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Happy New Year! Shockwave 2005 will make its North American pay per view premiere tonight at 9:00 pm ET. There will be a countdown show at 8:30 pm ET. Catch it on iNDEMAND, DIRECTV, DISH NETWORK, UrbanXtra, TVN1, VU!, and Viewer’s Choice Canada. Results are available here. Read a preview of Shockwave 2005. PRIDE
FC Shockwave 2005 Results Click here for spoiler results.
PRIDE
FC Shockwave Lineup Order This is the fight order for PRIDE's New Year's Eve show: 1.
Charles "Krazy Horse" Bennett vs. Ken Kaneko Kazushi
Sakuraba vs. Ikuhisa Minowa at PRIDE Shockwave
SHOCKWAVE 2005 is scheduled to premiere on North American pay per view on Sunday, January 1st, 2006 at 9:00 pm ET, 6:00 pm PT. KAZUSHI SAKURABA vs. IKUHISA MINOWA Representing the Takada Dojo, legendary “Gracie Hunter” Kazushi Sakuraba is known for his successive victories over several members of the Gracie family. Kazushi Sakuraba is coming off a recent TKO victory over “The World’s Most Dangerous Man,” Ken Shamrock at PRIDE 30-FULLY LOADED and is readily waiting for his next opponent. Sakuraba is a submission specialist as well as a technical striker who uses everything from chops to stomps to take out his opponents. Although his unorthodox and eccentric style sometimes seems comedic, he is a very skilled and dangerous fighter. At SHOCKWAVE 2005, Sakuraba will square off with none other than Ikuhisa “The Punk” Minowa, a nine-year veteran of both PRIDE and Pancrase. His dedication to the sport has caused him to train around the world, including a stint in Brazil where he trained under the Brazilian Top Team. Minowa is comfortable fighting on his feet and is even deadlier on the ground, having defeated past opponents such as Kimo Leopoldo and Gilbert Yvel via submission. JAMES THOMPSON vs. GIANT SILVA In the second announced bout, JAMES “THE COLLOSUS” THOMPSON will step into the ring and face the biggest man to ever compete in Pride, GIANT SILVA. Towering at 7 feet 3 inches and weighing well over 360 pounds, this behemoth stands in the way of the 6’5, 276 pound English “Colossus.” Giant Silva is a former Olympic basketball player for Brazil who is eager to prove himself in the PRIDE ring. Representing Britain’s Team Trojan, James Thompson is looking to add one of the biggest victories yet to his 10-2 MMA record, half of which were TKO’s. Thompson has knocked out two of his last three opponents. ALEKSANDER EMELIANENKO vs. PAWEL NASTULA In addition, Russia’s Aleksander Emelianenko, brother of the current PRIDE heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko, will be competing against Polish Judo champion Pawel Nastula. Aleksander is a two-time Russian Sambo champion with a Pride record of 7 wins and 1 loss. His last three opponents were knocked out in 11, 15 and 28 seconds each. Aleksander follows in his brother’s footsteps as he continues to be a dominant force in PRIDE. Pawel Nastula is a former two-time Judo World Champion and 1996 Olympic gold medalist who brings his proven skills to the PRIDE ring ready to prove himself as one of the world’s elite martial artists. Training under the legendary Kazushi Sakuraba, Pawel Nastula is ready to represent the Takada Dojo when he faces off against Aleksander Emelianenko at PRIDE SHOCKWAVE 2005! FIGHTCARD: Takanori
Gomi (Japan) vs. Hayato “Mach” Sakurai (Japan) Dan
Henderson (USA) vs. Murilo Bustamante (Brazil) Wanderlei
Silva (Brazil) vs. Ricardo Arona (Brazil) Hidehiko Yoshida (Japan) vs. Naoya Ogawa (Japan) Makoto Takimoto (Japan) vs. Sanae Kikuta (Japan) Kazuhiro Nakamura (Japan) vs. Yuki Kondo (Japan) Mark Hunt (New Zealand) vs. Mirko Crocop (Croatia) Fedor Emelianenko (Russia) vs. Zulu (Brazil) Ken Kaneko (Japan) vs. Charles Krazy Horse Bennett (USA) James Thompson (UK) vs. Giant Silva (Brazil) Aleksander Emelianenko (Russia) vs. Pawel Nastula (Poland) Kazushi Sakuraba (Japan) vs. Ikuhisa Minowa (Japan) Fight card subject to change. SHOCKWAVE 2005 premieres on North American pay per view via iNDEMAND, DIRECTV, DISH NETWORK, UrbanXtra, TVN1, VU!, and Viewer’s Choice Canada on Sunday, January 1st, 2006 at 9:00 pm ET, 6:00 pm PT (including a countdown show at 8:30pm ET, 5:30pm PT). Latest
on Kazushi Sakuraba at PRIDE Shockwave Kazushi Sakuraba will not be fighting Kiyoshi Tamura at Pride Shockwave 2005. PRIDE will announce Sakuraba's opponent next week. Television
Actor vs. Charles "Krazy Horse" Bennett
PRIDE announced that television actor Ken Kaneko will make his mixed martial arts debut against Charles "Krazy Horse" Bennett. Kaneko is 29 years old and joined the Takada Dojo to train for this fight. Pride FC
Shockwave US and Japan Posters Here is a comparison between the Japanese and North American Pride Shockwave 2005 posters. The US poster is almost the exact same one used for Shockwave 2004 except for the different fighters appearing on this year's card.
Takehiko Inoue illustrated the Shockwave 2005 poster using Takanori Gomi as the model. Inoue is famous for creating a popular Japanese animation program called "Slam Dunk."
Pride FC
Shockwave 2005 Fight Card Here is an update on the PRIDE Shockwave 2005 card: Vanderlei
Silva vs. Ricardo Arona Notes: Nakamura
vs. Yuki Kondo added to Shockwave 2005 PRIDE FC has added two bouts targeted towards the Japanese audience for the New Year's Eve show. Yuki Kondo will fight Kazuhiro Nakamura and Sanae Kikuta will fight Makoto Takimoto. Yoshida
vs. Ogawa announced for Shockwave 2005 The bout of Hidehiko Yoshida versus Naoya Ogawa has been announced for PRIDE FIGHTING’S upcoming event, SHOCKWAVE 2005, which is scheduled to premiere on North American pay per view on Sunday, January 1st, 2006 at 9:00 pm ET, 6:00 pm PT.
Previously announced bouts include the finals of the lightweight and welterweight tournaments held at BUSHIDO Volume 9 … for the lightweights Takanori Gomi will face Hayato “Mach” Sakurai and for the welterweights Dan Henderson takes on Murilo Bustamante. In one of the main events of SHOCKWAVE 2005, Olympians will clash as Japan’s Hidehiko Yoshida is set to face fellow countryman, Naoya Ogawa. Both are legendary judokas with Yoshida winning the gold medal in the 78kg weight class at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and Ogawa winning the silver in the 95kg weight class at the same games. Each has gone on to have successful mixed martial arts careers. However, beyond the Olympic glory and their successes in the MMA ring, there is a long-standing rivalry. Both men attended Mieji University in Japan where they practiced judo. Being the senior, Ogawa is said to have been harsh on Yoshida with the two being fierce and bitter rivals. At the Olympics both teammates medalled, but two years later at the 1994 All Japan Judo Championships, teammates faced off and Yoshida (86kg) garnered the victory over Ogawa (132kg) by a 2-1 decision. The victory ended Ogawa’s domination of the event as 5-time consecutive champion. Now the rivalry and bad blood between both men will be settled once and for all … in the PRIDE ring! FIGHTCARD: More
bouts to be announced soon. SHOCKWAVE 2005 premieres on North American pay per view via iNDEMAND, DIRECTV, DISH NETWORK, UrbanXtra, TVN1, VU!, and Viewer’s Choice Canada on Sunday, January 1st, 2006 at 9:00 pm ET, 6:00 pm PT (including a countdown show at 8:30pm ET, 5:30pm PT). |
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