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This event is full of top-notch fighters but there is little worth seeing here. Much of this fight card consists of hugging and laying on the mat, and for me it was hard to resist fast forwarding through some parts of the fights. After the second or third fight, it’s decision after decision, with little action or progress in the fights. Near the end of the card, I think it’s the third to last fight, Bas Rutten even loses his patience and says “I hope this fight…isn’t the same…as the last one.” He doesn’t get his wish.

I don’t mind fights that take place mostly on the ground or in the clinch and go to a decision, as long as there is some effort from both fighters. I don’t need the highlight reel knockouts and submissions to enjoy a fight. The majority of these fights, however, can be really boring to watch, with little effort from fighters to push the pace or make any progress. I’m surprised the referees let them spend nearly 5 minutes just laying on the ground.

Vovchanchyn vs. Kerr was especially frustrating. Igor tries to keep the fight upbeat and on the feet with striking, and Kerr gets a takedown and just lays there. At one point he even gets perfect side control and does nothing but lay there, like he wants to go to sleep. On top of that the judges can’t decide a winner because there’s so little going on for the 20 minutes, that they have to go to overtime. Even then it goes to a decision but at least the fighters put some energy into the fight.

Herring vs Inoue and Almeida vs Shoji are enjoyable, Silva vs. Henderson is great, and Sakuraba vs. Gracie, while a disappointment because they could only keep it to a one round fight (Grace has a serious shoulder injury and PRIDE didn’t feel comfortable letting him fight, but he’s too stubborn to back down from Sakuraba) is an interesting fight while it lasts. Fujita vs. Yvel is decent, featuing some good stand up and ground and pound but then a little too much lying around, with neither fighter acco
Pride FC Cold Fury

Probably any tale set at a travelling circus is going to be wonderfully colorful, but this one surpassed my expectations. I was so engrossed in what was going to happen with all the characters, and just absolutely loved the whole thing.
Domestic Light And Cold