EliteXC returned to CBS for the 2nd time this year. The first was a disaster in my mind and I found it a big blow to the sport of MMA. Many things seems to be “fixed” or “scripted” and the fight of the night Lawler/Smith wound up having to be stopped because of an accidental finger to the eye. This time around was a bit better.
The main event was a rematch of Robbie Lawler vs. Scott Smith. Lawler was impressive and stopped Smith with some nice shots to the body in the 2nd round to retain his title.
In other action, Jake Shields looked great, putting Nick Thompson away very quickly. Thompson is definitely not a pushover so this was a very big victory for Shields. Nick Diaz won by 2nd round TKO in front of his hometown: Stockton, CA. I was very disappointed to see that the Antonio Silva/Justin Eilers heavyweight title fight didn’t make the CBS show, but I was happy when they announced it would be on Showtime with a few other preliminary matches later on. So when the CBS show concluded, I flipped over to Showtime and caught 3 of the prelim fights. Silva looked great and took home the heavyweight title by TKO in round 2.
1 Drew Montgomery def. Brandon Tarns TKO (Doctor’s Stoppage- Cut) Round 3 4:23
2 Carl Seumanutafa def. Mike Cook KO (Slam) Round 1 1:21
3 Wilson Reis def. Bryan Caraway Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 5:00
4 Rafael Cavalcante def. Travis Galbraith TKO (Strikes) Round 1 3:01
5 Antonio Silva def. Justin Eilers TKO (Knees and Punches) Round 2 0:19
6 Cristiane Santos def. Shayna Baszler TKO (Punches) Round 2 2:48
7 Jake Shields def. Nick Thompson Submission (Guillotine Choke) Round 1 1:03
8 Nick Diaz def. Thomas Denny TKO (Punches) Round 2 0:30
9 Robbie Lawler def. Scott Smith TKO (Kicks and Punches) Round 2 2:35
10 David Douglas def. Marlon Matias TKO (Punches) Round 1 0:12
11 Anthony Ruiz def. Jeremy Freitag Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 5:00
