PRIDE Shockwave 2006 was a mixed martial arts event held by PRIDE Fighting Championships on December 31, 2006. In Japan, this event was called PRIDE Otoko Matsuri 2006: Fumetsu means immortal or undying The main event was scheduled to be heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko defending his heavyweight championship against the winner of the Absolute Grand Prix, but Mirko Filipovi was recovering from foot surgery he underwent on October 26th and could not fight at Shockwave. Josh Barnett, the Absolute Grand Prix runner up, was also a contender to face Emelianenko, as mentioned by the heavyweight champion in a PRIDE 32 post-fight press conference, but was not in the best condition to compete. Instead, Fedor was said to be defending his title against Mark Hunt. The event featured a mix of full PRIDE rules and Bushido rules, with the 160 pound and 183 pound fighters fighting under Bushido's rules. The sole exception however is the fight between Minowa and Tamura, as both had requested to fight under full PRIDE rules as well as fight in the opening fight of the night. Matches include: 1.1 Kiyoshi Tamura vs. Ikuhisa Minowa 1.2 Shinya Aoki vs. Joachim Hansen 1.3 Akihiro Gono vs. Yuki Kondo 1.4 Mauricio Rua vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura 1.5 Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Gilbert Melendez 1.6 Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Eldar Kurtanidze 1.7 Takanori Gomi (Champion) vs. Mitsuhiro Ishida 1.8 Hidehiko Yoshida vs. James Thompson 1.9 Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Josh Barnett 1.10 PRIDE Heavyweight Championship: Fedor Emelianenko (Champion) vs. Mark Hunt
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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
Great Event, Minor Mistakes With New Release:
While the PRIDE FC Shockwave 2006 event is great, there are a few things that just irked me the wrong way with the DVD. None of it has to deal with the event itself, but a few minor mistakes that should have been caught in production before release. 1. There are 10 fights in the show, and instead of putting them all together, they moved two of them to the Bonus Features. It's not that big of a deal, but I dislike the idea of going to a different part of the DVD to watch 2 additional fights. These two... more info
Another Great Pride Event:
Pride events are by far the best MMA events I have ever seen. Every one is packed with great fights and solid cards. This event features some of the best fighters including, Fedor Emelianenko, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Shogun Rua, Josh Barnett, Takanori Gomi, Mark Hunt, "Dong and Gash" James Thompson, Gilbert Melendez, and Hidehiko Yoshida. Seriously, how can a event be bad with names like that on it! Buy this now, and keep an eye out for Pride 33 and 34 coming out in June/July. Matches Include:
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