PRIDE 21

Infobox Wrestling event
name = PRIDE 21


promotion = PRIDE Fighting Championships
date = June 23, 2002
venue = Saitama Super Arena
city = Saitama
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lastevent = PRIDE 20
nextevent = PRIDE The Best Vol.2

PRIDE 21: Demolition was a mixed martial arts event held by the PRIDE Fighting Championships. It took place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on June 23, 2002.

Results

flagicon| USA Bob Sapp vs. flagicon| JPN Kiyoshi Tamura

Sapp defeated Tamura by TKO (Punches) (0:11 First Round)

flagicon| TRI Gary Goodridge vs. flagicon| RUS Achmed Labasanov

Goodridge defeated Labasanov by Split Decision (5:00 Third Round)

flagicon| BRA Anderson Silva vs. flagicon| USA Alex Stiebling

Silva defeated Stiebling by TKO (Cut) (1:23 First Round)

flagicon| USA Jeremy Horn vs. flagicon| NED Gilbert Yvel

Horn defeated Yvel by Unanimous Decision (5:00 Third Round)

flagicon| BRA Renzo Gracie vs. flagicon| JPN Shungo Oyama

Oyama defeated Gracie by Unanimous Decision (5:00 Third Round)

flagicon| BRA Daniel Gracie vs. flagicon| JPN Takashi Sugiura

Gracie defeated Sugiura by Split Decision (5:00 Third Round)

flagicon| RUS Fedor Emelianenko vs. flagicon| NED Semmy Schilt

Emelianenko defeated Schilt by Unanimous Decision (5:00 Third Round)

flagicon| USA Don Frye vs. flagicon| JPN Yoshihiro Takayama

In one of the most memorable fights in the history of PRIDE, Frye defeated Takayama by TKO (Punches) (6:10 First Round). The match turned into a slugfest as both men held the opponent's head and punched each other in the face, neither one backing down or protecting himself. Takayama soon developed a huge mouse around the left eye. After some more brutal punching exchanges, Takayama landed on his back after a failed throwing attempt and was pounded on by Frye, leading to a referee stoppage. This fight received the 2002 Shoot Match of the Year Award from the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

ee also

* List of PRIDE events

External links

* [http://www.pridefc.com/ Official PRIDE Website]
* [http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?search=yes&eventid=914 Sherdog.com]