Rocevicius | TKO (Leg Kicks) | 2 | 0:00 | ||
Achmed Labasanov | def. | Mindaugas Kulikauskas | Decision | 2 | 5:00 | ||
Rokas Stambrauskas | def. | Igor Kovalev | KO | 1 | 0:00 | ||
Remigijus Kazaciunas | def. | Hiroyuki Ito | Decision | 2 | 5:00 | ||
Tadeush Cholodinskij | def. | Arsen Bayrambekov | Decision | 2 | 5:00 | ||
Mindaugas Smirnovas | def. | Mindaugas Laurinaitis | Decision | 2 | 5:00 | ||
Roman Gaiko | def. | Sigitas Kekstas | Decision | 2 | 5:00 |
Rings Holland: Some Like It Hard [14] was an event held on December 2, 2001, at The Vechtsebanen Sport Hall in Utrecht, Netherlands.
Main Card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Rodney Glunder | def. | Paul Cahoon | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | 3 | 1:53 | ||
Joop Kasteel | def. | Fatih Kocamis | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 1:57 | ||
Stephan Tapilatu | def. | Brian Lo-A-Njoe | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | ||
Dave Vader | def. | Hans Roovers | KO (Punch) | 1 | 3:58 | ||
Nordin Bensellam | vs. | Chico Martinez | Draw | 2 | 5:00 | ||
Andre Tete | def. | Rob van Esdonk | KO (Punch) | 2 | 0:28 | ||
Gilbert Ballantine | def. | Daan Kooiman | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 2:30 | ||
Cheick Kongo | def. | Dave van der Veen | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 1:25 | ||
Brian Maulany | def. | Jordi Soederhuizen | KO (Punch) | 1 | 4:00 | ||
Marc van Rooyen | def. | Franklin Beuk | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
Rings: World Title Series 5 [15] was an event held on December 21, 2001, at The Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium in Kanagawa, Japan.
Main Card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Hiromitsu Kanehara | def. | Paul Cahoon | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
Bazigit Atajev | def. | Tsuyoshi Kosaka | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
Fedor Emelianenko | def. | Lee Hasdell | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 4:10 | ||
Chris Haseman | def. | Egidijus Valavicius | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 3:08 | ||
Genki Sudo | def. | Kenichi Yamamoto | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 2 | 1:46 | ||
Tatsuya Maeda | def. | Stephen Gillinder | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 2 | 1:42 | ||
Naoyuki Kotani | def. | Takahito Iida | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 3:02 | ||
Hidetaka Monma | def. | Kyosuke Sasaki | Decision (Majority) | 2 | 5:00 |
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