| 1997 in Fighting Network Rings | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| First date | January 1, 1997 | |||
| Last date | December 23, 1997 | |||
| Events | ||||
| Total events | 9 | |||
| Fights | ||||
| Total fights | 51 | |||
| Chronology | ||||
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The year1997 is the third year in the history ofFighting Network Rings, amixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. In 1997 Fighting Network Rings held nine events beginning with,Rings: Battle Dimensions Tournament 1996 Final.
| # | Event Title | Date | Arena | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Rings: Mega Battle Tournament 1997 Semifinal | December 23, 1997 | Japan | |
| 15 | Rings: Mega Battle Tournament 1997 Semifinal 1 | October 25, 1997 | Japan | |
| 14 | Rings: Extension Fighting 7 | September 26, 1997 | Japan | |
| 13 | Rings Holland: Utrecht at War | June 29, 1997 | Vechtsebanen Sport Hall | Utrecht, Netherlands |
| 12 | Rings: Extension Fighting 4 | June 21, 1997 | Ariake Coliseum | Tokyo, Japan |
| 11 | Rings: Extension Fighting 2 | April 22, 1997 | Japan | |
| 10 | Rings Holland: The Final Challenge | February 2, 1997 | Sport Hall Zuid | Amsterdam,North Holland, Netherlands |
| 9 | Rings: Budokan Hall 1997 | January 22, 1997 | Budokan Hall | Tokyo, Japan |
| 8 | Rings: Battle Dimensions Tournament 1996 Final | January 1, 1997 |
Rings: Battle Dimensions Tournament 1996 Final[1] was an event held on January 1, 1997.
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov | def. | Kiyoshi Tamura | 0 | 0:00 | |||
| Tariel Bitsadze | def. | Yoshihisa Yamamoto | 0 | 0:00 | |||
| Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov | def. | Tariel Bitsadze | 0 | 0:00 | |||
| Kiyoshi Tamura | def. | Yoshihisa Yamamoto | 0 | 0:00 | |||
| Tariel Bitsadze | def. | Hans Nijman | 0 | 0:00 | |||
| Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov | def. | Tsuyoshi Kosaka | 0 | 0:00 | |||
| Kiyoshi Tamura | def. | Mitsuya Nagai | 0 | 0:00 | |||
| Yoshihisa Yamamoto | def. | Bakouri Gogitidze | 0 | 0:00 | |||
Rings: Budokan Hall 1997[2] was an event held on January 22, 1997, atBudokan Hall inTokyo, Japan.
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov | def. | Kiyoshi Tamura | 0 | 0:00 | |||
| Tariel Bitsadze | def. | Yoshihisa Yamamoto | 0 | 0:00 | |||
| Akira Maeda | def. | Maurice Smith | 0 | 0:00 | |||
| Nikolai Zouev | def. | Mitsuya Nagai | 0 | 0:00 | |||
| Tsuyoshi Kosaka | def. | Mikhail Ilyukhin | 0 | 0:00 | |||
| Zaza Tkeshelashvili | def. | Masayuki Naruse | 0 | 0:00 | |||
| Wataru Sakata | def. | Sean McCully | 0 | 0:00 | |||
Rings Holland: The Final Challenge[3] was an event held on February 2, 1997, at The Sport Hall Zuid inAmsterdam,North Holland, Netherlands.
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Rob Van Esdonk | def. | Dennis Crouweel | TKO (Referee Stoppage from a Broken Nose) | 1 | 2:38 | ||
| Pedro Palm | vs. | Dick Vrij | No Contest | 1 | 1:00 | ||
| Bob Schrijber | def. | Toon Stelling | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 6:01 | ||
| Kiyoshi Tamura | def. | Andre Mannaart | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 1 | 2:11 | ||
| Joop Kasteel | def. | Mitsuya Nagai | KO (Punches) | 1 | 5:12 | ||
| Valentijn Overeem | def. | Masayuki Naruse | TKO (Cut) | 1 | 3:58 | ||
| Willie Peeters | def. | Sergei Sousserov | KO (Palm Strikes) | 1 | 4:51 | ||
| Peter Dijkman | def. | Iouri Bekichev | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 1 | 2:25 | ||
| Hans Nijman | def. | Lee Hasdell | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 5:35 | ||
| Gilbert Yvel | def. | Rob van Leeuwen | TKO (Corner Stoppage) | 1 | 4:06 | ||
| Ron van Gellekom | def. | Jonny van Wanrooy | Decision (Unanimous) | 1 | 10:00 | ||
Rings: Extension Fighting 2[4] was an event held on April 22, 1997, in Japan.
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Kiyoshi Tamura | def. | Tsuyoshi Kosaka | Submission (Toe Hold) | 1 | 13:57 | ||
| Chris Haseman | def. | Alexander Otsuka | TKO (Doctor Stoppage from a Cut) | 1 | 7:03 | ||
| Joop Kasteel | def. | Mitsuya Nagai | TKO (Lost Points) | 1 | 6:27 | ||
| Yoshihisa Yamamoto | def. | Masayuki Naruse | Submission (Arm Bar) | 1 | 21:20 | ||
| Dick Vrij | def. | Tony Halme | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | 1 | 2:42 | ||
| Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov | def. | Akira Maeda | Submission (Leg Lock) | 1 | 8:47 | ||
Rings: Extension Fighting 4[5] was an event held on June 21, 1997, inTokyo, Japan.
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Adilson Lima | def. | Alexander Fedorov | 1 | 10:10 | |||
| Yuriy Kochkine | vs. | Ricardo Morais | Draw | 1 | 20:00 | ||
Rings Holland: Utrecht at War[6] was an event held on June 29, 1997, inUtrecht, Netherlands.
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Toon Stelling | def. | Andre Mannaart | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | ||
| Valentijn Overeem | def. | Cees Bezems | Submission (Heel Hook) | 1 | 0:49 | ||
| Joop Kasteel | def. | Pedro Palm | KO (Palm Strikes) | 1 | 4:17 | ||
| Sander Thonhauser | def. | Gerard Benschop | KO (Palm Strikes) | 1 | 3:04 | ||
| Sander MacKilljan | def. | Erwin van de Eijnden | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 1 | 1:46 | ||
| Gilbert Yvel | def. | Leon van Dijk | KO (Knee) | 1 | 2:05 | ||
| Mario Borzic | def. | Michael Jonker | TKO (Knee) | 1 | 0:00 | ||
| Rodney Glunder | def. | Rik de Jager | KO (Knee to the Body) | 2 | 1:10 | ||
| Jonny van Wanrooy | def. | Ronny Rivano | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | ||
Rings: Extension Fighting 7[7] was an event held on September 26, 1997, in Japan.
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Kiyoshi Tamura | def. | Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov | Submission (Arm Bar) | 1 | 12:48 | ||
| Akira Maeda | def. | Andrei Kopylov | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 1 | 8:32 | ||
| Frank Shamrock | def. | Tsuyoshi Kosaka | Decision | 1 | 30:00 | ||
| Wataru Sakata | def. | Valentijn Overeem | Submission (Ankle Lock) | 1 | 2:16 | ||
| Pete Williams | def. | Joop Kasteel | TKO (Knee Injury) | 1 | 8:25 | ||
| Yuriy Kochkine | def. | Malcolm Nay | Submission (Achilles Lock) | 1 | 4:33 | ||
Rings: Mega Battle Tournament 1997 Semifinal[8] was an event held on October 25, 1997, in Japan.
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Dick Vrij | def. | Tariel Bitsadze | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 1 | 6:07 | ||
| Kiyoshi Tamura | def. | Hans Nijman | Submission (Arm Lock) | 1 | 10:34 | ||
| Tsuyoshi Kosaka | def. | Borislav Jeliazkov | Decision (Lost Points) | 1 | 0:00 | ||
| Mikhail Ilyukhin | def. | Masayuki Naruse | Submission (Ankle Lock) | 1 | 12:28 | ||
| Mitsuya Nagai | def. | Chris Haseman | Submission (Heel Hook) | 1 | 9:18 | ||
| Joop Kasteel | def. | Lee Hasdell | Submission (Headlock) | 1 | 8:55 | ||
| Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov | def. | Andrei Kopylov | Submission | 1 | 10:52 | ||
| Akira Maeda | def. | Nikolai Zouev | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 1 | 5:17 | ||
Rings: Mega Battle Tournament 1997 Semifinal[9] was an event held on December 23, 1997, in Japan.
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Zaza Tkeshelashvili | def. | Ricardo Morais | Decision | 1 | 20:00 | ||
| Sean Alvarez | def. | Willie Peeters | 1 | 9:40 | |||