PRIDE 29
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Pride 29: Fists of Fire was a mixed martial arts
event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. The event took place on February 20, 2005 at Saitama Super Arena
in Saitama
, Japan
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Mario Sperry defeats Hirotaka Yokoi by technical knockout at 9:08 of Round 1.
Fabricio Werdum defeats Tom Erikson by submission (Rear naked choke) at 5:30 of Round 1.
Mauricio Rua defeats Hiromitsu Kanehara by technical knockout at 1:40 of Round 1.
Yoshiki Takahashi vs 
Igor Vovchanchyn
Igor Vovchanchyn defeats Yoshiki Takahashi by knockout at 1:10 of Round 1.
Kazuhiro Nakamura defeats Stefan Leko by technical knockout at 0:54 of Round 1.
Sergei Kharitonov defeats Mu Bae Choi by knockout at 3:24 of Round 1.
Kiyoshi Tamura defeats Mahmud Aliyev by TKO at 5:09 of Round 1.
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira defeats Alistair Overeem by unanimous decision.
Quinton Jackson defeats Murilo Rua by split decision. This decision did not seem to reflect the events of the match. Jackson appeared embarrassed with the result and attempted to offer the winner's trophy to Rua following the decision.
Mirko Filipović defeats Mark Coleman by knockout at 3:42 of Round 1.
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. The event took place on February 20, 2005 at Saitama Super Arena
Saitama Super Arena
is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Chūō-ku, Saitama City, Saitama, Japan. Its spectator capacity is 37,000 at maximum settings.This main arena capacity is between 19,000-22,500 when events such as basketball, volleyball, tennis, ice hockey, gymnastics, boxing, mixed martial arts and...
in Saitama
Saitama, Saitama
' is the capital and the most populous city of Saitama Prefecture in Japan, situated in the south-east of the prefecture. Its area incorporates the former cities of Urawa, Ōmiya, Yono and Iwatsuki. It is a city designated by government ordinance...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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Mario SperryMario SperryMario Sperry is a Brazilian heavyweight martial artist. His specialty is Brazilian jiu-jitsu, grappling and ground fighting.-Career:Sperry first broke onto the sport Jiu-Jitsu scene in the early eighties...
vs Hirotaka YokoiHirotaka Yokoiis a Japanese former mixed martial artist who competed in the heavyweight division.- Biography:After competing in judo, he moved on to mixed martial arts and professional wrestling promotion ZERO-ONE.-Mixed martial arts record:...
Mario Sperry defeats Hirotaka Yokoi by technical knockout at 9:08 of Round 1.
Tom EriksonTom EriksonTom Erikson is an American wrestling coach and former mixed martial artist. Erikson is an assistant wrestling coach at Purdue University, where he has been coaching since 1997. He has also had fights in K-1 under K-1 kickboxing rules...
vs Fabricio WerdumFabricio WerdumFabricio Werdum is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, a two-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu world champion, a two-time ADCC world heavyweight champion and European Jiu-Jitsu champion. He holds black belts in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Judo, and Muay Thai. Werdum has competed in Pride Fighting Championships, the...
Fabricio Werdum defeats Tom Erikson by submission (Rear naked choke) at 5:30 of Round 1. Hiromitsu KaneharaHiromitsu Kaneharais a Japanese mixed martial artist who competes in the light heavyweight division.Although starting as a professional wrestler in 1991, Kanehara did not have much success as such, and eventually abandoned professional wrestling when his then-home circuit, Fighting Network RINGS, abandoned the...
vs Mauricio RuaMauricio RuaMaurício Milani Rua is a Brazilian mixed martial artist fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion...
Mauricio Rua defeats Hiromitsu Kanehara by technical knockout at 1:40 of Round 1. Yoshiki Takahashi vs Igor VovchanchynIgor Vovchanchyn
Igor Yaroslavovich "Ice Cold" Vovchanchyn is a retired Ukrainian mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He won seven mixed martial arts tournaments, as well as acquiring a 37 fight unbeaten streak, and reaching the final of the Pride Grand Prix 2000....
Igor Vovchanchyn defeats Yoshiki Takahashi by knockout at 1:10 of Round 1.
