Comments on: What makes for a boring MMA fight? http://blog.ronin5.com/what-makes-for-a-boring-mma-fight/ We make the finest martial arts shirts. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:13:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: DownSouth http://blog.ronin5.com/what-makes-for-a-boring-mma-fight/#comment-2940 DownSouth Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:40:57 +0000 http://blog.ronin5.com/?p=66#comment-2940 And also lets not forget 60 dollar ppv's of old and washed up senior citizens fighting..LOL C'mon strikeforce....now is your chance to get it together!!! And also lets not forget 60 dollar ppv’s of old and washed up senior citizens fighting..LOL C’mon strikeforce….now is your chance to get it together!!!

]]> By: DownSouth http://blog.ronin5.com/what-makes-for-a-boring-mma-fight/#comment-2934 DownSouth Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:16:01 +0000 http://blog.ronin5.com/?p=66#comment-2934 UFC the past year or more makes for boring MMA fights...LOL Its a crying shame that the WWE and the likes of have become more entertaining then UFC. UFC now appears to be almost just as scripted and predetermined as the wrestling world. UFC the past year or more makes for boring MMA fights…LOL Its a crying shame that the WWE and the likes of have become more entertaining then UFC. UFC now appears to be almost just as scripted and predetermined as the wrestling world.

]]> By: Mark Gordon http://blog.ronin5.com/what-makes-for-a-boring-mma-fight/#comment-2919 Mark Gordon Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:16:02 +0000 http://blog.ronin5.com/?p=66#comment-2919 This garbage is boring any way you slice it. Suck it MMA fanboys This garbage is boring any way you slice it. Suck it MMA fanboys

]]> By: johnny157 http://blog.ronin5.com/what-makes-for-a-boring-mma-fight/#comment-427 johnny157 Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:27:00 +0000 http://blog.ronin5.com/?p=66#comment-427 I dont think the MT fight in Jamaica is going to be boring, were dealing with the Champion of Champions !! I dont think the MT fight in Jamaica is going to be boring,
were dealing with the Champion of Champions !!

]]> By: Ivan Bueno http://blog.ronin5.com/what-makes-for-a-boring-mma-fight/#comment-230 Ivan Bueno Wed, 28 May 2008 19:54:43 +0000 http://blog.ronin5.com/?p=66#comment-230 Morgan, yes. Let me know if you want to be an admin and blog regularly. Morgan, yes. Let me know if you want to be an admin and blog regularly.

]]> By: Morgan http://blog.ronin5.com/what-makes-for-a-boring-mma-fight/#comment-228 Morgan Wed, 28 May 2008 18:50:23 +0000 http://blog.ronin5.com/?p=66#comment-228 Ivan, are you the moderator on this forum? I noticed you're the "author" on a large portion of the posts on this site? Ivan, are you the moderator on this forum?

I noticed you’re the “author” on a large portion of the posts on this site?

]]> By: Ivan Bueno http://blog.ronin5.com/what-makes-for-a-boring-mma-fight/#comment-226 Ivan Bueno Wed, 28 May 2008 17:58:23 +0000 http://blog.ronin5.com/?p=66#comment-226 Morgan, good point, lack of action definitely makes a fight boring. That reminds me of the last two fights of Andrei Arlovski, which were way boring. He was defensive all the time and he was too cautious to be on the offensive. After getting knocked out by Sylvia, Arlovski was too afraid for that to happen again. Morgan, good point, lack of action definitely makes a fight boring. That reminds me of the last two fights of Andrei Arlovski, which were way boring. He was defensive all the time and he was too cautious to be on the offensive. After getting knocked out by Sylvia, Arlovski was too afraid for that to happen again.

]]> By: Morgan http://blog.ronin5.com/what-makes-for-a-boring-mma-fight/#comment-223 Morgan Wed, 28 May 2008 17:12:28 +0000 http://blog.ronin5.com/?p=66#comment-223 Ivan, As mentioned in some of my earlier posts under the Machida/Ortiz post fight commentary, the number one cause for a boring fight, is a lack of action. Lack of action -always- results in a bored crowd and a generally disliked fight. That is a major difference between a fight like Lyto Machida gave us against Ortiz, and the performance ( or should I say non- ) of Kalib Starnes at UFC 83. While Kalib appeared to be looking for ways to avoid the fight, MAchida while patient and ellusive was looking for ways to end the fight, regaurdless of the fact that he was unable to do so. Lack of action on the ground, or on their feet is immaterial, the moment fighters stop trying to improve their position, or stop attempting to look for ways to end a fight a crowd will grow restless. The longer that goes on, the more unhappy and dissatisfied people will be with a fight. It matters LESS if strikers and wrestlers are profficient and technically skilled than if they are working to end the fight. This is why MMA has come to be dominated for so long by the ground and pound submission/knock out style. It is aggressive. It isn't neccesarily the most effective, but it has generally proven to be the most crowd pleasing fighting style. Ivan,

As mentioned in some of my earlier posts under the Machida/Ortiz post fight commentary, the number one cause for a boring fight, is a lack of action.

Lack of action -always- results in a bored crowd and a generally disliked fight.

That is a major difference between a fight like Lyto Machida gave us against Ortiz, and the performance ( or should I say non- ) of Kalib Starnes at UFC 83. While Kalib appeared to be looking for ways to avoid the fight, MAchida while patient and ellusive was looking for ways to end the fight, regaurdless of the fact that he was unable to do so.

Lack of action on the ground, or on their feet is immaterial, the moment fighters stop trying to improve their position, or stop attempting to look for ways to end a fight a crowd will grow restless. The longer that goes on, the more unhappy and dissatisfied people will be with a fight.

It matters LESS if strikers and wrestlers are profficient and technically skilled than if they are working to end the fight. This is why MMA has come to be dominated for so long by the ground and pound submission/knock out style. It is aggressive.

It isn’t neccesarily the most effective, but it has generally proven to be the most crowd pleasing fighting style.

]]> By: SonGohan http://blog.ronin5.com/what-makes-for-a-boring-mma-fight/#comment-222 SonGohan Wed, 28 May 2008 16:36:41 +0000 http://blog.ronin5.com/?p=66#comment-222 Lyoto Machida is a boring fighter. Lyoto Machida is a boring fighter.

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