Customer Reviews

Caged Combat 5-DVD Boxed Set

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4 star:		(4)
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First off, I've got the DVD set. There are but 53 fights (55 if you count the two championship "fights" listed as fights but in which one of the competitors could not fight due to injury in their semifinal match - so they just walk out to the ring and concede the fight).

Production quality is poor, but varies from disk to disk. One disk has a few noticeable spots with bad macrovision encoding. Also, the disks are not numbered nor listed anywhere in chronological order so if you watch the disk labeled 1 first, you find out who is the tournament winner on 2 other disks, which leaves you knowing the winner of 6 of the fights before they begin - more than 10 percent of the fights, and by the time you've watched 3 videos, I'd guess you know the results of more than half the matches on the remaining ones.

The fights are raw. Some are out and out brawls, but, due to 7 ounce gloves, there is little blood. Some events in this "no holds barred" contest have significant rule changes - the Montreal fights allow no headbutts, some rule with respect to elbows, no striking a guy on the ground when you are standing, etc., that significantly detract from the quality of the fights (this is the only time I've ever seen a fight actually get stopped to let a fighter take a breather after an illegal blow).

A lot of fights seem to have been stopped by the ref prematurely, IMHO, for the saftety of the fighter. All said, I wouldn't compare the average quality of these fighters to UFC or Pride, but they are the equavalent of minor league stuff, but there are a few significant exceptions.

You really get what you pay for in this tape set as far as video quality is concerned. Let's forget about fight quality/content and focus on footage/picture quality. ALL 5 of the tapes are recorded in EP! HORRIBLE EP I might add! Although the fine print on the box and on the tape labels suggest "highest quality EP", that's really so far from the truth. Don't get the VHS edition if you're looking for a good quality picture. I only tolerate EP from tapes I record myself off of TV, not when I pay money expecting professional quality footage. Remember, this rating is only for video quality on the VHS edition and not for quality of the fights. There are plenty of other reviews here that judge the fight quality.

The fights on here were raw and rugged, kinda like the early days of UFC. If you are into wild fighting and lots of tapouts to strikes, this is for you. The production was so so, but the sport is very new and you are bound to see this at this stage. Nice to see some early fights on John Lober, Paul Varelens, and BEST OF ALL #1 heavy weight in the world Igor Vovchanchin. Igors fight are worth the price of this tape alone!

this collection has it all. great knockouts,good fighters and some very unintentional but hilarious commentry from Dutch heavyweight Bas Rutten,case in point is his constant referral to Igor Vovchanchin as "that Igor guy" and when P Khmelev low blows R Kriviy,you actually here Bas remark "ohh my god, he has kicked him in the balls!!" The standard of tactical and grappling fighting may not be as high as the UFC but the brawling in many of the fights compensates more than adequetly. There are even a few womens fights included, but after viewing them i think you will agree that their place is in the kitcheon,not in the cage!! Ohh and can someone out there verify my suspicions that Zee Vjesalico is not really a woman,but a man!!The bottom line is that that this package rocks,with lots of hard hitting fights.This review refers to DVD.

In a word: fantastic. Some others mentioned the sub-standard production quality...which I will agree with. This is the only drawback, which is completely negated by how many fights are in this set for the money! Five DVDs! Lots of big names...Macias, Varelens, Severn, Dixson, Vovchanchyn, Lober, Gassaway, etc. Picture: 4/5 Sound: 3/5 Commentating: 3/5 Fights: 5/5 Bang for your buck: 6/5

Pay the extra few bucks and get the DVD version.

First of all, there must be a difference between the video and DVD versions, or whoever wrote the original ad was a little nuts, or just plain dumb. There are only 53 fights on the VHS version. Still, for the money, it's a great deal, which is why I gave it four stars. The fight quality is probably only 3 stars, with a lot more blood and brawling than technique. It still has some impressive fights, and has some early fights of Vovchanchin's. Also, it contains four women's MMA fights. Wild and wacky!

When i first got involved into mixed-martial arts tournaments, I would never have expected to see so many high-quality performances in one package. The fights, ranging from America to the Ukraine, helps you to discover great fighters along the way. Seeing Igor Vovchanchyn upset the great Paul Varelans is worth the paying price anyway. The Women's matches scattered througout the five dvd set is very intense, yet suprisingly good for a non-commercial event(s). This is great to add to a mma fan's collection, but if you are just getting involved into this astonishing sport, buying this would not disappoint. Whether you just want to see two people have a slugfest, or a complex and intense batle of talent, the variations included inside this specific set will satisfy you.

You'll see some fighters before they went to Pride FC. You'll see a young and thinner Vovchanchin in Kiev, Anthony Macias, Vernon White, Jeremy Horn, etc... In addition, theres girl MMA contest and though technically very bad, Its fun to watch.

The set contains:
Baton Rouge,Louisiana
Kiev,Ukraine
Akwesasne,New York
Biloxi,Mississippi
Montreal,Canada

Note, This set and the other 3 Disc set together contains all of the IFC fights on DVD.

the best hand to hand fighting box set i own , 88 fights on this one a fighting marathon on this one this one is a must for all ufc style fighting fans

This is a great video.The standard of tactical and grappling fighting may not be as high as the UFC but the brawling in many of the fights is pretty good.I like the Ultimate Street brawls at streetbrawls.com but this is good for caged combating.There are even a few womens fights included, but after viewing them i think you will agree that their place is in the kitcheon,not in the cage!!