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Ultimate Fighting Championship Action-Pack [VHS]

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If you watch the whole series, it tells a real story. In UFC 1: The Beginning, Ken Shamrock fights Gracie. Ken Shamrock was viewed as a punk kid, and not much was known about him. The ref was an unskilled moron, and the commentators weren't very good, either.

In UFC 2, we see a vengeful Pat Smith send a few people to the hospital. The fights are fast, furious, and action-packed. This one is the fiercest UFC's to date, and I would recommend it to anyone who is seeking brutality on videotape. John McCarthy takes over for that moron from UFC 1.

In 3-4, we see the UFC change to allow more challenging alternates, closer matches, and last, but not least, the permanent induction of Big John McCarthy into the UFC. Ken Shamrock and Royce Gracie are looking for a rematch, but it never happens for one reason or another.

In UFC 5, Ken Shamrock's popularity is peaking, and we have really gotten to know him. Royce Gracie bows out of the competition in exchange for a rematch with Ken Shamrock, creating the first superfight in UFC history. Without the worry of having fought earlier opponents, Ken and Royce face off in the best of conditions. Also, on this one, you will see Dan Severn earn his title as "The Beast", and Guy Mezger enter the UFC for the first time in his first qualifying match.

All in all, this boxed set is great. You get some hard hits with an interesting true life story to boot. Most importantly, you will see what the UFC was like before censorship intervened and removed some of its early greatness.

Remember when Royce Gracie turned the martial arts world upside down? Back then, the question was who would win, the karate fighter or the judo/jiu jitsu fighter, the Asian equivalent of the boxer vs. wrestler question. Royce Gracie gave us the answer - the grappler will win even if he is outweighed. Years later, now that the Gracie style of fighting has been exposed to the world, it has become necessary to be exposed to every kind of fighting in order to be world class. But these old UFC flicks take us back to a time when Gracie Jiu Jitsu was something new, just taking over the world. Obviously, someone who doesn't know to watch for a triangle choke or an arm bar doesn't have a chance in hell against a Gracie. Back then, Royce Gracie could have choked out Superman. Now we know that Superman is taking lessons from one of the Gracie clan members.

This is definately the best representation of what The Ultimate Fighting Championship is all about! Before all the rules, the judges, and the time limits, here you will find none of those! All you have is non stop no holds barred raw fighting with the cream of the crop. Words cannot do it justice so just take a minute and order these tapes for pure Ultimate Fighting Enjoyment ! You will not be sorry you did!

this boxed set was my first step into UFC and it was worth it. the first five tournaments you will see a progression of fighters abilites as well as some great fights. back then, the ufc still had no weight classes so you could (and will) see a 600 lb man fight a 200 lb man. all sorts of style vs style matches, david vs goliath, plus you will see the start and "end" of the shamrock-gracie rivalry. definitely a worthwhile buy.

If you haven't experienced UFC before, then this is a good way to go. The first 5 are the most brutal of all UFC (with the possible exclusion of Ultimate Ultimate 2).

These are as close as you can get to a normal street fight.

The real stuff before they changed all the rules to become 'safe'. Now the UFC is almost a sport.

This is a great set.The UFC in 1-5 was raw and at its best nearly anything went.It shows the Great Royce Gracie steam role through it untill UFC 4 introduces Dan severn.This shows the technique of fighters and the brutalness this definately is a buy worth while in my view.As a Jiu-Jitsu fan i love seeing royce fight and take out the larger men.I advise this buy to anyone who wants too see fighting at its best

These videos are nothing short of amazing. Being a martial artist myself, I know good fights when I see them. Fighters from all around the world compete in no holds barred competition, and might I just say, it gets very brutal. Teeth flying, blood-galore, and many more injuries. Each fighter has his own unique style (i.e. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Kenpo, Greco-Roman Wrestling etc..)Each video puts you on the edge of your seats, and makes sure you stay there. If you want real competition with real fighting, these are the videos for you. I also recommend you check out the Pride videos, which are quite similar to UFC.

Ok.. First of all, I'm not interested in the UFC out of blood-thirst.. Like all the other reviewers seem to be.. hehe..

I wanted to check this set out, since I love martial arts, and wanted to see how they match up against eachother in "real-world" fights..

Anyhow, that's exactly what I got.. Simply AMAZING!!! So.. You don't have to be a blood-thirsty "I'm not a wimp" kind of guy... You can just be interested in martial-arts, this is a GREAT set of tapes with some AMAZING fights I couldn't see ANYWHERE else..!

HIGHLY recommended!!

Just a note - After watching these videos, It's CLEAR to me that grappling/Wrestling arts are ALWAYS superior, Self-defence wise, to any Karate/Boxing/Punching style arts...!

Good fights, particularly as there aren't as many rules as there are now....Royce Gracie, Shamrock and Severn feature with Gracie (of course) dominating. Royce's fight with Kimo is good and shows how bjj can be used against a much bigger opponent...

This is the best set of any videos you will ever find.This is for real men only.Nasty hits and whatnot.These tapes are the best ever made because of how old they are they show real fighting no rules,no time out,no nothing.I think this is a must have if you like this type of thing.BEWARE NOT FOR WIMPS. I rate it 100 stars but who am i right buy it and find out yourself.IF YOU DARE.