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USA Beats Russia; BodogFight Makes Its Pay Per View Debut a Riveting Success
Bodog.com , Thursday, December 7, 2006Vancouver, Canada - What happens when you pair one of the most exciting
sports in the world with an international entertainment and TV powerhouse? You
get nine weeks of televised sporting prowess, scenic Costa Rican beaches,
beautiful Bodog girls and one of the most anticipated pay-per-view events of
the year: BodogFight: USA vs. Russia.
Saturday's BodogFight event - the culmination of nine weeks of mixed martial
arts combined with lifestyle and entertainment, all captured on film as part
of the BodogFight reality television series - was broadcast live on pay-per-
view and on broadband to millions of viewers from around the world. The final
event, which pitted USA's toughest and brightest fighters against the elite
Russian Red Devils, took place in the fully-packed Agrodome in beautiful
Vancouver, Canada.
Team USA took home the inaugural BodogFight trophy by winning six of the eight
bouts against its Russian Red Devil opponents, but not before the thousands of
fans were treated to some big surprises and huge upsets.
"MMA fans from around the world witnessed some pretty spectacular fights
Saturday night," said Calvin Ayre, the creator of the BodogFight and Calvin
Ayre Wild Card Poker television franchises. "From the debut of Roger Gracie of
the legendary Gracie family to the big upset of the night - a bout that saw
underdog Eric Pele take down Antonio Silva - the night offered non-stop
entertainment and delivered a kind of action and excitement that very few
sporting events can offer." Ayre continued, "We are incredibly excited about
our next BodogFight TV series and the PPV showdown and will work hard to make
it bigger and better for MMA sports fans around the world."
Some of the major highlights of the event included Roger Gracie, the latest
edition from the legendary Gracie fighting family, who put forth an impressive
mixed martial arts professional debut, submitting veteran Ron "H20¡å Waterman
with an armbar midway through the first round of BodogFight's main event.
Another widely anticipated bout, the super heavyweights, ended in controversy.
The 320-pound Eric Pele TKO'd the previously unbeaten Antonio "Junior" Silva
in a contest that was chaotic from the start. Pele was literally running for
his life in the early parts of the first round, as Silva, undefeated in seven
fights prior, unleashed a flurry of menacing shots that left the Las Vegas
resident dazed and confused.
The turning point of the match came moments later, however, when Silva kicked
Pele in the groin giving the woozy fighter time to collect himself in the
corner. After mounting another offensive charge, Silva was caught with a
devastating overhand right from Pele, which stunned the Brazilian giant and
sent him to the canvas. Pele then went on an offensive barrage of his own,
unleashing a series of headshots. The clinching (albeit, highly suspect) blow
came when one of Pele's punches bounced Silva's head off the mat, forcing the
referee to step in and end the fight.
Pele's celebration was a thing of beauty as he gestured to the frenzied crowd;
he was overcome with emotion while Silva's corner argued vehemently about the
referee's decision to stop the fight.
Another superfight saw one of the most promising strikers in mixed martial
arts, the product of Philadelphia's Fight Factory, Eddie Alvarez, unleash left-
right combos against Seattle native Aaron Riley - a great display of his
boxing experience and training. To see the results, watch this fight on
BodogFight.com. With the culmination of BodogFight's successful first season
and pay-per-view extravaganza, filming of BodogFight: St. Petersburg is now
under way. In the breathtaking city of St. Petersburg, Russia, 32 of the
world's top combatants will compete for a spot in BodogFight's second live pay-
per-view event in March 2007.
Biographies of all BodogFight: St. Petersburg fighters, exclusive footage, and
unedited interviews from the filming in Russia will soon be available at
BodogFight's official web site, www.bodogfight.com, with additions added
to "The Latest" section as MMA news happens. Each episode will air
simultaneously on the BodogFight.com broadband network and in more than 43
million homes across the United States.
sports in the world with an international entertainment and TV powerhouse? You
get nine weeks of televised sporting prowess, scenic Costa Rican beaches,
beautiful Bodog girls and one of the most anticipated pay-per-view events of
the year: BodogFight: USA vs. Russia.
Saturday's BodogFight event - the culmination of nine weeks of mixed martial
arts combined with lifestyle and entertainment, all captured on film as part
of the BodogFight reality television series - was broadcast live on pay-per-
view and on broadband to millions of viewers from around the world. The final
event, which pitted USA's toughest and brightest fighters against the elite
Russian Red Devils, took place in the fully-packed Agrodome in beautiful
Vancouver, Canada.
Team USA took home the inaugural BodogFight trophy by winning six of the eight
bouts against its Russian Red Devil opponents, but not before the thousands of
fans were treated to some big surprises and huge upsets.
"MMA fans from around the world witnessed some pretty spectacular fights
Saturday night," said Calvin Ayre, the creator of the BodogFight and Calvin
Ayre Wild Card Poker television franchises. "From the debut of Roger Gracie of
the legendary Gracie family to the big upset of the night - a bout that saw
underdog Eric Pele take down Antonio Silva - the night offered non-stop
entertainment and delivered a kind of action and excitement that very few
sporting events can offer." Ayre continued, "We are incredibly excited about
our next BodogFight TV series and the PPV showdown and will work hard to make
it bigger and better for MMA sports fans around the world."
Some of the major highlights of the event included Roger Gracie, the latest
edition from the legendary Gracie fighting family, who put forth an impressive
mixed martial arts professional debut, submitting veteran Ron "H20¡å Waterman
with an armbar midway through the first round of BodogFight's main event.
Another widely anticipated bout, the super heavyweights, ended in controversy.
The 320-pound Eric Pele TKO'd the previously unbeaten Antonio "Junior" Silva
in a contest that was chaotic from the start. Pele was literally running for
his life in the early parts of the first round, as Silva, undefeated in seven
fights prior, unleashed a flurry of menacing shots that left the Las Vegas
resident dazed and confused.
The turning point of the match came moments later, however, when Silva kicked
Pele in the groin giving the woozy fighter time to collect himself in the
corner. After mounting another offensive charge, Silva was caught with a
devastating overhand right from Pele, which stunned the Brazilian giant and
sent him to the canvas. Pele then went on an offensive barrage of his own,
unleashing a series of headshots. The clinching (albeit, highly suspect) blow
came when one of Pele's punches bounced Silva's head off the mat, forcing the
referee to step in and end the fight.
Pele's celebration was a thing of beauty as he gestured to the frenzied crowd;
he was overcome with emotion while Silva's corner argued vehemently about the
referee's decision to stop the fight.
Another superfight saw one of the most promising strikers in mixed martial
arts, the product of Philadelphia's Fight Factory, Eddie Alvarez, unleash left-
right combos against Seattle native Aaron Riley - a great display of his
boxing experience and training. To see the results, watch this fight on
BodogFight.com. With the culmination of BodogFight's successful first season
and pay-per-view extravaganza, filming of BodogFight: St. Petersburg is now
under way. In the breathtaking city of St. Petersburg, Russia, 32 of the
world's top combatants will compete for a spot in BodogFight's second live pay-
per-view event in March 2007.
Biographies of all BodogFight: St. Petersburg fighters, exclusive footage, and
unedited interviews from the filming in Russia will soon be available at
BodogFight's official web site, www.bodogfight.com, with additions added
to "The Latest" section as MMA news happens. Each episode will air
simultaneously on the BodogFight.com broadband network and in more than 43
million homes across the United States.
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