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Edited: My bad: Kimbo Slice not Kimball
I've seen Kimbo do street fights on the internet and was watching Showtime last night and they aired his first ever sanctioned fight(think in January 08 when it was) where he won against a mix martial artist in 19 seconds and then they aired his next fight that was taped in February with Tank Abbot where he knocked his ass out in the first round. Big old mean dude can fight for sure. Would like to see how far he can take it and how many big names he can beat.
I've seen Kimbo do street fights on the internet and was watching Showtime last night and they aired his first ever sanctioned fight(think in January 08 when it was) where he won against a mix martial artist in 19 seconds and then they aired his next fight that was taped in February with Tank Abbot where he knocked his ass out in the first round. Big old mean dude can fight for sure. Would like to see how far he can take it and how many big names he can beat.
Kimbo Slice
Put him in with a top guy, he'll get smoked
He has heavy heavy hands, that's all
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Kimbo Slice was a Miami, Florida-based underground street fighter. The underground fight videos swept across the web making him an overnight sensation. The brutal knockouts, tough appearance of Kimbo, and catchy phrases increased his popularity. Kimbo appeared in eight street fight videos, winning seven of them. His lone lost was to Boston police officer, Sean Gannon. The fight was marred with controversy because Kimbo's crew says Gannon broke the fight rule (see kimbo fight rules below). Many Kimbo critics state that Kimbo never fought anyone decent beside Gannon.
MMA Career:
Kimbo Slice made his sanctioned MMA debut against former world champion boxer Ray Mercer at Cage Fury Fighting Championship 5, held in Atlantic City, New Jersey on June 16, 2007. The match was three-round exhibition utilizing all professional rules of mixed martial arts combat which Kimbo won by guillotine choke. After the Tank Abbott fight fell through, Kimbo left CCFC and on October 11, 2007 was signed by EliteXC. Kimbo's next fight was suppose to be Mike Bourke but Kimbo faced Bo Cantrell after Bourke sustained a shoulder injury. Kimbo won readily, forcing Bo to tap via strikes in 19 seconds.
Slice will be featured on The Iron Ring, a new television series airing on BET which features mixed martial arts prospects. Slice will be a part of the selection process for the participants.
Kimbo Slice Street Fight Rules:
1.This is not a mixed martial art or a street fight
2.Only punching allowed (no elbows, knees, kicks, etc.)
3.Stand up fighting only
4.No holding or grappling with opponent is allowed
5.If someone is knocked down he has thirty seconds to get up and continue fighting
6.Ways to win are KO, thirty second count out, and if the other guy quits
Exceptions:
The rules of the Sean Gannon fight are in dispute. Kimbo's crew says it was a typical Kimbo Slice fight (see rules above). Gannon has posted on a forum that Kimbo's crew said only no ground fighting and submissions but said nothing about standing submissions. Gannon is quoted as saying, "It's not my fault Kimbo's crew is ignorant of mma techniques and styles." In the fight verse the bouncer, Kimbo Slice was upset that the bouncer stepped on his shoe, causing him to fall. When the bouncer is knocked down, he stays down for two minutes while Kimbo's crew tells him to get up and the fight continues. He gets up and is promptly knocked down again.
In the latest video, Chico only gets a ten count before he is disqualified unlike the usual thirty seconds other opponents get.
The British Thompson, who has a career record of 14-8, will be Slice's toughest opponent yet, not that that's saying much. Thompson has lost six of his last eight fights, including one to, of all people, Eric "Butterbean" Esch. Slice vs. Thompson is basically guaranteed to end in a first-round knockout.
EliteXC scored a major coup when it became the first MMA organization to land a network television deal. Slice vs. Thompson will be the main event on its EliteXC's May 31 show on CBS, a show that will also feature a good middleweight fight between Robbie Lawler and Scott Smith, and a women's fight between Gina Carano and Kaitlin Young.
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