PRIDE MW Grand Prix - Total Elimination, Fight Pictures & Post Fight Comments

[edouble]

PRIDE MW Grand Prix - Total Elimination
Fight Pictures & Post Fight Comments
4/23/2005 at the Osaka Dome, Osaka, JAPAN

*Pictures by: Toshiko Masago, Wayne Kim, David Moskowitz, and Hody Jae Huh
*Translation by: Toshiko Masago and Wayne Kim
**I would like to thank Bas Rutten and Bas Rutten Gear for helping my crew and I. Please visit their hompages. Bas Rutten (http://www.basrutten.tv/) & Bas Rutten Gear (http://www.mmagoods.com/)**


http://www.ironlife.com/Events/PRIDE_GP_042305/Misc/Logo.JPG

http://www.ironlife.com/Events/PRIDE_GP_042305/Misc/Pride_MW_GP_Belt.JPG

Randleman vs. Nakamura
http://www.ironlife.com/Events/PRIDE_GP_042305/Randleman_vs._Nakamura/01.JPG
http://www.ironlife.com/Events/PRIDE_GP_042305/Randleman_vs._Nakamura/02.JPG

http://www.ironlife.com/Events/PRIDE_GP_042305/PostFightComments/KazuhiroNakamura.JPG
KAZUHIRO NAKAMURA: I'm happy about the results. I was pretty confident through out the fight I could win because I could feel Kevin losing his stamina.

http://www.ironlife.com/Events/PRIDE_GP_042305/PostFightComments/Kevin_Randleman.JPG
KEVIN RANDLEMAN: I lost to a better fighter today. There's no excuses. I didn't bring my "A" game and he brought his "A" game. I'm not going anywhere, I'll be here for a long time. When your fighting for Pride and you don't bring your "A" game -- you lose. Nakamura is a good fighter.

Click here (http://www.ironlife.com/forum/showthread.php?t=54494) for the entire set of photos and comments.

[RedHawk]

Very cool! thanks

[edouble]

Very cool! thanks

Thanks bro. Hody and his team did a nice job with the pics and coverage for this event.

~ed~

[mata-leao]

great stuff! will you be posting other fights as well?

[Cracked_Knuckle]

Nice coverage there!

[( o Y o )]

That belt pic is sweeeet!

[edouble]

That belt pic is sweeeet!

How long before they start selling replica belts like the WWE does?

~ed~

[Angelco]

Great pics and nice comments. LOL @ Alistair saying he's a white belt :D

[Freezing_Moon]

I wonder why Lister is being pissy with Arona now. Maybe seeing your friend desperately try and break your leg does something to the friendship bond.

[hody]

I wonder why Lister is being pissy with Arona now. Maybe seeing your friend desperately try and break your leg does something to the friendship bond.

He mentioned in the post-fight interview that Arona was trying to open his cut with his fingers -- he didn't come out and say 'gouge' but it was implied. He kinda talked about this in passing...that's why I didn't put it in with his comments. He talked about it but didn't focus on it. He did say that Arona was a good fighter and athlete though.

Hody :cool:

[RedHawk]

Thanks Hody! great work!

[Erasmus]

Kondo's such a class act. :cool: