By Angelina Licchelli
Price - £8.99 (Correct as of July 1st 2010)
Release Date – October 20th 2008
Available from - www.silvervision.co.uk / www.fightdvd.co.uk
NOTE - This review contains spoilers/results of matches.
NOTE - Due to a trchnical issue with the original archive of this review, the main event of this DVD is not included here. We'll try to add that at a later date.
Fight Card:
PRIDE Middleweight Championship Fight
Wanderlei Silva vs. Dan Henderson
Takanori Gomi vs. Nick Diaz
Mauricio Rua vs. Alistair Overeem
Sergei Kharitonov vs. Michael Russow
Hayato Sakurai vs. Mac Danzig
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
Travis Wiuff vs. James Lee
Frank Trigg vs. Kazuo Misaki
Joachim Hansen vs. Jason Ireland
DVD Special Features:
Include weigh-ins, pre and post fight press conferences and fighter interviews.
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“Pride 33: The Second Coming” live from Las Vegas, is only the second Pride Main Event to be held outside of Japan. Featuring a headline fight for the Middleweight Title between Wanderlei Silva and challenger, Dan Henderson. Henderson, already the Welterweight Champion, looks to make history as the first Mixed Martial Artist to simultaneously hold a championship in two different weight classes in a major organisation.
The merits and drama of the Diaz/Gomi fight eclipses the post match controversy, as Pride Lightweight Champion and firm fan favourite Takanori Gomo faces Nick Diaz in a non-title fight.
Joachim Hansen vs. Jason Ireland
Ireland takes Hansen down earlier, but after recovery and a time-out to fix Hansen’s glove a more even lock up occurs. Joachim takes control and takes him down into a position of back control. After a type of body triangle, Ireland is up, but the hold has fatigued him and he is soon back into that same position. Ireland manages to regain his vertical stance and attacks a fallen Hansen in the closing seconds of the first round. The bell sees out this action.
Hansen comes out with some vicious leg strikes to the head of Ireland, but is a victim of the takedown. Quickly up Hansen pummels his opponent with knee strikes to the head, Ireland is down and Joachim is in control again. Hansen retains this powerful domination throughout the round. The bell saves a pounded upon Jason Ireland in the dying seconds of the second round.
In the third round Joachim’s knees cause more problems for Jason Ireland, After he seems to take control he ends up in a triangleposition into a brutal armbar, from which Jason Ireland verbally submits.
Winner by Armbar Submission – Joachim Hansen
Frank Trigg vs. Kazuo Misaki
We start with an even lock-up until Trigg succeeds in a takedown, from this position Kazuo seems very comfortable and manages to hold Trigg in place with neither man getting control. This changes as Frank gains back control and hold the Japanese fighter in a body triangle. Trigg maintains control but no progression is made within the hold. It seems Trigg’s plan is to wear down and fatigue Misaki. This hold is maintained to round’s end.
Round two brings us another takedown by the American but Misaki stays calm and stops Trigg from turning him for a back control, and again from maintaining back control by spinning back over quickly. Back on their feet they exchange punches and knees the American is swayed so Frank takes him to the mat again in the last minute of the round. In the third Kazuo keeps it on their feet but not for long, back down with Trigg once again the aggressor, he has side control and Misaki is in danger of a submission hold, although he flips onto his back before this can become reality.
Back control now but Kazuo blocks an attemted Rear-Naked Choke and regains verticality. A knee shot to Frank Trigg gives him the opportunity he needs to take the Japanese fighter back to the floor. As we enter the last twenty seconds of the fight we seem to be at a standstill until the bell. Confident Trigg celebrates prematurely, but it is merely a technicality at this point.
Winner by Unanimous Decision – Frank Trigg
Travis Wiuff vs. James Lee
WOW! It’s over. 39 seconds after Lee First aggressively takes down his opponent he ends him with a Guillotine.
Winner by Tap-Out – James Lee
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
Another quickie here. The dangerous Sokoudjou kicks the inner thigh and neck of the Brazilian taking him down with thunderous left hands and knocking him out.
Winner by Knockout – Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou[u]
Hayato Sakurai vs. Mac Danzig
Sakurai comes out all guns blazing and delivers a flurry of head blows, rocking him in the ropes. Back in the centre of the ring they exchange shots but the Japanese fighter is in control, connecting with almost every leg kick. An unexpected takedown into an armbar by Danzig, Sakurai gets back on top and after the referee transfers the action from under the ropes into the middle of the ring, it is all Hayato.
An awesome hiptoss by Sakurai sees him back in control, but the clock runs out for this round. We begin the next round with a takedown by the Japanese fighter, Danzig attempts to flip him over for control, but fails. Back on their feet, Sakurai throws leg and body strikes hitting everything, Danzig returns the blows but isn’t connecting.
Sakurai seems very relaxed and the American seems flustered, more shots by Hayato practically floor Mac but he retains his stance and they continue trading shots as we enter the final minute. But the very second we eneter that last minute Sakurai drops him with a strong right hand strike and ends the contest.
Winner by Knockout – Hayato Sakurai
Sergei Kharitonov vs. Michael Russow
Even tie up turns into the big Russian delivering some body shots. Russow gains control and begins to strike at the head of Sergei. It flips over and the Russian is back on top. Control switches again and from the bottom guard Kharitonov puts on an Arm-Bar and defeats him at 3:46 into the first round. Although Russow clearly taps, he contests it after the bell. Very poor sportsmanship by the American Fighter here.
Winner by Armbar Submission – Sergei Kharitonov
Mauricio Rua vs. Alistair Overeem
In a rematch from PRIDE Final Conflict 2005, the first round begins in exciting fashion with athletic leg strikes from both men. Overeem trips Rua but sensibly does not follow him to the floor, Overeem is reliant on his standing offense. Rua clinches him to attempt a takedown and succeeds, Alistair’s strength keeps him from becoming a victim to a submission move. Rua is on top now and although he receives a shot to the head, he mounts the fallen Overeem and KO’s him with over-arm rights at 3:37 into the first round.
Winner by Knockout – Mauricio Rua
Nick Diaz vs. Takanori Gomi
Gomi takes him down immediately and pounds him incessantly. He stays on Diaz until the referee moves the action back to the centre of the mat. Gomi hits him and wobbles his opponent knocking him to the floor. Gomi gains control andis split by the ref. A more even exchange of punches sees Diaz beginning to turn the tables, Gomi now wobbling in the ropes, but comes back out with shots of his own. Although even again, Gomi is taking an inordinate amount of head shots. The American is split open above his eye as the round ends.
Here in the second round they begin the striking again, although Diaz seems to be winning the ‘boxing’ match, Gomi badly opens up Nick’s other eye, whilst Gomi had him in a headlock a gruesome amount of blood was spilling down the Japanese fighters arm and leg from Diaz’s head. Diaz gets him in a textbook GoGoPlata for the win. Diaz looks like he’s fallen off a roof onto his face. Nasty double black eyes for Nick Diaz.
Winner by Gogoplata Submission – Nick Diaz
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