Soukoudjou on Overkill
By Josh Stein on May 31, 2009
For those who didn’t see Sokoudjou’s win over Jan Nortje in the opening round of the Dream Superhulk tournament, he got a little out of hand. Unfortunately for Sokoudjou, the strikes get a lot more attention then holding a choke for a bit too long (a la Babalu), and it was just a matter of time before the African Assassin had to issue an apology.
That’s not to minimize the impact of an extended chokeout, but there’s certainly a dramatic element to the strikes. Both should be frowned upon, but the strikes get a good deal of attention.
Sokoudjou took the opportunity to apologize on Inside MMA .
"I got [Nortje] on the ground, just like I thought I would do, and I was pounding and I didn’t want to stop, but I should have stopped."
Sokoudjou will continue on in the Dream 9 superhulk tournament, though all of the superheavyweights, with the exception of Hong Man Choi, have been eliminated.
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Not much of an apology.
Uhmmm .. . read the entire apology.
“It’s just one of those moments where – you know I lost two fights in a row, and I was in a state where I told myself, ‘There’s no way I can lose this fight.’”
“I got [Nortje] on the ground, just like I thought I would do, and I was pounding and I didn’t want to stop,” Sokoudjou said. “But I should have stopped.”
“There’s no bad blood. He’s been nice. We’ve run into each other, and every time he’s always been a gentlemen. I feel like a douchebag doing it. I’m really sorry for it.”