2000 in King of the Cage

The year 2000 is the second year in the history of King of the Cage, a mixed martial arts promotion based in The United States. In 2000 King of the Cage held 5 events, beginning with Desert Storm.

2000 in King of the Cage
Information
First date	February 5, 2000
Last date	November 29, 2000
Events
Total events	5
Fights
Total fights	61
Title fights	8
Chronology
1999 in KotC 2000 in King of the Cage 2001 in KotC

Title fights

Title fights in 2000
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Event	Notes
Welterweight	Charlie Kohler	vs.	Erik Meaders (c)	Draw	2	5:00	KOTC 2: Desert Storm	^[a]
Bantamweight	David Step	def.	Jeff Cahill	Submission (Triangle Choke)	1	1:39	KOTC 2: Desert Storm	^[b]
Openweight	John Matua	def.	Steve Treadwell (c)	Submission (Punches)	1	2:38	KOTC 2: Desert Storm	^[c]
Super Heavyweight	Marvin Eastman	def.	Quinton Jackson	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00	KOTC 4: Gladiators	^[d]
Lightweight	Charlie Kohler	def.	Jason Meaders	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00	KOTC 4: Gladiators	^[e]
Super Heavyweight	Marvin Eastman (c)	def.	Ioka Tianuu	Submission (Punches)	1	3:32	KOTC 5: Cage Wars	^[f]
Openweight	Mike Bourke	def.	John Matua (c)	TKO (Corner Stoppage)	1	5:00	KOTC 5: Cage Wars	^[g]
Welterweight	Joe Stevenson	def.	Erik Meaders (c)	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00	KOTC 6: Road Warriors	^[h]

1. For The King of the Cage Welterweight Championship.
2. For The King of the Cage Bantamweight Championship.
3. For The King of the Cage Openweight Championship.
4. For The King of the Cage Super Heavyweight Championship.
5. For The King of the Cage Lightweight Championship.
6. For The King of the Cage Super Heavyweight Championship.
7. For The King of the Cage Openweight Championship.
8. For The King of the Cage Welterweight Championship.

Events list

Main article: List of KOTC events

#	Event Title	Date	Arena	Location
6	KOTC 6: Road Warriors	November 29, 2000	Soaring Eagle Casino	Mount Pleasant, Michigan
5	KOTC 5: Cage Wars	September 16, 2000	Soboba Casino	San Jacinto, California
4	KOTC 4: Gladiators	June 24, 2000	Soboba Casino	San Jacinto, California
3	KOTC 3: Knockout Nightmare	April 15, 2000	Soboba Casino	San Jacinto, California
2	KOTC 2: Desert Storm	February 5, 2000	Soboba Casino	San Jacinto, California

KOTC 2: Desert Storm

KOTC 2: Desert Storm^[1] was an event held on February 5, 2000, at The Soboba Casino in San Jacinto, California, United States.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Ricco Rodriguez	def.	Travis Fulton	Submission (Armbar)	1	4:49
	David Folta	def.	John Jensen	Submission (Kneebar)	1	0:58
Openweight	John Matua	def.	Steve Treadwell (c)	Submission (Punches)	1	2:38	^[a]
	Romie Aram	def.	Brian Foster	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00
Welterweight	Charlie Kohler	vs.	Erik Meaders (c)	Draw	2	5:00	^[b]
	Tiki Ghosn	def.	Jason Maxwell	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00
	Roger Godinez	def.	Bill Parker	Submission (Fatigue)	1	3:08
	Rick Kerns	vs.	Mike Grimace	Draw	2	5:00
	Nick LaQuette	def.	Alex Richard	Submission (Punches)	2	1:42
	Randy Velarde	def.	Tim Conrad	KO (Punches)	1	0:08
	Brian Warren	def.	Oscar Oscar	TKO (Punches)	1	2:53
	Duane Ludwig	def.	David Ibarra	KO (Head Kick)	1	4:14
Bantamweight	David Step	def.	Jeff Cahill	Submission (Triangle Choke)	1	1:39	^[c]

1. For The King of the Cage Openweight Championship.
2. For The King of the Cage Welterweight Championship.
3. For The King of the Cage Bantamweight Championship.

KOTC 3: Knockout Nightmare

KOTC 3: Knockout Nightmare^[2] was an event held on April 15, 2000, at The Soboba Casino in San Jacinto, California, United States.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Vernon White	def.	Todd Medina	KO (Punch)	1	0:09
	Chris Brennan	def.	Antonio McKee	KO (Head Kick)	2	0:09
	Mike Bourke	def.	Steve Treadwell	TKO (Corner Stoppage)	1	1:46
	Kelly Dullanty	def.	Shad Smith	TKO (Punches)	1	1:58
	Javier Vazquez	def.	Antonio Emay	Submission (Injury)	1	2:44
	Rick Kerns	def.	Will Ascencio	Submission (Triangle Choke)	1	1:34
	Sean Sullivan	def.	Curtis McWatters	Submission (Heel Hook)	1	1:33
	Jim Abrille	def.	Tim Conrad	Submission (Heel Hook)	1	0:37
	Joe Stevenson	def.	Toby Imada	Decision	2	5:00
	Duane Ludwig	def.	Jason Maxwell	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00
	David Step	def.	Armando Sanchez	Submission (Armbar)	1	1:32
	Matt Barrazza	def.	Jeff Cahill	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	2:01

KOTC 4: Gladiators

KOTC 4: Gladiators^[3] was an event held on June 24, 2000, at The Soboba Casino in San Jacinto, California, United States.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Todd Medina	def.	Daijiro Matsui	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00
	Tedd Williams	def.	Bill Parker	Submission (Keylock)	1	0:32
	Fabiano Iha	def.	Danny Bennett	Submission (Armbar)	1	0:49
	Roger Neff	def.	Chris Franco	Submission (Punches)	1	1:59
	Jacen Flynn	def.	Ryan Painter	Submission (Kimura)	1	2:34
	Tony Galindo	def.	Kurt Rojo	KO (Punch)	1	0:07
	Falaniko Vitale	def.	Aaron Torres	Submission (Armbar)	1	2:21
	Dan Rizzuto	def.	Dustin Moe	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00
	Duane Ludwig	def.	Shad Smith	TKO (Corner Stoppage)	1	3:08
	David Roberts	def.	Pete Rossi	TKO (Punches)	1	1:28
Super Heavyweight	Marvin Eastman	def.	Quinton Jackson	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00	^[a]
Lightweight	Charlie Kohler	def.	Jason Meaders	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00	^[b]
	David Velasquez	def.	Dave Hisquierdo	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00
	Roger Godinez	vs.	Mike Bourke	Draw	2	5:00
	Jeremy Williams	def.	Brennan Kamaka	Submission (Armbar)	1	0:58

1. For The King of the Cage Super Heavyweight Championship.
2. For The King of the Cage Lightweight Championship.

KOTC 5: Cage Wars

KOTC 5: Cage Wars^[4] was an event held on September 16, 2000, at The Soboba Casino in San Jacinto, California, United States.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Joe Hurley	def.	Chris Brennan	KO (Elbows)	1	4:22
	Jerry Bohlander	def.	Brian Foster	Submission (Armbar)	2	1:04
	Amir Rahnavardi	def.	Daijiro Matsui	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Openweight	Mike Bourke	def.	John Matua (c)	TKO (Corner Stoppage)	1	5:00	^[a]
Super Heavyweight	Marvin Eastman (c)	def.	Ioka Tianuu	Submission (Punches)	1	3:32	^[b]
	Mark Smith	def.	Jay Martinez	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00
	Jason Brudvik	def.	Aaron Anderson	Submission (Triangle Choke)	0	N/A
	Romie Aram	def.	Scott Goddard	TKO (Punches)	2	2:41
	Yves Edwards	def.	Danny Bennett	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	3:02
	Dean Lister	def.	John Jensen	Submission (Kneebar)	1	1:48
	Trevor Lally	def.	Kenneth Tenorio	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	4:10

1. For The King of the Cage Openweight Championship.
2. For The King of the Cage Super Heavyweight Championship.

KOTC 6: Road Warriors

KOTC 6: Road Warriors^[5] was an event held on November 29, 2000, at The Soaring Eagle Casino in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Pete Williams	def.	Roger Neff	KO (Punch)	1	0:06
	Vernon White	def.	David Folta	KO (Flying Knee)	2	3:43
	Kelly Dullanty	def.	Duane Ludwig	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Joe Stevenson	def.	Erik Meaders (c)	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00	^[a]
	Tony Galindo	def.	Brian Hawkins	TKO (Punches)	1	1:30
	Betiss Mansouri	def.	Adrian Serrano	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	2	0:22
	Jason Buck	def.	Jason Ireland	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
	Dave Knaggs	def.	Mike Lee	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
	Jerry Jenkins	def.	Christopher Khon	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	1	1:55
	Quinton Jackson	def.	Rob Smith	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00

1. For The King of the Cage Welterweight Championship.

See also

• King of the Cage
• List of King of the Cage events
• List of King of the Cage champions

References

1. "KOTC 2: Desert Storm". Sherdog. from the original on October 21, 2013.
2. "KOTC 3: Knockout Nightmare". Sherdog. from the original on October 21, 2013.
3. "KOTC 4: Gladiators". Sherdog. from the original on October 21, 2013.
4. "KOTC 5: Cage Wars". Sherdog. from the original on October 21, 2013.
5. "KOTC 6: Road Warriors". Sherdog. from the original on October 21, 2013.