dont you just hate how mma has turned to pointfighting?

[van1ty]

Because if you do, you need to jump off a cliff.

MMA is as exciting as it's ever been, if not moreso. The last two nights showed it, once again.

 

[Level One]

Really good card last night.

What I liked was even though Colton vs. Ricci wasn't the most action packed fight, the crowd was into it and that really helped it along, made it a fight you could easily get into it.

Just wish we could have seen Varner/Guillard, I think all the stalling really hurt it.

 

[tenniswhiz]

Generally, it's hard to say MMA is just point fighting. So you do have a good point.
The people who complain about it are pointing to specific fighters.

There are guys at the elite levels; guys like Edgar, MM, and Cruz, who are almost pure point fighters. And they tend to clog up Main Events with 25 minutes of their games.

 

[aleksv]

haha good title just wanted to insult you

 

[lapollarecords]

except the usual and expected Pierce and Colton shitfests, both events were very entertaining.

 

[TFanatic]

I actually didn't even mind the Colton/Ricci fight, the cool part was that the casuals I was watching the card with appreciated Colton's tenacity and his constant rnc attempts.

 

[van1ty]

also, i'd like to point out that the fight that won FOTN went to a decision.

this card wasn't great because of the finishes. they were just great fucking fights.

 

[Manus]

People love being overly dramatic.

 

[van1ty]

except the usual and expected Pierce and Colton shitfests, both events were very entertaining.

imo seth actually won that fight... but whatever. yea i didn't like it either.

smith/ricci was a good fight. if you don't think so, i don't know what to tell you. smith was looking to finish the whole time, and imposed his will.

 

[wigglestick]

I think its generally harder for flyweights to finish by tko because they jut naturally lack power, roys gut gives him extra power alone

 

[Mau]

I don't care, but people like different things, can't blame them tough.

 

[Still Holdin]

Last night brought me back from the UFC on FX 6 (Diaz vs Bendo), I was thinking about starting to hang up the gloves....BUT NOT ANYMORE.

 

[van1ty]

Last night brought me back from the UFC on FX 6 (Diaz vs Bendo), I was thinking about starting to hang up the gloves....BUT NOT ANYMORE.

wait... wait... you didn't like diaz vs bendo? dude... get out.

 

[arrelione]

I actually didn't even mind the Colton/Ricci fight, the cool part was that the casuals I was watching the card with appreciated Colton's tenacity and his constant rnc attempts.

Colton tried to finish. I'll never be upset with a fighter for not finishing if they are trying to. Fights like Koch/Brookins when brookins entire game is to hold koch against the fence and don't do jack to finish, that bothers me.

 

[GrindingANARCHY]

Best TUF finale in a long time

 

[van1ty]

Colton tried to finish. I'll never be upset with a fighter for not finishing if they are trying to. Fights like Koch/Brookins when brookins entire game is to hold koch against the fence and don't do jack to finish, that bothers me.

no... that was a weird fight.

brookins was trying to take koch down, koch just refused to concede it.

 

[Jblizzle]

Best TUF finale in a long time

Best TUF finale since the day before I thought both of those cards were awesome

 

[misfitofscience]

 

[Thrawn33]

Because if you do, you need to jump off a cliff.

MMA is as exciting as it's ever been, if not moreso. The last two nights showed it, once again.

Nice bait and switch with the thread title.

 

[misfitofscience]

no... that was a weird fight.

brookins was trying to take koch down, koch just refused to concede it.

Exactly. What I hate about the "pointfighting" complaints is that they confuse what fighters achieve with what they intend. Trust me: fighters know they'll get more fame and more money if they finish. They want to finish. But the other guy in the cage has something to say about it!