2003 in Pride FC

2003 in Pride FC
Information
First date March 16, 2003
Last date December 31, 2003
Events
Total events 6
Fights
Total fights 51
Title fights 2
Chronology

2002 in Pride 2003 in Pride FC 2004 in Pride

The year 2003 is the 7th year in the history of the Pride Fighting Championships, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. 2003 had 6 events beginning with, Pride 25 - Body Blow.

Title fights

Title fights in 2003
Weight class Method Round Time Event Notes
Heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko def. Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00 Pride 25: Body Blow [lower-alpha 1]
Heavyweight Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira def. Mirko Filipović Submission (Armbar) 2 1:45 Pride Final Conflict 2003 [lower-alpha 2]

Debut Pride FC fighters

The following fighters fought their first Pride FC fight in 2003:

Events list

# Event Japanese name Date held Venue City Attendance
36 Pride FC - Shockwave 2003 Otoko Matsuri December 31, 2003 Saitama Super Arena Saitama, Japan 39,716
35 Pride FC - Final Conflict 2003 Ketsushosen November 9, 2003 Tokyo Dome Tokyo, Japan 67,451
34 Pride - Bushido 1 N/A October 5, 2003 Saitama Super Arena Saitama, Japan N/A
33 Pride FC - Total Elimination 2003 Kaimakusen August 10, 2003 Saitama Super Arena Saitama, Japan 40,316
32 Pride 26 - Bad to the Bone Reborn June 8, 2003 Yokohama Arena Yokohama, Japan N/A
31 Pride 25 - Body Blow N/A March 16, 2003 Yokohama Arena Yokohama, Japan N/A

Pride 25: Body Blow

Main article: Pride 25

Pride 25: Body Blow[1] was an event held on March 16, 2003 at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko def. Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00 [lower-alpha 1]
Quinton Jackson def. Kevin Randleman TKO (Punches) 1 6:58 [lower-alpha 2]
Antonio Schembri def. Kazushi Sakuraba TKO (Knees) 1 6:15
Dan Henderson def. Shungo Oyama TKO (Punches) 1 3:28
Anderson Silva def. Carlos Newton KO (Flying Knee and Punches) 1 6:27
Alexander Otsuka def. Kenichi Yamamoto Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Akira Shoji def. Alex Stiebling Decision (Split) 3 5:00
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira def. Kazuhiro Nakamura Submission (Armbar) 2 3:49

Pride 26: Bad to the Bone

Main article: Pride 26

Pride 26: Bad to the Bone[2] was an event held on June 8, 2003 at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Fedor Emelianenko def. Kazuyuki Fujita Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 1 4:17 [lower-alpha 1]
Mirko Filipović def. Heath Herring TKO (Kick to the Body and Punches) 1 3:17
Mark Coleman def. Don Frye Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Quinton Jackson def. Mikhail Ilyukhin Submission (Knee to the Body) 1 6:26
Alistair Overeem def. Mike Bencic Submission (Knee to the Body and Punches) 1 3:44
Daiju Takase def. Anderson Silva Submission (Triangle Choke) 1 8:33
Kazuhiro Hamanaka def. Antonio Schembri Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
  1. Non-Title bout

Pride Total Elimination 2003

Official poster

Pride Total Elimination 2003[3] was an event held on August 10, 2003 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Wanderlei Silva def. Kazushi Sakuraba KO (Punch) 1 5:01 [lower-alpha 1]
Hidehiko Yoshida def. Kiyoshi Tamura Submission (Ezekiel Choke) 1 5:06 [lower-alpha 2]
Mirko Filipović def. Igor Vovchanchyn KO (Head Kick) 1 1:29
Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira def. Ricco Rodriguez Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Quinton Jackson def. Murilo Bustamante Decision (Split) 3 5:00 [lower-alpha 3]
Chuck Liddell def. Alistair Overeem KO (Punches) 1 3:09 [lower-alpha 4]
Fedor Emelianenko def. Gary Goodridge 1 1:09 [lower-alpha 5]
  1. Quarterfinal bout
  2. Quarterfinal bout
  3. Quarterfinal bout
  4. Quarterfinal bout
  5. Non-Title Bout

Pride Bushido 1

Main article: Pride Bushido 1

Pride Bushido 1[4] was an event held on October 5, 2003 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Mirko Filipović def. Alberto Rodriguez KO (Head Kick) 1 0:46
Aleksander Emelianenko def. Assuerio Silva Decision (Split) 2 5:00
Mauricio Rua def. Akira Shoji KO (Punches) 1 3:47
Ryan Gracie def. Kazuhiro Hamanaka TKO (Soccer Kicks) 1 7:37
Rodrigo Gracie def. Daiju Takase Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00
Kazuhiro Nakamura def. Daniel Gracie Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00
Ralph Gracie def. Dokonjonosuke Mishima Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00
Carlos Newton def. Renzo Gracie Decision (Split) 2 5:00
Sergei Kharitonov def. Jason Suttie Submission (Armbar) 1 2:25
Chalid Arrab def. Rodney Glunder Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00
Chris Brennan def. Eiji Mitsuoka Submission (Kimura) 1 4:31 [lower-alpha 1]
  1. There was a lengthy pause a couple of minutes into the fight when Brennan released an armbar, believing that Mitsuoka had tapped out. Confusion ensued amongst both camps and the officials, and with replays inconclusive, the fight was eventually restarted.

Pride Final Conflict 2003

Pride Final Conflict 2003[5] was an event held on November 9, 2003 at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Wanderlei Silva def. Quinton Jackson TKO (Knees) 1 6:28 [lower-alpha 1]
Heavyweight Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira def. Mirko Filipović Submission (Armbar) 2 1:45 [lower-alpha 2]
Kazushi Sakuraba def. Kevin Randleman Submission (Armbar) 3 2:36
Heath Herring def. Yoshihisa Yamamoto Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 3 2:29
Dan Henderson def. Murilo Bustamante TKO (Punches) 1 0:53 [lower-alpha 3]
Wanderlei Silva def. Hidehiko Yoshida Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00 [lower-alpha 4]
Quinton Jackson def. Chuck Liddell TKO (Corner Stoppage) 2 3:10 [lower-alpha 5]
Gary Goodridge def. Dan Bobish TKO (Punches) 1 0:18
  1. Finals bout
  2. For the Interim Pride Heavyweight Championship.
  3. Reserve bout
  4. Semifinal bout
  5. Semifinal bout

Pride Shockwave 2003

Main article: Pride Shockwave 2003

Pride Shockwave 2003[6] was an event held on December 31, 2003 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira def. Kazushi Sakuraba Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Kiyoshi Tamura def. Rony Sefo Submission (Armbar) 1 2:20
Yuki Kondo def. Mario Sperry TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 1 3:27
Daniel Gracie def. Wataru Sakata Submission (Armbar) 1 7:12
Gary Goodridge def. Don Frye KO (Head Kick) 1 0:39
Royce Gracie vs. Hidehiko Yoshida Draw 2 10:00
Murilo Rua def. Akira Shoji KO (Flying Knee) 1 2:24
Hayato Sakurai def. Daiju Takase Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Heath Herring def. Paulo Cesar Silva Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 3 0:35
Quinton Jackson def. Ikuhisa Minowa TKO (Punches) 2 1:05

    See also

    References

    1. "Pride 25: Body Blow". Sherdog. Archived from the original on September 9, 2014.
    2. "Pride 26: Bad to the Bone". Sherdog. Archived from the original on September 9, 2014.
    3. "Pride Total Elimination 2003". Sherdog. Archived from the original on September 9, 2014.
    4. "Pride Bushido 1". Sherdog. Archived from the original on September 9, 2014.
    5. "Pride Final Conflict 2003". Sherdog. Archived from the original on September 9, 2014.
    6. "Pride Shockwave 2003". Sherdog. Archived from the original on September 9, 2014.
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