PRIDE

PRIDE 27: Inferno

Completed Osaka Castle Hall, Osaka, Japan 7 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Mirko Filipovic beat Ron Waterman by knockout in the main event.
  • Heath Herring beat Gan McGee by split decision in the co-main event.
  • Five of the seven results came early: three knockouts and two submissions.
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Main card

RW

Ron Waterman vs Mirko Filipovic

Knockout R1 4:53
MF ✓
GM

Gan McGee vs Heath Herring

Split decision R3 5:00
HH ✓
MK

Mark Kerr vs Yoshihisa Yamamoto

Knockout R1 0:40
YY ✓
KN ✓

Kazuhiro Nakamura vs Dos Caras Jr.

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
DC
AO

Alexander Otsuka vs Murilo Rua

Submission R1 5:25
MR ✓
SK ✓

Sergei Kharitonov vs Cory Peterson

Submission R1 1:23
CP
DB

Dan Bobish vs Igor Vovchanchyn

Knockout R2 1:45
IV ✓
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Results

Main and co-main events

Mirko Filipovic beat Ron Waterman by knockout at 4:53 of round one in the main event of PRIDE 27 at the Osaka Castle Hall in Osaka. In the co-main event, Heath Herring beat Gan McGee by split decision after three rounds.

How the card was decided

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

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Yoshihisa Yamamoto, who stopped Mark Kerr after 40 seconds, and four of the five finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Igor Vovchanchyn's knockout of Dan Bobish, 6 minutes and 45 seconds in. End to end, the seven fights filled 49 minutes of cage time.

Countries, weight classes and broadcast

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