PRIDE 34
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| Promotion | PRIDE Fighting Championships | |
| Date | April 8, 2007 | |
| Venue | Saitama Super Arena | |
| City | Saitama, Japan | |
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| PRIDE 33 | PRIDE 34 | Yarennoka |
PRIDE 34: Kamikaze[1] was a mixed martial arts event held by PRIDE Fighting Championships on April 8, 2007 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. This was the last PRIDE show promoted by Dream Stage Entertainment before the sale of the company (see PRIDE Worldwide). Although Wanderlei Silva and Mauricio Rua were negotiating with PRIDE to compete,[2] Silva did not participate because of a medical suspension received from the Nevada State Athletic Commission.[3] The commission had stated that if a Japanese doctor cleared Silva for competition, they would consider lifting the suspension three days early, but this did not come to fruition.[4] Gilbert Yvel was originally slated to fight Bazigit Atajev, but Atajev withdrew due to an internal disease.[5]
[edit] Results
Yoshihiro Nakao def. 
Edson Drago[6]
Nakao submitted Drago at 9:51 in the first round with a neck crank.[7]
Eric "Butterbean" Esch def. Wagner "Zuluzinho" da Conceição Martins[6]
Esch submitted da Conceição Martins at 2:35 in the first round with a keylock.[7]- Makoto Takimoto def.
Zelg Galesic[8]
Takimoto submitted Galesic at 5:40 in the first round with a Straight armlock.[7] 
Gilbert Yvel def. Akira Shoji[9]
Yvel defeated Shoji at 3:04 in the first round by technical knockout.[7]
James Thompson def. Don Frye[10]
Thompson defeated Frye at 6:23 in the first round by technical knockout.[7]- Shinya Aoki def. Brian Lo-A-Njoe[8]
Aoki submitted Lo-A-Njoe at 1:33 in the first with an armbar.[7] 
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou def. Ricardo Arona[8]
Sokoudjou defeated Arona at 1:59 in the first round by knockout.[11]- Jeff Monson def. Kazuyuki Fujita[10]
Monson submitted Fujita at 6:47 in the first round with a rear naked choke.[7]
[edit] Miscellaneous
- Nobuyuki Sakakibara's "surprise announcement" at the event turned out to be a guest appearance by Kazushi Sakuraba who had left PRIDE nearly a year ago to join rival promotion HERO'S. Kiyoshi Tamura joined Sakakibara in the ring and teased a potential matchup in a future PRIDE event. Sakuraba had initially expressed his wish to fight either Wanderlei Silva or Kiyoshi Tamura on the card but in the end neither fight materialized.
[edit] References
- ^ Three Bouts Announced For PRIDE "Kamikaze". Sherdog (2007-03-15). Retrieved on 2007-03-15.
- ^ de Araújo, Thiago (2007-03-15). Wanderlei Silva e Maurício Shogun podem voltar ao Pride em abril (Portuguese). Gazeta do Povo. Retrieved on 2007-03-16.
- ^ Mixed Martial Arts Show Results - PRIDE 33. Nevada State Athletic Commission (2007). Retrieved on 2007-03-13.
- ^ No Wanderlei, But Maybe a Surprise or Two?. MMA Weekly (2006-04-07). Retrieved on 2007-04-08.
- ^ Bazigit Atajev Off Of PRIDE 34 Card. MMA Weekly (2007-04-05). Retrieved on 2007-04-05.
- ^ a b PRIDE official site (Japanese). PRIDE (2007). Retrieved on 2007-03-13.
- ^ a b c d e f g PRIDE 34 Live Play-By-Play. The Fight Network (2007-04-08). Retrieved on 2007-04-08.
- ^ a b c Mendoza, Ricardo (2007-03-15). PRIDE Announces Fights For April 8th. MMA Weekly. Retrieved on 2007-03-15.
- ^ Mongelli, Gino (2006-04-07). Silva Out of PRIDE 34, Yvel-Shoji In. The Fight Network. Retrieved on 2006-04-07.
- ^ a b Blog: Live From the PRIDE Press Conference. Sherdog (2007-03-27). Retrieved on 2007-03-27.
- ^ Advertising at Sherdog.com
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