There is a difference between being fixed and predetermined. And that Kimbo Slice fight was predetermined. Kimbo tapped in the first round, but the fight wasn't stopped. Kimbo was on his back in the first round getting punched and the ref stands them up. Second round Kimbo got caught in another choke on the ground, the camera pans out to show the entire arena, then when it goes back to the ring both fighters are standing. Then, Kimbo was again on his back with both arms trapped, being pounded, and the ref did not do his job, which is to stop a fight if one fighter can not intelligently defend himself. Third round, Kimbo finally pops that ear and the ref stops the fight? WTF? I guess now we know why the ref only lasted one UFC event. Bottom line id CBS and Elite XC needed Kimbo Slice to win that fight, otherwise Kimbo would have been exposed as a fraud, Elite XC would have been exposed as a minor league organization that holds shows at biker rallies and carnivals, and CBS would have been extremely embarrassed.
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