Maia vs Fitch...

[Herfavcolor90]

Also, "Effective Grappling" is completely up for interpretation. In an MMA setting? Being in someone's guard but consistently landing punches is MORE EFFECTIVE than holding back mount and doing nothing with it.

You can't score MMA bouts by IBJJF rules.

[Title Fight Productions]

Originally Posted by Daniel Tapia

You're getting things confused. First, you think that everyone is like you. I thoroughly enjoyed the fight like half the people I watched it with. Second, it doesn't matter what you want to see. The rules are the rules. If a fighter gets dominated then he gets dominated. Fitch should know this better than anyone. Thanks to his 10-8 round he was able to draw against BJ Penn.

It's not about what you want to see... It's about following the rules in place.

Of course I'd like to see some rules changed, like allowing knees to a grounded opponent, but the fact remains: the rules are the rules and they need to be followed consistently. It doesn't matter if you don't like them.

I was going touring up the Fitch vs BJ round also.

I judge MMA and judges are actually starting to use the 10-8 and 10-7 rounds more frequently which I feel is a goid thing.

Me personally I would hesitate to give those rounds in that fight 10-8's for the fact that little to no attempt to do damage or coming close to a finish does not in my mind equal domination. Fitch was fighting back, he was never in danger of being finished.

[Mumrik]

Originally Posted by Knock Out Ned

I didn't see it in English. What did he say?

He called what Fitch did hypocritical.

Originally Posted by snoop dogg

isnt shields a MW

Last thing I heard he was indeed going back to MW.

[axelk]

Originally Posted by BJJ_Rage

Maia doesnt need to sub him, he can grapplefuck him, he will have to take him down though, and I personally think if ADCC Maia shows up, he will take him down, severl times if its required.

incredibly correct prediction

[richmFTW]

Jon Fitch was out-Fitch'd!

[axelk]

its quite amazing how easily the judo guys like Jacare and Maia take down top wrestlers, and in a very succesful shoot-takedown rate

[RyanR]

Not gonna lie. Maia impressed the holy hell out of me in that fight

[maksy]

fitch gonna fitch

[King Creatine]

Maia made Fitch look silly, in my opinion. That's meant as no disrespect to Fitch, as I think he's a top level mma grappler. Just purely outclassed him.

[Terror Zone]

Originally Posted by snoop dogg

isnt shields a MW

After the Herman fight, he said he was probably going back to WW. I personally think he's far better as a MW and will always struggle in the wrestling heavy WW division, but it seems to be where he wants to fight.