Can You Make This Stuff Up?

For those of you who long for the days of the collesium here's a little article headlined: "Lion Mutilates 42 Midgets in Cambodian Ring-Fight." Commentary in red.

Spectators cheered as an entire Cambodian Midget Fighting League squared off against an African Lion. [who wouldn't?]
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 [Quite a bold claim, 30 midgets yeah, but 42?].
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 [Can't wait for the 42 midgets vs. the refrigerator match]."
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 [Wonder what the vote of the midget union was?].
An African Lion (Panthera Leo) [very educational] was shipped to centrally located Kâmpóng Chhnãng especially for the event, which took place last Saturday, April 30, 2005 in the city’s coliseum [Dangit, we are the greatest nation on earth, WHERE'S MY 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 [What kinda midgets give up after just losing half their friends and a few limbs?].
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.

Read the aritcle here.