PRIDE Shockwave 2005

Infobox Wrestling event
name = PRIDE Shockwave 2005


promotion = PRIDE Fighting Championships
date = December 31, 2005
venue = Saitama Super Arena
city = Saitama
attendance =
buyrate =
lastevent = PRIDE 30 Fully Loaded
nextevent = PRIDE 31 Unbreakable

PRIDE Shockwave 2005 was a mixed martial arts event held by the PRIDE Fighting Championships at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on December 31, 2005. In Japan, the event was called "Otoko Matsuri 2005 - Itadaki" (Itadaki means victory)

The event concluded the PRIDE Lightweight (74 kg, 163 lb) and Welterweight (83 kg, 183 lb) tournaments of 2005. Takanori Gomi won the Lightweight tournament by knocking out Hayato Sakurai. Dan Henderson won the Welterweight tournament by defeating Murilo Bustamante via split decision.
Wanderlei Silva retained his Middleweight Champion title by defeating Ricardo Arona via split decision.

Results

Please Note that in USA and Canada, the first 5 matches were not shown, and the main event of Ogawa vs. Yoshida was moved to the second match of the broadcast.

=flagicon|USA Charles Bennett vs flagicon|JPN Ken Kaneko=

Charles Bennett defeats Ken Kaneko by armbar submission at 4:14 of Round 1.

flagicon|JPN Yuki Kondo vs flagicon|JPN Kazuhiro Nakamura

Kazuhiro Nakamura defeats Yuki Kondo by unanimous decision.

=flagicon|BRA Paulo Cesar Silva vs flagicon|GBR James Thompson=

James Thompson defeats Paulo Cesar Silva by technical knockout at 1:28 of Round 1.

flagicon|JPN Sanae Kikuta vs flagicon|JPN Makoto Takimoto

Sanae Kikuta defeats Makoto Takimoto by unanimous decision.

flagicon|RUS Aleksander Emelianenko vs flagicon|POL Pawel Nastula

Aleksander Emelianenko defeats Pawel Nastula by Rear Naked Choke at 8:45 of Round 1.

flagicon|RUS Fedor Emelianenko vs flagicon|BRA Zuluzinho

Fedor Emelianenko defeats Zuluzinho via submission (punches) at 0:26 of Round 1.

Welterweight Tournament Final: flagicon|BRA Murilo Bustamante vs flagicon|USA Dan Henderson

Dan Henderson defeats Murilo Bustamante after 2 rounds by split decision to become the first PRIDE Welterweight Champion.

Lightweight Tournament Final: flagicon|JPN Takanori Gomi vs flagicon|JPN Hayato Sakurai

Takanori Gomi defeats Hayato Sakurai by knockout at 3:36 at round numer 1 to become the first PRIDE Lightweight Champion.

flagicon|JPN Ikuhisa Minowa vs flagicon|JPN Kazushi Sakuraba

Kazushi Sakuraba defeats Ikuhisa Minowa by technical submission due to a Kimura lock at 9:39 of Round 1.

flagicon|CRO Mirko Filipović vs flagicon|NZL Mark Hunt

Mark Hunt defeats Mirko Filipović by split decision

PRIDE Middleweight Championship: flagicon|BRA Ricardo Arona vs flagicon|BRA Wanderlei Silva

Wanderlei Silva defeats Ricardo Arona by split decision to retain the PRIDE Middleweight Championship.

flagicon|JPN Naoya Ogawa vs flagicon|JPN Hidehiko Yoshida

Hidehiko Yoshida defeats Naoya Ogawa by armbar submission at 6:04 of Round 1.

Trivia

* Naoya Ogawa's entrance music was "Bakusyo Sengen" which was the theme music used for Japanese Pro Wrestling legend Shinya Hashimoto.

* The significance of the main event was the fact that this fight was a rematch between Ogawa and Yoshida from a previous judo tournament in Japan.

References

* [http://www.prideofficial.com/events/otokomatsuri2005/ Official results] ja icon
* [http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?search=yes&eventid=3422 Sherdog.com]

ee also

*List of PRIDE events