Monday, June 23, 2008

"Submission of the Night"

Great wins last Saturday night from Diego Sanchez with his southpaw stance and Cro Cop-like head kick and Kendall Grove, who earned a must-win battle against Evan Tanner.

And nice work from the new Ultimate Fighter, Amir Sadollah, who armlocked his opponent - the bigger, stronger wrestler, C.B. Dolloway - from the guard after having already defeated him once before during the show - with an armlock from the guard.

But there can be only one submission of the night, and that belonged to Team Gurgel fighter, Dustin Hazelett, who submitted the very tough wrestler Josh Burkman.

I don't know how long the fight will be posted for free at UFC.com, but a thousand thanks to Zuffa for making this great submission victory available for free.

And you've got to love Hazelett's quote afterward:
You know, after you drill, like, an armbar so many times, you start hitting it before you realize there's an opportunity.
A lesson for us all.