Wow. Kimbo Slice straight up got owned. No other words can describe how badly he got rocked by "Big Country" tonight. I have to say, other than watching the training and listening to the back and forth between the coaches, the show has been starting to disappoint. Other than a couple minutes of good back and forth sparring each episode, the rounds always end up with Team Rampage getting completely man-handled by the middle of the 2nd round.
Watching Kimbo Slice redeem himself during this season was supposed to be the big draw, but with him out only after 3 episodes, it looks like Dana White is manipulating the situation to get him back into the show. I could just be cynical (and I really hope that's it) but having Marcus's "health problems" as a reason to get Kimbo back on the show seems incredibly sketch.
Anyways, this is why heavyweight fights SUCK. Slow action and poor conditioning leads to mediocre first rounds and boring contests with guys just laying on each other. This is confirmation that speed and skill are more entertaining than brute force. Watching Welterweight and Middleweight fights is almost poetic. Case in point: Anderson Silva. This guy is an assassin. (warning: video is violent)
I want Kimbo to do well... he seems like a down to earth and pretty humble guy, but dang, he is so one-dimensional it's not even funny. Here's hopin' the future episodes turn out better.
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