The PRIDE: CRITICAL COUNTDOWN ABSOLUTE DVD. PRIDE Bushido 12 also known as PRIDE Bushido Survival 2nd Round was a mixed martial arts event held by PRIDE Fighting Championships. The event consisted of the second round of the 2006 BUSHIDO Welterweight (183 lb) tournament. It took place on August 26, 2006, at the Nagoya Rainbow Hall. The winning tournament participants in this round advanced to the semifinals, which were held at PRIDE Bushido 13 on November 5th. Bushido 12 marked the beginning of PRIDE showing Bushido events for free in America. Bushido 12 was shown on free cable television in the United States through Fox Sports Net on August 27, 2006. This broadcast was, however, edited for content and for time down to two hours. Matches included: Seichi Ikemoto vs Daisuke NakamuraHiroyuke Abe vs Naoki MatsushitaJeff Curran vs Hatsu HiokiShinya Aoki vs Jason BlackGilbert Melendez vs Nobuhiro ObiyaChris Brennan vs Tatsuya KawajiriMitsuhiro Ishida vs Cristiano MarcelloLuciano Azevedo vs Hayato SakuraiEric “Butterbean” Esch vs Ikuhisa MinowaRyo Chonan vs Paulo FilhoAkihiro Gono vs Gegard MousasiDan Henderson vs Kazuo MisakiDavid Baron vs Champion Takanori Gomi