San Jose, Calif. -- ProElite.com (SamCaplan.ProElite.com) was able to confirm with sources after the Frank Shamrock vs. Cung Le fight Saturday night that Shamrock indeed has a broken arm. X-rays were conducted at the HP Pavilion and showed the fracture.

During the post-fight press conference, Le indicated that he not only saw Shamrock’s X-rays, but heard the arm break while in the cage.

The injury took place towards the end of the third and final round. Le threw a high kick that grazed Shamrock’s head that ultimately landed on Shamrock’s upper arm.

In an excellent display of photography, EliteXC photographer Tom Casino was able to capture a clear shot of the kick that broken Shamrock’s arm.

According to Le, the X-rays he saw showed a bone in Shamrock’s arm broken in half.

Even if Shamrock had not gotten injured, he was in danger of losing the fight. ProElite.com was able to acquire a copy of the judge’s scoring and it shows that Shamrock was behind on all the judges’ scorecards.

According to the scoring obtained, Shamrock lost all three rounds. Round one was 30-27 Le; round two was 29-28 Le; and round three was 29-28 Le.

Judge Richard Bertend scored the fight 10-9, 10-9, 9-10. Judge Cecil Peoples scored the fight 10-9, 10-9, 10-9. And judge Nelson “Doc” Hamilton scored the fight 10-9, 9-10, and 10-9.

Le stated that he was open to a rematch with Shamrock.

Here are other notes from the post-fight press conference:

-- EliteXC Live Events President Gary Shaw indicated after the presser that he did not want to announce an opponent for Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson’s next match on May 31 on CBS because he didn’t want it to overshadow Le’s performance. Shaw indicated that a formal announcement in regards to Kimbo’s opponent could be made Monday.

Speculation during the week was that Ron Waterman was in the process of being finalized as Slice’s opponent. However, a deal could not be reached and speculation had then started to center on James Thompson, who was knocked out by Brett Rogers during EliteXC’s “Street Certified” show in Miami in February.

-- Shaw was asked about Le appearing on CBS in the future and while he didn't rule it out, he didn't seem definitive when posed the question. Le's existing contract with Strikeforce could be a factor.

-- While it wasn't announced during the press conference, the word going around is that EliteXC's second CBS show will take place in July. CBS executives watched the fight with Shaw and a CBS camera crew was also on hand to extract footage to be used on the first show in May.

-- Slice’s reception from the San Jose crowd when he was announced was lukewarm, at best. Local fighters such as Shamrock, Le, and Gilbert Melendez received much stronger responses.

-- Speaking of Melendez, he expressed after his fight that he wants to get right back into another fight. He said he’s heard that the rumor is that the next Strikeforce card will be in Hawaii and that he’d like to be involved. It should be noted that the man carrying Melendez’s Strikeforce lightweight title to the ring before his fight vs. Gabe Lemley was none other than Melendez’s father.

-- Melendez talked about Jorge Masvidal and Josh Thomson as possible future opponents. ProElite.com learned after the fight that a Melendez vs. Thomson fight may not happen until November. Thomson’s shoulder is said to be healing well and he has resumed limited training but expects to go full speed very soon. Several opponents are being discussed for a possible June fight that could serve as a warmup for an eventual showdown with Melendez.

-- Melendez also introduced the idea of wanting to fight K.J. Noons for Noons’ EliteXC lightweight title with the intent of unifying the Strikeforce and EliteXC lightweight titles.

-- Mike Kyle tried not to make excuses for his quick and decisive loss to Wayne Cole but still acknowledged that he felt he was unable to get warmed up for the fight. When asked if he had meant whether he couldn’t get warmed up backstage or during the course of the fight, he expressed that his corner was occupied before the fight and that he was only able to hit pads for a few minutes before the bout. Kyle trains at the American Kickboxing Academy, which also cornered him during Saturday’s fight. Kyle said that AKA appeared to be very busy with Le, who they also cornered.

-- Kyle expressed his desire to move to 205 pounds for his next fight and said he doesn’t think he will take a fight on such short notice again after having accepted the fight vs. Cole on three day’s notice. Kyle said he took the fight because after being suspended for two years, he just wanted to get a match under his belt.

-- Shaw seemed very impressed with Cole. He talked about Cole’s backstory of fighting on smaller shows in Oklahoma and how Cole trains out of a converted two-car garage. Cole has also told his mother he was a boxer, and tonight’s fight marked the first time she was aware that he was actually a mixed martial artist. He said that her feelings about MMA prior to tonight were negative but that when he called her after the fight she said she was proud of him. Cole also has seven sisters that helped keep his vocation a secret.

-- Cole has been trying to save up money so that he can start training at a respected camp. He mentioned that he’d like to move to Iowa and train at Miletich Fighting Systems. Show told Cole to call him during the week and that EliteXC would help set him up with a regular camp. He told Cole his days of training in garages and fighting in small shows in Oklahoma were over.

-- The official attendance for the event was 16,326.

-- According to California State Athletic Commission executive director Armando Garcia, Ryan Jensen was hospitalized following his bout vs. Joey Villasenor due to vision problems. An update on Jensen’s condition was never provided.

-- Nick Diaz spoke at the press conference and reiterated a lot of what he had said during the pre-fight press conference. He vouched for Shields’ injury while also confirming his next fight will be on SHOWTIME on June 14 in Hawaii. An opponent has not been determined.

-- When asked about a possible match against new Strikeforce middleweight Kazuo Misaki, Le responded, “That would be a good fight.”

-- When talking about Le and Jake Shields, Shaw want off a tangent about rankings on the Internet, even though he contradicted himself by saying he “doesn’t read the blogs.” Shaw said Le was a top ten middleweight before the Shamrock fight and obviously is after. That was strange hearing Shaw say that considering he was cool to the idea of a Shamrock vs. Le fight when asked about the matchup last June following the Shamrock vs. Baroni fight.

Shaw went so far as to claim that MMA writers aren’t doing the sport justice by allowing UFC fighters to dominate their top ten rankings.

-- Strikeforce President Scott Coker did not attend the post-fight press conference. He was also not seen at the pre-fight presser as well, adding to speculation that the relationship between Coker and Shaw is not going well. EliteXC and Strikeforce are still contractually obligated to promote one more show featuring Shamrock. The agreement was worked out as part of a settlement reached after Strikeforce sued EltieXC last year after signing to Shamrock to a contract that was in violation of their agreement with Shamrock.

-- All 18 fighters passed their tests for “drugs of abuse.” Results pertaining to tests to determine performance enhancers won’t be available until sometime this week.

-- There were a ton of fighters not fighting on hand during the show, including Shields, Slice, Diaz, Ricco Rodriguez, Thomson, Paul Buentello, Keith Jardine, Phil Baroni, Urijah Faber, Trevor Prangley, and Kit Cope.

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Sam Caplan

Lead Writer/Editor - ProElite.com

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