UFC 121 Results: Diego Sanchez Controls Paulo Thiago to Win a Decision
by Luke Thomas on Oct 23, 2010 11:37 PM EDT
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Against Mike Swick, Paulo Thiago never looked better. Against Martin Kampmann, he never looked worse. As for Diego Sanchez, his poor performance against BJ Penn at lightweight was supposed to be mitigated by a triumphant return to welterweight against Brit John Hathaway. That didn't happen. Heading into their bout at UFC 121, Diego Sanchez and Paulo Thiago both need not only a win, but an impressive one.
A complete back and forth affair.
In the first round the Brazilian special forces fighter took the round. He had better strikes and even controlled space on the ground. But that wasn't enough and the story of Sanchez's cardio were to tell the whole tale.
But by the second round, it was all Diego Sanchez. There was a back and forth including an epic elevator sweep by Paulo Thiago, but nothing doing. Sanchez was still able to control the space and win with takedowns. Third round was a complete clinic by Diego Sanchez. There was an upkick that mildly threatened, but it was all cardio and all positional dominance by the Greg Jackson product. He was able to control Thiago througout the entire frame and even unloaded more on Thiago during the final seconds of the third and final round.
The judges score 30-26, 29-28, 29-28, Diego Sanchez by unanimous decision.
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One of the best moments ever. Epic slam. Put that with Hughes and Marquardt famous slam faces..
What's this war in the heart of nature? Why does nature vie with itself? The land contend with the sea? Is there an avenging power in nature? Not one power, but two?
by Kwisatz Haderach on Oct 24, 2010 12:34 AM EDT up reply actions
thank you for this!
I’ll replicate Diego’s epic scream in my head when I watch this…over and over.
by FighterHayabusa on Oct 24, 2010 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions
The 30-26 scorecard is insanity
Diego did nothing to earn a 10-8 in either the 2nd or the 3rd and he definitely lost the 1st round.
Still, great win for Diego and great fight in general. Do Sanchez/Diaz please.
Michael Robinson leads the Seahawks in completion percentage, yards-per-attempt, and QB rating.
30-26 was unfortunate...
The other refs had it right at 29-28 for Diego though. Great fight. Thiago will be back. And it looks like being back at Jackson’s is already doing wonders for Diego. Can’t wait to see how he does at LW now.
I thought it was even 19-19 after 2, but I gave Diego 10-8 in the last. That was comprehensive ownership, with a ton of punishment and total control.
What's this war in the heart of nature? Why does nature vie with itself? The land contend with the sea? Is there an avenging power in nature? Not one power, but two?
by Kwisatz Haderach on Oct 24, 2010 12:35 AM EDT up reply actions
Paulo lost this fight for one reason and one reason only and and thats his Cardio. The man looks great for about 7 mins and then just fades and looks to just hang on. Same thing happend in the Fitch and Kampman fight, Paulo looked great and was taking it to Diego in that 1st round but then the wheels feel off. If every fight was only 1 round 5 mins we would have a p4p #1 fighter hear but sadly they are not for Paulo.
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