PRIDE Critical Countdown 2005 results
{{date|July 12, 2005}}

Japan's [[w:Saitama Super Arena|Saitama Super Arena]] played host to a soldout crowd of 45,102 mixed martial arts fans, eager to see the second portion of the [[w:PRIDE|PRIDE]] Fighting Championship Middleweight Grand Prix on June 26th. Fans in the west had to wait until the Pay Per View aired on July 1st, but most agree that it was well worth the wait. 

The main events featured the remaning eight contenders from April 23rds 'Total Elimination 2005', held at the [[w:Osaka Dome|Osaka Dome]]. 

=== Main Events ===
*Kazuhiro Nakamura vs Wanderlei Silva
''Wanderlei Silva defeated Kazuhiro Nakamura by TKO (strikes) 5:24 into round one.  	''

*Mauricio “Shogun” Rua vs Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
''Mauricio Rua won by unanimous decision after 3 scheduled rounds of action. ''

*Kazushi Sakuraba vs Ricardo Arona
''Ricardo Arona won by TKO due to injury (corner stoppage) at the end of round two.''

*“The Demolition Man” Alistair Overeem vs Igor Vovchanchyn
''Alistair Overeem defeated Igor Vovchanchyn by submission (guillotine choke) 1:20 into round one, making this the shortest fight of the evening. ''

=== Non GP Events (Superfights) ===

*Sergei Kharitonov vs Pedro Rizzo
''Sergei Kharitonov defeated Pedro Rizzo by TKO (strikes) 2:02 into round one.''

*Ibragim Magomedov vs Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic  	
''Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic defeated Ibragim Magomedov by TKO (body kick) 3:53 into round one.''

*Kiyoshi Tamura vs Makoto Takimoto
''Kiyoshi Tamura won by unanimous decision after 3 scheduled rounds of action. ''

*Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs Pawel Nastula
''Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira defeated Pawel Nastula by TKO (strikes) 8:38 into round one. ''

Wanderlei Silva, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, Ricardo Arona, and Alistair Overeem will advance to the championship round of PRIDE's 2005 tournament, '''Final Conflict. 
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== Sources ==

*{{source|url=http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles.asp?n_id=3035
|title=Brazilians, Overeem Advance to August’s PRIDE GP Finals
|author=Akira Fujimoto
|pub=Sherdog.com
|date=July 11, 2005}}

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Japan's Saitama Super Arena played host to a soldout crowd of 45,102 mixed martial arts fans, eager to see the second portion of the PRIDE Fighting Championship Middleweight Grand Prix on June 26th. Fans in the west had to wait until the Pay Per View aired on July 1st, but most agree that it was well worth the wait. 

The main events featured the remaning eight contenders from April 23rds 'Total Elimination 2005', held at the Osaka Dome. 

*Mauricio “Shogun” Rua vs Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Mauricio Rua won by unanimous decision after 3 scheduled rounds of action. 

*Kazushi Sakuraba vs Ricardo Arona
Ricardo Arona won by TKO due to injury (corner stoppage) at the end of round two.

*“The Demolition Man” Alistair Overeem vs Igor Vovchanchyn
Alistair Overeem defeated Igor Vovchanchyn by submission (guillotine choke) 1:20 into round one, making this the shortest fight of the evening. 

*Sergei Kharitonov vs Pedro Rizzo
Sergei Kharitonov defeated Pedro Rizzo by TKO (strikes) 2:02 into round one.

*Ibragim Magomedov vs Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic  	
Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic defeated Ibragim Magomedov by TKO (body kick) 3:53 into round one.

*Kiyoshi Tamura vs Makoto Takimoto
Kiyoshi Tamura won by unanimous decision after 3 scheduled rounds of action. 

*Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs Pawel Nastula
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira defeated Pawel Nastula by TKO (strikes) 8:38 into round one. 

Wanderlei Silva, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, Ricardo Arona, and Alistair Overeem will advance to the championship round of PRIDE's 2005 tournament, 'Final Conflict. 
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