The co-main event of Bellator 149 featured a street rivalry being settled when former acquaintances Kimbo Slice and DADA 5000 square off.
It wasn’t a pretty fight. Neither fighter could gain much momentum, but Kimbo controlled most of the action likely winning the first and second round.
Both fighters showed signs of extreme exhaustion and the fight was restarted multiple times due to lack of action. A minute into the first round Kimbo was able to put together a string of punches and Dada 5000 was unable to defend himself before Big John McCarthy called a halt to the action.
.@KimboSlice wins it in round 3! #Bellator149https://t.co/0Q7q6Mcpnn
— Bellator MMA (@BellatorMMA) February 20, 2016
Well that was …. something.
In a fight so horrible it was perversely entertaining, Kimbo Slice and Dhafir Harris, a.ka. Dada 5000, capped a wild buildup to their Bellator 149 grudge match with one of the worst performances ever put on in a major mixed martial arts event.
With a visibly disgusted “Big” John McCarthy ordering frequent restarts by the spent competitors, an exhausted Slice outlasted an even more exhausted Harris at Houston’s Toyota Center. The time of the TKO finish was 1:32 of the third round.
Official Result: Kimbo Slice defeated Dhafier Harris by TKO (Strikes, Round 3, 1:03)
About Kimbo Slice
Slice made his sanctioned MMA debut against former WBO Heavyweight champion boxer Ray Mercer at Cage Fury Fighting Championships 5, in Atlantic City on June 23, 2007. The match was scheduled as a three-round exhibition utilizing all professional rules of MMA combat. Slice defeated Mercer with a guillotine choke at 1:12 into the first round.
In a post-fight interview, Slice stated that he would like to fight David “Tank” Abbott. Abbott, who was a spectator, stood up from his seat and accepted the call out. One of the matchmakers for CFFC asked Slice for his assurance so that an October 12th bout at Cage Fury Fighting Championships 6 between Slice and “Tank” Abbott could be organized. This event was later cancelled due to a promotion dispute.
On October 11, 2007, Proelite.com announced that they had signed Slice to a deal and that he would make his debut on the November 10 EliteXC. Originally set to make his professional MMA debut against Mike Bourke, the reformed street fighter was set to face Bo Cantrell after Bourke sustained a shoulder injury. Kimbo defeated Cantrell 19 seconds into the first round by submission due to punches.
source: kimboslice.com
