411’s Best Of PRIDE Fighting Championships Report 1.15.10

Posted by Larry Csonka on 01.16.2010

Wanderlei Silva, soccer kicks, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, brutal knockouts, Anderson Silva, BIG CHECKS and more! It’s all in the debut edition of Best Of PRIDE Fighting Championships! Check out the full report for all the details…

Maxim model Kenda Perez is our host for the show. How you doin' honey? Holy shit they are playing the awesome PRIDE music! Life is good. Kenda welcomes us to the show, and puts over the greatness of Wandy and the fact that this was a fight people were waiting for.

From PRIDE 28: High Octane - Wanderlei Silva vs. Rampage Jackson

ROUND ONE: Rampage comes out, clinch and o the ropes they go. Knees by Rampage, short uppercuts as well. Silva with a right knee to the gut as they stay against the ropes. They both work to switch position, more knees by Rampage and then some body shots. Low blow by Rampage, and the ref separates them. Back to action and a great combo by Silva, but mostly blocked. Low kick by Silva, and they open up with a sweet exchange. Great right by Rampage, to the ropes but Silva punches his way out. Clinch and high knee by Silva. To the ropes, under hooks by Silva, and they get separated. They circle, high kick by Silva misses. Jab by Silva, left by Rampage and a big combo by Silva, clinch and knees by Silva as well! Jackson gets the takedown, closed guard, and we get time as Rampage is cut. They restart back in the center of the ring, ion the ground. Body shots by Rampage, Silva controls the head, right by Rampage lands. More body shots by Rampage, who stays busy, but isn't landing anything big. Rampage stands, drops back in, triangle try by Silva, Rampage out and drops back in, but Silva works for a kimura. Back to guard goes Rampage.

More body shots as we as under 5-minutes left in the round. More body shots, a few to the head as well by Rampage. Silva works and lands some strikes as well. Silva tries to stay busy as Rampage gets more body shots, and then a good right to the head. Rampage tried to pass the guard, but failed. He keeps working from the guard, heel strike by Silva, and then some solid rights follow from the bottom. The official stands them up, and a yellow card is issued to both men. Good combo by Silva, a kick follows. Body kick by Silva after another combo, knee follows and then a body kick by Silva. Rampage eats a kick as he comes in, but he dropped Silva and follows up. Rampage gets to side control for a moment, great knee lands, but he is back in full guard. Silva looks for the triangle again, Rampage out and Silva keeps trying for the triangle. Bug knees by Rampage, rights follow and the round ends.

ROUND TWO: Round two begins now and they come out throwing right away. To the ropes, knees by both and Rampage with the takedown. Silva now gets guard, but they are in the ropes and will start in the center of the ring. Rampage controls the hands well, but Silva eventually gets them free and lands some short shots. Rampage looks to sweep, STOMP by Silva, Rampage gets the ankle, to his feet and they separate. Leg kick by Silva, a combo follows. Jabs from both, Rampage in and to the ropes they go. Body shots by Silva, Silva escapes the clinch and a great right by Silva, knees follow and RAMPAGE IS OUT IN THE ROPES! BEAST MODE ACTIVATE!

OFFICIAL RESULT: Wanderlei Silva via RD2 (3:26) KO

Kenda welcomes us back and shoots us to the next fight, as she puts over Liddell.

From PRIDE Total Elimination 2003 - Chuck Liddell vs. Alistair Overeem

ROUND ONE: Overeem is 23 here, and much "smaller" than he is now. Knee by Overeem to start, great right by Overeem, but Chuck gets a bit rocked in the exchange. High kick by Overeem, checked and Chuck is cut from a knee. Chuck takes Overeem down, into the ropes and knees by Chuck. North south now, more knees by Chuck, Overeem tries to block, but the knees are making their way in. TO the feet they go, under hook by Chuck, they separate and they trade standing. Overeem get wild, lands a great knee to the body and a combo by Overeem. They work along the ropes, knee by Overeem, another to the body lands. Overeem misses a combo, Overeem misses a kick, right by Chuck and another. More rights, knees and Chuck unloads on Overeem against the ropes, Overeem is down and the fight is stopped!

OFFICIAL RESULT: Chuck Liddell via RD1 KO (3:09)

Kenda welcomes us back, and hypes the next fight, featuring Takanori Gomi. At this point, Gomi had won 17 of 19 fights.

From PRIDE: Bushido 5 - Takanori Gomi vs. Charles "Krazy Horse" Bennett

ROUND ONE: At the bell Bennett sits on the top rope and taunts Gomi. He'll pay for that. They circle, both land rights as Gomi stalks Bennett. Gomi misses a huge right, Bennett misses a right, and Gomi with a takedown and into mount. Bennett gets a great backdoor escape, they clinch and to the ropes they go. Gomi holds on, and takes Bennett down again. Gomi works the guard, good right by Gomi, he works to half guard, and then gets the back of Bennett. Bennett spins, and to the feet they go. Right by Bennett, they exchange rights, body shot by Bennett and then Gomi takes him right back down. Side control by Gomi, knees follow and Bennett manages to escape and gets a slam! To their feet again, Bennett with rights, knees by Gomi now and shoots and gets a double leg takedown. Mount by Gomi, rights by Gomi and both guys look tired after such a wild start. Gomi lands rights, side control by Gomi, works for the kimura, pulls it back, hammer lock position and CRANKS BIG TIME and the ref mercifully stops it. That was SICK.

OFFICIAL RESULT: Takanori Gomi via RD1 (5:52) Technical Submission

Kenda is back to set up the next fight, featuring the current UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva…

From PRIDE 23: Body Blow - Anderson Silva vs. Carlos Newton

ROUND ONE: Silva stalks Newton early, takes a few jabs. Newton in, sprawl but gets the takedown. Newton working from the guard, trying to pass and gets to side control. Knees to the head by Newton, tries mount and gets it. Rights by Newton from the top, wants the arm bar, big right by Newton lands. More clean strikes to the head by Newton, makes the move, but Silva escapes the arm bar try. Back to guard they go as Newton continues to land from the top. Into the ropes, so they go center ring and restart. Silva has the body figure foured from the bottom. Both guys staying busy, but not doing much. Silva working hard as he lands well with rights and lefts, and keeps the body locked.

5-minutes gone in the round now, still in the same position as Silva keeps the body of Newton locked tight. Newton works the body as Silva releases the body lock and they get stood up. Yellow card on Silva, for stalling. They restart standing, combo by Silva lands. Flying knee by Silva lands and Newton is OUT! Damn.

OFFICIAL RESULT: Anderson Silva via RD1 (6:27) KO

Kenda welcomes us back for the main event of the show, featuring SHOGUN.

From PRIDE 32: The Real Deal - Mauricio "Shogun" Rua vs. Kevin Randleman

ROUND ONE: And here we go! Randleman rushes in and takes down Rua. Randleman holds the ropes and almost locks in a sharpshooter on Rua. He has Rua trapped and works for the heel hook, but Rua transitions into a heel hook of his own. Randleman stays calm, lands a left to Rua but Rua straightens out the leg. Randleman screams, Rua cranks on the leg, looking to break the ankle, Randleman turns, looks to escape, but Rua hold son and keep cranking on the ankle. Rua rolls into the knee bar and looks as if he will rip off Randleman's leg, but Randleman finally taps!

OFFICIAL RESULT: Mauricio "Shogun" Rua via RD1 (2:35) submission

Kenda thanks us for watching, and says she will see us next time.