PRIDE

[SPX]

As some of you here may know, I was not really a big MMA fan when PRIDE was going on. Most of what I have seen have been highlights and the odd fight here and there.

But I do have that big ass 70 GB torrent collection downloaded, so I'm trying to figure out where to start. Any of you guys have a specific event that I should check out?

[Ludo]

Re: PRIDE

My favorite was Pride 13 to start. Wanderlei, Hendo, Vitor Belfort, Mark Coleman, Guy Mezger, Renzo, Heath Herring, Igor, Allan Goes, and Sakuraba.

[Luke]

Re: PRIDE

I cant remember every event number or year of the great ones but off the top of my head:

Shockwave 2004,2005
Final Conflict 2003
Pride 33

There were so many other good ones though I just cant remember the events names.

[SPX]

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Thanks both of you, that's at least enough to get me started.

[SPX]

Re: PRIDE

Okay, watching Pride 13 right now.

There's some samurai dude in the ring with a bunch of mist.

Kind of wishing I hadn't missed out on this whole Pride thing back in the day.

[SPX]

Re: PRIDE

Everyone in this motherfucker looks roided out. . .

[zY|]

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I personally love the grand prixs, especially the MW tourneys of 03 and 05.

Total Elimination 2003 - has Chuck smashing Overeem, Rampage/Bustamante, Wand/Saku 3. Also Fedor/Goodridge, Nogueira/Ricco, and Cro Cop/Igor(one of the greatest knockouts of all time)

Final Conflict 2003 - Chuck/Rampage 1, Wand/Yoshida, Wand/Rampage 1, Henderson/Bustamante, and Cro Cop/Nogueira.

Then the 2005 tourney aka the rise of the Shogun

Total Elimination 2005 - Vitor/Overeem, Henderson/Lil Nog, Shogun/Rampage

Critical Countdown 2005 - Overeem/Igor, Arona/Sakuraba(one of the worst beatdowns ever), and of course Shogun/Lil Nog

Final Conflict 2005 - Arona beats Wanderlei, then Shogun annihilates Overeem and Arona in the same night to win the GP. Oh and a side note, the biggest MMA fight ever is also on the card, Fedor vs Cro Cop.

PRIDE rules. There's tons of other good ones. I didn't see any of it live either but I've watched quite a bit of it.

IIRC, that 75gb torrent doesn't even include the Bushido series, does it?

[SPX]

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Sweet. Thanks for the info zY. That's a lot of good shit right there.

[SPX]

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Just watched Hendo/Renzo.

Renzo got knocked clean the fuck out and I'm not even sure how.

[zY|]

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Doesn't he eat a knee?

[SPX]

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They're saying it was an uppercut. It's kind of hard to tell. Looks like Renzo shoots and just goes straight narcoleptic.

[SPX]

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Damn, Coleman looks young and not close to death.

[zY|]

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Speaking of Coleman, you need to watch the first Shogun fight and the shitstorm that ensues inside the ring when Chute Boxe jumps him.

[SPX]

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I've seen that actually, on YouTube.

[zY|]

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Or when he wins the 2000 grand prix and jumps into the ropes and falls on his ass. Or when he freaks out after losing to Fedor the first time, or when he loses to Fedor the second time and his daughters come up and start bawling. There are so many great Coleman moments.