Nelson TKO 2 Slice…
By Robert Przybylo
BPrzybylo@opubco.com
We’ve all seen boxing and MMA fights like the one just witnessed on Spike between Kimbo Slice and Roy Nelson on The Ultimate Fighter.
It’s not pretty, not really entertaining, but it’s what the guy (Nelson) needs to do to get the job done.
Kimbo simply had no answer for when he got close to Nelson. Once the distance closed, Nelson knew he could take him down and then use his advanced ground game (compared to Kimbo’s) and hold him down.
Kimbo stopped one takedown, and coach Rampage Jackson was quite happy about that. I thought it might have been over in the first when Kimbo used all his energy to try to flip over. That’s a risky move.
Nelson started to pepper him with shots. Not hard, fight-ending shots, but Kimbo was in a defenseless position when the bell sounded.
In round 2, Kimbo landed a couple of good shots before Nelson was able to get him down again and do the exact same thing he did in the first. Kimbo just couldn’t the 264-pounder off of him, so referee Herb Dean stopped the fight.
The old cliche ‘it is what it is.’ Kimbo showed heart and some improvement, but he still has a long way to go if he still wants to make a go at this. I give Nelson credit for not getting caught up in the hype and just sticking to a plan.
He didn’t earn me as one of his fans with tonight, but that doesn’t matter. He did what he had to do.
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terrible fight but at least not as bad as last week. Rule #1 is never leave it up too the ref to decide the fight.Kimbo didn’t fight back.of course with 264lbs of dead weight just LAYING on your head,what can you do.Sounds like Kimbo will get another chance & i’m all for it.Neither fighter did anything worth cheering for.