2000 in Pride FC

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2000 in Pride FC
Information
First dateJanuary 30, 2000
Last dateDecember 23, 2000
Events
Total events6
Fights
Total fights53
Chronology
1999 in Pride 2000 in Pride FC 2001 in Pride

The year 2000 was 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.

Debut Pride FC fighters[edit]

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

Events list[edit]

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

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

Pride: Grand Prix 2000 - Opening Round
Information
PromotionPride Fighting Championships
DateJanuary 30, 2000
VenueTokyo Dome
CityTokyo
Attendance48,316[1]
Event chronology
Pride 8 Pride: Grand Prix 2000 - Opening Round Pride: Grand Prix 2000 - Finals

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 Brazil Royce Gracie def. Japan Nobuhiko Takada Decision (Unanimous) 1 15:00
Openweight Japan Kazushi Sakuraba def. United States Guy Mezger TKO (forfeit) 1 15:00 [a]
Openweight Ukraine Igor Vovchanchyn def. Japan Alexander Otsuka Decision (Unanimous) 1 15:00
Openweight Trinidad and Tobago Gary Goodridge def. Japan Osamu Kawahara Submission (forearm choke) 1 0:51
Openweight United States Mark Coleman def. Japan Masaaki Satake Submission (neck crank) 1 1:14
Openweight Japan Akira Shoji def. Brazil Ebenezer Fontes Braga Decision (Unanimous) 1 15:00
Openweight United States Mark Kerr def. Japan Enson Inoue Decision (Majority) 1 15:00
Openweight Japan Kazuyuki Fujita def. Netherlands Hans Nijman Submission (scarf hold) 1 2:48
Alternate Bout
Openweight Brazil Wanderlei Silva def. Netherlands 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 2000 Grand Prix Bracket[edit]

 
Opening Round
January 30, 2000		Quarter-finals
May 1, 2000		Semi-finals
May 1, 2000		Final
May 1, 2000
 
              
 
 
 
 
Brazil Royce GracieUD
 
 
 
Japan Nobuhiko Takada15:00
 
Brazil Royce Gracie
 
 
 
Japan Kazushi Sakuraba
 
Japan Kazushi SakurabaTKO
 
 
 
United States Guy Mezger15:00
 
Japan Kazushi Sakuraba
 
 
 
Ukraine Igor Vovchanchyn
 
Ukraine Igor VovchanchynUD
 
 
 
Japan Alexander Otsuka15:00
 
Ukraine Igor Vovchanchyn
 
 
 
Trinidad and Tobago Gary Goodridge
 
Trinidad and Tobago Gary GoodridgeSUB
 
 
 
Japan Osamu Kawahara0:51
 
Ukraine Igor Vovchanchyn
 
 
 
United States Mark Coleman
 
United States Mark ColemanSUB
 
 
 
Japan Masaaki Satake1:14
 
United States Mark Coleman
 
 
 
Japan Akira Shoji
 
Japan Akira ShojiUD
 
 
 
Brazil Ebenezer Fontes Braga15:00
 
United States Mark Coleman
 
 
 
Japan Kazuyuki Fujita
 
United States Mark KerrMD
 
 
 
Japan Enson Inoue15:00
 
United States Mark Kerr
 
 
 
Japan Kazuyuki Fujita
 
Japan Kazuyuki FujitaSUB
 
 
Netherlands Hans Nijman2:48
 

Pride FC: Grand Prix 2000 - Finals[edit]

Pride: Grand Prix 2000 - Finals
Information
PromotionPride Fighting Championships
DateMay 1, 2000
VenueTokyo Dome
CityTokyo
Attendance38,429[3]
Event chronology
Pride: Grand Prix 2000 - Opening Round Pride: Grand Prix 2000 - Finals Pride 9

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 United States Mark Coleman def. Ukraine Igor Vovchanchyn TKO (Submission to knees) 2 3:09 [a]
Superfight
Superfight United States Ken Shamrock def. Japan Alexander Otsuka KO (punches) 1 9:43 [b]
Openweight Semi-finals
Openweight Ukraine Igor Vovchanchyn def. Japan Kazushi Sakuraba TKO (corner stoppage) 1 15:00
Openweight United States Mark Coleman def. Japan Kazuyuki Fujita TKO (corner stoppage) 1 0:02 [c]
Openweight Quarter-finals
Openweight Ukraine Igor Vovchanchyn def. Trinidad and Tobago Gary Goodridge TKO (punches) 1 10:14
Openweight Japan Kazushi Sakuraba def. Brazil Royce Gracie TKO (corner stoppage) 6 15:00 [d]
Openweight United States Mark Coleman def. Japan Akira Shoji Unanimous decision 1 15:00
Openweight Japan Kazuyuki Fujita def. United States Mark Kerr Unanimous decision 1 15:00
Other
United States Guy Mezger def. Japan Masaaki Satake Unanimous decision 2 15:00
  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 2000 Grand Prix Bracket[edit]

 
Opening Round
January 30, 2000		Quarter-finals
May 1, 2000		Semi-finals
May 1, 2000		Final
May 1, 2000
 
              
 
 
 
 
Brazil Royce GracieUD
 
 
 
Japan Nobuhiko Takada15:00
 
Brazil Royce Gracie90:00
 
 
 
Japan Kazushi SakurabaTKO
 
Japan Kazushi SakurabaTKO
 
 
 
United States Guy Mezger15:00
 
Japan Kazushi Sakuraba 15:00
 
 
 
Ukraine Igor VovchanchynTKO
 
Ukraine Igor VovchanchynUD
 
 
 
Japan Alexander Otsuka15:00
 
Ukraine Igor VovchanchynTKO
 
 
 
Trinidad and Tobago Gary Goodridge10:14
 
Trinidad and Tobago Gary GoodridgeSUB
 
 
 
Japan Osamu Kawahara0:51
 
Ukraine Igor Vovchanchyn3:09
 
 
 
United States Mark ColemanSUB
 
United States Mark ColemanSUB
 
 
 
Japan Masaaki Satake1:14
 
United States Mark ColemanUD
 
 
 
Japan Akira Shoji15:00
 
Japan Akira ShojiUD
 
 
 
Brazil Ebenezer Fontes Braga15:00
 
United States Mark Coleman TKO
 
 
 
Japan Kazuyuki Fujita0:02
 
United States Mark KerrMD
 
 
 
Japan Enson Inoue15:00
 
United States Mark Kerr15:00
 
 
 
Japan Kazuyuki FujitaUD
 
Japan Kazuyuki FujitaSUB
 
 
Netherlands Hans Nijman2:48
 

Pride 9: New Blood[edit]

Pride 9
Information
PromotionPride Fighting Championships
DateJune 4, 2000
VenueNippon Gaishi Hall
CityNagoya
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
United States Heath Herring def. Netherlands Willie Peeters submission (rear-naked choke) 1 0:48
Brazil Carlos Barreto def. United States Tra Telligman unanimous decision 2 10:00
Brazil Allan Goes def. United States Vernon White unanimous decision 2 10:00
Canada Carlos Newton def. Japan Naoki Sano submission (armbar) 1 0:40
Japan Akira Shoji def. United States John Renken submission (armbar) 1 6:44
United States Ricco Rodriguez def. Trinidad and Tobago Gary Goodridge unanimous decision 2 10:00
Ukraine Igor Vovchanchyn def. Japan Daijiro Matsui TKO (doctor stoppage) 1 5:03
Brazil Vitor Belfort def. Netherlands Gilbert Yvel unanimous decision 2 10:00

Pride 10: Return of the Warriors[edit]

Pride 10
Information
PromotionPride Fighting Championships
DateAugust 27, 2000
VenueSeibu Dome
CitySaitama
Attendance38,429
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
Japan Kazushi Sakuraba def. Brazil Renzo Gracie technical submission (kimura) 2 9:43 [a]
Brazil Ryan Gracie def. Japan Tokimitsu Ishizawa KO (punches) 1 2:16
Japan Kazuyuki Fujita def. United States Ken Shamrock TKO (corner stoppage) 1 6:46
Japan Masaaki Satake def. Japan Kazunari Murakami TKO (punches) 1 6:58
Ukraine Igor Vovchanchyn def. United States Enson Inoue TKO (doctor stoppage) 1 10:00
United States Mark Kerr def. Russia Igor Borisov submission (neck crank) 1 2:06
Netherlands Gilbert Yvel def. Trinidad and Tobago Gary Goodridge KO (head kick) 1 0:28
United States Ricco Rodriguez def. Japan Takayuki Okada submission (smother choke) 1 6:04
Brazil Wanderlei Silva def. United States Guy Mezger KO (punches) 1 3:40
Brazil Vitor Belfort def. Japan Daijiro Matsui unanimous decision 2 10:00
  1. ^ Gracie dislocated his elbow during the fight.[7]

Pride 11: Battle of the Rising Sun[edit]

Pride 11
Information
PromotionPride Fighting Championships
DateOctober 31, 2000
VenueOsaka-jo Hall
CityOsaka
Attendance13,500
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
Japan Kazushi Sakuraba def. United States Shannon Ritch Submission (Achilles Lock) 1 1:08
Japan Naoya Ogawa def. Japan Masaaki Satake Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 2 2:01
Ukraine Igor Vovchanchyn def. Japan Nobuhiko Takada TKO (Submission to Punches) 2 3:17
Japan Akira Shoji def. Netherlands Herman Renting Submission (Armbar) 1 3:48
Japan Alexander Otsuka def. United States Mike Bourke Submission (Double Armbar) 1 2:37
Trinidad and Tobago Gary Goodridge def. Japan Yoshiaki Yatsu TKO (Punches) 1 8:58
Brazil Wanderlei Silva vs. Netherlands Gilbert Yvel No Contest (Yvel Kicked in Groin) 1 0:21
United States Heath Herring def. United States Tom Erikson Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 1 6:17

Pride 12: Cold Fury[edit]

Pride 12
Information
PromotionPride Fighting Championships
DateDecember 23, 2000
VenueSaitama Super Arena
CitySaitama
Attendance26,882
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
Japan Kazushi Sakuraba def. Brazil Ryan Gracie Decision (Unanimous) 1 10:00
Ukraine Igor Vovchanchyn def. United States Mark Kerr Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Japan Kazuyuki Fujita def. Netherlands Gilbert Yvel Decision (Unanimous) 2 10:00
Brazil Wanderlei Silva def. United States Dan Henderson Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
United States Heath Herring def. United States Enson Inoue TKO (Knees) 1 4:52
Brazil Ricardo Almeida def. Japan Akira Shoji Decision (Unanimous) 2 10:00
United States Ricco Rodriguez def. United States John Marsh Decision (Unanimous) 2 10:00
Canada Carlos Newton def. Brazil Johil de Oliveira Decision (Unanimous) 2 10:00
United States Guy Mezger def. Japan Alexander Otsuka TKO (Punches) 1 1:52

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ PRIDE and Glory
  2. ^ "Pride FC - Pride Grand Prix 2000: Opening Round". Sherdog. Archived from the original on May 1, 2013.
  3. ^ PRIDE and Glory
  4. ^ "Pride FC - Pride Grand Prix 2000: Finals". Sherdog. Archived from the original on May 1, 2013.
  5. ^ "Pride 9 - New Blood". Sherdog. Archived from the original on May 1, 2013.
  6. ^ "Pride 10 - Return of the Warriors". Sherdog. Archived from the original on May 1, 2013.
  7. ^ "FightCenter".
  8. ^ "Pride 11 - Battle of the Rising Sun". Sherdog. Archived from the original on May 1, 2013.
  9. ^ "Pride 12 - Cold Fury". Sherdog. Archived from the original on May 1, 2013.
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