1998 in Fighting Network Rings

The year 1998 is the fourth year in the history of Fighting Network Rings, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. In 1998 Fighting Network Rings held nine events beginning with, Rings: Battle Dimensions Tournament 1997 Final.

1998 in Fighting Network Rings
Information
First date	January 21, 1998
Last date	December 23, 1998
Events
Total events	9
Fights
Total fights	57
Title fights	2
Chronology
1997 in RINGS 1998 in Fighting Network Rings 1999 in RINGS

Title fights

Title fights in 1998
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Event	Notes
	Kiyoshi Tamura	def.	Mikhail Ilyukhin	N/A	0	0:00	Rings: Battle Dimensions Tournament 1997 Final	[a]
	Tariel Bitsadze	def.	Kiyoshi Tamura (c)	TKO	1	3:39	Rings: Third Fighting Integration	[b]

1. For The Fighting Network Rings Openweight Championship.
2. For The Fighting Network Rings Openweight Championship.

Events list

Main article: List of Fighting Network Rings events

#	Event Title	Date	Arena	Location
25	Rings: World Mega Battle Tournament	December 23, 1998		Japan
24	Rings Holland: The Thialf Explosion	October 24, 1998	Thialf Stadion Heerenveen	Holland
23	Rings Australia: NR2	September 13, 1998		Australia
22	Rings: Fourth Fighting Integration	June 27, 1998		Tokyo, Japan
21	Rings Holland: Who's the Boss	June 7, 1998	Vechtsebanen Sport Hall	Utrecht, Netherlands
20	Rings: Third Fighting Integration	May 29, 1998		Tokyo, Japan
19	Rings Russia: Russia vs. Holland	April 25, 1998		Yekaterinburg, Russia
18	Rings Holland: The King of Rings	February 8, 1998	Sport Hall Zuid	North Holland, Netherlands
17	Rings: Battle Dimensions Tournament 1997 Final	January 21, 1998

Rings: Battle Dimensions Tournament 1997 Final

Rings: Battle Dimensions Tournament 1997 Final^[1] was an event held on January 21, 1998.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Kiyoshi Tamura	def.	Mikhail Ilyukhin	N/A	0	0:00	[a]
	Akira Maeda	def.	Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov	N/A	0	0:00
	Mikhail Ilyukhin	def.	Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov	N/A	0	0:00
	Kiyoshi Tamura	def.	Akira Maeda	N/A	0	0:00
	Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov	def.	Dick Vrij	N/A	0	0:00
	Mikhail Ilyukhin	def.	Tsuyoshi Kosaka	N/A	0	0:00
	Kiyoshi Tamura	def.	Joop Kasteel	N/A	0	0:00
	Akira Maeda	def.	Mitsuya Nagai	N/A	0	0:00

1. For The Fighting Network Rings Openweight Championship.

Rings Holland: The King of Rings

Rings Holland: The King of Rings^[2] was an event held on February 8, 1998, at Sporthallen Zuid in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Paul Varelans	def.	Dick Vrij	KO (Punch)	2	0:30
	Gilbert Yvel	def.	Bob Schrijber	Submission (Achilles Lock)	2	1:12
	Joop Kasteel	def.	Ameran Bitsadze	Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)	1	2:15
	Tsuyoshi Kosaka	def.	Rob van Esdonk	Submission (Heel Hook)	2	0:57
	Willie Peeters	def.	Wataru Sakata	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00
	Sander Thonhauser	def.	Cees Bezems	Submission (Scarf Hold Armlock)	1	0:58
	Maurice Kistenmaker	def.	John Verstegen	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00
	Sander MacKilljan	def.	Pedro Palm	KO (Knee)	1	2:13
	Piet van Gammeren	def.	Jerry Kalia	TKO (Knee Injury)	2	0:19
	Valentijn Overeem	def.	Chris Haseman	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00
	Dave van der Veen	def.	Johan Buur	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	1	1:54

Rings Russia: Russia vs. Holland

Rings Russia: Russia vs. Holland^[3] was an event held on April 25, 1998, in Yekaterinburg, Russia.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Bob Schrijber	def.	Iouri Bekichev	TKO	1	3:01

Rings: Third Fighting Integration

Rings: Third Fighting Integration^[4] was an event held on May 29, 1998, in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Tariel Bitsadze	def.	Kiyoshi Tamura (c)	TKO	1	3:39	[a]
	Tsuyoshi Kosaka	def.	Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov	Submission	1	10:10
	Mikhail Ilyukhin	def.	Masayuki Naruse	Submission	1	13:52
	Zaza Tkeshelashvili	def.	Joop Kasteel	Submission	1	5:54
	Kenichi Yamamoto	def.	Chris Haseman	Submission	1	12:39
	Hiromitsu Kanehara	def.	Lee Hasdell	TKO	1	30:00

1. For The Fighting Network Rings Openweight Championship.

Rings Holland: Who's the Boss

Rings Holland: Who's the Boss^[5] was an event held on June 7, 1998, at Vechtsebanen Sport Hall in Utrecht, Netherlands.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Gilbert Yvel	def.	Valentijn Overeem	TKO (Shoulder Injury)	1	0:38
	George Torchinava	def.	Joe Akano	Submission (Ankle Injury)	1	0:25
	Joop Kasteel	def.	Herman van Tol	KO (Kick to the Body)	2	0:58
	Lee Hasdell	def.	Dave van der Veen	KO (Palm Strike)	2	4:48
	Wouter Bakker	def.	Jonny van Wanrooy	Submission (Keylock)	1	0:34
	Hans Nijman	def.	Victor Kruger	KO (Head Kick)	2	0:10
	Jeffrey van 't Schip	def.	Andrew Keja	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	1	1:28
	Hans Frugte	def.	Harry de Bruin	DQ	1	0:00
	Mario Borzic	def.	Fred van Doesburg	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00
	Mustafa Azoufri	def.	Rinie van Brakel	Submission (Heel Hook)	2	0:12

Rings: Fourth Fighting Integration

Rings: Fourth Fighting Integration^[6] was an event held on June 27, 1998, in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Tsuyoshi Kosaka	vs.	Kiyoshi Tamura	Draw	1	30:00
	Masayuki Naruse	def.	Kenichi Yamamoto	Submission	1	11:07
	Hans Nijman	def.	Vladimir Klementiev	Submission	1	4:44
	Hiromitsu Kanehara	def.	Sander MacKilljan	Decision	1	3:26
	Wataru Sakata	def.	Willie Peeters	Submission	1	1:45
	Yasuhito Namekawa	def.	Troy Ittensohn	TKO	2	1:43

Rings Australia: NR2

Rings Australia: NR2^[7] was an event held on September 13, 1998, in Australia.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Al Reynish	def.	Elvis Sinosic	TKO (Retirement)	1	7:52

Rings Holland: The Thialf Explosion

Rings Holland: The Thialf Explosion^[8] was an event held on October 24, 1998, at Thialf Stadion in Heerenveen in Friesland, the Netherlands.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Gilbert Yvel	def.	Lee Hasdell	TKO (Cut)	0	0:00
	Sander MacKilljan	def.	Rick Holshuizen	KO	0	0:00
	Ricardo Fyeet	def.	Andrew Keja	KO	0	0:00
	Alfred Neef	def.	Sikko Postema	DQ	0	0:00
	Hans Frugte	def.	Gerard Benschop	Submission	0	0:00
	Brian Lo-A-Njoe	vs.	Stephan Tapilatu	Draw	0	0:00
	Sander Thonhauser	def.	Scott Goddard	Decision (Split)	2	5:00
	Rick Rootlieb	def.	Johan Woudstra	KO	0	0:00
	Wouter Bakker	def.	Peter Steet	Submission (Armbar)	0	0:00
	Dave van der Veen	def.	Piet van Gammeren	TKO (Cut)	0	0:00

Rings: World Mega Battle Tournament

Rings: World Mega Battle Tournament^[9] was an event held on December 23, 1998, in Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Kiyoshi Tamura	def.	Kenichi Yamamoto	TKO	2	1:26
	Joop Kasteel	def.	Masayuki Naruse	TKO	1	8:33
	Hiromitsu Kanehara	def.	Hans Nijman	Submission (Arm Bar)	1	9:04
	Wataru Sakata	def.	Dick Vrij	TKO	1	2:29

See also

• Fighting Network Rings
• List of Fighting Network Rings events