Good lord, where did they dig up those "ring girls"? Not only do they need to put some clothes on but a bag over the head would be an improvement, too! YUCK! And these "fighters" have more titles than an English monarch, I swear. What does it take for a self-proclaimed "founder of [insert just some random goofy sounding Asian name here]" to award himself a "black belt" in the discipline he supposedly created? And yet, these guys have "black belts" in (supposedly) a dozen different disciplines before they're even 25 years old. I swear these contenders must have been handed an "Introduction" card along with their application to fight on these cards: "Tell the ring announcer everything you want him to say about you..." so they award themselves "black belts" in 37 different disciplines, and oh, by the way, I fought in the Kumite ... you know, that fake "fight to the death" mixed-martial-arts tournament in the Jean Claude van Damme movie? Yeah, there... I fought there. And won. (Insert more rolling-eyes emojis here.) Love the gis worn in the Ryan Parker vs Remco Perdoel match; Hartjes Autos .... reminds me of Rocky Balboa's "Shamrock Meats" robe he wore in Rocky. LOL
There's very little positive that can be said about this card with the exception of the final match. Although it went long (by early-UFC standards, 13:17) it was well worth watching. Yes, there were some dull moments of hanging on to the cage (it was allowed back then), but the finish was worth seeing. Sadly, the "super" fight between Shamrock and Taktarov turned out to be super dull. What a stinker.
This one is available on ESPN + but watch this one at your own risk. Better yet, skip straight to the final match; it was the only thing worth watching here.
Review by ShubesBlockedParent2022-12-06T01:43:41Z
Good lord, where did they dig up those "ring girls"? Not only do they need to put some clothes on but a bag over the head would be an improvement, too! YUCK! And these "fighters" have more titles than an English monarch, I swear. What does it take for a self-proclaimed "founder of [insert just some random goofy sounding Asian name here]" to award himself a "black belt" in the discipline he supposedly created? And yet, these guys have "black belts" in (supposedly) a dozen different disciplines before they're even 25 years old. I swear these contenders must have been handed an "Introduction" card along with their application to fight on these cards: "Tell the ring announcer everything you want him to say about you..." so they award themselves "black belts" in 37 different disciplines, and oh, by the way, I fought in the Kumite ... you know, that fake "fight to the death" mixed-martial-arts tournament in the Jean Claude van Damme movie? Yeah, there... I fought there. And won. (Insert more rolling-eyes emojis here.) Love the gis worn in the Ryan Parker vs Remco Perdoel match; Hartjes Autos .... reminds me of Rocky Balboa's "Shamrock Meats" robe he wore in Rocky. LOL
There's very little positive that can be said about this card with the exception of the final match. Although it went long (by early-UFC standards, 13:17) it was well worth watching. Yes, there were some dull moments of hanging on to the cage (it was allowed back then), but the finish was worth seeing. Sadly, the "super" fight between Shamrock and Taktarov turned out to be super dull. What a stinker.
This one is available on ESPN + but watch this one at your own risk. Better yet, skip straight to the final match; it was the only thing worth watching here.