For the first time in his professional mixed martial arts career, heavyweight Kimbo Slice lost by a technical knockout 14 seconds into the match against Seth Petruzelli. The loss, however, did not come against the man he was originally scheduled to fight. Here’s the scoop:
Ken Shamrock was unable to fight due to a cut over his left eye sustained during a workout earlier in the day. When Shamrock was deemed unfit to go, Seth Petruzelli stepped in to replace him.
The decision turned out to be the right one for Petruzelli, who needed just 14 seconds to put a blemish on Slice’s record. Petruzelli was scheduled to fight light heavyweight Aaron Rosa, but quickly accepted the shot at Slice. “It was an opportunity to step up,” Petruzelli said. “This is something I wanted all my life.”
Slice took the loss in stride. “It’s all good,” said Slice, who fell to 3-1. “It was unexpected, but it’s all good.”
Watch the video footage of Seth Petruzelli knocking out Kimbo Slice during Saturday night’s EliteXC show on CBS.
