2001 in Fighting Network Rings

The year 2001 is the seventh year in the history of Fighting Network Rings, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. In 2001 Fighting Network Rings held 15 events beginning with, Rings Holland: Heroes Live Forever.

2001 in Fighting Network Rings
Information
First date	January 28, 2001
Last date	December 21, 2001
Events
Total events	15
Fights
Total fights	125
Title fights	2
Chronology
2000 in RINGS 2001 in Fighting Network Rings 2002 in RINGS

Title fights

Title fights in 2001
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Event	Notes
Openweight	Fedor Emelianenko	def.	Renato Sobral	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00	Rings: 10th Anniversary	[a]
Middleweight	Ricardo Arona	def.	Gustavo Machado	TKO (Punches)	1	1:29	Rings: 10th Anniversary	[b]

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

Events list

Main article: List of Fighting Network Rings events

#	Event Title	Date	Arena	Location
70	Rings: World Title Series 5	December 21, 2001	Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium	Kanagawa, Japan
69	Rings Holland: Some Like It Hard	December 2, 2001	Vechtsebanen Sport Hall	Utrecht, Netherlands
68	Rings Lithuania: Bushido Rings 3	November 10, 2001	Vilnius Palace of Concerts and Sports	Vilnius, Lithuania
67	Rings: World Title Series 4	October 20, 2001	Yoyogi National Stadium Gym 2	Tokyo, Japan
66	Rings: Battle Genesis Vol. 8	September 21, 2001	Korakuen Hall	Tokyo, Japan
65	Rings: 10th Anniversary	August 11, 2001	Ariake Coliseum	Tokyo, Japan
64	Rings: World Title Series 2	June 15, 2001	Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium	Kanagawa, Japan
63	Rings Holland: No Guts, No Glory	June 10, 2001	Sport Hall Zuid	Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
62	Rings Lithuania: Bushido Rings 2	May 8, 2001	Vilnius Palace of Concerts and Sports	Vilnius, Lithuania
61	Rings: World Title Series 1	April 20, 2001	Yoyogi National Stadium Gym 2	Tokyo, Japan
60	Rings Russia: Russia vs. Bulgaria	April 6, 2001	Yekaterinburg Sports Palace	Yekaterinburg, Russia
59	Rings: Battle Genesis Vol. 7	March 20, 2001	Differ Ariake Arena	Tokyo, Japan
58	Rings USA: Battle of Champions	March 17, 2001	Harveys Casino Hotel	Council Bluffs, Iowa
57	Rings: King of Kings 2000 Final	February 24, 2001	Ryogoku Kokugikan Sumo Arena	Tokyo, Japan
56	Rings Holland: Heroes Live Forever	January 28, 2001	Vechtsebanen Sport Hall	Utrecht, Netherlands

Rings Holland: Heroes Live Forever

Rings Holland: Heroes Live Forever^[1] was an event held on January 28, 2001, at The Vechtsebanen Sport Hall in Utrecht, Netherlands.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Joop Kasteel	def.	Yuriy Kochkine	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00
	Rodney Glunder	def.	Ricardo Fyeet	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	2	1:04
	Lee Hasdell	vs.	Sander Thonhauser	No Contest	1	0:00
	Gilbert Ballantine	def.	Brian Lo-A-Njoe	TKO (Punches and Knee)	2	2:09
	Antoni Hardonk	def.	Peter Verschuren	TKO (Cut)	1	3:05
	Remco Pardoel	def.	Marc Emmanuel	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00
	Mustafa Azoufri	vs.	Jordi Soederhuizen	Draw	2	5:00
	Piet van Gammeren	def.	Herman Renting	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00
	Nordin Bensellam	def.	Marc van Rooyen	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00
	Herman van Tol	def.	Sander MacKilljan	Submission (Keylock)	1	2:08
	Jerry Mooldijk	def.	Roberto Lukus	DQ (Kicking on the Ground)	1	3:01

Rings: King of Kings 2000 Final

Rings: King of Kings 2000 Final^[2] was an event held on February 24, 2001, at The Ryogoku Kokugikan Sumo Arena in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira	def.	Valentijn Overeem	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)	1	1:20
	Renato Sobral	def.	Kiyoshi Tamura	Decision (Majority)	2	5:00
	Ryushi Yanagisawa	def.	Wataru Sakata	Decision (Split)	2	5:00
	Valentijn Overeem	def.	Randy Couture	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	1	0:56
	Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira	def.	Hiromitsu Kanehara	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	2	0:27
	Alistair Overeem	def.	Vladimer Tchanturia	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	1:06
	Valentijn Overeem	def.	Yoshihisa Yamamoto	Submission (Armbar)	1	0:45
	Randy Couture	def.	Tsuyoshi Kosaka	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00
	Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira	def.	Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00
	Hiromitsu Kanehara	def.	Dave Menne	TKO (Punches)	3	3:24

Rings USA: Battle of Champions

Rings USA: Battle of Champions^[3] was an event held on March 17, 2001, at The Harveys Casino Hotel in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Jeremy Horn	def.	Griffen Reynaud	Submission (Punches)	1	2:55
	Jermaine Andre	def.	Masaya Kojima	TKO (Punch)	1	3:29
	Kerry Schall	def.	John Dixson	Submission (Hammerlock)	1	1:19
	Chatt Lavender	def.	LaVerne Clark	Submission (Armbar)	2	1:04
	Matt Hughes	def.	Brett Al-azzawi	Submission (Armbar)	1	3:27
	Bobby Hoffman	def.	Zane Frazier	Submission (Armbar)	1	1:34
	Naoyuki Kotani	def.	Curtis Brigham	Submission (Kimura)	2	1:59
	Rich Franklin	def.	Travis Fulton	TKO (Broken Hand)	1	5:00
	Joe Doerksen	def.	Scott Ventimiglia	Submission (Armbar)	1	2:33

Rings: Battle Genesis Vol. 7

Rings: Battle Genesis Vol. 7^[4] was an event held on March 20, 2001, at The Differ Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Masayuki Naruse	def.	Ricardo Fyeet	Submission (Toe Hold)	1	3:46
	Takehiro Murahama	def.	Brian Lo-A-Njoe	Submission (Kneebar)	1	4:49
	Yasuhito Namekawa	def.	Takashi Sonoda	Submission (Armbar)	1	0:43
	Sokun Koh	def.	Ryuki Ueyama	TKO (Kimura)	1	2:16
	Naoyuki Taira	def.	Taro Minato	Submission (Armlock)	1	6:37
	Kazuki Okubo	def.	Motomichi Mori	Decision (Majority)	2	5:00

Rings Russia: Russia vs. Bulgaria

Rings Russia: Russia vs. Bulgaria^[5] was an event held on April 6, 2001, at The Yekaterinburg Sports Palace in Yekaterinburg, Russia.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov	def.	Andrei Kopylov	Decision	2	5:00
	Bazigit Atajev	def.	Dimitar Doichinov	TKO	1	4:12
	Emil Kristev	def.	Iouri Bekichev	Decision (1-0 Points)	1	10:00
	Borislav Jeliazkov	def.	Konstantin Uriadov	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	1	3:09
	Mikhail Ilyukhin	def.	Martin Lazarov	Decision (4-0 Points)	1	10:00
	Fedor Emelianenko	def.	Mihail Apostolov	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	1:03
	Eduard Churakov	def.	Valentin Davidov	KO	1	9:20
	Kestutis Smirnovas	def.	Ruslan Mirzoev	Decision (3-2 Points)	1	10:00

Rings: World Title Series 1

Rings: World Title Series 1^[6] was an event held on April 20, 2001, at The Yoyogi National Stadium Gym 2 in Yoyogi National Stadium Gym 2.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Gustavo Machado	def.	Kiyoshi Tamura	Decision (Majority)	2	5:00
	Bobby Hoffman	def.	Ryushi Yanagisawa	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00
	Jeremy Horn	def.	Iouri Bekichev	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)	1	0:50
	Fedor Emelianenko	def.	Kerry Schall	Submission (Armbar)	1	1:47
	Yasuhito Namekawa	def.	Hiroshi Imamura	Submission (Kneebar)	1	1:48
	Jiro Wakabayashi	vs.	Naoyuki Kotani	Draw	3	5:00

Rings Lithuania: Bushido Rings 2

Rings Lithuania: Bushido Rings 2^[7] was an event held on May 8, 2001, at The Vilnius Palace of Concerts and Sports in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov	def.	Zaza Tkeshelashvili	Submission (Armlock)	1	0:00
	Mikhail Ilyukhin	def.	Kestutis Smirnovas	Submission (Achilles Lock)	1	0:00
	Andrei Kopylov	def.	Egidijus Valavicius	Decision (4-0 Points)	2	0:00
	Ricardas Rocevicius	def.	Victor Yerohin	Submission (Achilles Lock)	2	0:00
	Bazigit Atajev	def.	Rolandas Digrys	Submission (Armbar)	1	0:00
	Remigijus Kazaciunas	def.	Emil Kristev	TKO	0	0:00
	Valentin Golubovskij	def.	Iouri Bekichev	Decision (2-0 Points)	2	0:00
	Jordanas Poskaitis	def.	Arunas Nenartas	Decision	2	0:00

Rings Holland: No Guts, No Glory

Rings Holland: No Guts, No Glory^[8] was an event held on June 10, 2001, at The Sport Hall Zuid in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Bob Schrijber	vs.	Bobby Hoffman	Draw	2	5:00
	Cheick Kongo	def.	Andre Tete	Submission (Heel Hook)	1	3:20
	Paul Cahoon	def.	Joop Kasteel	KO (Punch)	2	4:00
	Cyrille Diabate	vs.	Rodney Glunder	Draw	2	5:00
	Christophe Lardot	vs.	Brian Lo-A-Njoe	Draw	2	5:00
	Marc Emmanuel	def.	Sander Thonhauser	Submission (Keylock)	2	0:36
	Remco Pardoel	vs.	Herman van Tol	Draw	2	5:00
	Dave van der Veen	def.	Edmunds Kirsis	DQ	1	2:47
	Dave Vader	def.	Fred van Doesburg	KO (Knee)	1	1:12
	Jordi Soederhuizen	def.	Nordin Bensellam	Submission (Achilles Lock)	1	4:46
	Jerry Mooldijk	vs.	Arnoud Ritsema	Draw	2	5:00
	Marc van Rooyen	def.	Michel van der Heijden	KO (Knee)	1	4:46

Rings: World Title Series 2

Rings: World Title Series 2^[9] was an event held on June 15, 2001, at The Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium in Kanagawa, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Ricardo Arona	def.	Hiromitsu Kanehara	Submission (Kneebar)	2	0:53
	Renato Sobral	def.	Tsuyoshi Kosaka	Decision (Majority)	2	5:00
	Mikhail Ilyukhin	def.	Borislav Jeliazkov	Submission (Armbar)	2	2:06
	Chris Haseman	def.	Alexandre Ferreira	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	1	3:03
	Yasuhito Namekawa	def.	Masutatsu Yano	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	2	0:22
	Bazigit Atajev	def.	Maynard Marcum	KO (Punch)	1	1:08

Rings: 10th Anniversary

Rings: 10th Anniversary^[10] was an event held on August 11, 2001, at Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Matt Hughes	def.	Hiromitsu Kanehara	Decision (Majority)	3	5:00
	Tsuyoshi Kosaka	def.	Koba Tkeshelashvili	KO (Knee)	1	2:17
Middleweight	Ricardo Arona	def.	Gustavo Machado	TKO (Punches)	1	1:29	[a]
	Bazigit Atajev	def.	Aaron Brink	KO (Spinning Back Kick)	1	1:09
	Hirotaka Yokoi	def.	Ricardo Fyeet	Submission (Armbar)	1	2:34
Openweight	Fedor Emelianenko	def.	Renato Sobral	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00	[b]
	Bobby Hoffman	def.	Mikhail Ilyukhin	TKO (Corner Stoppage)	2	5:00
	Ricardo Arona	def.	Jeremy Horn	Decision (Majority)	2	5:00
	Gustavo Machado	def.	Chris Haseman	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00

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

Rings: Battle Genesis Vol. 8

Rings: Battle Genesis Vol. 8^[11] was an event held on September 21, 2001, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Yasuhito Namekawa	def.	Dexter Casey	Submission (Armbar)	1	1:44
	Genki Sudo	def.	Brian Lo-A-Njoe	Submission (Triangle Choke)	1	2:17
	Hirotaka Yokoi	def.	Masaya Kojima	Submission (Armlock)	1	2:12
	Hidetaka Monma	def.	Hiroyuki Ito	Decision (Majority)	3	5:00
	Takumi Yano	def.	Goro Kobayashi	Technical Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	1	3:14
	Naoyuki Kotani	def.	Hideo Tokoro	Decision (Majority)	3	5:00

Rings: World Title Series 4

Rings: World Title Series 4^[12] was an event held on October 20, 2001, at The Yoyogi National Stadium Gym 2 in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Hiromitsu Kanehara	def.	Kelly Jacobs	TKO (Lost Points)	2	1:51
	Egidijus Valavicius	def.	Yasuhito Namekawa	Towel (Punches)	1	2:18
	Fedor Emelianenko	def.	Ryushi Yanagisawa	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
	Curtis Brigham	def.	Kenichi Ogata	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	1	0:43
	Chris Haseman	def.	Koba Tkeshelashvili	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
	Lee Hasdell	def.	Georgi Tonkov	KO (Flying Knee)	1	4:22
	Hirotaka Yokoi	def.	Ken Orihashi	TKO (Lost Points)	1	3:14
	Gen Isono	def.	Eriya Matsuda	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00

Rings Lithuania: Bushido Rings 3

Rings Lithuania: Bushido Rings 3^[13] was an event held on November 10, 2001, at The Vilnius Palace of Concerts and Sports in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Hirotaka Yokoi	def.	Kestutis Smirnovas	Decision	2	5:00
	Igor Vovchanchyn	def.	Ricardas Rocevicius	TKO (Leg Kicks)	2	0:00
	Achmed Labasanov	def.	Mindaugas Kulikauskas	Decision	2	5:00
	Rokas Stambrauskas	def.	Igor Kovalev	KO	1	0:00
	Remigijus Kazaciunas	def.	Hiroyuki Ito	Decision	2	5:00
	Tadeush Cholodinskij	def.	Arsen Bayrambekov	Decision	2	5:00
	Mindaugas Smirnovas	def.	Mindaugas Laurinaitis	Decision	2	5:00
	Roman Gaiko	def.	Sigitas Kekstas	Decision	2	5:00

Rings Holland: Some Like It Hard

Rings Holland: Some Like It Hard^[14] was an event held on December 2, 2001, at The Vechtsebanen Sport Hall in Utrecht, Netherlands.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Rodney Glunder	def.	Paul Cahoon	TKO (Doctor Stoppage)	3	1:53
	Joop Kasteel	def.	Fatih Kocamis	Submission (Armbar)	1	1:57
	Stephan Tapilatu	def.	Brian Lo-A-Njoe	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00
	Dave Vader	def.	Hans Roovers	KO (Punch)	1	3:58
	Nordin Bensellam	vs.	Chico Martinez	Draw	2	5:00
	Andre Tete	def.	Rob van Esdonk	KO (Punch)	2	0:28
	Gilbert Ballantine	def.	Daan Kooiman	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	1	2:30
	Cheick Kongo	def.	Dave van der Veen	TKO (Punches)	2	1:25
	Brian Maulany	def.	Jordi Soederhuizen	KO (Punch)	1	4:00
	Marc van Rooyen	def.	Franklin Beuk	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00

Rings: World Title Series 5

Rings: World Title Series 5^[15] was an event held on December 21, 2001, at The Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium in Kanagawa, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Hiromitsu Kanehara	def.	Paul Cahoon	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
	Bazigit Atajev	def.	Tsuyoshi Kosaka	Decision (Majority)	3	5:00
	Fedor Emelianenko	def.	Lee Hasdell	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	1	4:10
	Chris Haseman	def.	Egidijus Valavicius	Submission (Armbar)	1	3:08
	Genki Sudo	def.	Kenichi Yamamoto	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	2	1:46
	Tatsuya Maeda	def.	Stephen Gillinder	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	2	1:42
	Naoyuki Kotani	def.	Takahito Iida	Submission (Armbar)	1	3:02
	Hidetaka Monma	def.	Kyosuke Sasaki	Decision (Majority)	2	5:00

See also

• Fighting Network Rings
• List of Fighting Network Rings events