Posted on 05/16/2005 12:06:42 PM PDT by Blzbba
Last Updated: Monday, 2 May, 2005, 07:46 GMT 08:46 UK
Lion Mutilates 42 Midgets in Cambodian Ring-Fight
An African Lion much like this is responsible for the death of 28 Cambodian Midgets Spectators cheered as entire Cambodian Midget Fighting League squared off against African Lion Tickets had been sold-out three weeks before the much anticipated fight, which took place in the city of Kâmpóng Chhnãng.
The fight was slated when an angry fan contested Yang Sihamoni, President of the CMFL, claiming that one lion could defeat his entire league of 42 fighters.
Sihamoni takes great pride in the league he helped create, as was conveyed in his recent advertising campaign for the CMFL that stated his midgets will "... take on anything; man, beast, or machine."
This campaign is believed to be what sparked the undisclosed fan to challenge the entire league to fight a lion; a challenge that Sihamoni readily accepted.
An African Lion (Panthera Leo) was shipped to centrally located Kâmpóng Chhnãng especially for the event, which took place last Saturday, April 30, 2005 in the city’s coliseum.
The Cambodian Government allowed the fight to take place, under the condition that they receive a 50% commission on each ticket sold, and that no cameras would be allowed in the arena.
The fight was called in only 12 minutes, after which 28 fighters were declared dead, while the other 14 suffered severe injuries including broken bones and lost limbs, rendering them unable to fight back.
Sihamoni was quoted before the fight stating that he felt since his fighters out-numbered the lion 42 to 1, that they “… could out-wit and out-muscle [it].”
Unfortunately, he was wrong.
I knew that...really...I did.
You think YOU have it tough.
I'm all out of midgets now.
I hope the lion is not destroyed for his role in this circus.
Those poor little midgets.
It's not because of idiots like McCain. He pretty much single handidly ruind UFC.
Snopes doesn't have anything on it yet that I could find.
This is hard for me to believe. 42 midgets should have been able to take the lion. Were the midgets elderly?
Is this The Onion? Scrappleface?
I'm SOOOOooooOOOOO glad it's a fake story.
Still,
it did play with your head for a bit.
It's a fake, but it is funny. 42 midgets, LOL!
You know what you get when you cross a midget with a hooker?
A little f##ker about 3 foot tall.
I checked your link and thought it looked like BBC picked it up... but it's a spoofed URL.
http://www.newturfers.com/mwf/attach/38/355838/BBCNEWSWorldLionMutilates42MidgetsinCambodianRing-Fight.htm
One killed my daddy.
Today on Jerry Springer!---Lion Mutilates 42 Midgets in Cambodian Ring-Fight!!!
The first rule of Cambodian Midget Fighting League is that you never talk about the Cambodian Midget Fighting League.
Luckily you have internet skills, unlike the reporters from the BBC, LOL.
I like that in a person. :o)
This story is BS....
"little midgets"
Department of Redundancy Department, may we please help you please?
How about:
DOWN GOES TATOO
DOWN GOES TATOO
DOWN GOES TATOO
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