PRIDE Critical Countdown Absolute
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| Details | ||
| Promotion | PRIDE Fighting Championships | |
| Date | July 1, 2006 | |
| Venue | Saitama Super Arena | |
| City | Saitama | |
| Event chronology | ||
| PRIDE Bushido Survival 2006 | PRIDE Critical Countdown Absolute | 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.[1]
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[edit] Results
[edit] Non-tournament bouts
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Pawel Nastula vs 
Edson Drago
Pawel Nastula defeats Edson Drago by armbar submission at 4:33 of Round 1.
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Yoshihiro Nakao vs 
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.
[edit] Vitor Belfort vs Yoshiki Takahashi
Vitor Belfort defeats Yoshiki Takahashi by knockout at 0:36 of Round 1.
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Alistair Overeem vs Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira defeats Alistair Overeem by technical knockout due to corner stoppage at 2:13 of Round 2.
[edit] Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos vs Kazuhiro Nakamura
Kazuhiro Nakamura defeats Evangelista Santos by keylock submission at 4:49 of Round 1. Santos made his PRIDE debut in this bout.
[edit] Tournament bouts
[edit] Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs Fabricio Werdum
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira defeats Fabricio Werdum by unanimous decision.
[edit] Wanderlei Silva vs Kazuyuki Fujita
Wanderlei Silva defeats Kazuyuki Fujita by technical knockout due to strikes at 9:21 of Round 1.
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Josh Barnett vs 
Mark Hunt
Josh Barnett defeats Mark Hunt by kimura lock at 2:02 of Round 1.
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Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović vs Hidehiko Yoshida
In the main event, Mirko Filipović defeats Hidehiko Yoshida by submission due to leg kicks at 7:38 of Round 1.
[edit] References
- ^ Replaces Fedor in Open-Weight Grand Prix - Sherdog.com, May 18, 2006
