Pride Critical Countdown Absolute
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.
Background
This event comprised the second round of the Pride 2006 Open-Weight Grand Prix tournament, featuring the advancing fighters from the first round held at Pride Total Elimination Absolute. 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]
Results
Non-tournament bouts
- Nastula defeated Drago by submission (armbar) at 4:33 of round 1.
- Nakao defeated Lee by TKO (doctor stoppage) at 4:16 of round 1.
- Belfort defeated Takahashi by KO (punch) at 0:36 of round 1.
- Nogueira defeated Overeem by TKO (corner stoppage) at 2:13 of round 2.
- Nakamura defeated Santos by submission (americana) at 4:49 of round 1.
Tournament bouts
- Nogueira defeated Werdum by unanimous decision.
- Silva defeated Fujita via TKO (strikes) at 9:21 of round 1.
- Barnett defeated Hunt via submission (kimura) at 2:02 of round 1.
- Filipović defeated Yoshida via submission (verbal) due to leg kicks at 7:38 of round 1.
Pride 2006 Openweight Grand Prix Bracket
1Fedor Emelianenko was given a BYE into the next round but could not compete due to a sustaining injury. Fedor was replaced by Wanderlei Silva.
References
- ^ Replaces Fedor in Open-Weight Grand Prix – Sherdog.com, May 18, 2006
See also
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