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EliteXC has apparently cancelled their scheduled September 20th event. The EliteXC event was to take place at The Pit in Albuquerque, New Mexico and air live on Showtime.

Bouts slated for the event included Bao Quach vs. Wilson Reis for the EliteXC 140-pound title, Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos vs. Yoko Takahashi, and Paul Daley vs. Lyman Good. Joey Villasenor, Dave “Pee Wee” Herman, and Alberto Crane were also all set to fight.

No reason for the cancellation has yet been announced. Low ticket sales is probably the likely cause. EliteXC was criticized for its decision to hold the event, which featured little, if any, big name fighters, in a 18,000-plus capacity arena.

 

Saigon; a word, a vision, a meaning synonymous with a war in which so many say we didn’t belong.  The savagery and violence experienced in this city can be matched only by few unfortunate cities, and in it, living within its bowels, were a people being used as human shields.  The fall of this city marked a new day in our world, not to mention the beginning of the end of a bloody era.  Three days before the fall of this apocalyptic purgatory a three-year old Vietnamese boy escaped the clutches of the city’s hell.  This boy; soon to be one of the worlds best fighters; this boy; Cung Le. 

Le and his mother made their way to the U.S. where he was forced to fight naysayers and bullies for his everyday survival.  When he was 10, the oft ridiculed Le took up Tae kwon do, and the rest is history, albeit a history many MMA fans do not know.  The name Cung Le is one that the mainstream MMA fan may not recognize, hence, discount his skills and accomplishments.  When the term “pound for pound best” is thrown around so haphazardly, fighters like Le, especially Le, are shunned from this list in favor of more well-known, mainstream fighters such as Anderson Silva and Georges St. Pierre.  Soon, hopefully, those same fans will know the history of the warrior that is Cung Le.Le, the Strikeforce Middleweight champion, is a fighter who has yet to taste defeat. Click here to read more about Cung Le's kickboxing and wrestling background

The pain, the struggle, the fury that is MMA:

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If you are a healthy (ask your doctor) adult male and have $200, buy one 16kg kettlebell, the Russian Kettlebell Challenge video and the book of the same name. The kettlebell will be challenging at first but you will adapt over the first two weeks or so and may even be ready for a larger size within the first month or two.

If you are all of the above but have a strength training background and are of average or larger than average size, you may consider starting with a 24kg kettlebell. If you are already a competing powerlifter, an Olympic style lifter, or otherwise experienced in the iron game, you may consider 16 kg, which is about 36 lbs., too light for you. Take the plunge and get the 24 kg bell. I would not recommend starting with anything larger than this - you will always have a use for lighter bells in your training.

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First up Brock Lesnar:

Next Georges St-Pierre:

Finally Kenny Florian and Roger Huerta:

Georges St. Pierre over Jon Fitch
GSP secured the first round on the ground and standing. St. Pierre peppered Fitch with lefts and rights, bloodying his face throughout. There were two times when stopping the fight would not have been questioned. Also, St. Pierre is now the first fighter in the UFC to ever pass the guard of Jon Fitch. In the end, Fitch miraculously survived a tremendous beating to make it to round two. The second round brought a standing battle that could be called even, if not for Fitch. Round three found GSP landing a stunning right that dropped Fitch, only to end in Fitch having top mount. With a major beating towards the end of the round, Fitch again escaped to the next round. Round 4 was predominantly a slug-fest with the edge being given to St. Pierre.  Round five started with a partial hug of respect by both fighters, but the final round was more of the same with GSP dishing out severe amounts of punishment, while Fitch took every bit of it and continued pushing forward.  At the end, GSP wins a unanimous decision over a valiant Jon Fitch and takes a step up the pound for pound ladder.

Kenny Florian over Roger Huerta
In the second televised fight of the night, the first two rounds were a strategic chess match where two surgeons worked their magic on each other, with Florian gaining a slight advantage in each round. The third round turned into a war. Florian landed two knees to the head and a strong right to the jaw in a great combination, but Huerta, in defiance, dropped his hands, stood flat footed, spat on the ground to his right and with body language and a cold stare told “Kenflo” he didn’t feel any of it. Ironically, instead of instigating things, this calmed things down a bit, but from here Florian methodically dissected Huerta with knees, jabs, and kicks. This third round solidified one of the year’s best fights for Florian. Anyone who watched this fight has to give Florian props, and has to think he’s be best going in the lightweight division right now.

Brock Lesnar over Heath Herring
Right after the starting horn, Lesnar knocked Herring’s block off with a right hook, which sent Herring to his back so hard he flipped over himself. From there Lesnar bull-rushed Herring, trying to take his head off with a flying shoulder tackle that would make Vince McMahon and the WWE proud. The first round was spent with Lesnar dominating Herring on the ground, while Herring bled out from the right side of his face. The second round was much of the same with Lesnar putting on a wrestling clinic.  The third round wasn’t anything new as Herring got exposed on the ground. Ultimately, because of Lesnar’s dominance, and Herring’s lack of anything offensive, Lesnar won the fight by unanimous decision. You want to know how lopsided this was?  Florian dominated Huerta by a judges score of 30-27.  Lesnar won this 30-26.

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