Pride Bushido 8: Takanori Gomi Triumphs in Main Event
Pride Bushido 8 was held on July 17, 2005, in Nagoya, Japan. Takanori Gomi defeated Jean Silva by unanimous decision in the main event. Phil Baroni knocked out Ryo Chonan, Ikuhisa Minowa submitted Kimo Leopoldo with an Achilles lock, and Joachim Hansen knocked out Masakazu Imanari with a knee.
PRIDE Bushido 8 at Nagoya Rainbow Hall
The 11-fight event featured five unanimous decisions and six finishes. Gomi and Silva completed two rounds before the judges awarded Gomi the main-event victory. Tatsuya Kawajiri also won unanimously, defeating Luiz Firmino, while Daniel Acacio took the decision over Kazuo Misaki.
Marcus Aurelio beat Jutaro Nakao, and Denis Kang defeated Andrei Semenov, both by unanimous decision. None of the five completed fights produced a split verdict, giving this part of the card a consistent pattern in the official results.
First-round stoppages and submissions
James Thompson recorded the quickest finish, knocking out Sentoryu at 1:31 of round one. Baroni’s knockout followed at 1:40 in his own contest. Hansen’s knee ended the Imanari fight at 2:34, one second less than Josh Thomson needed to submit Daisuke Sugie with a kneebar.
Minowa’s Achilles-lock finish came at 3:11, while Kazuki Okubo submitted Ryuichi Murata by armbar at 9:30. Every finish occurred in the opening round. That contrast defines the card’s results: the bouts either ended before round two or continued to a unanimous decision. The main event belonged to the latter group, closing the show with Gomi’s victory on the scorecards.
Selected Bout Results
- Takanori Gomi defeated Jean Silva by Decision (Unanimous); round 2, 5:00.
- Phil Baroni defeated Ryo Chonan by KO (Punches); round 1, 1:40.
- Ikuhisa Minowa defeated Kimo Leopoldo by Submission (Achilles Lock); round 1, 3:11.
- Tatsuya Kawajiri defeated Luiz Firmino by Decision (Unanimous); round 2, 5:00.
- Daniel Acacio defeated Kazuo Misaki by Decision (Unanimous); round 2, 5:00.
- Joachim Hansen defeated Masakazu Imanari by KO (Knee); round 1, 2:34.
- James Thompson defeated Henry Miller by KO (Punches); round 1, 1:31.
- Kazuki Okubo defeated Ryuichi Murata by Submission (Armbar); round 1, 9:30.
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