IX_Equilibrium
11-27-2006, 11:21 AM
Has anyone else seen this? I am just now watching the episodes. For those who don't know about it, I'll submit my opinion.
The premise of the show is, 14 MMA fighters from the US go to Costa Rica to see who are the best 7 fighters out of the group. Once that is established, those 7 fighters will face members of Russia's Red Devil team on a PPV.
The episodes are free and can be downloaded from this site:
http://www.bodogfight.com/shows/bodog-fight-1/episodes/episode-1
That link is to the 1st episode which aired on 9/19.
So here is what I think so far. You can tell they spared no expense when it came to production quality. It's almost too polished. However, I like the format. They show the profile of each fighter who will face of in the particular episode, then show a profile of the Red Devil team member that the winner will face. They then show the full fight between the US opponents.
Now for a warning. The filler between the fighter profiles and fights is extremely corny. It is especially evident in the 1st episode. It got so bad that I almost didn't download and watch the 2nd episode. It got better, but it's still annoying. The head honcho who financed this show, Calvin Ayre, has these incredibly cheesey scripted parts with his so called "agents", two girls who recruit the fighters. It's pretty pathetic.
That aside, the promotion has some pretty good talent like Chael Sonnen and Trevor Prangley and the three fights I've seen are good. Episode 3 has a female MMA bout that blew my mind. Anyway, it's free MMA and I thought I'd pass it on. Check it out if you haven't yet.
By the way, Fedor has been ringside in the three fights I have seen. He is no doubt scouting for his Red Devil teammates. I also saw Yves Edwards in their small crowd.
The premise of the show is, 14 MMA fighters from the US go to Costa Rica to see who are the best 7 fighters out of the group. Once that is established, those 7 fighters will face members of Russia's Red Devil team on a PPV.
The episodes are free and can be downloaded from this site:
http://www.bodogfight.com/shows/bodog-fight-1/episodes/episode-1
That link is to the 1st episode which aired on 9/19.
So here is what I think so far. You can tell they spared no expense when it came to production quality. It's almost too polished. However, I like the format. They show the profile of each fighter who will face of in the particular episode, then show a profile of the Red Devil team member that the winner will face. They then show the full fight between the US opponents.
Now for a warning. The filler between the fighter profiles and fights is extremely corny. It is especially evident in the 1st episode. It got so bad that I almost didn't download and watch the 2nd episode. It got better, but it's still annoying. The head honcho who financed this show, Calvin Ayre, has these incredibly cheesey scripted parts with his so called "agents", two girls who recruit the fighters. It's pretty pathetic.
That aside, the promotion has some pretty good talent like Chael Sonnen and Trevor Prangley and the three fights I've seen are good. Episode 3 has a female MMA bout that blew my mind. Anyway, it's free MMA and I thought I'd pass it on. Check it out if you haven't yet.
By the way, Fedor has been ringside in the three fights I have seen. He is no doubt scouting for his Red Devil teammates. I also saw Yves Edwards in their small crowd.