PRIDE

PRIDE Shockwave 2002

Completed Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan 5 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Mirko Filipovic beat Kazushi Sakuraba by knockout in the main event.
  • Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira beat Bob Sapp by submission in the co-main event.
  • Four of the five results came early: three knockouts and one submission.
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Main card

KS

Kazushi Sakuraba vs Mirko Filipovic

Knockout R2 5:00
MF ✓
AN ✓

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs Bob Sapp

Submission R2 4:03
BS
GG ✓

Gary Goodridge vs Lloyd Van Dams

Knockout R1 3:39
LD
DM

Daijiro Matsui vs Jerrel Venetiaan

Split decision R3 5:00
JV ✓
WS ✓

Wanderlei Silva vs Tatsuya Iwasaki

Knockout R1 1:16
TI
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Results

Main and co-main events

Mirko Filipovic beat Kazushi Sakuraba by knockout at 5:00 of round two in the main event of PRIDE Shockwave 2002 at the Tokyo National Stadium in Tokyo. In the co-main event, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira beat Bob Sapp by submission at 4:03 of round two.

How the card was decided

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

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Wanderlei Silva, who stopped Tatsuya Iwasaki at 1:16 of round one, and two of the four finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Mirko Filipovic's knockout of Kazushi Sakuraba, 10 minutes and 0 seconds in. End to end, the five fights filled 39 minutes of cage time.

Countries, weight classes and broadcast

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