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"I have mad respect for both guys, cause there were moments in the fight that both guys really impressed me. Now to Chimaev, everyone knew the first round
would look like that. Not down to the details such as the crucifix and him laying like 400 punches on his dome like that. But we knew he would get him down and
hold him there. OK, so what we didn't expect was Chimaev's ability to do that for 25 minutes. That was mindblowing!"
"He's a man after my own heart, dude. Because he is the most pure build I've ever seen. He put all his stat points in wrestling, like it is so good to see. He was
getting inside, he was turning that corner, and I could see a lot of moments that, you know, what makes it hard to get up when he's controlling you like that is
that he gives you so much to think about. Same thing that happened to me against him. He's trying to peel a knee away, he's trying to get a hook in, he's got
the bodylock grips, he's fishing for arms, he's giving you little jabs in the mouth and that's constant! Giving you 4 - 6 different things to think about all whilst
sagging on you and just making you carry his weight."
"Like, it was impressive in the first round. You never see a crucifix getting held for that long. Not when you're versing a physical beast like Dricus. Physically,
Dricus is pretty big and a strong guy. You rarely see that level of control time, especially in that position. But to then be able to do it in rounds 2, 3 and 4?
When it's sweaty and you're starting to gas a bit, you know, his jiu-jitsu and wrestling is dead set that high level. Yeah, it is unbelievable, I think!"
"Now, there were tiny shots. I still don't wanna sit there for that amount of time and taking them. Even though everyone's been like 'oh, but they had no
power in them'. Yeah, but he took 500 of them! OK, you know what I mean? They start to add up, cause its knuckles on the skull, dude. It sucks!"
"When the ref stood them up. Terrible stand-up! Like, he just wanted to give Dricus a chance to throw bombs. Man, you can't do that. He has 22 minutes
of ground control in the match, and you stand him up there when he's at his most tired? To give a chance, like, you can't do that man! But not just once,
dude. Twice! And he even broke them up when he was on the wall, Chimaev's best position! That was terrible in my opinion."
"Anyone who says this was a boring fight is a casual, OK? No offense. I'm sorry, but you're a casual. Please don't unsubscribe, but man, if you're a fan
of the sport and you're not absolutely fascinated by Chimaev's ability to control who's as dogged and always fights out of things, like Dricus? If you're
not fascinated by such a one-sided domination, man, then you have to be a casual. Cause you never see this! Never! This level, at championship fights?
Unreal, man. We just saw someone get crucifixed for like 15 minutes! Like, how can you be a fan of the sport and not think 'Wow, this is crazy'?"
