Post by The Sandmen on Sept 6, 2013 16:53:13 GMT -5
Kimbo Slice looks very relaxed.
Maurice Smith is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Kimbo Slice is the favourite by the betting sites on internet.
Kimbo Slice comes with a 4 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Kimbo and Smith move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Maurice Smith is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Smith launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Kimbo's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Josh Rosenthal didn't see that!
Kimbo is holding Maurice Smith's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Maurice Smith loses balance and goes to the ground.
Kimbo Slice is in side mount over Maurice Smith
Kimbo Slice looks to mount Maurice Smith...
Kimbo Slice slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Kimbo Slice is in full mount over Maurice Smith
Maurice Smith tries to roll to his side and trap Kimbo Slice in his guard...
Maurice Smith gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Kimbo Slice is in full mount over Maurice Smith
Kimbo tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Smith struggles and frees his leg!
Kimbo Slice is in half guard over Smith
Maurice Smith attempts to move to full guard
Maurice Smith manages to switch to full guard.
Kimbo Slice is in open guard over Smith
Kimbo fires a barrage of punches at Smith's head!
This is bad! Kimbo is just pounding on Maurice Smith's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Kimbo Slice is in open guard over Smith
Smith tries to close his guard around Kimbo
He succeeds!
Kimbo Slice is in closed guard over Smith
Smith launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Kimbo's ribs.
Kimbo Slice is in closed guard over Smith
Smith measures the resilience of Kimbo's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Kimbo's side.
Kimbo ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Kimbo Slice is in closed guard over Smith
Kimbo use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Maurice Smith holds Kimbo Slice and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Poorly executed technique. Maurice Smith looks to counter!
Smith throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Kimbo Slice realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Kimbo Slice. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Some nice shots from Kimbo Slice
that stun Smith.
Kimbo jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Kimbo Slice pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The fighters are clinching.
Kimbo doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Maurice Smith embrace and tries to move away...
Maurice Smith pushes Kimbo forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Kimbo clumsily fails here and it's time for Maurice Smith to fight back!
Maurice Smith locks up a guillotine and tries to pull guard...
Kimbo Slice slips his head out and ends up in Maurice Smith's guard.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Kimbo Slice is in closed guard over Smith
Kimbo is in closed guard... Smith tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Kimbo Slice!
Maurice Smith is in full mount over Kimbo Slice
Smith positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Kimbo's being punished here!
Maurice Smith is in full mount over Kimbo Slice
Kimbo is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Maurice Smith pushes Kimbo Slice down and prevents his attempts to escape
Poorly executed technique. Maurice Smith looks to counter!
Maurice Smith takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Kimbo Slice shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Kimbo Slice breaks that americana attempt!
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Maurice Smith is in full mount over Kimbo Slice
Kimbo Slice launches a few punches to Smith's cheek from the guard.
Maurice Smith uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Smith tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Maurice Smith tries to better his position on the ground...
Smith is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Maurice Smith is in full mount over Kimbo Slice
Kimbo measures the resilience of Smith's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Smith's side.
Maurice Smith is in full mount over Kimbo Slice
Kimbo breaths deeply while on the ground
Maurice Smith is in full mount over Kimbo Slice
Kimbo Slice launches a few punches to Smith's cheek from the guard.
Maurice Smith uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Maurice Smith is in full mount over Kimbo Slice
Smith tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Maurice Smith controls the situation despite Kimbo Slice efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Maurice Smith is in full mount over Kimbo Slice
Kimbo Slice tries to roll to his side and trap Maurice Smith in his guard...
Kimbo Slice gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Maurice Smith is in open guard over Kimbo
Kimbo tries to close his guard around Smith
He is not able to do it
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Maurice Smith is in open guard over Kimbo
Kimbo tries to close his guard around Smith
He is not able to do it
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Dean Smith Center (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) are cheering for the fighters.
A furious flurry of punches from Kimbo Slice
puts Smith in a world of hurt!
Superb haymaker by Kimbo
that lands on Smith's face like a cannon ball!
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Kimbo Slice has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
=========================================
Maurice Smith tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Kimbo has a small cut in his Chin
Smith dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that misses by an inch!
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Kimbo Slice closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
A right hand from Kimbo Slice
makes Smith stumble back!
Smith shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Maurice Smith moves forward and launches a high kick!
Vicious high kick!
Smith grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Kimbo struggles... Maurice Smith is unable to take him down
Smith decides to launch some tentative punches
Kimbo Slice takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Maurice Smith!
Kimbo is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Quick hook by Maurice Smith
Good shot! Kimbo has reasons to be worried.
Kimbo Slice is opening up on Smith and raining down combinations!
Smith's corner looks worried!
Smith looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Kimbo Slice's punches
Smith is on the receiving end of a great combo by Kimbo.
A right hand from Maurice Smith
gets deflected.
Crisp uppercut by Kimbo followed by a hard jab
Maurice Smith stumbles back.
Smith has a small cut in his Mouth
Smith throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
Maurice Smith throws a looping left hand...
Kimbo moves aside and dodges.
Kimbo Slice is setting up a throw
He nearly drops Smith on his head!
Kimbo Slice is in open guard over Smith
Kimbo Slice tries to pass to half guard...
Maurice Smith can't prevent his opponent from passing. Kimbo looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Kimbo Slice is in half guard over Smith
Kimbo Slice tries to free his leg
Kimbo Slice uses some of his skill by jumping out of Smith's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Kimbo Slice is in side mount over Maurice Smith
Smith works on the ground with his fingers over Kimbo's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal didn't see that!
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Kimbo Slice is in side mount over Maurice Smith
Kimbo Slice looks to mount Maurice Smith...
Kimbo Slice slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Kimbo Slice is in full mount over Maurice Smith
Kimbo tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Kimbo Slice controls the situation despite Maurice Smith efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Kimbo Slice is in full mount over Maurice Smith
Maurice Smith tries to roll to his side and trap Kimbo Slice in his guard...
Maurice Smith gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The clock says 3:55 in the 2 round
Kimbo Slice is in full mount over Maurice Smith
Smith measures the resilience of Kimbo's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Kimbo blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Kimbo Slice looks to counter!
Kimbo leans back...
He clobbers Maurice Smith's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Smith's Left cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 4:05 in the 2 round
Kimbo Slice is in full mount over Maurice Smith
Kimbo tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Kimbo Slice controls the situation despite Maurice Smith efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
Kimbo Slice is in full mount over Maurice Smith
Kimbo Slice throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Smith's face with those brutal elbows! Smith needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Smith has a small cut in his Nose
Winner is Kimbo Slice by TKO (Elbows) at 4:23 Round 2
Statistics: Kimbo Slice
Punches 21/24 (88%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 12/19 (63%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 311 s
Statistics: Maurice Smith
Punches 4/9 (44%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 7/10 (70%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 311 s
Was wondering if Smith's dodging would negate Slice's power. It did for a while, but then Kimbo got a hold of him and that was much of what she wrote.
Maurice Smith is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Kimbo Slice is the favourite by the betting sites on internet.
Kimbo Slice comes with a 4 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Kimbo and Smith move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Maurice Smith is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Smith launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Kimbo's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Josh Rosenthal didn't see that!
Kimbo is holding Maurice Smith's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Maurice Smith loses balance and goes to the ground.
Kimbo Slice is in side mount over Maurice Smith
Kimbo Slice looks to mount Maurice Smith...
Kimbo Slice slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Kimbo Slice is in full mount over Maurice Smith
Maurice Smith tries to roll to his side and trap Kimbo Slice in his guard...
Maurice Smith gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Kimbo Slice is in full mount over Maurice Smith
Kimbo tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Smith struggles and frees his leg!
Kimbo Slice is in half guard over Smith
Maurice Smith attempts to move to full guard
Maurice Smith manages to switch to full guard.
Kimbo Slice is in open guard over Smith
Kimbo fires a barrage of punches at Smith's head!
This is bad! Kimbo is just pounding on Maurice Smith's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Kimbo Slice is in open guard over Smith
Smith tries to close his guard around Kimbo
He succeeds!
Kimbo Slice is in closed guard over Smith
Smith launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Kimbo's ribs.
Kimbo Slice is in closed guard over Smith
Smith measures the resilience of Kimbo's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Kimbo's side.
Kimbo ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Kimbo Slice is in closed guard over Smith
Kimbo use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Maurice Smith holds Kimbo Slice and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Poorly executed technique. Maurice Smith looks to counter!
Smith throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Kimbo Slice realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Kimbo Slice. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Some nice shots from Kimbo Slice
that stun Smith.
Kimbo jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Kimbo Slice pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The fighters are clinching.
Kimbo doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Maurice Smith embrace and tries to move away...
Maurice Smith pushes Kimbo forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Kimbo clumsily fails here and it's time for Maurice Smith to fight back!
Maurice Smith locks up a guillotine and tries to pull guard...
Kimbo Slice slips his head out and ends up in Maurice Smith's guard.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Kimbo Slice is in closed guard over Smith
Kimbo is in closed guard... Smith tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Kimbo Slice!
Maurice Smith is in full mount over Kimbo Slice
Smith positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Kimbo's being punished here!
Maurice Smith is in full mount over Kimbo Slice
Kimbo is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Maurice Smith pushes Kimbo Slice down and prevents his attempts to escape
Poorly executed technique. Maurice Smith looks to counter!
Maurice Smith takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Kimbo Slice shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Kimbo Slice breaks that americana attempt!
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Maurice Smith is in full mount over Kimbo Slice
Kimbo Slice launches a few punches to Smith's cheek from the guard.
Maurice Smith uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Smith tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Maurice Smith tries to better his position on the ground...
Smith is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Maurice Smith is in full mount over Kimbo Slice
Kimbo measures the resilience of Smith's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Smith's side.
Maurice Smith is in full mount over Kimbo Slice
Kimbo breaths deeply while on the ground
Maurice Smith is in full mount over Kimbo Slice
Kimbo Slice launches a few punches to Smith's cheek from the guard.
Maurice Smith uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Maurice Smith is in full mount over Kimbo Slice
Smith tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Maurice Smith controls the situation despite Kimbo Slice efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Maurice Smith is in full mount over Kimbo Slice
Kimbo Slice tries to roll to his side and trap Maurice Smith in his guard...
Kimbo Slice gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Maurice Smith is in open guard over Kimbo
Kimbo tries to close his guard around Smith
He is not able to do it
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Maurice Smith is in open guard over Kimbo
Kimbo tries to close his guard around Smith
He is not able to do it
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Dean Smith Center (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) are cheering for the fighters.
A furious flurry of punches from Kimbo Slice
puts Smith in a world of hurt!
Superb haymaker by Kimbo
that lands on Smith's face like a cannon ball!
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Kimbo Slice has to be confident that he won that round.
=========================================
Round 2
=========================================
Maurice Smith tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Kimbo has a small cut in his Chin
Smith dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that misses by an inch!
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Kimbo Slice closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
A right hand from Kimbo Slice
makes Smith stumble back!
Smith shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Maurice Smith moves forward and launches a high kick!
Vicious high kick!
Smith grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Kimbo struggles... Maurice Smith is unable to take him down
Smith decides to launch some tentative punches
Kimbo Slice takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Maurice Smith!
Kimbo is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Quick hook by Maurice Smith
Good shot! Kimbo has reasons to be worried.
Kimbo Slice is opening up on Smith and raining down combinations!
Smith's corner looks worried!
Smith looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Kimbo Slice's punches
Smith is on the receiving end of a great combo by Kimbo.
A right hand from Maurice Smith
gets deflected.
Crisp uppercut by Kimbo followed by a hard jab
Maurice Smith stumbles back.
Smith has a small cut in his Mouth
Smith throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
Maurice Smith throws a looping left hand...
Kimbo moves aside and dodges.
Kimbo Slice is setting up a throw
He nearly drops Smith on his head!
Kimbo Slice is in open guard over Smith
Kimbo Slice tries to pass to half guard...
Maurice Smith can't prevent his opponent from passing. Kimbo looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Kimbo Slice is in half guard over Smith
Kimbo Slice tries to free his leg
Kimbo Slice uses some of his skill by jumping out of Smith's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Kimbo Slice is in side mount over Maurice Smith
Smith works on the ground with his fingers over Kimbo's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal didn't see that!
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Kimbo Slice is in side mount over Maurice Smith
Kimbo Slice looks to mount Maurice Smith...
Kimbo Slice slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Kimbo Slice is in full mount over Maurice Smith
Kimbo tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Kimbo Slice controls the situation despite Maurice Smith efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Kimbo Slice is in full mount over Maurice Smith
Maurice Smith tries to roll to his side and trap Kimbo Slice in his guard...
Maurice Smith gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The clock says 3:55 in the 2 round
Kimbo Slice is in full mount over Maurice Smith
Smith measures the resilience of Kimbo's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Kimbo blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Kimbo Slice looks to counter!
Kimbo leans back...
He clobbers Maurice Smith's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Smith's Left cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 4:05 in the 2 round
Kimbo Slice is in full mount over Maurice Smith
Kimbo tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Kimbo Slice controls the situation despite Maurice Smith efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
Kimbo Slice is in full mount over Maurice Smith
Kimbo Slice throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Smith's face with those brutal elbows! Smith needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Smith has a small cut in his Nose
Winner is Kimbo Slice by TKO (Elbows) at 4:23 Round 2
Statistics: Kimbo Slice
Punches 21/24 (88%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 12/19 (63%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 311 s
Statistics: Maurice Smith
Punches 4/9 (44%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 7/10 (70%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 311 s
Was wondering if Smith's dodging would negate Slice's power. It did for a while, but then Kimbo got a hold of him and that was much of what she wrote.