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For the Middleweight belt:

- Wanderlei Silva vs. Ricardo Arona;



For the Bushido GP Lightweight belt:

- Takanori Gomi vs. Hayato Sakurai;



For the Bushido GP Welterweight belt:

- Dan Henderson vs. Murilo Bustamante;



Other fights:

- Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Ikuhisa Minowa;

- Emelianenko Alexander vs. Pawel Nastula;

- James Thompson vs. Giant Silva;

- Ken Kaneko vs. Charles Bennett;

- Emelianenko Fedor vs. Zuluzinho;

- Mirko Cro Cop vs. Mark Hunt;

- Hidehiko Yoshida vs. Naoya Ogawa;

- Yuki Kondo vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura;

- Makoto Takimoto vs. Sanae Kikuta.

- Wanderlei Silva vs. Ricardo Arona;
Silva by KO

- Takanori Gomi vs. Hayato Sakurai;
Sakurai by Decison

- Dan Henderson vs. Murilo Bustamante;
Hendo by TKO

- Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Ikuhisa Minowa;
Sakuraba by KO

- Emelianenko Alexander vs. Pawel Nastula;
Alekz by KO

- James Thompson vs. Giant Silva;
Ughhh. James Thompson by somthing...

- Ken Kaneko vs. Charles Bennett;
Crazy horse by TKO

- Emelianenko Fedor vs. Zuluzinho;
Fedor by SUb

- Mirko Cro Cop vs. Mark Hunt;
Hunt by decision

- Hidehiko Yoshida vs. Naoya Ogawa;
Yoshida by Sub...

- Yuki Kondo vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura;
Kondo by Decision

- Makoto Takimoto vs. Sanae Kikuta.
Kikuta by Decision..

For the Middleweight belt:

- Wanderlei Silva vs. Ricardo Arona; Silva by TKO

For the Bushido GP Lightweight belt:

- Takanori Gomi vs. Hayato Sakurai; Gomi by TKO

For the Bushido GP Welterweight belt:

- Dan Henderson vs. Murilo Bustamante; Henderson by Dec

Other fights:

- Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Ikuhisa Minowa; Sakuraba by Armbar

- Emelianenko Alexander vs. Pawel Nastula; Alex by TKO

- James Thompson vs. Giant Silva; Thompson by roid rage

- Ken Kaneko vs. Charles Bennett; Crazy Horse by TKO

- Emelianenko Fedor vs. Zuluzinho; Fedor by :30 KO

- Mirko Cro Cop vs. Mark Hunt; Mark Hunt by Dec

- Hidehiko Yoshida vs. Naoya Ogawa; Yoshida by Sub

- Yuki Kondo vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura; Kondo by TKO

- Makoto Takimoto vs. Sanae Kikuta; Kikuta by boring ass Dec.

Wanderlei Silva vs. Ricardo Arona;
Silva by KO

- Takanori Gomi vs. Hayato Sakurai;
Gomi by TKO

- Dan Henderson vs. Murilo Bustamante;
Busta by Dec.

- Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Ikuhisa Minowa;
Sakuraba by Sub.

- Emelianenko Alexander vs. Pawel Nastula;
Alexander by KO

- James Thompson vs. Giant Silva;
Thompson by Sub.

- Ken Kaneko vs. Charles Bennett;
Bennett by TKO.

- Emelianenko Fedor vs. Zuluzinho;
Fedor by Whatever.

- Mirko Cro Cop vs. Mark Hunt;
Hunt by DEC.

- Hidehiko Yoshida vs. Naoya Ogawa;
Yoshida by Sub.

- Yuki Kondo vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura;
Nakamura by Dec.

- Makoto Takimoto vs. Sanae Kikuta.
Takimoto by the time im asleep.

I'll most-likely edit this with details later, but for now, just my predicted winners (bolded=picks):

For the Middleweight belt:

- Wanderlei Silva vs. Ricardo Arona;



For the Bushido GP Lightweight belt:

- Takanori Gomi vs. Hayato Sakurai;



For the Bushido GP Welterweight belt:

- Dan Henderson vs. Murilo Bustamante;



Other fights:

- Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Ikuhisa Minowa;

- Emelianenko Alexander vs. Pawel Nastula;

- James Thompson vs. Giant Silva;

- Ken Kaneko vs. Charles Bennett;

- Emelianenko Fedor vs. Zuluzinho;

- Mirko Cro Cop vs. Mark Hunt;

- Hidehiko Yoshida vs. Naoya Ogawa;

- Yuki Kondo vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura;

- Makoto Takimoto vs. Sanae Kikuta.

Lookin forward to seein saku work some of his magic.

http://www.pridefc.com/pride2004/imgs/event/shockwave_2005.jpg

For the Middleweight belt:

- Wanderlei Silva vs. Ricardo Arona;

Silva by TKO



For the Bushido GP Lightweight belt:

- Takanori Gomi vs. Hayato Sakurai;

Gomi by decision

For the Bushido GP Welterweight belt:

- Dan Henderson vs. Murilo Bustamante;
Henderson by decision



Other fights:

- Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Ikuhisa Minowa;
Sakuraba by decision

- Emelianenko Alexander vs. Pawel Nastula;
Aleksander by KO

- James Thompson vs. Giant Silva;
Thompson by TKO

- Ken Kaneko vs. Charles Bennett;
Bennett by KO

- Emelianenko Fedor vs. Zuluzinho;
Fedor by KO

- Mirko Cro Cop vs. Mark Hunt;
Hunt by KO. Put it in the books, peeps.

- Hidehiko Yoshida vs. Naoya Ogawa;
Yoshida by sub

- Yuki Kondo vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura;
Kondo by decision

- Makoto Takimoto vs. Sanae Kikuta.
Takimoto by decision



Looks to me like there's gonna be a lot of close fights on this PPV, which probably means a ton of decisions.

When will this be shown on American TV?

When will this be shown on American TV?

in Japan on the 31 of December


it'll air on US PPV next day, January 1st...

in Japan on the 31 of December


it'll air on US PPV next day, January 1st...


Ahhh good to know

CHICKEN HUSTLEEEEE!!!!!11111

For the Middleweight belt:

- Wanderlei Silva vs. Ricardo Arona;



For the Bushido GP Lightweight belt:

- Takanori Gomi vs. Hayato Sakurai;



For the Bushido GP Welterweight belt:

- Dan Henderson vs. Murilo Bustamante;



Other fights:

- Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Ikuhisa Minowa;

- Emelianenko Alexander vs. Pawel Nastula;

- James Thompson vs. Giant Silva;

- Ken Kaneko vs. Charles Bennett;

- Emelianenko Fedor vs. Zuluzinho;

- Mirko Cro Cop vs. Mark Hunt;

- Hidehiko Yoshida vs. Naoya Ogawa;

- Yuki Kondo vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura;

- Makoto Takimoto vs. Sanae Kikuta.

Arona-decision

Gomi-submission

Hendo-ko

Sakuraba-ko

Emelianenko Alexander-ko

James Thompson-giant silva sucks

Fedor-serious ko

Mark Hunt-ko

Yoshida-submission

Kondo-Decision

Takimoto-ko

I was actually quite shocked to see so many people go with Mark Hunt. I couldn't see him winning at all for some reason. 7 correct. That's quite poor for me normally.

I got 10 out of 12 right. Not too bad. Loads of close fights in this one. I actually had Arona ahead just slightly, but I guess you can't just control a fight in Pride and get a win. So in that regard, I can see why they picked Silva. My only real beef is that they cut out FIVE full fights. I hate not seeing all the fights, no matter if they are bad or not. It's not like they couldn't have shown Giant Silva or the actor guy getting beat down.

10-12 here too....