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THE WAY IT SHOULD STILL BE ! | Ultimate Fighting Championship 1 [VHS]

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	• Ultimate Fighting Championship 1 [VHS] Vidmark / Trimark, 1998 average customer review:based on 19 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Worst Man Wins

Hey Greverio, news flash GRACIE IS BORING, the crowd was booing because shamrock should have won, oh let's waqtch a guy put his opponent in a leg lock for 20 minutes, (yeay) oh and shamrock is still around today where is gracie. other then that this event is a pretty solid debut for ufc

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A must buy for a mixed martial arts fan in order to see the changes in the sport since 1994. However, I would buy it new from the UFC for 15 bucks.

THE WAY IT SHOULD STILL BE !

ALOT OF PEOPLE THINK GRACIE ISN"T A GREAT FIGHTER.WELL THE FIGHTERS TODAY CAN BARELY MAKE IT TROUGH TWO 5 MINUTE ROUNDS.THIS DVD SHOWS THE WAY IT SHOULD BE. NO TIME LIMITS,AND THE ONLY RULES WERE NO BITING OR EYE GOUGING. THERE WERE NO ROUNDS EITHER. SO IF YOU WANT TO SEEREAL MMA COMPETITION BY THIS DVD!

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Amazing to see how much it has advanced

As an avid fan of MMA since the beginning, I bought this video in the old-school VHS format when it first came out. Even then I knew this would be huge.

The idea of matching up different disciplines, different warriors, different armies has been around forever. There are still people who contend that Muhammad Ali could knock out anyone, or that Bruce Lee could beat the tar out of 10 guys like in his movies. Well, UFC #1 began to answer the age old questions of who is the toughest, who is the best, which fighting style is the most beneficial, and who could prove it.

First and foremost, this has two of the legends of the sport: Royce Gracie and Ken Shamrock. Other notable fighters include Gerard Gordeau and Patrick Smith. There were no weight classes for this tournament, and the fights were untimed.

Here are the lessons from UFC #1:
1) Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) is the superior fighting style
2) The judges were horrifically unprepared. It's interesting to note that the judges in UFC #1 were vale tudo guys, and that vale tudo translates roughly in English to "everything is allowed." Why have judges? More on that in a moment.
3) Absolutely nobody saw BJJ coming. Patrick Smith loses to Ken Shamrock via heel hook, and it's excruciating to see Smith realize too late that it's going to be painful enough for him to tap out.

Most of the fights are one-sided and quick, with only one fight lasting longer than 2 minutes.

Back to the officiating of UFC #1. When Gracie choked out Shamrock, and Shamrock clearly tapped, the official doesn't stop the fight. It's baffling to see now. There is even a minor argument about the legitimacy of the tap out. As a result of the poor officiating, Gracie got Gordeau in a rear naked choke and held on WELL after the official stopped the fight, wanting to ensure that there was no doubt. There is no way that MMA would have advanced beyond a few seasons if this officiating continued.

This is a great addition to anyone's collection. To see how ridiculously unprepared everyone is for BJJ - especially the ease with which Royce Gracie continually gains the mount position - is almost comical for even the average fan today. This is the beginning, people, and you'll enjoy how different it is.

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Pretty Good

The first taste the US got of NHB combat. This UFC did a great job of getting 8 different Martial Arts stylists together in a pretty exciting tournament. The first fight between Teila Tuli and Gerald Gordeau set the pace to how this tounrnament is going to be.

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