1999 in Fighting Network Rings#Rings: Rise 5th

{{MMAtitle}}

{{MMAtitle card|Title fights in 1999}}

{{MMAtitle bout

| Openweight

| Kiyoshi Tamura

| def.

| Tariel Bitsadze (c)

| Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)

| 1

| 9:19

| Rings: Rise 3rd

| For The Fighting Network Rings Openweight Championship.

}}

{{MMAtitle end|notes = yes}}

{{Main|List of Fighting Network Rings events}}

Rings Holland: Judgement Day{{Cite web|title=Rings Holland: Judgement Day |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Holland-Judgement-Day-967 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512203758/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Holland-Judgement-Day-967 |archivedate=May 12, 2013 |url-status=live }} was an event held on February 7, 1999, at The Sport Hall Zuid in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.

{{MMAevent}}

{{MMAevent card|Main Card}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Dick Vrij

| def.

| Zane Frazier

| KO (Punch)

| 1

| 2:34

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Gilbert Yvel

| def.

| Big Mo T

| KO (Flying Knee)

| 1

| 1:59

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Joop Kasteel

| def.

| Henk Kuipers

| KO (Palm Strikes)

| 1

| 0:52

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Ricardo Fyeet

| def.

| Tjerk Vermanen

| TKO (Elbow Injury)

| 1

| 1:10

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Richard Plug

| def.

| Gerard van Wijk

| Submission (Scarf Hold Armlock)

| 2

| 1:01

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Jerrel Venetiaan

| def.

| Dave van der Veen

| TKO (Punches)

| 2

| 2:40

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Sander Thonhauser

| def.

| Joe Akano

| TKO (Punches)

| 2

| 0:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Brian Lo-A-Njoe

| vs.

| Alfred Neef

| Draw

| 3

| 3:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Rick Rootlieb

| def.

| Adrian Wild

| Submission (Kneebar)

| 1

| 1:55

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Jeffrey Heijm

| vs.

| Youssef Akhnikh

| Draw

| 3

| 3:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

Rings: Final Capture{{Cite web|title=Rings: Final Capture |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Final-Capture-614 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130430161449/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Final-Capture-614 |archivedate=April 30, 2013 |url-status=live }} was an event held on February 21, 1999, in Japan.

{{MMAevent}}

{{MMAevent card|Main Card}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Alexander Karelin

| def.

| Akira Maeda

| Decision (Unanimous)

| 3

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Kiyoshi Tamura

| def.

| Valentijn Overeem

| Submission (Arm Bar)

| 1

| 6:08

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Ricardo Morais

| def.

| Hiromitsu Kanehara

| Decision

| 5

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Sean Alvarez

| def.

| Wataru Sakata

| Decision

| 3

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov

| def.

| Nikolai Zouev

| Submission

| 1

| 4:49

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Yoshihisa Yamamoto

| def.

| Andrei Kopylov

| Submission

| 1

| 6:55

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Yasuhito Namekawa

| def.

| Ryuki Ueyama

| Decision

| 3

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

Rings Australia: NR 3{{Cite web|title=Rings Australia: NR 3 |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Australia-NR-3-3653 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512193722/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Australia-NR-3-3653 |archivedate=May 12, 2013 |url-status=live }} was an event held on March 7, 1999, at The Alexandra Hills Hotel in Australia.

{{MMAevent}}

{{MMAevent card|Main Card}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Chris Haseman

| def.

| Dick Vrij

| Submission (Rear Naked Choke)

| 1

| 5:17

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Mick Cutajar

| def.

| Al Reynish

| KO

| 1

| 4:02

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Ryuki Ueyama

| def.

| Dennis Kefalinos

| Submission (Knee Bar)

| 1

| 4:40

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Tim Thomas

| vs.

| Brad Aird

| Draw

| 1

| 10:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Maynard Marcum

| def.

| Kevin Carey

| Decision

| 1

| 10:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Hans Nijman

| def.

| Danny Higgins

| Submission (Rear Naked Choke)

| 1

| 5:46

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| D Man

| vs.

| Cam Herbert

| Draw

| 1

| 10:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Joe Perry

| vs.

| Stuart Ashby

| Draw

| 1

| 10:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Corey Lang

| def.

| Kevin Thompson

| Decision

| 1

| 10:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Barney Cook

| def.

| Shaun Price

| TKO

| 1

| 7:11

|

}}

{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

Rings: Rise 1st{{Cite web|title=Rings: Rise 1st |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Rise-1st-615 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512191224/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Rise-1st-615 |archivedate=May 12, 2013 |url-status=live }} was an event held on March 20, 1999, in Japan.

{{MMAevent}}

{{MMAevent card|Main Card}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Kiyoshi Tamura

| def.

| Hiromitsu Kanehara

| Submission (Armbar)

| 3

| 0:14

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Mikhail Ilyukhin

| def.

| Randy Couture

| Submission (Kimura)

| 1

| 7:43

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Yoshihisa Yamamoto

| def.

| Valentijn Overeem

| Submission (Armbar)

| 1

| 2:40

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Masayuki Naruse

| def.

| Dave van der Veen

| Submission (Achilles Lock)

| 1

| 7:36

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Borislav Jeliazkov

| def.

| Wataru Sakata

| Submission (Scarf Hold)

| 1

| 8:28

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Chris Haseman

| def.

| Yasuhito Namekawa

| Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)

| 1

| 7:42

|

}}

{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

Rings: Rise 2nd{{Cite web|title=Rings: Rise 2nd |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Rise-2nd-6266 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501014030/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Rise-2nd-6266 |archivedate=May 1, 2013 |url-status=live }} was an event held on April 23, 1999, in Japan.

{{MMAevent}}

{{MMAevent card|Main Card}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Frank Shamrock

| vs.

| Kiyoshi Tamura

| Draw

| 1

| 20:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Gilbert Yvel

| def.

| Tsuyoshi Kosaka

| TKO (Doctor Stoppage)

| 1

| 14:58

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Yoshihisa Yamamoto

| def.

| Joop Kasteel

| TKO (Palm Strikes)

| 1

| 7:32

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Chris Haseman

| def.

| Masayuki Naruse

| Submission (Kimura)

| 1

| 8:18

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Zaza Tkeshelashvili

| def.

| Sander Thonhauser

| TKO (5 Lost Points)

| 1

| 4:02

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Lee Hasdell

| def.

| Ryuki Ueyama

| DQ (Eye Gouging)

| 1

| 4:18

|

}}

{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

Rings: Rise 3rd{{Cite web|title=Rings: Rise 3rd |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Rise-3rd-7052 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512190603/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Rise-3rd-7052 |archivedate=May 12, 2013 |url-status=live }} was an event held on May 22, 1999, in Japan.

{{MMAevent}}

{{MMAevent card|Main Card}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Openweight

| Kiyoshi Tamura

| def.

| Tariel Bitsadze (c)

| Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)

| 1

| 9:19

| For The Fighting Network Rings Openweight Championship.

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Yoshihisa Yamamoto

| def.

| Tsuyoshi Kosaka

| TKO (Palm Strikes)

| 3

| 0:41

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Mikhail Ilyukhin

| def.

| Joop Kasteel

| Submission (Achilles Lock)

| 1

| 9:40

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov

| def.

| Masayuki Naruse

| Submission (Armbar)

| 1

| 4:26

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Valentijn Overeem

| def.

| Hiromitsu Kanehara

| TKO (Corner Stoppage)

| 1

| 4:35

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Yasuhito Namekawa

| def.

| Sara Umer

| Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)

| 1

| 3:09

|

}}

{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

Rings Holland: The Kings of the Magic Ring{{Cite web|title=Rings Holland: The Kings of the Magic Ring |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Holland-The-Kings-of-the-Magic-Ring-810 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513062116/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Holland-The-Kings-of-the-Magic-Ring-810 |archivedate=May 13, 2013 |url-status=live }} was an event held on June 20, 1999, at The Vechtsebanen Sport Hall in Utrecht, Netherlands.

{{MMAevent}}

{{MMAevent card|Main Card}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Gilbert Yvel

| def.

| Semmy Schilt

| KO (Punches)

| 2

| 4:45

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Rodney Glunder

| vs.

| Melvin Manhoef

| Draw

| 2

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Big Mo T

| def.

| Sander MacKilljan

| KO (Punch)

| 1

| 1:39

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Ricardo Fyeet

| NC.

| Jerrel Venetiaan

| No Contest

| 1

| 1:08

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Piet van Gammeren

| def.

| Peter Verschuren

| Decision (Unanimous)

| 3

| 3:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Dave Scott

| def.

| Gerard van Wijk

| KO (Punch)

| 1

| 2:01

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Renaldo Rijkhoff

| def.

| Rick Holshuizen

| KO (Punch)

| 2

| 1:12

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Richard Plug

| def.

| Rick Rootlieb

| Submission (Smother)

| 2

| 2:22

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Jeffrey Heijm

| def.

| Rogier van Eck

| Submission (Armbar)

| 2

| 2:57

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Arie Maigret

| def.

| Marcus Hapi

| KO (Punch)

| 2

| 0:54

|

}}

{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

Rings: Rise 4th{{Cite web|title=Rings: Rise 4th |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Rise-4th-7053 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030134643/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Rise-4th-7053 |archivedate=October 30, 2013 |url-status=live }} was an event held on June 24, 1999, in Japan.

{{MMAevent}}

{{MMAevent card|Main Card}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Kiyoshi Tamura

| vs.

| Yoshihisa Yamamoto

| Draw

| 3

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Joop Kasteel

| def.

| Tariel Bitsadze

| Submission (Keylock)

| 1

| 6:01

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Zaza Tkeshelashvili

| def.

| Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov

| Decision (Unanimous)

| 3

| 10:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Hiromitsu Kanehara

| def.

| Masayuki Naruse

| Decision (Unanimous)

| 3

| 10:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Wataru Sakata

| def.

| Borislav Jeliazkov

| Submission (Armbar)

| 1

| 6:49

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Yasuhito Namekawa

| def.

| Minoru Toyonaga

| Submission (Guillotine Choke)

| 1

| 9:51

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Ryuki Ueyama

| def.

| Willie Peeters

| TKO (Lost Points)

| 3

| 3:05

|

}}

{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

Rings: Rise 5th{{Cite web|title=Rings: Rise 5th |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Rise-5th-6267 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030145411/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Rise-5th-6267 |archivedate=October 30, 2013 |url-status=live }} was an event held on August 19, 1999, in Japan.

{{MMAevent}}

{{MMAevent card|Main Card}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Kiyoshi Tamura

| def.

| Joop Kasteel

| Submission (Armbar)

| 2

| 2:17

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Tsuyoshi Kosaka

| def.

| Gilbert Yvel

| Technical Decision (Lost Points)

| 1

| 8:17

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Hiromitsu Kanehara

| def.

| Wataru Sakata

| Decision (Lost Points)

| 3

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Lee Hasdell

| def.

| Ricardo Fyeet

| Submission (Toe Hold)

| 2

| 5:01

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Chris Haseman

| def.

| Willie Peeters

| Submission (Kneebar)

| 1

| 3:13

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Ryuki Ueyama

| def.

| Yasuhito Namekawa

| Decision (Lost Points)

| 3

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

Rings: Rings Georgia{{Cite web|title=Rings: Rings Georgia |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Rings-Georgia-6516 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512222440/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Rings-Georgia-6516 |archivedate=May 12, 2013 |url-status=live }} was an event held on October 8, 1999, in Georgia.

{{MMAevent}}

{{MMAevent card|Main Card}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Bakouri Gogitidze

| def.

| Mikhail Ilyukhin

| Submission (Rear Naked Choke)

| 1

| 5:07

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Tskhadaze Zaouri

| def.

| Dimitre Petkov

| KO

| 1

| 3:21

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Zaza Tkeshelashvili

| def.

| Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov

| KO

| 1

| 7:08

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Tariel Bitsadze

| def.

| Joop Kasteel

| TKO

| 1

| 4:11

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Koba Tkeshelashvili

| def.

| Yasuhito Namekawa

| Submission (Rear Naked Choke)

| 1

| 6:15

|

}}

{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

{{Main|RINGS King of Kings Tournament 1999}}

Rings: King of Kings 1999 Block A{{Cite web|title=Rings: King of Kings 1999 Block A |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-King-of-Kings-1999-Block-A-285 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130626153602/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-King-of-Kings-1999-Block-A-285 |archivedate=June 26, 2013 |url-status=live }} was an event held on October 28, 1999, at The Yoyogi National Stadium Gym 2 in Tokyo, Japan.

{{MMAevent}}

{{MMAevent card|King of Kings 1999 Block A Round of 16}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

|Mikhail Ilyukhin

|def.

|Brad Kohler

|Submission (armbar)

|1

|2:16

|}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

|Dan Henderson

|def.

|Hiromitsu Kanehara

|Decision (majority)

|2

|5:00

|}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

|Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira

|def.

|Yuriy Kochkine

|Technical Submission (armbar)

|1

|0:40

|}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

|Renato Sobral

|def.

|Lee Hasdell

|Decision (unanimous)

|2

|5:00

|}}

{{MMAevent card|King of Kings 1999 Block A Round of 32|header=no}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

|Brad Kohler

|def.

|Yoshihisa Yamamoto

|Submission (smother)

|1

|1:57

|}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

|Mikhail Ilyukhin

|def.

|Justin McCully

|Technical Submission (achilles lock)

|1

|4:48

|}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

|Dan Henderson

|def.

| Bakouri Gogitidze

|Submission (knee to the ribs)

|1

|2:17

|}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

|Hiromitsu Kanehara

|def.

|Jeremy Horn

|Decision (majority)

|2

|5:00

|}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

|Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira

|def.

|Valentijn Overeem

|Technical Submission (keylock)

|1

|1:51

|}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

|Yuriy Kochkine

|def.

|Alistair Overeem

|Decision (majority)

|2

|5:00

|}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

|Renato Sobral

|def.

|Zaza Tkeshelashvili

|Submission (kimura)

|2

|1:11

|}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

|Lee Hasdell

|def.

|Achmed Labasanov

|TKO (kick)

|2

|3:33

|}}

{{MMAevent end|notes=no}}

{{Main|RINGS King of Kings Tournament 1999}}

Rings: King of Kings 1999 Block B{{Cite web|title=Rings: King of Kings 1999 Block B |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-King-of-Kings-1999-Block-B-286 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130430214540/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-King-of-Kings-1999-Block-B-286 |archivedate=April 30, 2013 |url-status=live }} was an event held on December 22, 1999, at The Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Osaka, Japan.

{{MMAevent}}

{{MMAevent card|King of Kings 1999 Block B Round of 16}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

|Kiyoshi Tamura

|def.

|Borislav Jeliazkov

|Submission (rear-naked choke)

|2

|1:17

|}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

|Gilbert Yvel

|def.

|Tsuyoshi Kosaka

|TKO (cut)

|1

|1:17

|}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

|Renzo Gracie

|def.

|Maurice Smith

|Submission (armlock)

|1

|0:50

|}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

|Andrei Kopylov

|def.

|Ricardo Fyeet

|Submission (achilles lock)

|1

|0:08

|}}

{{MMAevent card|King of Kings 1999 Block B Round of 32|header=no}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

|Kiyoshi Tamura

|def.

|Dave Menne

|Decision (unanimous)

|2

|5:00

|}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

|Borislav Jeliazkov

|def.

|Tim Lajcik

|Submission (rear-naked choke)

|1

|2:23

|}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

|Tsuyoshi Kosaka

|def.

|Chris Haseman

|Decision (split)

|3

|5:00

|Declared a draw after two rounds.}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

|Gilbert Yvel

|def.

| Tariel Bitsadze

|Submission (armbar)

|1

|2:18

|}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

|Renzo Gracie

|def.

|Wataru Sakata

|Submission (armbar)

|1

|1:25

|}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

|Maurice Smith

|def.

|Branden Lee Hinkle

|Decision (majority)

|2

|5:00

|}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

|Ricardo Fyeet

|def.

|Tyrone Roberts

|KO (kick)

|2

|0:09

|}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

|Andrei Kopylov

|def.

|Leonardo Castello Branco

|Submission (kneebar)

|1

|0:16

|}}

{{MMAevent end|notes=yes}}

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