Chris Haseman (born 2 June 1969 in

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) is an Australian

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorp ...

. Haseman is currently signed with Fighting Network RINGS and is a longtime veteran of the promotion (1995–2012). Regarded as a pioneer of MMA in Australia he competed in Australia's first MMA show along with events such as the

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and the

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Biography

Fighting Network RINGS

Coming from a background in

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and Japanese

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, Haseman was signed up by RINGS as the head of their Australian branch. He had his debut in mixed martial arts outside the promotion, however, fighting

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exponent

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in Martial Arts Reality Superfighting. Although he lost by strikes in little more than a minute, his next bouts were more successful; taking part in Australia's Caged Combat 1 tournament, Haseman submitted two consecutive opponents by taking them down and ramming his chin into their eye sockets, and it took another vale tudo veteran, Mario Sperry, to knock him out. After returning to RINGS, Haseman fought professional wrestler

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and won by doctor stoppage after controlling the bout. He then participated in a February 1998 RINGS Holland event, where he fought

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and

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expert

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to a decision that eventually went to the latter. He also competed in

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, winning the bronze medal at the 1999 edition at +99 kg. Haseman eventually was chosen to participate in RINGS's first world mixed martial arts tournament, ''King of Kings 1999''. His opponent would be the renowned Japanese fighter

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, who came from fighting multiple bouts in

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. Haseman controlled the first round, executing repeated armlock attempts on a defensive Kohsaka, but the Australian was unable to finish him, and this carried to the second one, where Kohsaka took over the grappling exchanges. Entering the third round already tired, Haseman turtled down and continued fighting from the position, only for the Japanese to counter him and grind him with strikes. The match ended with Haseman defending a

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attempt, and it saw the judges eventually awarding the split decision to Kohsaka. Although eliminated from the tournament, Haseman won a bonus fight, submitting American wrestler

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by armbar from the bottom in 1:11. The rest of 2000 was an active year for Haseman as well, submitting most of his opponents and fighting to a decision with future

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Matt Hughes. In September, he was defeated by fellow UFC champion

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in the first time Haseman fell on a submission move. He returned at the next edition of ''King of Kings'', being pitted first against

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trainee Carlos Barreto, who outweighed him by 30 pounds. The bout was primarily fought on the feet, with Barreto enjoying the reach advantage and cutting Haseman on his forehead with a punch, though also with Haseman returning the favour with a right hook that downed the Brazilian. At the end, Haseman won by unanimous decision after controlling the last round. Haseman next faced professional wrestler Yoshihisa Yamamoto, but the match turned into an upset when the latter, who had been consistently dominated except by an armbar attempt, hit several glancing leg kicks that damaged Haseman's leg. Chris lost by KO and was eliminated. Haseman later competed at the RINGS 2001 Middleweight Championship Tournament, where he choked out famous ADCC competitor Alexandre "Cacareco" Ferreira before falling to Gustavo Machado. His last bout in RINGS would be against

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Late career

Chris later competed against

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and retired after losing to Canadian Bill Mahood in Spartan Reality Fight series 9 in 2004. Four years later in 2008, he returned to the sport and earned an 18-second knockout win over Japanese Yuji Hisamatsu. Haseman was scheduled to return to the octagon in 2010 for a rematch against

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Championships and accomplishments

* Fighting Network RINGS **1997 Light Heavyweight Championship Tournament Runner Up **2000 Rising Stars Middleweight Tournament Runner Up **2001 Middleweight Championship Tournament Semifinalist **2001 Absolute Class Tournament Runner Up *Ultimate Caged Combat **1997 Caged Combat 1 Tournament Runner Up

Mixed martial arts record

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, Japan , RINGS 2001 Middleweight Championship Tournament First Round , - , Loss , align=center, 15–10 , Yoshihisa Yamamoto , TKO (strikes) , Rings: King of Kings 2000 Block B , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:51 ,

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, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 14–9 , Joe Slick , Decision , Rings Australia: Free Fight Battle , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 10:00 , Australia , , - , Loss , align=center, 13–9 ,

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, United States , RINGS 2000 Rising Stars Middleweight Tournament Semifinals , - , Loss , align=center, 12–8 , Matt Hughes , Decision (unanimous) , Rings: Millennium Combine 3 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, United States , RINGS 2000 Rising Stars Middleweight Tournament First Round , - , Loss , align=center, 10–7 ,

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, Submission (arm triangle choke) , Rings: Rise 1st , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 7:42 , Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 5–5 ,

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Mitsuya Nagai , better known as , is a Japanese mixed martial artist, professional wrestler and former kickboxer. He is known for his work in Fighting Network RINGS and later in professional wrestling companies like Battlarts and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJ ...

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, TKO (doctor stoppage from a cut) , Rings – Extension Fighting 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 7:03 , Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 3–2 ,

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, TKO (corner stoppage) , MARS: Martial Arts Reality Superfighting , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:01 ,

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