World Series of Fighting 1: Arlovski vs. Cole was the inaugural event of the promotion held on November 3, 2012 at the Planet 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]
| World Series of Fighting 1: Arlovski vs. Cole | ||||
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 The poster for World Series of Fighting 1: Arlovski vs. Cole | ||||
| 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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Background
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
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
References
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