TAPE 452

Quality: EX (*MASTER*)

Length: 110 min (DVD)

PRIDE 1 - 10/11/97 (This is the historic first-ever Pride show.  Good show, but it's obvious on
 	watching this one, and Pride 2, that they still had a lot of kinks to work out - i.e.
 	automatic draws when a fight goes the distance, no restarts for non-action, etc.  A must-have
 	for any NHB/MMA fan, this is the US version complete with English commentary.  Also, unlike
	the Japanese version, all fights are complete.  I've got a DVD master, so quality is perfect.)

	Kazunari Murakama vs John Dixon
	Gary Goodridge vs Oleg Taktarov
	Renzo Gracie vs Akira Shoji
	Nathan Jones vs Koji Kitao (No wonder Kitao always wears a gi - he's FAT)
	Ralph White vs Branco Cikatic (Muay Thai kickboxing - Cikatic hits White with an	illegal kick,
		 raising a NASTY lump the size of an egg on his head.)
	Kimo vs Dan Severn
	Nobuhiko Takada vs Rickson Gracie (Takada makes his MMA debut and gets totally
		outclassed.  He attempts basically no strikes, which is stupid since he's
		in with a grappler.)