Pride Critical Countdown 2004

Pride Critical Countdown 2004
Information
Promotion Pride Fighting Championships
Date June 20, 2004
Venue Saitama Super Arena
City Saitama
Attendance 43,711
Event 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. It took place on June 20, 2004, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

Background

The winner of the Jackson-Arona fight was given a title shot against middleweight champion Wanderlei Silva.[1]

This event hosted the second round of the Pride 2004 Heavyweight Grand Prix, with the winner becoming the undisputed PRIDE Heavyweight Champion.[2]

Results

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Fedor Emelianenko def. Kevin Randleman Submission (Kimura) 1 1:33
Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira def. Heath Herring Submission (Anaconda Choke) 2 0:30
Hidehiko Yoshida def. Mark Hunt Submission (Armbar) 1 5:25
Naoya Ogawa def. Paulo Cesar Silva TKO (Punches) 1 3:29
Sergei Kharitonov def. Semmy Schilt TKO (Punches) 1 9:19
Quinton Jackson def. Ricardo Arona KO (Slam) 1 7:32
Kazushi Sakuraba def. Antonio Schembri Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00

    Pride 2004 Heavyweight Grand Prix bracket

    Total Elimination Critical Countdown Final Conflict Final Conflict
                
    Russia Sergei Kharitonov KO
    Brazil Murilo Rua 4:14
    Russia Sergei Kharitonov TKO
    Netherlands Semmy Schilt 9:19
    Netherlands Semmy Schilt SUB
    United States Gan McGee 5:02
    Russia Fedor Emelianenko 1
    Japan Naoya Ogawa
    Japan Naoya Ogawa SUB
    Germany Stefan Leko 1:34
    Japan Naoya Ogawa TKO
    Brazil Paulo Cesar Silva 3:29
    Brazil Paulo Cesar Silva SUB
    United States Henry Miller 4:04
     
     
    United States Heath Herring TKO
    Japan Kazuo Takahashi 4:53
    United States Heath Herring 10:30
    Brazil Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira SUB
    Brazil Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira SUB
    Japan Hirotaka Yokoi 11:25
    Brazil Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
    Russia Sergei Kharitonov 1
    Russia Fedor Emelianenko SUB
    United States Mark Coleman 2:11
    Russia Fedor Emelianenko TKO
    United States Kevin Randleman 1:33
    United States Kevin Randleman KO
    Croatia Mirko Filipović 1:57

    1 Brackets were reset for Pride Final Conflict 2004.

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