Lion Mutilates 42 Midgets in Cambodian Ring-Fight

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 this 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.