PRIDE Critical Countdown Absolute

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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]

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[edit] Results

[edit] Non-tournament bouts

[edit] Flag of Poland Pawel Nastula vs Flag of Brazil Edson Drago

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

[edit] Flag of Japan Yoshihiro Nakao vs Flag of South Korea 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] Flag of Brazil Vitor Belfort vs Flag of Japan Yoshiki Takahashi

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

[edit] Flag of the Netherlands Alistair Overeem vs Flag of Brazil Antonio Rogerio Nogueira

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

[edit] Flag of Brazil Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos vs Flag of Japan 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] Flag of Brazil Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs Flag of Brazil Fabricio Werdum

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira defeats Fabricio Werdum by unanimous decision.

[edit] Flag of Brazil Wanderlei Silva vs Flag of Japan Kazuyuki Fujita

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

[edit] Flag of the United States Josh Barnett vs Flag of New Zealand Mark Hunt

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

[edit] Flag of Croatia Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović vs Flag of Japan Hidehiko Yoshida

In the main event, Mirko Filipović defeats Hidehiko Yoshida by tko due to leg kicks at 7:38 of Round 1. Mirko unleashed a series of devastating right low kicks to Yoshida's left leg, the coup de grace coming after a feint with the left punch.

[edit] References

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

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