Pride Bushido 1: Results and Event Recap
Pride Bushido 1 took place on October 5, 2003, at Saitama Super Arena in Japan. Mirko Cro Cop knocked out Alberto Rodriguez with a head kick at 0:46 of round one in the main event. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua knocked out Akira Shoji, and Aleksander Emelianenko defeated Assuerio Silva by split decision.
Results from the first PRIDE Bushido card
The inaugural Bushido event featured 11 bouts, with six decisions and five finishes. Cro Cop’s 46-second knockout was the fastest ending on the card. Rua stopped Shoji with punches at 3:47, while Ryan Gracie defeated Kazuhiro Hamanaka by knockout at 7:37.
Two contests ended in submissions. Sergei Kharitonov finished Jason Suttie with an armbar at 2:24 of round one, and Chris Brennan submitted Eiji Mitsuoka with a kimura at 4:31.
The fights decided on the scorecards
Carlos Newton defeated Renzo Gracie by split decision. Emelianenko’s win over Assuerio Silva was the other split verdict. Rodrigo Gracie, Kazuhiro Nakamura, Ralph Gracie and Chalid Arrab each earned unanimous decisions, beating Daiju Takase, Daniel Gracie, Dokonjonosuke Mishima and Rodney Glunder respectively.
All five finishes came in the first round, while the six completed contests reached the end of round two. That pattern gives the card a clear statistical shape: it combined early stoppages with a slightly larger number of decisions.
The main-event head kick is a concise highlight, but the full results show why a review of Bushido 1 extends beyond that moment. The supporting schedule included several Gracie family appearances, submission finishes and closely divided judging outcomes.
Selected Bout Results
- Mirko Filipovic defeated Alberto Rodriguez by KO (Head Kick); round 1, 0:46.
- Aleksander Emelianenko defeated Assuerio Silva by Decision (Split); round 2, 5:00.
- Mauricio Rua defeated Akira Shoji by KO (Punches); round 1, 3:47.
- Ryan Gracie defeated Kazuhiro Hamanaka by KO (Punch and Soccer Kick); round 1, 7:37.
- Rodrigo Gracie defeated Daiju Takase by Decision (Unanimous); round 2, 5:00.
- Kazuhiro Nakamura defeated Daniel Gracie by Decision (Unanimous); round 2, 5:00.
- Ralph Gracie defeated Dokonjonosuke Mishima by Decision (Unanimous); round 2, 5:00.
- Carlos Newton defeated Renzo Gracie by Decision (Split); round 2, 5:00.
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