Did GSP Cheat?
by Dank456 on Feb 1, 2009 3:25 AM EST
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PrintB.J. Penn's camp has filed a formal complaint with the Nevada State Athletic Commission over Vaseline that was allegedly rubbed on Georges St. Pierre's back between rounds one and two. UFC president Dana White said at the post-fight press conference that he was aware of the complaint, and said he personally witnessed members of the commission take the Vaseline away from GSP's camp and rebuke them in the Octagon between rounds.
"I saw the commission jump up there and flipping out," said Dana White. They said one of the guys was rubbing Vaseline on Georges' back in between rounds. It was one and two, I think."
"The guys from the athletic commission went up there and started screaming at them. Knocked the Vaseline and kicked the Vaseline out of the Octagon."
White added that "some Vaseline on a guy's back didn't change the outcome of that fight, but you don't do it," and said the blame should fall on the cornerman responsible and not GSP.
"If a guy was intentionally putting Vaseline on a guy's back, he should never corner a mixed martial arts fight again."
As for what becomes of the complaint now, White said it's out of his hands.
"Who knows. That's up to the commission."
http://www.cagepotato.com/bj-penns-camp-files-formal-complaint-over-vaseline-st-pierres-back-between-rounds
That would explain why GSP was able to take side mount at will with ease and dominate the guard. I still think there is no excuse for the dominating brutal beating Penn received.
Do you think it will or should be ruled a No Contest?
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Yeah...
you don’t reverse the outcome. But god do I not want to deal with this becoming a week or two long extravaganza of excuses.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Feb 1, 2009 3:40 AM EST reply actions
BJ is officially the biggest crybaby in all of MMA, but why am I surprised there is always an excuse whenever BJ gets beat up. After all the crap that he talked it’s only fitting that he quit before the last round and now has another excuse as to why GSP manhandled him he’s a joke.
Because
BJ Penn almost never gets beat up.
He’s only been beaten up twice…by Matt Hughes (when he legitimately broke his rib early in the fight) and just now.
Was proven
“The medical report conducted by Dr. Sameer Nagda, shed light on Penn’s injuries he got in the bout with Hughes. The doctor’s exam confimed Penn fracture the right tenth costochondral junction and he also strain the adjacent intercostal musculature and oblique musculature.”
UFC 94...
Will be remembered in a couple of weeks for this “scandal”.
Specially since ESPN is heavily covering it and more news like this comes out:
And Affliciton 2 will be remembered as 'their last event'
Public perception’s a bitch, I guess.
by Derek Suboticki on Feb 1, 2009 2:38 PM EST up reply actions
No scandal for GSP
The only scandal tonight is UFC got away with a boat load of money selling this obvious mismatch as the greatest MMA contest of all time.
my girlfriend raised this issue with me tonight...
‘wasnt lesnar and couture the biggest fight in UFC history?’
hard to argue with her.
by Ronnie Liddle on Feb 1, 2009 6:43 AM EST up reply actions
It was an obvious mismatch to me
And I bet 300 bucks on Manny to KO DLH in the 9th – 12th rounds. Obviously I HATE Nacho for convincing DLH to quit on his stool in the 8th. I had a FAT payday set up
Gimme 1 Round!
Some fighters believe...
that Vaseline on the body actually closes your sweat glands and make you susceptible to overheating.
I've heard this before
I’m inclined to believe them… It clogs up your pores and supposedly prevents you from sweating. That would definitely make you prone to heat injury
Gimme 1 Round!
GSP should be banned for a year, stripped of his title and the fight should be ruled a NC…I hate cheating and cheaters, not to put all the blame on GSP, it was his corner that did it but they are a “team”…blatent cheating imo (for the record I’m not really a fan of either gsp or penn)
LOL
Watch the gif. Its not cheating. BJ is making a mountain out of a molehill. Its the leftovers from his face and he barely had any on his face. I use more Vaseline than that in 20 seconds on a lonely Saturday night if no fights are on TV
Gimme 1 Round!
From memory there were a few times in round 2 where BJ attempted to use a rubber guard to stop GSP from beating on him, maybe it could have made it a bit harder to keep that position. But it just would have delayed the pain, eventually GSP would have been sweaty enough to make that sort of defence quite difficult anyway, and BJ didn’t seem to have any answers to GSP’s wrestling, Vaseline or not.
GSP’s corner probably need to be fined for such an unprofessional lapse in judgement, but I don’t think it’s enough to reverse the outcome of the match, and something tells me BJ wouldn’t exactly be gunning for a rematch.
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