UFC 107 Results: BJ Penn Retains Lightweight Title in Dominant Performance
In the main event of UFC 107 BJ Penn dominated every second of his lightweight title defense against Diego Sanchez. The contest almost ended in the first round when BJ melted Diego with punches and tried to finish with strikes on the ground. Sanchez did manage to survive but would never be able to get on track.
The entire fight revolved around Penn landing counters whenever Sanchez attacked and Diego failing at takedown attempts. Throughout four and a half rounds there was not a second of the fight won by Sanchez. Finally in the fifth and final round the champion was able to land a head kick and a flurry of punches that opened a huge cut on the forehead of Diego and caused the doctor to call a halt to the bout.
Some may express disappointment that it took Penn until the fifth to finish but he engaged whenever Diego wasn’t simply trying to stay out of range and landed power shots all fight long. It was an incredibly impressive performance by BJ and cemented his status as the greatest lightweight fighter in the history of the sport.
(Photo: Dave Mandel via Sherdog)
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