Results from EliteXC - Kimbo Slice Loses!

The day before the EliteXC: Heat event, Ken Shamrock was doing a light workout. He accidentally butted heads with his training partner and noticed a few drops of blood trickling down. Long story short, Shamrock had to get the cut sutured and no doctor would clear him to take part in Saturday night’s scheduled fight against Kimbo Slice. No doubt, CBS was thrilled.

INTRODUCING SETH PETRUZELLI

As a replacement, EliteXC grabbed Seth Petruzelli, a light heavyweight from Texas, off of the undercard. Slice agreed to face this new opponent on short notice, and a new main event was on.

The fight lasted 14 seconds. After clipping Slice on the jaw with a short punch, Petruzelli followed up and rained down bombs. Slice tried to recover, but he was just too dazed. The referee had no choice but to step in and call the fight. And so dies EliteXC’s golden goose.

Petruzelli, his hair dyed black and pink, jumped to his feet and tossed his mouthpiece into the crowd. He seemed as shocked as everyone else. Slice continued to be dazed, even going so far as to grapple with the referee, who he mistook for his opponent.

ELITE XC - THE AFTERMATH

Already deeply in debt, this card may have spelled the end for EliteXC. The cancelled main event was announced at the start of the show, but many viewers may have hung around anyway to watch Slice. With his loss, however, his mystique as a badass brawler may have been wiped away. Sure, there will still be some who follow him with interest, but the novelty has officially worn off.

And it’s not like EliteXC will be able to turn Petruzelli into the next Slice. While he’s certainly got some talent, he’s just another boring white guy in a sport filled with interchangeable white guys with short-cropped hair.

On the positive side, both Gina Carano and “Cyborg” Santos won their fights, setting up the highly-anticipated bout between these two female MMA titans. Unfortunately, that’s not going to be enough to save the company.

ELITE XC - FULL FIGHT RESULTS

Preliminary Card

Lightweight bout: Nicolae Cury vs. Jorge Bouchat - Cury defeated Bouchat via submission due to a triangle choke at 1:35 of round one.

Bantamweight bout: Bryan Hamade vs. David Gomez - Hamade defeated Gomez via submission due to a guillotine choke at 2:03 of round one.

Welterweight bout: Lorenzo Borgomeo vs. Mickey Gomez - Gomez defeated Borgomeo via submission due to an armbar at 4:06 of round two.

Lightweight bout: James Edson Berto vs. Conor Heun - Heun defeated Berto via TKO (Strikes) at 2:18 of round two.

Women's bout: Cristiana “Cyborg” Santos vs. Yoko Takahashi - Santos defeated Takahashi via Unanimous Decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)

Main Card

Middleweight bout: Benji Radach (+190) vs. Murilo Rua - Radach defeated Rua via KO (punch) at 2:31 of round two.

Women's bout: Gina Carano (-625) vs. Kelly Kobold - Carano defeated Kobold via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Heavyweight bout: Andrei Arlovski (-500) vs. Roy Nelson - Arlovski defeated Nelson via KO (punch) at 3:14 of round two.

Welterweight Championship bout: Jake Shields (-550) vs. Paul Daley - Shields defeated Daley via submission (armbar) at 3:47 of round two to retain the EliteXC Welterweight title.

Heavyweight bout: Kimbo Slice vs. Seth Petruzelli - Petruzelli defeated Slice via TKO (strikes) at 0:14 of round one.

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Results from EliteXC - Kimbo Slice Loses!