PRIDE Bushido 13 hosted the semifinals & finals of the PRIDE 2006 Welterweight Grand Prix with Paulo Filho, Akihiro Gono, Denis Kang, and Kazuo Misaki. And, PRIDE lightweight champ Takanori Gomi defended his title against Marcus “Maximus” Aurelio.
Kazuo Misaki vs. Denis Kang PRIDE: Bushido 13Nov 6, 2005 (20:56)
The finals of the PRIDE 2006 Welterweight GP featured Denis “The Super Korean” Kang, who was unbeaten 20+ straight fights and fighting through an arm injury from the semis, against Kazuo “The Hitman” Misaki who was filling-in for the injured Paulo Filho.
Paulo Filho vs. Kazuo Misaki PRIDE: Bushido 13Nov 5, 2006 (12:03)
So good, it should have been the finals! In the PRIDE 2006 Welterweight GP semis, the undefeated BJJ blackbelt from Brazilian Top Team - Paulo Filho - appeared unbeatable heading into a big bout against the versatile threat of Kazuo “The Hitman” Misaki.
Denis Kang vs. Akihiro Gono PRIDE: Bushido 13Nov 5, 2006 (20:21)
Both multi-talented fighters appeared to be on the top of their game as Denis “The Super Korean” Kang and his 22 fight unbeaten streak tangled with fan-favorite Grabaka gym star Akihiro Gono in the PRIDE 2006 Welterweight GP semifinals.
Gegard Mousasi vs. Hector Lombard PRIDE: Bushido 13Nov 5, 2006 (17:04)
An alternate bout for the PRIDE 2006 Welterweight GP, Dutch knockout artist Gegard Mousasi, who just had his eight fight win streak snapped, targeted his lethal fists & feet at former Cuban Olympic judoka Hector Lombard, who owned a 7-1, 1NC MMA record.
Takanori Gomi vs. Marcus Aurelio PRIDE: Bushido 13Nov 5, 2006 (18:28)
In their first fight, BJJ blackbelt Marcus Aurelio quickly choked out PRIDE lightweight champion Takanori Gomi, which snapped his 10 fight win streak, but it was a non-title bout(!). Now, the title was on the line in this highly-anticipated rematch.
Shinya Aoki vs. Clay French PRIDE: Bushido 13Nov 5, 2006 (6:21)
Securing his fifth submission win in his PRIDE debut, judo & Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace Shinya Aoki was a fast-acting grappling nightmare and in his second PRIDE bout he would meet former NCAA D1 wrestler Clay French who owned a 7-1 MMA record with six sub wins.
Mitsuhiro Ishida vs. David Bielkheden PRIDE: Bushido 13Nov 5, 2006 (18:22)
After going 3-0 in PRIDE, Japanese wrestling standout Mitsuhiro “The Endless Warrior” Ishida was set to put his high-pace and non-stop cardio against world-class BJJ blackbelt David “The Brazilian Swede” Bielkheden with his 10-4 MMA record.
Ikuhisa Minowa vs. Mike Plotcheck PRIDE: Bushido 13Nov 5, 2006 (17:25)
Scoring his 5th first round finish in a PRIDE openweight bout, catch-wrestler Ikuhisa Minowa was entering the ring for another fan-favorite size disadvantage bout against the 1-0 MMA fighter Mike Plotcheck aka 6’4” professional wrestler Bart Gunn.
Joe Pearson vs. Yoshiro Maeda PRIDE: Bushido 13Nov 5, 2006 (3:09)
A classic “striker vs. grappler” match-up as Yoshiro “Hitman” Maeda who owned 11 of his 19 wins by highlight reel KO/TKOs was ready to tangle with the debuting Joe “The Triangular Strangular” Pearson who owned 15 of his 16 wins by submission.
Luiz Firmino vs. Nobuhiro Obiya PRIDE: Bushido 13Nov 5, 2006 (19:38)
The vaunted BJJ blackbelt Luiz Firmino needed a win after dropping two hard fought decisions in past PRIDE appearances. Up next, “Buscape” took on the hard-headed & hard-striking Nobuhiro Obiya who suffered his first career loss in 11 fights.
Murilo Bustamante vs. Dong Sik Yoon PRIDE: Bushido 13Nov 5, 2006 (17:43)
Still searching for his first PRIDE win, South Korea’s world class judoka Dong-Sik Yoon was only facing the stiffest of competition in the ring and it wouldn’t get any easier against former UFC middleweight champ & BJJ blackbelt Murilo Bustamante.
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