Sep 4 2008Showing Off: How Not To Win A Fight
This is how not to win a Capoeira fight. It really got me thinking -- If I'm ever in a real fistfight, I'm pretty confident my opponent will break me like the pasty little Eloi that I am. Unless, of course, I happen to be packing a taser and don't deep fry my own scallops trying to get it out of my pocket.
Thanks to Ian, who once punched a guy back to the future.
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Reader Comments
1. Ryan - September 4, 2008 10:36 AM
F1RST THIS RULEZ!!
also, that guy is an idiot
2. tbone72 - September 4, 2008 10:39 AM
This is from the movie Never Back Down.
3. second - September 4, 2008 10:39 AM
Holly shit some one is first !!!!! that never happens anywhere . thanks so much for being first Ryan.
4. aj - September 4, 2008 10:40 AM
It may just be me but that looks alot like a scene from the movie(Never Back Down)i don't have the movie or i would double check,so in short i dont think its real.
5. guate6 - September 4, 2008 10:40 AM
I'm not one to usually point out an "epic fail" but this does qualify...to the extreme.
I'm a fan of capoeira and all, but there's a time and place...this was the place, but the time was completely off. That's what you get for showing off.
6. tenth - September 4, 2008 10:41 AM
yeah seriously - also cant watch this clip enough - its like punching all the people who post "first"
7. Michael Bolton - September 4, 2008 10:51 AM
hahahahahaha pwnage.
8. B - September 4, 2008 10:54 AM
Sure it's fake, but it's still goddamned hilarious.
9. DigitalT - September 4, 2008 10:58 AM
Damn, haha!
10. Gordo - September 4, 2008 11:10 AM
you're giving free advertising.
it's a viral for this movie:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4DCcRgwcos
same fight different angle.
11. Joe Hogan - September 4, 2008 11:10 AM
This isn't real! it's from the lamest movie called "Never back down"
12. eobb - September 4, 2008 11:14 AM
This film came out like a year ago
13. b - September 4, 2008 11:14 AM
Ah haha stupid viado dancing around with his boha drums. ... how i wish this was real.
p.s. you be sellin me drugs.
14. chris - September 4, 2008 11:50 AM
I'm glad I didn't know that was fake when I watched it.
I'm also surprised so many people are willing to admit that they saw the film Never Back Down.
15. Morono - September 4, 2008 11:50 AM
this is fake. its from the movie never back down
16. Jayfournines - September 4, 2008 11:51 AM
yup...it's from a movie I just saw like four days ago with that Digimon Hounsou fellah; it's like Karate Kid for the dumb
17. Thumperchica - September 4, 2008 11:54 AM
So I guess this is from the movie "Never Back Down"...
18. Bob Owns Your Scallops - September 4, 2008 12:15 PM
if it was real.... that'd be pretty cool cuz he got his ass OWNED...
but it was choreographed and scripted for a movie.... sooo....
BOOOOOOOOOOOOO LAMEST POST EVER!!!!!!
19. me - September 4, 2008 12:20 PM
@13, good call on the 'only the strong' reference.
20. benji - September 4, 2008 12:24 PM
I guess it just goes to show how awful this movie was, so few people have seen it that it isn't recognized when a clip is passed around as a viral...
21. GeniusOf Love - September 4, 2008 12:46 PM
Wait, is this from Never Back Down??
22. jaybone - September 4, 2008 12:49 PM
Yes, from NEVER BACK DOWN. I've had to email idiot MMA "fans" over and over that this is a scene from a movie. They should know better... f***in shame.
23. Craig - September 4, 2008 1:27 PM
Did you really just reference the Eloi ? That's awesome. Also, I think this clip is from a movie.
24. jook - September 4, 2008 1:33 PM
its from never back down, but i dont know why people are saying its a lame movie, you guys are geeks thats why.........i think its 1 of my favorite
25. ShitBitch Carl - September 4, 2008 1:38 PM
What movie is this from?
26. Amy - September 4, 2008 1:44 PM
The Time Machine reference for the win!
27. The Thompson - September 4, 2008 1:50 PM
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
dumbass
thats all
28. jana - September 4, 2008 1:58 PM
photoshop
29. wicked - September 4, 2008 2:23 PM
When I first watched it, I thought it was a real fight. I'm surprised the guy even tried to get up. Bummer that it's not real.
30. c45j - September 4, 2008 3:02 PM
in this video you guys can see the movie camera flying by over the crowd.
i dont think this is a viral video.
31. Angel Mass - September 4, 2008 3:10 PM
I guess it only works in Tekken!
32. Horrible - September 4, 2008 3:45 PM
The world where swelling and abrasions never appear, mouth pieces are never worn, and every stupid kid is sponsored by combat sports international to beat each other up in parking lots.
33. Carrigan - September 4, 2008 5:49 PM
See... you don't fool a man who was born and raised in the worst barrio of rio de janeiro. We gonna find out real quick, who de real capoeira maestre ees... een dees nayborhud.
Not real. Wish it was. Love capoeira. Hate Eddy Grant/Lenny Kravitz wannabes.
PS. you will, in fact, be selling me product...NOWPICKITUP!
34. Scooter - September 4, 2008 5:51 PM
My smart brother Ryan found out that the video was staged. It's for the movie Never Back down. You can see that scene towards the end of the trailer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JIiXPBm_bE
It was probably part of a viral ad campaign for the movie.
Still funny tho' :)
35. Mdiz - September 4, 2008 6:00 PM
As Smoky once said.... "You got knocked the F out!"
36. Kush - September 4, 2008 6:08 PM
24 How could you possibly like that movie? When I saw the trailers for this, I thought it was a comedy ...honestly. 'Never back down' LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL OMG LOL
37. GeniusOf Love - September 4, 2008 6:45 PM
Wait, wait, wait...just hold on for ONE STINKIN' MINUTE so I can get something straight...
This is from Never Back Down, right?
38. Berzerker - September 4, 2008 8:35 PM
hmmm not real?
39. Karaan - September 4, 2008 8:40 PM
does anyone on here actually read comments before they post? THIS IS FROM A MOVIE RIGHT? WHAT'S IT CALLED ?!??
40. Ballsac - September 4, 2008 11:44 PM
Despite never seeing "Never Back Down" myself, it was clearly obvious that this was taken from a movie. You're a fool if you even thought for a second that this was real.
41. UMMMM - September 5, 2008 5:19 AM
Holy shit. This site has the dumbest f***ing commentors I have ever seen. Great blog, but jesus you have some serious morons on here. Great detective work to the 20 people who informed us that this was from a movie. What was the name of it again?
42. Jace - September 5, 2008 6:49 AM
GUYS! This is from never back down.
43. ShitBitch Carl - September 5, 2008 9:11 AM
I'm gonna have to check out this Always Progress Up movie. Sounds really good.
44. imaginer - September 5, 2008 1:48 PM
hehe a real capoeirista would never pop up like that so close to his opponent in an mma event. i think this is from a movie or something, the name is right on the tip of my tongue....
45. imaginer - September 5, 2008 1:50 PM
also, that guy is waaaayyy too skinny to ko anyone with one punch.
what is he, 5'10" 145? anyways, i think this is from a movie.
46. john - September 6, 2008 4:34 AM
black guy is a dumbass lmao no this isnt one of your breakdancing competitions u retard learn 2 fight or ill beat ur ass
47. hey you moron - September 24, 2008 5:45 PM
well i still think this si a real fight i tink ur just saying that because u want to fight like that , in fact i saw the fight in person im the guy in the blue t-shirt at the top right corner
48. Turd Ferguson - October 25, 2008 2:06 AM
This is the scene prior to when Jake reads about the Never Back Down meme on Wikipedia in the movie Never Back Down.
49. Blopit - November 25, 2008 10:54 PM
daisy should see this
50. Daisy - November 29, 2008 3:37 PM
FAKE!!!!
This is an obvious photoshop job. You can tell its a fake because the shadow's are all wrong.
This is obviously from the movie Never Back Down.
51. Spam Artist - December 15, 2008 8:21 PM
FAKE!!!!
This is clearly a fake. The shadows are all wrong.
This scene in Never Back Down was lifted from the film Tender Dracula.
Dracula and the mute ex husband of Dracula's wife are having a fight
over who should murder the actress with an axe to the back.
52. Thumperchica - December 31, 2008 1:35 PM
@50 - Priceless.
53. Watch - February 4, 2009 1:34 PM
DAISY SHUT UP!!! NEVER BACK DOWN IS NOT A REAL MOVIE!!!
This is exactly like dividing by zero
54. Mothafeezel - April 29, 2009 9:50 AM
Yeher
55. Mickey - April 29, 2009 8:31 PM
Watch this asshats
http://podblanc.com/russian-beheading
56. louis vuitton - September 28, 2009 1:39 AM
Sure it's fake, but it's still goddamned hilarious.