The main event for tonight's EliteXC: Heat between Kimbo Slice and Ken Shamrock has been cancelled.
Shamrock suffered a cut above his eye while warming up for the fight and needed six stitches. Shamrock has been forced to withdraw due to a medical suspension.
"The Ultimate Fighter 2" cast member Seth Petruzelli, who was scheduled to fight Aaron Rosa on the undercard, has agreed to step in to fight Slice.
Here the official announcement from CBS:
Shamrock Unable to Fight; Slice to Face Petruzelli Tonight
SUNRISE, Fla., Oct. 4, 2008 ?
MMA heavyweight Ken Shamrock has been declared medically ineligible to
compete in tonight's CBS EliteXC Saturday Night Fights co-main event
against Kimbo Slice. Shamrock sustained a cut to the area above his
left eye during a training session earlier today.
"It appears
that he was warming up as he stated, rolling over and received a head
butt, which resulted in a laceration over his eye," stated Dr. Alan
Fields of the Florida State Athletic Commission in an interview with
cageside reporter Karyn Bryant. "He received 6 sutures in the eyebrow.
He explained that he wanted to fight, however for his safety, we have
rules. Anyone with a recent laceration cannot go participate in a
fight."
Heavyweight Seth Petruzelli, of Ft. Meyers, Fla.,
originally slated to fight Aaron Rosa on the non-televised undercard,
has stepped in to replace the injured Shamrock in the CBS co-main
event. Petruzelli was offered the fight against Slice just hours before
the broadcast was set to begin, and immediately accepted.
Slice, while disappointed that Shamrock can not compete, also accepted the Petruzelli fight immediately.
Petruzelli,
a former UFC light heavyweight and US karate champion, stands at 6' 0",
and weighed in officially on Friday for his fight with Rosa at 205 ½
pounds. His record is 10 wins, 4 losses. Petruzelli trains with
American Top Team, widely considered to be one of the best MMA training
franchises in the country.
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