10 Thoughts on UFC 137: BJ Penn vs. Nick Diaz

Sure, we competence have mislaid a strange categorical eventuality (GSP vs. Diaz) or a surrogate categorical eventuality (GSP vs. Carlos Condit), yet man, Dana White and Joe Silva lucked out by gripping Nick Diaz on a label opposite BJ Penn, didn’t they?

If a PPV can get me to take a snooze to shun my illness and be means to stay adult late tonight, it’s a BJ Penn-main evented PPV. Here’s to anticipating he delivers.

10. Tyson Griffin ran into a burden sight in Bart Palaszewski tonight. Bart pronounced after a quarrel that he was flattering certain that he pennyless both of his hands and after we watch some replays, you’ll see why. There were 5-6 punches to Griffin’s forearms and elbows as good just before he was knocked out.

9. The abuse of a debuting Japanese warrior continues. Hatsu Hioki looked prosaic and finish awful in his startling unanimous preference feat over George Roop. When he was in control of Roop in a mount, he did tiny some-more than douse him, not truly operative for a acquiescence or delivering belligerent and pound. A few well-timed elbows would really have non-stop Roop adult sooner.

8. Looking during Jeff Curran’s banner, we would never have suspicion that AlienWare (the mechanism company) would ever get into MMA promotion. Maybe Jeff knows someone there? Maybe he’s a outrageous PC gamer? Either way, it was a uncanny strife of dual worlds for me.

I determine with a feat for Jorgensen, yet a third turn clearly went to Curran. Oh well.

7. OMG, Roy Nelson has mislaid so many physique fat. Good for him. He’s one of those veteran fighters that people didn’t take severely since of his physique and it looks like he competence have been one of those people too. Now, with a joining to his healthy, hopefully a formula will follow.

Wow. After Nelson lands a large shot that staggers a legend, Cro Cop comes out like a steam sight and rains blows opposite a cage. Uppercuts and hooks are alighting for Mirko Cro Cop and when they separate, Roy is a bloody mess.

Solid finish to a 2nd round. Cro Cop was means to withstand a good understanding of punishment and ceaselessly pierce his conduct out of a approach (well, he attempted to) and did usually adequate to get by to a third frame.

The finish comes as Nelson capitalizes on a Cro Cop slip, takes his behind and pounds him out. It won’t be a finish of Cro Cop, yet it competence be a final time we see him in UFC.

6. And usually like that, Cro Cop drops a “retirement” bombshell. After 3 true waste and a 4-6 altogether record during a tip moody good past a primary of his career, it’s a right call.

5. Anyone else totally pumped for Matt Mitrione vs. Cheick Kongo? That “shadow boxing” corresponding striking still creeps me out. Sort of like Kongo’s chest. He could substantially benchpress a tiny smoothness van.

4. Mitrione starts stripping on his approach to a Octagon. He’s flattering pumped, we take it. He really needs this win if he wants to pierce into contention. Hard to trust that this is usually his 6th career fight. Is it usually me or is Cheick Kongo looking scarier than ever? we like him as a fighter, he’s a good wrestler, yet he looks frightful as sin.

3. Mitrione was intelligent to lift Kongo in tighten while they were opposite a cage. Sure, it looked cheap, yet he took subsequent to no damage. The initial support has been nothing yet one prolonged feeling out process. The fans didn’t like it and they shouldn’t. Second turn wasn’t many better, solely for Kongo’s leg kicks are landing. Third turn is…

The. Worst. Round. Tonight.

Okay, that’s not fair, there were dual large takedowns, yet Kongo played it protected after that, it was worse than a Cro Cop fight.

2. BJ Penn’s opening is still a many extraordinary thing live. Gives we goosebumps on TV as well.

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Wait, since does BJ demeanour like he’s good on a approach to a Octagon. It was a remarkable mangle in character, yet he usually mislaid his focus. Son of a … we wish we put income on Diaz. He doesn’t have that torpedo demeanour tonight. Hopefully he’s ready.

1. When Nick Diaz smells blood in a water, he storms. After a flattering even initial round, Nick Diaz usually tore him detached in a second round. It was something that we’ve never seen before: someone decimate BJ Penn during something he excels at. Maybe we was wrong when we pronounced Diaz shouldn’t box? Even a low-level competition would have been engaging for him.

Both fighters are famous for large chins. we have no thought since BJ didn’t continue to work for submissions in a initial round. He was usually outboxed by a improved striker and outworked by a improved athlete. BJ’s a mess, Nick is noted adult a bit, yet when it comes down to it, on this night, Diaz was better.

Son of a bitch. Then we remove BJ Penn too? Hopefully, it was usually a tension of losing that’s got him feeling down.

Ugh, damn, this night went from good to poop in 3 hours. we censure Nick Diaz. He is engaging to watch, though.

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