rodrigoviolim Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 After much negotiation, a news came to shake the structures of MMA worldwide. The Zuffa, owner of the UFC and Strikeforce, PRIDE FC sold the brand to a company called World Fighting Entertainment who plans to return to the event. The company already probe a few names that marked history of the event as Fedor Emelianenko, Kazushi Sakuraba and Mirko Crocop. Event planning is to make a mix of legends and new names for the MMA and realize the great events and Grand Prix during the decade that were the hallmark of the company. Let's see if the back will be as glorious as it was the event before being sold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodrigoviolim Posted August 12, 2012 Author Share Posted August 12, 2012 This afternoon there was a press conference in Tokyo where the PRIDE FC CEO Nobuhiko Takada detailed news about the event and future events. Asked about the hiring of the event he said: "We are negotiating with many athletes want to do the event to be great again and we hire big names and some revelations, where contractors will announce during the weekend, all fighters hired during the week. " On the next event he said. "Let's see the names that are coming we'll probably do a GP over the category does not know better will not take out the next event." He also spoke about creating a new division, the Featherweight division. "We created this new division because we have very talented fighters in Japan that do not fall within the limits of light weight, we will give chance to new fighters and fights very intense." In most also announced it is attempting to deal with television and PPV for conveying PRIDE worldwide to make the event go back to being a big one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodrigoviolim Posted August 13, 2012 Author Share Posted August 13, 2012 PRIDE Announces List of Contractors. PRIDE FC today released its list of the signings that were made during the week. Big names in MMA have already passed the event returned and other big names in MMA also signed by the organization. At a press conference today was this one of the stars that the organization hired as Former Heavyweight Champion Fedor Emelianenko, the Openweight GP champion Mirko Cro Cop, the UFC Hall of Famer Chuck Liddell and Royce Gracie and Japanese superstar Kazushi Sakuraba. Check the list that PRIDE fighters released to contractors. Heavyweight Division Aleksander Emelianenko, Andrei Arlovksi, Bob Sapp, Bobby Lashley, Dan Severn, Fedor Emelianenko, Heath Herring, Hidehiko Yoshida, HIrotaka Yokoi, Hong Man Choi, Ibragim Magomedov, James Thompson, Jerome LeBanner, Jim York, Jon Olav Einemo, Kazuyuki Fujita, Ken Shamrock, Kimbo Slice, Marcio Cruz, Mario Sperry, Mariusz Pudzianowski, Mirko Cro Cop, Mu Bae Choi, Naoya Ogawa, Pedro Rizzo, Rolles Gracie, Satoshi Ishii, Sergei Kharitonov, Soa Palelei, Steve Bosse, Tae Hyun Lee, Tim Sylvia, Todd Duffee. Middleweight Division Alexandre Ribeiro, Chuck Liddell, David Loiseau, Denis Kang, Dong Sik Yoon, Dong Yang, Elvis Sinosic, Enson Inoue, Frank Shamrock, Gegard Mousasi, Gilbert Yvel, Goran Reljic, Hiroshi Izumi, Ikuhisa Minowa, Jae Yong Kim, Jason Miller, Jorge Santiago, Kendall Grove, Mamed Khalidov, Matt Hamill, Matt Lindland, Melvin Manhoef, Murilo Bustamante, Murilo Ninja, Rameau Sokoudjou, Ricardo Arona, Royce Gracie, Thales Leites, Tokimitsu Ishizawa, Tom Watson. Welterweight Division Chris Lytle, Fabricio Monteiro,Frank Trigg, Hayato Sakurai, Jim Wallhead, Jonathan Goulet, Jose Landi Jons, Karo Parisyan, Kazushi Sakuraba, Phil Baroni, Ricardo Almeida, Ryo Chonan, Yoshiyuke Yoshida, Yuki Kondo. Lightweight Division A Sol Kwon, Akihiro Gono, Antonio McKee, Chris Horodecki, Eddie Alvarez, Edward Folayang, Kurt Pellegrino, Paul Kelly, Rich Clementi, Rob McCullough,Roger Huerta, Royler Gracie, Satoru Kitaoka, Vitor Ribeiro. Featherweight Division Alexandre Pequeno, Caol Uno, Daniel Lima, Dokonjonosuke Mishima, Fredson Paixao, Hiroyuki Takaya, Jens Pulver, Joachim Hansen, Joe Stevenson, Kenji Osawa, Masahiro Oishi, Masakazu Imanari, Mitsuhiro Ishida, Takeshi Inoue, Tyson Griffin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodrigoviolim Posted August 15, 2012 Author Share Posted August 15, 2012 PRIDE close agreement conveying. The Pride made the announcement of two agreements on the conveying of the event. The PPV event will be broadcast on WOWOW PPV, the agreement was made by six events and the event will have coverage in Japan and Asia. In the other agreement was closed for the conveying of the PRIDE Bushido with the Japanese television channel TV Fighting Samuray and will also have a duration of six events. The PRIDE CEO Nobuhiko Takada celebrated the agreements and said that the event will help in spreading the brand and you want the fastest possible to have good cards and have good audiences for the expansion of the event in the world again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodrigoviolim Posted August 15, 2012 Author Share Posted August 15, 2012 PRIDE 35 is announced. The CEO Nobuhiko Takada announced this afternoon the first card in this new era, PRIDE 35 - Resurgence, and as expected the card comes with great battles that promise to shake up the Saitama Super Arena in Japan Tokyp In the main event of the night the former heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko will face Englishman James Thompson, Fedor is a sequence of wins over Jeff Monson and Pedro Rizzo, since the giant Englishman, who has been defeated by Fedor's brother Aleksander Emelianenko at PRIDE 28, also comes from a sequence victories. In the co-main event will champion GP openweight 2006, Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic will enfretar that former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia both try to reconnect with the victory. The great Japanese superstar Kazushi Sakuraba will face the experienced Phil Baroni, a struggle that promises big show inside and outside the ring with the big shows that Sakuraba is in your entries. Another fight that fans are dying to see is the return of former champion Heavyweeight Light and Hall of Fame UFC, Chuck Liddell, who will face the Japanese showman Ikuhisa Minowa. Other fights on the card are also important as the return of Royce Gracie and Hidehiko Yoshida against respectively Tokimitsu Ishizawa and Dan Severn. And clear as could not miss the PRIDE fights on the card are also freakshow, Bob Sapp will face former strongest man, Mariusz Pudzianowski and Ken Shamrock will fight Kimbo Slice, this fight was to have taken place in Elite XC, more Ken Shamrock was injured on your heating pre fight and the fight did not happen. Check out the full card of fights. HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION – FEDOR EMELIANENKO VS JAMES THOMPSON HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION – MIRKO CRO COP VS TIM SYLVIA WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION – KAZUSHI SAKURABA VS PHIL BARONI MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION – CHUCK LIDDELL VS IKUHISA MINOWA HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION – HIDEHIKO YOSHIDA VS DAN SEVERN HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION – BOB SAPP VS MARIUSZ PUDZIANOWSKI MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION – ROYCE GRACIE VS TOKIMITSU ISHIZAWA FEATHERWEIGHT DIVISION – JOACHIN HANSEN VS CAOL UNO MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION – RICARDO ARONA VS GILBERT YVEL WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION – RYO CHONAN VS YUKI KONDO MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION – MURILO RUA VS JASON MILLER FEATHERWEIGHT DIVISION – MITSUHIRO ISHIDA VS HIROYUKI TAKAYA HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION – KAZUYUKI FUJITA VS ALEKSANDER EMELIANENKO LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION – AKIHIRO GONO VS SATORU KITAOKA HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION – KEN SHAMROCK VS KEVIN FERGUSON FEATHERWEIGHT DIVISION – JENS PULVER VS DOKONJONOSUKE MISHIMA MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION – DENIS KANG VS MELVIN MANHOEF HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION – NAOYA OGAWA VS HONG MAN CHOI MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION – MURILO BUSTAMANTE VS DEAN LISTER HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION – PEDRO RIZZO VS JEROME LEBANNER View the Event Poster. http://http//imageshack.us/photo/my-images/838/pride35.jpg/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodrigoviolim Posted August 16, 2012 Author Share Posted August 16, 2012 PRIDE FC signs with WOWOW for PPV and TV Samurai Fighting for PRIDE Bushido on TV. The PRIDE FC announced today that closed a deal with WOWOW to view PPV events, the events will be broadcast to Japan and Asia and will have a duration of six shows may be renewed after the end. Have the other agreement was for the display of PRIDE Bushido, which will be broadcast on Fighting TV Samurai, and will run for six shows can be renewed at the end of the contract, the more it will only be set in Japan's. PRIDE CEO Nobuhiko Takada , said he still runs into agreements to expand the event to mark the return stronger in MMA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodrigoviolim Posted August 17, 2012 Author Share Posted August 17, 2012 New fighters hired New fighters hired The PRIDE announced a list with the update of its roster of fighters. Check the names: Featherweight – PAT CURRAN / Current Bellator FW Champion Middleweight - PAULO FILHO / Undefeated PRIDE Record 8-0 Middleweight – JORGE RIVERA Lightweight – HERMES FRANCA / Former UFC Contender Lightweight – OLE LAURSEN Featherweight – JEFF CURRAN / 0-1 PRIDE Record Middleweight – KAZUHIRO NAKAMURA / 11-6 PRIDE Record Welterweight - NICK THOMPSON Heavyweight – HENRY MILLER / Sumo World Champion ; 1-4 PRIDE Record Middleweight – RYO KAWAMURA Heavyweight – DON FRYE / 3-4 PRIDE Record Heavyweight – JEFF MONSON / 1-0 PRIDE Record Heavyweight – YOSHIHIRO NAKAO / 1-1 PRIDE Record Featherweight – KAZUYUKI MIYATA Middleweight – RALEK GRACIE Welterweight – Tarec Saffedine Featherweight – Kyung Ho Kang Lightweight – Charles Bennett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodrigoviolim Posted August 17, 2012 Author Share Posted August 17, 2012 PRIDE Bushido 14 Announced. PRIDE Bushido 14 Announced. The Pride Bushido 14 was announced this afternoon. Will be five fights on the main card and other 15 preliminary card. In the main fight of the night and have a battle of champions in other Japanese organizations, Gegard Mousasi, DREAM champion of the categories Middleweight and Light Heavyweight, will face former Sengoku middleweight champion Jorge Santiago. The Russian Sergei Kharitonov returns against the Japanese Hirotaka Yokoi. Already the veteran Frank Trigg fight in the welterweight against Karo Parisyan, who will make his debut in PRIDE. Also in the welterweight division, Ricardo Almeida and Chris Lytle, returned from retirement to do a big fight. And closing the main card Eddie Alvarez returns to Japan to face former UFC title challenger Hermes Franca. Check out the full Card and Poster Event. Gegard Mousasi VS Jorge Santiago Middleweight Division Sergei Kharitonov VS Hirotaka Yokoi Heavyweight Division Frank Trigg VS Karo Parisyan Welterweight Division Ricardo Almeida VS Chris Lytle Welterweight Division Eddie Alvarez VS Hermes Franca Lightweight Division PRELIMINAR CARD Kenji Osawa VS Joe Stevenson Featherweight Division Mario Sperry VS Andrei Arlovski Heavyweight Division Masahiro Oishi VS Alexandre Franca Nogueira Featherweight Division Hiroshi Izumi VS Enson Inoue Middleweight Division Kazuhiro Nakamura VS Jorge Rivera Middleweight Division Frank Shamrock VS Dong Sik Yoon Middleweight Division Dong Yang VS Elvis Sinosic Middleweight Division Mu Bae Choi VS Bobby Lashley Heavyweight Division Vitor Ribeiro VS A Sol Kwon Lightweight Division Soa Palelei VS Marcio Cruz Heavyweight Division John Olav Einemo VS Tae Hyun Lee Heavyweight Division Jae Young Kim VS Alexandre Ribeiro Middleweight Division Ibragim Magomedov VS Jim York Heavyweight Division Rob McCullough VS Ole Laursen Lightweight Division Jeff Curran VS Fredson Paixao Featherweight Division PRIDE Bushido 14 Poster http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/6816/pridebushido14poster.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodrigoviolim Posted August 17, 2012 Author Share Posted August 17, 2012 Kazuhiro Nakamura out of PRIDE Bushido 14. Kazuhiro Nakamura out of PRIDE Bushido. The Japanese Kazuhiro Nakamura is out of Pride Bushido 14, he got hurt and will be out for up to 6 months. Your opponent Jorge Rivera will continue on the card and will face Sanae Kikuta (3-1-1 in PRIDE). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodrigoviolim Posted August 17, 2012 Author Share Posted August 17, 2012 Weigh In PRIDE 35 Weigh In PRIDE 35 We conducted this morning weigh in PRIDE 35. All fighters are on weight. The weighing typically occurred. The main fighters participated in a quick conference, talking about the expectations for the event. Fedor Emelianenko was the most questioned and said he was very excited to be back to fight for PRIDE and hopes to soon win the belt. Another fighter, Chuck Liddell was asked, asked about his back because of choosing PRIDE, and not the UFC, the former champion said "I told Dana that he wanted to come back he would not let me fight again; so did this proposal PRIDE and I was very excited by the challenge. At the end of collective fighters have seen the traditional and PRIDE announced that it will make the announcement near the events and recruited new fighters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodrigoviolim Posted August 17, 2012 Author Share Posted August 17, 2012 PRIDE 35 Resurgence Results PRIDE 35 Resurgence Results Fedor Emelianenko def James Thompson Submission (Leglock) 07:05 1 Round Tim Sylvia def Mirko Cro Cop Unanimous Decision 05:00 2 Round Kazushi Sakuraba def Phil Baroni Submission (Guillotine) 05:20 1 Round Chuck Liddell def Ikuhisa Minowa TKO (Strikes) 01:37 1 Round Hidehiko Yoshida def Dan Severn Unanimous Decision 05:00 2 Round Bob Sapp def Mariusz Pudizianovski TKO (Strikes) 02:51 1 Round Royce Gracie def Tokimitsu Ishizawa Submission (Armbar) 04:44 2 Round Joachim Hansen def Caol Uno TKO (Strikes) 01:30 1 Round Ricardo Arona def Gilbert Yvel Unanimous Decision 05:00 2 Round Ryo Chonan def Yuki Kondo Split Decision 05:00 2 Round Jason Miller def Murilo Rua Unanimous Decision 05:00 2 Round Hiroyuki Takaya def Mitsuhiro Ishida KO (Punch) 01:15 1 Round Aleksander Emelianenko def Kazuyuki Fujita TKO (Strikes) 03:53 1 Round Satoru Kitaoka def Akihiro Gono Submission (Kneebar) 01:57 2 Round Ken Shamrock def Kevin Ferguson Submission (Americana) 04:37 2 Round Dokonjonosuke Mishima def Jens Pulver TKO (Strikes) 04:40 1 Round Melvin Manhoef def Denis Kang TKO (Strikes) 00:27 1 Round Naoya Ogawa def Hong Man Choi Submission (Armbar) 02:13 2 Round Dean Lister def Murilo Bustamante Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 05:00 1 Round Pedro Rizzo def Jerome LeBanner Submission (Triangle With Armbar) 07:06 1 Round Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodrigoviolim Posted August 17, 2012 Author Share Posted August 17, 2012 Post Fight Conference - PRIDE 35 Post Fight Conference - PRIDE 35 In the post fight conference PRIDE announced that five wrestlers were suspended, Murilo Bustamante, Denis Kang, Akihiro Gono, Mitsuhiro Ishida and Tokimitsu Ishizawa, everyone will stop for 1-2 months. Another announcement was the return of the PRIDE GP, date, and division was not announced, will most likely be the Heavyweight division and the GP champion will be declared the Division Champion also. And to finish the PRIDE announced a list with the update of its roster of fighters. Check the names: Featherweight Division – Akiyo Nishiura Featherweight Division – Masanori Kanehara ; Former Sengoku Featherweight Champion Featherweight Division – Abel Cullum ; Former KOTC Bantamweight and Flyweight champion Lightweight Division - Sergey Golyaev Middleweight Division – Kazuo Takahashi ; Former Heavyweight King of Pancrase Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodrigoviolim Posted August 18, 2012 Author Share Posted August 18, 2012 New fighters hired PRIDE announced a list with the update of its roster of fighters. Check the names: Middleweight Division - Izuru Takeuchi ; Former Middleweight King of Pancrase Champion Middleweight Division – Yuki Sasaki ; 0-1 in PRIDE Welterweight Division – Seichi Ikemoto ; 0-2 in PRIDE, Former DEEP Welterweight Champion Middleweight Division – Ryuta Sakurai ; 0-3 in PRIDE, Former DEEP Middleweight Champion Lightweight Division – Naoyuki Kotani ; 0-1 in PRIDE Lightweight Division – Marcus Aurélio ; 3-3 in PRIDE Lightweight Division – Katsunori Kikuno ; Former DEEP Lightweight Champion Middleweight Division – Jeremy Horn ; 2-0 in PRIDE, Former KOTC Light Heavyweight Champion Welterweight Division – Hidehiko Hasegawa ; Former DEEP Welterweight Champion Welterweight Division – Dan Hornbuckle Welterweight Division – Yasubey Enomoto ; Former M-1 Global Welterweight Champion Featherweight Division – Shigeki Osawa Lightweight Division – Jadamba Narantungalag Lightweight Division – Rafael Dos Anjos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodrigoviolim Posted August 20, 2012 Author Share Posted August 20, 2012 PRIDE Bushido 14 – Weight In Today was held the PRIDE Bushido 14 Weighing all the fighters hit the weight, and the main fighters participated in a quick conference. The main event fighters, Gegard Mousasi and Jorge Santiago, showed a lot of respect for each other and promised a war in the ring. After the fight the PRIDE Fighting will make a post to talk about plans for next events and new hires. Let's Wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodrigoviolim Posted August 20, 2012 Author Share Posted August 20, 2012 PRIDE Bushido 14 Reporter We conducted this Saturday PRIDE Bushido 14. Told by the media as a regular event the commercial part found the fantastic event. In the main fight of the night Gegard Mousasi and Jorge Santiago, two champions of the extinct Japanese events, DREAM and Sengoku, made the promise and performed a war. In the first round Mousasi could leave Santiago in trouble, but in the second round Santiago got an incredible reaction Mousasi and submitted with a Kimura. Already in the Co-Main Event Sergei Kharitonov at PRIDE returned with victory and submitted the Japanese Hirotaka Yokoi easily in the first round. Frank Trigg also seeking back with win against Karo Parisyan rookie in PRIDE, was surprised by the judoka who applied a drop and submitted Trigg in the first round. The big surprise of the card was the victory of Chris Lytle who beat Ricardo Almeida via submission, victory for Lytle very surprised because it was not a balanced fight, more finishing what was left many surprises, as Almeida is known for its Jiu Jitsu world class. And in the first fight of the main card, Eddie Alvarez returned to Japan and defeated Hermes Franca and got his first victory in PRIDE. And the preliminary card highlighting the victories that ended Kenji Osawa Joe Stevenson, Andrei Arlovski won by TKO to Mario Sperry. See the Full Results PRIDE Bushido 14. PRIDE Bushido 14 – Results Jorge Santiago def Gegard Mousasi Submission (Kimura) 01:07 2 Round Sergei Kharitonov def Hirotaka Yokoi Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 06:09 1 Round Karo Parisyan def Frank Trigg Submission (Armbar) 05:44 1 Round Chris Lytle def Ricardo Almeida Submission (Triangle) 06:42 1 Round Eddie Alvarez def Hermes Franca Unanimous Decision 05:00 2 Round Kenji Osawa def Joe Stevenson Submission (Triangle) 06:46 1 Round Andrei Arlovski def Mario Sperry TKO (Strikes) 03:54 1 Round Hiroshi Izumi def Enson Inoue Submission (Arm-Triangle) 06:41 1 Round Alexandre Franca Nogueira def Masahiro Oishi Submission (Guillotine) 02:19 1 Round Jorge Rivera def Sanae Kikuta TKO (Strikes) 00:30 2 Round Dong Sik Yoon def Frank Shamrock Submission (Americana) 04:58 2 Round Dongi Yang def Elvis Sinosic Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 06:09 1 Round Bobby Lashley def Mu Bae Choi Unanimous Decision 05:00 2 Round Vitor Ribeiro def A Sol Kwon Submission (Kneebar) 09:27 1 Round Marcio Cruz def Soa Palelei Submission (Heel Hook) 01:00 2 Round Jon Olav Einemo def Tae Hyun Lee Submission (Armbar) 03:42 1 Round Alexandre Ribeiro def Jae Young Kim Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 03:25 1 Round Jim York def Ibragim Magomedov KO (Punch) 00:56 2 Round Rob McCullough def Ole Laursen Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 04:59 2 Round Fredson Paixao def Jeff Curran Unanimous Decision 05:00 2 Round Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodrigoviolim Posted August 20, 2012 Author Share Posted August 20, 2012 The conference post fight PRIDE Bushido was the announcement of many new features. The PRIDE CEO Nobuhiko Takada announced PRIDE 36 and PRIDE Bushido 15. Some names in the PRIDE 36 card have been published with Heath Herring and Hayato Sakurai, and expects to announce next week the complete card. Another novelty was the announcement of the return of PRIDE GP who will be chosen as a category Heavyweight division and only start next year more fights being held are already counting to set the GP, which will begin in February with Total Elimination, the second phase in May with Critical Countdown and Final Conflict in August that will set the new champion and GP Division. Dong Sik Yoon announced retirement Neither fighter was suspended by the commission PRIDE. Attendance: 3776 Gate: 470,750 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodrigoviolim Posted August 20, 2012 Author Share Posted August 20, 2012 PRIDE 36 Rising with card announced. The PRIDE 36 card was announced this afternoon in Tokyo, Japan. The main event will bring Pride veteran Heath Herring against Olympic gold medalist Satoshi Ishii in a duel of generations in PRIDE. In Co-Main Event, the Japanese star Hayato Sakurai will face former Bodog Fight welterweight champion Nick Thompson. The undefeated in PRIDE Paulo Filho returns to Japan to face Nino Schembri, who has defeated Kazushi Sakuraba. The card still has the fight of retirement of Kevin Randleman, against veteran Don Frye and other stars such as Royler Gracie and Bob Sapp. Check out the Complete Card. PRIDE 36 – Rising Heavyweight Division – Heath Herring vs Satoshi Ishii Welterweight Division – Hayato Sakurai vs Nick Thompson Middleweight Division – Paulo Filho vs Antonio Schembri Heavyweight Division – Kevin Randleman vs Don Frye Lightweight Division – Royler Graice vs Charles Bennett Heavyweight Division – Bob Sapp vs Todd Duffee Featherweight Division – Masanori Kanehara vs Pat Curran Lightweight Division – Daisuke Nakamura vs KJ Noons Featherweight Division – Masakazu Imanari vs Tyson Griffin Middleweight Division – Izuru Takeuchi vs Ralek Gracie Lightweight Division – Naoyuki Kotani vs Marcus Aurelio Heavyweight Division – Jeff Monson vs Henry Miller Welterweight Division – Seichi Ikemoto vs Andre Galvao Middleweight Division – Ryo Kawamura vs Jeremy Horn Welterweight Division – Jose Landi Jons vs Tarec Saffiedine Heavyweight Division – Yoshihiro Nakao vs Assuerio Silva Welterweight Division – Hidehiko Hasegawa vs Andrews Nakahara Featherweight Division – Akitoshi Tamura vs Abel Cullum Middleweight Division – Andrei Semenov vs Tom Watson Welterweight Division – Gerald Harris vs Steve Bruno POSTER PRIDE 36 http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/9673/pride36.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodrigoviolim Posted August 29, 2012 Author Share Posted August 29, 2012 PRIDE 36 RESULTS Satoshi Ishii def Heath Herring Unanimous Decision 05:00 2 Round Nick Thompson def Hayato Sakurai Submission (Triangle) 02:16 2 Round Paulo Filho def Antonio Schembri Submission (Triangle) 03:55 1 Round Kevin Randleman def Don Frye Submission (Armbar) 02:03 1 Round Royler Gracie def Charles Bennett Submission (Kneebar) 02:56 1 Round Todd Duffee def Bob Sapp Unanimous Decision 05:00 2 Round Masanori Kanehara def Pat Curran Split Decision 05:00 2 Round Daisuke Nakamura def KJ Noons Submission (Triangle With Armbar) 02:51 1 Round Tyson Griffin def Masakazu Imanari Unanimous Decision 05:00 2 Round Ralek Gracie def Izuru Takeuchi Submission (Americana) 09:56 1 Round Marcus Aurelio def Naoyuki Kotani Unanimous Decision 05:00 2 Round Jeff Monson def Henry Miller Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 01:19 1 Round Andre Galvao def Seichi Ikemoto Submission (Kimura) 05:27 1 Round Tarec Saffiedine def Jose Landi Jons Unanimous Decision 05:00 2 Round Assuerio Silva def Yoshihiro Nakao Submission (Arm-Triangle) 03:08 2 Round Andrews Nakahara def Hidehiko Hasegawa TKO (Strikes) 01:01 2 Round Abel Cullum def Akitoshi Tamura Unanimous Decision 05:00 2 Round Tom Watson def Andrei Semenov Unanimous Decision 05:00 2 Round Gerald Harris def Steve Bruno TKO (Strikes) 05:59 1 Round Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodrigoviolim Posted August 29, 2012 Author Share Posted August 29, 2012 Post Fight Conference at PRIDE 36 It was announced the schedule of next events. PRIDE Bushido 15 - Saturday 3rd week in September PRIDE 37 - week 2 Saturday in October PRIDE Bushido 16 - Saturday 1st week in November PRIDE Shockwave 2012 - Sunday 4th week in December About PRIDE 36 No injuries or suspensions fighters. Bob Sapp, Hidehilo Yoshida, Kevin Randleman and Seichi Ikemoto announced retirement after the event. Tyson Griffin will move away from fights to stay with the family. Bonus and Income Fight of the Night: Andrews Nakahara vs. Hidehiko Hasegawa KO of the Night: Andrews Nakahara Submission of the Night: Paulo Filho Attendence - 9350 for a gate of $ 1,168,750 PPV - 291,472 buys for revenue of $ 1,748,832 Critical Success: Good Media Success: Good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodrigoviolim Posted August 29, 2012 Author Share Posted August 29, 2012 PRIDE Bushido 15 announced O PRIDE FC announced the matches for the upcoming PRIDE Bushido 15. As well as revealing that the main event would be a Middleweight Division bout between the legendary Royce Gracie and former K-1 superstar Melvin Manhoef, several other bouts were also confirmed. MAIN CARD Main Event - Middleweight Division - Royce Gracie vs Melvin Manhoef Co-Main Event - Heavyweight Division - Hidehiko Yoshida vs Aleksander Emelianenko Featherweight Division - Joachin Hansen vs Dokonjunosuke Mishima Middleweight Division - Ikuhisa Minowa vs Jason Miller Featherweight Division - Jens Pulver vs Mitsuhiro Ishida PRELIMINAR CARD Heavyweight Division - Kazuyuki Fujita vs Dan Severn Middleweight Division - Murilo Ninja vs Gilbert Yvel Welterweight Division - Yoshiyuki Yoshida vs Ryo Chonan Featherweight Division - Yoshiro Maeda vs Kazuyuki Miyata Middleweight Division - Murilo Bustamante vs Matt Hamill Middleweight Division - Kazuo Takahashi vs Thales Leites Heavyweight Division - Pedro Rizzo vs Paul Buentello Lightweight Division - Roger Huerta vs Sergey Golyaev Welterweight Division - Yuki Kondo vs Jonathan Goulet Lightweight Division - Antonio McKee vs Jadamba Narantungalag Heavyweight Division - Mighty Mo vs Kimbo Slice Featherweight Division - Atsushi Yamamoto vs Akiyo Nishiura Welterweight Division - Yasubey Enomoto vs Fabricio Monteiro Featherweight Division - Jon Shores vs Kyung Ho Kang Featherweight Division - Shigeki Osawa vs Daniel Lima Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodrigoviolim Posted August 29, 2012 Author Share Posted August 29, 2012 PRIDE Bushido 15 Results MAIN CARD Main Event - Middleweight Division - Melvin Manhoef def. Royce Gracie by TKO (Strikes) in 1:36 of Round 1 Co-Main Event - Heavyweight Division - Aleksander Emelianenko def. Hidehiko Yoshida by KO (Punch) in 5:12 of Round 1 Featherweight Division - Joachin Hansen def. Dokonjunosuke Mishima by KO (Punch) in 9:36 of Round 1 Middleweight Division - Jason Miller def. Ikuhisa Minowa by Submission (Armbar) in 4:50 of Round 1 Featherweight Division - Mitsuhiro Ishida def. Jens Pulver by TKO (Strikes) in 4:33 of Round 2 PRELIMINAR CARD Heavyweight Division - Kazuyuki Fujita def. Dan Severn by Submission (Americana) in 4:39 of Round 1 Middleweight Division - Gilbert Yvel def. Murilo Ninja by TKO (Strikes) in 0:45 of Round 1 Welterweight Division - Yoshiyuki Yoshida def. Ryo Chonan by Submission (Guillotine) in 6:59 of Round 1 Featherweight Division - Yoshiro Maeda def. Kazuyuki Miyata by Unanimous Decision Middleweight Division - Matt Hamill def. Murilo Bustamante by TKO (Strikes) in 2:41 of Round 1 Middleweight Division - Thales Leites def. Kazuo Takahashi by Submission (Armbar) in 5:15 of Round 1 Heavyweight Division - Paul Buentello def. Pedro Rizzo by Unanimous Decision Lightweight Division - Roger Huerta def. Sergey Golyaev by Submission (Armbar) in 3:10 of Round 1 Welterweight Division - Jonathan Goulet def. Yuki Kondo by Unanimous Decision Lightweight Division - Jadamba Narantungalag def. Antonio McKee by Unanimous Decision Heavyweight Division - Kimbo Slice def. Mighty Mo by TKO (Strikes) in 3:52 of Round 2 Featherweight Division - Akiyo Nishiura def. Atsushi Yamamoto by Unanimous Decision Welterweight Division - Fabricio Monteiro def. Yasubey Enomoto by Unanimous Decision Featherweight Division - Jon Shores def. Kyung Ho Kang by Unanimous Decision Featherweight Division - Shigeki Osawa def. Daniel Lima by Split Decision Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodrigoviolim Posted August 29, 2012 Author Share Posted August 29, 2012 Post Fight Conference at PRIDE Bushido 15 Hidehiko Yoshida retires Jens Pulver - One to two months off, face injury Fabricio Monteiro - One to two months off, head injury Antonio McKee will move away from the struggle to stay with the family. Bonus and Income Fight of the Night: Yoshiyuki Yoshida vs. Ryo Chonan KO of the Night: Joachim Hansen Submission of the Night: Yoshiyuki Yoshida Attendence: 4.137 for a gate of $ 517.125 TV Viewers: 471.396 Viewers Critical Success: Good Media Success: Fantastic PRIDE Roster Update Heavyweight Division - Myghty Mo - MMA Record 3-3 ; 0-1 in PRIDE Middleweight Division - Alexander Shlemenko - MMA Record 46-7 ; 0-0 in PRIDE Middleweight Division - Zelg Galesic - MMA Record 11-7 ; 0-1 in PRIDE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodrigoviolim Posted August 30, 2012 Author Share Posted August 30, 2012 PRIDE 37 announced. The Pride FC fights announced for the upcoming PRIDE 37 - Revolution. Besides revealing that the main event would be a fit heavyweight division between former PRIDE GP 2006 champion, Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic against UFC Hall of Fame Legend Ken Shamrock. In the Co-Main Event former Light Heavyweight champion and UFC Hall of Famer Chuck Liddell will face the European superstar and former KSW Light Heavyweight champion, Mamed Khalidov. The event will have their first Play-by-Play official, to be released on Sherdog.com. Check out the full card. MAIN CARD MAIN EVENT HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION - MIRKO CRO COP VS KEN SHAMROCK CO-MAIN EVENT MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION - CHUCK LIDDELL VS MAMED KHALIDOV FEATHERWEIGHT DIVISION - HIROYUKI TAKAYA VS TAKESHI INOUE HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION - TIM SYLVIA VS JAMES THOMPSON MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION - RAMEAU SOKOUDJOU VS DEAN LISTER HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION - HONG MAN CHOI VS MARIUSZ PUDZIANOWSKI PRELIMINAR CARD HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION - NAOYA OGAWA VS STEVE BOSSE LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION - SATORU KITAOKA VS RAFAEL DOS ANJOS MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION - KAZUHIRO NAKAMURA VS MATT LINDLAND LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION - AKIHIRO GONO VS LEONARDO SANTOS MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION - DENIS KANG VS TOKIMITSU ISHIZAWA MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION - YUKI SASAKI VS VINNY MAGALHAES PRIDE 37 POSTER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodrigoviolim Posted August 31, 2012 Author Share Posted August 31, 2012 PRIDE 37 LIVE ON SHERDOG Hello Folks! I'm Mauro Ranallo, sitting alongside my partner Bas Rutten. Tonight we're talking directly from Saitama Super Arena, in Japan ready to bring you play-by-play on Sherdog.com. Today we have twelve fights and the main event Mirko Cro Cop returns after being defeated Tim Sylvia in his return to PRIDE, and now faces Ken Shamrock, who on his return to PRIDE beat street fighter, Kimbo Slice. Probably the winner will earn a place in the GP in March. In the Co-Main Event, Chuck Liddell will fight Mamed Khalidov. This fight promises plenty of excitement for all fans of PRIDE who came and crowded the Saitama Super Arena. The night promises and fans are crazy, we have other great fights. Come the beginning of another great show. PRIDE 37 - Revolution PLAY-BY-PLAY YUKI SASAKI VS VINNY MAGALHAES 1 ROUND >Next up is a match in which Yuki Sasaki will battle 'Pezao' Vinny Magalhaes in the PRIDE Middleweight division. >Round one begins! >Magalhaes throws a feint. >Both fighters fire off strikes, neither produces any significant damage. >Magalhaes slips out of the way of a jab. >They come together and throw strikes, both miss. >Having stepped in close to throw their strikes, they end up grappling. >Using his wrestling skills, Sasaki is trying to push Magalhaes up against the ropes. >Magalhaes out-wrestles him though. >Magalhaes is trying to muscle Sasaki up against the ropes. >Magalhaes does it, Sasaki is stuck with his back to the ropes. >Magalhaes smothers Sasaki up against the ropes while using the occasional short sharp punch to the body, keeping him stuck there for a full minute. >Magalhaes attempts to wrestle Sasaki to the ground. >Magalhaes doesn't get the takedown, Sasaki instead wrestles his way into controlling the grapple. >Magalhaes waits for Sasaki to throw a knee strike, then uses wrestling to turn him around so that Sasaki now has his back to the ropes. >Magalhaes stomps down on his opponent's foot. >Magalhaes attempts to wrestle Sasaki to the ground. >Sasaki tries to hook a guillotine as Magalhaes goes for the takedown. >Magalhaes gets the takedown! Sasaki pulls half guard. >Magalhaes tries to pass the half guard. >Sasaki keeps Magalhaes in half guard. >Magalhaes blocks an attempted sweep. >Magalhaes reaches over and tries to lock Sasaki in an arm triangle. >Magalhaes gets the arm triangle fully applied! >Magalhaes loses the hold! Somehow Sasaki got himself free. That was incredibly close to a finish though. >Sasaki gets some separation and tries to scramble for position. >We go past the halfway point of this round. >As they scramble, Magalhaes sees an opportunity and dives for a leg. >Sasaki avoids the attempt to grab his leg and comes out on top with side control. >Sasaki gets up, releasing side control, and backs off, allowing Magalhaes time to stand too. >A left jab misses and Sasaki strikes back with a nice left hand. >Sasaki slips past a left jab and counters with a nice jab. >Magalhaes doesn't get drawn in as Sasaki feints a kick. >Both throw strikes at each other, both easily defend the other's attempt. >Having stepped in close to throw their strikes, they end up grappling. >The grapple breaks up after a short struggle, and the two fighters step apart. >Magalhaes narrowly misses Sasaki with a right uppercut. >It seems that Sasaki is happy to let Magalhaes circle for the moment. >Sasaki counters a wayward left jab with a solid left. >Magalhaes looks like he wants to stand in the pocket and strike with Sasaki. >Sasaki now has Magalhaes standing in the pocket. >We move into the final sixty seconds of this round. >Sasaki covers up to safely defend against a flurry of rights and lefts. >Vinny Magalhaes is breathing very hard. >Magalhaes uses head movement to cause a left jab to sail harmlessly by. >Magalhaes uses head movement to cause a left jab to sail harmlessly by. >Round one ends as time expires. 2 ROUND >We are back underway! >Sasaki bobs and weaves, trying to get Magalhaes to commit. >Sasaki avoids two wild swings and hits a jab. >Sasaki throws a barrage of big right hands after using a feint to trick Magalhaes into committing to a strike, but he moves out of range just in time. >Sasaki looks to move in and stand in the pocket. >Magalhaes lets Sasaki get closer. >Sasaki uses a stiff jab. >Magalhaes backs off. >Magalhaes steps back to avoid a left jab. >Sasaki looks to move in and stand in the pocket. >Magalhaes lets Sasaki get closer. >Magalhaes uses head movement to cause a left jab to sail harmlessly by. >We pass the halfway mark of this round. >An exchange of strikes doesn't lead to any real damage. >A quick exchange of strikes produces nothing worth mentioning. >Magalhaes takes a stiff jab. >They exchange strikes, but neither fighter inflicts any real damage. >Having stepped in close to throw their strikes, they end up clinched. >We move into the final sixty seconds of this round. >Magalhaes attempts to wrestle Sasaki to the ground. >The takedown is completed, Sasaki is on his back and pulls guard. >Magalhaes begins trying to pass guard and get a better position. >Sasaki comfortably blocks the attempt and keeps Magalhaes in guard. >We reach the time limit and this fight is over. >Here come the official decisions. >Judge #1 has called it a victory for Sasaki. >Judge #2 has called it a victory for Magalhaes. >Judge #3 gives the result in favour of Sasaki. >The winner, by split decision, is Yuki Sasaki! >Official Result: Yuki Sasaki defeats 'Pezao' Vinny Magalhaes (Split Decision in 5:00 of round 2). DENIS KANG VS TOKIMITSU ISHIZAWA 1 ROUND >Next up, Denis Kang fights Tokimitsu 'Kendo Kashin' Ishizawa in the PRIDE Middleweight division. >We are underway! >There is an exchange of strikes, but neither fighter does any damage. >Kang shoots in, looking for a takedown. >Kang has the takedown! Ishizawa pulls half guard. >Kang tries to ensnare Ishizawa in an americana. >Ishizawa defends it well. >Kang blocks an attempted sweep. >Kang attempts to arm triangle Ishizawa from the top of half guard. >The arm triangle is fully applied, Ishizawa is in deep trouble but is still trying to fight free! >No! Ishizawa manages to break free. Clearly the hold couldn't have been as tight as it looked. >Kang blocks an attempted sweep. >Kang tries to pass the half guard. >Kang is too skilled for Ishizawa, passing half guard and gaining side control. >Kang tries to lock Ishizawa into an armbar. >Kang gets an armbar fully applied! >No! He pops his arm free. That was really close. >Ishizawa tries to transition to a guard, but can't manage it. >Kang attempts the mount. >He does it, and has the mount on Ishizawa. >Kang attempts to set up an americana on Ishizawa from the mount. >Ishizawa stops Kang from applying it. >Kang controls Ishizawa, who was trying to wriggle to half guard. >We are now at the halfway point of the round. >Kang attempts to set up an americana on Ishizawa from the mount. >Ishizawa defends himself well. >Tokimitsu Ishizawa doesn't look like he has much left in the tank. >Kang maintains control, despite Ishizawa trying to wriggle free. >Kang tries to lock Ishizawa in an armbar. >The armbar is locked in, tight enough that Ishizawa has to tap out! >By submission, the winner is Denis Kang! >Official Result: Denis Kang defeats Tokimitsu 'Kendo Kashin' Ishizawa (Submission (Armbar) in 7:09 of round 1). AKIHIRO GONO VS LEONARDO SANTOS 1 ROUND >Another match is about to begin; 'The Japanese Sensation' Akihiro Gono battles Leonardo Santos in the PRIDE Lightweight division. >The fight begins! >Gono gets suckered in by a feint, and is lucky to avoid a flurry of rights and lefts. >A left jab misses and Gono strikes back with a nice jab. >An attempted body kick misses and Gono fires back with a clean left. >Santos comes in closer, looking to wrestle with Gono. >Gono keeps himself moving out of range, not wanting to grapple. >A flicked jab from Santos only finds gloves. >Gono seems to be waiting for Santos to make a move. >Gono throws a looping punch, but Santos avoids it. >Santos doesn't let Gono settle, stepping in closer to impose himself. >Moving in closer, Santos looks like he wants to strike from the pocket. >Gono uses movement to keep out reach, frustrating Santos. >Santos is looking to get in close and strike from the pocket. >Santos is in the pocket, ready to attack Gono. >Santos shoots in, looking for a close range double leg. >The takedown is successful, it's a single leg that leaves Gono pulling guard. >Santos attempts to pass guard. >Gono keeps his guard secure. >Gono tries to ensnare Santos in a triangle. >Santos defends well against it. >We move into the second half of this round. >Santos begins trying to pass the guard. >Gono can't fend off the effort, and can only stop Santos at half guard. >Santos looks to get past the half guard. >Santos gains side control after getting his leg free from half guard. >Santos starts trying to work to go from side control to mount. >Gono keeps Santos from mounting him. >Gono uses an underhook to work some separation, then quickly scrambles. >The scramble results in Gono being on his back pulling guard. >Santos tries to smother Gono but can't keep control long enough. >Santos postures up, stopping Gono from throwing elbows from the bottom. >Santos begins trying to pass the guard. >Gono comfortably blocks the attempt and keeps Santos in guard. >Santos doesn't let Gono pull him in close to be smothered. >Santos begins trying to pass guard and get a better position. >Gono is ready for the attempt though, and keeps Santos firmly in guard. >Santos doesn't allow Gono to lock him up with double underhooks. >The time runs out on round one. >Hopefully the next round will produce a little more in the way of action. 2 ROUND >There's the bell for the start of the round! >Between rounds, his corner told Gono to take it to Santos in this round. >Santos avoids a nice combination and hits a vicious leg kick. >Gono steps in, feints a kick, then darts back out. >Gono feints stepping in. >An errant jab sets Gono up to counter-strike with a couple of shots to the body and a nice right uppercut. >Gono counters a wayward low right kick with a couple of nice shots. >Santos is getting in closer to Gono, perhaps looking for a clinch. >Gono uses movement to keep out reach, meaning Santos cannot get close enough to clinch. >Santos chooses to shoot in on Gono. >Gono sees the takedown coming and tries to move. >The takedown is unsuccessful, Gono avoided Santos. >We go past the halfway point of this round. >Moving in closer, Gono looks like he wants to strike from the pocket. >Gono and Santos get closer, both looking eager to engage at close range. >Santos covers up to safely defend against a flurry of rights and lefts. >Using good head movement, Santos slips past a punch and hits a nasty-looking kick to the inside of the knee. >Santos dodges a jab, and fires back with a crisp left jab. >The end of the round is coming quick, there's under a minute left. >Gono uses head movement to cause a left jab to sail harmlessly by. >Gono slips past a jab and scores with a clean punch. >Santos dodges a jab, and fires back with a clean left jab. >The time expires on round two, and that is the end of the fight. >The official decisions are being reported now. >Judge #1 has Gono as the winner. >Judge #2: Santos. >Judge #3 has given Santos the win. >Making Leonardo Santos the winner by split decision! >Official Result: Leonardo Santos defeats 'The Japanese Sensation' Akihiro Gono (Split Decision in 5:00 of round 2). KAZUHIRO NAKAMURA VS MATT LINDLAND 1 ROUND >Another match is about to begin; Kazuhiro 'Kaz' Nakamura takes on Matt 'The Law' Lindland in the PRIDE Middleweight division. >The fight begins! >Lindland slips out of the way of a combination of short sharp punches. >Nakamura throws a combination of rights and lefts, using them as cover so that he can shoot in. >Lindland looks to grab a guillotine off the takedown. >Lindland is unable to apply the guillotine choke. >The takedown is successful, it's a single leg that leaves Lindland pulling guard. >In guard, Nakamura catches his breath, content just to throw a couple of punches to the body. >Nakamura leans back to avoid a couple of wild swings from Lindland. >Nakamura is trying to pass guard. >He passes to side control. >Nakamura begins trying to get himself behind Lindland. >Lindland rolls to the side to try and escape, but gives up his back! >Lindland is in huge trouble now, as Nakamura successfully gets both hooks in. >Nakamura attempts to complete a rear naked choke, having both hooks fully in. >Lindland fights off the rear naked choke attempt. >With both hooks in and therefore great control of the body, Nakamura tries to finish Lindland off with a rear naked choke. >Lindland doesn't allow the rear naked choke to be applied. >Lindland struggles against Nakamura but cannot get himself free from the hooks. >Nakamura attempts to complete a rear naked choke, having both hooks fully in. >Lindland defends himself well against the choke. >Lindland tries to improve his chances of survival by breaking free of the hooks, but they're too tight. >We've now passed the halfway mark in this round. >With both hooks in and therefore great control of the body, Nakamura tries to finish Lindland off with a rear naked choke. >Lindland doesn't allow the rear naked choke to be applied. >Nakamura maintains his hooks, despite Lindland trying to break them. >With both hooks in, Nakamura tries to flatten Lindland out for the rear naked choke. >Nakamura flattens Lindland out with the rear naked choke in deep and forces the tap! >Kazuhiro 'Kaz' Nakamura takes the win by submission! >Official Result: Kazuhiro 'Kaz' Nakamura defeats Matt 'The Law' Lindland (Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 6:03 of round 1). SATORU KITAOKA VS RAFAEL DOS ANJOS ROUND 1 >Next up, Satoru Kitaoka competes against Rafael dos Anjos in the PRIDE Lightweight division. >Round one begins! >Kitaoka slips out of the way of a leg kick. >dos Anjos throws a leg kick but Kitaoka avoids it. >dos Anjos shoots in for a takedown. >The takedown is successful! It's a single leg, but dos Anjos can't get any sort of control as Kitaoka spins away instantly and is able to regain his footing. >Kitaoka catches a weak left kick to the legs and shows his judo roots by going straight for a trip, getting it! dos Anjos manages to pull guard. >Kitaoka tries to control dos Anjos against the ground, but finds it a struggle. >Grabbing an arm, dos Anjos attempts to lock on a triangle choke. >Kitaoka blocks the attempt. >In guard, Kitaoka begins working to pass to side control. >dos Anjos keeps his guard secure. >dos Anjos pulls Kitaoka down in close and hits him with several short punches to the side of the head. >Kitaoka throws several small strikes at dos Anjos, always keeping close body-to-body contact so that he has no space to work with. >Kitaoka doesn't let dos Anjos pull him in close to be smothered. >In guard, Kitaoka begins working to pass to side control. >Kitaoka isn't able to pass guard on this attempt. >dos Anjos, working from the bottom, clips Kitaoka with an elbow. >Kitaoka tries to smother dos Anjos but can't keep control long enough. >Kitaoka doesn't allow dos Anjos to lock him up with double underhooks. >Kitaoka fires off a few punches, but they aren't thrown with any great force. >dos Anjos attempts a triangle choke on Kitaoka from the bottom of the guard. >Kitaoka blocks the triangle attempt. >We've now passed the halfway mark in this round. >Kitaoka clings very tight to dos Anjos while using short strikes, clearly trying to minimise the threat of a submission attempt. >dos Anjos tries to pull Kitaoka in close and smother him, but doesn't get anywhere with it. >Kitaoka throws a few right hands, but is mainly trying to catch his breath. >Kitaoka attempts to pass guard. >dos Anjos comfortably blocks the attempt and keeps Kitaoka in guard. >dos Anjos tries to smother Kitaoka by holding him, but can't keep control. >Kitaoka begins trying to pass the guard. >He finds himself unable to pass guard on this attempt. >dos Anjos grabs hold of an arm and attempts a triangle choke on Kitaoka from the bottom of the guard. >Kitaoka defends well against it. >Kitaoka unloads with some big right hands, but dos Anjos deals with them comfortably. >dos Anjos tries to lock onto an arm from the bottom of the guard. >A kimura attempt almost catches Kitaoka, but dos Anjos eventually has to settle for using it to sweep to side control. >dos Anjos starts trying to work to use side control as a way to get behind Kitaoka. >He rolls Kitaoka over a little...and slips behind to take the back! >The end of the round is coming quick, there's under a minute left. >dos Anjos tries to ensnare Kitaoka in an armbar. >Kitaoka pulls free, meaning dos Anjos loses a great position and is now held down in side control. >Kitaoka tries to slip behind and take the back. >Kitaoka struggles but cannot get behind dos Anjos. >The time runs out on round one. >There are some audible boos from the crowd, that wasn't the most exciting round we've ever seen. 2 ROUND >We are back underway! >dos Anjos moves in quickly after a wayward punch and hits a vicious leg kick. >There's a takedown attempt from Kitaoka. >dos Anjos attempts to avoid Kitaoka as he shoots in. >The takedown is unsuccessful, dos Anjos avoided Kitaoka. >Kitaoka springs forward, trying to surprise dos Anjos and grab one of his legs! >Able to secure a leg, Kitaoka tries to lock in a flying heel hook but dos Anjos is able to defend against it. >Unable to stop falling backward as a result of the submission attempt, dos Anjos has to pull half guard. >Kitaoka tries to lock dos Anjos into an arm triangle. >dos Anjos stops Kitaoka from applying it. >Satoru Kitaoka looks very tired out there. >dos Anjos tries to ensnare an arm. >An armbar is applied, and as soon as the arm is pulled straight Kitaoka has to tap out! >The winner, by submission, is Rafael dos Anjos! >Official Result: Rafael dos Anjos defeats Satoru Kitaoka (Submission (Armbar) in 2:31 of round 2). NAOYA OGAWA VS STEVE BOSSE ROUND 1 >In the last of the preliminary matches, Naoya Ogawa goes head to head with Steve 'The Boss' Bosse in the PRIDE Heavyweight division. >The fight begins! >Bosse tries for a left jab but Ogawa moves out of range. >Bosse gets suckered in by a feint, and is lucky to avoid a flurry of rights and lefts. >Ogawa looks like he might be trying to get in close and wrestle with Bosse. >Ogawa grabs Bosse and pulls him into a grapple. >Ogawa tries to wrestle Bosse backward and up against the ropes. >Ogawa does it, Bosse is stuck with his back to the ropes. >Ogawa looks for a trip takedown. >Bosse cannot stop the takedown, and has to pull guard. >Looking to catch his breath, Ogawa is content to just throw a couple of punches to the body. >Bosse raises his legs and tries to get Ogawa into a triangle choke. >Ogawa blocks the attempt. >Ogawa is trying to pass guard. >Ogawa gets past, but Bosse stops him at half guard. >Ogawa attempts to pass half guard and gain a better position. >Bosse keeps Ogawa in half guard. >Bosse tries to ensnare Ogawa in a guillotine. >Ogawa pulls free before the guillotine can be applied. >Ogawa is trying to get out of half guard and into a better position. >Ogawa gains side control after getting his leg free from half guard. >We go past the halfway point of this round. >In side control, Ogawa catches his breath, content just to throw a couple of punches to the body. >Bosse tries to grab an arm-in guillotine. >Ogawa defends it easily. >Ogawa begins trying to get himself behind Bosse. >He does it, getting behind Bosse. >Ogawa successfully gets both hooks in, and seems primed to finish. >With both hooks in and therefore great control of the body, Ogawa tries to finish Bosse off with a rear naked choke. >Bosse doesn't allow the rear naked choke to be applied. >Bosse struggles against Ogawa but cannot get himself free from the hooks. >With both hooks in and therefore great control of the body, Ogawa tries to finish Bosse off with a rear naked choke. >The rear naked choke is fully applied, Ogawa has Bosse flattened out completely, there is no option but to tap out! >By submission, the winner is Naoya Ogawa! >Official Result: Naoya Ogawa defeats Steve 'The Boss' Bosse (Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 8:10 of round 1). HONG MAN CHOI VS MARIUSZ PUDZIANOWSKI 1 ROUND >Another match is about to begin; 'Techno Goliath' Hong Man Choi takes on Mariusz 'The Dominator' Pudzianowski in the PRIDE Heavyweight division. >There's the opening bell! >There's a stalemate as both fighters throw strikes but neither hits. >Pudzianowski avoids a jab. >Pudzianowski avoids a body kick. >Choi counters a couple of wild swings by hitting a sharp kick just above the hip. >Choi circles around Pudzianowski. >Pudzianowski presses in closer to attack. >Both fighters fire off strikes, neither produces any significant damage. >They wind up in a tight clinch. >Pudzianowski has worked in the underhooks and looks to take Choi down. >Choi blocks the takedown attempt. >A whizzer almost allows Choi to create enough space to get free, but Pudzianowski shuts that opportunity down. >Pudzianowski attempts to pick Choi up for a slam. >Choi defends it well and slips away from his opponent. >Mariusz Pudzianowski doesn't look like he has much left in the tank. >Choi looks to move in and stand in the pocket. >Pudzianowski snaps off a strong left jab as a counter, but it misses the target. >A flicked jab from Choi only finds gloves. >Time slips away as Pudzianowski doesn't press Choi, allowing him to circle. >Pudzianowski avoids several big right hands and counters with a solid left jab. >Choi looks to move in and stand in the pocket. >To counter, Pudzianowski fires off a right hand which doesn't miss by much. >We go past the halfway point of this round. >Pudzianowski throws out a quick left jab. >Not letting Pudzianowski settle at all, Choi comes in closer. >Choi looks to move in and stand in the pocket. >He gets into range. >A leg kick gets checked by Pudzianowski. >Pudzianowski, standing in the pocket, has to check a leg kick. >Pudzianowski shows good head movement to avoid getting caught with a jab. >Using head movement, Choi slips past a left jab and counters with a vicious leg kick. >Standing in the pocket, Pudzianowski shows excellent head movement to dodge a huge right hand. >Hong Man Choi is looking really tired. >Using head movement to slip past a left jab, Pudzianowski hits a solid left jab. >Choi dodges a jab, and fires back with a barrage of hard rights! >Getting destroyed, Pudzianowski falls to the ground...but the blows keep on landing! >The referee is forced to jump in and stop the match! >'Techno Goliath' Hong Man Choi takes the win by TKO! >Official Result: 'Techno Goliath' Hong Man Choi defeats Mariusz 'The Dominator' Pudzianowski (TKO (Strikes) in 8:03 of round 1). RAMEAU SOKOUDJOU VS DEAN LISTER 1 ROUND >Next up, 'The African Assassin' Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou takes on Dean 'Boogeyman' Lister in the PRIDE Middleweight division. >There's the opening bell! >Both fighters fire off strikes, neither produces any significant damage. >A weak right kick is countered by Lister with a jab. >Sokoudjou looks like he might be trying to get in close and wrestle with Lister. >Sokoudjou grapples with Lister, who made no attempt to escape. >Sokoudjou tries to get Lister into a Muay Thai clinch. >He has it hooked, Lister needs to find a way out quickly. >Lister grabs an arm and pulls Sokoudjou out of the Muay Thai clinch and into a regular wrestling clinch instead. >Lister attempts to wrestle Sokoudjou to the ground. >The takedown doesn't work, Sokoudjou defended it well. >Sokoudjou turns Lister slightly, but can't create enough space to get free of the clinch. >Using his wrestling skills, Lister is trying to push Sokoudjou up against the ropes. >Sokoudjou out-wrestles him though. >Sokoudjou looks to get some strikes in, but Lister seizes the moment and wrestles his way into control of the grapple. >Using his wrestling skills, Lister is trying to push Sokoudjou up against the ropes. >Sokoudjou out-wrestles him though. >Sokoudjou gets a couple of ineffective strikes in, but ultimately loses control of the grapple after being caught off-balance. >Lister is trying to muscle Sokoudjou up against the ropes. >Lister can't do it though, and Sokoudjou gets a more dominant position in the grapple instead. >Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou looks very tired out there. >Sokoudjou and Lister separate and we're back to a stand-off. >A weak right kick is countered by Lister with a jab. >We are now at the halfway point of the round. >Lister throws a couple of jabs, then chooses to shoot in on Sokoudjou. >The takedown is completed, Sokoudjou is on his back and pulls guard. >The clock runs down as Sokoudjou is being smothered against the ground by Lister. >Lister looks to pass guard and get side control. >He does excellently, getting past the guard and into side control. >Lister begins trying to get himself into a mount. >He easily gets the mount. >Lister tries to lock Sokoudjou in an americana. >Sokoudjou stops Lister from applying it. >Sokoudjou tries to get enough space to pull half guard, but Lister doesn't allow it. >Lister attempts an americana. >Lister gets the americana fully applied, moves to side control for leverage, and Sokoudjou has to tap out! >The winner, by submission; Dean Lister! >Official Result: Dean 'Boogeyman' Lister defeats 'The African Assassin' Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (Submission (Americana) in 8:39 of round 1). TIM SYLVIA VS JAMES THOMPSON 1 ROUND >Next up is a match in which Tim 'The Maine-iac' Sylvia battles James 'Colossus' Thompson in the PRIDE Heavyweight division. >And here we go! >Thompson drops his shoulder as a feint, trying to draw a strike. >Sylvia keeps his cool as Thompson throws a feint to the left. >Thompson drops a shoulder, trying to sucker Sylvia in with a feint. >Sylvia keeps his cool as Thompson throws a feint to the left. >Thompson slips out of the way of a body kick. >A speculative right hand from Thompson doesn't find a home. >Sylvia doesn't let Thompson settle, stepping in closer to impose himself. >Thompson slips out of the way of a leg kick. >Thompson narrowly misses Sylvia with a right uppercut. >Not letting Thompson settle, Sylvia moves in closer. >Thompson moves out of range of a flurry of punches. >Thompson hops around from foot to foot, looking for an opening. >Sylvia presses in closer to attack. >Sylvia feints going high but then throws a leg kick, Thompson just avoids it. >Sylvia tries for a left jab but Thompson moves out of range. >Thompson steps in, feints a kick, then darts back out. >Sylvia is looking to get in close and strike from the pocket. >Thompson uses movement to keep out reach, frustrating Sylvia. >We go past the halfway point of this round. >Thompson steps in, feints a kick, then darts back out. >Sylvia looks like he wants to stand in the pocket and strike with Thompson. >Sylvia moves into the pocket. >Sylvia throws a left jab but Thompson uses good head movement to make sure it slips by. >Thompson slips past a jab and scores with a sudden huge right uppercut that knocks Sylvia out cold! >The winner, by Knock Out; James Thompson! >Official Result: James 'Colossus' Thompson defeats Tim 'The Maine-iac' Sylvia (Knock Out (Punch) in 6:33 of round 1). HIROYUKI TAKAYA VS TAKESHI INOUE 1 ROUND >Moving on, 'Streetfight Bancho' Hiroyuki Takaya, Former DREAM Featherweight champion, battles Takeshi 'Lion Takeshi' Inoue in the PRIDE Featherweight division. >We are underway! >They both meet with strikes, but neither does any damage. >Not comfortable in the pocket, Takaya steps back and creates some space. >Inoue chooses to shoot in on Takaya. >A counter right cross is too slow to catch Inoue. >The takedown is successful, it's a single leg that leaves Takaya pulling guard. >Inoue unloads with some big right hands, but Takaya deals with them comfortably. >Using his leg strength to push Inoue back a bit, Takaya looks to scramble for position. >Takaya leaves a leg in as they scramble, and Inoue immediately tries to grab it. >Takaya is too slow and gets trapped in an ankle lock, and it's deep enough that he has to tap! >The winner, by submission; Takeshi Inoue! >Official Result: Takeshi 'Lion Takeshi' Inoue defeats 'Streetfight Bancho' Hiroyuki Takaya (Submission (Ankle Lock) in 1:46 of round 1). CHUCK LIDDELL VS MAMED KHALIDOV 1 ROUND >The co-main event is up next.Former UFC champion, 'The Iceman' Chuck Liddell will take on Mamed 'Cannibal' Khalidov in the PRIDE Middleweight division. >We are underway! >Khalidov avoids a quick jab and hits a kick to the inside of the left leg. >Khalidov shoots in, looking for a takedown. >Liddell sees the takedown coming and tries to move. >The takedown is unsuccessful, Liddell avoided Khalidov. >Khalidov is looking to turn this into a wrestling match, and is getting in closer to Liddell. >Liddell ends up grappling for supremacy with Khalidov. >Khalidov is trying to push Liddell so that his back is up against the ropes. >Khalidov does it, Liddell is stuck with his back to the ropes. >With Liddell stuck against the ropes, Khalidov gets the underhooks and looks for a takedown. >Khalidov gets the takedown by using the underhooks for control and working a trip! Liddell pulls guard. >Khalidov throws a few right hands, but is mainly trying to catch his breath. >Khalidov throws a few right hands, but is mainly trying to catch his breath. >Khalidov throws a few right hands, but is mainly trying to catch his breath. >Looking to catch his breath, Khalidov is content to just throw a couple of punches to the body. >Khalidov keeps Liddell guessing with a few quick strikes. >Khalidov begins trying to pass guard and get a better position. >Liddell keeps his guard secure. >Liddell pulls Khalidov close and scores with a couple of short punches to the side of his head. >Khalidov is trying to pass guard. >Liddell keeps Khalidov in guard. >Liddell pulls Khalidov in close and hits a series of short, sharp punches to the side of the head. >We've now passed the halfway mark in this round. >In guard, Khalidov begins working to pass to side control. >He can't find a way past the guard. >Liddell tries to sweep Khalidov but doesn't get anywhere. >Khalidov looks to pass guard and get side control. >He can't find a way past the guard. >Liddell pulls Khalidov in close and hits a series of short, sharp punches to the side of the head. >Khalidov attempts to pass guard and gain a better position. >Khalidov struggles but cannot find a way past and remains stuck in guard. >Liddell tries to get double underhooks on Khalidov so that he can get some control, but can't get them. >Khalidov attempts to pass guard and gain a better position. >Khalidov isn't able to pass guard on this attempt. >Khalidov doesn't allow Liddell to lock him up with double underhooks. >Time expires and we come to the end of round one. 2 ROUND >There's the bell and round number two begins! >Khalidov side-steps a barrage of big punches and hits a brutal flying knee strike, Liddell goes down and he is out cold! >MA-MA-MIAAAAAAA MAMED KHALIDOV KNOCKOUT CHUCK LIDDELL !!!! >The winner, by Knock Out, is Mamed 'Cannibal' Khalidov! >Official Result: Mamed 'Cannibal' Khalidov defeats 'The Iceman' Chuck Liddell (Knock Out (Flying Knee) in 0:27 of round 2). MIRKO CRO COP VS KEN SHAMROCK 1 ROUND >The main event of the evening! Mirko 'Cro Cop' Filipovic fights 'The World's Most Dangerous Man' Ken Shamrock in the PRIDE Heavyweight division. A >We are underway! >Both throw strikes at each other, both easily defend the other's attempt. >Cro Cop hits a barrage of big right hands on Shamrock, trapping him against the ropes! >Shamrock collapses to the ground and is still getting pounded on! >With Shamrock taking a lot of big punches, the referee has to stop the match! >The winner, by TKO, is Mirko 'Cro Cop' Filipovic! >Official Result: Mirko 'Cro Cop' Filipovic defeats 'The World's Most Dangerous Man' Ken Shamrock (TKO (Strikes) in 0:55 of round 1). QUICK RESULTS ATACHED IMAGE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodrigoviolim Posted August 31, 2012 Author Share Posted August 31, 2012 Post Fight Conference at PRIDE 37 Mirko Cro Cop has decided to take a short break in order to spend more time with family. Bonus and Income Fight of the Night : Takeshi Inoue vs Hiroyuki Takaya KO of the Night : Mamed Khalidov Submission of the Night : Rafael Dos Anjos Attendence: 10.567 for a gate of $ 1.583.550 Pay Per View: 275.652 buys for revenue of $ 1.653.912 Critical Success: Averege Media Success: Decent PRIDE Roster Update Middleweight Division - Alexander Shlemenko - MMA Record 46-7 ; 0-0 in PRIDE; Current Bellator Middleweight Champion. Middleweight Division - Zelg Galesic - MMA Record 11-7 ; 0-1 in PRIDE; Former Cage Rage Middleweight Champion. Lightweight Division - Jutaro Nakao - MMA Record 24-17-4 ; 0-1 in PRIDE; Former DEEP Welterweight Champion. Middleweight Division - Katsuyori Shibata - MMA Record 4-11-1 ; 0-0 in PRIDE. Featherweight Division - Mamoru Yamaguchi - MMA Record 27-7-3 ; 0-0 in PRIDE ; Former Shooto Featherweight and Bantamweight Champion, and Former KOTC Junior Flyweight Champion. Featherweight Division - Raphael Assunçao - MMA Record 18-5 ; 0-0 in PRIDE Featherweight Division - Micah Miller - MMA Record 17-4-1 ; 0-0 in PRIDE Middleweight Division - Joe Doerksen - MMA Record 48-16 ; 0-0 in PRIDE Lightweight Division - Alexandre Pimentel - MMA Record 12-0 ; 0-0 in PRIDE ; Current Jungle Fight Lightweight Champion Welterweight Division - Daniel Acacio - MMA Record 27-13 ; 2-1 in PRIDE; Current Superior Challenge Welterweight Champion. The next conference was scheduled for the last day of the month in which the card will be announced the next event and update the fighters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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