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Pride FC - Hardcore Knockouts, Vol. 1

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Most knockout compilations suck. It's just a plain fact. You get ahold of them, usually after forking over a lump of hard-earned dough, and after one or two viewings of a string of badly edited, often poor-quality KOs presented without any context, they gather dust somewhere on a back shelf until the inevitable yard sale. Bo-ring.

PRIDE FC - HARDCORE KNOCKOUTS VOL. I is a pleasant exception to this rule. It is a slickly packaged, well-produced and reasonably well commentated 110 minutes of some of the nastiest KOs to occur in the legendary PRIDE ring. Fans of MMA and of PRIDE fighting in particular will not be disappointed in what I hope is the first of a several-volume series.

The DVD is hosted by current IFL representative and former MMA legend Bas Rutten, and PRIDE's ringside commentator, Mauro Renallo. Rutten is maybe a bit too caffinated to give his best performance here, but nobody at the Kraft Services table was gonna tell "El Guapo" he couldn't have that sixth cappucino. Renallo, with his Brent Mussberger voice and Jim Lampley diction, is slightly annoying as always, but otherwise does his job of lobbing semi-rhetorical questions at Bas with skill and aplomb.

Now for the good stuff. HARDCORE KNOCKOUTS is a densely-layered highlight reel combining random one-punch KOs, the career-best KOs of various marquee fighters, and several important PRIDE fights in their entirety.

The disc starts with a series of brutal knockouts from various PRIDE cards, including some stunners by Ken Shamrock, Gary "Big Daddy" Goodridge and Gilbert Yvel. It segues into the best performances of Fedor Emilianenko, Wanderlei Silva, Mirko Cro Cop, Quinten "Rampage" Jackson, Chuck "the Iceman" Liddell and Igor Vovchanchyn. There are some vicious, vicious beatings here, especially by Cro Cop, Volvchanchyn and Silva. One of the most spectacular, however, is Rampage's "slam knockout" of Ricardo Arona. Holy @#%!

Fights shown in entirety are Wanderei Silva vs. Kazushi "the Gracie Hunter" Sakuraba, Mirko Cro Cop vs. Kevin "the Monster" Randelman, and Chuck Liddell vs. Rampage Jackson. Fans of Liddell will not enjoy this last one, it is a well-and-true butt-kicking, probably thrown in to draw interest in the upcoming rematch.

Some flaws: 1) Alexander Emilianenko, the tattoed kid brother of Fedor, is seen here only getting brutally KO'd by Cro Cop. This man has several spectacular KOs to his credit, but none are pictured here. 2) The commentators, despite aknowledging that PRIDE has been bought by the UFC, can't help taunting Chuck Liddell about losing to Rampage in PRIDE, drawing the conclusion that UFC fighters can't quite cut the mustard in the PRIDE ring. I realize this was just chest-thumping for the org that pays their wages, and I realize that Cro Cop hasn't fared so well since going UFC, but hey -- this is Chuck we're talking about. It ain't wise to upset a Wookie. 3) Several of Fedor Emilianenko's "best KOs" are actually not KOs, they are fights he won by decision -- in other words, they are highlights, not knockouts. 4) No Don Frye (except as a victim).

Having made that qualification (and keeping in mind there should be other volumes coming) I would definitely recommend this disc to anyone who enjoys MMA and wants to see some true beatdowns delivered by, and sometimes to, the greatest fighters in the PRIDE ring.

This is a great introduction to Pride and the greater world of mixed martial arts. Unlike other knockout compilations, they don't just show knockouts, but good fights as well (a few end in decision or submission). There is also a fluidity to the presentation, unlike the UFC's compilations, which usually only show us a few seconds of the fight.

Outstanding...I gave this a 5 star rating with no problem. By far this is the best Knockouts DVD in existence. The Editing was fantastic...and yes far better than what the UFC has produced. This DVD is a MUST for any and all MMA fans. If you don't have it...get it.

FOR FANS OF MMA,THIS IS THE BEST COLLECTION OF FIGHT ENDING KNOCKOUTS THAT I HAVE SEEN.MOST ALL OF THE FAMOUS FIGHTERS IN THE SPORT OF MMA ARE ON THIS DVD.LIDELL,SHAMROCK,CRO-COP,SILVA,RAMPAGE JACKSON,RANDELMAN AND MANY MORE HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE MOST INTENSE KNOCKOUT SEQUENCES IN ANY FIGHTING LEAGUE.IT IS DEFINITLY MY FAVORITE MMA DVD THAT I HAVE PURCHASED,WELL WORTH A LOOK.

Pride FC's Hardcore Knockouts vol. 1 is THE BEST knockout compilation that I've ever seen. Now, I should state that I am a hardcore fan of both the Pride FC and the UFC, and I've seen all 5 UFC Ultimate knockout dvds and this one is my favorite so far. The way they did the editing on here is absolutely amazing. They keep the Ko action hard, fast and brutal and they also manage to give you plenty of replays of each and every Ko.

This first edition of Hardcore Knockouts gives you hi-light reel material from Wanderlei Silva, Mirko Cro Cop,Chuck Liddell,Igor Vovchanchyn,Quinton Jackson and more. They also show hi-lights from Fedor's brutal G&P of Heath Herring,Nogueira, and Fujita. '

I can't recommend this Knockout dvd enough, I used to have it on psp before they released it on dvd. I can't tell you how many times I've watched this over and over and over again. This is the best Ko dvd to me because of the way it's compiled and the way it's edited and of course, this being Pride, the fights are superb.

If you are only a UFC fanatic and for some reason can't allow yourself to get into Pride, than at least pick this up for 10 bucks and be mesmerized at what was the best MMA organization on the planet.

For an MMA fan - you're going to like this one. Classic stuff in here like Randleman slamming Fedor and the match between 'Jackson v. Liddell'.

I highly recommend this item!

Pride's hardcore knockouts was an awsome buy. Awsome knockouts by some of the best in MMA such as Wanderlei Silva and Crocop. This DVD is for any MMA lover or those new to the sport who just wanna see knockouts. This was 2hours of non-stop knees, punches, kicks, and Ground and pound! Way better then UFC's hardcore knockouts!

This is much better than UFC KOs....better production, better fights...Great way to see a lot of PRIDE for just 12 bucks......