October 23, 200817 yr How so? Mystery injury takes the regular opponent out of action. They throw a jobber in as a +400 or +500 underdog. Heavy money comes in on the favorite to win. The buyers tell the favorite to take a dive for $xxxx amount. The favorite takes a dive, the underdog wins, and the house gets a very nice payday. The favorite loses the fight, but gets a payday that leaves him all set. This is how it would usually work. The losers are the people that bet on the favorite and the company.
October 23, 200817 yr Mystery injury takes the regular opponent out of action. They throw a jobber in as a +400 or +500 underdog. Heavy money comes in on the favorite to win. The buyers tell the favorite to take a dive for $xxxx amount. The favorite takes a dive, the underdog wins, and the house gets a very nice payday. The favorite loses the fight, but gets a payday that leaves him all set. This is how it would usually work. The losers are the people that bet on the favorite and the company. No, that's the hypothetical conspiracy. What from the fight gives you the impression it was rigged?
October 23, 200817 yr Author Mystery injury takes the regular opponent out of action. They throw a jobber in as a +400 or +500 underdog. Heavy money comes in on the favorite to win. The buyers tell the favorite to take a dive for $xxxx amount. The favorite takes a dive, the underdog wins, and the house gets a very nice payday. The favorite loses the fight, but gets a payday that leaves him all set. This is how it would usually work. The losers are the people that bet on the favorite and the company. Mystery injury? It might have been stupid, but accidents happen. I saw Shamrocks face, it was cut.
October 23, 200817 yr Author No, that's the hypothetical conspiracy. What from the fight gives you the impression it was rigged? Nothing. Petruzelli landed a punch that stunned Kimbo, and from there Kimbo had no idea what to do. Let's face facts people...Kimbo stinks at MMA. There's a reason he got KO'd very quickly and it's because he stepped up in competition to an average fighter.
October 23, 200817 yr Nothing. Petruzelli landed a punch that stunned Kimbo, and from there Kimbo had no idea what to do. Let's face facts people...Kimbo stinks at MMA. There's a reason he got KO'd very quickly and it's because he stepped up in competition to an average fighter. I agree. He went limp when Petruzelli tagged him. Kimbo is a street brawler, not an actor. He lost to a better fighter.
October 23, 200817 yr No, that's the hypothetical conspiracy. What from the fight gives you the impression it was rigged? That's my opinion. Somebody else saw something that didn't add up as well or there wouldn't be an investigation.
October 23, 200817 yr That's my opinion. Somebody else saw something that didn't add up as well or there wouldn't be an investigation. Yeah, that Petruzelli implied in an interview that he was paid by EliteXC to keep the fight standing, i.e. an investigation investigating the exact opposite of your theory. I think you're engaging in wishful thinking.
October 23, 200817 yr Yeah, that Petruzelli implied in an interview that he was paid by EliteXC to keep the fight standing, i.e. an investigation investigating the exact opposite of your theory. I think you're engaging in wishful thinking. I could care less to be honest with you. I don't have any wishful thinking at all because Kimbo or Petruzelli means nothing to me. Me and about a million other people think there was something fishy with the fight. Whether there was or not, I'm sticking with my opinion. I'm getting ready to watch it again to see if I can get a better look at it.
October 23, 200817 yr I have watched it from 2 different angles and I'm calling a fix. Just my opinion of course:
October 23, 200817 yr Author I could care less to be honest with you. I don't have any wishful thinking at all because Kimbo or Petruzelli means nothing to me. Me and about a million other people think there was something fishy with the fight. Whether there was or not, I'm sticking with my opinion. I'm getting ready to watch it again to see if I can get a better look at it. You are posting a lot and doing a lot of research on this fight for someone who "could care less". You and about a million people think there was something fishy? Let me explain how that happens. Probably about half of that "million people" thinks there was something fishy because before ProElite, they knew nothing about MMA. They probably referred to it as, "That UFC stuff" or "Cage fighting" or "Ultimate Fighting". Those people were convinced that Kevin Ferguson was a top notch Mixed Martial Artist (or in their minds...Cage Fighter/Ultimate Fighter). So when they saw some smaller guy with gelled pink hair knock Kimbo out in 14 seconds...thats when they were thinking it was fixed. The other half that claims it was fixed have probably heard about Petruzelli saying that EliteXC paid him to stand with Kimbo and think that the Promoter tried to fix it.
October 23, 200817 yr Author I have watched it from 2 different angles and I'm calling a fix. Just my opinion of course: In the first link you can see Kimbo's head snap back after Petruzelli lands the jab that floored him. Also, you can see his eye is clearly messed up in the post fight interview. If Kimbo could act that good, he'd be making good money in the WWE, or as an action hero in movies.
October 23, 200817 yr I care about gambling and I'm trying to perfect my skills of spotting a "fix". That's why I care. I could less if this was a fixed rugby game. If I would've spotted this fix and bet $100 on the underdog at +500, I'd be having a good summer.
October 23, 200817 yr In the first link you can see Kimbo's head snap back after Petruzelli lands the jab that floored him. Also, you can see his eye is clearly messed up in the post fight interview. If Kimbo could act that good, he'd be making good money in the WWE, or as an action hero in movies. On a side note, I'd say that's where we'll see him next.
October 23, 200817 yr I care about gambling and I'm trying to perfect my skills of spotting a "fix". That's why I care. I could less if this was a fixed rugby game. If I would've spotted this fix and bet $100 on the underdog at +500, I'd be having a good summer. Yes, that explains it. Every gambler is convinced they are privy to fixes, can spot fixes, or are otherwise prone to blame odd outcomes on fixes. There was no fix here. Kimbo was hit hard and he went down. There is nothing about that fight that would indicate that Kimbo did anything unnatural.
October 23, 200817 yr Yes, that explains it. Every gambler is convinced they are privy to fixes, can spot fixes, or are otherwise prone to blame odd outcomes on fixes. There was no fix here. Kimbo was hit hard and he went down. There is nothing about that fight that would indicate that Kimbo did anything unnatural. I never did see where he was hit hard, but ok. Sounds good.
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