Team Bison fighter Sammy Morgan started the fight quickly with several low kicks to the legs of Brazilian Fabricio Camoes. Before he could get anything else going Camoes (9-4) had Morgan to the ground and mounted. Morgan quickly turned to his back and it took Camoes little time to secure the rear naked choke and the submission victory just 47 seconds into the first round.
Morgan (19-11) has lost three straight fights, but all have been to top fighters (Cung Le, Paul Daley and Camoes).
A winner of five straight fights, Camoes (9-4) called on EliteXC to give him a title shot.
“Where’s the big boys?” said Camoes. “I want a belt. I know there are a lot of tough guys in my weight class, but I came here to challenge.”
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August 16, 2008
August 14, 2008
Morgan to fight on ShoXC
Minneapolis welterweight Sammy Morgan will make his second appearance for EliteXC on Friday when he faces Brazilian Fabricio Camoes (8-4) at ShoXC 7 live on Showtime. Morgan (19-10) lost his debut for the ProElite promotion at the January 25 ShoXC 4 card against top contender Paul Daley.
Camoes won his debut for EliteXC at ShoXC 6 on April 25, defeating current King Of The Cage Jr. Welterweight (160 lbs.) champion Joe Camacho.
The 27-year old Morgan, who trains with Team Bison, is looking to snap a 2-fight losing streak. Morgan lost to current Strikeforce Middleweight champion Cung Le on November 16, 2007. He has fought other well known fighters such as Forrest Petz, Shannon Ritch, Josh Burkman, Duane Ludwig, Manny Gamburyan, and Aaron Riley.
Be sure to tune into Showtime on Friday night at 10 PM.
Camoes won his debut for EliteXC at ShoXC 6 on April 25, defeating current King Of The Cage Jr. Welterweight (160 lbs.) champion Joe Camacho.
The 27-year old Morgan, who trains with Team Bison, is looking to snap a 2-fight losing streak. Morgan lost to current Strikeforce Middleweight champion Cung Le on November 16, 2007. He has fought other well known fighters such as Forrest Petz, Shannon Ritch, Josh Burkman, Duane Ludwig, Manny Gamburyan, and Aaron Riley.
Be sure to tune into Showtime on Friday night at 10 PM.
July 27, 2008
Thompson falls to Shields
Nick Thompson fell in his bid to become the first EliteXC Welterweight Champion as Jake Shields won by 1st round submission. The fight was featured on the second CBS show on July 26.
Shields (21-4-1) took Thompson to the mat early in the fight and eventually sunk in a deep guillotine chock to force the submission at 1:03 of the first round.
Thompson, the one and only ever BodogFIGHT Welterweight Champion, saw his record fall to 36-10-1. It was his first fight for the EliteXC promotion after fighting in Japan his previous two fights.
Shields (21-4-1) took Thompson to the mat early in the fight and eventually sunk in a deep guillotine chock to force the submission at 1:03 of the first round.
Thompson, the one and only ever BodogFIGHT Welterweight Champion, saw his record fall to 36-10-1. It was his first fight for the EliteXC promotion after fighting in Japan his previous two fights.
July 26, 2008
June 24, 2008
Thompson to batle for EliteXC title
Photo taken from www.nickthompson.tv
Minnesota welterweight fighter Nick "The Goat" Thompson will return to the U.S. on July 26 to fight Jake Shields for the vacant EliteXC championship. It will be the second prime time show broadcast by CBS.
Thompson (36-9-1) is riding a 12-fight winning streak, including his past two in Japan for the Sengoku promotion. A recent law school graduate at the University of Minnesota, Thompson trains at Greg Nelson's Minnesota Martial Arts Academy with top fighters like Sean Sherk, Brock Larson, & Brock Lesnar. He currently resides in Robbinsdale.
A verteran of Shooto, Rumble On The Rock, & Gladiator Challenge, Shields (20-4-1) is considered one of the top 10 welterweights in the world by many rankings. Currently Sherdog and MMA Weekly has Shields at #7. WAMMA has Shields ranked #3 in the world, just behind Georges St. Pierre and Jon Fitch.
May 31, 2008
Rogers wins on CBS
On May 31, Team Bison heavyweight fighter Brett Rogers remained undefeated by defeating Jon Murphy on the premiere broadcast of EliteXC Saturday Night Fights on CBS.
Rogers (7-0) connected with an uppercut to the jaw of Murphy (4-3) and followed him to the mat before the referee stopped the bout just 1:01 into the first round. It was the first televised fight in the history of MMA on primetime network television.
At the post-fight press conference, Rogers called out event headliner Kimbo Slice (3-0) who had a hard-fought 3rd round TKO victory over James Thompson. The same James Thompson that Rogers defeated by KO in just over two minutes three months ago.
"Everybody saw the fight today," Rogers said. "A man is a man and what I saw today was garbage."
Slice was losing on all three judges scorecards going into the final round of the fight with Thompson.
"That sounds like a challenge," Slice said as he and Rogers faced off on both sides of EliteXC promoter Gary Shaw before calmer heads prevailed.
Rogers (7-0) connected with an uppercut to the jaw of Murphy (4-3) and followed him to the mat before the referee stopped the bout just 1:01 into the first round. It was the first televised fight in the history of MMA on primetime network television.
At the post-fight press conference, Rogers called out event headliner Kimbo Slice (3-0) who had a hard-fought 3rd round TKO victory over James Thompson. The same James Thompson that Rogers defeated by KO in just over two minutes three months ago.
"Everybody saw the fight today," Rogers said. "A man is a man and what I saw today was garbage."
Slice was losing on all three judges scorecards going into the final round of the fight with Thompson.
"That sounds like a challenge," Slice said as he and Rogers faced off on both sides of EliteXC promoter Gary Shaw before calmer heads prevailed.
April 16, 2008
Brett Rogers to fight on first EliteXC show on CBS
Team Bison heavyweight fighter Brett Rogers (6-0; 5 KO, 1 sub.) will face Jon Murphy (4-2; 3 KO, 1 sub.) on the first EliteXC show to be broadcast on over-the-air TV. They will be the first fight on the TV card headlined by heavyweight Kimbo Slice.
Rogers has two victories in EliteXC, defeating Ralph Kelly and most recently James Thompson in February.
Murphy is coming off of a 2nd round KO victory over Dave Huckaba at the EliteXC show in August. His two losses are against highly regarded fighters Chase Gormley (Gladiator Challenge Champion) and Houston Alexander, who has recently fought in the UFC.
The show will be carried live on CBS in primetime on Saturday, May 31. Kimbo Slice will face James Thompson in the main event.
FIGHT CARD:
Kimbo Slice (2-0) vs. James Thompson (14-8)
Robbie Lawler (15-4) vs. Scott Smith (13-4) - EliteXC Middleweight Title
Gina Carano (5-0) vs. Kaitlin Young (4-1) of Circle Pines, MN
Phil Baroni (10-9) vs. Joey Villasenor (25-6)
Brett Rogers (6-0) vs. Jon Murphy (4-2)
Rogers has two victories in EliteXC, defeating Ralph Kelly and most recently James Thompson in February.
Murphy is coming off of a 2nd round KO victory over Dave Huckaba at the EliteXC show in August. His two losses are against highly regarded fighters Chase Gormley (Gladiator Challenge Champion) and Houston Alexander, who has recently fought in the UFC.
The show will be carried live on CBS in primetime on Saturday, May 31. Kimbo Slice will face James Thompson in the main event.
FIGHT CARD:
Kimbo Slice (2-0) vs. James Thompson (14-8)
Robbie Lawler (15-4) vs. Scott Smith (13-4) - EliteXC Middleweight Title
Gina Carano (5-0) vs. Kaitlin Young (4-1) of Circle Pines, MN
Phil Baroni (10-9) vs. Joey Villasenor (25-6)
Brett Rogers (6-0) vs. Jon Murphy (4-2)
February 17, 2008
Rogers gets KO over Thompson
Heavyweight Brett Rogers stopped British fighter James Thompson (14-8) at the EliteXC-Street Certified show last night in Miami to improve his record to 6-0. Rogers caught Thompson, a veteran of Pride and Cage Rage, with a knee to the chin and followed up with five brutal strikes to the head before Thompson fell to the mat and ended the fight at 2:24 of the first round.
Thompson is the biggest name to date on the undefeated resume of Rogers. Having fought seven career fights for Pride, Thompson has faced opponents like Don Frye, Hidehiko Yoshida, Kazuyuki Fajita, Giant Silva, and Aleksander Emelianenko.
Rogers has now won two fights for the EliteXC promotion after beginning his career in Minnesota with four straight wins by knockout. Rogers defeated Ralph Kelly at the EliteXC-Renegade show last November.
Thompson is the biggest name to date on the undefeated resume of Rogers. Having fought seven career fights for Pride, Thompson has faced opponents like Don Frye, Hidehiko Yoshida, Kazuyuki Fajita, Giant Silva, and Aleksander Emelianenko.
Rogers has now won two fights for the EliteXC promotion after beginning his career in Minnesota with four straight wins by knockout. Rogers defeated Ralph Kelly at the EliteXC-Renegade show last November.
January 26, 2008
Morgan falls to Cage Rage champ
Sam Morgan lost his EliteXC debut on the ShoXC show on Friday to Paul Daley. Daley (17-6-2), the Cage Rage welterweight champion, connected with a brutal elbow in the clinch that dropped Morgan (19-10) and ended the fight at 2:12 of the first round. The fight was broadcast live on Showtime.
Morgan stated earlier in the week on Sherdog Radio that he had signed a six fight deal with EliteXC.
Morgan stated earlier in the week on Sherdog Radio that he had signed a six fight deal with EliteXC.
January 15, 2008
Rogers to fight for EliteXC
St. Paul heavyweight Brett Rogers will be fighting at the February 16 EliteXC show in Miami. Rogers will face perhaps his toughest oppenent to date in James Thompson (14-7) of England. The event is being headlined by the matchup of famed street fighters Kimbo Slice (1-0) and Tank Abbott (9-13).
Thompson has fought all around the world including shows for PrideFC and Cage Rage. He has faced some of the MMA elite in Don Frye, Hidehiko Yoshida, Kazuyuki Fujita, Giant Silva, Aleksander Emelianenko, and Dan Severn.
Rogers (5-0) will be making his second appearance for EliteXC after fighting on the November 10 show in Texas. Rogers earned a first round victory over Ralph Kelly (3-3) when Kelly submitted due to strikes.
The event will be broadcast live on Showtime.
Thompson has fought all around the world including shows for PrideFC and Cage Rage. He has faced some of the MMA elite in Don Frye, Hidehiko Yoshida, Kazuyuki Fujita, Giant Silva, Aleksander Emelianenko, and Dan Severn.
Rogers (5-0) will be making his second appearance for EliteXC after fighting on the November 10 show in Texas. Rogers earned a first round victory over Ralph Kelly (3-3) when Kelly submitted due to strikes.
The event will be broadcast live on Showtime.
January 9, 2008
Morgan to fight on Showtime
EliteXC has announced that Paul Daley will take on Minneapolis fighter Sam Morgan in the co-main event of the upcoming ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series event in Atlantic City, New Jersey on January 25th.
Daley (16-6-2), the Cage Rage welterweight champion, is currently riding a four-fight winning streak. Morgan (19-9) has won three of his last five fights. His last fight was a 3rd round TKO loss to Cung Le (5-0) at a Strikeforce event in November.
Daley (16-6-2), the Cage Rage welterweight champion, is currently riding a four-fight winning streak. Morgan (19-9) has won three of his last five fights. His last fight was a 3rd round TKO loss to Cung Le (5-0) at a Strikeforce event in November.
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