Pride Fighting Championship Official Event Program
PRIDE FC 2000 Grand Prix Opening Round
First Pride Grand Prix
In great condition - see photos
Featuring MMA Legends such as Igor Vovchanchyn, Kazushi Sakuraba, Wanderlei Silva, Royce Gracie, Takada, Mark Coleman, Gary Goodridge, Guy Mezger, Fujita, Mark Kerr, Enson Inoue, & more
Pride FC - Grand Prix 2000: Opening Round was an event held on January 30, 2000 at The Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.
Results: Openweight Opening Round Openweight Brazil Royce Gracie def. Japan Nobuhiko Takada Decision (Unanimous) Openweight Japan Kazushi Sakuraba def. United States Guy Mezger TKO (forfeit) Openweight Ukraine Igor Vovchanchyn def. Japan Alexander Otsuka Decision (Unanimous) Openweight Trinidad and Tobago Gary Goodridge def. Japan Osamu Kawahara Submission (forearm choke) Openweight United States Mark Coleman def. Japan Masaaki Satake Submission (neck crank) Openweight Japan Akira Shoji def. Brazil Ebenezer Fontes Braga Decision (Unanimous) Openweight United States Mark Kerr def. Japan Enson Inoue Decision (Majority) Openweight Japan Kazuyuki Fujita def. Netherlands Hans Nijman Submission (scarf hold) Alternate Bout Openweight Brazil Wanderlei Silva def. Netherlands Bob Schrijber Submission (rear-naked choke)
