Pride FC 23: Results and Event Recap
Pride 23: Championship Chaos 2 was held on November 24, 2002, at Tokyo Dome. Kazushi Sakuraba submitted Gilles Arsene with an armbar at 2:08 of round three in the main event. Hidehiko Yoshida submitted Don Frye by armbar, Kiyoshi Tamura knocked out Nobuhiko Takada, and Wanderlei Silva stopped Hiromitsu Kanehara by corner stoppage at 3:31 of round one.
Heavyweight contenders on the same card
Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira submitted Semmy Schilt with a triangle choke at 6:36 of round one. Fedor Emelianenko defeated Heath Herring by a doctor stoppage after the opening ten-minute round. Those two heavyweight results sat alongside the event’s other prominent matchups.
Ricardo Arona defeated Murilo “Ninja” Rua by unanimous decision after three rounds. It was the only contest on the nine-fight card to require the judges, with all eight remaining bouts ending by a stoppage or submission.
Finishes across three rounds
Tamura’s knockout of Takada came one minute into round two. Yoshida’s technical submission of Frye was recorded at 5:32 of round one, while Hirotaka Yokoi submitted Jerrel Venetiaan by armbar at 3:29 of the second.
Kevin Randleman stopped Kenichi Yamamoto with knees at 1:16 of round three. Sakuraba’s main event also reached the third before the armbar finish, showing that an event rich in stoppages can still include extended contests. For viewers revisiting Championship Chaos 2, the range of durations provides useful context: some fights ended during the opening period, while others required sustained work into later rounds. The official result methods preserve those differences across a busy Tokyo Dome card.
Selected Bout Results
- Kazushi Sakuraba defeated Gilles Arsene by Submission (Armbar); round 3, 2:08.
- Kiyoshi Tamura defeated Nobuhiko Takada by KO (Punch); round 2, 1:00.
- Hidehiko Yoshida defeated Don Frye by Technical Submission (Armbar); round 1, 5:32.
- Wanderlei Silva defeated Hiromitsu Kanehara by TKO (Corner Stoppage); round 1, 3:31.
- Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira defeated Semmy Schilt by Submission (Triangle Choke); round 1, 6:36.
- Fedor Emelianenko defeated Heath Herring by TKO (Doctor Stoppage); round 1, 10:00.
- Ricardo Arona defeated Murilo Rua by Decision (Unanimous); round 3, 5:00.
- Kevin Randleman defeated Kenichi Yamamoto by TKO (Knees); round 3, 1:16.
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