mmajunkie.com is reporting that EliteXC is shutting its doors...let's hope that a solution can be found, there are a lot of decent fighters under contract with EliteXC. Now they'll need to find a new home.

Watching the 14 second destruction of Kimbo Slice last night left me a little empty inside. On one hand I got to meet Bas Rutten just a week ago at the Paradise Warrior Retreat in Toronto and I can't tell you how much respect I have for Bas as both a former champ and a teacher/trainer. On the other hand having witnessed Kimbo's last fight against James Thompson I was less than impressed with his all round game.

It's not Kimbo's fault that he gets all of the press attention, but still he is not yet a top 10 (or even 20) heavyweight contender and last night certainly proved that point. Seth Petruzelli caught Kimbo with the first punch he threw and Kimbo went down, it almost looked like half knockdown and half slip Kimbo's torso didn't actually hit the ground, but it was Kimbo's groundwork afterward that caught my attention. I'm not sure if Slice was dazed or if he really is that stiff on the ground. Kimbo caught 3 or 4 of the 10 or so punches that Petruzelli threw, but offered up no real defense and that's why the fight got stopped.

I am sure that Kimbo could have continued and even looked like he was ready to get back up when the ref stepped in, but it was too late. Kimbo needs to learn how to deal with these kinds of situations or he's going to fail as a fighter. Kimbo was gracious in defeat, giving props to Seth for stepping up and taking the fight "It's all good" he proclaimed and let everyone know that the after party was still on.

I can't wait to hear Bas Rutten's take on the fight and the last minute opponent change from an injured (cut above his eye) Ken Shamrock to Seth Petruzelli.

So, what do you think? Was Kimbo exposed? Was he just caught with a big shot and dazed? Was the ref stoppage too early, or justified?

Results for the October 4th EliteXC on CBS Card:

Main Card

• Seth Petruzelli def. Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson by TKO
  
• Jake Shields def. Paul Daley by Submission (Armbar)
  
• Andrei Arlovski def. Roy Nelson by KO
  
• Gina Carano def. Kelly Kobold by Unanimous Decision
  
• Benji Radach def. Murilo "Ninja" Rua by TKO

Prelimins

• Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos def. Yoko Takahashi by Unanimous Decision
  
• Connor Heun def. Edson Berto by TKO (Strikes)
  
• Mikey Gomez def. Lorenzo Borgomeo by Submission
  
• Bryan Hamade def. David Gomez by Submission
  
• Nicolae Cury def. Jorge Bouchat by Submission

MAIN CARD (shown on CBS)

• Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson vs. Ken Shamrock
  
• Andrei Arlovski vs. Roy Nelson
  
• Jake Shields vs. Paul Daley (for EliteXC welterweight title)
  
• Gina Carano vs. Kelly Kobold-Gavin
  
• Benji Radach vs. Murilo "Ninja" Rua

PRELIMINARY CARD

• Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos vs. Yoko Takahashi
  
• Edson Berto vs. Connor Heun
  
• Seth Petruzelli vs. Aaron Rosa
  
• Lorenzo Borgomeo vs. Mikey Gomez
  
• Jorge Bouchat vs. Nicolae Cury
  
• David Gomez vs. Brett Jackowski

This is pretty nice for a free card. Admittedly, the fight between Ken Shamrock vs Kimbo is not going to determine a contender for Fedor's throne, but if Ken manages to get the fight to the ground it will tell us whether Kimbo can truly defend submissions.

The televised fight card for October 4th CBS-EliteXC Saturday Night Fights is:

• Kimbo Slice vs. Ken Shamrock
  
• Jake Shields vs. Paul Daley (for EliteXC welterweight title)
  
• Andrei Arlovski vs. Roy "Big Country" Nelson
  
• Gina Carano vs. Kelly Kobold
  
• Murilo "Ninja" Rua vs. Benji Radach
  

Of course, the most notable addition here is Andrei Arlovski who is fighting courtesy of a joint venture between EliteXC and Affliction

Just in case you've been hiding out in a cave for the past couple of weeks, EliteXC's October 4th card will feature in the main event...wait for it.

Kimbo Slice vs Ken Shamrock

I'm going to resist the urge to comment on this just yet.

On CBS
Robbie Lawler vs Scott Smith (the rematch for the EliteXC middleweight title)
Nick Diaz vs Thomas Denny
Jake Shields vs Nick Thompson
Shana Bazler vs Cristiane Cyborg

Undercard On Showtime (and Fight Network in Canada)
Antonio Silva vs. Justin Eilers
Wilson Reis vs. Brian Caraway
Rafael Feijao Cavalcante vs. Travis Galbraith

EliteXC has scheduled 3 title fights as part of it's July 26 Saturday Night Fights on CBS fight card.

EliteXC Title Fights

• Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva vs TBA (heavyweight title, shown on showtime)
  
• Robbie Lawler vs Scott Smith (middleweight title)
  
• Jake Shields vs Nick Thompson (welterweight title)
  

Also on the card is Nick Diaz vs Thomas Denny...a bout that seems like a setup to make Diaz look good and ready him for a rematch with EliteXC lightweight champ KJ Noons.

Of course, the big question is whether or not it will be Kimbo Slice facing Silva for the heavyweight title.

NOTE: The heavyweight matchup will be shown on Showtime in a 1 hour preview event.

EliteXC lightweight Nick Diaz (17-7) will meet former King of the Cage champion Thomas Denny (26-16) at the next EliteXC-CBS "Saturday Night Fights" event, which takes place July 26 at Stockton Arena in Stockton, Calif.

And, in typical EliteXC Results fashion, here is a Nick Diaz video. BTW, the guy he is fighting is Takanori Gomi, the man considered by many to be the #1 lightweight in the world.

Jake Shields will fight Nick Thompson (36-9-1) for the first-ever EliteXC welterweight title.

The title fight takes place during the second EliteXC-CBS "Saturday Night Fights" event, currently scheduled for July 26 -- possibly in Stockton, Calif.

Here is a submission wrestling video of Jake Shields vs Jon Fitch. As you probably know, Fitch will challenge Georges St Pierre for the UFC welterweight title in August.

Quick Results For EliteXC - June 14, 2008

• Carl Barton defeated Kepa Madeiros via 1st round TKO
  
• Rafael Feijao defeated Wayne Cole via 1st round TKO
  
• Dave Herman defeated Ron Waterman via 1st round TKO
  
• Murilo Rua defeated Tony Bonello via 1st round TKO
  
• Nick Diaz defeated Muhsin Corbbrey via 3rd round TKO
  
• KJ Noons defeated Yves Edwards via 1st round TKO
  
  
• Russell Doane defeated Dwayne Haney via 1st round TKO
  
• PJ Dean and Dean Lista fought to a draw
  
• Mike Aina defeated Kaleo Kwan via decision
  
• Mark Oshiro defeated Chris Willems via 1st round triangle choke
  
• Bubba McDaniel defeated Ross Hose via 1st round rear-naked choke

Yves Ed'duvill Edwards (born September 30, 1976) is a Bahamian professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. He is known for his fights as a lightweight in organizations such as the UFC, PRIDE, BodogFIGHT, and EliteXC.

Yves Edwards is the the founder of a fighting style called Thug-Jitsu. Edwards began training in traditional karate in his youth, moving on to kung fu before eventually taking up mixed martial arts. This also led him to Muay Thai in order to improve his stand-up.

Nickname The Texas Gunslinger
Height 5’10” (178cm)
Weight 155lbs (70kg)
Nationality Bahamian
Born September 30, 1976 (1976-09-30) (age 31)
Fighting out of Woodlands, Texas
Town of birth Nassau, Bahamas
Team/Association American Top Team
Fighting style Thugjitsu

Most notable moments
At UFC 49, Edwards knocked out Josh Thomson by way of spectacular head-kick. After the fight, commentator Mike Goldberg announced: "I will say right now, this kick has replaced Pete Williams on Mark Coleman as the greatest knockout due to a kick in UFC history."

Of course what EliteXC fan hasn't seen footage of the crazy knee KO of Edson Berto on Feb 16th. If you haven't seen it, here is a clip...and no, that isn't me in the audio on the clip



Record
Yves holds a MMA record of 33-13-1 and holds wins over such notables as Josh Thomson, Hermes Franca, Rich Clementi, Dokonjonosuke Mishima and Aaron Riley.

Yves next fight is June 14th for the EliteXC lightweight title, his opponent is KJ Noons. You will be able to find results for that fight right here.

June 14th is the next big EliteXC fight card and EliteXC Results is ready. Here is the fight card with a few predictions just to whet your whistile. After the fight card is a vid clip of some highlights of a fight between Yves Edwards and highly regarded UFC lightweight Hermes Franca.

I watch this video clip and just can't help but make the comparison between Edwards and Anderson Silva. The ease in which he puts together punches and kicks and his durability on the ground make an easy comparison. Edwards had a rough patch but seems to be back on track now.

MAIN CARD

• Champ KJ Noons vs. Yves Edwards (for EliteXC lightweight title)
  
• Prediction : Yves Edwards by KO.
  
• Winner : KJ Noons by ref stoppage.
  
• Muhsin Corbbrey vs. Nick Diaz
  
• Prediction : Nick Diaz by submission
  
• Winner : Nick Diaz by decision
  
• Tony Bonello vs. "Ninja" Rua
  
• Prediction : Ninja by TKO
  
• Wayne Cole vs. Rafael Feijao
  
• Winner : Rafael Feijao
  
• Dave Herman vs. Ron Waterman
  
• Prediction : Ron Waterman
  
• Winner : Dave Herman
  

PRELIMINARY CARD (not shown on TV, but will be on proelite web site)

• Kala Kolohe vs. Bubba McDaniel*
  
• Mark Oshiro vs. Chris Willems
  
• Kaleo Kwan vs. Mike Aina
  
• Chris Bernard vs. Lolohea Mahe
  
• PJ Dean vs. Dean Lista
  

PRELIMINARY CARD (will not be shown)

• Russell Doane vs. Dwayne Haney
  
• Carl Barton vs. Kepa Madeiros
  

MAIN CARD

• Champ KJ Noons vs. Yves Edwards (for EliteXC lightweight title)
  
• Muhsin Corbbrey vs. Nick Diaz
  
• Tony Bonello vs. "Ninja" Rua
  
• Wayne Cole vs. Rafael Feijao
  
• Dave Herman vs. Ron Waterman
  

PRELIMINARY CARD (not shown on TV, but will be on proelite web site)

• Kala Kolohe vs. Bubba McDaniel*
  
• Mark Oshiro vs. Chris Willems
  
• Kaleo Kwan vs. Mike Aina
  
• Chris Bernard vs. Lolohea Mahe
  
• PJ Dean vs. Dean Lista
  

PRELIMINARY CARD (will not be shown)

• Russell Doane vs. Dwayne Haney
  
• Carl Barton vs. Kepa Madeiros
  

On June 14th EliteXC is hosting a fight card in Hawaii. The card features an EliteXC title bout between current belt holder KJ Noons and former UFC standout Yves Edwards. Other notable names on the card are Murilo Rua, Ron Waterman and Nick Diaz.

• KJ Noons vs. Yves Edwards
  
• Nick Diaz vs. Muhsin Corbbrey
  
• Murilo 'Ninja' Rua vs. Tony Bonello
  
• Rafael Feijao vs. Wayne Cole
  
• Dave Herman vs. Ron Waterman
  

The broadcast will be available on Showtime in the US and I assume on The Fight Network in Canada