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but lawler's guard wasn't even closed The action halted pretty much right when the takedown happened. Halting action shouldn't be encouraged in mma
I'm speaking in a hypothetical and following your lack of logic.
If someone takes me down and i close my guard, i'm halting action. Should that be outlawed?
A TD isn't halting action. There's a lot going on when you get taken down and when you've scored a takedown. Foot positioning, posture, hand positioning, wrist control. Just because it's not two dudes swinging doesn't mean it's not action. The scariest grapplers are the ones who can make you curl up in a ball and do nothing, not the guys who wait for you to scramble.
I shouldn't have to explain this to MMA fans constantly. You're entitled to your opinion, but this false narrative of grappling "Halting action" is just weird.