Kimbo v Roy BIG country Nelson
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- cirquemedia0
I wouldn't mind seeing Kimbo vs. Houston Alexander or even Chuck Liddell, brawler stand up guys he could throw down with... Or wait, Kimbo vs. the axe murder...Two mo'fo'in gorillas...
- chossy0
Kimbo wanted a beard protection clause in the house to stop people who might have played a prank on him shaving his beard off. Also he was training one day and part of his personality is that he will not tap ever, so one guy was wrenching his arm and kimbo wouldn't tap so his arm got fucked up, kimbo went to his car and got a gun then came back in because he thought the dude was trying to properly hurt him and end his carreer !!!!!.
If you look at early shamrock fights in pancrase you can see his heel hooks are fucking way over the top vicious, shamrock is another prick.
- TheBlueOne0
I like Kimbo, or at least I like the Kimbo that shows up when the camera is on. He IS a hustler, so that might be a front as well..and knew and trained with a couple of cats from the South Bronx back in the day who were similar. They would drop crazy stuff like Kimbo did during this episode, the "My enemy is 'inna me'. See my enemy is 'in me'. Do you understand?" It's endearing to a point, but about as deep as a puddle after a drizzle in July. It's the same way these ghetto cats would read Sun Tzu and compare it to Wu-Tang records and suddenly think they could school you on strategy or some shit. That kinda shit works on the dumb, easily impressionable people. It's a hustlers game. But I appreciate a good, well played hustle...there's an art to it.
At least Kimbo has a personality though, which 98% of these guys don't have. the MMA game is now a major sport so skill at the game is really only one part of the equation, you need that marketable personality.
Kimbo's got a decent stand up game, and the apparent willingness to learn, but even during the show last night when he wa stalking to the other big tall fighter dude he was like "Oh man they keep throwing new things at me to learn, it's like college.." I think he has the heart to be there, but he just doesn't have the mindset to learn new things, he's locked into how he defines himself. He's also a bit long in the tooth to operate at that level. He's only doing half the equation. Sad part is it's the harder part he seems to have conquered.
I do bet that Kimbo would make a great coach though.
- I thought his "inna me" bit was quite poignant. He isn't articulate enough to properly express himselfKhurram
- otherwise it's these kind of realisations of a man who needs the daily motivation to stay in his sport that maketh the athleteKhurram
- athlete. one.Khurram
- not undermining what he was getting at or it's utility, just saying it's not really that deep.TheBlueOne
- dconstrukt0
kimbo was CLUELESS on the ground.... its like he didn't even try or anything... he didn't move or nothing.
very dissapointed.
but i have a feeling he's coming back and is going to really learn the ground stuff....
- Oh, he tried a bit in that first round..c'mon...TheBlueOne
- it wasn't effective but he tried...TheBlueOne
- dconstrukt0
kimbo was CLUELESS on the ground.... its like he didn't even try or anything... he didn't move or nothing.
very dissapointed.
but i have a feeling he's coming back and is going to really learn the ground stuff....
- kult0
Terrible season, reminiscent of Season 2's heavyweights. Dana does not know how to scout out decent HW prospects. You can see just how padded this season was in hopes of propelling Kimbo, who is all presence and zero force.
That said, there are a few dark horses on this season. Hint: The "short" guy with glasses.
- Khurram0
Of course a shit fight. Just as the previous one with the English dude TURNING HIS BACK AND RUNNING when the American football player chased him, despite talking hard-ass tough. And then he wins cos the guy has barely enough gas for ONE 5 minute round.
As for Kimbo, he is indeed an endearing character. I like that he is humble. I like that he is unphased by defeat and i love his work ethic. But he's a rubbish fighter. His standup's okay, but nothing spectacular. He is a puncher, and that's all he does, and that's all he did do (though he did throw one mean leg-kick against fatty).
As for fatty. Blah.
So far i think the guy in the first fight, axe elbow to the head gushing-blood is the one to watch out for.
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- shitehawke0
I like Kimbo's beard. Looks soft and springy and I bet he's able to hide sweets and small woodland creatures and collectable figurines in there no problem.
- Kimbo Claus?TheBlueOne
- HAHA. That will be a toy in stores by December. Guaranteed.kult
- yes!!!identity
- dconstrukt0
gotta like kimbo... he's just a straight up, humble guy trying to survive and do his thing..
he's not full of himself or a trash talker like many of these other guys...
but hes a streetfighter... hes NOT an MMA fighter and knowing this, you have to know he's an underdog... he's learning on the fly...
but what i dont get is, what the fuck was he doing for the last 1-2 years training with bas rutten?
the guy was fighting in MMA for a while but has absolutely zero ground skills....
he should watch crocop, chuck and other strikers... he could learn a lot.
- chossy0
Kimbo has six kids, I bet his wife didn't have any choice in the matter.....
- vitamins0
What ever happened to the guy he fought in a backyard on youtube where his eyes were hanging out?
- Dancer0
I am completely Ignorant to the sport but who is "the best"?
- depends on the weight class. My vote is for Anderson Silva.baseline_shift
- GSP?TheBlueOne
- Lyoto Machida might be very soon.TheBlueOne
- Agreed. Becoming a big fan of Machida. I really hope Silva does well at 205. Machida Silva is a dream matchupbaseline_shift
- Khurram0
^ Feder Emenlianenko, Anderson Silva, George St Pierre
- yeah, St Pierre too. Tough to say about Fedor these days. the UFC has all the heavies...baseline_shift
- chossy0
Miguelle torres, manny pacman, minotauro, fedor, anderson silva, george st pierre, mark kerr (he is old and obscure now but he was brilliant)
and this new brit guy who I really want to do well, his stand up is devastating :E grrrrrr
- Ironmonkey0
it was a boring fight.
- aye, I am not really a fan of heavyweight fights, two fat bitches rolling about a ring yo!.chossy
- chossy0
Here is my current favourite fighter.
Melvin Manhoef!!! he is a fucking animal.
I'm trying to find his fight with cyborg that was killer.
- TheBlueOne0
Genki Sudo was always my personal fav...wish he hadn't retired. Wish Kid Yammamoto came to the States to fight..that guy had skills for his weight class..
- Dancer0
Sorry to de-rail. It would seem that the "arm-bar" is a submission move of choice. Also is anyone unbeaten? Fedor has only lost 1