EliteXC had another exciting MMA show on CBS last Saturday night. The night was full of drama and surprises as well. Ken Shamrock was supposed to fight Kimbo Slice in the main event but Shamrock was not cleared to fight due to an eye cut sustained during a pre-fight workout.EliteXC officials had to rush to find a replacement for Slice, and asked a fighter named Seth Petruzelli if he would take Shamrock’s place, and he accepted.
Petruzelli was supposed to face Aaron Rosa in a fight on the prelim card, but instead, he was fighting live on CBS in front of millions of TV viewers along with the 9,414 fans watching live in the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida.Petruzelli made the best of his opportunity and quickly defeated Kimbo by TKO in only 14 seconds. Almost all of the fans in the arena came to watch Kimbo knock out Shamrock, but Petruzelli disappointed them by easily dismantling Kimbo.
The fight was Kimbo’s fourth MMA fight, and he now has a 3-1 reoord. Petruzelli’s win on Saturday night gave him his 10th win of his career.
In other matches on the main card, Benji Radach defeated Murilo “Ninja” Rua in the second round by TKO. This was one of the most exciting fights on the card.
It was non-stop action from the very start. Radach was on the offensive from the get-go. Radach earned a lot of new fans after that fight.
Gina “Conviction” Carano bested Kelly Kobold by unanimous decision after three rounds. Carano was about to knock out Kobold with her muay thai skills in the third round, but Kobold was probably saved by the bell.
Heavyfight fighter Andrei Arlovski defeated Roy Nelson by TKO in the second round of their fight. Nelson looked overweight and out of shape, and had a huge gut. Arlovski ended the fight by setting up Nelson with kicks, and then delivering a nice uppercut which made Nelson hit the canvas
.EliteXC welterweight champion, Jake Shields, defeated Paul “Semtex” Daley in a title fight. Daley was superior to Shields in the stand-up, but Shields owned Daley on the ground. Shields was able to get Daley on the ground and win with an arm-bar.
Other winners on Saturday night included Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos, Nicolae Curry, Bryan Hamade, Mikey Gomez, and Conor Huen.