PRIDE Critical Countdown Absolute

Infobox MMA event
name = PRIDE Critical Countdown Absolute


promotion = PRIDE Fighting Championships
date = July 1, 2006
venue = Saitama Super Arena
city = Saitama
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previousevent = PRIDE Bushido Survival 2006
followingevent = 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. This event comprised the second round of the PRIDE 2006 Open-Weight Grand Prix tournament. 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. [" [http://www.sherdog.com/news/news.asp?n_id=4524 Replaces Fedor in Open-Weight Grand Prix] " - Sherdog.com, May 18, 2006]

Results

Non-tournament bouts

flagicon|POL Pawel Nastula vs flagicon|BRA Edson Drago

Pawel Nastula defeats Edson Drago by armbar submission at 4:33 of Round 1.

flagicon|JPN Yoshihiro Nakao vs flagicon|KOR Eun Su Lee

Yoshihiro Nakao defeats Eun Su Lee by technical knockout due to doctor stoppage after Lee suffers a swollen eye at 4:16 of Round 1.

flagicon|BRA Vitor Belfort vs flagicon|JPN Yoshiki Takahashi

Vitor Belfort defeats Yoshiki Takahashi by knockout at 0:36 of Round 1.

flagicon|NED Alistair Overeem vs flagicon|BRA Antonio Rogerio Nogueira

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira defeats Alistair Overeem by technical knockout due to corner stoppage at 2:13 of Round 2.

flagicon|BRA Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos vs flagicon|JPN Kazuhiro Nakamura

Kazuhiro Nakamura defeats Evangelista Santos by keylock submission at 4:49 of Round 1. Santos made his PRIDE debut in this bout.

Tournament bouts

flagicon|BRA Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs flagicon|BRA Fabricio Werdum

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira defeats Fabricio Werdum by unanimous decision.

flagicon|BRA Wanderlei Silva vs flagicon|JPN Kazuyuki Fujita

Wanderlei Silva defeats Kazuyuki Fujita by technical knockout due to strikes at 9:21 of Round 1.

flagicon|USA Josh Barnett vs flagicon|NZL Mark Hunt

Josh Barnett defeats Mark Hunt by kimura lock at 2:02 of Round 1.

flagicon|CRO Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović vs flagicon|JPN Hidehiko Yoshida

In the main event, Mirko Filipović defeats Hidehiko Yoshida via verbal submission due to leg kicks at 7:38 of Round 1. Mirko unleashed a series of devastating right low kicks to Yoshida's left leg, the "coup de grace" coming after a feint with the left punch.

References

ee also

* PRIDE Total Elimination Absolute
* PRIDE Final Conflict Absolute
* List of PRIDE events

External links

* [http://www.pridefc.com/ Official PRIDE Website]
* [http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?search=yes&eventid=3838 Sherdog.com]