Pride FC 31: Dreamers – Main Event and Full Card Recap
Pride 31: Dreamers took place on February 26, 2006, in Saitama, Japan. Mark Hunt knocked out Yosuke Nishijima with a punch at 1:18 of round three in the main event. Mark Coleman defeated Mauricio “Shogun” Rua by TKO after Rua broke his arm, and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira submitted Kiyoshi Tamura with an armbar in round one.
Results across the Dreamers card
The nine bouts at Saitama Super Arena included seven finishes and two unanimous decisions. Roman Zentsov produced the fastest result, knocking out Pedro Rizzo with a punch after 25 seconds. Tsuyoshi Kosaka also won quickly, stopping Mario Sperry with punches at 1:20 of the first round.
Josh Barnett submitted Kazuhiro Nakamura with a rear-naked choke at 8:10 of round one. Alistair Overeem defeated Sergei Kharitonov by a first-round TKO from knees, adding another stoppage to a card that featured several prominent heavyweight competitors.
Longer contests and the main event
Fabricio Werdum defeated John Olav Einemo by unanimous decision, and Quinton Jackson earned the same verdict against Dong Sik Yoon. Both contests went three rounds, providing a contrast to the short finishes elsewhere on the show.
Hunt’s main event also reached round three before ending by knockout. That makes it different from Coleman’s 49-second injury stoppage and Nogueira’s early submission. Comparing the methods helps explain the shape of the event without treating every victory as the same kind of performance. Dreamers offered both extended contests and abrupt endings, with the headliner supplying a late finish after the supporting card’s mix of decisions and first-round results.
Selected Bout Results
- Mark Hunt defeated Yosuke Nishijima by KO (Punch); round 3, 1:18.
- Mark Coleman defeated Mauricio Rua by TKO (Broken Arm); round 1, 0:49.
- Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira defeated Kiyoshi Tamura by Submission (Armbar); round 1, 2:24.
- Josh Barnett defeated Kazuhiro Nakamura by Submission (Rear-Naked Choke); round 1, 8:10.
- Alistair Overeem defeated Sergei Kharitonov by TKO (Knees); round 1, 5:13.
- Tsuyoshi Kosaka defeated Mario Sperry by KO (Punches); round 1, 1:20.
- Fabricio Werdum defeated John Olav Einemo by Decision (Unanimous); round 3, 5:00.
- Quinton Jackson defeated Dong Sik Yoon by Decision (Unanimous); round 3, 5:00.
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