Pride Final Conflict Absolute
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| Promotion | Pride Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | September 10, 2006 | |||
| Venue | Saitama Super Arena | |||
| City | Saitama | |||
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Pride Final Conflict 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 September 10, 2006.
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[edit] Background
This event comprised the semifinal and final rounds of the Pride 2006 Open-Weight Grand Prix tournament. The tournament began on May 5, 2006 at the Total Elimination Absolute event and then continued on July 1, 2006 at Critical Countdown Absolute.
[edit] Results
[edit] Non-tournament bouts
- Middleweight bout:
Yosuke Nishijima vs. 
Evangelista Santos
- Santos defeated Nishijima via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:24 of round 1.
- Super Heavyweight bout:
Lee Tae-Hyun vs. Ricardo Morais
- Morais defeated Tae-Hyun via TKO (corner stoppage) at 8:08 of round 1.
- Middleweight bout: Yoshihiro Nakao vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura
- Nakamura defeated Nakao by unanimous decision.
- Light Heavyweight bout: Mauricio Rua vs.
Cyrille Diabate
- Rua defeated Diabate via TKO (stomps) at 5:29 of round 1.
- Light Heavyweight bout: Ricardo Arona vs.
Alistair Overeem
- Arona defeated Overeem via submission (punches) at 4:28 of round 1.
- Heavyweight bout:
Sergei Kharitonov vs. Aleksander Emelianenko
- Emelianenko defeated Kharitonov via TKO (punches) at 6:45 of round 1.
[edit] Tournament bouts
- Openweight tournament semifinal bout: Wanderlei Silva vs.
Mirko Filipović
- Filipović defeated Silva via KO (head kick) at 5:26 of round 1.
- Openweight tournament semifinal bout:
Josh Barnett vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
- Barnett defeated Nogueira by split decision.
- Openweight tournament final bout: Josh Barnett vs. Mirko Filipović
- Filipović defeated Barnett via submission (strikes) at 7:32 of round 1.
[edit] Pride 2006 Openweight Grand Prix Bracket
1Fedor Emelianenko was given a BYE into the next round but could not compete due to a sustaining injury. So Fedor was replaced by Wanderlei Silva.
[edit] Withdrawals
- On August 5, 2006, Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović announced his withdrawal from the tournament following a dispute over pay with Pride.[1] On August 7, 2006 it was reported that the matter had been resolved and Filipović would once again take his place in the finals. [2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Cro Cop" to Walk Way from Pride GP – Sherdog.com, August 5, 2006
- ^ "Cro Cop" and DSE Reach Financial Terms – Sherdog.com, August 7, 2006
[edit] See also
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