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EliteXC Wanted Seth Petruzelli to Stay Standing
Seth Petruzelli called into Monsters Radio this morning to talk about his recent victory over Kimbo Slice. During the interview Seth confirms that he was paid extra to stay standing against Kimbo Slice by the EliteXC promoters.
SP: Not really, but I train with lots of undefeated pro boxers, a couple guys have a belt, and my style kinda throws them off a bit, I have kind of an awkward style. So, I knew I would do alright standing up with him. THE PROMOTERS KINDA HINTED TO ME, AND THEY GAVE ME THE MONEY TO STAND AND TRADE WITH HIM. THEY DIDN’T WANT ME TO TAKE HIM DOWN. LETS JUST PUT IT THAT WAY.
M: Ahhh.. ok.
SP: It was worth my while to try and stand up and punch with him.”
So if the promoters paid Seth to stay on his feet they were obviously looking for a huge Kimbo KO to promote him even further. This raises even more questions for me though, mainly about the Ken Shamrock predicament. I was thinking something weird was going down when Shamrock annonced in dramatic fashion like you would see in the WWE that he would not be able to fight. So here is my question, was Ken Shamrock paid to get out of the fight? Just think about it for a little. Ken Shamrock was insisting for such a long time that he would take Kimbo down and break his leg. The EliteXC realize that if Kimbo was down he would struggle and look pathetic so they needed a standing battle. In my mind I believe the EliteXC paid Ken a significant amount of money to open up a cut above his eye which would make the atletic comission stop him from fighting. Now think about what the EliteXC kept excenuating throughout the night… “Kimbo will fight anyone, anytime.” What an amazing slogan to get out there to the 4.5 million watching at home.
What I said above is obviously not concrete but just some speculation. The EliteXC seem to be focusing on making the great storylines. Somebody should really tell them that this is not the WWE but really mixed martial arts, you bring the fighters and the drama will create it’s self.
EliteXC: HEAT Live Gate Numbers
Saturday’s “EliteXC: Heat” event at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla., drew a total attendance of 9.414 (7,723 paid) for a live gate of $826,433.
The numbers above are quite a rebound for EliteXC since the last event, “Unfinished Business” which had only 2871 paid attendants. Even though the numbers above are a lot higher they are still far short of what the BankAtlantic Center can hold which is somewhere around 22,000 depending on the event. The numbers also have nothing on what the UFC is currently achieving at their events. UFC 88 alone had appx. 14,000 paid attendees.
EliteXC: HEAT Quick Results Live
ELITE XC “HEAT” QUICK RESULTS:
Seth Petruzelli defeats Kimbo Slice in 14 seconds (T)KO
Elite XC Welterweight Champion Jake Shields defeats Paul “Semtex” Daley via submission (armbar) round 2
Andrei Arlovski defeats Roy Nelson via technical knockout at 3:14 of round two
Gina “Conviction” Carano defeats Kelly Kobald via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Benji Radach defeats Murilo “Ninja” Rua via (T)KO
Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos defeats Yoko Takahashi via unanimous decision
Conor Huen defeats James Edson Berto via technical knockout at 2:18 of round two
Mickey Gomez defeats Lorenzo Borgomeo via submission (armbar) at 4:06 of round two
Bryan Hamade defeats David Gomez via submission (guillotine) at 2:03 of round one
Nicolae Curry defeats Jorge Boechat via submission in round one
Roy Nelson Puts Himself Ahead of Arlovski
“I put myself ahead of Arlovski for the pure fact that I bring a more complete package. He’s great at what he does. He’s a phenomenal striker, but lax at grappling…. My physique works for me. I consider myself like 75 percent of the Americans out there. I give 100 percent. And I like food…. I’m looking for that big endorsement, like Taco Bell, Pizza Hut or McDonald’s. Maybe after this fight, I’ll do a cookbook.”
Roy Nelson believes that this fight is not going to be one way traffic tomorrow night against Andrei Arlovski at the BankAtlantic Center in the Sunshine State of Florida. Nelson is not only looking at winning the fight he is also trying to come away with some big named food company to sponsor him. Best of luck to you Mr. Nelson. Remember to check out the fight tomorrow on CBS. Or if you are unable to watch come back to MMA-Live after the event for all the results from EliteXC: HEAT.