RINGS Absolute Class Tournament 2001
On 20 October 2001, Hasdell returned to winning ways when he fought Bulgarian, Georgi Tonkov at RINGS: World Title Series 4. Hasdell won the match with a flying knee at four minutes and twenty-two seconds of round one. This bout was the first round of the RINGS Absolute Class Tournament 2001. In the Semi-Final of the tournament, on 21 December 2001, Hasdell fought and lost to Fedor Emelianenko by Guillotine Choke at four minutes and ten seconds of the first round. The RINGS company eventually folded in 2002 due to the growing success of Pride FC, making this Hasdell's final fight for RINGS.
Read more about this topic: Lee Hasdell, Mixed Martial Arts Career (1995-2007)
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