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Kiyoshi Tamura Vs Volk Han Fight Video Rings

Posted By: Bruno Published in Fight Videos

Aug

Rings fight video from back in the mid-90s featuring Kiyoshi Tamura Vs Volk Han.

The Sambo styled Han retired with a 7-1 MMA record with his only loss coming by submission to Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. Volk Han left his biggest mark in the hybrid wrestling world where he amassed impressive 97-13 record.

Kiyoshi Tamura started off as a professional wrestler but has been a favored Japanese MMA star since moving over back in 1995. Tamura currently carries a (32-13-2) Pro MMA record.

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paddedummy

Says, in 8-20-2008 at 01:44:28 from 66.130.150.232

It was cut out of this video but at the end of thw match Tamura’s manager hits Volk Han with a metal folding chair while the ref isn’t looking

M0rph3v5

Says, in 8-20-2008 at 01:50:05 from 24.21.143.108

that’s the most insane shit i’ve ever watched.

Kid

Says, in 8-20-2008 at 02:24:54 from 86.163.242.214

Great submission scramble, sometimes it was difficult to see who was in control. Almost an A-Z of submissions. Interesting score system too. Top Upload.

lars

Says, in 8-20-2008 at 02:25:47 from 60.234.231.54

Can someone tell me what the heck the asian dood did to the other guy at 5:57 ???

Awesome skills.

Corey

Says, in 8-20-2008 at 02:40:00 from 12.157.134.103

Is this like…. the fake profressional wrestling or the real deal, because honestly.. I cant tell. Leg kicks allowed… any hand striking, not allowed? What event is this? what are the rules? Red trunks threw a punch at 3:32… first punch of the fight. red trunks is the only one throwing any strikes, lots of kicks. What in the hell is happening at 5:37-5:41????? 8:40; freakin hillarious. At 10:50… its like everyone stopped caring about the rules? Entertaining for sure… just not sure what it is.

Ozinator

Says, in 8-20-2008 at 06:01:05 from 58.108.120.172

damn…i feel winded watching it

rng

Says, in 8-20-2008 at 06:59:03 from 75.158.88.142

lars it was at 5:37 and I am also wondering wtf that was, at first I thought he grabbed he ankle at second look its grabbing nothing and the guys in major pain, looked weird

brian kenny

Says, in 8-20-2008 at 07:09:03 from 76.111.142.181

WOW

andyboy

Says, in 8-20-2008 at 14:53:23 from 75.100.80.110

im pretty sure this was fake, idk how many times they got into possitions that should of ended the match but they for some reason or another let go and transitioned to somthing else….that aside this was still fucking awsome to watch

CTANain

Says, in 8-20-2008 at 16:43:39 from 91.163.20.25

But maybe givent the fact they have 10 escapes, they wanted to have something else which had in their mind more chance to end the fight.

brian kenny

Says, in 8-20-2008 at 16:52:01 from 76.111.142.181

when they touch the rope, they restart…i’m pretty sure that wasn’t fake volk han is the REAL DEAL… I beleive fedor has even done some training with him.. we didn’t see shit like that in the ufc in the mid nineties that’s for sure…

gummo-815

Says, in 8-20-2008 at 17:01:22 from 75.21.132.162

this is the japanese equivelant of the wwf/wwe. some of the fakest, corniest shit ive seen in a while. there was like 45 armbars that didn’t end the fight. when volk had the rear naked choke and the japanese guy pushed his elbows into volks thighs to break out . . lmfao. . . and it worked!!

cart3r

Says, in 8-20-2008 at 22:34:40 from 71.202.101.87

wasn’t there a video of bas rutten in the gig? it was hosted here within the last few months.

KJC

Says, in 8-20-2008 at 22:53:19 from 70.70.139.89

lars Says, in 8-20-2008 at 02:25:47 from 60.234.231.54

Can someone tell me what the heck the asian dood did to the other guy at 5:57 ???

Awesome skills.

Answer: Tamura crosses Han’s feet for him, and then crosses his own and extends out his legs/puts pressure onto Han’s now crossed feet, which is a defense for the choke..and you will break the other guy’s ankle or w/e before you yourself get choked out..I saw it on Bas Rutten’s big dvd’s of combat

john

Says, in 8-21-2008 at 00:51:43 from 130.157.40.96

i’m so confused. can some1 clarify? Is this Real or Fake? A good majority of those submissions looked real but they didn’t seem to finish the opponent (so i thought it was fake). But those open palm strikes and that brutal kick to Hans stomach! That looked so real. Then again, some1 above said the guy later got hit with a chair so i’m presuming the whole things fake??

Bruno: This may give you some idea why RINGS fights look the way they do. — RINGS was a Japanese professional wrestling promotion and later a mixed martial arts organization from 1991 to 2002. It was founded by Akira Maeda on May 11, 1991, following the dissolution of the Newborn UWF.

At that time, Maeda and Mitsuya Nagai were the only two people to transfer from UWF International, which had been inaugurated just the day before. Wrestlers such as Kiyoshi Tamura, Hiromitsu Kanehara, and Kenichi Yamamoto later transferred from UWF International.

RINGS’s system was very much like the NWA in which members of “foreign promotions” (actually stables composed of fighters from a given country) competed against the Japanese members. The major countries represented were:

* Netherlands (Dirk Vrij, Hanse Nyman, Gilbert Yvel, Joop Kasteel, Valentijn Overeem, Alistair Overeem, Chris Dolman)
* Australia (Chris Haseman)
* Bulgaria (Todor Todorov, Dimitar Petkov)
* Georgia (Zaza Grom, Tariel Bitsadze, Amiran Bitsadze).
* Russia (Volk Han, Fedor Emelianenko, Andrei Kopilov, Nikolai Zuyev, Mikhail Ilyukhin).
* Brazil (Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Ricardo Arona, Renato Sobral).
* United Kingdom (Lee Hasdell, Paul Cahoon)

Later, United States group was added.

Many early fights were “Worked” but later they became more legit. Volk Han just played with his opponent in this fight.

The Fedor Vs Arona fight was probably the best Rings fight ever.

john

Says, in 8-21-2008 at 15:49:53 from 130.157.40.96

Thanks alot for the info. That really helps

Yo Mama

Says, in 8-21-2008 at 21:03:50 from 189.105.10.145

Come on guys, of course this was fixed… Just look at Volk Han’s fight with Minotauro, the guy didn’t try even one submission move, while in this fight the guys are constantly changing positions and clearly allowing the other guy to try some weird fake wrestling positions.