- PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 Opening Round
Infobox MMA event
name = PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 Opening Round
promotion =PRIDE Fighting Championships
date =January 30 ,2000
venue =Tokyo Dome
city =Tokyo
attendance =
buyrate =
previousevent =PRIDE 8
followingevent =PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 Finals PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 Opening Round was a
mixed martial arts event held by the PRIDE Fighting Championships. It took place at theTokyo Dome inTokyo ,Japan onJanuary 30 ,2000 . The event began the PRIDE Openweight tournament of 2000.Results
flagicon| NED
Bob Schrijber vs flagicon| BRAWanderlei Silva Silva defeated Schrijber by submission (Rear Naked Choke) 2:42 into the fight.
First Round
flagicon| TRI
Gary Goodridge vs. flagicon| JPNOsamu Tachihikari Goodridge defeated Tachihikari by submission (Forearm Choke) 0:51 into the fight to advance to the quarterfinals.
flagicon| BRA
Ebenezer Fontes Braga vs. flagicon| JPNAkira Shoji Shoji won by decision after a 15:00 fight to advance to the quarterfinals.
flagicon| JPN
Kazuyuki Fujita vs. flagicon| NEDHans Nijman Fujita won by submission (Choke) 2:48 into the fight to advance to the quarterfinals.
flagicon| USA
Guy Mezger vs. flagicon| JPNKazushi Sakuraba Sakuraba won by forfeit after a 15:00 fight to advance to the quarterfinals.
flagicon| USA
Mark Coleman vs. flagicon| JPNMasaaki Satake Coleman won by submission (Neck Crank) 1:14 into the fight to advance to the quarterfinals.
flagicon| JPN
Alexander Otsuka vs. flagicon| UKRIgor Vovchanchyn Vovchanchyn won by decision after a 15:00 fight to advance to the quarterfinals.
flagicon| JPN
Enson Inoue vs. flagicon| USAMark Kerr Kerr won by decision after a 15:00 fight to advance to the quarterfinals.
flagicon| BRA
Royce Gracie vs. flagicon| JPNNobuhiko Takada Gracie won by decision after a 15:00 fight to advance to the quarterfinals.
PRIDE 2000 Grand Prix Bracket
16TeamBracket
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RD1=First round
RD2=Quarterfinals
RD3=Semifinals
RD4=FinalsRD1-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=54 Sherdog.com]
* [http://www.pridefc.com/pride2005/index_new_temp.php PRIDEFC Official Website]ee also
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PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 Finals
*List of PRIDE events
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