2000 in Pride FC

2000 in Pride FC
Information
First date January 30, 2000
Last date December 23, 2000
Events
Total events 4
Fights
Total fights 53
Chronology

1999 in Pride 2000 in Pride FC 2001 in Pride

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:

Events list

# Event Japanese name Date held Venue City Attendance
14 Pride 12 - Cold Fury rowspan="1 style="background: #ececec; color: grey; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | N/A December 23, 2000 Saitama Super Arena Saitama, Japan 26,882
13 Pride 11 - Battle of the Rising Sun rowspan="1 style="background: #ececec; color: grey; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | N/A October 31, 2000 Osaka-jo Hall Osaka, Japan 13,500
12 Pride 10 - Return of the Warriors rowspan="1 style="background: #ececec; color: grey; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | N/A August 27, 2000 Seibu Dome Saitama, Japan 35,000
11 Pride 9 - New Blood rowspan="1 style="background: #ececec; color: grey; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | N/A June 4, 2000 Nagoya Rainbow Hall Nagoya, Japan rowspan="1 style="background: #ececec; color: grey; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | N/A
10 Pride FC - Pride Grand Prix 2000: Finals rowspan="1 style="background: #ececec; color: grey; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | N/A May 1, 2000 Tokyo Dome Tokyo, Japan 38,429
9 Pride FC - Pride Grand Prix 2000: Opening Round rowspan="1 style="background: #ececec; color: grey; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | N/A January 30, 2000 Tokyo Dome Tokyo, Japan 48,316

Pride FC - 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
  1. ↑ 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

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
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
  1. ↑ Coleman won the Pride Grand Prix 2000 tournament and the $200,000 grand prize.
  2. ↑ Pride Grand Prix 2000 Superfight Finals.
  3. ↑ Fujita's corner threw in the towel immediately due to injuries suffered in his quarterfinal bout against Mark Kerr.
  4. ↑ 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

Main article: Pride 9

Pride 9 - New Blood[3] was an event held on June 4, 2000 at The Nagoya Rainbow Hall in Nagoya, Japan.

Results

Main Card
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

    Main article: Pride 10

    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
    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
    1. ↑ Gracie dislocated his elbow during the fight.[5]

    Pride 11 - Battle of the Rising Sun

    Main article: Pride 11

    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
    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

      Main article: Pride 12

      Pride 12 - Cold Fury[7] was an event held on December 23, 2000 at The Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

      Results

      Main Card
      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

        References

        1. ↑ "Pride FC - Pride Grand Prix 2000: Opening Round". Sherdog. Archived from the original on September 9, 2013.
        2. ↑ "Pride FC - Pride Grand Prix 2000: Finals". Sherdog. Archived from the original on September 9, 2013.
        3. ↑ "Pride 9 - New Blood". Sherdog. Archived from the original on September 9, 2013.
        4. ↑ "Pride 10 - Return of the Warriors". Sherdog. Archived from the original on September 9, 2013.
        5. ↑ http://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/bouts/pride-10-the-gracie-hunter-kazushi-sakuraba-vs-renzo-gracie
        6. ↑ "Pride 11 - Battle of the Rising Sun". Sherdog. Archived from the original on September 9, 2013.
        7. ↑ "Pride 12 - Cold Fury". Sherdog. Archived from the original on September 9, 2013.