VICKSBURG, Mississippi - For two agonizing, long years, Victor "Joe Boxer" Valenzuela waited to get fast-talking, loud-mouth Charles "Krazy Horse" Bennett back in the cage.

It was worth the wait.

In an impressive performance, Valenzuela (6-2-2) rallied from an early knockdown to register a stunning 3:23 first-round submission (tapout due to strikes) over Bennett (18-14-2) of Ocala, Fla., in their highly anticipated grudge rematch in the main event on ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series August 25.

EliteXC presented the event from the Vicksburg Convention Center. It aired on SHOWTIME at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast).

 "This is as good as it gets,'' said a jubilant Valenzuela. "I shut the 'Horse' up and then shut him down and out. This was vindication for me like you would not believe. It doesn't get any more personal for me than this. I am on cloud nine. All I heard from the time we fought our first fight (Aug. 5, 2005) was what he was going to do to me in the rematch. I showed him and the world what I am all about. I dealt with adversity and kept my composure after going down. I was stunned but not hurt. I weathered the storm and the best he had to offer.

"I showed the heart of a champion. Champions get up.''

Bennett (http://krazyhorse.proelite.com/) dropped Valenzuela in the bout's early moments, but "Joe Boxer'' (http://joeboxer.proelite.com/) rebounded to score two knockdowns of his own. Moments after the last knockdown, the abbreviated but exciting fight was over.

"I knew he was through and had nothing left after his barrage of punches,'' Valenzuela said. "I proved I could talk the talk. This is just the greatest feeling in the world.''

A disconsolate Bennett had little to say afterward. He made no excuses.

"I should have not been in such a hurry after I knocked him down. I should have allowed him to get up. Instead, I got a little excited and maybe punched myself out."

 "I tip my hat to 'Joe Boxer.' He was the better man tonight. But that doesn't mean I respect him. Sure, he beat me, but that's all he did.''

JARA AND KLEINBECK
In the co-feature of a live two-hour telecast that included five competitive, action-packed, crowd-pleasing fights between determined, offensive-minded fighters, Seth "The Dr.'' Kleinbeck (8-3), of  Stuttgart, Ark., knocked out Jaime Jara (16-6) of North Highlands, Calif., with a picture-perfect left-right combination at  4:59 of round two.

 "There was no doubt that the fight was over," Kleinbeck (http://sethkleinbeck.proelite.com/) said. "I caught him perfectly. This is probably my best win, and I am obviously very happy. I was surprised he tried to box for as long as he did. I figured he would be trying to take me down. I kicked him so hard I think I might have broken my left foot. Right now it hurts a lot."

Jara (http://jaimejara.proelite.com/), who lost for the first time in three years, said, "You have to give him a lot of credit. He is one really tough dude. I came to win. I am confident in everything I do, but he had me seeing the lights. I can't complain about the stoppage. Losing is a new experience to me, but I'll be back."