Roy Nelson capitalized on his opponent’s inexperience to earn a second-round technical knockout over
Kimbo Slice on the third episode of “The Ultimate Fighter 10” Wednesday.
Both men started thoughtfully. Nelson kept Slice at bay with a pumping left jab early, and Slice landed a right outside kick but mostly kept his distance.
Two minutes in, Slice cornered Nelson on the fence and applied pressure with his fists, but the former IFL heavyweight champion reversed Slice, got double underhooks and then scored with a trip takedown. Nelson effortlessly passed to mount, then trapped Slice’s right arm with his legs from side mount. Slice bucked to free himself, but he couldn’t escape Nelson’s onslaught of head punches to finish out a decisive round.
Slice connected with a big right at the top of the second, but Nelson outmaneuvered him to the ground when Slice threw a knee to Nelson’s midsection. Nelson settled in side mount again and locked up both of Slice’s arms this time in a crucifix, leaving the Internet legend defenseless to his punches. Referee
Herb Dean stopped the bout midway through the round.
However, UFC President Dana White wasn’t a fan of Nelson’s victory, comparing his finishing punches to White’s own daughter pinning her father down and swinging.
“This guy’s acting like the whole world should be blown away by the performance that this guy just put on,” said White. “Roy did just enough to win and not get hit, you know what I mean?”
Slice, 35, took the loss in stride, while White and the next week’s episode preview hinted the popular novice could figure back into the series shortly.
Slice, who earned fame from the brutal backyard beatdowns he dished out over the Internet, previously fought four times for Pro Elite under its EliteXC banner and earned a 3-1 record. Two of those bouts were main-event attractions featured on CBS and are the No. 1 and No. 3 most-watched fights in U.S. history, topping out at 7.3 million viewers.
In June 2008, Slice became the second mixed martial artist to make the cover of ESPN the Magazine, behind UFC superstar
Chuck Liddell.
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