Bas Rutten Discusses Kimbo’s Victory
Bas Rutten, the MMA legend behind team Kimbo, alas shares his thoughts on the controversial Slice/Thompson meeting which transpired this past weekend in New Jersey. From the post script:
“People ask me if the fight should have been stopped at the end in the second round, I say YES because those are the rules, it should have been stopped because Kimbo didn’t do anything to improve his situation. But I think what made the ref NOT do it was the fact that Kimbo was giving his thumbs up the whole time to let the referee know that he was OK. This was the refs decission, not Kimbo’s.”
“El Guapo” also commented on Kimbo’s mistakes inside the cage, but still looks toward a bright future for the former Miami street fighter:
“He also didn’t close his guard a few times and he should have done that. In round two he had James in a guillotine choke but didn’t close his guard, that was too bad because Thompson escaped exactly how I showed Kimbo that you should escape when your opponent doesn’t close his guard, but you learn from your mistakes so that won’t happen again either.
…So I have to say that I am very happy with this fight and his performance and that this fight made him WAY stronger for next time. When you get caught in training by something, whether it’s a submission or strike, you learn from that, but there is nothing like learning it the hard way in a fight…They say “fatigue makes cowards out of manâ€, well, that wasn’t the case with Kimbo, he kept on fighting, his technique got less because of it and people will now judge him on that, but that’s OK, he will be a different kind of animal next time.”
Rutten closed by stressing that this was only Kimbo’s fourth MMA fight, and that he is still just a “little guy trying to learn the game.”
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I had to work and didnt catch the fight anyone think it was that controversial. was it as bad a mir vs lesnar lol. anyone know where you can watch the fight online?
joel b,
http://www.redlasso.com/ClipPlayer.aspx?id=6a7bac0b-d1c3-42be-ac0d-397062da9b6d
You’ll probably still find it somewhere on Google Videos. It was controversial and Kimbo still has a lot to learn. That fight proved he should not be mentionned anywhere near the top MMA heavyweights but I respect the fact that Bas Rutten and Kimbo himself are willing to admit he has so much to learn and is just a baby in the sport.
I will always like Bas
Seriously. Takes a wise man to know he’s got alot to learn. Bad for the sport or not, I’m glad he and Kimmy recognize their inexperience.
good of bas to admit that it should of been stopped. I still feel for thompson though because this was a huge fight for him after some of the heavy losses hes took. And all the talk before the fight was how kimbo was gonna walk through him and he showed a good chin and I think he had the win taken away from him.I feel he deserves a re match.
this fight in addition to his interview makes me despise gary shaw for making MMA looks exactly like what most people hate about it. good for bas to come clean and admit what he did, he’s one of verrrrry few people in that orginization that lend any credibility.
Red Lasso is a hell of a service. If it sticks around it’s gonna be a hell of a service once the videos section launches (ASAP, I promise)
It certainly is Kris, I actually interned for Redlasso about a year ago before the videos were open sourced. Their based out of the Philly burbs and their principle investor is Pat Croce.
it was the biggest joke of a mma fight card ever!!!
yea i can discuss kimbos fight in one word…JOKEEEEEEEE
Bas is a stand up guy and so is Kimbo. Kimbo picked the perfect person to help him learn this sport.
A lot of people like to put the “joke” label on Kimbo. The guys has been nothing but respectful and humble ever since starting this sport. He’s just trying to make a living by fighting. He’s not promoting himself. That’s Gary Shaw’s and Elite’s job. It’s not Kimbo’s fault that Shaw has decided to promote him so heavy and give him the fights they are giving him and paying him as much as they are paying him. It’s kind of funny because, everyone gives Kimbo such a hard time but no one says anything about Brock Lesnar or giving him the “joke” label when he has accomplished pretty much the same as Kimbo has in this sport so far, and THAT NOT MUCH AT ALL! No one says anything about how heavy the UFC promoted Brock leading up to his 1st fight with them nor about how much he got paid when he hasn’t really proved himself in this sport. Everyone’s Kimbo’s ground game sucks but the same can be said about Brock. I mean his wrestling is world class everyone knows that, but he has not JJ or stand up (1 out of 3). Kimbo is very skilled with his hands, but needs work on his wrestling and his JJ (1 out of 3). So the question is why give Kimbo so much heat but say nothing about Brock. Give the guy a break!!!
Well first off Bas is probably one of the most all around complete mma fighters of all time.Kimbo well tough as he is has a lot to learn but with Bas in his corner….no telling how far he can and will go.I like him because he will always be tenacious,aggresive,and honestly Very dangerous once he has a good couple of years of training with guys like Bas in his corner.So love him or hate him,it’s damm exciting to watch and see what each of his fights brings for the rest of us to enjoy.Good luck to Bas & Kimbo.
from a sherdog post
group of investors led by Dana White have agreed in principle to purchase the UFC from Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta for an undisclosed amount. Included in this investment group is WWE’s Vince McMahon who will now own a minority stake in the company. They also have plans on taking the company public by years end.
At the press conference also expect Dana to announce that with the help of McMahon, who has extensive connections in the New York State Athletic Commission, they were able to get the UFC sanctioned in New York, and plan on having a show sometime in the winter at Madison Square Garden. That is all I have right now.