PRIDE Critical Countdown 2004

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PRIDE Critical Countdown 2004

Details
Promotion	PRIDE Fighting Championships
Date	June 20, 2004
Venue	Saitama Super Arena
City	Saitama
Pay-per-view chronology
PRIDE Bushido 3	PRIDE Critical Countdown 2004	PRIDE Bushido 4

PRIDE Critical Countdown 2004 was a mixed martial arts event held by PRIDE Fighting Championships. The event held the second round of the Heavyweight tournament. It took place on June 20th, 2004, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

[edit] Results

[edit] Kazushi Sakuraba vs Antonio Schembri

Kazushi Sakuraba defeats Antonio Schembri by unanimous decision.

[edit] Ricardo Arona vs Quinton Jackson

Quinton Jackson defeats Ricardo Arona by knockout due to a slam at 7:32 of Round 1. With this victory, Jackson is now the No. 1 contender for the PRIDE Middleweight Title.

[edit] Tournament Bout: Sergei Kharitonov vs Semmy Schilt

Sergei Kharitonov defeats Semmy Schilt by technical knockout due to punches at 9:19 of Round 1.

[edit] Tournament Bout: Naoya Ogawa vs Giant Silva

Naoya Ogawa defeats Paulo Cesar Silva by technical knockout due to punches at 3:29 of Round 1.

[edit] Mark Hunt vs Hidehiko Yoshida

Hidehiko Yoshida defeats Mark Hunt by armbar submission at 5:25 of Round 1.

[edit] Tournament Bout: Heath Herring vs Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira defeats Heath Herring by submission due to an anaconda choke at :30 of Round 2. Nogueira defeated Hirotaka Yokoi at the Total Elimination event with the same submission hold.