TAPE 807

Quality: EX (*MASTER*)

Length: 3.6 hrs (2 DVD)

PRIDE 32 - 10/21/06 (After years of speculation and numerous fits-and-starts, Pride finally
	comes to the US!  The results are a mixed bag - decisive finishes by big stars mixed in with
	lots of non-competitive matches, and breaks in the action directed at a Japanese audience
	instead of American.  Still, overall this is an excellent first effort for Pride as the
	overall production on this show blows away anything UFC has attempted here.  I've got a 
	master of the US PPV, so VQ is perfect.)

	Robbie Lawler vs Joey Villasenor (The show starts off with a bang as Lawler scores the KO
		win in just 22 seconds with a spectacular flying knee.)
	Kazuhiro Nakamura vs Travis Galbraith
	Phil Baroni vs Yosuke Nishijima
	Dan Henderson vs Vitor Belfort (Possibly Belfort's last fight for Pride as he gives a 
		lackluster effort, then gets busted for steroids.  Not good for "The Phenom".)
	Butterbean vs Sean O'Haire (Embarrassing fight that belongs nowhere near a PPV; yeah, 
		O'Haire was a sub for Mark Hunt but still...)
	Josh Barnett vs Pawel Nastula (Somebody from this fight got busted for 'roids and,
 		shockingly, it was NOT Barnett...)
	Kevin Randleman vs Mauricio Rua (Randleman demonstrates the vast submission skills taught in
		the Hammer House as he simply lays on the mat doing nothing while Rua works on his legs
		for over a minute before finally locking in a kneebar for the submission.  It's
 		impossible to overstate just how lost and futile Randleman looked on the mat here - this
		after an over 10-year career in MMA.  Oh yeah, he'd get popped for 'roids afterward,
 		too.)
	Fedor Emelianenko vs Mark Coleman (Prior to the fight, they show a couple videos
 		highlighting Mark Coleman as a dedicated family man who fights for his kids.  This would
		provide an oddly touching, yet disturbing scene after the fight - Coleman gets thoroughly
		dominated as Fedor easily brushes off Coleman's one-dimensional takedown attack before
		submitting him.  After the fight, Coleman's face is a mess but he brings his crying young
 		children into the ring to assure them, over and over, "Daddy's OK".  He then takes his
		kids over to meet Fedor and assures them that Fedor, the guy who just made mush out of
		Daddy's face, is really a nice guy.  It's touching yet I can't help but be disturbed by
		the image of Coleman's kids crying, ya know?  Then, in a nice moment of humor, Coleman
		playfully asks Fedor if he can punch him since he basically hadn't laid a glove on him
		during the fight.  Fedor agrees and Coleman puts a couple gentle taps on Fedor's chin.
		If nothing else, this fight shows that Fedor is back-to-form after a year off and that
		Coleman really does need to retire.  It's clear from his performance, and Randleman's,
		that the Hammer House has been completely passed by the rest of the MMA world.)