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Ultimate Fighting Championship 7 [VHS]

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I enjoyed this tournament alot, it was the first UFC I ever owned on video and I still pop it in and watch it every once in a while. It contains Paul "The Polarbear" Varelans, Marco "King of the Streets" Ruas, "The Russian Bear" Oleg Taktarov, and "The Rock" Ken Shamrock. Paul Varelans tears up his side of the bracket as Marco Ruas proves that the UFC is not all about wrestling as he brings out his awesome striking skills. The Taktarov/Shamrock fight goes... it's long... it's boring... a few spurts of hits here and there, but nothing really exciting. Regardless, "Brawl In Buffalo" is definetly one to keep in your UFC collection....

I think people were expecting the same bar brawling style of ufc VI(dont get me wrong,I like fast paced action fights,bar style fights),but I do like technical fights with some brawling,and
UFC 7 delivers.Mark Hall made his debut here,and he gives Harold
Howard some pain.Everybody thought Howard would win,but Hall
showed why he is called the Cobra.The best part of the event
is Marco Ruas.He is just amazing.The only downfall was some parts
of the superfight between Oleg Taktarov and Ken Shamrock got
kind of boring,but it was a good technical fight overall.If
you like UFC with action and technique,pick this one up.

A successful Oleg Taktarov, winner of UFC VI. tournamnet vs. Superfight Champion Ken Shamrock. On paper, and in the MMA scene, one of the most anticipated fights of the year. This Superfight would wind up being very dissapointing and dull. First of all friends should not being fighting. Clearly Oleg was never confortable fighting his friend. The match was THE only true disapointing fight of the night. As far as the tournament, it turned out to be better than expected. The return of Paul Varalens, and the debut of Brazilian fighting legend Marco Ruas made this tournament very riveting. Remco Pardoehl return was successful up until he battled Ruas. The final was a classic David vs. Goliath battle. A super tournament with a disappointing Superfight.

I'm not very experienced when it comes to grading these events, as this is only the 3rd nhb-tape I've ever seen. But I DO however know what I like, and i definetly liked this one. Apart from the superfight which was WAY too long there were few dull moments. And the legkicking in the finals were AWSOME!! 2 thumbs up!!

Four UFC veterans in the main draw, one of the most anticipated UFC debuts, and the third great final in the past four UFC events were all included in UFC VII. The Superfight is finally a watchable fight, though it is the worst of UFC VII. Don't expect the greatness of UFC's III, IV, and VI, but it's still a good purchase.

This was one of the first times a I was a little disappointed with a UFC event. The Brawl in Buffalo, in my opinion, was a little lacking. I had 2 problems with this one, 1) The Super Fight between defending UFC Champion Oleg Taktarov and defending Super Fight Champion Ken Shamrock and 2) the main draw.

First off the Super Fight is extremely long and very disappointing. Mainly in part that you could tell that Taktarov did not want to fight his friend, Shamrock. Plus with very limited action, aside from ground techniques and "the guard", there is really very little else to this match. It was a very hyped up match that totally bombed out.

Now the main draw was also not as impressive as it should have been and here's one of the problems. This came right after UFC 6 and everyone was expecting the same kind of action from the last one and everyone was expecting the same kind of bare knuckle striking. Unfortunately, there was none of that (aside from Marco Ruas).

This one did however see the return of UFC 2 fighter Remco Pardoel and UFC 3 finalist (and resident UFC Redneck) Harold Howard and the return of UFC 6 fighter Paul Varelans. The action was a bit slow and in some parts, it really dragged. I'll give it that this UFC had the difficult task of following UFC 6 but having more aggressive fighters in the main draw would've helped.

The last thing I want to be sure to cover (and DEFEND!) is the match between Ruas and Varelans and I just wanted to say that people are wrong in saying that Ruas was afraid to fight the much larger Varelans. Ruas had a great strategy and turned a UFC fight that could've gone to the ground into a Sabaki fight (if you don't know what that is, LOOK IT UP or go to a Martial Arts gym) where he had a better chance against a bigger and slower opponent.

Ruas used strategy instead of trying to go ape on his opponent and he just took his time. Special commentator Don "The Dragon" Wilson made the comment of "I don't see why Varelans is taking all this punishment on the leg and quadricep. All he has to do is lift up his leg and take the kick on the shin where he can take more damage." This happens all the time in Sabaki fights. Most times, kicks above the waist are rare and kicks to the leg and quads are more preferable in an attempt to bring your opponent down piece by piece. That and it's easier to kick the leg than it is to kick at the body or face.

So here's how I'm going to score UFC 7... -1 star for the Super Fight, -1 star for the main draw and lack of aggressive competition, -½ for the return of resident UFC Redneck Harold Howard BUT, +½ star for a pretty good interview with Tank Abbott. 3 Stars in total. If you're a fan of Marco Ruas, check out this UFC but if you're more of a fan of the fast paced action of the UFC, check out UFC 2, 3 or 6.

This is one of the better UFCs, except for the Shamrock vs. Taktarov fight, which is another 30+ minute yawner. It's the debut for Marco Ruas who shows off his awesome striking skills, defeating Paul Varelans in the finals by using devestating leg kicks.

Not a bad UFC. Varelans makes an impressive showing and so does Ruas. Cureton doesn't do a bad job, and the Hall/Howard fight is a bloody mess. The disapointments were the Ruas/Pardoel fight and the boring super fight. The tournement final is good, though. Not bad, especially if you're a UFC fan.

hha the best part of the video is whn thy interviewed tank ...haha he was wasted. the rest of the movie is pretty [not good], i wanted to see that gorilla looking guy "ruas" get taken out by remco. him and those ... leg kicks like he was scared to get close to varelas.i liked olegs style tho probabaly cuz he was fighting against one of the most boring fighters to watch, shamrock.i guess if u like to see guys hugging on the floor get this but i like more of a bar fight style.

Ruas is far too classy for his opponents