1997 in Fighting Network Rings

1997 in Fighting Network Rings
Information
First dateJanuary 1, 1997
Last dateDecember 23, 1997
Events
Total events9
Fights
Total fights51
Chronology
1996 in RINGS 1997 in Fighting Network Rings 1998 in RINGS

The year 1997 is the third year in the history of Fighting Network Rings, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. In 1997 Fighting Network Rings held nine events beginning with, Rings: Battle Dimensions Tournament 1996 Final.

Events list

Main article: List of Fighting Network Rings events
# Event Title Date Arena Location
16 Rings: Mega Battle Tournament 1997 Semifinal December 23, 1997 Japan
15 Rings: Mega Battle Tournament 1997 Semifinal 1 October 25, 1997 Japan
14 Rings: Extension Fighting 7 September 26, 1997 Japan
13 Rings Holland: Utrecht at War June 29, 1997 Vechtsebanen Sport Hall Utrecht, Netherlands
12 Rings: Extension Fighting 4 June 21, 1997 Ariake Coliseum Tokyo, Japan
11 Rings: Extension Fighting 2 April 22, 1997 Japan
10 Rings Holland: The Final Challenge February 2, 1997 Sport Hall Zuid Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
9 Rings: Budokan Hall 1997 January 22, 1997 Budokan Hall Tokyo, Japan
8 Rings: Battle Dimensions Tournament 1996 Final January 1, 1997

Rings: Battle Dimensions Tournament 1996 Final

Rings: Battle Dimensions Tournament 1996 Final[1] was an event held on January 1, 1997.

Results

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov def. Kiyoshi Tamura 0 0:00
Tariel Bitsadze def. Yoshihisa Yamamoto 0 0:00
Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov def. Tariel Bitsadze 0 0:00
Kiyoshi Tamura def. Yoshihisa Yamamoto 0 0:00
Tariel Bitsadze def. Hans Nijman 0 0:00
Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov def. Tsuyoshi Kosaka 0 0:00
Kiyoshi Tamura def. Mitsuya Nagai 0 0:00
Yoshihisa Yamamoto def. Bakouri Gogitidze 0 0:00

Rings: Budokan Hall 1997

Rings: Budokan Hall 1997[2] was an event held on January 22, 1997, at Budokan Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov def. Kiyoshi Tamura 0 0:00
Tariel Bitsadze def. Yoshihisa Yamamoto 0 0:00
Akira Maeda def. Maurice Smith 0 0:00
Nikolai Zouev def. Mitsuya Nagai 0 0:00
Tsuyoshi Kosaka def. Mikhail Ilyukhin 0 0:00
Zaza Tkeshelashvili def. Masayuki Naruse 0 0:00
Wataru Sakata def. Sean McCully 0 0:00

Rings Holland: The Final Challenge

Rings Holland: The Final Challenge[3] was an event held on February 2, 1997, at The Sport Hall Zuid in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.

Results

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Rob Van Esdonk def. Dennis Crouweel TKO (Referee Stoppage from a Broken Nose) 1 2:38
Pedro Palm vs. Dick Vrij No Contest 1 1:00
Bob Schrijber def. Toon Stelling TKO (Punches) 1 6:01
Kiyoshi Tamura def. Andre Mannaart Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 1 2:11
Joop Kasteel def. Mitsuya Nagai KO (Punches) 1 5:12
Valentijn Overeem def. Masayuki Naruse TKO (Cut) 1 3:58
Willie Peeters def. Sergei Sousserov KO (Palm Strikes) 1 4:51
Peter Dijkman def. Iouri Bekichev Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 1 2:25
Hans Nijman def. Lee Hasdell Submission (Guillotine Choke) 1 5:35
Gilbert Yvel def. Rob van Leeuwen TKO (Corner Stoppage) 1 4:06
Ron van Gellekom def. Jonny van Wanrooy Decision (Unanimous) 1 10:00

Rings: Extension Fighting 2

Rings: Extension Fighting 2[4] was an event held on April 22, 1997, in Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Kiyoshi Tamura def. Tsuyoshi Kosaka Submission (Toe Hold) 1 13:57
Chris Haseman def. Alexander Otsuka TKO (Doctor Stoppage from a Cut) 1 7:03
Joop Kasteel def. Mitsuya Nagai TKO (Lost Points) 1 6:27
Yoshihisa Yamamoto def. Masayuki Naruse Submission (Arm Bar) 1 21:20
Dick Vrij def. Tony Halme TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 1 2:42
Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov def. Akira Maeda Submission (Leg Lock) 1 8:47

Rings: Extension Fighting 4

Rings: Extension Fighting 4[5] was an event held on June 21, 1997, in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Adilson Lima def. Alexander Fedorov 1 10:10
Yuriy Kochkine vs. Ricardo Morais Draw 1 20:00

Rings Holland: Utrecht at War

Rings Holland: Utrecht at War[6] was an event held on June 29, 1997, in Utrecht, Netherlands.

Results

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Toon Stelling def. Andre Mannaart Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00
Valentijn Overeem def. Cees Bezems Submission (Heel Hook) 1 0:49
Joop Kasteel def. Pedro Palm KO (Palm Strikes) 1 4:17
Sander Thonhauser def. Gerard Benschop KO (Palm Strikes) 1 3:04
Sander MacKilljan def. Erwin van de Eijnden Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 1 1:46
Gilbert Yvel def. Leon van Dijk KO (Knee) 1 2:05
Mario Borzic def. Michael Jonker TKO (Knee) 1 0:00
Rodney Glunder def. Rik de Jager KO (Knee to the Body) 2 1:10
Jonny van Wanrooy def. Ronny Rivano Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00

Rings: Extension Fighting 7

Rings: Extension Fighting 7[7] was an event held on September 26, 1997, in Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Kiyoshi Tamura def. Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov Submission (Arm Bar) 1 12:48
Akira Maeda def. Andrei Kopylov Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 1 8:32
Frank Shamrock def. Tsuyoshi Kosaka Decision 1 30:00
Wataru Sakata def. Valentijn Overeem Submission (Ankle Lock) 1 2:16
Pete Williams def. Joop Kasteel TKO (Knee Injury) 1 8:25
Yuriy Kochkine def. Malcolm Nay Submission (Achilles Lock) 1 4:33

Rings: Mega Battle Tournament 1997 Semifinal 1

Rings: Mega Battle Tournament 1997 Semifinal[8] was an event held on October 25, 1997, in Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Dick Vrij def. Tariel Bitsadze Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 1 6:07
Kiyoshi Tamura def. Hans Nijman Submission (Arm Lock) 1 10:34
Tsuyoshi Kosaka def. Borislav Jeliazkov Decision (Lost Points) 1 0:00
Mikhail Ilyukhin def. Masayuki Naruse Submission (Ankle Lock) 1 12:28
Mitsuya Nagai def. Chris Haseman Submission (Heel Hook) 1 9:18
Joop Kasteel def. Lee Hasdell Submission (Headlock) 1 8:55
Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov def. Andrei Kopylov Submission 1 10:52
Akira Maeda def. Nikolai Zouev Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 1 5:17

Rings: Mega Battle Tournament 1997 Semifinal

Rings: Mega Battle Tournament 1997 Semifinal[9] was an event held on December 23, 1997, in Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Zaza Tkeshelashvili def. Ricardo Morais Decision 1 20:00
Sean Alvarez def. Willie Peeters 1 9:40

See also

References

  1. ^ "Rings - Battle Dimensions Tournament 1996 Final". Sherdog. Archived from the original on May 12, 2013.
  2. ^ "Rings - Budokan Hall 1997". Sherdog. Archived from the original on April 30, 2013.
  3. ^ "Rings Holland - The Final Challenge". Sherdog. Archived from the original on May 12, 2013.
  4. ^ "Rings - Extension Fighting 2". Sherdog. Archived from the original on April 30, 2013.
  5. ^ "Rings - Extension Fighting 4". Sherdog. Archived from the original on May 14, 2013.
  6. ^ "Rings Holland - Utrecht at War". Sherdog. Archived from the original on May 14, 2013.
  7. ^ "Rings - Extension Fighting 7". Sherdog. Archived from the original on November 2, 2013.
  8. ^ "Rings - Mega Battle Tournament 1997 Semifinal 1". Sherdog. Archived from the original on April 30, 2013.
  9. ^ "Rings - Mega Battle Tournament 1997 Semifinal". Sherdog. Archived from the original on June 25, 2013.