That's just it, the list of people who have been able to work hunt standing is pretty short. JLB, Cro Cop, Semmy, Sefo and Hoost is some seriously elite company. Prior to the Hunt fight I wouldn't have ranked JDS among them personally.
Well, different guys fighting different versions of Hunt. The Hunt that Hoost fought was different from the Hunt JLB, Sefo, and Mirko fought, who was different than the Hunt Schilt and JDS fought.
I was surprised JDS was able to
finish Hunt, but not very surprised he was able to win the striking battle, especially considering how sharp he is at this early point in his career and how much slower Hunt is at this late point in his career. It was a very even fight with both guys being far more tentative than they had been lately due to the respect they had for one another, but in the end it came down to JDS' speed. Both were cautious about opening up, but JDS was willing to throw more because he could count on his speed to keep him out of danger, whereas Hunt wasn't as willing to take his guns out of the holster and initiate offense the way he needed to, especially along the fence.
Hunt was the best striker he's faced thus far, certainly the most accomplished, and he completely dominated him.
I wouldn't say he dominated him. JDS landed more and landed bigger, but Hunt landed himself and got in some solid low kicks, too.
I wasn't surprised by his speed or power, but more his skill (and his chin) to be blunt.
His chin is pretty underrated, plus he only took one solid shot and Hunt didn't even get everything behind it. I was most surprised at how little Hunt threatened him, likely due to JDS' constant movement and Hunt's timidity with JDS' hand and foot speed.
If you expected that outcome, well props. :icon_chee
I couldn't possibly have expected a spinning kick KO and I'm not going to pretend to have after the fact, but JDS using his speed and punching power to outland Hunt was far from a surprise.
Not asking dickishly, legit curious: have you watched JDS-Nelson lately? I haven't in awhile, but one of us is remembering it incorrectly. I remember Roy landing maybe 1 clean shot on Cigano, not repeated bombs.
Again, not being facetious, just wondering if I need to check that one again.
He actually did eat quite a few punches from Nelson, particularly in the second round where Nelson was starting to find a home for his right hand.
Nice name, BTW.
