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PRIDE

Total Elimination 2004

Sun, Apr 25, 2004

PRIDE

Total Elimination 2004

Apr 25, 2004

PRIDE Total Elimination 2004 saw the opening round of the PRIDE 2004 Heavyweight Grand Prix, which featured Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Sergei Kharitonov, and PRIDE heavyweight champ Fedor Emelianenko vs. former UFC heavyweight champ Mark Coleman.

Fedor Emelianenko vs. Mark Coleman PRIDE Total Elimination 2004 Sun, Apr 25, 2004 (8:19) The original UFC heavyweight champion and 2000 PRIDE Openweight Gran Prix king, Mark Coleman, explodes out of his corner and gives reigning PRIDE champ Fedor a hell of a fight in this PRIDE 2004 Heavyweight Grand Prix fight.

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Hirotaka Yokoi PRIDE: Total Elimination 2004 Sun, Apr 25, 2004 (20:16) In the opening round of the 2004 Pride Heavyweight Grand Prix, interim PRIDE heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira with his stellar 21-2-1 pro record took on undefeated judo stylist Hirotaka “Kaibuts-Kun” Yokoi who owned 6 of his 10 wins by finish.

Kevin Randleman vs. Mirko Cro Cop PRIDE: Total Elimination 2004 Sun, Apr 25, 2004 (8:54) A knockout you’ll never forget! In the PRIDE 2004 Heavyweight GP Opening Round, Croatian kickboxer Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic with 8 of his 9 wins by KO/TKO faced former UFC heavyweight champ & 2x NCAA D1 National Champion wrestler Kevin Randleman.

Naoya Ogawa vs. Stefan Leko PRIDE: Total Elimination 2004 Sun, Apr 25, 2004 (7:24) With his perfect 5-0 record and all wins by finish, 1992 Japanese Olympic judo silver medalist Naoya Ogawa was set to enter the PRIDE ring against the K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Las Vegas champion Stefan “Blitz” Leko in his pro MMA debut.

Semmy Schilt vs. Gan McGee PRIDE: Total Elimination 2004 Sun, Apr 25, 2004 (10:05) In the PRIDE 2004 Heavyweight Grand Prix opening round, two skyscraping strikers entered the ring as the 6’11” Semmy “Hightower” Schilt with his 22-13-1 pro record targeted a tangle with the 6’10” Gan “The Giant” McGee with his 12-3 pro record.

Paulo Cesar Silva vs. Henry Miller PRIDE: Total Elimination 2004 Sun, Apr 25, 2004 (12:12) In a “you’ve got to see it to believe it” match-up, former American-Japanese sumo wrestler Henry Miller entered the ring to make his MMA debut against the 7’2” Paulo Cesar “Giant” Silva who was a former Brazilian basketball player turned pro wrestler.

Sergei Kharitonov vs. Murilo Rua PRIDE: Total Elimination 2004 Sun, Apr 25, 2004 (12:23) In PRIDE’s 2004 heavyweight Grand Prix opening round, Chute Boxe’s Murilo “Ninja” Rua riding back-to-back stoppage wins entered the ring against the undefeated Russian boxer Sergei Kharitonov who owned all seven of his career wins by finish.

Heath Herring vs. Kazuo Takahashi PRIDE: Total Elimination 2004 Sun, Apr 25, 2004 (9:35) Enjoying a 3 fight win streak in the PRIDE ring, “The Texas Crazy Horse” Heath Herring was ready to lock horns with a Japanese MMA veteran who was making his PRIDE debut in Kazuo Takahashi who was the Pancrase promotion’s inaugural heavyweight champ.