The EliteXC fight card premieres on CBS Saturday May 31st 10PM primetime, back yard brawler Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson will take on James Thompson at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey for your MMA picks.  This is going to be a great fight with lots of fireworks.  Both fighters love to come out very aggressive and throw a flurry of punches at their opponents. Currently Oddsmakers at Sportsbetting.com have Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson as a -600 favorite heading into the fight on Saturday.

Kimbo Slice is a very raw fighter and is still new to MMA.  He doesn’t have all the skills required, but is one of the hardest punchers out there.  He is a legendary backyard street fighter and there are lots of youtube videos to show how tough he is.  So far Slice holds a record of 2-0 and is undefeated in MMA.  His last fight was very impressive against Tank Abbott, where he knocked him out in the first round.  He has yet to fight a true MMA fighter, but is still training hard.  

James Thompson is a Pride fighter and is a veteran of the sport.  He usually knocks out his opponents or gets knocked out in the process.  He is known to come out of the gates firing rapid punches at his opponents.  Thompson has several impressive MMA wins in his career, including wins against Dan Severn, Don Frye and Hidehiko Yoshida.  Although during his last couple of MMA fights he has looked sloppy and unimpressive.  In his last MMA fight Brett Rogers knocked him out in the middle of the first round and his previous fight before that only lasted 10 seconds. 

This is going to be a very entertaining CBS premiere fight with a lot of punches being thrown.  Each CBS/EliteXC fighter is looking to knock the other out.  I think Kimbo Slice will catch Thompson with one of his strong power punches and knock him out in the early rounds.

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