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 | 6 |
Fights | |
Total fights | 53 |
Chronology | |
1999 in Pride
2000 in Pride FC
2001 in Pride
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The year 2000 was 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 - Grand Prix 2000: Opening Round.
Debut Pride FC fighters
[edit ]The following fighters fought their first Pride FC fight in 2000:
- Dan Henderson
- Gilbert Yvel
- Hans Nijman
- Heath Herring
- Herman Renting
- Igor Borisov
- Johil de Oliveira
- John Marsh
- John Renken
- Kazuyuki Fujita
- Ken Shamrock
- Masaaki Satake
- Mike Bourke
- Osamu Kawahara
- Ricardo Almeida
- Ricco Rodriguez
- Royce Gracie
- Ryan Gracie
- Shannon Ritch
- Takayuki Okada
- Tokimitsu Ishizawa
- Tra Telligman
- Willie Peeters
- Yoshiaki Yatsu
Events list
[edit ]# | Event | Japanese name | Date held | Venue | City | Attendance |
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14 | Pride 12 - Cold Fury | — | December 23, 2000 | Saitama Super Arena | Saitama, Japan | 26,882 |
13 | Pride 11 - Battle of the Rising Sun | — | October 31, 2000 | Osaka-jo Hall | Osaka, Japan | 13,500 |
12 | Pride 10 - Return of the Warriors | — | August 27, 2000 | Seibu Dome | Saitama, Japan | 35,000 |
11 | Pride 9 - New Blood | — | June 4, 2000 | Nagoya Rainbow Hall | Nagoya, Japan | — |
10 | Pride FC - Pride Grand Prix 2000: Finals | — | May 1, 2000 | Tokyo Dome | Tokyo, Japan | 38,429 |
9 | Pride FC - Pride Grand Prix 2000: Opening Round | — | January 30, 2000 | Tokyo Dome | Tokyo, Japan | 48,316 |
Pride FC: Grand Prix 2000 - Opening Round
[edit ]Pride: Grand Prix 2000 - Opening Round | |
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Promotion | Pride Fighting Championships |
Date | January 30, 2000 |
Venue | Tokyo Dome |
City | Tokyo |
Attendance | 48,316[1] |
Event chronology | |
Pride 8
Pride: Grand Prix 2000 - Opening Round
Pride: Grand Prix 2000 - Finals
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Pride FC - Grand Prix 2000: Opening Round[2] was an event held on January 30, 2000 at The Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.
Results
[edit ]Openweight Opening Round | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Openweight | Brazil Royce Gracie | def. | Japan Nobuhiko Takada | Decision (Unanimous) | 1 | 15:00 | |
Openweight | Japan Kazushi Sakuraba | def. | United States Guy Mezger | TKO (forfeit) | 1 | 15:00 | [a] |
Openweight | Ukraine Igor Vovchanchyn | def. | Japan Alexander Otsuka | Decision (Unanimous) | 1 | 15:00 | |
Openweight | Trinidad and Tobago Gary Goodridge | def. | Japan Osamu Kawahara | Submission (forearm choke) | 1 | 0:51 | |
Openweight | United States Mark Coleman | def. | Japan Masaaki Satake | Submission (neck crank) | 1 | 1:14 | |
Openweight | Japan Akira Shoji | def. | Brazil Ebenezer Fontes Braga | Decision (Unanimous) | 1 | 15:00 | |
Openweight | United States Mark Kerr | def. | Japan Enson Inoue | Decision (Majority) | 1 | 15:00 | |
Openweight | Japan Kazuyuki Fujita | def. | Netherlands Hans Nijman | Submission (scarf hold) | 1 | 2:48 | |
Alternate Bout | |||||||
Openweight | Brazil Wanderlei Silva | def. | Netherlands 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 2000 Grand Prix Bracket
[edit ]January 30, 2000 Quarter-finals
May 1, 2000 Semi-finals
May 1, 2000 Final
May 1, 2000
Pride FC: Grand Prix 2000 - Finals
[edit ]Pride: Grand Prix 2000 - Finals | |
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Promotion | Pride Fighting Championships |
Date | May 1, 2000 |
Venue | Tokyo Dome |
City | Tokyo |
Attendance | 38,429[3] |
Event chronology | |
Pride: Grand Prix 2000 - Opening Round
Pride: Grand Prix 2000 - Finals
Pride 9
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Pride FC - Pride Grand Prix 2000: Finals[4] was an event held on May 1, 2000 at The Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.
Results
[edit ]Openweight final | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Openweight | United States Mark Coleman | def. | Ukraine Igor Vovchanchyn | TKO (Submission to knees) | 2 | 3:09 | [a] |
Superfight | |||||||
Superfight | United States Ken Shamrock | def. | Japan Alexander Otsuka | KO (punches) | 1 | 9:43 | [b] |
Openweight Semi-finals | |||||||
Openweight | Ukraine Igor Vovchanchyn | def. | Japan Kazushi Sakuraba | TKO (corner stoppage) | 1 | 15:00 | |
Openweight | United States Mark Coleman | def. | Japan Kazuyuki Fujita | TKO (corner stoppage) | 1 | 0:02 | [c] |
Openweight Quarter-finals | |||||||
Openweight | Ukraine Igor Vovchanchyn | def. | Trinidad and Tobago Gary Goodridge | TKO (punches) | 1 | 10:14 | |
Openweight | Japan Kazushi Sakuraba | def. | Brazil Royce Gracie | TKO (corner stoppage) | 6 | 15:00 | [d] |
Openweight | United States Mark Coleman | def. | Japan Akira Shoji | Unanimous decision | 1 | 15:00 | |
Openweight | Japan Kazuyuki Fujita | def. | United States Mark Kerr | Unanimous decision | 1 | 15:00 | |
Other | |||||||
United States Guy Mezger | def. | Japan Masaaki Satake | Unanimous decision | 2 | 15:00 |
- ^ Coleman won the Pride Grand Prix 2000 tournament and the 200,000ドル 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 2000 Grand Prix Bracket
[edit ]January 30, 2000 Quarter-finals
May 1, 2000 Semi-finals
May 1, 2000 Final
May 1, 2000
Pride 9: New Blood
[edit ]Pride 9 | |
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Promotion | Pride Fighting Championships |
Date | June 4, 2000 |
Venue | Nippon Gaishi Hall |
City | Nagoya |
Event chronology | |
Pride Grand Prix 2000 Finals
Pride 9
Pride 10
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Pride 9 - New Blood[5] was an event held on June 4, 2000 at The Nagoya Rainbow Hall in Nagoya, Japan.
Results
[edit ]Main Card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
United States Heath Herring | def. | Netherlands Willie Peeters | submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 0:48 | ||
Brazil Carlos Barreto | def. | United States Tra Telligman | unanimous decision | 2 | 10:00 | ||
Brazil Allan Goes | def. | United States Vernon White | unanimous decision | 2 | 10:00 | ||
Canada Carlos Newton | def. | Japan Naoki Sano | submission (armbar) | 1 | 0:40 | ||
Japan Akira Shoji | def. | United States John Renken | submission (armbar) | 1 | 6:44 | ||
United States Ricco Rodriguez | def. | Trinidad and Tobago Gary Goodridge | unanimous decision | 2 | 10:00 | ||
Ukraine Igor Vovchanchyn | def. | Japan Daijiro Matsui | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 1 | 5:03 | ||
Brazil Vitor Belfort | def. | Netherlands Gilbert Yvel | unanimous decision | 2 | 10:00 |
Pride 10: Return of the Warriors
[edit ]Pride 10 | |
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Promotion | Pride Fighting Championships |
Date | August 27, 2000 |
Venue | Seibu Dome |
City | Saitama |
Attendance | 38,429 |
Event chronology | |
Pride 10 - Return of the Warriors[6] was an event held on August 27, 2000 at The Seibu Dome in Saitama, Japan.
Results
[edit ]Main Card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Japan Kazushi Sakuraba | def. | Brazil Renzo Gracie | technical submission (kimura) | 2 | 9:43 | [a] | |
Brazil Ryan Gracie | def. | Japan Tokimitsu Ishizawa | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:16 | ||
Japan Kazuyuki Fujita | def. | United States Ken Shamrock | TKO (corner stoppage) | 1 | 6:46 | ||
Japan Masaaki Satake | def. | Japan Kazunari Murakami | TKO (punches) | 1 | 6:58 | ||
Ukraine Igor Vovchanchyn | def. | United States Enson Inoue | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 1 | 10:00 | ||
United States Mark Kerr | def. | Russia Igor Borisov | submission (neck crank) | 1 | 2:06 | ||
Netherlands Gilbert Yvel | def. | Trinidad and Tobago Gary Goodridge | KO (head kick) | 1 | 0:28 | ||
United States Ricco Rodriguez | def. | Japan Takayuki Okada | submission (smother choke) | 1 | 6:04 | ||
Brazil Wanderlei Silva | def. | United States Guy Mezger | KO (punches) | 1 | 3:40 | ||
Brazil Vitor Belfort | def. | Japan Daijiro Matsui | unanimous decision | 2 | 10:00 |
Pride 11: Battle of the Rising Sun
[edit ]Pride 11 | |
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Promotion | Pride Fighting Championships |
Date | October 31, 2000 |
Venue | Osaka-jo Hall |
City | Osaka |
Attendance | 13,500 |
Event chronology | |
Pride 11 - Battle of the Rising Sun[8] was an event held on October 31, 2000 at Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka, Japan.
Results
[edit ]Main Card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Japan Kazushi Sakuraba | def. | United States Shannon Ritch | Submission (Achilles Lock) | 1 | 1:08 | ||
Japan Naoya Ogawa | def. | Japan Masaaki Satake | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 2 | 2:01 | ||
Ukraine Igor Vovchanchyn | def. | Japan Nobuhiko Takada | TKO (Submission to Punches) | 2 | 3:17 | ||
Japan Akira Shoji | def. | Netherlands Herman Renting | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 3:48 | ||
Japan Alexander Otsuka | def. | United States Mike Bourke | Submission (Double Armbar) | 1 | 2:37 | ||
Trinidad and Tobago Gary Goodridge | def. | Japan Yoshiaki Yatsu | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 8:58 | ||
Brazil Wanderlei Silva | vs. | Netherlands Gilbert Yvel | No Contest (Yvel Kicked in Groin) | 1 | 0:21 | ||
United States Heath Herring | def. | United States Tom Erikson | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 6:17 |
Pride 12: Cold Fury
[edit ]Pride 12 | |
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Promotion | Pride Fighting Championships |
Date | December 23, 2000 |
Venue | Saitama Super Arena |
City | Saitama |
Attendance | 26,882 |
Event chronology | |
Pride 12 - Cold Fury[9] was an event held on December 23, 2000 at The Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. This event featured the debut of future PRIDE Champion, Dan Henderson.
Results
[edit ]Main Card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Japan Kazushi Sakuraba | def. | Brazil Ryan Gracie | Decision (Unanimous) | 1 | 10:00 | ||
Ukraine Igor Vovchanchyn | def. | United States Mark Kerr | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
Japan Kazuyuki Fujita | def. | Netherlands Gilbert Yvel | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 10:00 | ||
Brazil Wanderlei Silva | def. | United States Dan Henderson | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
United States Heath Herring | def. | United States Enson Inoue | TKO (Knees) | 1 | 4:52 | ||
Brazil Ricardo Almeida | def. | Japan Akira Shoji | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 10:00 | ||
United States Ricco Rodriguez | def. | United States John Marsh | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 10:00 | ||
Canada Carlos Newton | def. | Brazil Johil de Oliveira | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 10:00 | ||
United States Guy Mezger | def. | Japan Alexander Otsuka | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 1:52 |
See also
[edit ]- Pride Fighting Championships
- List of Pride Fighting Championships champions
- List of Pride Fighting events
References
[edit ]- ^ PRIDE and Glory
- ^ "Pride FC - Pride Grand Prix 2000: Opening Round". Sherdog. Archived from the original on May 1, 2013.
- ^ PRIDE and Glory
- ^ "Pride FC - Pride Grand Prix 2000: Finals". Sherdog. Archived from the original on May 1, 2013.
- ^ "Pride 9 - New Blood". Sherdog. Archived from the original on May 1, 2013.
- ^ "Pride 10 - Return of the Warriors". Sherdog. Archived from the original on May 1, 2013.
- ^ "FightCenter".
- ^ "Pride 11 - Battle of the Rising Sun". Sherdog. Archived from the original on May 1, 2013.
- ^ "Pride 12 - Cold Fury". Sherdog. Archived from the original on May 1, 2013.