Pride FC 15: Results and Event Recap

Pride 15: Raging Rumble was held on July 29, 2001, at Saitama Super Arena. Kazushi Sakuraba submitted Quinton Jackson by rear-naked choke at 5:41 of round one. In the main event, Tokimitsu Ishizawa defeated Ryan Gracie by TKO due to a rib injury at 4:51 of round one. Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira submitted Gary Goodridge, and Heath Herring stopped Mark Kerr with knees.

Submissions shaped the supporting card

Nogueira finished Goodridge with a triangle choke at 2:37 of round one. Assuerio Silva also won early, submitting Valentijn Overeem with an inverted heel hook at 2:47. Wallid Ismail’s technical submission of Shungo Oyama came through an arm-triangle choke at 4:24 of round two.

Sakuraba’s victory marked Quinton Jackson’s PRIDE debut. The rear-naked choke added another grappling finish to a card where six of the eight bouts ended before a judges’ decision.

Longer contests and different endings

Igor Vovchanchyn defeated Masaaki Satake by unanimous decision after three rounds. Ebenezer Fontes Braga earned the same verdict against Daijiro Matsui. These were the only two contests to go the full distance, while Herring’s stoppage of Kerr came late in round two at 4:54.

The result methods are useful when revisiting the show. Ishizawa’s injury-related TKO, Herring’s finish with knees and the various submission victories describe different conclusions, even though each ended before the final bell. Raging Rumble therefore offers more than one type of highlight: quick grappling finishes sit alongside longer decision bouts, with Jackson’s debut adding another point of interest to the event’s history.

Selected Bout Results

• Tokimitsu Ishizawa defeated Ryan Gracie by TKO (Rib Injury); round 1, 4:51.
• Kazushi Sakuraba defeated Quinton Jackson by Submission (Rear-Naked Choke); round 1, 5:41.
• Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira defeated Gary Goodridge by Submission (Triangle Choke); round 1, 2:37.
• Heath Herring defeated Mark Kerr by TKO (Knees); round 2, 4:54.
• Igor Vovchanchyn defeated Masaaki Satake by Decision (Unanimous); round 3, 5:00.
• Ebenezer Fontes Braga defeated Daijiro Matsui by Decision (Unanimous); round 3, 5:00.
• Wallid Ismail defeated Shungo Oyama by Technical Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke); round 2, 4:24.
• Assuerio Silva defeated Valentijn Overeem by Submission (Inverted Heel Hook); round 1, 2:47.

Sources

Sherdog: Pride 15 card and results.

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