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MarkT
Automatic Static

Registered: Sep 2003
Location: Toronto
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^^^ indeed (rumour of an injury, but I think that he gassed...that sub attempt took everything out of him)
respect to BJ for rounds 1 and 2...he hit Hughes with some clean shots and Hughes was quite likely saved by the bell in round 2 when BJ had him in a triangle choke and arm bar. But, as in the GSP fight, Penn gassed. This guy's conditioning appears to be well below where it should be.
Hughes started schooling him with jabs and eventually on the ground had trapped both his arms and punched him FORTY times in the head before the ref finally called it. BJ was helpless and had no way to defend himself and no energy to even attempt to get out of that position. Good stoppage by the ref. granted they weren't all hard shots, but ask any boxer what 40 unaswered jabs (with nearly bare fists) would feel like, lol.
Penn has very good standup, incredible take-down defense and is a jiu-jitsu god on the ground with his freakish flexibility...his weakness appears to be is his lack of conditioning (and focus sometimes). This guy could hang with anyone 185lbs and under if he wanted.
There's talk on the Sherdog forums that he separated a rib at some point in round 2 and didn't even tell his corner, for whatever that's worth (irrelevant, IMHO, since he got injured during the fight and that's part of the game).
Other highlights:
- very impressed with Rashad Evans progress...the guy has gone from a boring wrestler who just smothers his opponents for decision wins to a capable standup fighter who is able to finish on the ground. Convincing win over Lambert (who many favoured to beat him)
- Loiseau disappointed me with how tentative he was in rounds 1 and 2...he was owning Swick in round 3 and if this was a 5 round fight (hell if there was even 1 more round) I have NO doubt he would have won. Good comeback showing after his beating from Franklin last time, but he needs to come out more agressive. Swick rightfully got the win, 2 rounds to 1.
- Jens Pulver...big anticipated return to UFC (former champ who never actually lost his belt in the UFC)...KO by a clean punch from Lauzon.
I'm very much looking forward to Rich Franklin vs. Anderson Silva coming up...
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Sep-24-2006 22:01
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