Kimbo Slice

First off I wanted to apologize for taking so much time off since the last time I posted an article. Golf, poker, and the pool have really made my life tough. I hope everyone can understand what I am going through. 

Now on that note I wanted to talk about this Kimbo Slice and his fight against James Thompson and his Cauliflower ear. I know the fight was May 31 and I am late getting to this but what an event this was.The man is now a household name and all he did was load street fights on Youtube. What a world we live in. I mean, the man looks like a homeless version of old Carolina Panthers lineman Brentson Buckner. He was well spoken though, I will give him that. But could he fight? Yes and no.

I found the Elite XC: Primetime fight cheesy. Maybe it is just me but I was frustrated for a few reasons. One because there was about 2 minutes of fighting 2 hours into the broadcast. The fight seemed second to the showmanship and the bragging. Reminded me more of wrestling than anything. 

Two because although everyone was watching for Kimbo, I feel he should not have won. No question he is a tough dude and I would not want to meet him in an alley anytime soon but is he cut out for MMA? There was a few time when Slice was down and against the cage getting beat into a pulp and the ref let it go. I thought "okay, the refs are really letting them fight this out." But then in the opening seconds of the third round Slice hit Thompson in the ear rupturing his Cauliflower. Thompson hit the ref in frustration wanting to fight on. The ref stopped the fight and even though Thompson won the first 2 rounds according to the judges, Kimbo was the winner. 

I believe MMA is real and can become very popular in America. But I do not believe that Slice should be the face of Mixed Martial Arts. People who know the league and love it were probably sick watching this on May 31 while the rest of us regular Joes that don't know any better saw a mix between UFC and wrestling. Hopefully another WWA fight can get the attention that Elite XC: Primetime did and show the country what the league is really about. 

(But Kimbo Slice Youtube videos are always cool)