UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez

[wingsfan77]

Can't wait for this, haven't watched MMA in a while so hopefully I'll be able to find a stream for tonight

 

[BookerT316]

^^ if you find a stream for the fight post a link for the rest of us. Thanks Playaaa

 

[EmpireWF]

He didnt go nut, its "ROID RAGE".

lol

Sanchez may be in to some weird stuff, but the gas is not one of them.

 

[trojan49er]

Ya, he's on roids...thats why he dropped down to the 155 weight class. That makes perfect sense. Diego's always been kinda weird...now he's really weird. YES! :cartwheel:

 

[SHOGUN]

BJ Penn vs. Diego Sanchez (Lightweight Title Fight)
Frank Mir vs. Cheick Kongo
Kenny Florian vs. Clay Guida
Jon Fitch vs. Mike Pierce
Paul Buentello vs. Stefan Struve

Undercard
Alan Belcher vs. Wilson Gouveia
Shane Nelson vs. Matt Wiman
Johny Hendricks vs. Ricardo Funch
Rousimar Palhares vs. Lucio Linhares
Damarques Johnson vs. Edgar Garcia
Kevin Burns vs. T.J. Grant

 

[Irish]

Sopcast link?

 

[CrimsonGhost56]

Sopcast link?

http://www.p2psportchannel.com/mma.htm

 

[wingsfan77]

stream gave out right as the K-Flo/Guida fight was starting....damnit

EDIT: found another link RIGHT BEFORE K-Flo rocked him....damn nice finish

 

[Bmore]

Frank Mir talked a lot of shit up to this match and... he pretty much backed it up.

Think Dana will give Kongo another fight or is his UFC days over for now?

 

[Bmore]

oh and as of right now, Penn is putting that ass woopin on Sanchez

 

[DomePatrol]

Sanchez got completely dominated in every aspect of this match it was pretty damn bad.

 

[BookerT316]

Defending champion BJ Penn is 14-5-1 and hails from Hawaii. Diego Sanchez, the challenger, is 21-2 and fights out of San Diego.

Penn hasn't lost at this weight in 8 years. The crowd seems a bit more energized after Frank Mir's quick night.

Sanchez is heading to the octagon. He looks perturbed. He makes two running circles around the octagon before starting to pace. The lights go down and the champion makes his way in to much different -- and more soothing -- music than the pounding salsa beat that accompanied Sanchez. Penn enters and focuses on Sanchez.

ROUND 1: The introductions are deafening. Penn can't wait. It's the Prodigy (Penn) vs. the Nightmare (Sanchez). We have instructions. Soon we'll have fighting. A BJ chant is everywhere, but is not longlasting. Penn takes the first offensive, knocking Sanchez down and moving in.

Now they're back to standing, with Sanchez not too much worse for wear. They paw at each other until Sanchez forces Penn back into the cage. Penn protects against the takedown. They break with missed punches on both sides out of the clinch.

Sanchez lands a high kick. Sanchez circles before stepping in, Penn is satisfied to be cautious. Less than a minute remains and neither has put his mark on the round. Penn scores late in the round but hard to see much advantage on either side. In the between-round replay, the crowd hoots at a right hand from Penn that shook Sanchez a bit.

ROUND 2: Sanchez misses wildly and goes for a double leg, but Penn blocks. Sanchez picks up Penn's left leg, looking for a takedown, then breaks with a big left uppercut that grazed the champ. So far, the second round looks like the first, with each countering the other. The BJ chant starts again.

Penn keeps attacking high, possibly to set up a knee later. Sanchez is bleeding from the right ear as the action is all standup. As the round ends, Sanchez is also bleeding from the bridge of the nose.

ROUND 3: Like several times earlier, Sanchez dives for a single leg, forcing Penn back into the cage. Penn pounds away at the side of Sanchez's ear while Sanchez keeps working the leg. Penn is unmarked. Sanchez is not. Penn continues to block Sanchez's sweep attempts.

Penn is countering well on his feet, as Sanchez charges in with both fists. Neither fighter seems ready to take a chance yet. Sanchez goes for the single leg/into the fence move again, but Penn answers with late punches at the horn.

ROUND 4: Between rounds, Sanchez's corner works on his cuts. Penn's corner just chats with him. Penn eludes Sanchez's punches and steps into short strikes. Penn seems to have an answer for Diego's moves so far. Penn's trunks are smeared with Sanchez's blood, if not his spirit.

The repetitive single-leg-into-the-cage move is annoying the crowd, which lets the fighters know.

Penn scores with a big right knee before the horn. Sanchez is a bleeding from various locations of his face.

ROUND 5: The crowd is on its feet for the final round. Sanchez needs to make something happen. They finally go to the mat with 3:35 left but quickly resume standing. A big right foot, followed by several more has Sanchez in trouble and trying to stay safe. The fight stops to check Sanchez's face, which is a mass of red and the referee stops it.

The winner by ref stoppage from cuts, including a four-inch gash on his forehead, is BJ Penn, who is lifted to the shoulders of a cornerman in celebration.

The time in the final round is 2:37 of the fifth round. The undisputed lightweight champion is still BJ Penn.

 

[BookerT316]

Frank Mir, 12-4, calls Las Vegas home. Cheick Kongo is 19-5 and from Paris (and it's not Tenn.).

The preview video begins to play and the crowd goes crazy in expectation. Here comes

ROUND 1: Kongo is first in, then the lights go out for Mir and that energizes the crowd. Kongo is cut. Mir looks like someone you might have a beer with. But Mir once held the UFC heavyweight title. Well, that was fast. Mir floored Kongo with a huge left hand, then dove in and cinched in a guillotine that put Kongo OUT.

They got the bloodflow back to Kongo's brain and he's back up.

1:12 into the fight and Frank Mir is looking for champion Brock Lesnar. A stunning end to this one.

 

[SHOGUN]

This was a solid card.
















Would have been better if Kongo won, though. :shifty:

 

[BookerT316]

yeah but he got his ass kicked.

 

[EmpireWF]

Solid show.

Mir was awesome.

Penn was epic.

Fitch was Fitch.

Florian was fine.

Struve was fun.


Lessons learned: 1) we MUST see Lesnar/Mir 3 and 2) Penn is unbeatable at 155

 

[CrimsonGhost56]

Solid show.

Mir was awesome.

Penn was epic.

Fitch was Fitch.

Florian was fine.

Struve was fun.


Lessons learned: 1) we MUST see Lesnar/Mir 3 and 2) Penn is unbeatable at 155

agreed 100% . it really sucks brock went down with that illness. a third match would be epic, especially after mirs performance tonight. kongo never stood a chance. no one in the ufc can touch penn. even rogan commented that there really isnt anyone that can even give him a challenge and i agree.

 

[EmpireWF]

Totally right.

The only negative on the show was the fact Penn made any future fight with the likes of Edgar/Maynard/Griffin/etc. seem like crap on paper.

It's great to have so many EPIC fighters right now. Penn, GSP, Fedor, Silva are all unbeatable in their own weight classes.

 

[Bigpapa42]

I just don't know who could realistically take that belt away from Penn...?

 

[Champ]

OH MY GOD. I was sooo happy after the BJ Penn Diego Sanchez fight.