Pride Final Conflict 2006: Results and Event Recap
Pride Final Conflict Absolute was held September 10, 2006, at Saitama Super Arena. Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipović won the Open-Weight Grand Prix final, stopping Josh Barnett by TKO (submission to punches) at 7:32 of Round 1.
Cro Cop reached the final after a first-round knockout of Wanderlei Silva by head kick. The card also included tournament bouts: Ricardo Arona stopped Alistair Overeem, Mauricio Rua stopped Cyrille Diabaté with stomps, and Barnett edged Nogueira by split decision in the other semifinal.
Selected results
- Mirko Cro Cop def. Josh Barnett — TKO (submission to punches), Round 1, 7:32.
- Mirko Cro Cop def. Wanderlei Silva — KO (head kick), Round 1, 5:22.
- Ricardo Arona def. Alistair Overeem — TKO (submission to punches), Round 1, 4:28.
- Mauricio Rua def. Cyrille Diabaté — TKO (stomps), Round 1, 5:29.
- Josh Barnett def. Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira — split decision.
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Selected Bout Results
- Mirko Filipovic defeated Josh Barnett by TKO (Submission to Punches); round 1, 7:32.
- Ricardo Arona defeated Alistair Overeem by TKO (Submission to Punches); round 1, 4:28.
- Mauricio Rua defeated Cyrille Diabate by TKO (Stomps); round 1, 5:29.
- Kazuhiro Nakamura defeated Yoshihiro Nakao by Decision (Unanimous); round 3, 5:00.
- Ricardo Morais defeated Tae Hyun Lee by TKO (Corner Stoppage); round 1, 8:08.
- Aleksander Emelianenko defeated Sergei Kharitonov by TKO (Punches and Knees); round 1, 6:45.
- Josh Barnett defeated Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira by Decision (Split); round 2, 5:00.
- Mirko Filipovic defeated Wanderlei Silva by KO (Head Kick); round 1, 5:22.
The selected scorecard winners included Kazuhiro Nakamura, Josh Barnett. Those bouts reached their scheduled conclusion, leaving the judges to determine the outcomes rather than a stoppage ending the action.
Elsewhere in the recorded results, Evangelista Cyborg dos Santos finished Yosuke Nishijima by Technical Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) in round 1 at 3:24. That result supplied another stoppage alongside the other contests detailed in the event recap.
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