PRIDE

PRIDE 21: Demolition

Completed Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan 8 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Don Frye beat Yoshihiro Takayama by knockout in the main event.
  • Fedor Emelianenko beat Semmy Schilt by unanimous decision in the co-main event.
  • Three of the eight results came early: three knockouts.
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Main card

DF ✓

Don Frye vs Yoshihiro Takayama

Knockout R1 6:10
YT
SS

Semmy Schilt vs Fedor Emelianenko

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
FE ✓
DG ✓

Daniel Gracie vs Takashi Sugiura

Split decision R3 5:00
TS
RG

Renzo Gracie vs Shungo Oyama

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
SO ✓
JH ✓

Jeremy Horn vs Gilbert Yvel

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
GY
Anderson Silva ✓

Anderson Silva vs Alex Stiebling

Knockout R1 1:23
AS
GG ✓

Gary Goodridge vs Achmed Labasanov

Split decision R3 5:00
AL
BS ✓

Bob Sapp vs Kiyoshi Tamura

Knockout R1 0:11
KT
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Results

Main and co-main events

Don Frye beat Yoshihiro Takayama by knockout at 6:10 of round one in the main event of PRIDE 21 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama. In the co-main event, Fedor Emelianenko beat Semmy Schilt by unanimous decision after three rounds.

How the card was decided

Across the eight bouts that produced a result, three ended by knockout and five on the judges' scorecards — three stoppages in eight fights. Two of the five decisions divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Bob Sapp, who stopped Kiyoshi Tamura after 11 seconds, and three of the three finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Don Frye's knockout of Yoshihiro Takayama, 6 minutes and 10 seconds in. End to end, the eight fights filled one hour and 23 minutes of cage time.

Countries, weight classes and broadcast

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