10-09-2008, 03:03 AM | #1 |
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EliteXC continues to ruin MMA.........
First of all they had a solid showing with a 4.65 rating which is excellent considering they were competing with the baseball playoffs and College football.
However Seth Petruzelli the man that knocked out Kimbo. Came out yesterday and said: "When they came back and offered me the fight, the EliteXC officials hinted at a bigger payday if I stood with Kimbo and avoided the ground game." The next day he comes out and says that it was a knockout bonus which is very common. However Benji Radach who fought on the undercard then said: "I was never told about any knockout bonus. They just didnt want Kimbo to get dominated on the ground." Jake Shields who fought on the card also said that he felt like the referees were trying to keep fights standing to entertain the crowd, he had full mount several times and the ref kept threatening to stand it up and told him to work eventhough he was dominating his opponent. Roy Nelson who fought Andrei Arlovski also complained about quick standups when he had dominant positions n Arlovski. This is why you dont have boxing promoters in MMA. This is ridiculous. Also VP of ELiteXC Jared Shaw who was going crazy when Kimbo lost and was yelling for the ref not calling shots in the back of the head. Said he was sorry and that he was not rooting for anyone, that he just wanted the fight to be fair. LOL. He said he is happy now they have two superstars.
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Roy is saying he was in half guard a few times. I agree with you on the refs but dont act like the crowd doesnt sway them. Also it is not Kimbos fault we would run with it as well. But seriously did you see Jared Shaw during the fight? Also giving guys money for standing with Kimbo, thats a joke.
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10-09-2008, 06:02 AM | #4 |
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stop whining. UFC went down the PPV road, and while that is brining in $ and creating hardcore fans, it is limiting exposure to middle of the road people.
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Kimbo's a freak show who is actually enjoyable to watch fight. That's what makes MMA exciting the possibility that some huge ass dude might kill somebody. |
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They tried to work out a network deal but the networks wanted to control the production and the UFC wouldnt relinquesh the rights to that. I dont blame them after watching the first EliteXC production. Now however the EliteXC is doing a nice job with their production so hopefully that will reopen talks with the UFC and a network TV deal.
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The sad thing is, Kimbo would knock out Lidell. Chuck has the weakest chin in the sport. It's amazing he lasted so long. Rampage barely knicked him, and he was out. His last fight proved it wasn't a fluke.
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I think it's safe to say Kimbo doesn't have a strong chin as well. If Rampage barely knicked Chuck, what would you call Petruzelli's shot on Kimbo?
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