PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 Finals

Infobox MMA event
name = PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 Finals


promotion = PRIDE Fighting Championships
date = May 1, 2000
venue = Tokyo Dome
city = Tokyo
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previousevent = PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 Opening Round
followingevent = PRIDE 9 PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 Finals was a mixed martial arts event held by the PRIDE Fighting Championships. It took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on May 1, 2000. The event concluded the PRIDE open-weight tournament of 2000. It is famous for containing one of the most anticipated matches in mixed martial arts history, Royce Gracie vs. Kazushi Sakuraba.

Results

Quarterfinals

flagicon| TRI Gary Goodridge vs. flagicon| UKR Igor Vovchanchyn

Vovchanchyn knocked out Goodridge, 10:14 into Round 1 of their fight.

flagicon| BRA Royce Gracie vs. flagicon| JPN Kazushi Sakuraba

Sakuraba defeated Royce Gracie by TKO (Corner Stoppage) after 90 minutes of fighting. The rules were modified for this bout so that the number of rounds was unlimited and there were no referee stoppages. After the sixth 15-minute round, Royce could no longer continue due to damage to his legs. His corner threw in the towel.

flagicon| USA Mark Coleman vs. flagicon| JPN Akira Shoji

Coleman defeated Shoji by judge's decision.

flagicon| JPN Kazuyuki Fujita vs. flagicon| USA Mark Kerr

Fujita defeated Kerr by judge's decision.

Non-Tournament Bout

flagicon| USA Guy Mezger vs. flagicon| JPN Masaaki Satake

Mezger defeated Satake by judge's decision.

emifinals

flagicon| JPN Kazushi Sakuraba vs. flagicon| UKR Igor Vovchanchyn

Vovchanchyn defeated Sakuraba by TKO at the end of Round 1. Sakuraba held his own with Vovchanchyn, despite his extended fight earlier in the night. Exhaustion ultimately got the best of Sakuraba, and his corner threw in the towel after Round 1 was completed and called draw. His final total for the night was 105 minutes of fighting.

flagicon| USA Mark Coleman vs. flagicon| JPN Kazuyuki Fujita

Coleman defeated Fujita by TKO. Fujita, suffering from injuries from his previous fight with Kerr, forfeited the match immediately, effectively giving Coleman a bye into the finals.

Non-Tournament Bout

flagicon| JPN Alexander Otsuka vs. flagicon| USA Ken Shamrock

Shamrock defeated Otsuka by TKO, 9:43 into the first round. The referee stopped the fight as Otsuka was succumbing to Shamrock's punches.

Finals

flagicon| USA Mark Coleman vs. flagicon| UKR Igor Vovchanchyn

Coleman defeated Vovchanchyn by submission, 3:09 into Round 2. Vovchanchyn tapped out as Coleman was delivering several knee strikes to his head. With his victory, Mark Coleman won the PRIDE Grand Prix championship and a $200,000 prize.

PRIDE 2000 Grand Prix Bracket

16TeamBracket

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RD2=Quarterfinals
RD3=Semifinals
RD4=Finals

RD1-team01=Royce Gracie
RD1-team02=Nobuhiko Takada
RD1-team03=Kazushi Sakuraba
RD1-team04=Guy Mezger
RD1-team05=Igor Vovchanchyn
RD1-team06=Alexander Otsuka
RD1-team07=Gary Goodridge
RD1-team08=Osamu Tachihikari
RD1-team09=Mark Coleman
RD1-team10=Masaaki Satake
RD1-team11=Ebenezer Fontes Braga
RD1-team12=Akira Shoji
RD1-team13=Mark Kerr
RD1-team14=Enson Inoue
RD1-team15=Kazuyuki Fujita
RD1-team16=Hans Nijman

RD2-team01=Royce Gracie
RD2-team02=Kazushi Sakuraba
RD2-team03=Igor Vovchanchyn
RD2-team04=Gary Goodridge
RD2-team05=Mark Coleman
RD2-team06=Akira Shoji
RD2-team07=Mark Kerr
RD2-team08=Kazuyuki Fujita

RD3-team01=Kazushi Sakuraba
RD3-team02=Igor Vovchanchyn
RD3-team03=Mark Coleman
RD3-team04=Kazuyuki Fujita

RD4-team01=Igor Vovchanchyn
RD4-team02=Mark Coleman

References

* [http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?search=yes&eventid=55 Sherdog.com]
* [http://www.pridefc.com/pride2005/index_new_temp.php PRIDEFC Official Website]

ee also

* PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 Opening Round
* List of PRIDE events