Battlecade: Extreme Fighting 2

Rating:
Summary: 3 1/2 stars for the Underrated Promotion
Review: Battlecade: Extreme Fighting was a promtion with so much to offer the mixed martial arts world, its a shame they are no longer here. But they left a lasting impression on us, through their fighters and innovations. They brought us Maurice Smith, who went on to become the UFC heavyweight Champion. Also was heavily influenced by the Gracie Family. This DVD shows that there is more than just the UFC out there. Pick this up and get ready for some no stop action!

Rating:
Summary: Same as Extreme Fighting 2
Review: Buy it cheaper here at Amazon. Search for Extreme Fighting 2 instead of Battlecade:Extreme Fighting 2. Its the Same DVD!!!

Rating:
Summary: Same as Extreme Fighting 2
Review: Buy it cheaper here at Amazon. Search for Extreme Fighting 2 instead of Battlecade:Extreme Fighting 2. Its the Same DVD!!!

Rating:
Summary: Great Story...bad card/fights!
Review: The fight to get Battlecade: Extreme Fighting part 2 in a location where officials wouldn't stop the show was the most compelling story of this DVD. Great behind-the-scenes footage of what went on before this early MMA event actually aired. A lot of drama, but not in the ring. While John Peretti is known for his good matchmaking, the results didn't help his reputation.

As for the card, the first fight between Jason Canals and Nigel Scantelbury kicked things of positively. Both fighters gave it their all. Things went south from there. Every favorite won and won with ease. I think every fight went under 1 minute. The Brazilians who impressed in Extreme Fighting 1, had it too easy this go around.

An interesting fight was the Jean Riviere versus Carlos Newton encounter. Riviere was originally supposed to fight Orlando Weit, but Weit pulled out leaving Newton as the substitute. Carlos Newton at the time was making his pro debut, and weighed lighter than what the "tale of the tape" read. Early on you can see Newton's incredible athletic style as he tried to take out Rivere, who weighed 115 pounds heavier. Fighting with a Gi, maybe had something to do with the conclusion. An interesting fight.

Reading about this event and how all the fighters were arrested after the event was a great story. Seeing the footage of how organizers of the event huddled to make this happen was interesting. I did though buy this for the fights, and they really let me down.

Rating:
Summary: Don't waste your money
Review: This DVD was a real disapointment, the fighting (if you want to call it that) was lousy. I really thought they should have started some of the matches over, there were too many quick tap-outs. Not much action at all.