Kimbo Slice chokes out Ray Mercer in first round

New Jersey - Kimbo Slice, most known for his bare knuckles street fight videos posted all over the web, made his MMA debut last night against former WBO heavyweight champion Ray Mercer. Kimbo slipped a guillotine choke on Mercer to walk away with his first win as an MMA fighter.

Kimbo was the overall favorite to win and also the crowd favorite. The fight was over pretty quick, Kimbo going for a takedown in the early going and took Mercer down. Mercer made it back up when Kimbo began to land knees and began to engage Mercer with punches until coming off with a double leg and placing him in a guillotine choke to make him tap for the submission win at 1:12 of the first round.

Kimbo Slice, real name Kevin Ferguson, is a Miami, Florida-based underground fighter. He has appeared in several bare-knuckle fights which have spread primarily on the Internet. His work includes serving as a bodyguard for the pornographic VIP Graham Heffelfinger and MILF Hunter productions. His current bare-knuckle fighting record is 7-1.

Kimbo will be featured on The Iron Ring, a new television series airing on BET which features mixed martial arts prospects. He will be a part of the selection process for the participants.

The exhibition paid both fighters $50,000, Kimbo received an additional $25,000 for winning and $10,000 for making Mercer tap. At 46, it's a wrap for Mercer.

Stay tuned to more MMA fights by Kimbo. This dude should be interesting.
Check out his most recent street fight video here: