Pride Total Elimination Absolute

Completed
MMA Event
May 5, 2006
Pride Total Elimination Absolute
  • Date: Friday 05.05.2006
  • Promotion: Pride FC
  • Venue: Osaka Dome
  • MMA Bouts: 8

Fight Card
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  • Submission, Triangle Choke 2:33 Round 1 of 2
    Main Event
    265
    10 + 5 Two Rounds
    #8 add_circle
    Professional MMA
    Nickname "Yosukezan"
    -800
    (Huge Favorite)
    Betting Odds
    +500
    (Heavy Underdog)
    36
    +8 mos, 2 days
    Age at Fight 32
    +11 mos, 2 wks, 6 days
    215.0 lbs
    (97.5 kgs)
    Weigh-In Result
    211.0 lbs
    (95.7 kgs)
    5'11"
    (180cm)
    Height
    5'11"
    (181cm)
  • Submission, Armbar 2:17 Round 1 of 2
    Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
    Up to 27-3-1
    Main Card
    265
    10 + 5 Two Rounds
    #7 add_circle
    Down to 5-2
    Zuluzinho
    Professional MMA
    "Minotauro" Nickname "Little Zulu"
    -2200
    (Huge Favorite)
    Betting Odds
    +1200
    (Huge Underdog)
    29
    +11 mos, 3 days
    Age at Fight 27
    +11 mos, 2 wks, 2 days
    233.0 lbs
    (105.7 kgs)
    Weigh-In Result
    390.0 lbs
    (176.9 kgs)
    6'3"
    (191cm)
    Height
    6'7"
    (200cm)
    77.0"
    (196cm)
    Reach
    N/A
    -
  • KO/TKO, Punches 1:10 Round 1 of 2
    Main Card
    265
    10 + 5 Two Rounds
    #6 add_circle
    Down to 33-24-8
    Ikuhisa Minowa
    Professional MMA
    "Cro Cop" Nickname "Minowaman"
    -600
    (Huge Favorite)
    Betting Odds
    +400
    (Heavy Underdog)
    31
    +7 mos, 3 wks, 4 days
    Age at Fight 30
    +3 mos, 3 wks, 2 days
    220.0 lbs
    (99.8 kgs)
    Weigh-In Result
    181.0 lbs
    (82.1 kgs)
    6'2"
    (188cm)
    Height
    5'9"
    (175cm)
    73.0"
    (185cm)
    Reach
    70.5"
    (179cm)
  • KO/TKO, Punch 8:25 Round 1 of 2
    Main Card
    265
    10 + 5 Two Rounds
    #5 add_circle
    Down to 12-3
    James Thompson
    Professional MMA
    "Ol' Ironhead" Nickname "The Colossus"
    -325
    (Moderate Favorite)
    Betting Odds
    +250
    (Moderate Underdog)
    35
    +6 mos, 2 wks, 5 days
    Age at Fight 27
    +4 mos, 2 wks, 5 days
    240.0 lbs
    (108.9 kgs)
    Weigh-In Result
    264.0 lbs
    (119.7 kgs)
    6'0"
    (183cm)
    Height
    6'5"
    (196cm)
    N/A
    -
    Reach
    77.0"
    (196cm)
  • Submission, Keylock 1:57 Round 2 of 2, 11:57 Total
    Josh Barnett
    Up to 20-3
    Main Card
    265
    10 + 5 Two Rounds
    #4 add_circle
    Professional MMA
    "The Warmaster" Nickname "The Grim Reaper"
    -115
    (Near Even)
    Betting Odds
    -115
    (Near Even)
    28
    +5 mos, 3 wks, 4 days
    Age at Fight 24
    +9 mos, 3 days
    255.0 lbs
    (115.7 kgs)
    Weigh-In Result
    253.0 lbs
    (114.8 kgs)
    6'3"
    (191cm)
    Height
    6'6"
    (199cm)
    78.0"
    (198cm)
    Reach
    N/A
    -
  • KO/TKO, Punches 4:15 Round 2 of 2, 14:15 Total
    Mark Hunt
    Up to 5-1
    Main Card
    265
    10 + 5 Two Rounds
    #3 add_circle
    Down to 40-30-2
    Tsuyoshi Kosaka
    Professional MMA
    "Super Samoan" Nickname "TK"
    -1000
    (Huge Favorite)
    Betting Odds
    +600
    (Huge Underdog)
    32
    +1 month, 1 week, 5 days
    Age at Fight 36
    +1 mos, 4 wks, 1 day
    292.0 lbs
    (132.4 kgs)
    Weigh-In Result
    221.0 lbs
    (100.2 kgs)
    5'10"
    (178cm)
    Height
    5'11"
    (181cm)
    72.0"
    (183cm)
    Reach
    N/A
    -
  • Submission, Kimura 3:43 Round 2 of 2, 13:43 Total
    Main Card
    265
    10 + 5 Two Rounds
    #2 add_circle
    Professional MMA
    "Vai Cavalo" Nickname "The Demolition Man"
    -115
    (Near Even)
    Betting Odds
    -115
    (Near Even)
    28
    +8 mos, 1 week, 4 days
    Age at Fight 25
    +11 mos, 2 wks, 4 days
    242.0 lbs
    (109.8 kgs)
    Weigh-In Result
    228.0 lbs
    (103.4 kgs)
    6'4"
    (193cm)
    Height
    6'4"
    (193cm)
    77.0"
    (196cm)
    Reach
    80.0"
    (203cm)
  • KO/TKO, Punch 4:55 Round 1 of 2
    Roman Zentsov
    Up to 14-10
    Main Card
    265
    10 + 5 Two Rounds
    #1 add_circle
    Down to 29-12-1
    Gilbert Yvel
    Professional MMA
    "The Russian Hammer" Nickname "The Hurricane"
    -260
    (Moderate Favorite)
    Betting Odds
    +200
    (Moderate Underdog)
    32
    +7 mos, 3 wks, 4 days
    Age at Fight 29
    +10 mos, 5 days
    225.0 lbs
    (102.1 kgs)
    Weigh-In Result
    225.0 lbs
    (102.1 kgs)
    6'1"
    (186cm)
    Height
    6'2"
    (188cm)
    N/A
    -
    Reach
    77.0"
    (196cm)

Cancelled & Fizzled Bouts

No known scratched bouts or rumors that fell through.

Additional Event Information

Weigh-In Results

8
H. Yoshida 215.0
211.0 Y. Nishijima
7
A. Nogueira 233.0
390.0 Zuluzinho
6
M. Filipović 220.0
181.0 I. Minowa
5
K. Fujita 240.0
264.0 J. Thompson
4
J. Barnett 255.0
253.0 Emelianenko
3
M. Hunt 292.0
221.0 T. Kosaka
2
F. Werdum 242.0
228.0 A. Overeem
1
R. Zentsov 225.0
225.0 G. Yvel

Fight Referees

Yuji Shimada
Daisuke Noguchi
Minoru Toyonaga
Yuji Shimada
Daisuke Noguchi
Minoru Toyonaga
Moritaka Oshiro
Samio Kimura

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Pride Total Elimination Absolute

Event Production

  • U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View
  • Promotion: Pride FC
  • Ownership: Dream Stage Entertainment (DSE)
  • Venue: Osaka Dome
  • Location: Osaka, Japan
  • Enclosure: Ring
  • TV Announcers: Mauro Ranallo, Frank Trigg
  • Ring Announcer: Lenne Hardt, Kei Grant
  • Attendance: 43,000
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