Key takeaways
Fedor Emelianenko beat Kevin Randleman by submission at 1:33 of round one in the main event of PRIDE Critical Countdown 2004 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama. In the co-main event, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira beat Heath Herring by submission at 0:30 of round two.
Across the seven bouts that produced a result, three ended by knockout, three by submission and one on the judges' scorecards — six stoppages in seven fights. Every decision was unanimous: not one result divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Fedor Emelianenko, who stopped Kevin Randleman at 1:33 of round one, and five of the six finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Sergei Kharitonov's knockout of Semmy Schilt, 9 minutes and 19 seconds in. End to end, the seven fights filled 48 minutes of cage time.
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