Pride FC 26: Results and Event Recap

Pride 26: Bad to the Bone took place on June 8, 2003, at Yokohama Arena. Fedor Emelianenko headlined against Kazuyuki Fujita and won by rear-naked choke at 4:17 of Round 1. The seven-bout card also featured Mirko Filipović, Mark Coleman, Don Frye, and Anderson Silva.

Selected results

  • Mirko Filipović stopped Heath Herring with a body kick and punches, Round 1, 3:17.
  • Mark Coleman defeated Don Frye by unanimous decision.
  • Quinton Jackson stopped Mikhail Ilyukhin by TKO after a knee to the body, Round 1, 6:26.
  • Alistair Overeem stopped Mike Bencic with a knee to the body and punches, Round 1, 3:44.
  • Daiju Takase submitted Anderson Silva with a triangle choke, Round 1, 8:33.

Sherdog records Fedor’s rear-naked choke over Fujita as the main event. Elsewhere, Herring was stopped by Filipović, while former opponents Coleman and Frye went the distance.

Selected Bout Results

  • Fedor Emelianenko defeated Kazuyuki Fujita by Submission (Rear-Naked Choke); round 1, 4:17.
  • Mirko Filipovic defeated Heath Herring by TKO (Body Kick and Punches); round 1, 3:17.
  • Mark Coleman defeated Don Frye by Decision (Unanimous); round 3, 5:00.
  • Quinton Jackson defeated Mikhail Ilyukhin by TKO (Submission to Knee to the Body); round 1, 6:26.
  • Alistair Overeem defeated Mike Bencic by TKO (Knee to the Body and Punches); round 1, 3:44.
  • Daiju Takase defeated Anderson Silva by Submission (Triangle Choke); round 1, 8:33.
  • Kazuhiro Hamanaka defeated Antonio Schembri by Decision (Unanimous); round 3, 5:00.

The selected scorecard winners included Mark Coleman, Kazuhiro Hamanaka.

Elsewhere in the recorded results, Daiju Takase finished Anderson Silva by Submission (Triangle Choke) in round 1 at 8:33.

The 7 selected recorded bouts included 5 stoppages and 5 first-round finishes. The earliest finish among those results was Mirko Filipovic against Heath Herring, ending at 3:17 of round 1. The round and method matter when comparing these outcomes: a submission records a different route to victory from a striking stoppage, while a decision places the final verdict with the judges.

Sources

Sherdog: Pride 26 card and results.

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Pride FC 26, Pride FC, Mixed Martial Arts, Event Results

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