ShoXC Herman vs. Schall: fight night action shots (pics)

Below are pictures from ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series event that took place this past Friday night at The Horseshoe Casino just outside of Chicago, IL. In the main event, Dave “Pee Wee” Herman blasted Kerry “Meat Truck” Schall with knees and punches scoring a first round TKO victory. Overall, it was another entertaining and action packed night of fights under the ShoXC banner… Dave... [Read More...]

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Television Preview of tonight’s ShoXC event from Hammond, Indiana

Two weeks ago EliteXC held what many critics considered to be the best in their installment of ShoXC events to date. The event, which featured Wilson Reis winning the vacant EliteXC bantamweight (140 lbs.) title against King of the Cage flyweight (135 lbs.) champion Abel Cullum, was a strong show from top-to-bottom and included one of the wildest fights of the year with David Douglas staving off certain... [Read More...]

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ShoXC Reis vs. Cullum: fight night action shots (pics)

Below are pictures of ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series that took place this past Saturday at Chumash Casino Resort in Tucumcari, N.M.  In the main event, undefeated Wilson Reis became the first-ever EliteXC bantamweight champion, out-scoring a very game Abel Cullum over all five rounds. The rest of the night was jammed with vicious striking, as displayed in detail by the images below… Wilson Reis... [Read More...]

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5 Oz. Exclusive: Jason Guida signs with EliteXC

Jason Guida, who was shown last night on Spike TV and the UFC’s hit reality television series “The Ultimate Fighter” as being dismissed from the competition after failing to make weight, has signed with EliteXC. FiveOuncesOfPain.com confirmed the news on Tuesday with EliteXC Vice President Jared Shaw. Guida, the older brother of UFC lightweight competitor Clay Guida, will debut during... [Read More...]

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5 Oz. Exclusive: Prospects Torrance Taylor and Tiawan Howard to debut for EliteXC on Oct. 10

A pair of brothers who happen to be two of the best fight prospects in Ohio are set to make their EliteXC debuts in October. FiveOuncesOfPain.com was the first to report several months ago that half-brothers Torrance Taylor (pictured) and Tiawan Howard had signed multi-fight contracts with EliteXC. And now we can be the first to report that they have been added to EliteXC’s ShoXC event to take... [Read More...]

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5 Oz. Exclusive: Herman vs. Schall to headline Oct. 10 ShoXC

A heavyweight clash between undefeated sensation Dave “Pee Wee” Herman and Kerry Schall, a veteran of season two of “The Ultimate Fighter,” is set to headline EliteXC’s ShoXC event scheduled for Friday, Oct. 10 at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana. FiveOuncesOfPain.com confirmed the news earlier today with both EliteXC Vice President Jared Shaw and Herman’s... [Read More...]

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Sponsor EliteXC fighter Matt Makowski

Welterweight prospect Matt Makowski will be making his third appearance for EliteXC and his debut on SHOWTIME on Friday, Sept. 26 at 11 p.m. ET against Erik Apple during a ShoXC event at the Chumash Resort & Casino in Santa Ynez, Calif. MMA companies looking to sponsor Makowski can e-mail his sponsorship manager, Ed Hsu, at ecfights@gmail.com. After compiling a 6-0 record in MMA and a 9-1 record... [Read More...]

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5 Oz. Exclusive: Giva Santana vs. Jaime Jara completes Sept. 26 ShoXC lineup

A middleweight matchup between undefeated submission specialist Giva Santana and former King of the Cage heavyweight and light heavyweight champion Jaime Jara has been signed to complete the lineup for EliteXC’s next ShoXC card to be televised on SHOWTIME on Sept. 26. FiveOuncesOfPain.com confirmed the news with EliteXC Vice President Jared Shaw on Monday afternoon. Santana, nicknamed “The... [Read More...]

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5 Oz. Exclusive: Murphy and Quach off of Sept. 26 ShoXC card

EliteXC’s recent string of bad luck is continuing as FiveOuncesOfPain.com has learned of major alterations to the promotion’s next ShoXC event planned for Sept. 26 at the Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez, Calif. Bao Quach had been scheduled to fight Wilson Reis for the vacant EliteXC bantamweight (140 lbs.) title in the show’s main event. However, Reis informed Five Ounces of Pain this... [Read More...]

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5 Oz. Exclusive: Malaipet vs. David Douglas to take place at Sept. 26 ShoXC

A battle of two dynamic 160 lbs. strikers has been signed to take place between Malaipet Team Diamond and David “Tarzan” Douglas during EliteXC’s next ShoXC event set for Friday, Sept. 26 at the Chumash Hotel & Casino in Santa Ynez, Calif. FiveOuncesOfPain.com learned of the bout from a source speaking on the condition of anonymity earlier today and we were later able to confirm... [Read More...]

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Reis vs. Quach title fight re-scheduled for Sept. 26

FiveOuncesOfPain.com has confirmed that a fight for EliteXC’s vacant bantamweight title between Wilson Reis and Bao Quach that had been scheduled for Sept. 20 has been re-scheduled for Sept. 26 during the promotion’s next ShoXC event at the Chumash Hotel & Casino in Santa Ynvex, Calif. MMAjunkie.com was the first to report the news on Wednesday. Reis improved his record to 5-0 following... [Read More...]

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Quick Results for Aug. 15 ShoXC

Here are the results for last night’s ShoXC event from the Table Mountain Casino in Fresno, Calif: Main SHOWTIME card: Jared Hamman def. Po’ai Suganuma via TKO (strikes) at 2:34 of round 1 Fabricio Camoes def. Sammy Morgan via submission (rear naked choke) at 0:47 of round 1 Cyrille Dibate def. Jaime Fletcher via unanimous decision Rosi Sexton def. Debi Purcell via split decision Ray Lizama... [Read More...]

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Television preview of tonight’s ShoXC event

EliteXC will return to SHOWTIME on tonight at 11 p.m. ET live from the Table Mountain Casino in Fresno, Calif. As per usual fare, the card lacks star power, which is not what the ShoXC concept is intended for. The idea behind the franchise is to create a proving ground as a way to build new stars, much like SHOWTIME used to do with its ShoBox franchise, which is still in existence but no longer has... [Read More...]

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5 Oz. Exclusive: Entire Aug. 15 ShoXC card unveiled

EliteXC’s next card will be a ShoXC event scheduled for August 15 and will feature five bouts to be televised on SHOWTIME at 11 p.m. ET from the Table Mountain Casino in Friant, Calif. FiveOuncesOfPain.com learned of the finalized card after speaking with EliteXC Vice President Jared Shaw on Tuesday afternoon. According to Shaw, the card will feature two light heavyweight bouts with Jared Hamman... [Read More...]

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Update on Ruediger

Loretta Hunt of The Fight Network was able to also contact the head of the California State Athletic Commission, Armando Garcia. Garcia was a bit more forthcoming with Hunt in regard to Gabe Ruediger than he was with me.   According to Garcia:  “His [Ruediger's] license was not suspended nor was it denied. His renewal application is still under review and he will not be available [to fight] this... [Read More...]

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Garcia denies Ruediger report

I contacted Armando Garcia, the head of the California State Athletic Commission, via e-mail this morning. Garcia denied that Gabe Ruediger was denied a license for this Saturday’s Dynamite USA card but said that he could not comment further. I am attempting to contact Ruediger for his side of the story. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Garcia denies Ruediger report", url: "http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/06/04/garcia-denies-ruediger-report-2/"... [Read More...]

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Ruediger not on Dynamite USA!! card

Just when you thought things couldn’t get any crazier in regard to this Saturday’s K-1 Dynamite USA card, something new happens that completely boggles the mind.  Former TUF 5 contestant Gabe Ruediger has been selected to compete on this Saturday’s card during the non-televised portion of the event as an injury replacement. Ruediger was going to fight at a catch weight of 161 pounds.... [Read More...]

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