2000 in Pride FC
| 2000 in Pride FC | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| First date | January 30, 2000 | |||
| Last date | December 23, 2000 | |||
| Events | ||||
| Total events | 4 | |||
| Fights | ||||
| Total fights | 53 | |||
| Chronology | ||||
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The year 2000 is the 4th year in the history of the Pride Fighting Championships, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. 2000 had 6 events beginning with, Pride FC - Pride Grand Prix 2000: Opening Round.
Debut Pride FC fighters
The following fighters fought their first Pride FC fight in 2000:
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Events list
Main article: List of Pride FC events
| # | Event | Japanese name | Date held | Venue | City | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Pride 12 - Cold Fury | N/A | December 23, 2000 | Saitama Super Arena | Saitama, Japan | 26,882 |
| 13 | Pride 11 - Battle of the Rising Sun | N/A | October 31, 2000 | Osaka-jo Hall | Osaka, Japan | 13,500 |
| 12 | Pride 10 - Return of the Warriors | N/A | August 27, 2000 | Seibu Dome | Saitama, Japan | 35,000 |
| 11 | Pride 9 - New Blood | N/A | June 4, 2000 | Nagoya Rainbow Hall | Nagoya, Japan | N/A |
| 10 | Pride FC - Pride Grand Prix 2000: Finals | N/A | May 1, 2000 | Tokyo Dome | Tokyo, Japan | 38,429 |
| 9 | Pride FC - Pride Grand Prix 2000: Opening Round | N/A | January 30, 2000 | Tokyo Dome | Tokyo, Japan | 48,316 |
Pride FC - Pride Grand Prix 2000: Opening Round
Main article: Pride Grand Prix 2000 Opening Round
Pride FC - Pride Grand Prix 2000: Opening Round[1] was an event held on January 30, 2000 at The Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.
Results
| Openweight Opening Round | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Openweight | Royce Gracie | def. | Nobuhiko Takada | Decision (Unanimous) | 1 | 15:00 | |
| Openweight | Kazushi Sakuraba | def. | Guy Mezger | TKO (retirement) | 1 | 15:00 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Openweight | Igor Vovchanchyn | def. | Alexander Otsuka | Decision (Unanimous) | 1 | 15:00 | |
| Openweight | Gary Goodridge | def. | Osamu Kawahara | submission (forearm choke) | 1 | 0:51 | |
| Openweight | Mark Coleman | def. | Masaaki Satake | submission (neck crank) | 1 | 1:14 | |
| Openweight | Akira Shoji | def. | Ebenezer Fontes Braga | Decision (Unanimous) | 1 | 15:00 | |
| Openweight | Mark Kerr | def. | Enson Inoue | Decision (Unanimous) | 1 | 15:00 | |
| Openweight | Kazuyuki Fujita | def. | Hans Nijman | submission (scarf hold) | 1 | 2:48 | |
| Alternate Bout | |||||||
| Openweight | Wanderlei Silva | def. | Bob Schrijber | submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:42 | |
- ↑ Mezger forfeited the fight by leaving the ring after the bout was declared a draw and sent to an overtime round.
Pride FC - Pride Grand Prix 2000: Finals
Main article: Pride Grand Prix 2000 Finals
Pride FC - Pride Grand Prix 2000: Finals[2] was an event held on May 1, 2000 at The Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.
Results
| Openweight final | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Openweight | Mark Coleman | def. | Igor Vovchanchyn | Submission (knees) | 2 | 3:09 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Superfight | |||||||
| Superfight | Ken Shamrock | def. | Alexander Otsuka | KO (punches) | 1 | 9:43 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Openweight Semi-finals | |||||||
| Openweight | Igor Vovchanchyn | def. | Kazushi Sakuraba | TKO (corner stoppage) | 1 | 15:00 | |
| Openweight | Mark Coleman | def. | Kazuyuki Fujita | TKO (corner stoppage) | 1 | 0:02 | [lower-alpha 3] |
| Openweight Quarter-finals | |||||||
| Openweight | Igor Vovchanchyn | def. | Gary Goodridge | TKO (punches) | 1 | 10:14 | |
| Openweight | Kazushi Sakuraba | def. | Royce Gracie | TKO (corner stoppage) | 6 | 15:00 | [lower-alpha 4] |
| Openweight | Mark Coleman | def. | Akira Shoji | Unanimous decision | |||
| Openweight | Kazuyuki Fujita | def. | Mark Kerr | Unanimous decision | |||
| Other | |||||||
| Guy Mezger | def. | Masaaki Satake | Unanimous decision | ||||
- ↑ Coleman won the Pride Grand Prix 2000 tournament and the $200,000 grand prize.
- ↑ Pride Grand Prix 2000 Superfight Finals.
- ↑ Fujita's corner threw in the towel immediately due to injuries suffered in his quarterfinal bout against Mark Kerr.
- ↑ The rules were modified to allow unlimited rounds. After 90 minutes of fighting, Gracie could not continue due to damage suffered to his legs.
Pride 9 - New Blood
| Pride 9 - New Blood | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Pride Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | June 4, 2000 | |||
| Venue | Nippon Gaishi Hall | |||
| City | Nagoya | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Pride 9 - New Blood[3] was an event held on June 4, 2000 at The Nagoya Rainbow Hall in Nagoya, Japan.
Results
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heath Herring | def. | Willie Peeters | submission (rear-naked choke | 1 | 0:48 | ||
| Carlos Barreto | def. | Tra Telligman | unanimous decision | 1 | 15:00 | ||
| Allan Goes | def. | Vernon White | unanimous decision | 1 | 15:00 | ||
| Carlos Newton | def. | Naoki Sano | submission (armbar) | 1 | 0:40 | ||
| Akira Shoji | def. | John Renken | submission (armbar) | 1 | 6:44 | ||
| Ricco Rodriguez | def. | Gary Goodridge | unanimous decision | 1 | 15:00 | ||
| Igor Vovchanchyn | def. | Daijiro Matsui | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 1 | 5:03 | ||
| Vitor Belfort | def. | Gilbert Yvel | unanimous decision | 1 | 15:00 | ||
Pride 10 - Return of the Warriors
| Pride 10 - Return of the Warriors | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Pride Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | August 27, 2000 | |||
| Venue | Seibu Dome | |||
| City | Saitama | |||
| Attendance | 38,429 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Pride 10 - Return of the Warriors[4] was an event held on August 27, 2000 at The Seibu Dome in Saitama, Japan.
Results
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Kazushi Sakuraba | def. | Renzo Gracie | technical submission (kimura) | 2 | 9:43 | [lower-alpha 1] | |
| Ryan Gracie | def. | Tokimitsu Ishizawa | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:16 | ||
| Kazuyuki Fujita | def. | Ken Shamrock | TKO (corner stoppage) | 1 | 6:46 | ||
| Masaaki Satake | def. | Kazunari Murakami | TKO (punches) | 1 | 6:58 | ||
| Igor Vovchanchyn | def. | Enson Inoue | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 1 | 10:00 | ||
| Mark Kerr | def. | Igor Borisov | submission (neck crank) | 1 | 2:06 | ||
| Gilbert Yvel | def. | Gary Goodridge | KO (head kick) | 1 | 0:28 | ||
| Ricco Rodriguez | def. | Takayuki Okada | submission (smother choke) | 1 | 6:04 | ||
| Wanderlei Silva | def. | Guy Mezger | KO (punches) | 1 | 3:45 | ||
| Vitor Belfort | def. | Daijiro Matsui | unanimous decision | 1 | 15:00 | ||
Pride 11 - Battle of the Rising Sun
| Pride 11 | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Pride Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | October 31, 2000 | |||
| Venue | Osaka-jo Hall | |||
| City | Osaka | |||
| Attendance | 13,500 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Pride 11 - Battle of the Rising Sun[6] was an event held on October 31, 2000 at Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka, Japan.
Results
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Kazushi Sakuraba | def. | Shannon Ritch | Submission (Achilles Lock) | 1 | 1:08 | ||
| Naoya Ogawa | def. | Masaaki Satake | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 2 | 2:01 | ||
| Igor Vovchanchyn | def. | Nobuhiko Takada | Submission (Punches) | 2 | 3:17 | ||
| Akira Shoji | def. | Herman Renting | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 3:48 | ||
| Alexander Otsuka | def. | Mike Bourke | Submission (Double Armbar) | 1 | 2:37 | ||
| Gary Goodridge | def. | Yoshiaki Yatsu | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 8:58 | ||
| Wanderlei Silva | vs. | Gilbert Yvel | No Contest (Yvel Kicked in Groin) | 1 | 0:21 | ||
| Heath Herring | def. | Tom Erikson | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 6:17 | ||
Pride 12 - Cold Fury
| Pride 12 | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Pride Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | December 23, 2000 | |||
| Venue | Saitama Super Arena | |||
| City | Saitama | |||
| Attendance | 26,882 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Pride 12 - Cold Fury[7] was an event held on December 23, 2000 at The Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
Results
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Kazushi Sakuraba | def. | Ryan Gracie | Decision (Unanimous) | 1 | 10:00 | ||
| Igor Vovchanchyn | def. | Mark Kerr | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Kazuyuki Fujita | def. | Gilbert Yvel | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | ||
| Wanderlei Silva | def. | Dan Henderson | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Heath Herring | def. | Enson Inoue | TKO (Knees) | 1 | 4:52 | ||
| Ricardo Almeida | def. | Akira Shoji | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | ||
| Ricco Rodriguez | def. | John Marsh | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | ||
| Carlos Newton | def. | Johil de Oliveira | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | ||
| Guy Mezger | def. | Alexander Otsuka | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 1:52 | ||
See also
- Pride Fighting Championships
- List of Pride Fighting Championships champions
- List of Pride Fighting events
References
- ↑ "Pride FC - Pride Grand Prix 2000: Opening Round". Sherdog. Archived from the original on September 9, 2013.
- ↑ "Pride FC - Pride Grand Prix 2000: Finals". Sherdog. Archived from the original on September 9, 2013.
- ↑ "Pride 9 - New Blood". Sherdog. Archived from the original on September 9, 2013.
- ↑ "Pride 10 - Return of the Warriors". Sherdog. Archived from the original on September 9, 2013.
- ↑ http://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/bouts/pride-10-the-gracie-hunter-kazushi-sakuraba-vs-renzo-gracie
- ↑ "Pride 11 - Battle of the Rising Sun". Sherdog. Archived from the original on September 9, 2013.
- ↑ "Pride 12 - Cold Fury". Sherdog. Archived from the original on September 9, 2013.
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