2001 in Fighting Network Rings

Mixed martial arts events 2001 in Fighting Network Rings 176px January 28, 2001 December 21, 2001 15 125 2 2000 in 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. 2 Title fights Title fights in 2001 Openweight Fedor Emelianenko def. Renato Sobral Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00 Rings: 10th Anniversary For The Fighting Network Rings Openweight Championship. Middleweight Ricardo Arona def. Gustavo Machado TKO (Punches) 1 1:29 Rings: 10th Anniversary For The Fighting Network Rings Middleweight Championship. yes Events list List of Fighting Network Rings events # Event title Date Arena Location 70 Rings: World Title Series 5 2001 December 21 Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium Kanagawa, Japan 69 Rings Holland: Some Like It Hard 2001 December 2 Vechtsebanen Sport Hall Utrecht, Netherlands 68 Rings Lithuania: Bushido Rings 3 2001 November 10 Vilnius Palace of Concerts and Sports Vilnius, Lithuania 67 Rings: World Title Series 4 2001 October 20 Yoyogi National Stadium Gym 2 Tokyo, Japan 66 Rings: Battle Genesis Vol. 8 2001 September 21 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 65 Rings: 10th Anniversary 2001 August 11 Ariake Coliseum Tokyo, Japan 64 Rings: World Title Series 2 2001 June 15 Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium Kanagawa, Japan 63 Rings Holland: No Guts, No Glory 2001 June 10 Sport Hall Zuid Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands 62 Rings Lithuania: Bushido Rings 2 2001 May 8 Vilnius Palace of Concerts and Sports Vilnius, Lithuania 61 Rings: World Title Series 1 2001 April 20 Yoyogi National Stadium Gym 2 Tokyo, Japan 60 Rings Russia: Russia vs. Bulgaria 2001 April 6 Yekaterinburg Sports Palace Yekaterinburg, Russia 59 Rings: Battle Genesis Vol. 7 2001 March 20 Differ Ariake Arena Tokyo, Japan 58 Rings USA: Battle of Champions 2001 March 17 Harveys Casino Hotel Council Bluffs, Iowa 57 Rings: King of Kings 2000 Final 2001 February 24 Ryogoku Kokugikan Sumo Arena Tokyo, Japan 56 Rings Holland: Heroes Live Forever 2001 January 28 Vechtsebanen Sport Hall Utrecht, Netherlands Rings Holland: Heroes Live Forever Rings Holland: Heroes Live ForeverRings Holland: Heroes Live Forever Sherdog http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Holland-Heroes-Live-Forever-300 https://web.archive.org/web/20130513145009/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Holland-Heroes-Live-Forever-300 May 13, 2013 live was an event held on January 28, 2001, at The Vechtsebanen Sport Hall in Utrecht, Netherlands. Results Main Card 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 yes Rings: King of Kings 2000 Final Rings: King of Kings 2000 FinalRings: King of Kings 2000 Final Sherdog http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-King-of-Kings-2000-Final-301 https://web.archive.org/web/20130501031305/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-King-of-Kings-2000-Final-301 May 1, 2013 live was an event held on February 24, 2001, at The Ryogoku Kokugikan Sumo Arena in Tokyo, Japan. Results Main Card 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 yes Rings USA: Battle of Champions Rings USA: Battle of ChampionsRings USA: Battle of Champions Sherdog http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-USA-Battle-of-Champions-62 https://web.archive.org/web/20130514071805/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-USA-Battle-of-Champions-62 May 14, 2013 live was an event held on March 17, 2001, at The Harveys Casino Hotel in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Results Main Card 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 yes Rings: Battle Genesis Vol. 7 Rings: Battle Genesis Vol. 7Rings: Battle Genesis Vol. 7 Sherdog http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Battle-Genesis-Vol-7-302 https://web.archive.org/web/20130513145317/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Battle-Genesis-Vol-7-302 May 13, 2013 live was an event held on March 20, 2001, at The Differ Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan. Results Main Card 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 yes Rings Russia: Russia vs. Bulgaria Rings Russia: Russia vs. BulgariaRings Russia: Russia vs. Bulgaria Sherdog http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Russia-Russia-vs-Bulgaria-1354 https://web.archive.org/web/20130501031309/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Russia-Russia-vs-Bulgaria-1354 May 1, 2013 live was an event held on April 6, 2001, at The Yekaterinburg Sports Palace in Yekaterinburg, Russia. Results Main Card 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 yes Rings: World Title Series 1 Rings: World Title Series 1Rings: World Title Series 1 Sherdog http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-World-Title-Series-1-303 https://web.archive.org/web/20130501030553/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-World-Title-Series-1-303 May 1, 2013 live was an event held on April 20, 2001, at The Yoyogi National Stadium Gym 2 in Yoyogi National Stadium Gym 2. Results Main Card 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 yes Rings Lithuania: Bushido Rings 2 Rings Lithuania: Bushido Rings 2Rings Lithuania: Bushido Rings 2 Sherdog http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Lithuania-Bushido-Rings-2-701 https://web.archive.org/web/20130512185254/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Lithuania-Bushido-Rings-2-701 May 12, 2013 live was an event held on May 8, 2001, at The Vilnius Palace of Concerts and Sports in Vilnius, Lithuania. Results Main Card 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 yes Rings Holland: No Guts, No Glory Rings Holland: No Guts, No GloryRings Holland: No Guts, No Glory Sherdog http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Holland-No-Guts-No-Glory-420 https://web.archive.org/web/20130909182249/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Holland-No-Guts-No-Glory-420 September 9, 2013 live was an event held on June 10, 2001, at The Sport Hall Zuid in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. Results Main Card 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 yes Rings: World Title Series 2 Rings: World Title Series 2Rings: World Title Series 2 Sherdog http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-World-Title-Series-2-445 https://web.archive.org/web/20130501034937/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-King-of-Kings-2000-Block-B-299 May 1, 2013 live was an event held on June 15, 2001, at The Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium in Kanagawa, Japan. Results Main Card 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 yes Rings: 10th Anniversary Rings: 10th AnniversaryRings: 10th Anniversary Sherdog http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-10th-Anniversary-450 https://web.archive.org/web/20130901042619/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-10th-Anniversary-450 September 1, 2013 live was an event held on August 11, 2001, at Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan. Results Main Card 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 For The Fighting Network Rings Middleweight Championship. 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 For The Fighting Network Rings Openweight Championship. 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 yes Rings: Battle Genesis Vol. 8 Rings: Battle Genesis Vol. 8Rings: Battle Genesis Vol. 8 Sherdog http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Battle-Genesis-Vol-8-452 https://web.archive.org/web/20130514081716/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Battle-Genesis-Vol-8-452 May 14, 2013 live was an event held on September 21, 2001, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Results Main Card 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 yes Rings: World Title Series 4 Rings: World Title Series 4Rings: World Title Series 4 Sherdog http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-World-Title-Series-4-508 https://web.archive.org/web/20130501034924/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-World-Title-Series-4-508 May 1, 2013 live was an event held on October 20, 2001, at The Yoyogi National Stadium Gym 2 in Tokyo, Japan. Results Main Card 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 yes Rings Lithuania: Bushido Rings 3 Rings Lithuania: Bushido Rings 3Rings Lithuania: Bushido Rings 3 Sherdog http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Lithuania-Bushido-Rings-3-571 https://web.archive.org/web/20130514082834/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Lithuania-Bushido-Rings-3-571 May 14, 2013 live was an event held on November 10, 2001, at The Vilnius Palace of Concerts and Sports in Vilnius, Lithuania. Results Main Card 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 yes Rings Holland: Some Like It Hard Rings Holland: Some Like It HardRings Holland: Some Like It Hard Sherdog http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Holland-Some-Like-It-Hard-621 https://web.archive.org/web/20130909201346/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Holland-Some-Like-It-Hard-621 September 9, 2013 live was an event held on December 2, 2001, at The Vechtsebanen Sport Hall in Utrecht, Netherlands. Results Main Card 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 yes Rings: World Title Series 5 Rings: World Title Series 5Rings: World Title Series 5 Sherdog http://www.sherdog.com/organizations/Rings-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20140111040614/http://www.sherdog.com/organizations/Rings-10 January 11, 2014 live was an event held on December 21, 2001, at The Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium in Kanagawa, Japan. Results Main Card 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 yes See also Fighting Network Rings List of Fighting Network Rings events References Category:Fighting Network Rings events Category:2001 in mixed martial arts