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 |  Subject: First impression: World Series of Fighting (WSOF), doing all the right things Mon Nov 05, 2012 11:56 am | |
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- World Series of Fighting (WSOF) made its mixed martial arts (MMA) debut
last night (Nov. 3, 2012,) on NBC Sports Network. And it's off to a
great start with an impressive first event that featured numerous
exciting finishes.Whenever I see some new mixed martial arts (MMA) organization
promising "stacked" cards, I feel like an old man sitting in his rocking
char and watching a line of fresh-faced new recruits heading off to
war.
"I seen it all before," I say, spitting into the grass. "They show
up, got the world in their sights. Gonna be number one. They seen what
happened to the others, but they know better. They ain't gonna make
those mistakes."
I lean back, breathing in the bravado and misplaced hope. Smells bitter.
"Be dead 'fore they know it."
But, Todd Harris's inability to form a coherent sentence and that
nonsense with the Gracie, Cobb and Carl fights notwithstanding, World Series of Fighting's
debut event last night (Nov. 3, 2012) from the Planet Hollywood in Las
Vegas, Nevada, raised a little spark of hope in the jaded lump of coal I
call a heart, because its doing a hell of a lot right.
Aside from the solid production values (although still below
Bellator's, in my opinion), what really stands out to me is the fighters
its signing. WSOF is not committing the classic blunders, which are, of
course, "never get involved in a land war in Asia" and "don't throw all
your money at big names and hope for the best." The organization is
doing a fine job of picking up solid, entertaining fighters, focusing
more on getting a deep roster rather than one that looks good on the
back of a DVD.
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| | Subject: Re: First impression: World Series of Fighting (WSOF), doing all the right things Mon Nov 05, 2012 3:44 pm | |
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- and that nonsense with the Gracie, Cobb and Carl fights notwithstanding
What happened there? | |
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| | Subject: Re: First impression: World Series of Fighting (WSOF), doing all the right things Mon Nov 05, 2012 7:58 pm | |
| IDK... I only caught the main card  | |
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| | Subject: Re: First impression: World Series of Fighting (WSOF), doing all the right things Mon Nov 05, 2012 10:00 pm | |
| Sprong looked fucking impressive man those fucking head kicks man. First fight and he lands a jumping head kick, plus Bas on commentary is always a good thing. | |
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| | Subject: Re: First impression: World Series of Fighting (WSOF), doing all the right things Tue Nov 06, 2012 9:17 am | |
| Yeah... Sprong was the highlight of the card for me.... the one guy I wouldn't mind the UFC giving a chance.
Also, what happened in the Gracie fight (the only fight I didn't see)? Heard there was some controversey, yet sherdog's play-by-play had no mention. | |
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