Pride Critical Countdown Absolute

Pride Critical Countdown Absolute
Information
Promotion Pride Fighting Championships
Date July 1, 2006
Venue Saitama Super Arena
City Saitama
Event chronology

Pride Bushido 11 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.

Background

This event comprised the second round of the Pride 2006 Heavyweight 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

Heavyweight Grand Prix Quarterfinals
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight Mirko Filipović def. Hidehiko Yoshida TKO (Leg Kicks) 1 7:38
Heavyweight Josh Barnett def. Mark Hunt Submission (Kimura) 1 2:02
Heavyweight Wanderlei Silva def. Kazuyuki Fujita TKO (Punches and Soccer Kicks) 1 9:21
Heavyweight Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira def. Fabrício Werdum Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Non Tournament Bouts
Middleweight Kazuhiro Nakamura def. Evangelista Santos Submission (Keylock) 1 4:49
Light Heavyweight Antonio Rogerio Nogueira def. Alistair Overeem TKO (Corner Stoppage) 2 2:13
Light Heavyweight Vitor Belfort def. Kazuo Takahashi KO (Punch) 1 0:36
Heavyweight Yoshihiro Nakao def. Eun-Su Lee TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 1 4:16
Heavyweight Pawel Nastula def. Edson Claas Vieira Submission (Armbar) 1 4:33

    Pride 2006 Heavyweight Grand Prix Bracket

    1st Round
    (PRIDE Total Elimination Absolute)
    Quarterfinals
    (PRIDE Critical Countdown Absolute)
    Semifinals
    (PRIDE Final Conflict Absolute)
    Finals
    (PRIDE Final Conflict Absolute)
                
    United States Josh Barnett SUB
    Russia Aleksander Emelianenko 11:57
    United States Josh Barnett SUB
    New Zealand Mark Hunt 2:02
    New Zealand Mark Hunt TKO
    Japan Tsuyoshi Kohsaka 14:15
    United States Josh Barnett
    Brazil Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
    Brazil Fabrício Werdum SUB
    Netherlands Alistair Overeem 13:43
    Brazil Fabrício Werdum 20:00
    Brazil Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira DEC
    Brazil Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira SUB
    Brazil Wagner da Conceicao Martins 2:17
     
     
    Croatia Mirko Filipović TKO
    Japan Ikuhisa Minowa 1:10
    Croatia Mirko Filipović TKO
    Japan Hidehiko Yoshida 7:38
    Japan Hidehiko Yoshida SUB
    Japan Yosuke Nishijima 2:33
    Croatia Mirko Filipović
    Brazil Wanderlei Silva
    Japan Kazuyuki Fujita KO
    England James Thompson 8:25
    Japan Kazuyuki Fujita 9:21
    Brazil Wanderlei Silva1 TKO
    Russia Fedor Emelianenko BYE
     

    1Fedor Emelianenko suffered a hand injury and could not participate in the tournament. He was replaced by Wanderlei Silva.

    References

    1. – PrideFC.com, May 19, 2006

    See also

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