They Cost Not Lots

Oh my! How awesome was UFC94! I am a fan of the fighting of both GSP and BJ-Penn, so to see these two future hall of famers go at it again was something of a dream come true. Personality wise, BJ is a bit of a dick and is exactly the kind of person I would like to see get his face smashed in. GSP ... quite the opposite. I was rooting for George St-Pierre!

Going into the fight, I expected it to be fairly evenly matched with victory going to the person who managed to capitalize on some small mistake his opponent made. I really felt it could have gone either way. Both were candidates for the best pound for pound fighter and their styles match up well. Once the fight started, however, it was obvious there was nothing even about it. GSP totally dominated, demoralized and humiliated Penn. It was amazing to watch. GSP was able to do what was previously thought impossible. He was easily able to pass Penn's guard and get side control. He did this not just once, but half a dozen times. He made Penn's guard look like that of a White belt! Nobody passes Penn's guard like that. Nobody... except GSP. Wow. Just wow!

The fight went for four entertaining rounds. It was stopped in between rounds four and five when Penn's corner threw in the towel. This was a smart move on their part as Penn was finished and had nothing left. All another round would have done is see him bloodied and beaten further, and probably KO'd in spectacular fashion. Penn looked totally demoralized and mentally broken down. There is a sweet irony to this, in that Penn talked a lot of smack before the fight about how GSP was a quitter and was not mentally tough like him. He said that "tapping from strikes" made one a "little bitch". He said he wanted to totally demoralize GSP and make him rethink his career. In the end it was Penn that broke down, it was Penn that quit from strikes "like a little bitch", and it is certain that Penn is now reevaluating his career.

GSP! GSP! GSP! GSP! :)