EliteXC Unfinished Business: Lawler vs. Smith II RESULTS
July 26, 2008 by Matt Cava
Filed under Fight Card, Results
When: July 26 ‘08
Where: Stockton Arena; Stockton, CA
Watch: CBS 9 p.m. EST
Here’s the latest on the CBS/EliteXC: Unfinished Business event:
Televised Card (9 p.m. on CBS)
- EXC Middleweight Champ Robbie Lawler def. Scott Smith via TKO (Strikes) Rd 2.
Great action again. Monster knees dropped Smith, punches from the top finished him off. - Nick Diaz def. Thomas Denny via TKO (Strikes) Rd 2.
A patient Diaz picks Denny apart with jabs and power shots. - EXC Welterweight Champ Jake Shields def. Nick Thompson via Submission (Guillotine) Rd 1.
Shields quickly gets mount and then the tapout win with a ONE HANDED guillotine choke at 1:01 of the first round. - Cris Cyborg def. Shayna Baszler via TKO (Strikes) Rd 2.
After several submission attempts in Rd 1, a gassed Baszler was pummeled by an aggressive Cyborg. During the breaks, the camera panned cageside to Gina Carano, which drew huge cheers from the crowd.
Undercard (8pm on Showtime)
- EXC Heavyweight Champ Antonio “Big Foot” Silva def. Justin Eilers via TKO (Strikes) Rd 2.
- Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante def. Travis Galbraith via TKO (Strikes) Rd 1.
- Wilson Reis def. Brian Caraway via Unanimous Decision
May not be televised
- Anthony Ruiz def. Jeromy Freitag via unanimous decision.
- David Douglas def. Marlon Mathias via TKO at 0:12 of Rd. 1.
- Carl Seumantafa def. Mike Cook via TKO (Strikes) Rd 1.
- Drew Montgomery def. Brandon Tarn via Doctor Stoppage (Cut) Rd 1.
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“And you guys are the “Pro Elite insiders” right” what does that even mean?
SAM
or anybody can you tell me why Gomi is fighting a new opponent at WVR next show. i thought that he was going to fight Hordoki(?spell) ?????
is it because the ufc bought the ifl and control his contract??
thanks
I really enjoyed this show so much more than the first. What a way to step it up!!
Shayna was totally outmatched. Cyborg is scary! Gina was pumped, etc. Girl, you will get your ass handed to you on a paper plate when you fight Cyborg.
Denny took a beating and just keep going. Props to the 37 year old in the pink shorts!
Lawler/Smith II was good. Smith just seemed not to be in the fight like he should have been. It was as thought he would clinch and then start day dreaming.
ryan I am pretty sure he is still under contract with the IFL
#43, Shields would kill Jon Fitch?? Are you serious?? Shields looked great last night, but Josh Thompson isn’t Jon Fitch’s towel boy on his best day. GSP or Fitch take Shields to school on any day.
That was way better than I ever expected. It was an improvement in every way. All the fights were entertaining or better. The show kept up a brisk pace with very little downtime. Hell, they even kept a leash on Diaz. The only bad thing I can say about it is the announcing was still weak. Frankly, Elite XC has never looked better. I hope CBS exerts more of their influence at this rate. I hope the ratings were good. I want more of that.
The announcing was better because Johnson did most of the talking. Mauro chimed in, and his overhyped style was still jarring, but at least it was occasional and not constant.
Are women’s fights always 3 min rounds? Is this the rule in other promotions, too?
@#58 Round length is up to the promoter in the case of either men or women- remember IFL did 4 minute rounds for men’s bouts. So in answer to your question, no, other promotions can and do have different round lengths for women’s bouts. Gina, for example, has fought five minute rounds before earlier in her career.
Cung Le vs. Robbie Lawler to unify the belts……nuff said
“Girl, you will get your ass handed to you on a paper plate when you fight Cyborg.”
you know, i thought that about the Young fight too..
but, Cyborg looked smaller than in her previous fights..
and i actually think Gina could win, by keeping the distance with those straight kicks to the body..
but… who knows..
anyone else notice that at some point last night Mauro mentioned the UFC, i think during the Diaz fight, and all of a sudden immediately stopped talking and switched the subject in mid-sentence??
i think the only time they’re aloud to say those three letters is when they say “he’s a UFC veteran”.. seeing as how there seems to be this huge ball of hatred between the two companies..
with that said, i thought Shields might get in trouble for wanting to unify the EXC and UFC titles..
oh, and right now i’m happy with any of the Lawler fight possibilities:
Lawler/Ninja 2
Lawler/Smokin’ Joey 2
Lawler/Shamrock
Lawler/Le
they all sound good to me..
My friend a casual fan said this too me earlier today, “why in the world would I pay $50 for UFC when I can watch this?” Simply put I had no response, as the announcers made their case last night “styles makes fights, not fighters.” The UFC might have its hands full gaining new fans who appreciate good fights instead of the best p4p fighter beating a guy in a minute or so in what can only be deemed a novelty fight.
- Production wise, of course this is going to be better than the last production. But I think the key is that CBS has good production to begin with and just built upon it.
- Frank Shamrock eats Joe Rogan. Maybe its time the UFC should make Kenny Florian permanent in addition to Joe Rogan.
- Nick Diaz is a good fighter, always has been and could build a following if he stays focused. Good job Robbie like always.
- CBS needs more stars per card. Or just how the UFC made its premiere flagship the light heavyweight division, and Affliction did so with heavyweights, maybe Elite XC can do the same but market their fighters as straight brawlers, which would be more appropriate for the casual fan.
- Bigger surprise than actual fights………………..Anderson Silva appearing at the event fully in front of cameras. Why? What benefit is this to the UFC instead of getting mentioned as an afterthought on network tv. What benefit does it have for CBS? It adds CREDIBILITY, to a production thats barely off its feet.
Man, did Mauro suck bad last night. His usual dose of over-enunciation and stupid one-liners (i.e. “that fight lasted about as long as Brett Favre’s retirement”) makes it hard to watch EliteXC with the sound on. Will someone please tell him that he is not announcing big-time wrestling? Annoying twerp.
“Frank Shamrock eats Joe Rogan. Maybe its time the UFC should make Kenny Florian permanent in addition to Joe Rogan”
ARE YOU SERIOUS??
Rogan’s the good one..
Goldie’s the one they need to replace..
if it was Rogan/Kenflo.. i would be fine..
#63, Your friend feels that the Elite fighters are equal to the UFC fighters? Interesting thought, but one I certainly don’t agree with. If this was the prevailing thought, the Ultimate Fight Nights would have caused the UFC ppvs to die, and that clearly has not happened.
Regarding Anderson Silva: He was mentioned as the best fighter in the world and UFC “Light Heavyweight Champion.” If anything, it told folks that the UFC had the best fighter in the world.
Obviously you are a big Elite fan, and that is great. But Elite has a long way to go to make it. They still have not made any money. When the Q-10 for the second quarter of 08 (The one with the first CBS show) comes out, it will show they have lost even more money and will have passed the 40 million dollar marker.
They can make it, but last night’s ratings proved they have a lot of work to do. Kimbo and Gina may draw, but a great fight on the first show did not convince the viewers to watch Lawler/Smith II.
On a separate note: Le and Lawler will not be fighting. Strikeforce has a deal with NBC, Elite with CBS. It has been made clear that NBC does not want any fighters appearing on both shows.
Strikeforce and Elite have worked together because of the legal settlement, you will not see their fighters facing each other.
Pro Elite OWNS both StrikeForce and Elite XC and the rights to the fighters and past footage, etc. Pro Elite has TV deals with CBS(Elite XC),NBC(Strikeforce) and now FSN(??)not to mention the non-exclusive contracts that most if not all the fighters are signed to. I believe that they have the right to sign whoever they want to a fight. If Cung Le vs. Robbie Lawler makes sense to them then they will get that fight signed.Me, personally, I think it makes perfect sense and would be a good draw. You need to show me a link to the article where it says “it was made clear that NBC did not want any fighters appearing on both shows.” NBC doesn’t even have a deal to show live shows. their deal involves showing nothing but replays at 3 a.m.
i believe that your statement @#66 was incorrect.
You have failed.
Elite xc and Srtrikeforce already did a show together