Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye

Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003

Completed Kobe Wing Stadium, Kobe, Japan 3 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Alistair Overeem beat Tomohiko Hashimoto by knockout in the main event.
  • Fedor Emelianenko beat Yuji Nagata by knockout in the co-main event.
  • Three of the three results came early: three knockouts.

Main card

TH

Tomohiko Hashimoto vs Alistair Overeem

Knockout R1 0:36
Alistair Overeem ✓
FE ✓

Fedor Emelianenko vs Yuji Nagata

Knockout R1 1:02
YN
RF

Rich Franklin vs Lyoto Machida

Knockout R2 1:03
Lyoto Machida ✓
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Results

Main and co-main events

Alistair Overeem beat Tomohiko Hashimoto by knockout after 36 seconds in the main event of Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003 at the Kobe Wing Stadium in Kobe. In the co-main event, Fedor Emelianenko beat Yuji Nagata by knockout at 1:02 of round one.

How the card was decided

Across the three bouts that produced a result, three ended by knockout — three stoppages in three fights.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Alistair Overeem, who stopped Tomohiko Hashimoto after 36 seconds, and two of the three finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Lyoto Machida's knockout of Rich Franklin, 6 minutes and 3 seconds in. End to end, the three fights filled 8 minutes of cage time.