PRIDE

PRIDE 29: Fists Of Fire

Completed Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan 10 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Mirko Filipovic beat Mark Coleman by knockout in the main event.
  • Quinton Jackson beat Murilo Rua by split decision in the co-main event.
  • Eight of the ten results came early: seven knockouts and one submission.
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Main card

MC

Mark Coleman vs Mirko Filipovic

Knockout R1 3:40
MF ✓
QJ ✓

Quinton Jackson vs Murilo Rua

Split decision R3 5:00
MR
RN ✓

Rogerio Nogueira vs Alistair Overeem

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Alistair Overeem
AM

Aliev Makhmud vs Kiyoshi Tamura

Knockout R1 7:09
KT ✓
MC

Mu Bae Choi vs Sergei Kharitonov

Knockout R1 3:24
SK ✓
KN ✓

Kazuhiro Nakamura vs Stefan Leko

Knockout R1 0:54
SL
YT

Yoshiki Takahashi vs Igor Vovchanchyn

Knockout R1 1:10
IV ✓
MR ✓

Mauricio Rua vs Hiromitsu Kanehara

Knockout R1 1:40
HK
FW ✓

Fabricio Werdum vs Tom Erikson

Submission R1 5:11
TE
MS ✓

Mario Sperry vs Hirotaka Yokoi

Knockout R1 9:08
HY
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Results

Main and co-main events

Mirko Filipovic beat Mark Coleman by knockout at 3:40 of round one in the main event of PRIDE 29 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama. In the co-main event, Quinton Jackson beat Murilo Rua by split decision after three rounds.

How the card was decided

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

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Kazuhiro Nakamura, who stopped Stefan Leko after 54 seconds, and eight of the eight finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Mario Sperry's knockout of Hirotaka Yokoi, 9 minutes and 8 seconds in. End to end, the ten fights filled one hour and 2 minutes of cage time.

Countries, weight classes and broadcast

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