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Referee's Head-Cam Gives Incredible First-Person View Of Shogun's Destruction of Rampage Jackson

Referee's Head-Cam Gives Incredible First-Person View Of Shogun's Destruction of Rampage Jackson

The footage captured through ref cam makes for remarkable viewing.

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar

Shogun Rua's flawless destruction of Rampage Jackson is even more brutal through the eyes of the referee.

The referee's head-cam gives MMA fans an incredible first-person view of Shogun's superb victory over Rampage back at PRIDE Total Elimination 2005 in Japan.

The referee took to the ring wearing a head-cam and captured the entire bout from his perspective.

The footage gives us a unique and fascinating insight into the clash as we watch the Brazilian and American go toe-to-toe inside the iconic PRIDE battleground.

Image: PRIDE
Image: PRIDE

It shows Shogun battering Rampage as he delivers one of the most vicious beatings in MMA history.

He lands a flurry of blows including a series of knees and soccer kicks.

Take a look at the video below to see the amazing first-person insight from the MMA fight.

MMA fans loved the angle from the referee.

"Loved that ref cam. Shogun was an absolute animal before blowing his knees," one social media user wrote.

A second tweeted: "I wanna sign a petition to bring back ref body cams, I really like the angle to see fights from that view."

A third added: "Why tf doesn't ufc does it! And now we have even better cameras!"

Shogun went onto win the PRIDE 2005 middleweight grand prix. He took out Antônio Rogério Nogueira (Lil Nog), Alistair Overeem and Ricardo Arona to claim the coveted prize.

Image: PA
Image: PA

Prime Shogun was arguably the scariest fighter in MMA. A killer who developed his skills at the famed Chute Boxe Academy in Brazil. A legend of the game.

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Topics: UFC News, Fight News, MMA

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado, and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Darren Till, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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