1) that is a helluva nice post. nimmy. excellent work man. i also think your examples are stellar.
2) i dont agree with the scoring, to be honest. here re a few reasons:
a) if a fighter is getting laid on but tries to throw elbows or sub attempts from the ottom, he should be rewarded for it. too many LnP decisions, imo. if kenflo got points for his efforts from his back, which i think a fighter should, it would have been a closer scorecard at the end.
b) sprawls should count for points. if a fighter sprawls, he is controlling the octagon and the pace of the fight, imo.
c) failed sub attempts should also score. much like 'a' (above), if a fighter is just LnPing, but the bottom guy is trying to sub him, why does the LnPer get the points? that is sily to me.
d) not a complaint, but i wonder who wins rounds. i would like to see the actual scorecard, if possible. consider if fighter A is pwning the other fighter for 2:33 of a round, but then buddy B comes back and wins the next 2:27. i have seen many fights where a fighter loses the last minute of the fight and thus loses the entire round. wtf? even teh corner men say: lasty 60 secs, leave an impression!!
e) takedowns should only count of it leads to a vulnerable postion for the other fighter. shoot after shoot after LnP after shoot after stand up after LnP drives me nuts. see sherk franca, for example. while i agree that it was a clinic put on by sherk, it seemed as though he didnt want to do anything other than shoot and lay. no wonder he won the fight based on the scoring criteria, but come on. just laying there and not putting your opponent in jeopardy should not be rewarded to the extent that it is. didnt pride have yellow cards for timidness or being to tentative?
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