PRIDE 23
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| PRIDE 23: Championship Chaos 2 | ||
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| Details | ||
| Promotion | PRIDE | |
| Date | November 24, 2002 | |
| Venue | Tokyo Dome | |
| City | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Event chronology | ||
| PRIDE The Best Vol.3 | PRIDE 23: Championship Chaos 2 | PRIDE 24: Cold Fury 3 |
PRIDE 23: Championship Chaos 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by PRIDE Fighting Championships. It took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on November 24, 2002.
[edit] Results
[edit] Hirotaka Yokoi vs. Jerrel Venetiaan
Hirotaka Yokoi won by submission over Jerrel Venetiaan at 3:29 in the second round. Yokoi achieved a full mount position on Venetiaan and eventually locked in an armbar.
[edit] Kevin Randleman vs. Kenichi Yamamoto
Kevin Randleman defeated Kenichi Yamamoto by TKO 1:16 into the third round. The referee stopped the fight as Yamamoto could not defend against Randleman landing repeated knee strikes from a north-south position.
[edit] Murilo "Ninja" Rua vs. Ricardo Arona
In a war between rival academies Brazilian Top Team and Chute Boxe, Ricardo Arona won a three-round unanimous decision over Murilo "Ninja" Rua.
[edit] Heath Herring vs. Fedor Emelianenko
Fedor Emelianenko established himself as the #1 contender to the PRIDE Heavyweight Championship by defeating Heath Herring via TKO. After the end of Round 1, the doctors stopped the fight due to excessive damage to Herring's face.
[edit] Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Semmy Schilt
PRIDE Heavyweight Champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira was victorious in a non-title match, forcing Semmy Schilt to submit via triangle choke 6:36 into the first round.
[edit] PRIDE Middleweight Championship Match: Wanderlei Silva (champion) vs. Hiromitsu Kanehara
Wanderlei Silva successfully defended the PRIDE Middleweight Championship, defeating Hiromitsu Kanehara by TKO after 3:40 of action. Kanehara's corner threw in the towel as he was being punished on the ground with kicks and stomps.
[edit] Don Frye vs. Hidehiko Yoshida
1992 Olympic Judo gold medalist Hidehiko Yoshida made his mixed martial arts debut, defeating MMA veteran Don Frye. At 5:32 in the first round, Yoshida was declared the winner by technical submission, due to Frye being helplessly caught in an armbar.
[edit] Kiyoshi Tamura vs. Nobuhiko Takada
In a battle of Japanese professional wrestlers, Kiyoshi Tamura knocked out Nobuhiko Takada one minute into the second round.
[edit] Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Gilles Arsene
In only his second mixed martial arts match, Gilles Arsene was matched up with the legendary Kazushi Sakuraba. Sakuraba toyed with him, eventually dispatching him with an armbar submission 2:08 into the third round.
