Daniel-
Ummm... what? Why, all of a sudden, are we calling a guy "scared" or afraid of his opponent's power when he takes him down at will and absolutely dominates him. He moved from position to position, and the only thing Serra could do was try, and fail to retain guard. Serra was completely out-classed. What gets a fighter no credit is "coming close" to landing a strike. If you don't land a strike, you have no power. Period. And how many take-downs did he stuff? Stuffing one take-down out of many does not mean that Serra had any advantage in wrestling. When they were on the ground, Serra was punished and never got even close to a submission and could not stop GSP from passing to half guard over and over; he was repeatedly punished for his "ground game".
Also, no chance Serra was dropping his hands on purpose. You think he didn't see what GSP did to Hughes? The result of the 1st fight had nothing to do with strategy- no strategy ever had time to develop. The 1 thing this fight proved is that the 1st fight was a fluke; Serra cannot hold GSP's jock strap. I think you need to go back and watch the fight again, but this time with an open mind, and maybe 2 open eyes.
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