PRIDE Shockwave 2006

Infobox MMA event
name = PRIDE Shockwave 2006


promotion = PRIDE Fighting Championships
date = December 31, 2006
venue = Saitama Super Arena
city = Saitama, Japan
attendance =
gate =
buyrate =
previousevent = PRIDE Bushido 13
followingevent = PRIDE 33

"PRIDE Shockwave 2006" was a mixed martial arts event held by PRIDE Fighting Championships on December 31, 2006. In Japan, this event was called nihongo|PRIDE Otoko Matsuri 2006: Fumetsu|PRIDE男祭り2006 -Fumetsu-. nihongo|Fumetsu|不滅 means "immortal" or "undying."

The main event was scheduled to be heavyweight CHAMpion Fedor Emelianenko defending his heavyweight championship against the winner of the Absolute Grand Prix, but Mirko Filipović was recovering from foot surgery he underwent on October 26th and could not be fighting at Shockwave.cite web
url=http://mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=2824&zoneid=1
title=Cro Cop Uncertain For New Year's Eve Show
accessdate=2006-11-16
last=Yu
first=Al
date=2006-10-24
publisher=MMAWeekly.com] [cite web
url=http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=3091&zoneid=2
title=Breaking News: Cro Cop Off PRIDE's NYE Card
accessdate=2006-12-13
last=Yu
first=Al
date=2006-12-12
publisher=MMAWeekly.com] Josh Barnett, the Absolute Grand Prix runner up, was also a contender to face Emelianenko, as mentioned by the heavyweight champion in a PRIDE 32 post-fight press conference, but was "not in the best condition" to compete.cite web
last=Breen
first=Jordan
url=http://www.sherdog.com/news/news.asp?n_id=6188
title=Fedor to Defend Belt on New Year's Eve Versus Hunt
accessdate=2006-11-21
date=2006-11-21
publisher=Sherdog] Instead, Fedor was said to be defending his title against Mark Hunt.

The event featured a mix of full PRIDE rules and Bushido rules, with the 160 pound and 183 pound fighters fighting under Bushido's rules. The sole exception however is the fight between Minowa and Tamura, as both had requested to fight under full PRIDE rules as well as fight in the opening fight of the night. [cite web
url=http://www.sherdog.com/news/news.asp?n_id=6364
title="Shockwave to Feature PRIDE- and Bushido-Rules Bouts
accessdate=2006-12-29
publisher=Sherdog]

Results

flagicon|JPN Kiyoshi Tamura vs. flagicon|JPN Ikuhisa Minowa

Kiyoshi Tamura defeated Ikuhisa Minowa by KO (soccer kicks) at 1:18 of Round 1.

flagicon|JPN Shinya Aoki vs. flagicon|NOR Joachim Hansen

Shinya Aoki defeated Joachim Hansen by submission (gogoplata) at 2:14 of Round 1.

flagicon|JPN Akihiro Gono vs. flagicon|JPN Yuki Kondo

Akihiro Gono defeated Yuki Kondo by split decision.

flagicon|BRA Mauricio Rua vs. flagicon|JPN Kazuhiro Nakamura

Mauricio Rua defeated Kazuhiro Nakamura by unanimous decision.

flagicon|JPN Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. flagicon|USA Gilbert Melendez

Gilbert Melendez defeated Tatsuya Kawajiri by unanimous decision.

flagicon|JPN Kazuyuki Fujita vs. flagicon|GEO Eldar Kurtanidze

Kazuyuki Fujita defeated Eldar Kurtanidze by submission (strikes) at 2:09 of Round 1.

flagicon|JPN Takanori Gomi (Champion) vs. flagicon|JPN Mitsuhiro Ishida

Takanori Gomi defeated Mitsuhiro Ishida by TKO (strikes) at 1:14 of Round 1.

=flagicon|JPN Hidehiko Yoshida vs. flagicon|UK James Thompson=

James Thompson defeated Hidehiko Yoshida by TKO (strikes) at 7:50 of Round 1.

flagicon|BRA Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. flagicon|USA Josh Barnett

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira defeated Josh Barnett by unanimous decision.

= PRIDE Heavyweight Championship: flagicon|RUS Fedor Emelianenko (Champion) vs. flagicon|NZL Mark Hunt=

Fedor Emelianenko defeated Mark Hunt by submission due to a kimura armlock at 8:16 of Round 1.

References

ee also

*List of PRIDE events