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Rumor has it that Kimbo is in Florida training with american top team. He slipped in an interview saying that he was preparing for a fight in december which is most likely the TUF finale.

That fight did suck though... Kimbo just couldn't get out of that. Even though Roy wasn't really doing much if any damage, kimbo was just unable to defend himself.

I wonder if they could have the discretion to stand the fight up at that point if the guy on top isn't actually trying to finish the fight ( by throwing weak punches) in the 2nd round though, kimbo shouldn't have thrown that knee that allowed him to be taken down. he should have kept jabbing and defended the take down at all cost.

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Rumor has it that Kimbo is in Florida training with american top team. He slipped in an interview saying that he was preparing for a fight in december which is most likely the TUF finale.

Yeah I've heard as much. Any idea as to who his opponent is going to be?

Getting someone in the crucifix position is high level Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. It was Nelson's fault for not doing more damage with elbows, but no way is that lay and pray and no way should the ref stand that up. Getting someone in the crucifix position means they're getting TKO'd 99% of the time. I'm reading around that Nelson intentionally took it easy on Kimbo when he had top position on him. Lay and pray would have been if Nelson hadn't pinned both of Kimbo's arms in an attempt to open up his head to attack, which is exactly what the crucifix does.

Maybe I'll change my mind when I watch the fight again but I doubt it. Ordinarily getting your opponent into the crucifix position would be high level BJJ but it's not as if Roy did it to Frank Mir, it was Kimbo Slice the guy you yourself said has a nonexistent ground game. Roy didn't seem to be that skilled on the ground either he just had more knowledge and more experience and that made all the difference.

Nelson should have improved his position and unloaded some elbows and power punches, but from some other sources I've read that Kimbo's posse doesn't take kindly to anyone derailing their cash cow. There's a story that Kimbo brought a gun to the ATT training center to threaten a fighter who arm-barred him and wouldn't let it go, even though Kimbo would not tap. Threats were also reportedly made against Seth Petruzelli after he beat Kimbo and said he'd beat him again in the UFC once they were both signed.

I actually laughed out loud. That is hilarious, even more so if it's true.