Wow what a great PPV. Everybody in North America order Pride Critical Countdown 2005 it was awesome.
Sergei Kharitonov def Pedro Rizzo - TKO (strikes)
- Sergei just layed a beating on Rizzo throughout the whole duration of the fight and than the ref had no choice but to stop it when Rizzo was on the ground and Sergei was landing huge shots.
Maurico "Shogun" Rua def Antonio Rogerio Noguiera- Unanimous Decision
- Best fight of the night, one of the best fights i've seen in a long time. Both fighters were amazing and its a shame nobody finished the fight.
Alistair Overeem def Igor Vovchanchyn- Submission(Guillotine)
- This fight was a let down I was expecting a nice stand up battle but what I got was Vovchanchyn getting caught in a standing Guillotine 80 seconds into the fight and tapping.
MIRKO "CRO-COP" FILIPOVIC :star: Def Ibragim Magomedev- TKO (Body Kick)
- Ibragim looked impressive his punches looked hard but nobody can stand with Mirko he is too quick dodging all punches and landing his own. Mirko fired a high kick and just grazed Magomedev's face than shortly after that he lands a huge kick to the liver that sends Magomedev down and the ref stops the fight or else Mirko would've landed some huge punches in on the ground. After the Fight Mirko called Fedor Emilianenko to the ring and they made the Heavyweight Championship bout official for August's Final Conflict 2005.
Kiyoshi Tamura Def Makoto Takimoto- Decision (Unaminous)
- Good exciting fight but both of these fighters are not at the same level as everybody else on this card. This fight was to please the japanese fans.
Antonio Rodrigo Noguiera def Pawel Nastual- TKO (strikes)
- Nastula a judo champion from Poland looked pretty good early on in his debut match getting Noguiera on the ground and getting a couple good shots but Noguiera is one of the best heavyweights in the world and as the fight progressed Noguiera took control. Noguiera ended up on top of Nastula and raining down the blows until the ref stopped the fight.
Ricardo Arona def Kazushi Sakuraba- TKO (Corner Stoppage)
This was a very exciting fight but Arona was just too strong for The Japanese Legend and dominated him for 2 rounds. At the end of the 2nd Sakuraba's corner threw in the towel.
WANDERLEI SILVA :star: def Kazuhiro Nakamura- TKO (Strikes)
- Nakamura is a very good fighter and was fairing pretty well but Wanderlei was starting to land some good shots. Nakamura was wearing a GI top and in the middle of the round he took it off and right after Silva landed a shot that sent him to the ground. From there Silva passed the guard got the Mount and started to throw down huge punches until the ref stopped the fight.
here are some pics of the event.
Shogun Rua vs. Antonio Rogerio Noguiera
Mirko Crocop's liver kick that sends Magomedev down
Sergei Kharitonov Punching Pedro Rizzo
Igor in Alistair Overeem's guillotine
Japanese Legend Kazushi Sakuraba's entrance.
Wanderlei looking happy as the ref checks out Kazuhiro Nakamura
More Silva celebrating
Final Conflict 2005 will be absolutely amazing. The conclusion of the tournament and MIRKO CROCOP vs. Fedor Emilianenko. I'm getting excited already.