dutch wrote:so kimbo lost. he wasnt beat. needs to really work on his bjj and takedown defence. stand up looks good.
It was clear that Kimbo was very nervous at the start of the fight but I believe this fight highlighted how cr@p Roy 'Big Country' Nelson is!! Most people were aware that Kimbo's ground game would be let's just say 'a bit ropey' but I for one expected Big Country to do a LOT better than he did. Kimbo obviously didn't know what to do when Big Country was laying on him, but Big Country was 'fairy tapping' him (Dana's words) on top of his head pestering the Ref to stop the fight!!
Herb Dean looked gutted when he was eventually forced to stop the fight as it was clear that Kimbo wasn't hurt but since he couldn't do anything (due to Big Country laying on him!), he had no choice.
Kimbo definately needs to work on his ground game as he seemed to 'switch off' & just lay there. What surprised me was the effect of his kick on Big Country. It's a shame he didn't kick more. Kimbo's strength is his punching & if he can work on his Muay Thai & takedown defense, his confidence will soon rise.
I also believe that as long as Kimbo improves, he'll end up in the UFC even if he doesn't win TUF. Dana's reaction seemed to me like he was actually gutted that Kimbo didn't win! Ultimately, it would be in Dana's interests (financially) to have Kimbo in the UFC will an mma attitude as opposed to streetfighter, which I believe Kimbo will have by the end of TUF.