Pride Bushido 4: Results and Event Recap

Pride Bushido 4 took place on July 19, 2004, in Nagoya, Japan. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira defeated Kazuhiro Nakamura by split decision in the main event. Takanori Gomi stopped Fabio Mello with knees and punches, Mirko Cro Cop knocked out Shungo Oyama, and Hayato Sakurai submitted Brady Fink by guillotine.

PRIDE Bushido 4: decisions and finishes

The event was held at Nagoya Rainbow Hall and featured 11 fights. Four contests ended in split decisions, including the headline match. Paulo Filho defeated Akira Shoji, Amar Suloev beat Dean Lister, and Dokonjonosuke Mishima overcame Marcus Aurelio in the other split verdicts.

Cro Cop’s finish came exactly one minute into the opening round, making it the quickest stoppage on the card. Gomi’s victory over Mello came much later in the same round, at 8:07. Takashi Sugiura stopped Giant Silva at 2:35, while Ikuhisa Minowa finished Kenichi Yamamoto at 3:23.

Grappling results and the opening draw

Luiz Firmino submitted Hiroyuki Abe with an arm-triangle choke at 2:52 of round one. Sakurai’s guillotine against Fink was recorded as a technical submission at 4:08. The opening contest between Eiji Mitsuoka and Kyosuke Sasaki ended in a time-limit draw.

For North American audiences, the original broadcast date differed from the Japanese event date. Full Contact Fighter advertised the initial pay-per-view showing for 25 July 2004 on several carriers, followed by a DISH Network premiere on 1 August. Those dates refer to the broadcast schedule; the fights themselves took place on 19 July.

Selected Bout Results

• Antonio Rogerio Nogueira defeated Kazuhiro Nakamura by Decision (Split); round 2, 5:00.
• Takanori Gomi defeated Fabio Mello by TKO (Knees and Punches); round 1, 8:07.
• Paulo Filho defeated Akira Shoji by Decision (Split); round 2, 5:00.
• Mirko Filipovic defeated Shungo Oyama by KO (Punches and Soccer Kick); round 1, 1:00.
• Takashi Sugiura defeated Paulo Cesar Silva by TKO (Punches and Knees); round 1, 2:35.
• Ikuhisa Minowa defeated Kenichi Yamamoto by TKO (Punches); round 1, 3:23.
• Hayato Sakurai defeated Brady Fink by Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke); round 1, 4:08.
• Amar Suloev defeated Dean Lister by Decision (Split); round 2, 5:00.

Sources

Sherdog; Full Contact Fighter.

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