Pride Bushido 7: Takanori Gomi Triumphs in Main Event

Pride Bushido 7 took place on May 22, 2005, in Tokyo. Takanori Gomi knocked out Luiz Azeredo with punches at 3:42 of round one in the main event. Phil Baroni stopped Ikuhisa Minowa with stomps, Ryo Chonan defeated Antonio Schembri by unanimous decision, and Tatsuya Kawajiri won by corner stoppage.

PRIDE Bushido 7 results beyond the main event

The ten-fight card included several first-round finishes. Jens Pulver knocked out Tomomi Iwama after one minute, and Charles Bennett stopped Yoshiro Maeda at 1:55. Aaron Riley defeated Michihiro Omigawa with a head-kick knockout at 6:00.

Yves Edwards supplied the card’s submission victory, finishing Dokonjonosuke Mishima by armbar at 4:36 of the opening round. Kawajiri’s opponent was In Seok Kim, whose corner stopped the contest at 3:28.

Decisions and the Baroni–Minowa battle

Akihiro Gono defeated Crosley Gracie by unanimous decision, and Hayato Sakurai earned the same result against Milton Vieira. Alongside Chonan’s win over Schembri, those contests account for the event’s three decisions.

Baroni’s victory came at 2:04 of the second round. Sherdog’s contemporary report described exchanges both standing and on the ground, with Minowa attempting leg submissions before Baroni secured the stoppage. That fight lasted longer than the card’s other finishes.

The results show a finish-heavy event: seven bouts ended before the final bell, while three went to unanimous decisions. Gomi’s knockout closed the card, but the supporting fights supplied a mix of punching finishes, a head kick, an armbar and extended contests on the scorecards.

Selected Bout Results

• Takanori Gomi defeated Luiz Azeredo by KO (Punches); round 1, 3:42.
• Phil Baroni defeated Ikuhisa Minowa by TKO (Stomps); round 2, 2:04.
• Ryo Chonan defeated Antonio Schembri by Decision (Unanimous); round 2, 5:00.
• Tatsuya Kawajiri defeated In Seok Kim by TKO (Corner Stoppage); round 1, 3:28.
• Akihiro Gono defeated Crosley Gracie by Decision (Unanimous); round 2, 5:00.
• Hayato Sakurai defeated Milton Vieira by Decision (Unanimous); round 2, 5:00.
• Aaron Riley defeated Michihiro Omigawa by KO (Head Kick); round 1, 6:00.
• Yves Edwards defeated Dokonjonosuke Mishima by Submission (Armbar); round 1, 4:36.

Sources

Sherdog; Contemporary ringside report.

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