2000 in Pride FC

Pride: Grand Prix 2000 - Finals
Information
Promotion	Pride Fighting Championships
Date	May 1, 2000
Venue	Tokyo Dome
City	Tokyo
Attendance	38,429
Event chronology

Pride: Grand Prix 2000 - Opening Round
Information
Promotion	Pride Fighting Championships
Date	January 30, 2000
Venue	Tokyo Dome
City	Tokyo
Attendance	48,316
Event chronology

2000 in Pride FC
Information
First date	January 30, 2000
Last date	December 23, 2000
Events
Total events	6
Fights
Total fights	53
Chronology

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 - Grand Prix 2000: Opening Round.

1 Debut Pride FC fighters
2 Events list
3 Pride FC: Grand Prix 2000 - Opening Round
- 3.1 Results
- 3.2 Pride 2000 Grand Prix Bracket
4 Pride FC: Grand Prix 2000 - Finals
- 4.1 Results
- 4.2 Pride 2000 Grand Prix Bracket
5 Pride 9: New Blood
- 5.1 Results
6 Pride 10: Return of the Warriors
- 6.1 Results
7 Pride 11: Battle of the Rising Sun
- 7.1 Results
8 Pride 12: Cold Fury
- 8.1 Results
9 See also
10 References

Debut Pride FC fighters[edit]

The following fighters fought their first Pride FC fight in 2000:

John Renken
Kazuyuki Fujita
Ken Shamrock
Masaaki Satake
Mike Bourke
Osamu Kawahara
Ricardo Almeida
Ricco Rodriguez

Events list[edit]

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

Pride FC: Grand Prix 2000 - Opening Round[edit]

Pride FC - Grand Prix 2000: Opening Round^[2] was an event held on January 30, 2000 at The Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.

Results[edit]

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	^[a]
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 (Majority)	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

^ Mezger forfeited the fight by leaving the ring after the bout was declared a draw and sent to an overtime round.

Pride 2000 Grand Prix Bracket[edit]

Opening Round
January 30, 2000

Quarter-finals
May 1, 2000

Semi-finals
May 1, 2000

Final
May 1, 2000

Royce Gracie

DEC

Nobuhiko Takada

Royce Gracie

Kazushi Sakuraba

Kazushi Sakuraba

TKO

Guy Mezger

15:00

Kazushi Sakuraba

Igor Vovchanchyn

Igor Vovchanchyn

DEC

Alexander Otsuka

Igor Vovchanchyn

Gary Goodridge

Gary Goodridge

SUB

Osamu Kawahara

0:51

Igor Vovchanchyn

Mark Coleman

Mark Coleman

SUB

Masaaki Satake

1:14

Mark Coleman

Akira Shoji

Akira Shoji

DEC

Ebenezer Fontes Braga

Mark Coleman

Kazuyuki Fujita

Mark Kerr

DEC

Enson Inoue

Mark Kerr

Kazuyuki Fujita

Kazuyuki Fujita

SUB

Hans Nijman

2:48

Pride FC: Grand Prix 2000 - Finals[edit]

Pride FC - Pride Grand Prix 2000: Finals^[4] was an event held on May 1, 2000 at The Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.

Results[edit]

Openweight final
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Openweight	Mark Coleman	def.	Igor Vovchanchyn	Submission (knees)	2	3:09	^[a]
Superfight
Superfight	Ken Shamrock	def.	Alexander Otsuka	KO (punches)	1	9:43	^[b]
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	^[c]
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	^[d]
Openweight	Mark Coleman	def.	Akira Shoji	Unanimous decision
Openweight	Kazuyuki Fujita	def.	Mark Kerr	Unanimous decision
Other
	Guy Mezger	def.	Masaaki Satake	Unanimous decision

^ Coleman won the Pride Grand Prix 2000 tournament and the $200,000 grand prize.
^ Pride Grand Prix 2000 Superfight Finals.
^ Fujita's corner threw in the towel immediately due to injuries suffered in his quarterfinal bout against Mark Kerr.
^ 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 2000 Grand Prix Bracket[edit]

Opening Round
January 30, 2000

Quarter-finals
May 1, 2000

Semi-finals
May 1, 2000

Final
May 1, 2000

Royce Gracie

DEC

Nobuhiko Takada

Royce Gracie

90:00

Kazushi Sakuraba

TKO

Kazushi Sakuraba

TKO

Guy Mezger

15:00

Kazushi Sakuraba

15:00

Igor Vovchanchyn

TKO

Igor Vovchanchyn

DEC

Alexander Otsuka

Igor Vovchanchyn

TKO

Gary Goodridge

10:14

Gary Goodridge

SUB

Osamu Kawahara

0:51

Igor Vovchanchyn

3:09

Mark Coleman

SUB

Mark Coleman

SUB

Masaaki Satake

1:14

Mark Coleman

DEC

Akira Shoji

Akira Shoji

DEC

Ebenezer Fontes Braga

Mark Coleman

TKO

Kazuyuki Fujita

0:02

Mark Kerr

DEC

Enson Inoue

Mark Kerr

Kazuyuki Fujita

DEC

Kazuyuki Fujita

SUB

Hans Nijman

2:48

Pride 9: New Blood[edit]

Pride 9

Information

Promotion

Pride Fighting Championships

Date

June 4, 2000

Venue

Nippon Gaishi Hall

City

Nagoya

Event chronology

Pride Grand Prix 2000 Finals

Pride 9

Pride 10

Pride 9 - New Blood^[5] was an event held on June 4, 2000 at The Nagoya Rainbow Hall in Nagoya, Japan.

Results[edit]

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[edit]

Pride 10

Information

Promotion

Pride Fighting Championships

Date

August 27, 2000

Venue

Seibu Dome

City

Saitama

Attendance

38,429

Event chronology

Pride 9

Pride 10

Pride 11

Pride 10 - Return of the Warriors^[6] was an event held on August 27, 2000 at The Seibu Dome in Saitama, Japan.

Results[edit]

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Kazushi Sakuraba	def.	Renzo Gracie	technical submission (kimura)	2	9:43	^[a]
	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

^ Gracie dislocated his elbow during the fight.^[7]

Pride 11: Battle of the Rising Sun[edit]

Pride 11

Information

Promotion

Pride Fighting Championships

Date

October 31, 2000

Venue

Osaka-jo Hall

City

Osaka

Attendance

13,500

Event chronology

Pride 10

Pride 11

Pride 12

Pride 11 - Battle of the Rising Sun^[8] was an event held on October 31, 2000 at Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka, Japan.

Results[edit]

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[edit]

Pride 12

Information

Promotion

Pride Fighting Championships

Date

December 23, 2000

Venue

Saitama Super Arena

City

Saitama

Attendance

26,882

Event chronology

Pride 11

Pride 12

Pride 13

Pride 12 - Cold Fury^[9] was an event held on December 23, 2000 at The Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. This event featured the debut of future PRIDE Champion, Dan Henderson.

Results[edit]

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

References[edit]

^ PRIDE and Glory
^ "Pride FC - Pride Grand Prix 2000: Opening Round". Sherdog. Archived from the original on August 27, 2013.
^ PRIDE and Glory
^ "Pride FC - Pride Grand Prix 2000: Finals". Sherdog. Archived from the original on August 27, 2013.
^ "Pride 9 - New Blood". Sherdog. Archived from the original on August 27, 2013.
^ "Pride 10 - Return of the Warriors". Sherdog. Archived from the original on August 27, 2013.
^ http://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/bouts/pride-10-the-gracie-hunter-kazushi-sakuraba-vs-renzo-gracie
^ "Pride 11 - Battle of the Rising Sun". Sherdog. Archived from the original on August 27, 2013.
^ "Pride 12 - Cold Fury". Sherdog. Archived from the original on August 27, 2013.

[3] Mezger forfeited the fight by leaving the ring after the bout was declared a draw and sent to an overtime round.

[6] Coleman won the Pride Grand Prix 2000 tournament and the $200,000 grand prize.

[7] Pride Grand Prix 2000 Superfight Finals.

[8] Fujita's corner threw in the towel immediately due to injuries suffered in his quarterfinal bout against Mark Kerr.

[9] The rules were modified to allow unlimited rounds. After 90 minutes of fighting, Gracie could not continue due to damage suffered to his legs.

[13] Gracie dislocated his elbow during the fight.^[7]

[1] PRIDE and Glory

[2] "Pride FC - Pride Grand Prix 2000: Opening Round". Sherdog. Archived from the original on August 27, 2013.

[4] PRIDE and Glory

[5] "Pride FC - Pride Grand Prix 2000: Finals". Sherdog. Archived from the original on August 27, 2013.

[10] "Pride 9 - New Blood". Sherdog. Archived from the original on August 27, 2013.

[11] "Pride 10 - Return of the Warriors". Sherdog. Archived from the original on August 27, 2013.

[12] ttp://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/bouts/pride-10-the-gracie-hunter-kazushi-sakuraba-vs-renzo-gracie

[14] "Pride 11 - Battle of the Rising Sun". Sherdog. Archived from the original on August 27, 2013.

[15] "Pride 12 - Cold Fury". Sherdog. Archived from the original on August 27, 2013.

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2000 in Pride FC

Contents

Debut Pride FC fighters[edit]

Events list[edit]

Pride FC: Grand Prix 2000 - Opening Round[edit]

Results[edit]

Pride 2000 Grand Prix Bracket[edit]

Pride FC: Grand Prix 2000 - Finals[edit]

Results[edit]

Pride 2000 Grand Prix Bracket[edit]

Pride 9: New Blood[edit]

Results[edit]

Pride 10: Return of the Warriors[edit]

Results[edit]

Pride 11: Battle of the Rising Sun[edit]

Results[edit]

Pride 12: Cold Fury[edit]

Results[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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