Man, I've always hated Cheick Kongo, and I have to admit this...watching him sleep like a baby was most excellent.
Being choked out was the nicest thing Frank could have done to Kongo. If he had grabbed an arm or a leg - Mir would have broken something on Kongo.
Fight time! Looks like Diego is working some leg kicks in the locker room. I wonder if that's going to be his strategy? Keep BJ at kick's length.
I never thought Mir would get Kongo down while being willing to stand with him. I was mistaken. That was a good win. A lot of people like to dismiss Kongo, but you have to be good to beat him.
Yeah - Kongo has dangerous striking ability. I thought it might be a mistake for Frank to try to stand up with Kongo - but I figured he would revert to his jiujitsu as soon as he needed it.
Mir dropped Kongo with an overhand left in the opening minute of the first round and slapped on a front guillotine choke to put Kongo to sleep.