KIMBO BEAT DOWN AND SLICED INTO AN MMA REALITY CHECK
By Brad Cooney
Some may ask, “ Who is Seth Petruzelli?” If you haven't heard of him before yesterday, there's a pretty good chance that you will have heard of him today. It took all of 14 seconds for the last minute replacement brawler to expose the overly hyped You Tube backyard bully as, well.... an overly hyped backyard bully.
Petruzelli stepped up to the plate at the last minute to replace the MMA legend, Ken Shamrock. An eye injury during the pre fight warm ups would prevent Shamrock from getting his crack at Slice, thus granting the biggest opportunity of Petruzelli's career.
The bell for the first round rang, and Slice immediately stalked across the ring looking to engage early. He was promptly met with a front kick, followed by a push kick, and a quick right hand that would immediately send him to the ground. Petruzelli quickly pounced on Kimbo throwing a multitude of right hands, most of which found their mark. Slice would roll to his back and in doing so he would be the recipient of 4 more devastating fight hands that would open up his face, prompting the referee to stop the fight.
Petruzelli quickly rose to his feet and ran around the ring in celebration, almost reminding me of what the faces looked like on the 1980 Olympic US hockey team when they beat the Russians. It was a huge victory for Seth Petruzelli, and one that he deserved very much.
After the fight, Petruzelli was very gracious and showed a lot of respect to Kimbo Slice telling the crowd that it's difficult to fight a guy that you did not train for. Slice on the other hand wasn't in the mood to answer any of the post fight questions. Slice thanked the crowd, and his opponent, and simply walked out of the cage and into the back.
Nobody is questioning the fact that Kimbo Slice is a tough guy. Nobody is questioning his heart, and nobody is questioning his warriors mentality. However, many in the MMA world have questioned his free ride to stardom. This fight clearly showed what can happen when someone is hyped up and offered a free market ride to the top. On Saturday night, a kid named Seth Petruzelli took a pin, and popped the balloon Saturday night.
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