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Originally Posted by SirFozzie
Think that happened in the first round.
Legend of Kimbo took a hit there
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I think it did, too. We knew he had taken on a fringe MMA guy (the former Boston policeman) and held his own in a long battle with mixed rules before getting pounded. This was before he started training in MMA.
Aside from that, I don't think he'd ever gone more than a minute. What surprised me was how quickly he got tired on the ground.
I have a lot of respect for the MMA guys, and know they have to be in tremendous shape to stay active for three five-minute rounds, but both those guys were out on their feet after one round.
Worse than losing for Slice was looking beat. If Thompson had any ground skills, both would have happened the next time he got Slice down. The ref had a quick hook there, and he had stood them up too quickly late in the first round.
That was more a joke than I had expected, and I'm coming away with more respect for the top MMA guys, because Slice has had real training for a while now and is still a long way from being a top contender.