1) It seems Kimbo got favorable treatment. other fights were stopped very early. In fact, Kimbo’s fight was stopped early, but only when it favored Kimbo. You could argue either way that it should have called in the second, but you can also argue that it shouldn’t have been called in the thrid -at least not that quickly. Both were borderline decisions and both went Kimbo’s way. I’m just saying, it’s a coincidence.

2) Bas is the man

3) Just to play devil’s advocate, I think it is important to note that Thompson didnt seem to be doing much damage with those elbows. Yes, he landed about 20 unanswered blows and that’s reason enough to call a fight. But considering that Kimbo didnt have a blemish on him, even after all those elbows, speaks pretty loudly that those blows were more for show than anything else.

One, should Elite XC have Kimbo headlining? No. But if he brings in major brand recognition to the show, he does deserve a shot to fight. Most MMA purists realize that he’s a rookie. He does have very powerful striking, but a marginal ground game thus far. He’s had 3 (4) pro fights now guys…come on, how is he supposed to learn top level ground technique in 4 fights? There are guys who have been in MMA for years that have no idea what they are doing outside of a guard or a few submission attempts. (I’m sure they do know, but they dont ever use it, thats my point)

Kimbo displayed some pretty surprising moves for a guy his size and experience in round 1, and had he more experience he would have stopped the fight in round two like Bas said. Nobody is jumping on Gina Carano for not doing shit on the ground and losing a gogoplata after having it locked in. In fact she didn’t do ANYTHING on the ground and gassed out royally, but she isn’t Kimbo, so she gets a bye. I would argue that she’s as hyped as being the savior of womens mma as kimbo is.

Okay two. Kimbo DOES put asses in seats. You have to go with your money bet, and he he does bring a lot of interest in. Maybe Shaw is hand picking opponents. I think we all know he is. Still, even if he gets more popular, they also probably realize that he will draw in a crowd of internet experts such as some of the posters here who want to see him lose. It’s win-win for a while.

I don’t believe he should have lost for the main purpose that Thompson didnt do anything at all to hurt kimbo in that ground exchange. By the rules, maybe. If you look at the overall aspect though, Thompson really never hurt him in the entire fight. Thompson, however, was in honest trouble at least 3-5 times. If Kimbo had better cardio, this conversation wouldnt even be happening as he probably would have KO’ed Thompson mid second round instead of falling into a weak takedown attempt. Ah well, Ive rambled long enough.

James you start out making sense about kimbos inexperiance but then you go on about how he would kill Tito Ortiz.
I want some of what you are smoking cause its fucking insane. Tito Ortiz would bury Kimbo outside hes backyard along with the other bums he probly kills on hes morning jog.

Fun thread on this topic: http://forums.cagepotato.com/fight-soup/127-list-people-could-beat-kimbo-slice.html

June 3rd, 2008 at 2:27 pm
You are an idiot sir. It’s not like Bas makes killers from day one, or neccesarily at all. Can you imagine the number of fighters Bas trains that just aren’t good enough? That’s just the way it is. Just because a promoter latches on to a fighter than isn’t all theyre hyped up to be that doesnt make Bas a sellout.
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I can imagine one fighter that Bas trains that isn’t good enough, Kimbo Slice.