Product Description THE FIGHTS: Vanderlei Silva -vs- Sean Bormet Marcello Goncalves -vs- Christian Quezada Mark Hall -vs- Luiz Fraga Artur Muriano -vs- Pat Assalone Edigio daCosta -vs- Brian Gassaway Johil De Olivera -vs- Joao Bosco 8-Man Tournament, 2 Single Fights, 9 Total Fights! From the Contributor It was a hot September 15th, 1997 in Brazil when promoter Sergio Baterelli changed the world of fighting. With the Ultimate Fighting Championship being turned into a regulated "sport" in the U.S., the I.V.C. (International Vale Tudo Championships) reigned supreme as the only "No Holds Barred" and bare-knuckle fighting promotion on the planet. For the next few years, the I.V.C. would produce the most brutal, bloody and hardest-hitting shows ever witnessed. The I.V.C. helped launch the careers of the top two fighters of today (Pride Champion Vanderlei Silva and the UFC Champion Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell). I.V.C. 2: Birth of an Axe Murderer features the debut of one of the most feared fighters in the sport of Mixed Martial Arts, Vanderlei Silva. Uncut, unedited and newly restored digital video off the Brazilian TV masters. Elbows, headbutts, knees, head kicks and everything that made the I.V.C. legendary are brought to life on DVD for the first time.
I**D
Just like an other IVC show with more blood
Everything is in Portuguese, including menus. Just like all other IVC shows, minimal rules and poor quality. Wanderlei's fight is not exceptionally good, but is perhaps one of the most bloody thanks to one of the most gruesome cuts I've seen (they didn't have rules for stopping the fight due to cuts).
M**A
Brutally awesome!
A great DVD featuring the legendary Wanderlei Silva. The action is hard hitting throughout, with no rules, so there are Headbutts, and other strikes newer fans of MMA may not be accustomed to seeing. You get the full tournament from the opening round to the finals.
C**E
Save your money
This disk had two major problems. When the menu comes up, you cannot choose any of the items. Frankly I don't know what I did that made the dvd start, and when I tried to do it again, failed. The second problem is that even though there is only 1 and 1/2 hours of material on the disk, they used extreme compression, making the fast movements virtually unwatchable. Compression should never be used in sports or other fast moving subjects, as it obliterates any details. The "birth of an axe murderer" fight with Vanderlei Silva was very good to watch though, earning the disk a star.
R**D
WANDERLEI SILVA AT AGE 21, A BEAST!
LONG BEFORE THE UFC, OR EVERYONE JUMPED ON THE BANDWAGON OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS THE IVC WAS AROUND. IN THE IVC ALMOST ANYTHING GOES, NO GLOVES, HEADBUTTS, YOU NAME IT. THIS DVD FEATURES A GRANDPRIX TOURNAMENT, THIS IS A MUST HAVE FOR ANY WANDERLEI SILVA FAN, AND FEATURES 3 OF HIS FIGHTS, ALL IN THE SAME NIGHT! THE ONLY DOWNSIDE FOR SOME PEOPLE IS THAT ASIDE FROM THE SILVA FIGHTS IT'S PRETTY WEAK BUT ON THE OTHER END OF THAT EQUATION THE SILVA FIGHTS ARE SOME OF THE BEST OF HIS CAREER! THE COMENTATING IS IN PORTUGUESE EXEPT FOR THE MAIN EVENT, THE PICTURE QUALITY IS GOOD CONSIDERING WHEN AND WHERE THIS WAS MADE AND I WOULD NO DOUBT GIVE THIS DVD A 5 STAR RATING!PS. IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I'VE WATCHED THIS DVD BUT THERE ARE SOME EXTRAS TOO.
E**N
Legendary stuff....
Finally, the infamous I.V.C. shows are available on DVD.Back in the day, we would read about these shows in publications such as Full Contact Fighter and salivate for the day we could see them. They became available on VHS, but at nearly $40.00 a pop!The only one I had bought was the fifth show, "The Warriors", and this was the one of the most intense shows I had ever seen since UFC 1-3. As liberal as Pride is with their rules, they still seemed watered down compared to the IVC.Now available on DVD I've gotten to see the first 4 shows (finally) and they live up to the hype. Video quality is good. Not big budget like today's "Big Two", but for the time, and being shot in the poorer Brazil, it's just fine. These were aired on PPV in Brazil, so it's not camcorder quality either.In closing, if you're a hardcore fan, or a recent convert wanting to see the brutal beginnings of MMA, the I.V.C. series is a must buy.Now of only Battlecade 3 and 4 would get released.....
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