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Old 08-11-2008, 04:53 PM   #51 (permalink)

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i agree but there is a line between strat and finishing a fight. And a fighters goal should always be there to fight and finish.
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Old 08-11-2008, 04:56 PM   #52 (permalink)

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If a fighter has attempted to KO, submit, and GnP his opponent to no avail, yet is winning the fight substantially, there is no need to continue to try and KO him and put yourself at jeopardy for a wild swinging losing opponent. Stick and move and let him come to you. You are already winning the fight.
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Old 08-11-2008, 04:57 PM   #53 (permalink)

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Coward is a bit much. All these guys have balls, but a Machida fight is as slow and painful to watch as old people fucking. Just because someone implements a strategy doesn't oblige a fan to like them. I don't like Machida, he bores me to tears. He's a very strategic, talented bore.

Some strategic fights are great though. I lost my mind when Randy fought Gonzaga and that was a very strategic fight. I really liked the Kenflo fight as well.
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Old 08-11-2008, 05:00 PM   #54 (permalink)

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TS is right, fuck the uneducated fans. Strategy and game plans are keys to winning.
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Old 08-11-2008, 05:00 PM   #55 (permalink)

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I agree i enjoy watching the technical ground games just as much as i like to see people throwing bombs. So yeah if you only wanna see punches and kicks go watch boxing or kickboxing because you are not actually a MMA fan
Agreed....the technical game is so much more interesting for me as an MMA fan.
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Old 08-11-2008, 05:05 PM   #56 (permalink)

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i 100% agree that its all about strategy and i love to watch technical bouts. but there is a huge difference in being technical and just avoiding the fight all together such as in starnes vs quary or machida vs tito. gsp is all about strategy.... but he doesnt run away from the fight.
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...as being the same as Starnes/Quarry??

If so, I'm at a loss for words.
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Your words are so elusive and full of strategy.
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Old 08-11-2008, 05:17 PM   #58 (permalink)

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nice post
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Old 08-11-2008, 05:23 PM   #59 (permalink)

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nice post
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Old 08-11-2008, 05:24 PM   #60 (permalink)
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It's a rant about how idiotic it is to only credit a fighter that goes toe-to-toe and not the fighter that uses tactics and strategy. I thought that was pretty clear. You want a diagram?
hahahaha please do just for fun


but i se eyour point and i agree and alot of people would agree.
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