Elite XC: Live And All Up In Your Grill
(Photo courtesy of Combat Lifestyle.)
Your long wait for MMA on network television has finally ended. It’s not pay-per-view, it’s not YouTube, it’s CBS, bitches. My fellow MMAholics, we done came up. Settle in, grab yourself a cold one, and prepare for your world to be changed forever — and that’s just the Busta Rhymes performance!
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9:00 pm: Taking some time to introduce the fighters to start the CBS broadcast. I’m sorry, Jon “Man of Faith” Murphy? Okay. But can you really say “New York Badass” on network TV?
9:02 pm: Dancing girls, ahoy!
9:05 pm: Frank Shamrock delivers an odd commentary about Bruce Lee. He seems pleased with himself for having accomplished it.
9:06 pm: More dancing girls, and some fireworks. You entertained yet?
9:10 pm: Here beginneth the education of the masses in regards to MMA. Soak it up. Frank Shamrock takes us through all the legal and illegal moves, including plenty of Kimbo footage.
9:13: “Fighting for your money and bringing home the bacon — that’s sexy,” says Shamrock. What?
9:14: Street Fighter IV, huh? Count me in.
9:18: Busta Rhymes music video begins. Cue the smoke machine. It’s mercifully short, and they don’t even shy away from mentioning that Rogers is coming off a victory over James Thompson. Who is fighting on the main event. Tonight. Makes you think, no?
9:26: And we’re underway. Rogers is providing the offense early, delivering some strong uppercuts in the clinch. They get some separation and Rogers lands a big right hand, dropping Murphy to his knees. Big Dan Miragliotta steps in right away to stop it. Have they been instructed to keep these fights from devolving into too much needless brutality? I suppose we’ll see.
Gary Shaw makes an appearance in the cage to show off his tracksuit. Apparently Rogers’s story is well-known, but we’re going to go over it again just in case, before losing sound for some reason.
Do work, son!
9:40: So we’re doing this music video info thing for every fighter entrance, huh?
9:42: Phil Baroni is taking his time with his ring entrance. You know, just to prove that he’s not in this to “be a rockstah.” Whoa, some girls just ripped his shirt off. This is just out of control. Mark Coleman is there, looking out for his Baroni. It’s hard to know whether to hate this or enjoy it the way you enjoy a bad movie that you snuck into. A little of both, maybe.
9:47: Baroni comes out fast, getting a takedown off a left high kick and trying to work some frantic ground-and-pound. Villasenor stays active from his back and gets back to his feet. A nice left hook from Villasenor stuns Baroni and gets him moving backwards. Baroni attempts a weak shot and Villasenor defends, then starts picking Baroni apart as the NYBA tries to cover up. A right hand hurt Baroni and he’s down. One more right seals the deal and Big Dan stops it, again slightly early. A pattern developing?
Looks like Baroni is not, in fact, the best eva. Go figure.
9:57: A fun little Gina Carano interview follows more dancing girl footage. Everyone’s favorite overweight female fighter responds to allegations that she might not have been focused enough on her fight by asserting that she’s “not focused on that right now.” That’s less than encouraging.
10:03: Cornrows aren’t so sexy, but Young looks jacked. Gina, meanwhile, seems to be wearing makeup. Maybe a little bronzer, too. Not that I know what that looks like.
10:09: A couple of nice frontkicks from Carano, and she puts Young down. Back on their feet, a big right from Carano. Young comes back with a nice left. Young takes Carano down and Carano looks for a gogoplata. Young postures up and lands a big right. They’re back to their feet and really going at each other. Not a whole lot of defense, but plenty of banging going on.
10:14: Young comes out strong in round two, but her strategy of repeated spinning sidekicks seems to be providing plenty of openings for Carano, who starts to unload. Young is hurt and bloodied. Carano takes her back and looks for the RNC, but time runs out in the round. So far, it’s the fight of the night without question.
The doctors move in to stop this one after the second round, and Carano wins it with Young still on the stool. And here comes her father for a big hug. That’s something we’d never see with a male fighter. Just thought I’d point that out.
10:19: The post-fight interview reveals a relatively unscathed Carano, except for maybe a little smudged eye-shadow. At least she seems aware that she needs to get back in the gym to get her “butt in gear.” Just asking me to make a joke about getting my gear in her butt. I’m sorry.
10:30: We learn the origin of Scott Smith’s nickname. He reenacts working in a steel mill. Weird, it looks like it was filmed in the same warehouse as the Kaitlin Young pre-fight clip.
10:35: Matt Hughes is in Lawler’s corner. Not a big deal, apparently.
10:39: We’re feeling each other out early on, with Lawler stalking Smith. Fans are booing? Apparently if it’s not all-out war for thirty seconds these fans grow restless. They pick it up right away, with Smith coming after Lawler and Lawler deciding to punch his way out of trouble. It works, as Lawler tags Smith and mocks him a little. Smith’s legs are wobbly, and it may be only a matter of time as Lawler pours it on, but he’s saved by the bell and stumbles toward his corner.
10:45: Lawler doesn’t have a sense of urgency about finishing Smith, and Smith takes the opportunity to land some knees and fight his way back into this thing. That’s enough to wake Lawler up, as he goes back on the attack. They’re both bloodied up and brawling it out to end the round. That frame may have gone to Smith.
10:52: The pace has slowed some to start this round. Lawler is bleeding from his forehead and Smith seems to aiming for it with his jab. Lawler goes for the first takedown of the fight and Smith stops it, but ends up giving his back. Lawler accidentally pokes Smith in the eye trying to defend a punch, and Smith seems bothered by it. The doctor comes in to take a look at it and it looks like this one is done, despite Smith’s apparent ability and willingness to continue. An anti-climactic end to an exciting fight.
Ruled a no-contest. That’s no fun. Nick Lembo from the New Jersey State Athletic Commission comes on to blame Scott Smith for telling the doctor that he couldn’t see.
11:11: The Kimbo show can now begin in earnest. CBS even shows some of his YouTube clips. Kimbo mentions his balls. Network TV, meet mixed martial arts.
11:14: Frank Shamrock claims that Kimbo is way too “comfortable with violence”, and that scares people. One person who isn’t scared, he says, is James Thompson. I’m not so sure about that last part.
11:19: If James Thompson’s cauliflower ear is any indication of how he’s spent his training time leading up to this event, he may just have a chance.
11:21: Kimbo comes out while fans wave “Kick Ass Kimbo” signs. That’s the best we could do with pre-made signs? Don’t worry, Kimbo’s style is listed as “Brawling”. Just in case they haven’t defined him well enough up to this point.
11:26: Extreme close-up of Kimbo’s face. We didn’t need to get all up in his nose like that.
11:27: Takedown for Thompson early on. Let’s see Kimbo’s ground game. Thompson gets to side control but Thompson can’t control the underarm and let’s him back to his feet. Thompson attempts a standing guillotine, to no avail. Thompson gets put on his back, Kimbo in his guard. Thompson gets side control on Kimbo, looks for an Americana, but does so as if it’s something he’s only ever seen on TV. Kimbo escapes and the round ends with both men looking a little lost.
11:33: Kimbo stuns Thompson with a good left and some knees. Kimbo attempts a guillotine but without locking up the guard. Thompson escapes to side control but eschews the opportunity to take the mount. Referee Dan Miragliotta inexplicably calls for a stand-up with Thompson in side control. Kimbo lands some big shots, but Thompson manages another takedown and finishes the round with a barrage of elbows.
11:39: Kimbo lands a right hand to Thompson’s ear. Ranallo shouts, “It popped!” Indeed it did. Thompson’s ear is bleeding badly and Kimbo is landing some big rights. Thompson is staggered, and Miragliotta moves in to stop it with Thompson still on his feet. “The Colossus” shoves Miragliotta’s head away from him in anger. Kimbo by TKO.
One wonders why this same referee didn’t stop the fight when Kimbo lay on his back absorbing elbows for the final minute of round two, and yet called a halt to it without Thompson even being knocked off his feet. Sloppy may not be the most perfect description of this fight, but it’s certainly the one that leaps to mind.
Kimbo says he didn’t expect Thompson to be that strong on the ground. No one tell him that Thompson really wasn’t so good on the ground at all. A couple months worth of jiu-jitsu classes might have made the difference there. Christ. I’ve had enough.
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May 31st, 2008 at 5:07 pm
Haha, the Nick Serra fight was fucking legendary.
May 31st, 2008 at 5:28 pm
i see Gary Shaw is pregnant…again.
May 31st, 2008 at 5:47 pm
Like El Guapo himself has always said, low kicks, along with elbows out of the clinch, are the most underrated finishing weapons in MMA
sorry for Nick Serra, he learned that the hard way lol
May 31st, 2008 at 5:50 pm
No moar Thompson stare downs!
May 31st, 2008 at 5:51 pm
Kimbo’s breast’s are perky!
May 31st, 2008 at 5:52 pm
two of the undercard fights ended with guys just quiting. nick serra just sat on the ground crying and wouldnt get up and then on of those two fat out of shape guys gave up after a round of getting sat on. wow this is shaping up to be epic.
May 31st, 2008 at 6:18 pm
hahah I’m freakin’ loving the lines they gave Shamrock…. at least I hope they gave them to him, probably not the wisest move to let him ad-lib.
May 31st, 2008 at 6:24 pm
This is sad. I can’t believe that this is how they want to run their show. Fucking circus.
May 31st, 2008 at 6:29 pm
Ahhh my local CBS affiliate is showing a fucking Jerry’s Kids Telethon!
May 31st, 2008 at 6:31 pm
Wow. My local cable company is not showing the eliteXC show. It decided that PAID PROGRAMMING is a better draw. UN FUCKING BELIEVABLE.
May 31st, 2008 at 6:32 pm
Big Black will be the highlight.
I also forgot how annoying commercials are going to be between fights.
May 31st, 2008 at 6:37 pm
they’re sayin “Badass”…as in NYC Badass…you guys are missin.
May 31st, 2008 at 6:41 pm
The Rodgers post-fight was… unfortunate.
Baroni is seriously wearing a bottle opener next to his requisite cross necklace. Lawn Guyland represent. And escorted by skanks.. awesome.
May 31st, 2008 at 6:45 pm
baroni loses agaaiiinn hah
May 31st, 2008 at 6:47 pm
Just once I wish they would of said “Smokin Joe Fraiser…”
May 31st, 2008 at 6:49 pm
same shit. fuck em.
May 31st, 2008 at 6:55 pm
Phil fucken Baroni, pisses me the fuck off. He just lost a fan tonight. Three piss poor performances in a row and winless since 2006 - It’s time for him to call it quits, or take a year off and completely revamp his whole fight game. Fucken dumbass
May 31st, 2008 at 6:57 pm
Thank you for wasting my time CBS.
May 31st, 2008 at 6:58 pm
This is a PAINFUL broadcast. I was hoping that I’d get to see an actual fight tonight. Oh well.
May 31st, 2008 at 7:00 pm
Phil Baroni pisses me off. Three piss poor performances in a row and he’s winless since 2006 - it’s time for him to call it quits or take a year off and seriously revamp his whole fight game. It’s almost like the dude forgot how to win.
May 31st, 2008 at 7:01 pm
So far this has been an epic FAIL…
Busta is old and sounded like sh!t. I heard an announcer say “I don’t know much about this Joe guy, I’m going to start checking this guy out.” WTF? get some guys who know the sport!
Murphy looked like he was scared or something…I just know that when I show up to work Monday all I’m going to hear is “Dude, Brett Rogers is the next Chuck liddell or… Kimbo is the best fighter ever! and Man those Chick gladiators are the real deal, huh? I really wish I hadn’t told so many non-fan’s of the sport to watch this joke of an event….now “The best eva” just got KTFO in the first round?
Damn I wish Dana could have worked something out with CBS.
May 31st, 2008 at 7:17 pm
women’s MMA isnt really as exciting as i’d hoped it to be
May 31st, 2008 at 7:18 pm
@ Mark
“Three piss poor performances in a row”
Dude, Did you see his last fight?
May 31st, 2008 at 7:19 pm
hmm
i think elite xc has stolen a march on the UFC with the inclusion of female fighting.
May 31st, 2008 at 7:20 pm
Did I just hear females making certain noises not fit for primetime when they were showing Robbie?
May 31st, 2008 at 7:24 pm
Great! CBS has made it clear that fights will be stopped as early as possible.
May 31st, 2008 at 7:25 pm
@ Rumbler.
” “I don’t know much about this Joe guy, I’m going to start checking this guy out.” WTF? get some guys who know the sport!”
That was Shamrock.
May 31st, 2008 at 7:26 pm
the women’s fight was awesome…i was freakin out when Carano was settin up for a gogo…then pickin Young apart standing up…FUK YEAHHHHHHHHHHHH!
only a rnc finish could have topped that!
made all the dudes look like junk…fight of the night.
May 31st, 2008 at 7:31 pm
@ Rumbler: It was Frank Shamrock saying he hadn’t been paying any attention to Villasenor. I think he’s got at least a working knowledge of the sport.
May 31st, 2008 at 7:38 pm
Anyone else hate it when fans boo during the stand up?
May 31st, 2008 at 7:45 pm
The announcers can’t stop talking about the UFC.
“Just like Wanderlei did against Keith Jardine.”
Free advertising FTW.
May 31st, 2008 at 7:48 pm
@ MKXII
Yeah I saw that after I posted…What a shame.
Wow… Robbie and Smith have saved this event! What a fight!!!
May 31st, 2008 at 7:56 pm
so they managed to take the only saving grace of the night and turn it into shit….
May 31st, 2008 at 7:57 pm
This is a great fight! so lets stop it ASAP!
May 31st, 2008 at 7:59 pm
WORST . . . MMA . . . PRESENTATION . . . EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Two early stops by Dan and then a doctor stop over a poked eye? W-T-F?
May 31st, 2008 at 8:01 pm
What a shit call. His eye’s open, not tearing, not blinking. Weak. They certainly seemed gunshy about the fights turning too nasty so I was breathing a sigh of relief that they didn’t stop it for the gash on Lawler’s noggin. They the Doc stops in on an eye poke.
May 31st, 2008 at 8:06 pm
nutin but respect for shaw and paying up like that
dana wouldn’t do shit
May 31st, 2008 at 8:08 pm
cage: agreed
May 31st, 2008 at 8:13 pm
ya i mean why shouldn’t he they did awsome……for what weve seen so far.
May 31st, 2008 at 8:14 pm
I don’t know what card some of you guys are watchin, but I think this shit is going great.
Didn’t see any dark card though
May 31st, 2008 at 8:18 pm
Bas to Kimbo- “Hit him in his bad ear!”
May 31st, 2008 at 8:19 pm
But yeah, early stops and sand in the eye-vag was bull.
Who was the taint wearing the DO IT FERG shirt in the crowd? Jokin Ben take it easy killer
May 31st, 2008 at 8:31 pm
Kimbo/Thompson fight looks more choreographed than a WWE wrestling match!!!
May 31st, 2008 at 8:33 pm
“That alien lifeform that used to be Thompson’s left ear.” Greatest quote ever.
May 31st, 2008 at 8:37 pm
pretty exciting fight so far…just cause thompson and kimbo are shitty fighters doesnt mean it wont be exciting
they need to work on their conditioning though :\
May 31st, 2008 at 8:38 pm
Worst fight stoppage ever. Good job XC , good Job
May 31st, 2008 at 8:38 pm
Kimbo…….Fixed and he will get worked by anyone in this game worth a half a shit!!!!!!
May 31st, 2008 at 8:40 pm
WOW FUCK THIS. I TAKE BACK WHAT I SAID…
THIS IS BULLSHIT.
20 bucks says shaw gave the ref money to stop the fight so the kimbo cash cow could still be alive.
May 31st, 2008 at 8:41 pm
cage potato claims james thompson has a “glass chin”. then i go and post on this site and disagree and actually give thompson some credit for his achievements and i get flamed.
jesus christ you fucking morons, he tanked the shit out of kimbo and fought hard.. i’d say he even won the 2nd round.
props to kimbo and thompson for a good fight
May 31st, 2008 at 8:42 pm
Dan Margliotta is a fucking piece of shit.
May 31st, 2008 at 8:43 pm
what the fuck kimbo is a fat gas bag that is not a win he should be ashamed
May 31st, 2008 at 8:43 pm
How dog shit are you when you get taken to task by James Thompson. Wow Elite XC just pinned there future on that
May 31st, 2008 at 8:46 pm
wow. “Your ear is falling off!” = exaggeration of the night
Looks like Kimbo needs some cardio! I think kimbo was gonna take it anyways, but that was the worst stoppage i have ever seen!
May 31st, 2008 at 8:46 pm
What a joke! Kimbo lost that fight, but the referee gave him the win. Towards the end of the second round, when Thompson was raining down elbows, the referee should have stopped the fight.
May 31st, 2008 at 8:48 pm
something terrible is happening right now…dana white is sitting in his mansion with a fat ass grin on his face
May 31st, 2008 at 8:49 pm
Stoppage was early but inevitable. Anyone trying to make the case that Thompson was gonna do anything other than bleed more is fucking kidding themselves.
Granted Kimbo lived through his first ground skirmish (ugly as hell but still he made it through) but christ *that* is where his cardio is? Really, fucking hell Bas get him out jogging or some shit.
May 31st, 2008 at 8:50 pm
that was just fucking sad.
I think we just saw the first and last prime time MMA broadcast from Elete XC.
May 31st, 2008 at 8:52 pm
Kimbo is garbage, man i used to like him, but he sux, put him up against shane carwin hes done!
May 31st, 2008 at 8:53 pm
Wow, you can tell gary shaw is from the Boxing world, because that fight was fucking FIXED. Kimbo has both arms trapped and takes elbows to the head for 2 straight minutes and that doest get the fight stopped but a shot that doesnt even put thomson on the ground does? So fucking rigged…
May 31st, 2008 at 8:56 pm
and kimbo wants to fight the iceman……
May 31st, 2008 at 8:59 pm
What a joke. They did EVERYTHING possible to make sure Kimbo won that. That was 10X worse than Bisping/Hammil. The fight is stopped then, but not when Thompson elbows Slice 50 times while both armsd are trapped.
You know that the only way that fight was being called was if Slice literally died there or was completely knocked cold. Then again he may of been out, cuz he didnt do much protecting. Even though the elbows were not vicious, that was absolutely ridiculis not to have that fight stopped.
And Kimbo barely able to walk or talk after 2 rounds that were not even that intense was pothetic. Kimbo is done. He has been exposed.
That was just absolutely pothetic. I am not a Thompson fan, but damn did he get robbed. he literally had to kill Slice to get a stoppage.
May 31st, 2008 at 9:02 pm
Oh and what about that stand up???? WTF was that???? Thompson passes guard and has side control, landing some shots here and there and the fight gets back to the feet within 10-15 seconds???? But Kimbo on his back, both arms trapped, taking 40-50 plus elbows for 2-3 minutes doesnt get a stoppage?????
They emphasized it is real, no WWE??? Well, people are smart enough to realize that they were going to do just about anything to make sure Slice wins.
SAD!!!!
May 31st, 2008 at 9:04 pm
Kimbo was completely helpless, hopeless and just waiting for the ref to end the fight and save his hyped-up ass in the second round.
My advice: keep your left nut and forget about another Sean Gannon humiliation. At age 34, what you see is pretty much what you’ll get. Retire.
May 31st, 2008 at 9:07 pm
That was the most pathetic card I have seen in my life. Never again will I waste my time watching Elite XC and I hope that it gets cancelled. Only descent fight was the second last one and the eye poke stoppage was such a disappointment. The guy would have been knocked out like he said but still it was at least an exciting fight. The rest were boring as hell and the Kimbo fight was rediculous. That guy had no offense or defense from the ground, we now know that anyone can beat him just take him down and punch him in the head when hes laying there like a turtle. I don’t really think the fight should have been stopped during the elbow barrage or at the end either. Thompson had NO power in his punches or elbows whatsoever, they were like he was just tapping Kimbo lightly in the face I can’t imagine that a 265 pound man can only hit that weakly its like they told him to not knock Kimbo out at all costs because he could have destroyed Kimbo there. Elite XC is going to go bankrupt now because the only fighter they have just was shown to be horrible unless you put him in with someone who is a punching bag that will stand with him and nit move his head
May 31st, 2008 at 9:09 pm
Fuck EliteXC, Kimbo was exposed and he is done. Maybe they’ll let Rogers knock him out next.
May 31st, 2008 at 9:10 pm
oh and I love how the announcers kept mentioning the UFC. It was like free advertising on national television for the UFC and at some point was practically like they were saying “the fighters we have are the rejects with more losses than wins who were fired from UFC, go watch the real ones in the UFC” lol I predict CBS will be saying goodbye to Elite XC
May 31st, 2008 at 9:11 pm
Maybe it’s better CBS decided to show something else. From what i read this set of fights was terrible.
May 31st, 2008 at 9:12 pm
Well that was two hours of my life i’ll never get back. I think Gary Shaw should go door to door and apologize to anyone dumb enough (And yes I include myself in that one) to waste any of their time sitting through one second of that fake ass fight. And I would personally like to thank Mr. Shaw and CBS for turning the sport I love into nothing more than a cheap, poorly produced knock off that is on par with the XFL/Professional Wrestling. This farce set the sport back so many years, I don’t think i’ll live long enough to see an MMA on basic cable. Oh well, thank god for the UFC, Pay-Per-Views and Spike.
May 31st, 2008 at 9:14 pm
Sad display.
I hope the ref working the Kimbo fight gets fired and shot and cremated and that his ashes are spread in urinals in hospitals for AIDS victim across Africa.
May 31st, 2008 at 9:14 pm
Bush league stuff except for Gina.
So much for prime time MMA.
May 31st, 2008 at 9:14 pm
JT was robbed fuck kimbo, he just lost a fan, can’t believe I told people to watch this shit
May 31st, 2008 at 9:17 pm
I wanted womens mma to be good but 3 minute rounds is a complete joke. and why stop because she is a bit puffy under one eye? did i miss something or is it as bad as im imagining (doc stopped it because girl actualyl got popped a couple of times).
anyway this was the worse card ive ever seen. this made ufc 83 look like ufc 84. gary shaw can keep talking shit but his promotion looks like garbage to me and cbs’ presentation sucks and that blowhard announcer made me want to stab my temple with a screwdriver. thats all i have for complaints for now. oh yah and the kimbo fight was a complete joke, too. LOL
May 31st, 2008 at 9:17 pm
WTF with everything being the ref stoping it? Theory, we are introducing a new brutal sport to the public, lets make it look the least bit violent as possible. if you bleed its done, if you slip its done, if you get poked in the eye its done, if you fart its done. And big Dan is now the worst ref ever. Dont want to scare away the christians. I promise tomorrow MMA will be frowned upon by the sad masses as a much to violent sport and that its bad for the kids. Wresting is fake let them watch that.
May 31st, 2008 at 9:18 pm
@ Rumbler, you mean the one he showed up out of shape for and got KTO’d at ???
May 31st, 2008 at 9:21 pm
EliteXC better book more fights like the Lawler match or they wont last out their deal with CBS. Why wasnt Nick Diaz on the card?
If the early stops were an effort to protect the American public from anything gruesome how’d they even let Thompson walk out there with that ginormous growth on his ear? I am a fan and that was hard to look at.
Tomorrows WEC card will, hopefully, wash the bad taste out of all fans mouths.
May 31st, 2008 at 9:25 pm
At least we have the Urijah Faber vs Jens Pulver fight tomorrow on versus (For those of us who get it) to helps us forget this crap.
May 31st, 2008 at 9:27 pm
The Carano fight was entertaiing to watch, as well as the Lawler/Smith fight. Even though I think it was just a matter of time till Smith got KO’d I still would of liked to see the ending of that.
Usually a hint when the fighter says it himself that he would of probably got knocked out. On another note in that fight……I liked how Smith tried to bait in Lawler after a couple of those body shots. LOL!!! What was even better was when Lawler just smirked and shook his head, like…”that shit aint gonna work on me”
May 31st, 2008 at 9:31 pm
As for Thompsons ear…..As soon as he walked up to the ring, I really thought it was earphones to a walkman. LOL!!! I cant believe they let him fight like that, without having it drained or sometihing. That was the nastiest ear EVA!!!
You know Slice was thinking about that when Thompson was on top of him rubbing that thing on his face in the guard. You know he had to be thinking about that thing bursting and spraying all in his grill. I will say i was a bit disappointed when iot finally did burst……I was kinda hoping that it would of been more of a projectile burst, where it would of sprayed for feet all around the cage and maybe even make it outside
May 31st, 2008 at 9:32 pm
Kimbo Says: “Tappin’ Out Is For Bitches!”…and I say “Bitches Is For EliteXC!”
May 31st, 2008 at 9:38 pm
I’ve never seen weaker ground and pound than Thompson. It looks like he was trying to wipe off Kimbo’s sweat for the camera, you know, for the One-And-Only Kimbo (2 and 0, wow!) to rake in more money. This whole presentation was stupid, and really, watching women beat the crap out of each other is not attractive at all. What a let-down from start to finish.
May 31st, 2008 at 9:40 pm
Am I the only one who saw Kimbo tap out in the first round from the guillotine?!? CBS even cut away to the 200 yard camera as Thompson was arguing his case, with Kimbo’s throat still in tow. First MMA fight I’ve seen that I would say was a fix.
May 31st, 2008 at 9:46 pm
The best part of this whole card was frank shamrocks post fight live interviews
May 31st, 2008 at 9:49 pm
Hometown favorites, anyone?
Robbie/Smith was cool. Good fight, legit stop for 5 min pause, doctor fucked it up. Better than I expected. Ready for a (hopefully) quick rematch.
Rogers fight OK, but the huge FAIL of the post win dance will hurt my eyes and thoughts for years to come. So fucking bad that I want him to take dance lessons, and that is coming from a white guy.
I like Gina, but she was 4 pounds FATTER in this fight, because she didn’t make weight. When the athletic comission stepped in, I knew there would be shennanigans tonight. Thanks, Gary shaw, for fucking bringing down the standards of mma referees(sp?).
Joe/Baroni? Was what it was, what I truly thought it would be. Problem here is that Baroni’s personality gets in the way. I want to see him again, but not for the next say 5 years or so. He should go live in a Gracie Dojo for 5 years, then I’d like him again. I wouldn’t be reaching when I say that I bet Lindland still thinks he is a faig.
Lastly, Kimbo/Colossus. Colossus is smart for a meathead. I wasn’t sure if colossus would try to take him down. He did, and threw elbow after elbow against the cage. Kimbo wasn’t moving shit. 15 fucking unanswered elbows. No stoppage. BUT….
4 unanswered punches but kimbo to thompson, and fight is called. Thompson is still standing(albeit winded), and the fight is over. I CRY BULLSHIT. MIRIGLIOTTA SUCKS. THAT’S MY HONEST OPINION. Sure, the fight was almost over, but premature stoppages dictated the night, but the premature stoppages only went the way of the fighters elite are trying to promote. Good show overall, but somewhat of a bullshit one.
Fuck you, and goodnight. Gotta go night-night so I can be fresh for the ass whooping of Jens by Urijah tommorow night.
I thought good showing on CBS. Wondering about the statistics.
May 31st, 2008 at 9:52 pm
in the beginning i thought things were going good…..rogers has a rather mediocre ko but a ko nonetheless. then villasenor wins the fight that he deserved to win after all the work that dude has put in, even if baroni sucks ass, villasenor is a real fighter and deserved this stage and this win. and then holy shit, carano blasted the hell outta young, great for women’s mma.
then it just went to shit. anything promising flew right out the window as soon as that cunt of a doctor stopped it for an eye poke. that’s what shaw gets for putting all his eggs in the no talent basket of a main event. the one fight that should’ve received all the praise falls through for some bullshit, then the so-called main event is a flop.
kimbo and thompson just proved to me that if i gained 50 pounds or so, i could beat the shit out of them.
oh, and holy shit thompson’s ear should’ve had it’s own mouthguard
May 31st, 2008 at 10:00 pm
does thompson have a glass chin? fucking idiots
May 31st, 2008 at 10:05 pm
Someone at ProElite also thought Kimbo lossed as well:
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t281/admiral202/Kimbolosescopy.jpg
Click on SPOILER - ALERT RESULTS to see:
http://www.proelite.com/home
WINNER: James Thompson
I don’t know how long it’s been posted as such, but hilarious none the less.
May 31st, 2008 at 10:12 pm
i wonder if there’s water on the planet that calls itself James Thompson’s ear….that thing kicked my ass!
btw…a fukin glue gun…there ya go.
May 31st, 2008 at 10:13 pm
I didnt know JT had a testicle on his ear.. is that normal in england?
May 31st, 2008 at 10:17 pm
The only thing worse was Thompsons little seal dance in the pre-fight talk.. Somebody throw him a fish
May 31st, 2008 at 10:20 pm
LOL elk snot….everybody watching with me was like..hey..is he? WHAT THE FUCK!
May 31st, 2008 at 10:26 pm
“The Fix” was in Thompson won at least 2-3 times but no ref to stop it so what you gonna do. Thompson didn’t wanna hurt the poor bum kimbo to bad thats why hes ground and pound was a little girlish.
May 31st, 2008 at 10:28 pm
Arlovski would own kimbo
May 31st, 2008 at 10:31 pm
Look. Aside from Kimbo being exposed, I think the card was pretty much what CBS/EliteXC wanted for their first show. Keep in mind, this show was not intended to be for the hardcore MMA fans. it was intended to hook new viewers who don’t know jack about MMA. To an untrained eye, I’m sure these bouts looked pretty freakin sweet. A couple of fast knockouts, a couple of women putting on a hell of a show, Lawler and Smith having a war, and you know you want to see the rematch. 90% of the people watching tonight have no idea that Thompson is a bum, and would actually believe that he was “tough on the ground”. Kimbo came away with the ‘W’, by TKO, whether it was questionable (putting it mildly) or not.
I think the mainstream viewer will think the card was awesome. Which was really the point all along.
On the bright side, enough questions will be raised that EliteXC will have to put Kimbo up against someone legit next time he fights, or run the risk of losing whatever credibility he may have left.
And we all know that we’re all going to watch it.
May 31st, 2008 at 10:32 pm
Kimbo could beat 2 arlovski’s and 1 fedor’s at the same time are you kidding. He was just went though a legendary battle did you see it it was on CBS.
May 31st, 2008 at 10:33 pm
Kimbo could beat 2 arlovski’s and 1 fedor’s at the same time are you kidding. He was just though a legendary battle did you see it it was on CBS primetime I’m not kidding stop laughing at me guy.
May 31st, 2008 at 10:38 pm
what a shoddy production. I kept waiting on someone to throw a chair into the cage or for Kimbo to hit him with the green spray a la Kabuki.
May 31st, 2008 at 10:42 pm
Mark, I understand that “we” will watch it but you start the post off by stating how this show was geared towards new viewers. In that respect it was a failure, in my opinion. And to the untrained eye these shows looked fixed.
May 31st, 2008 at 10:45 pm
In the picture at the top of this page, Kimbo and Thompson stare each other down in the shadow of EliteXC’s largest heavy bag…
Oh wait, thats just gary shaw’s gut.
May 31st, 2008 at 10:50 pm
Yeah he does, every grazing shot had him stumbling, idiot.
hah Did you notice when Thompson came to the cage the “Vaseline guy” didn’t want to touch that ham-hock sticking out of Thompson’s skull? He made the corner guys wipe it off.
Miragliotti (or whatever) usually does a pretty decent job. But I think Shaw and company leaned on them hard ’cause he looked a bit hammer-toed all night. I think he saw the blood shooting out of Thompson’s ear and panicked.
To gauge what the ‘Joe Citizens’ took away from the presentation; the local news here in NYC followed the show and the one thing they focused on was…. Thompson’s fubar ear and how ‘gross’ it looked. Awesome. Missions Accomplished, Mr. Shaw!
May 31st, 2008 at 11:00 pm
Did anyone else wait around for 3 and half hours to watch this fight only to have it start completely over just before the Kimbo fight. I truely hope Elite XC won’t make this mistake again. Keep it on Showtime please
May 31st, 2008 at 11:34 pm
Will, I think i’d have to disagree with you when you say “And to the untrained eye these shows looked fixed.” I’m calling bullshit, i’d have to say that those fights would look fixed to any eye…trained or not.
May 31st, 2008 at 11:40 pm
did anyone else see kimbo tap in the first round… when he was in the guillotine
May 31st, 2008 at 11:46 pm
that was a fucking work… i used to respect elite xc until that shit. even if the tap wasnt seen by the ref then the pound out with elbows it should have been called. kimbo is a pussy
May 31st, 2008 at 11:47 pm
“and we all know that we’re all going to watch it.”
Actually I would never watch elitexc again, even for free. After this fiasco..I feel bad that the woman only got 3 minute rounds and everything, that sucked for them makes em look amateurish even though IMO they had the foty.
May 31st, 2008 at 11:48 pm
What a freaking joke. That whole production made me sick. Made me sick to see all those fake MMA fans there cheering and booing. Then theres the fixed fight. And does anybody else agree that that was the worst commentating in MMA history. I cannot believe I just watched that sh!t. sigh….Thank GOD for Pulver vs. Faber!
June 1st, 2008 at 12:02 am
weakest and gayest show ever. all 5 fights were stopped early. lame as fuck! gookliota sucks the biggest gayest cock ever!
June 1st, 2008 at 12:02 am
apparently some of the fans here have never seen a ref watch a fighters eyes before. just because he didn’t fall doesn’t mean he wasn’t out. with that said, even though the elbows were weak as fuck, more times than not the ref would have stopped the fight.
it’s his third fight, without the hype no one would be making a big deal one way or the other. his ground game was just sad and he was ridiculously gassed.
June 1st, 2008 at 12:04 am
I wonder if Kimbo is still trying to catch his breath! No Cardio whatsoever. He should have lost tonight’s fight. He is proving to be the proverbial one trick pony. I can’t wait to see him submitted in less than a round by a real MMA fighter.
June 1st, 2008 at 12:04 am
Kimbo was definitly exposed I think the elbows were bullshit but not as bad as the side-control stop for no reason. Definitly not as bad as Kimbo actually Tappin’ while he was in the standing guillitine. If you got Tivo watch it again he taps the left elbow twice. The stop for the punches was just but that dude was chumpy McChumperson and if he had any skill whatsoever he would have but Kimbo Away when on top.
June 1st, 2008 at 12:09 am
I cant wait to rewatch the kimbo/Thompson fix, I mean fight. I am going to watch very closely. I cant say if Kimbo did tap, I will have to watch it closely.
An if he did tap. It wouldnt be the 1st, 2nd time. it may of been 3 strikes for Kimbo to actually lose. Maybe that was the deal….Kimbo gets 3 differents times he taps or there should be a stoppage.
So sad. UFC did the right thing by letting Elite take 1 more step toward bankruptcy and 1 step further intop embarrassment. Letting them look like clowns and paying people like kimbo six figure plus for the talent that some get paid 500 or 1500 for
June 1st, 2008 at 12:13 am
I agree 100% “holyhell”, even Joe “elusive” Rogan thinks that the commentary was sh!tty. I really want to hear what Dana White has to say about this, or any MMA fighter that watched it.
June 1st, 2008 at 12:28 am
The champion Robbie Lawler retained his belt because he poked Scott Smith in the eye. You have got to be fucking kidding me. How ille-fucking-gitimate.
Wow.
Just wow.
June 1st, 2008 at 12:30 am
Fight was rigged, Kimbo tapped in the first
June 1st, 2008 at 12:46 am
Welll I might be druuunk. But Kimbo is a pussy! he almst lost. tHAT fuckin fight was horrible. Now I know how bad Kimbo is. B4 when he knocked out tank and all that I was like well hmmm he might be good. But now, when it took him 3 rounds to beat a mediocre figher. fuuuck, plus that stoppage shouldnt of happened, if it did, then Kimbo should have lost in the 2nd when he was gettin punched and elbowed for 30 seconds without remorse. Whatever, Elite XC sucks. Overhyped Garbage.
June 1st, 2008 at 12:49 am
Yo, to everyone saying that kimbo tapped in the guillotine… he didnt… that was a thumbs up… even the announcers said…. “he’s telling him (ref) that he is ok” …. by no means am i sticking up for kimbo… or Elite SHITC ….just stating the facts
June 1st, 2008 at 1:04 am
Kimbo vs Lesnar = Gary Shaw’s wetdream
June 1st, 2008 at 1:24 am
I just re-watched the main event on youtube.
I’m wish I won that triumph united t-shirt from the caption contest, so I could burn it.
June 1st, 2008 at 1:29 am
Elite XC sucks! They did not block out enough time on CBS. I was not able to watch the fights and had to DVR the show. It cut off before the Robbie Lawler decision. Not to mention the horrible production of the event.
June 1st, 2008 at 1:35 am
The womens fight was definitely amazing, they really should have gotten more time.
Honestly, I think female mma fights are much more exciting and intense.
I used to actually think that Kimbo would become a legitimate fighter, because of the people he was surrounded by. But I am glad to see I was wrong.
June 1st, 2008 at 1:49 am
^
Lesnar would absolutely fucking destroy Kimbo.
June 1st, 2008 at 1:53 am
elite xc owns way btter then the UFC cards so far I really hope this shit works out for them elite xc . James Thompson’s ear luck nasty after KIMBo popped it he was done after that hit……..
June 1st, 2008 at 2:38 am
i agree with everyone about the production being horrible and incredibly cheesy. i thought i was watchin wwe when baroni was comin to the ring. glad that fool got beat i hate his type. and frank shamrock needs to practice reading a teleprompter. and what the fuck was that comment about “bringin home the bacon is sexy”??? overall there were some good fights, the lawler-smith fight started a little slow but looked like it was destined to be a memorable fight had it not been stopped for a no decision. gina fucked caitlan young up BAD, her eye was about as big as the collosus’ ear afterwards and they got the camera off her quick and got her the fuck outta there…as for gina theres some rear naked stuff i would like to do to her……i think most would agree kimbo is damn intimidating but got exposed pretty badly tonite… would definitely get worked by pretty much anyone in the ufc…lets not forget JT lost to the sphere of a man known as BUTTERBEAN… as for his ear….i could barely look at that shit BEFORE the fight…afterwards that shit looked like a fat bitches vagina on her period…. ;p
June 1st, 2008 at 2:50 am
I think if the Slice/Thompson fight had been on the UFC it would’ve been much more exciting. I feel that the CBS or whoever’s camera work was less than satisfactory. The production staff seemed stingy with their angle changes, showing mostly close, over-the-shoulder shots rather than wide, profile views of both fighters. The commentating was decent, most of the time I hate anyone that’s not Rogan, Couture, Florian, or Goldberg, sadly. I do have to point out, though, that I thought Joe Rogan would’ve been all over Gina’s gogoplata.
June 1st, 2008 at 2:51 am
The dancing girls were terrible >:-(
June 1st, 2008 at 3:20 am
wow. my brother came home and said he saw the kimbo fight and that it was crazy.
what a joke. horrible
June 1st, 2008 at 3:28 am
gotta agree with Jeff, if James Thompson could do that to Kimbo, Lesnar would annihilate him.
June 1st, 2008 at 3:30 am
Kimbo should have lost, and CBS should just give up. The show was a f’n circus and it took over 20 minutes for the first fight to even start. I guess UFC is number one because they give us what we want, violence with little wait. Shamrock looked like he was on some sort of meds and had a “deer in the headlights” look to him. He should try radio. This is why networks should not carry events like this. They make it suck.
June 1st, 2008 at 4:16 am
I am physically sick over this and cannot sleep.
June 1st, 2008 at 4:47 am
I can’t wait to see Brett Rogers knock Kimbo’s head into the 18th row and have the ref say it’s a DQ and then have Shaw say Kimbo is the next Marie Antoinette
June 1st, 2008 at 4:49 am
Kimbo doesn’t even show enough respect to give a decent post fight interview. UNGRATEFUL. Motherfucking ungrateful.
June 1st, 2008 at 5:36 am
kimbos shit!!!
June 1st, 2008 at 5:37 am
A tapping “thumbs-up” in round one? Yeah, right.
June 1st, 2008 at 6:08 am
http://youtube.com/user/dmdstudent0com
June 1st, 2008 at 6:25 am
Gary, WTF bro???? Don’t you got any shirts that fit you??? They do make size 6XXL. You look absolutely hideous with that shirt that could barely fit 1 of your legs in. He looks a fat chick in her 9 month, ready to give birth to Kimbo
June 1st, 2008 at 6:35 am
That fight was fucking bullshit.I clearly saw kimbo tap when when thompson had him in the choke.The fight should have been stopped in the 2nd when thompson was pounding his ass on the mat.I am so fucking tired about hearing about how bad ass kimbo is, he fought a couple of bums his first two fights and now he fought someone worth have a shit he got his ass kicked.
June 1st, 2008 at 6:40 am
Amazing how terrible this was, it a step back for MMA,Everything was done to make sure Kimbo won…bullsh*t
June 1st, 2008 at 6:43 am
How did Kimbo get out of the guillotine? The camera goes off the ring and then like magic Kimbos out!
June 1st, 2008 at 6:46 am
Looked like WCW Monday Nitro ! Horrible descripting, bad interviews, lame booking, Nitro girls and fireworks… Simply terrible.
June 1st, 2008 at 6:49 am
Hey guys- I know this is the “Internets” but I believe 90% of these comments are over the edge. I missed the main event because my DVR cut off early, so i missed most of the controversy. But Kimbo is over rated anyway- you all knew that going in. So maybe it was leaned in his favor, yeah that sucks, but it doesn’t ruin the whole night. Kimbo and Brock Lesnar should be life partners.
The stoppage due to the eye was the fighters fault. You could see him tell the dr he couldn’t see, so she stopped it. Then he complains… typical.
The girl fight was way better than I expected. Stoppage because the smaller girl said she was done while sitting in her corner. But even if she had walked back out she would have been dropped or submitted quick anyway, she was visably F’d up.
All other fights were good, sometimes average. Everyone should enjoy the fact that this sport we love is starting to be accepted as a sport and not a freak show… and try to relax a little about bad calls and under average main events. Under card was better last night.
June 1st, 2008 at 7:05 am
The announcer put lawler in the league with Anderson Silva. Just my opinion, but Anderson would beat lawler like a red headed step child. Oh and I think Thompson’s ear has its own social security number!!
June 1st, 2008 at 7:08 am
BTW- watched the main event on youtube… round one standing choke, Kimbo showed the ref a thumbs up to say he was ok when being asked. Never tapped. Fight could have def been called due to elbows at end of round 2 because kimbo was not defending- but I think because he was tired and not hurt. Dude definatley needs cardio. Round 3 stoppage was premature. Thompson was hurt and dazed, but why not let them finish it? Maybe network pressure to not let punishment last too long for the mom and pop audience seeing it for the first time?
June 1st, 2008 at 7:11 am
horrible indeed gentlemen. kimbos finally fought someone that matched up with him size wise and we saw he’s nothing especial. UFC’s got nothing to worry about..JT would’ve most likely won the decision cuz kimbo was gassed
June 1st, 2008 at 7:14 am
Kimbo gets killed by anyone with a ground game….
Heck…I think Frank Mir might demolish him…..
I had so much hope for the Elite XC group….But with CBS stopping them everytime they took a hard punch or their eyes rolled back…I doubt I wold ever pay for an Elite fight now…
The only decent fight was Gina & Kaitlin…!
June 1st, 2008 at 7:19 am
The best part of the fight is the finish.
None of the fights had a finish.
EliteXC: Epic fail.
June 1st, 2008 at 7:30 am
tompson won that fight hands down kimbo is a joke he is just a old ass getto rat who made a name for himself fighting bums how did he get out of that choke in the first? mybe the ref broke it up when kimbo tap out . tompson desearve more credit than he gets he took the fight to kimbo and won the fight at least two times so sad kimbo should just go back to the getto were him and his getto posse are liked and there are bums for him to fight
June 1st, 2008 at 7:31 am
I love the whole Nick Serra thing….
The membership at Matt Serra’s gym must be getting smaller by the minute, first they had Joey Scarola make a fool of himself and Matt, since the latter made Joey his first blackbelt.
Then you have Dan ‘Moan Like You Mean It” Simmler, who got knocked into season Nine of ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ by Matthew Riddle.
And who can forget Pete Sell, who can barely put together a sentence.
Whatttaaa bunch of bums….
June 1st, 2008 at 7:34 am
anybody got a link to Nick Serras fight?
June 1st, 2008 at 7:42 am
was this whole thing fucking staged? Thumbs down for Elite SuX C…
June 1st, 2008 at 7:43 am
Doesn anybody have a link to the post fight interview, i wanna see wtf they have to say for themselfs.
June 1st, 2008 at 7:53 am
Did anyone else find themselves yelling at the tv for Thompson to just fucking mount Kimbo. There were like 5 good opportunities and nothing. Also, how fucking quick was that stand up in the second round.
Dana white: hahahahhahahahahahahahahahahah
Chuck Liddell: hahahahahahahahahahahahahahah
Bas Rutten: Fuck you I need the money
June 1st, 2008 at 7:58 am
KIMBO NEEDS TO RETIRE THE END
June 1st, 2008 at 8:04 am
I think Miragliotta stopped the Kimbo/Thompson fight because he realized he had to run out and feed the parking meter. what a tool
June 1st, 2008 at 8:06 am
I hope watching Urijah Faber pummel Jens tonight will make up for last nights shit fest.
June 1st, 2008 at 8:07 am
THIS IS WHY UFC IS THE BEST UFC BRINGS BROCK LESNAR TO THE OCTAGON AND PUTS HIM IN THERE WITH SOMEONE GOOD ELITEXC BRING KIMBO AND PUTS HIM IN THERE WITH i CANT EVEN THINK OF A GOOD JOKE TO FILL THAT SPOTS. I THINK THEY SHOULD PUT A FIGHT TOGETHER THE NEW COMERS LESNAR VS KIMBO. HAHA WOULDNT LAST A MIN. THATS WHY ELITE XC SHOULD JUST CLOSE UP SHOP NOW BANKING ON A GUY WHO IS NOTHING MORE THAN A THUG WHO CAN PUNCH. THE WORST PART OF THE NIGHT WAS SITTING IN THE STANDS WATCHING HIS ANTERAGE OR SHOULD I SAY GANG OF THUGS WALK IN BEHIND HIM IT WAS SUCH A JOKE SO GLAD I GOT THE TICKETS FOR FREE!!!!!!
June 1st, 2008 at 8:16 am
i just watch the fight and FU kimbo!!!! what the fuck was that!!!! stopped early you fagget!!! you suck kimbo!!! you got your ass kicked for two rounds and it was stopped!!! keep your money maker undeafted you elite bitches!!!! i will never watch an elite fight again thanks to you fags!!!
butter bean would kick kimbo’s ass!!!
outtie
Big G
June 1st, 2008 at 8:18 am
sorry but there was too much money in this shit to see Kimbo lose, it’s evident to me that the Kimbo fights was pre-arranged for real
it really looks like a choregraphy
June 1st, 2008 at 8:34 am
Wtf was with the 150 unanswered elbows?
EliteXC, officially rigged.
June 1st, 2008 at 8:49 am
Weill i recorded this on my DVR and it didn’t record past the 3rd round in the Smith fight. I had to come on CP to read what happened…
From what I saw EliteXC runs its organization like a freaking circus. There is no need for female dancers or any of that shit. What is this company trying to do? turn mma into professional wrestling? i mean WTF mate.
Har Har Mr. badass bologna i mean baroni. You aren’t fucking Rick Flair…
I give this show a 6.2 out of 10 and I give Elite XC a big fat ZERO for making my beloved MMA look like a circus.
June 1st, 2008 at 8:56 am
According the rules of MMA, James Thompson won by TKO late in the 2nd round.
June 1st, 2008 at 9:32 am
…”I like turtles”….
June 1st, 2008 at 9:33 am
wow…wat a bunch of haters….kimbo gave a thumbs up..he didnt tap….stop hatin…anyone of u fucks will get knocked out by kimbo…it was a good fight…surprized the shit out of me….
June 1st, 2008 at 9:42 am
Is it to early to be saying WARCARANO!?
June 1st, 2008 at 9:55 am
Sounded like an awful fight. Glad I watched Chuck V Wandy on Spike. Mr. Shaw is turning into Randy from the Trailer Park Boys. Kimbo’s next opponent will either be Stephen Hawking or an infant. Or perhaps Kimbo should move to the women’s division, as 3 minute rounds & smaller opponents would suit him better.
As for the argument “u jst h8 kimob cuz adn he cud leik totly kik ur ass cuz he gut mad skillz”, True Kimbo probably could murder me with his fists, but that is what his profession is. Its what he does for a living. If the challenge was mechanical designing, different story.
June 1st, 2008 at 10:20 am
omg are you kidding me…..kimbo can throw hit fists…but he’s nothin on the ground……..i might go as far as sayin tito could beat him on the ground
June 1st, 2008 at 10:36 am
yahoo sports says……..”Have no doubt about this: Slice would be destroyed by any legitimate mixed martial artist. Had Slice faced ex-WWE champion Brock Lesnar, the current UFC rookie hopeful, he’d have been beaten in less than two minutes”
June 1st, 2008 at 10:55 am
Man, is Shaw about to burst Alien style?
Can someone tell him that black WONT make him look slimmer?
Only Guidos wear tight tshirts when they look like they are 11 months pregnant.
June 1st, 2008 at 11:08 am
# Cack Says:
June 1st, 2008 at 9:33 am
wow…wat a bunch of haters….kimbo gave a thumbs up..he didnt tap….stop hatin…anyone of u fucks will get knocked out by kimbo…it was a good fight…surprized the shit out of me….
Still amazed people are trying to defend kimbo are you that blinded by his bling or what.
Thompson puts kimbo into a pretty good standing choke and what happens the camera goes for a massive wide angel shot at the ceiling of the stadium!?!?!.
Cut back about 5sec later and Thompson has let go of his choke hold.
I think Thompson let go because he felt kimbo tapping and assumed he won cause any ref who wasn’t paid to make kimbo win would have seen that.
Even those elbow the last minute or two of round 2 if you are not defending you lose the fight its that simple Kimbo just sat there and didn’t try to get out of the very bad spot he just ate Thompson elbows.
June 1st, 2008 at 11:43 am
all people notice is when thompson was on top or choking kimbo….what about when kimbo was throwing some bombs that would knock your average mma fighter the F out
its not like thompson is a defenseless little rabbit , for kimbo to do that well on the ground was damn surprising… and when kimbo was taking those so called “elbows” on the ground i think he was just resting once he realized this guy cant do no damage
June 1st, 2008 at 11:54 am
@ Cack Says:
June 1st, 2008 at 9:33 am
wow…wat a bunch of haters….kimbo gave a thumbs up..he didnt tap….stop hatin…anyone of u fucks will get knocked out by kimbo…
Please! I’d fucking work Kimbo. All i’d have to do is bait him into chasing me around the ring for a few minutes and he’d be so gassed he’d probablt just fall down without me even having to go near him.
June 1st, 2008 at 12:22 pm
WTF is up w/ all the complaints? Plenty legit, but crying about stuff like “corny production” and “bad announcing” is STUPID. Listen to metal w/ TV on mute, or do you need those assholes to explain it to you? Who cares about “production”? Ignore it until the fight is on! And how the hell can folks who didn’t even see the fights be talking shit? The Kimbo robbery of Collossus was a fucking joke, but other than that the fights were good. Not great, good. [Besides the NYBA getting destroyed, which was COOL!] Crush destroyed that girl, wrecked her eye so bad they wouldn’t show it again. [It was literally growing as she sat there and her eye was SHUT! UGLY!] Quit hating on a young league for not having everything perfect. It was a decent, fairly classy show. Besides the Kimbo farce. And now WEC tonight? YESSSS!!!! Lil Evil vs. Urijah “I’ve been the man since I was a little kid” Faber! [Funny ass quote and yes he said it]
June 1st, 2008 at 1:03 pm
I think we can all agree that the Kimbo myth of power took a beating but a round of applause for Thompson, we kept saying he had a chin of glass but he proved everyone wrong.
The tap on the refs chin was great…
Physically Kimbo wasnt overwhelmingly impressive. He didnt pop out of the screen like the comic book character he was made up to be next to the taller brit.
He has a thick musculature but probably looks like a midget next to a beast like Bob Sapp or or a giant like Silvia.
There have been bigger and stronger guys in MMA and tons of cut and defined roidsters like Coleman and Kimo. I loved PRIDE and other japanese promotions and those people love freak shows like Kimbo. Theyve had bigger and badder looking mofus but once he wears out his exposure and Rutten’s name in Japan, he should make a few bucks.
The big beard effect with the chintzy grill and the coiffured body hair is up there with KISS and Elton John. The effect is good but not as overwhelming against big opponents.
Waching Thompson and Slice on the ground was like watching two retarded virgins trying to fuck for the first time…just when you think they see the big opening, they start fucking the shoulder blade.
You can teach ground work and practice it but just like 6 year old judokas at a competition, you forget everything you learned and stick to the leg sweep.
When youre brain has been scrambled and you fall down in a BJJ guard for a breather, you are in survival mode. Instinct comes in and you do what come naturally. Practice jitsu/judo for a few years and it will become second nature just like a new language will after years of practice. You might have been taught a Kimura but seeing the opening to it from various positions comes with experience.
If Kimbo was 25 years old, Id say he has time but the clock is thicking to learn AND make second nature martial arts. Of course, we live in a world where we want everything right away and think experience can be condensed.
I have no hate for Kimbo, anyone in his situation would have done the same when presented the chance. He speaks very well and says the right things and his look is marketable.
But he is not what MMA should be showing as its face. I dont mind the Butterbean and Han Choi and other freaks but I dont want the first mainstream exposure to be them either.
Actually, the whole card seemed like a brawlers meet with few ground skills.
June 1st, 2008 at 1:07 pm
This was the worst card I have ever seen. Carano was the only truly interesting fight but that got stopped due to black eye. WTF? All the stoppages were complete bullshit. Kimbo is a made up star that would get his ass kicked against even cans in the UFC. Elite XC is a fucking joke. They are trying to be like the XFL was to the NFL. Remember what happened with that? Yup went broke. So will EliteXC. We want to see a real sport not some half fantasy half real stuff. Once it started getting real they would call the fight. Yuck. No wonder UFC is still #1. Good luck Tito if you choose Elite as your next career choice. You are gonna wish you made up with Dana.
June 1st, 2008 at 1:12 pm
ALL YOU DANA WHITE UFC NUT HUGGERS EVERYONE SHOULD BE HAPPPY THAT MMA IS IN THE MAIN STREAM. THE FIGHTER now WILL GET PAID LIKE THEY SHOULD OF YEARS AGO FUCK THE UFC ELITE XC, STRIKEFORCE,DREAM!
June 1st, 2008 at 1:23 pm
pretty sure all you ppl hating on KIMBO are red neck homos with no life JT got rocked 4 hard hits without him protecting himself he was sitting there taking those bombs of course the ref is going to stop the fight stupid asses if JT was hitting kimbo with those bombs when he was on the ground it would of been the same thing with a stop.
June 1st, 2008 at 3:34 pm
“end of the ufc”
are you black? so much anger
June 1st, 2008 at 4:02 pm
jt was still standing and thats all that counts. kimbo is a silverback and he belongs back in the zoo
June 1st, 2008 at 5:01 pm
End of the UFC?
If anything this just showed most of us why we like the UFC even more.
No fireworks, no cheerleaders, and no fixed fights.
Good thing they didn’t drain Thompson massive ear it was like a signal to the ref to stop the fight and give bimbo the win.
Yes, UFC does pay some of there fighters below what most people would call an average payday but that’s the business. If they don’t like the pay they should get more or don’t fight its simple.
P.S. No one hates kimbo because hes black. Its cause hes a lame-ass MMA fighter who should still be putting out Bumfights highlights on Youtube.
June 1st, 2008 at 5:19 pm
speak for yourself i dont like him because he is black
June 1st, 2008 at 8:39 pm
This whole debacle just solidified the legitimacy of the UFC….I will never watch the Elite XC again….Kimbo, Kimbo, Kimbo….what in the world was that crap?!?! that was the weakest thing I have ever seen in my life, James thompson came in looking like he was casted for Chronicles of Narnia and got up out of the makeup chair when they were halfway done with him…all Kimbo had to do was aim for that speed bag on the side of his head and he would have won in the first round…..I think they should have gave JT’s ear a seperate pee test for steroids….it looked like it might have been on the juice….
June 1st, 2008 at 8:57 pm
I don’t hate on Kimbo. He is what he is. The problem is that he was promoted and hyped to be the biggest thing in MMA. hahahah. never, but that’s not Kimbo’s fault. Anyway, the funny thing is that he was created by the internet and hype…and those same things will destroy him. I think that he should go into boxing or toughman competitions or something to that effect.
Anyone else thing that Thompson’s elbows were suspiciously weak while Kimbo was defenseless?
June 1st, 2008 at 10:19 pm
Lol @ Warcraft, for not noticing the obvious troll attempt. If the poster’s name is in blue, it’s CP staff.
I know, I know. No it’s ok you’re still cool.
and after WEC 33….
kimbo who?
June 1st, 2008 at 10:40 pm
Ok, now that I’ve seen some real mma thanks to the WEC, I can sleep soundly, but one last bit about Kimbo before I crash.
Nobody has suggested that JT’s ear may have been intentionally filled with blood to create grounds for the stoppage later on. This is a totally baseless accusation. Only thing that makes me say it is the fact that it was so blatantly a health concern and it would have been easy to drain before the fight.
I’ll know if y’all think I’m crazy in the morning. (and oh yeah, Kimbo DIDN’T TAP, don’t waste your time. Kindly refer to the 4 or 5 other reasons that this fight was fixed.)
June 1st, 2008 at 11:47 pm
At the end of the second round was the funniest thing I have ever seen. The ref didn’t stop it because those ‘’strikes” JT was giving kimbo at the end of the second round had absolutely nothing but the weight of his arm on them. I sleep on pillows that hit harder than that. If the ref stopped it there there would be 100 other people saying it was a ridiculous stoppage. He got his arm out a few times stopping the elbows, jesus christ I could slap you in the face with my dick harder than he was hitting him. I don’t like either fighter, I just know what I saw and that was some god damn love taps. And also if you say it was a ridiculous stoppage then you’re a fucking joke moron because he was rocked and his ear was bleeding like a stuck pig. What do you think he was capable of doing after that? I bet kimbo’s next punch would have put him to sleep.
June 2nd, 2008 at 6:49 am
@Jeff… you’re absolutely right… we were saying the same thing before the fight. Any logical fighter would have drained that before going into the cage.
Thank god for those awesome WEC fights last night. I slept much better.
June 2nd, 2008 at 7:07 am
Kimbo should have lost that fight hands down. Early stoppage FTL!
June 2nd, 2008 at 7:09 am
Speaking of stoppage, the fight should have been called when kimbo was on the ground getting pounded for over a minute without intelligently defending himself. If it were a UFC fight it would have been called then.
June 2nd, 2008 at 9:52 am
I’ve watched the fight many times now and I disagree with most of what everyone is saying. While Thomson closed the second round in control, none of the shots he was landing had much leverage and Kimbo did a moderate job of keeping Thompson close so that the elbows and hammer fists couldn’t do much - that’s why the ref didn’t stop it. Thompson won the 2nd round I felt due to the strong finish. First round when Kimbo was in the guillotine, he gave a “thumbs up” to the ref to let him know he was OK, he did not tap - the announcers saw it ringside and announced it, if you watch the replays it was pretty clear. First round - even. Second round - Thompson. Third round Kimbo pops open Thompson’s ear and land 6 cosecutive bombs unanswered. If the stoppage was premature, it was only premature by 5 - 10 seconds cause Thompson had no answer and was not defending himself. I think the ref did a good job.
Secondly, Kimbo himself says that he has a “long way to go” and “a lot to learn.” You can’t fault him for taking the paychecks, his story is among the most marketable in MMA even though his skills aren’t at the upper echelon. Kimbo and Bas KNOW he is not the best heavyweight or even in the top 10 for that matter, however he is going to take full advantage of his time in the spotlight and work hard to make it last. Just like anyone else would do. I thought the fight showed that Kimbo has some basic ground game principles and is becoming a more well rounded fighter. Overall, I thought the fight was entertaining and even better, it was FREE you ungrateful jackasses!
June 2nd, 2008 at 2:55 pm
Bunch of KIMBO haters prob the same ppl that hate tito,nick diaz, nate diaz,anyone thats not white take that hate back to germany you fucking redneck homos KIMBO just trying to take care of his kids.