411’s Best Of PRIDE Fighting Championships Report 1.29.10

Posted by Larry Csonka on 01.30.2010

Quinton Rampage Jackson powerbombs his way to victory over Ricardo Arona, Shogun Rua and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira wage an epic three round war and more! Check out 411’s Best Of PRIDE Fighting Championships report for all the details!

Maxim model Kenda Perez is our host for the show.

From PRIDE Critical Countdown 2005 - Shogun Rua vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira

ROUND ONE: I don't think I have seen this fight since 2005, so this should be fun. They come out, exchange and Nogueira is coming hard. They clinch, but Rua takes it to the ground. Good defense by Nogueira, and he escapes. Jabs by Nogueira, leg kick by Rua, good combo as Nogueira answers back. Leg kick again by Rua, clinch and then a takedown by Rua. He works from the guard, drops some elbows to the midsection as Nogueira tries to control the arms. Rua tries to posture up, Nogueira landing from the bottom. Arm bar try by Nogueira, Rua stand sup and then Nogueira blocks the jumping kick. Leg kick by Rua, tries the jumping kick again as Nogueira is on the ground and blocks. Rua backs out of the guard, and Nogueira stands. GREAT right by Nogueira stumbles Rua. Nogueira gets a bit wild, but Rua is up and as Nogueira starts to land more, Rua gets a desperation takedown and will get some time to recover. Nogueira works the kimura into an arm bar, Rua with a great escape with the knees and he stands. Rua is showing the effects of the shots he took with bruising, good combo by Nogueira. Rua starts to land with a good combo, Nogueira tries for the takedown, but Rua lands on top. He backs off, Nogueira blocks the down kick, Rua dives back into guard and things slow a bit.

5-minutes in now, Rua postures and looks for elbows to the body. Great right lands, dives in with another and then backs off and stands. They trade, Nogueira lands well and Nogueira finally gets a takedown. He has side control, knees to the head as they work to a north south position and then a great sweep by Rua. Rua back off, up kicks by Nogueira but Rua works the kicks from the standing position. A time out to fix a glove, and back to action and a great jab by Rua. Great rights by Nogueira, combo, clinch and knees by Nogueira. Rua gets another takedown, stands and then dives in with a right. Nogueira is doing well not taking too much damage, but another right by Rua. Nogueira looks for a submission, but Rua to side control and lands a knee to the head. Another knee by Rua, locks in side control and is really just riding out the last minute. Rua lays on Nogueira, stands and at the end of the round kicks him in the face. Tremendous.

ROUND TWO: Round two begins and a clinch, Nogueira looks for the takedown, but Rua ends up on top and in half guard. Nogueira does a good job defending, diving right back into the guard by Rua. Nogueira controls the hands well, and they get stood up. Uppercut by Rua, great left by Nogueira. They clinch, Rua gets another takedown and Nogueira looks for an arm bar, Rua escapes and leg kicks to the downed Nogueira. Jumping kick, blocked by Nogueira and they get stood up. They throw a bit, much slower now and a bit sloppier as they have been going hard. They get wild, Rua getting the better of it, clinch against the ropes and then another good takedown by Rua. Rua to half guard, Nogueira wants a kimura, Rua defends well and stands. Rua back into the guard of Nogueira, who looks for a triangle, Rua easily avoids that and gets side control. Rua works for his back, almost gets mount, Rua stands and dives in with a right. Rua back into the guard, and we'll go to the third round.

ROUND THREE: Final round now, Nogueira with a combo, clinch and Nogueira pulls guard. Rua postures up, Nogueira keeps looking or an arm bar but Rua is able to avoid those. Rua stands, and Nogueira gets stood up as they wipe the blood from his face. Back to action, both land rights, leg kick by Rua. Another leg kick by Rua, Nogueira lands a good right and stumbles him. Rua drops Nogueira, who then tries to get a leg bar and into the ropes they go. Restarted, Rua stands up right away and then dives back in. Rua looks for am elbow, backs off and then drops back in with the right. Nogueira looking for a kimura, can't get it, and back to the feet they go. They both throw and land, Rua with yet another takedown. Up kicks by Nogueira, jumping kick by Rua and he backs off as they stand up. Both guys are battered and showing it in the face. Knee by Nogueira, wild left misses. Another knee by Nogueira, takedown, into side control and then kicks him in the ribs, but Rua catches the kick and gets on top of Nogueira. Rua punishing from the top, and that is all as the time expires.

OFFICIAL RESULT: Shogun Rua via Decision


From PRIDE 34 - Gilbert Yvel vs. Akira Shoji

ROUND ONE: They come out, Shoji dances, Body kick by Yvel, blocked by Shoji. Flying knee by Yvel blocked, to the corner and a clinch. Shoji takes him down and right into the guard. Shoji throws some rights, they get sent to the middle in the grounded position due to being in the ropes. Shoji looking for headshots, Yvel lands a good left from the bottom. Yvel looking calm on the ground and not taking much damage. Shoji postures up, stands, misses with the rights as Yvel is still able to avoid the damage. Shoji into the full guard of Yvel, tries to get to side control, into half guard and Yvel rolls and gets a heel hook. Shoji grabs an ankle lock at the same time, Shoji is really turning the ankle at a nasty angle, and then grabs a heel hook. Yvel then gets mount out of nowhere, ground and pound and the fight is stopped. Well that was fun.

OFFICIAL RESULT: Gilbert Yvel via RD1 (3:04) TKO


From PRIDE Critical Countdown 2004 - Rampage Jackson vs. Ricardo Arona

ROUND ONE: Rampage is celebrating his birthday today. Leg kicks by Arona to begin. Combo by Jackson to the body, and more leg kicks by Arona. Body kick by Arona, clinch, knees by Arona, body lock on Jackson, to the corner and to the ground they go. But they are in the corner, and they restart center ring. Back to action, body shots by Jackson, Arona has the body locked, looking for an arm bar, but Jackson back to his feet. Kicks to a grounded Arona by Jackson, and he then stands. Wilds combo by Arona, high kick checked, Arona shoots, eats a knee and Jackson backs off. Combo by Jackson, and to the ground they go with Jackson into the guard. Jackson works the body, Arona now works to control the hands, Arona was looking for the arm bar, good shots by Jackson land now. Body shots follow, body and then headshots follow. Arona looks for that arm bar, up kicks by Arona and hammer fists follow. Arona thought Jackson was out, but he is still in the guard. Body shots by Jackson. Arona looked to get the arm again, but Jackson blocks it. Arona looking to turn, wants the arm, but Jackson back to the guard. Jackson locks up the head for a moment, Arona rolls but cannot get the sweep. Body shots by Jackson, Arona looking for a possible guillotine, Jackson out. Triangle try, Arona with rights, triangle locked, BUT A HUGE POWERBOMB BY JACKSON ENDS IT! Sweet Jesus.

OFFICIAL RESULT: Rampage Jackson via RD1 (7:32) Slam, duuh duuh duuh, duuh duuh duuh, let the boys be boys…SLAM!


From PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 – Mark Coleman vs. Masaaki Satake

ROUND ONE: They circle, Coleman starting to back him off, Coleman stalks him, shoots, slams him down and grabs the neck crank, Satake fights, rights by Coleman, and does Mark Coleman have to neck crank a bitch a second time? Yes, yes he does because the neck crank will then finish it.

OFFICIAL RESULT: Mark Coleman via RD1 (1:14) Submission

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