World Series of Fighting 1: Arlovski vs. Cole
World Series of Fighting 1: Arlovski vs. Cole | ||||
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Promotion | World Series of Fighting | |||
Date | November 3, 2012 | |||
Venue | Planet Hollywood | |||
City | Paradise, Nevada, United States | |||
Attendance | 1,000 | |||
Total gate | $82,608.22[1] | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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World Series of Fighting 1: Arlovski vs. Cole was the inaugural event of the promotion held on November 3, 2012Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, United States. The main card began at 10:30 p.m. Eastern Time and the preliminary card was streamed on Sherdog.com.[2]
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[edit]The event underwent changes, as Gesias Cavalcante was originally scheduled to face John Gunderson, but instead faced TJ O'Brien. Also, a bout between Waylon Lowe and Fabio Mello was scrapped for unknown reasons.[3]
Kickboxing star Tyrone Spong made his MMA debut at this event.
The event was deemed as a success by many critics.[4][5][who?]
Results
[edit]Main Card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Heavyweight | Andrei Arlovski | def. | Devin Cole | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:37 | |
Light Heavyweight | Anthony Johnson | def. | D.J. Linderman | KO (punch) | 1 | 3:58 | |
Bantamweight | Marlon Moraes | def. | Miguel Torres | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Light Heavyweight | Tyrone Spong | def. | Travis Bartlett | KO (punch) | 1 | 3:15 | |
Preliminary Card (Sherdog.com) | |||||||
Lightweight | Brian Cobb | def. | Ronys Torres | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Welterweight | Tyson Steele | def. | Gregor Gracie | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:52 | |
Lightweight | Gesias Cavalcante | def. | TJ O'Brien | Submission (achilles lock) | 1 | 1:03 | |
Welterweight | Josh Burkman | def. | Gerald Harris | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Middleweight | David Branch | def. | Dustin Jacoby | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Welterweight | Steve Carl | def. | Ramico Blackmon | Submission (rear naked choke) | 1 | 2:11 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ World Series of Fighting draws $82,608 gate for inaugural event mmajunkie.com (November 9, 2012)
- ^ "World Series of Fighting finalizes first fight card". mmafighting.com. October 4, 2012.
- ^ "Andrei Arlovski-Devin Cole booked for inaugural World Series of Fighting headliner in Las Vegas". sherdog.com. September 25, 2012.
- ^ "Arlovski Topples Cole in Inaugural World Series of Fighting Main Event". sportspagemagazine.com. November 4, 2012.
- ^ "Inaugural World Series of Fighting card deemed a success". lasvegassun.com. November 3, 2012.