A while back I told you about Internet sensation Kimbo Slice. Kimbo faced his toughest match yet when he battled James Thompson earlier tonight. Thompson had three inches and about twenty pounds on Kimbo. While the fighters were on their feet, the show belonged to Kimbo. Kimbo landed big punches every time they squared off. But, the problem for Kimbo was Thompson kept getting him on the floor through the first two rounds. For about a minute at the end of the second round, things weren't looking good for Kimbo. He was on his back while Thompson kept elbowing him in the head. Kimbo just took the hits and lied there until the bell rang, ending the second round. Kimbo was slow to get up and he looked more than tired.
In the third round, Kimbo came out swinging. Shot after shot to Thompson's face showed that Kimbo was himself. Now what would a Kimbo Slice fight be without some controversy? First, let me tell you about Thompson's absolutely disgusting left ear. To say he was hit a few too many times in the past is an understatement. It looked like Thompson had a marble in his ear and it was ready to burst. In the third round, Kimbo did just that. A couple shots into Thompson's ear caused blood and pus to burst out of the ear. Kimbo hit Thompson about four more times in the face. Although Thompson didn't go down, he was standing there with his eyes rolling around. Thompson looked like he was going to blackout with one more hit, but the referee stopped it before Kimbo could do any more damage.
Kimbo won by TKO, but for some strange reason, no one liked this. Thompson didn't like it when he pushed the referee after the fight was ended. Fans booed Kimbo as he became the victor. But why? Everyone loves this guy, but because Thompson wasn't on the ground, people are upset? What did you want Kimbo to do, literally kill the guy? I don't understand why Kimbo was being booed. He was the only reason people were at the event tonight. Thompson couldn't stand any more and it looked like he didn't know where the hell he was. I have read about 10 blog posts in the last hour that have said tonight's event was a disgrace to MMA. Give me a break. The fight had to be stopped because if it went for another 10 seconds Kimbo would have knocked Thompson down for the count. When a guy is dazed and doesn't know where he is, I think that's when it's time to stop the fight. Oh man, you had to see Thompson's cauliflower ear...it was just hanging there all gross and bloodied up.
It was clear that when the event became a boxing match, Thompson didn't have a chance. But, there was a good amount of panic when Kimbo was on his back. It was the first time Kimbo got out of the first round in his professional career. If you saw what it was like when Kimbo was on the floor getting hit for a minute straight, you would understand what I'm talking about. He wouldn't give up and he just took the hits like they were nothing. Although it was the first time Kimbo had trouble, he still came out victorious. I don't care what anyone else says. Kimbo Slice is the real deal and I can't wait until his next fight. I guess Kimbo is just going to have to prove himself yet again. I just hope he gets the respect he deserves when it's all said and done.
Oh yeah and by the way...for everyone who believes tonight's fight was fixed and meant for Kimbo to win...and for everyone who believes the fight was stopped prematurely...James Thompson was taken to the hospital after the match because he was having difficulty breathing. But, you know, the fight should have kept going.
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