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Kimbo Slice Knocked Out by Seth Petruzelli in
14 seconds. This was Kimbo's first loss - and
what a loss it was...
Kevin Ferguson (born on February 8, 1974),
better known as Kimbo Slice, is a Miami,
Florida-based street fighter turned mixed
martial arts (MMA) fighter. He first appeared
in several filmed underground fights which
have spread primarily on the Internet. Kimbo
has since left street fighting behind and is
now putting his efforts towards becoming a
professional mixed martial arts fighter.
Rolling Stone called Slice "The King of the
Web Brawlers"
Kimbo Slice began his career in unsanctioned
street fights. A notable street fight was
with Sean Gannon, a former Boston Police
officer who trains in MMA. In a brutal fight
Kimbo lost for the first time. [6] The
popularity of the fight, which was
distributed throughout the internet,
propelled both men into the MMA spotlight.
To prepare for sanctioned MMA fights, Slice
was trained by retired MMA fighter Bas
Rutten. Slice made his sanctioned MMA debut
against former WBO Heavyweight champion boxer
Ray Mercer at Cage Fury Fighting
Championships 5, in Atlantic City on June 23,
2007. The match was scheduled as a
three-round exhibition utilizing all
professional rules of MMA combat. Slice
defeated Mercer with a guillotine choke at
1:12 into the first round.[7] In a post-fight
interview, Slice stated that he would like to
fight David "Tank" Abbott. Abbott, who was a
spectator, stood up from his seat and
accepted the call out. One of the matchmakers
for CFFC asked Slice for his assurance so
that an October 12 bout at Cage Fury Fighting
Championships 6 between Slice and "Tank"
Abbott could be organized. This event was
later canceled due to a promotion dispute. On
October 11, 2007, ProElite announced that
they had signed Slice to a deal and that he
would make his debut on the November 10, 2007
EliteXC.[8] Originally set to make his
professional MMA debut against Mike Bourke,
the reformed street fighter was set to face
Bo Cantrell after Bourke sustained a shoulder
injury.[9] Kimbo defeated Cantrell 19 seconds
into the first round by submission due to
strikes.
Slice will be featured on The Iron Ring, a
new television series airing on BET which
features MMA prospects. Slice will be a part
of the selection process for the
participants.[10]
On February 16, 2008, Kimbo fought Tank
Abbott in the main event at EliteXC: Street
Certified. He won by KO 43 seconds into the
first round due to strikes. At the fight his
weight was announced at an all-time low of
234lbs, a far cry from his street fighting
days of 280lbs.
On May 31, 2008, Kimbo fought in the main
event of the first ever mixed martial arts
event shown on prime time network television,
EliteXC: Primetime. Though one of the judges
had each fighter winning one of the first two
rounds, Kimbo's opponent James Thompson won
both on total points by repeatedly taking
down Slice and grounding and pounding. In the
opening seconds of the third round, however,
Kimbo threw a haymaker to Thompson's left
ear, which ruptured Thompson's cauliflower.
This was soon followed by three unanswered
punches to a standing Thompson, which led to
a referee stoppage and a controversial win
for Slice. Fellow EliteXC competitor Brett
Rogers was particularly critical of Slice's
victory, calling Slice's performance
"garbage" in a post fight interview.
A Kimbo Slice vs. Ken Shamrock fight was
signed for October 4, 2008 to take place at
the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida
as part of CBS' "Saturday Night Fights". Seth
Petruzelli replaced Shamrock due to a cut to
the left eye during warm ups only hours
before the fight was to take place.
Petruzelli defeated Slice by TKO 14 seconds
into the bout.
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