Pride 2004 GP: Fedor Stops Coleman
Pride Total Elimination 2004 took place on April 25, 2004, at Saitama Super Arena and opened the heavyweight Grand Prix. Fedor Emelianenko submitted Mark Coleman with an armbar at 2:11 of round one. Kevin Randleman knocked out Mirko Cro Cop, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira submitted Hirotaka Yokoi with an anaconda choke, and Naoya Ogawa submitted Stefan Leko.
Eight finishes opened the heavyweight bracket
Every contest on the eight-fight card ended before a judges’ decision. Randleman’s knockout of Cro Cop came at 1:57 of round one, while Nogueira’s anaconda choke finished Yokoi at 1:25 of round two. That was the only bout to extend beyond the opening round.
Ogawa submitted Stefan Leko with an arm-triangle choke at 1:34. Semmy Schilt defeated Gan McGee with an armbar at 5:02, and Paulo Cesar “Giant” Silva used a kimura to submit Henry “Sentoryu” Miller at 4:04.
The remaining qualifiers
Sergei Kharitonov knocked out Murilo “Ninja” Rua with punches at 4:14, while Heath Herring stopped Kazuo Takahashi at 4:53. Together with Emelianenko, Nogueira, Randleman, Ogawa, Schilt and Silva, they formed the quarterfinal field.
This event was the opening stage of the Grand Prix rather than its championship conclusion. The results narrowed the field from sixteen competitors to eight, giving each finish an immediate tournament consequence. The balance of five submissions and three knockouts also shows the range of skills involved: advancing required more than surviving a striking exchange, with several contests decided through arm locks and chokes.
Selected Bout Results
- Fedor Emelianenko defeated Mark Coleman by Submission (Armbar); round 1, 2:11.
- Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira defeated Hirotaka Yokoi by Submission (Anaconda Choke); round 2, 1:25.
- Kevin Randleman defeated Mirko Filipovic by KO (Punches); round 1, 1:57.
- Naoya Ogawa defeated Stefan Leko by Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke); round 1, 1:34.
- Semmy Schilt defeated Gan McGee by Submission (Armbar); round 1, 5:02.
- Paulo Cesar Silva defeated Henry Miller by Submission (Kimura); round 1, 4:04.
- Sergei Kharitonov defeated Murilo Rua by KO (Punches); round 1, 4:14.
- Heath Herring defeated Kazuo Takahashi by KO (Punches); round 1, 4:53.
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Pride Total Elimination 2004, MMA History, Mixed Martial Arts, Event Results
