1997 in Fighting Network Rings

1997 in Fighting Network Rings
1997 in Fighting Network Rings
Information
First date	January 1, 1997
Last date	December 23, 1997
Events
Total events	9
Fights
Total fights	51
Chronology

First dateJanuary 1, 1997

Last dateDecember 23, 1997

Total events9

Total fights51

The year 1997 is the third year in the history of Fighting Network Rings, a mixed 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

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

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

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

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

1997 in Fighting Network Rings

Rings: Battle Dimensions Tournament 1996 Final

Results

Rings: Budokan Hall 1997

Results

Rings Holland: The Final Challenge

Results

Rings: Extension Fighting 2

Results

Rings: Extension Fighting 4

Results

Rings Holland: Utrecht at War

Results

Rings: Extension Fighting 7

Results

Rings: Mega Battle Tournament 1997 Semifinal 1

Results

Rings: Mega Battle Tournament 1997 Semifinal

Results

See also

References

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