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The offense of 'intelligent defense'

By Jordan Breen
Sherdog.com

Sunday, February 22, 2009

It didn't deserve a MacArthur Fellowship, but it's hard to see anything defensively dull or dim-witted about Josh Koscheck's turning his hips and extending his arm to shield Paulo Thiago from pouncing on him Saturday at UFC 95. Brian Cobb butt scooting and attempting a weak double-leg doesn't warrant a Nobel Prize in defense, either, but I would hardly call it brainless or idiotic. Unfortunately, it seems they still weren't "intelligent" enough. Let me be clear about what this is, or more p ...

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