I was surprised Rory didn't hold Penn down.
Not surprised that Rory couldn't finish. He doesn't have the skillset to finish Penn.
To be honest he had BJ hurt in the 2nd and it was really CLOSE to a finish, IMO Rory could've finished BJ but man BJ is a fucking warrior
I was surprised Rory didn't hold Penn down.
Not surprised that Rory couldn't finish. He doesn't have the skillset to finish Penn.
I was surprised Rory didn't hold Penn down.
Not surprised that Rory couldn't finish. He doesn't have the skillset to finish Penn.
I love BJ to death but damn Rory put on a clinic. Did not expect that out of him to be honest
Penn was done after the first few clinchs and that elbow to the head. After that it was basically cherry picking.
De la Hoya had some advice for Rory:
People have made a lot out of this. I wouldn't be shocked if De la Hoya didn't even watch. Great fighter and promoter (or perhaps frontman is the better term) but he talks out of his ass a lot and always has an agenda. Jabbing to the body in this fight wouldn't have made a great deal of difference. Penn was already frozen up and Rory had his timing and distance down pat. A lack of volume, killer instinct and Penn's durability and decent defensive fundamentals were what prevented BJ from getting finished. Still, a dominant win for Rory.
Ehh, not to take anything away from Rory but im not sure BJ is the best test of his stand up skills right now. BJ seems to be a different fighter than the guy we used to see, and he was at such a size disadvantage that i take the stand up clinic with a grain of salt.
Dont get me wrong, Rory is a beast and looked really sharp but i just think that a better litmus test is needed to really get a look at his stand up. He almost never had to hang in the pocket and counter against BJ due to the range he fought at. That said i think Rory will probably be an elite striker sooner rather than later, he maybe be already, but we havent seen a match up that would give us the full picture the way i think a rematch with Condit will or a fight with a guy like Alves, Diaz, or Kampmann would.
jabbing to the body opens up the straight right/overhand right to the head.