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that's a good point.I think sometimes there's also a tendency for guys to be a bit sloppier than normal if they don't feel as threatened by an opponent's power. At HW less so I guess, but sometimes there's sharper defense shown vs an opponent they know has massive power. I think Sergei's entries into the pocket get wild more often than not and Tom has the speed and countering ability to find his chin.
BUT
I have one thing that Sergei does better than Tom. And that is that Sergei beats good fighters in their strength and not their weaknesses.
Tom outs strikes the grapplers and taps out the strikers. Whereas Sergei beat Tai and Lewis in their own game, and even Curtis is a solid striker. All these guys getting stopped in rnd 1 is impressive to me more so than koing chinney Tybura and submitting average bjj Volkov. or even the Arlovski fight. Looks like he got tagged a few times and opted for the ground better.
Sergei is a sambo guy, if Tom can't take him down , he is going to have to beat Sergei in his main area which is striking.