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. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:27:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc 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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