PRIDE 7
Encyclopedia
Pride 7 was a mixed martial arts
event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place on September 12, 1999, at Yokohama Arena
in Yokohama
, Japan
. This event marked the Pride Fighting Championships debut of long time middleweight champion Wanderlei Silva
.
vs Bob Schrijber
Carl Malenko vs Wanderlei Silva
Branko Cikatic
vs Maurice Smith
Larry Parker
vs Akira Shoji
Anthony Macias
vs Kazushi Sakuraba
Mark Kerr vs Igor Vovchanchyn
Alexander Otsuka
vs Nobuhiko Takada
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place on September 12, 1999, at Yokohama Arena
Yokohama Arena
is an indoor sporting arena located in Yokohama, Japan. The capacity of the arena is 17,000 and was opened in 1989. The arena was modeled after US sports venue Madison Square Garden in New York City. It is a five minute walk from the closest subway station, Shin-Yokohama Station on the JR/Yokohama...
in Yokohama
Yokohama
is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. This event marked the Pride Fighting Championships debut of long time middleweight champion Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei César da Silva , nicknamed "The Axe Murderer", is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, who has competed in Japan's Pride Fighting Championships and the American based Ultimate Fighting Championship . Silva is known for his aggressive fighting style with the majority of his fights ending in...
.
Results
Daijiro MatsuiDaijiro Matsui
Daijiro Matsui is a Japanese mixed martial artist who competes in the light heavyweight division. He has fought in a number of organizations including the Pride Fighting Championships and the Cage Rage Championships.-Career:...
vs Bob Schrijber
- Matsui wins by disqualification at the end of round 1. Schrijber delivered an axe-kick after the bell to the back of Matsui's head while Matsui was on all fours.
Carl Malenko vs Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei César da Silva , nicknamed "The Axe Murderer", is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, who has competed in Japan's Pride Fighting Championships and the American based Ultimate Fighting Championship . Silva is known for his aggressive fighting style with the majority of his fights ending in...
- Silva defeats Malenko by unanimous decision.
Branko Cikatic
Branko Cikatic
Branko "The Croatian Tiger" Cikatić is a Croatian former heavyweight kickboxer, the first Croatian born fighter to achieve international success...
vs Maurice Smith
- Smith defeats Cikatic by forearm choke at 7:33 of round 1.
Larry Parker
Larry Parker
Kenneth James Grandberry is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth round of the 1999 NFL Draft. He played college football at USC.- References :...
vs Akira Shoji
- Shoji defeats Parker by decision after an extra round.
Anthony Macias
Anthony Macias
Anthony "Mad Dog" Macias is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes in the middleweight division. Anthony was introduced to the world of MMA in a fight against the legend Dan Severn at UFC 4. Anthony would go on to lose to Severn by submission. His most recent victory came against...
vs Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba
is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist and former professional wrestler. He has competed in pro-wrestling for New Japan Pro Wrestling, UWFi and Kingdom Pro Wrestling. He has fought in MMA competition in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, PRIDE Fighting Championships, K-1 Hero's and Dream...
- Sakuraba defeats Macias by armbar submission at 2:30 of round 2.
Mark Kerr vs Igor Vovchanchyn
Igor Vovchanchyn
Igor Yaroslavovich "Ice Cold" Vovchanchyn is a retired Ukrainian mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He won seven mixed martial arts tournaments, as well as acquiring a 37 fight unbeaten streak, and reaching the final of the Pride Grand Prix 2000....
- Ruled "No Contest" (post-event) due to illegal knee strikes from Igor Vovchanchyn at 4:36 of round 2.
Non-MMA Match
Tully Kulihaapai vs Enson InoueEnson Inoue
Enson Inoue is a Japanese American mixed martial artist. He has a professional MMA record of 12-8-0. He is a former Shooto Heavyweight Champion. He had also previously fought in Pride Fighting Championships, the biggest mixed martial arts organization at the time...
- Inoue defeats Kulihaapai by armbar submission at 1:15 of round 1 in a grappling match.
Alexander Otsuka
Alexander Otsuka
, better known by his ring name Alexander Otsuka, is a Japanese mixed martial arts fighter and professional wrestler. He competes in the Light Heavyweight division. He won his last fight at VFX - Vale Tudo Fighters Mexico against Masada Masada on May 27, 2006...
vs Nobuhiko Takada
Nobuhiko Takada
Nobuhiko Takada is a Japanese mixed martial arts fighter and professional wrestler. He is best known for helping to popularize shoot-style professional wrestling, as one of the biggest stars of the Universal Wrestling Federation and Union of Wrestling Force International in the '80s and '90s. He...
- Takada defeats Otsuka by technical knockout as the Referee Stopped the fight at 1:32 of round 2 in a pro wrestling style match. This fight is not included in any U.S. or "Legacy" VHS/DVD releases.