PRIDE Bushido 9

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PRIDE Bushido 9 was a mixed martial arts event held by PRIDE Fighting Championships. This event held the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds of the first ever Welterweight tournament and Lightweight tournament. It took place at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan on September 25, 2005. Under BUSHIDO rules, matches are 2 rounds only. It is considered by many fans and critics to be one of the most entertaining MMA events ever held. The finals for the welterweight tournament as well as the lightweight tournament was held at Shockwave 2005 later that year on new year's eve. Fight Card: Welterweight Tournament Opening Round: Alternate Bout: Paulo Filho vs Ryuta Sakurai Daniel Acacio vs Akihiro Gono Ryo Chonan vs Dan Henderson Phil Baroni vs Ikuhisa Minowa Murilo Bustamante vs Masanori Suda Lightweight Tournament Opening Round: Alternate Bout: Charles Bennett vs Dokonjonosuke Mishima Jens Pulver vs Hayato Sakurai Yves Edwards vs Joachim Hansen Takanori Gomi vs Tatsuya Kawajiri Luiz Azeredo vs Naoyuki Kotani Welterweight Tournament Semi-Finals: Akihiro Gono vs Dan Henderson Murilo Bustamante vs Ikuhisa Minowa Lightweight Tournament Semi-Finals: Joachim Hansen vs Hayato Sakurai Luiz Azeredo vs Takanori Gomi