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Ref Dan Miragliotta Defends Stoppage of Kimbo Slice-James Thompson Fight
Ref Dan Miragliotta Defends Stoppage of Kimbo Slice-James Thompson Fight
Mixed martial arts referee Dan Miragliotta was harshly criticized by CBS announcer Gus Johnson on Saturday night for stopping the Kimbo Slice vs. James Thompson fight. Since then he's been more than harshly criticized -- some MMA bloggers have even suggested that the fight was fixed. In an interview with Cokin and Cofield on ESPN Radio in Las Vegas , Miragliotta defended his decision. Saying ...
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The Kimbo Slice Hype
Soapbox Land — ... . Kimbo has acknowledged as much during his post-fight interview. Kimbo is a menacing standup fighter, but there is the added element of ground fighting he has to overcome in the MMA. But let s not forget who won the fight. Some might say the referee intervened too early , I say it s a good thing he did. Nothing good was going to come for Thompson by having the fight continue. Kimbo was about to tee off on his skull. Luckily the referee stepped in before he was messed up for good. I didn t even see the latest fight live. (More interesting about this fight is that it was ...

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