Pride 23
| Pride 23: Championship Chaos 2 | ||||
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| Promotion | Pride | |||
| Date | November 24, 2002 | |||
| Venue | Tokyo Dome | |||
| City | Tokyo, Japan | |||
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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
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Jerrel Venetiaan vs. 
Hirotaka Yokoi
Hirotaka Yokoi won by Submission (Armbar) over Jerrel Venetiaan at 3:29 in the second round.
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Kevin Randleman vs. Kenichi Yamamoto
Kevin Randleman defeated Kenichi Yamamoto by TKO (Knees) 1:16 into the third round.
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Ricardo Arona vs. Murilo "Ninja" Rua
In a war between rival academies Brazilian Top Team and Chute Boxe, Ricardo Arona won a three-round unanimous decision over Murilo "Ninja" Rua.
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Fedor Emelianenko vs. Heath Herring
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] 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 due to submission (armbar)
[edit] Nobuhiko Takada vs. Kiyoshi Tamura
Kiyoshi Tamura knocked out Nobuhiko Takada (having his retirement fight) one minute into the second round.
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Gilles Arsene vs. Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba defeated Arsene via armbar at 2:08 into the third round.
[edit] Pride FC Middleweight Championship
[edit] Hiromitsu Kanehara vs. Wanderlei Silva
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.
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