PRIDE Critical Countdown Absolute

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

PRIDE Critical Countdown Absolute
Details
Promotion PRIDE Fighting Championships
Date July 1, 2006
Venue Saitama Super Arena
City Saitama
Event chronology
PRIDE Bushido Survival 2006 PRIDE Critical Countdown Absolute PRIDE Bushido 12

PRIDE Critical Countdown Absolute was a mixed martial arts event held by the PRIDE Fighting Championships. It took place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on July 1, 2006. This event comprised the second round of the PRIDE 2006 Open-Weight Grand Prix tournament. Wanderlei Silva was inserted into the tournament in place of PRIDE Heavyweight Champion Fedor Emelianenko, who was unable to participate due to a hand injury.[1]

Contents

[edit] Results

[edit] Non-tournament bouts

[edit] Pawel Nastula vs Edson Drago

Pawel Nastula defeats Edson Drago by armbar submission at 4:33 of Round 1.

[edit] Yoshihiro Nakao vs Eun Su Lee

Yoshihiro Nakao defeats Eun Su Lee by technical knockout due to doctor stoppage after Lee suffers a swollen eye at 4:16 of Round 1.

[edit] Vitor Belfort vs Yoshiki Takahashi

Vitor Belfort defeats Yoshiki Takahashi by knockout at 0:36 of Round 1.

[edit] Alistair Overeem vs Antonio Rogerio Nogueira

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira defeats Alistair Overeem by technical knockout due to corner stoppage at 2:13 of Round 2.

[edit] Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos vs Kazuhiro Nakamura

Kazuhiro Nakamura defeats Evangelista Santos by keylock submission at 4:49 of Round 1. Santos made his PRIDE debut in this bout.

[edit] Tournament bouts

[edit] Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs Fabricio Werdum

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira defeats Fabricio Werdum by unanimous decision.

[edit] Wanderlei Silva vs Kazuyuki Fujita

Wanderlei Silva defeats Kazuyuki Fujita by technical knockout due to strikes at 9:21 of Round 1.

[edit] Josh Barnett vs Mark Hunt

Josh Barnett defeats Mark Hunt by kimura lock at 2:02 of Round 1.

[edit] Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović vs Hidehiko Yoshida

In the main event, Mirko Filipović defeats Hidehiko Yoshida by submission due to leg kicks at 7:38 of Round 1.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Replaces Fedor in Open-Weight Grand Prix - Sherdog.com, May 18, 2006

[edit] See also

[edit] External links