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ShoXC “Herman vs. Schall” Instant Analysis
Oct 11, 2008 - 11:15 am ET | 4 Comments

ShoXC “Herman vs. Schall” is likely to be most remembered not for its quick stoppages, but for its poor refereeing. Of the four fights I was able to watch (Herman-Schall, Khalidov-Guida, Lapsley-Stumpf, and Shlemenko-McDaniel) three of the fights saw mistakes by the referee.
In the evening’s main event between Dave Herman and Kerry Schall both fighters [...]

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ShoXC “Herman vs. Schall” Results
Oct 11, 2008 - 12:48 am ET | 3 Comments

Dave Herman def. Kerry Schall via TKO (strikes) — Round 1, 1:06
Mamed Khalidov def. Jason Guida via TKO (strikes) — Round 2, 4:53
Anthony Lapsley def. Mike Stumpf via majority decision (29-29, 30-27, 30-27)
Alexander Shlemenko def. Robert McDaniel via TKO (knee) — Round 1, 5:00
Lyle Beerbohm def. Rafaello Oliveira via TKO (cut) — Round 1, [...]

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Fighters Weigh-In For ShoXC “Herman vs. Schall”
Oct 10, 2008 - 10:49 am ET | 8 Comments

Fighters tipped the scales yesterday at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana in advance of their bouts tonight at ShoXC: Herman vs. Schall.
Heavyweight headliners Dave “Pee Wee” Herman and Kerry Schall weighed in at 243 and 261 pounds respectively for their main event clash, which tops the Showtime-broadcast card.
Also scheduled for tonight’s main card are [...]

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Florida Opens Preliminary Investigation Into EliteXC Fight Fixing Allegations
Oct 10, 2008 - 10:00 am ET | 15 Comments

The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation — which regulates mixed martial arts contests in the state through the Florida Boxing Commission — has begun a preliminary investigation into numerous allegations that EliteXC has been influencing fights, most notably offering Seth Petruzelli a bonus to stand and trade with Kimbo Slice.
Though Petruzelli ultimately won [...]

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KJ Noons Declares Himself a Free Agent
Oct 10, 2008 - 12:00 am ET | 38 Comments

Former EliteXC lightweight champion KJ Noons, who was stripped of the 160-pound title late last month for refusing to fight top contender Nick Diaz, has declared himself as a free agent in a recent interview with MMA Weekly .
“So they stripped me Friday, and they told me I had a deadline Monday, so I went [...]

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Scott Smith vs. Hector Lombard, Kaitlin Young vs. Sarah Kaufman Added To EliteXC “A Night of Champions”
Oct 9, 2008 - 1:04 pm ET | 6 Comments

Hector Lombard (16-2-1) will make his EliteXC debut on November 8th at EliteXC “A Night of Champions” in Reno, Nevada against EliteXC middleweight contender Scott Smith (13-5).
A native of Cuba, Lombard will be making his US debut in the November matchup. Lombard, the reigning CFC middleweight champion, is undefeated in his last 11-bouts, including his [...]

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EliteXC’s Jeremy Lappen Responds To Recent Allegations
Oct 9, 2008 - 6:00 am ET | 13 Comments

EliteXC Head of Fight Operations Jeremy Lappen has issued a lengthy statement in response to recent reports that Kimbo Slice’s recent opponents, Seth Petruzelli and Ken Shamrock, were offered money to keep the fight standing.
Here is Lappen’s statement in its entirety:
“Press reports that EliteXC suggested or paid money to heavyweight fighter Seth Petruzelli to keep [...]

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Report: Shamrock Paid To Stand Up With Slice
Oct 7, 2008 - 11:18 am ET | 29 Comments

The controversy from EliteXC “Heat” has continued to spread as F4WOnline is reporting that Ken Shamrock was also being paid by EliteXC to stand up with Kimbo Slice:
For what it’s worth, we heard in the days leading up to the fight that Ken Shamrock was being paid to stand with him as well. It’s a [...]

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Aftermath From EliteXC “Heat” Continues To Radiate
Oct 7, 2008 - 11:11 am ET | 7 Comments

The goods just keep piling on in the wake of EliteXC’s “Heat” which transpired nearly four days ago in Sunrise, Fla. The hubbub now seems to be all about whether or not Seth Petruzelli took a straight up bribe to keep straight up and not invoke a ground game upon one Kimbo Slice.
Here’s a snip [...]

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EliteXC “Heat” Fighter Salaries: Slice, Arlovski Take Home $500,000
Oct 7, 2008 - 5:00 am ET | 18 Comments

Kimbo Slice and Andrei Arlovski each took home $500,000 for their bouts Saturday at EliteXC “Heat” at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida.
Slice was upset in the “Heat” main event, losing via technical knockout to last-minute replacement Seth Petruzelli a mere 14-seconds into the fight. Petruzelli earned $50,000 for his surprise knockout victory.
Arlovski, a former [...]

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EliteXC “Heat” Results: Petruzelli Knocks Out Slice In 14-Seconds
Oct 4, 2008 - 8:32 pm ET | 68 Comments

Seth Petruzelli, a last-minute replacement for an injured Ken Shamrock, knocked out Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson just 14-seconds into their main event matchup at EliteXC “Heat” on Saturday night at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida.
Shamrock, who was to meet Slice in the “Heat” main event, was forced to withdraw from the matchup after suffering [...]

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EliteXC “Heat” Live Results and Coverage
Oct 4, 2008 - 3:21 pm ET | 94 Comments

Welcome to MMAFrenzy.com’s live coverage of EliteXC “Heat”, which took place on Saturday, October 4th, 2008 at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida.
“Heat”, which aired live on CBS, featured Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson vs.Seth Petruzelli, Jake Shields vs. Paul Daley, Andrei Arlovski vs. Roy Nelson, Gina Carano vs. Kelly Kobold, and Benji Radach vs. Murilo [...]

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EliteXC “Heat” Weigh-In Results
Oct 3, 2008 - 6:29 pm ET | 30 Comments

Fighters hit the scales earlier today at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida to weigh-in for their bouts tomorrow at EliteXC “Heat”.
Tomorrow’s main card, which will air live on CBS beginning at 9pm ET, features Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson vs. Ken Shamrock, Jake Shields vs. Paul Daley, Andrei Arlovski vs. Roy Nelson, Gina Carano vs. [...]

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EliteXC Finalizes Fight Card For “Heat”
Sep 30, 2008 - 11:30 am ET | 25 Comments

EliteXC today released the official fight card and bout order for Saturday’s EliteXC: Heat event at the BankAtlantic Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, which airs live on CBS beginning at 9pm ET.
MAIN CARD (CBS)

Kimbo Slice vs. Ken Shamrock
Jake Shields vs. Paul Daley
EliteXC Welterweight Championship
Andrei Arlovski vs. Roy Nelson
Gina Carano vs. Kelly Kobold
Murilo Rua vs. Benji [...]

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Gina Carano on ‘The Late, Late Show With Craig Ferguson’ Tonight
Sep 29, 2008 - 2:13 pm ET | 31 Comments

EliteXC fighter Gina Carano, “The Face of Women’s MMA”, will be appearing tonight on “The Late, Late Show with Craig Fergusson”, which airs on CBS beginning at 12:35am ET/PT.
Carano’s appearance on the show is to promote her Saturday bout against Kelly Kobold on the main card of EliteXC: Heat, which takes place at the BankAtlantic [...]

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