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1999 in Pride FC

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1999 in Pride FC
Information
First dateApril 29, 1999
Last dateNovember 21, 1999
Events
Total events4
Fights
Total fights28
Chronology
1998 in Pride 1999 in Pride FC 2000 in Pride

The year 1999 was the 3rd year in the history of the Pride Fighting Championships, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. 1999 had 4 events beginning with, Pride 5.

Debut Pride FC fighters

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The following fighters fought their first Pride FC fight in 1999:

Events list

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# Event Japanese name Date held Venue City Attendance
8 Pride 8 November 21, 1999 Ariake Coliseum Tokyo, Japan
7 Pride 7 September 12, 1999 Yokohama Arena Yokohama, Japan 10,031
6 Pride 6 July 4, 1999 Yokohama Arena Yokohama, Japan
5 Pride 5 April 29, 1999 Nagoya Rainbow Hall Nagoya, Japan

Pride 5

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Pride 5
PromotionPride Fighting Championships
DateApril 29, 1999
VenueNippon Gaishi Hall
CityNagoya
Event chronology
Pride 4 Pride 5 Pride 6

Pride 5[1] was an event held on April 29, 1999, at The Nagoya Rainbow Hall in Nagoya, Japan.

Results

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Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Japan Nobuhiko Takada def. United States Mark Coleman Submission (heel hook) 2 1:44 [a]
Japan Kazushi Sakuraba def. Brazil Vitor Belfort Decision (unanimous) 2 10:00
United States Enson Inoue def. Japan Soichi Nishida Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 0:24
Ukraine Igor Vovchanchyn def. Japan Akira Shoji Decision (unanimous) 2 10:00
Brazil Francisco Bueno def. Japan Satoshi Honma TKO (punches) 1 4:59
United States Egan Inoue def. Japan Minoru Toyonaga TKO (punches) 1 5:53
  1. ^ Acknowledged by Coleman to have been a worked fight.[2]

Pride 6

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Pride 6
PromotionPride Fighting Championships
DateJuly 4, 1999
VenueYokohama Arena
CityYokohama
Event chronology
Pride 5 Pride 6 Pride 7

Pride 6[3] was an event held on July 4, 1999, at The Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan.

Results

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Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
United States Mark Kerr def. Japan Nobuhiko Takada Submission (kimura) 1 3:04
Japan Kazushi Sakuraba def. Brazil Ebenezer Fontes Braga Submission (armbar) 1 9:23
Japan Naoya Ogawa def. Trinidad and Tobago Gary Goodridge Submission (keylock) 2 0:36
Japan Akira Shoji def. United States Guy Mezger Decision (split) 3 5:00
Japan Hiroki Kurosawa def. Japan Nobuaki Kakuda Decision 5 3:00 [a]
Ukraine Igor Vovchanchyn def. Brazil Carlos Barreto Decision (split) 3 5:00
Canada Carlos Newton def. Japan Daijiro Matsui Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
United States Carl Malenko def. United States Egan Inoue Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00

Pride 7

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Pride 7
PromotionPride Fighting Championships
DateSeptember 12, 1999
VenueYokohama Arena
CityYokohama
Attendance10,031
Event chronology
Pride 6 Pride 7 Pride 8

Pride 7[4] was an event held on September 12, 1999, at The Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan.

Results

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Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Japan Daijiro Matsui def. Netherlands Bob Schrijber DQ (illegal kick) 1 10:00 [a]
Brazil Wanderlei Silva def. United States Carl Malenko Decision (unanimous) 2 10:00
United States Maurice Smith def. Croatia Branko Cikatic Submission (forearm choke) 1 7:33
Japan Akira Shoji def. United States Larry Parker Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Japan Kazushi Sakuraba def. United States Anthony Macias Submission (armbar) 2 2:30
Ukraine Igor Vovchanchyn vs. United States Mark Kerr No Contest 2 4:36 [b]
Grappling match
United States Enson Inoue def. Tonga Tully Kulihaapai Submission (armbar) 1 1:15
Pro wrestling match
Japan Nobuhiko Takada def. Japan Alexander Otsuka TKO 2 1:32
  1. ^ Matsui defeated Schrijber via DQ (illegal kick) at 10:00 of round 1. Schrijber delivered an axe kick to the back of Matsui's head after the bell.
  2. ^ Initially ruled a win for Vovchanchyn, the result was changed to a "no contest" due to illegal knee strikes by Vovchanchyn.

Pride 8

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Pride 8
PromotionPride Fighting Championships
DateNovember 21, 1999
VenueAriake Coliseum
CityTokyo
Event chronology
Pride 7 Pride 8 Pride: Grand Prix 2000 - Opening Round

Pride 8[5] was an event held on November 21, 1999, at The Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

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Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Brazil Wanderlei Silva def. Japan Daijiro Matsui Unanimous Decision 2 10:00
United States Frank Trigg def. Brazil Fabiano Iha TKO (Punches) 1 5:00
Brazil Allan Goes def. United States Carl Malenko Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) 1 9:16
United States Mark Coleman def. Brazil Ricardo Morais Unanimous Decision 2 10:00
United States Tom Erikson def. Trinidad and Tobago Gary Goodridge Unanimous Decision 2 10:00
Ukraine Igor Vovchanchyn def. Brazil Francisco Bueno KO (Punch) 1 1:23
Brazil Renzo Gracie def. Japan Alexander Otsuka Unanimous Decision 2 10:00
Japan Kazushi Sakuraba def. Brazil Royler Gracie Technical Submission (Kimura) 2 13:16 [a]
  1. ^ This marked the first time a member of the Gracie Family had been defeated in a mixed martial arts bout.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Pride 5". Sherdog. Archived from the original on May 14, 2013.
  2. ^ "Mark Coleman: Bottom Line, I Can Still Fight". Fightday.com. 2010-02-01. Archived from the original on 2012-12-01. Retrieved 2013-08-27.
  3. ^ "Pride 6". Sherdog. Archived from the original on May 14, 2013.
  4. ^ "Pride 7". Sherdog. Archived from the original on May 1, 2013.
  5. ^ "Pride 8". Sherdog. Archived from the original on May 1, 2013.