Pride FC 27: Results and Event Recap
Pride 27: Inferno took place on February 1, 2004, in Osaka, Japan. Mirko Cro Cop stopped Ron Waterman by TKO with soccer kicks at 4:37 of round one in the main event. Igor Vovchanchyn stopped Dan Bobish with punches in round two, and Yoshihisa Yamamoto knocked out Mark Kerr with a slam in the first round.
Submission wins and quick finishes
The seven-fight card at Osaka Castle Hall produced five finishes and two decisions. Yamamoto’s 48-second win over Kerr was the shortest contest, while Sergei Kharitonov submitted Cory Peterson with an armbar at 1:23 of round one.
Murilo “Ninja” Rua supplied the other submission victory, finishing Alexander Otsuka with an arm-triangle choke at 5:25 of the first round. Vovchanchyn’s stoppage of Bobish came at 1:45 of round two, making it the only finish on the card recorded beyond the opening round.
The contests that reached the judges
Heath Herring defeated Gan McGee by split decision after three rounds. Kazuhiro Nakamura also completed three rounds, beating Alberto Rodriguez by unanimous decision. Their results offer a different contrast to the headliner’s first-round finish: one divided the judges, while the other earned agreement across the panel.
Viewed as a whole, Inferno combined short submission bouts, striking stoppages and longer contests decided on points. That range makes the supporting card worth revisiting alongside Cro Cop’s main event. The recorded methods and times also help viewers identify the individual bouts when watching highlights from this February 2004 show.
Selected Bout Results
- Mirko Filipovic defeated Ron Waterman by TKO (Soccer Kicks); round 1, 4:37.
- Heath Herring defeated Gan McGee by Decision (Split); round 3, 5:00.
- Yoshihisa Yamamoto defeated Mark Kerr by KO (Slam); round 1, 0:48.
- Kazuhiro Nakamura defeated Alberto Rodriguez by Decision (Unanimous); round 3, 5:00.
- Murilo Rua defeated Alexander Otsuka by Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke); round 1, 5:25.
- Sergei Kharitonov defeated Cory Peterson by Submission (Armbar); round 1, 1:23.
- Igor Vovchanchyn defeated Dan Bobish by TKO (Punches); round 2, 1:45.
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