Kimbo Slice was supposed to fight UFC Hall of Famer Ken Shamrock tonight on CBS, but Shamrock was medically suspended after suffering a cut that required 6-7 stitches in warm ups earlier. So Light heavy Weight Seth Petruzelli who was fighting on the under card of the event stepped up to fight Heavy Weight Kimbo Slice. No one expected the fight to last 14 seconds, especially with Kimbo on the losing end. Kimbo rushed in and was caught with a front push kick, and a right hand to the chin which sent Slice to the mat. Petruzelli followed up with punches in which Slice could not recover from and the ref was forced to step in. This is a big blow to Elite XC's promotion in my opinion and has been stated in many articles and mma sites online. Kimbo is there cash cow, and a loss like this hurts Elite XC who wants to compete with the UFC. They needed a win from him tonight and didn't get it. Fighters like Slice and Corano are there big time stars and ratings draws. They placed him to fight Shamrock to get a recognizable credible fighter that they thought Slice could beat. All that was turned upside down tonight. Kimbo is brand new to MMA. His rise to fame is because of his internet youtube video backyard fights. Those are what got him there to the spot light and nothing else. To a casual fan of the sport they may think Slice is the best thing MMA has ever seen which would make any hardcore fan laugh for hours and make them sick. You want to watch great fighters of the past and present who trained for years and have skills? Rent some old PRIDE or UFC dvds. His skills in MMA are amateur by far. There are 100 other experienced fighters out there who are better skill wise but a company needs a big recognizable name to get things going and Slice was it. Some of you might say it was BS and it was a lucky punch etc. You are obviously uneducated about the sport of Mixed Martial Arts. You cant watch the occasional MMA event and be knowledgeable about it and understand all aspects of it. You have go to do your homework. The commentators try and explain alot of whats going on so the casual fan understands. They are using 4-6oz Mixed Martial Arts gloves that are there basically to protect the knuckles but to still allow grabbing for the ground aspect of fighting. Lucky? Be my guest to get hit with those on. Anything can happen in MMA. Sometimes you must train to see that. If you make one mistake may it be on the feet or on the ground and its game over. Anything can happened and anyone can lose in this sport, and honestly if you are man enough to step in the cage there is really no shame in losing. It takes balls and all these guys deserve respect. Nothing is lucky in MMA. Overall a great night of fights.
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