Nelson's KO was good for 25k as Knockout of The Night

Among other precious metals, spot palladium XPD waslittle changed at $195/198 an ounce from $196 (Editing by Peter Blackburn). Well, that was interesting.The UFC's fourth event in five weeks Saturday night gave us Kimbo Slice taking it to the ground, Matt Hamill getting destroyed yet still winning, and Frankie Edgar taking another step toward a well-deserved title shot. Oh yeah, Roy Nelson knocked out Brendan Schaub to win a UFC contract, and the TUF 10 competition Roy Nelson Def. Brendan Schaub by First-Round KO (3:45) Mark me down as one of the guys who appreciates Nelson for the skill he displays in the cage, but he is already wearing thin because of his histrionics (this is coming from a guy who used to be an indy wrestling ring announcer).Between entering to Weird Al Yankovic's "I'm Fat," and a post-match interview in which he continued to show an inability to take anything seriously, I'm already looking forward to seeing him get beat.

Granted, he's different, and that's okay.In a sport that seemingly has criteria that includes tattoos, short hair cuts, and a lack of verbal skills, Nelson is the exact opposite. But he's also seen as somewhat of a joke by those who don't know him, and I'm not sure if that's good for the UFC.Instead of the focus being on his skills, there is one thing that sticks out (pun somewhat intended): his gut. How will he fare against the upper-class of the division We're about to find out. Between Dana White's comments during the filming of TUF, and his body language last night, you can tell he's not a big fan, but he often makes the best of any situation. Will he be thrown to the wolves right away Probably not, but there is no doubt he'll get a stiff test in his next fight. As for Schaub, he'll get another chance, but it's got to be against another inexperienced competitor. This is where the UFC has an issue as it has a big gap in experience with the majority of its roster, and guys like Schaub, Matt Mitrione and Slice.This is where the Strikeforce Challengers concept is solid in telling fans, "these are the potential future stars." I think the Fight Nights should officially take that same approach for the UFC, but I think they feel that every event is a big one, and by placing an "up and comer" tag on fighters, people may think lesser of it.

Nelson's KO was good for $25k as "Knockout of The Night." Matt Hamill Def. Jon Jones by First-Round DQ That sounds like a pro wrestling finish, eh This is one of the rare cases in which a guy looked better in a loss than the actual winner.Jones made Hamill look like it was his first fight, throwing him around at will and controlling him at every junction. Sadly, he forgot the rules, and began dropping 12-to-six elbows to the grounded Hamill's head and face, which is illegal. We thought the fight was stopped due to Hamill's inability to continue, but ref Steve Mazzagatti called the fight off as he felt Hamill couldn't continue due to the elbows. Later we found out it was his shoulder that really prevented him from going on, but the damage was done in every way possible. In a cosmic karma kind of way, Hamill got his win back from being screwed over in the Michael Bisping decision loss, but I doubt he wanted it this way. How ugly was the final visual of him that looked like his eyes were bleeding Creepy.Jones is a freakin' star.

Young, personable and full of unorthodox awesomeness, Double J is the UFC's next big breakout star He just needs to learn the rules first. Kimbo Slice Def. Houston Alexander by Unanimous Decision Kimbo's got ground game Get the f out of here! Despite a bad first round in which the two were attempting a human re-enactment of a gear system, the second round was a fun one due to Slice's throws to the ground that shocked and awed everyone. Sure, he's still greener than Kermit the Frog, but if you take a step back, no one expected that. What was also unexpected was Alexander's awful performance.The guy who looked so great at one point a few years ago essentially decided to sign his UFC walking papers with a performance that was less about aggression, and more about submission.I don't get it, but as the fight wore on, Alexander looked more and more defeated, even though he wasn't getting beaten up.