Pride Total Elimination 2005: Results and Event Recap

Pride Total Elimination 2005 opened the promotion’s 2005 Middleweight Grand Prix on April 23 at Osaka Dome. The main event was Wanderlei Silva against Hidehiko Yoshida; Silva won by split decision after three rounds. The bracket also produced a dramatic finish when Mauricio “Shogun” Rua stopped Quinton Jackson with soccer kicks in Round 1.

Other tournament bouts sent several contenders onward: Ricardo Arona outpointed Dean Lister, Igor Vovchanchyn earned a unanimous decision over Yuki Kondo, Alistair Overeem submitted Vitor Belfort with a guillotine, and Antônio Rogério Nogueira caught Dan Henderson in an armbar. Sherdog’s event card records all eight opening-round tournament matchups.

Selected results

• Wanderlei Silva def. Hidehiko Yoshida — split decision, Round 3.
• Mauricio Rua def. Quinton Jackson — TKO (soccer kicks), Round 1, 4:47.
• Kazushi Sakuraba def. Yoon Dong Sik — KO (punches), Round 1, 0:38.
• Antônio Rogério Nogueira def. Dan Henderson — armbar, Round 1, 8:05.
• Alistair Overeem def. Vitor Belfort — guillotine choke, Round 1, 9:36.
• Ricardo Arona def. Dean Lister — unanimous decision.

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Selected Bout Results

• Wanderlei Silva defeated Hidehiko Yoshida by Decision (Split); round 3, 5:00.
• Mauricio Rua defeated Quinton Jackson by TKO (Soccer Kicks); round 1, 4:47.
• Kazushi Sakuraba defeated Dong Sik Yoon by KO (Punches); round 1, 0:38.
• Antonio Rogerio Nogueira defeated Dan Henderson by Submission (Armbar); round 1, 8:05.
• Alistair Overeem defeated Vitor Belfort by Submission (Guillotine Choke); round 1, 9:36.
• Igor Vovchanchyn defeated Yuki Kondo by Decision (Unanimous); round 3, 5:00.
• Ricardo Arona defeated Dean Lister by Decision (Unanimous); round 3, 5:00.
• Kazuhiro Nakamura defeated Kevin Randleman by Decision (Unanimous); round 3, 5:00.

The selected scorecard winners included Wanderlei Silva, Igor Vovchanchyn, Ricardo Arona, Kazuhiro Nakamura. Those bouts reached their scheduled conclusion, leaving the judges to determine the outcomes rather than a stoppage ending the action.

Sources

Sherdog: Pride Total Elimination 2005 results; Sherdog.

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