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http://mirc.sc.edu/islandora/object/usc%3A14563 Really dig this. Feels like a BJJ exhibition match in that they're clearly feeding themselves into each other's moves, but there's still a pretty shooty feel to everything. Lots of really cool grappling on display here, including a banana split attempt towards the end of the file. Also interesting hearing the violinist during this as I had assumed before having live music during matches was just a new gimmick thought up by indy promotions in recent years. A bit hard to tell these guys apart, to the point that I'm not sure if George won in 2 straight falls and video is out of order or if it's 2/3 falls with a missing fini…

Ed Don George defends the AWA (Boston version) World Heavyweight title and the World Heavyweight Title against Henri DeGlane. Talk about it here

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http://mirc.sc.edu/islandora/object/usc%3A14565 Some footage of a sparring and promo from the beginning of the wrestling career of former football star Joe Savoldi. It's a short clip but I thought it was interesting how he mentioned he chose wrestling over boxing because he didn't want to end up punch drunk. I've seen it implied the long-term effects of concussions weren't thought much about until the last decade, but this footage shows there was some fear this far back even if the science wasn't quite there yet.

http://mirc.sc.edu/islandora/object/usc%3A14567 Nice seeing some footage of Marshall, as I was on of the guys who had no idea who he was when he went into the WON HOF. Compared to the Wagner match just a few months before this, Marshall's presence seems to result that much more closely resembles the modern style. Seems like there's more of an emphasis on theatrical working of individual holds instead of the more back-and-forth grappling seen in the Wagner match. Marshall takes much of the first half of the match, throwing George around at will but it looks like he tires himself out towards the end and that leaves George an opening for a comeback. Nice stretch run for …

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