EliteXC “Return of the King” Live Results and Play by Play

EliteXC “Return of the King” is set to kick off on Saturday, June 14, at the Neil S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Defending his belt, is Hawaii native and king of the EliteXC lightweight division, KJ Noons, who will take on the explosive and crafty veteran in Yves Edwards. Also on the card is the fighter that Noons disposed of to obtain his gold, Nick Diaz, who looks to get back in line for a title shot but he will first have to go through Muhsin Corbbrey.

RedSweat.com will be bringing you all of the action beginning with up to the minute play by play commentary for the main card at 10pm ET. Quick results for the prelims will follow at 12:30am ET.

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Important news, announcements and interesting moments during EliteXC

• EliteXC "Returns to the Cage" on July 26
• EliteXC Saturday Night Fights "Lawler vs Smith 2" announced for July 26th on CBS at 9pm ET/PT.
• 4 finishes via TKO (Strikes) in a row, lets see if we can make it 5.
• Chaos ensued in the cage following the Noons vs Edwards fight. After KJ’s post fight interview, Diaz comes to the cage to ask for a rematch. Things start to get tense after Nate Diaz starts to give Carl Noons (KJ’s dad) the finger. Nick follows suit and starts to give Noons the finger as well. KJ lunges at Nick and the whole cage erupts into chaos. KJ’s dad manages to get Nick into a muay thai plum momentarily but the fighters are quickly controlled and Nick and his brother leave the arena with both middle fingers in the air. The crowd boos, obviously not in favor of the Diaz brothers antics.
• Undercard results are up next at 12:30am ET. For some reason ProElite is airing the prelims after the main card so stay tuned for the results.
• Also stay tuned for DREAM 4 live results and play by play commentary starting tonight at 4am ET.
• In reality PJ Dean won his fight against Dean Lista but because of a point deduction it was ruled a majority draw.
• They bring out new EliteXC heavyweight Lolohea Mahe to announce that his opponent, Chris Bernard, has pulled out of the fight just 30 minutes before showtime. Apparently Bernard pulled out because he was sick.
• Bubba McDaniels in a huge upset, defeats the Icon Sport middleweight champion, Kala Kolohe, via rear naked choke in the first round.
• In his post fight interview, McDaniel’s says he doesn’t want to come back for a title shot and says the belt should stay with a Hawaiian.

EliteXC “Return of the King” Quick Results

• Carl Barton vs Kepa Madeiros (Madeiros wins via TKO (Strikes) at 0:55 in the 1st round)
• Russell Doane vs Dwayne Haney (Doane wins via TKO (Strikes) at 2:46 in the 1st round)
• PJ Dean vs Dean Lista (Majority Draw 29-28 Lista, 28-28, 28-28)
• Chris Bernard vs Lolohea Mahe (Bernard pulls out 30 minutes before fight from sickness)
• Kaleo Kwan vs Mike Aina (Mike Aina wins via Unanimous Decision after 3 rounds)
• Mark Oshiro vs Chris Willems (Oshiro wins via Triangle Choke at 2:12 in the 1st round)
• Kala Kolohe vs Bubba McDaniel (McDaniel wins via Rear Naked Choke at 0:41 in the 1st)
• Rafael Feijao vs Wayne Cole (Feijao wins via TKO (Strikes) at 2:47 in the 1st round)
• Dave Herman vs Ron Waterman (Herman wins via TKO (Strikes) at 2:19 in the 1st round)
• Murilo Rua vs Tony Bonello (Murilo Rua wins via TKO (Strikes) at 3:16 in the 1st round)
• Nick Diaz vs Muhsin Corbbrey (Nick Diaz wins via TKO at 3:59 in the 3rd round)
• KJ Noons vs Yves Edwards (KJ Noons wins via TKO (Strikes) at 0:48 in the 1st round)

EliteXC “Return of the King” Main Card Play by Play Commentary

Rafael Feijao vs Wayne Cole (Light Heavyweight Bout)

• Round 1: Feijao waste little time landing a powerful leg kick. Cole unloads with a flurry of punches but gets taken down by Rafael. Cole gets back to his feet and they clinch against the cage. After a few knees from Feijao to the legs of Cole, the action is paused from a low blow to Cole’s family jewels. Rafael comes out aggressive missing with a head kick and landing a big leg kick. Back in the clinch Feijao backs up and unloads with a barrage of punches. Rafael rocks Cole with a jumping knee and another big knee to the body. He lands one final knee to the chin and this could be the end for Cole. After a vicious uppercut, Rafael jumps around to the back of Cole and starts to wail away with big right hands to the head. The ref jumps in to save Cole and the fight is over.
• Round 2:
• Round 3:
• Final Result: Rafael Feijao wins via TKO (Strikes) at 2:47 in the 1st round.

Dave Herman vs Ron Waterman (Heavyweight Bout)

• Round 1: Herman strikes first with a leg kick. After catching a few strikes from Herman, Waterman takes Dave to the mat in full guard. Waterman goes for a can-opener neck crank but Herman opens his guard to defend. Ron postures up and comes down with some strikes. Dave gets back to his feet. He lands a jumping roundhouse kick to the cheek of Waterman. Herman starts to unload with vicious elbows to the head while Ron holds on to a single leg. Herman lands a vicious knee to the body that crumbles H2O. Herman takes advantage mounting Waterman. He unloads with a barrage of punches and the ref steps in to save Ron from further damage.
• Round 2:
• Round 3:
• Final Result: Dave Herman wins via TKO (Strikes) at 2:19 in the 1st round.

Murilo Rua vs Tony Bonello (Middleweight Bout)

• Round 1: Bonello gets things going with a couple of FU’s in the stare down. Tony comes right out with a high roundhouse kick and starts to unload with strikes. He jumps guard and brings Murilo down to the mat. Murilo passes to side control and starts to unload with some vicious ground and pound. He starts to drop punishing elbows to the face of Bonello. He traps Tony’s right arm and starts to smash Bonello with bone crunching elbows. He gains mount momentarily but gets back to side control. He continues to elbow Bonello’s face into oblivion. He mixes it up and goes to the body. He gets into knee on belly position, holds his neck and lands 3 or 4 vicious punches to the face of Bonello ending the fight as well as Bonello’s perfect record.
• Round 3:
• Final Result: Murilo Rua wins via TKO (Strikes) at 3:16 in the 1st round.

Nick Diaz vs Muhsin Corbbrey (Lightweight Bout)

• Round 1: Corbbrey lands a kick and Diaz goes for a single leg takedown. They start to trade some punches. Diaz lands a nice right and they clinch. Diaz starts to land some knees to the body and a nice elbow. They do some dirty boxing inside. Diaz lands a couple of nice uppercuts. They trade kicks and continue to trade punches. Muhsin pops Nick with a nice right hand and they clinch against the cage. Corbbrey lets go with a nice combination. Diaz tags Muhsin with an uppercut inside. Diaz unloads with some nice shots to the body. Nick lands a kick to the body and the round ends.

  RedSweat scores the round 10-9 for Nick Diaz

• Round 2: Corbbrey lands a nice cut kick. Diaz drops levels for a double leg takedown but can’t execute it. Corbbrey lands a nice combo but Diaz fires back with a solid punch of his own. They trade shots inside. Nick tags Muhsin with a couple of solid punches. Corbbrey lands a nice right but Nick is getting the better of the exchanges. Diaz keeps him at bay with his jab and starts to do some trash talking. He taunts Muhsin and continues to throw. Corbbrey comes back with a solid combo of his own. They clinch against the cage with one minute left. Diaz lands some rights, peppering Corbbrey with his signature punches. Diaz gets the body lock and spins Muhsin to the ground into side control. He runs out of time and the round ends.

  RedSweat scores the round 10-9 for Nick Diaz

• Round 3: They immediately start to trade and clinch. Diaz goes right for the takedown but Corbbrey denies. Muhsin is swinging wildly while Nick continues to land. They clinch and Diaz gets the takedown into half guard. Diaz passes to side control and delivers an elbow. Nick sinks in a kimura and Corbbrey could be in trouble. Diaz starts to apply pressure and transitions into an armbar. Muhsin absorbs a couple of hammer fists and escapes but Diaz stacks up and starts to land strikes. Nick is back into side control looking to finish the fight. He continues to come down with strikes. He fakes like he is going for a kimura but swings his leg over into full mount. He unloads with punches and the ref steps in to stop the fight.

• Final Result: Nick Diaz wins via TKO at 3:59 in the 3rd round.

KJ Noons vs Yves Edwards (Lightweight Title Bout)

• Round 1: Noons comes right out with a brutal body kick. They start to immediately trade shots. Edwards tags Noons with a beautiful left right combo but Noons comes right back and drops Yves with a beautiful right hand to the jaw. Noons pounces on Edwards and unloads with some big left hands. He goes off like a machine gun landing lefts and rights to the head. He drops 4 or 5 vicious elbows to the head of Edwards and the fight is over. The "King" retains his EliteXC lightweight belt in devastating fashion.

  Chaos ensued following the fight. Read the important announcements and interesting moments section towards the top of this post for the full story.

• Round 2:
• Round 3:
• Round 4:
• Round 5:
• Final Result: KJ Noons wins via TKO (Strikes) at 0:48 in the 1st round.