do you personally like the ground game

Koman600 · 12-29-2011, 11:53 AM

i don't..... but i do respect it.. and i do respect that it is part of the sport, however
personally i rather just see striking....

what is your opinion

mckay_89 · 12-29-2011, 12:08 PM

If the fight goes to the ground and both guys try to finish it then yes, it can be great to watch, whether through submissions or GnP. However too often we see an exhibition of pure wrestling, where one guy is happy to just control the other on the ground and eek out a points win, which is incredibly boring. There is a reason why noone watches wrestling (Not the WWE Kind).

Bigg Panch · 12-29-2011, 12:12 PM

Hell no
I boo and holler homophobic insults as soon as fighters go to the ground
Gonna get my ass kicked one day
Oh well

Popkins · 12-29-2011, 12:16 PM

I dunno if I'd like to watch a fight on the ground live, it very well may suck ass being in the arena for that, but when the guys know what they are doing it's very exciting on TV. Demian Maia slapping that sub on Chael Sonnen was one of the most glorious moments of MMA I've ever seen.

Beouche · 12-29-2011, 12:20 PM

Depends whos on the ground

If its Fitch or GSP ill change the channel. If its Bones ill change my pants

aliwasthegreatest · 12-29-2011, 01:15 PM

Depends on how good the guys are on the ground. Just like standup. Watching horrible strikers do standup is boring.

Beekeeper · 12-29-2011, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Beouche

Depends whos on the ground

If its Fitch or Couture ill change the channel. If its Aoki ill change my pants

Well put Beouche

Matty lll · 12-29-2011, 01:23 PM

Yeah, To an extent. I like the striking game much better but I enjoy good grappling as well. I can even appreciate guys like Jon Fitch although I wouldn't necessarily say I like it. I don't change the channel when he comes either though.

Vic-JofreBRASIL · 12-29-2011, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Popkins

I dunno if I'd like to watch a fight on the ground live, it very well may suck ass being in the arena for that, but when the guys know what they are doing it's very exciting on TV. Demian Maia slapping that sub on Chael Sonnen was one of the most glorious moments of MMA I've ever seen.

Well said.....It´s not good because you can´t see a thing, especially in an octagon......much better on TV...
I like a good skilled ground fight.....I mean, Demian Maia vs Ronaldo Jacaré souza would be great to watch......

Matty lll · 12-29-2011, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Vic-JofreBRASIL

Well said.....It´s not good because you can´t see a thing, especially in an octagon......much better on TV...
I like a good skilled ground fight.....I mean, Demian Maia vs Ronaldo Jacaré souza would be great to watch......

Yeah, I watch the ADCCs every now and again. Its very entertaining.

Vic-JofreBRASIL · 12-29-2011, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Matty lll

Yeah, I watch the ADCCs every now and again. Its very entertaining.

I always love to watch ADCC......

Vic-JofreBRASIL · 12-29-2011, 01:42 PM

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKEMwmexT2Y[/ame]

In MMa this would be great to watch.....

Will Cooling · 12-29-2011, 01:44 PM

Watch boxing or kickboxing if you don't like the ground game.

sugarngold · 12-29-2011, 01:44 PM

yes - but I didn't like to watch it until I started training in submissions. Unless you train in the art - there are so many things going on that the average viewer never comprehends.

IntentionalButt · 12-29-2011, 01:55 PM

It's the main reason I no longer bother watching MMA unless it's one of the few names I still kind of care about. (and even then sometimes can't be bothered if there's good or even passing fair boxing on at the same time, which there usually is).

Used to be I'd sit through the matches contested mostly on the ground hoping there'd be some good pier-six stand-up brawls on the same card - or at the very least some slick sequences of BJJ sub attempts/escapes between two relatively high and equal talents. Those are exceedingly rare, however. Most of the sport is the shit I hate about it: wrestling, lay-n-pray, GNP. If not most, then more than I care to sit through waiting for the good shit (which even at its best isn't as good as boxing or K1, IMO - MMA striking has made strides to be sure,and can be entertaining but is still quite sloppy and primitive compared to the purer arts).

So no I don't like ground game at all.

(outside of high-level BJJ between two advanced practitioners...but for that, why not just watch a pure BJJ match?)

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Koman600 Belt holder ESB Addict Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 1,956 vCash: 500	do you personally like the ground game i don't..... but i do respect it.. and i do respect that it is part of the sport, however personally i rather just see striking.... what is your opinion
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12-29-2011, 12:08 PM	#2
mckay_89 Haw you! East Side Guru Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Funky Town Posts: 5,517 vCash: 1065	Re: do you personally like the ground game If the fight goes to the ground and both guys try to finish it then yes, it can be great to watch, whether through submissions or GnP. However too often we see an exhibition of pure wrestling, where one guy is happy to just control the other on the ground and eek out a points win, which is incredibly boring. There is a reason why noone watches wrestling (Not the WWE Kind).
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Bigg Panch The Dopest East Side Guru Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Dreamin bout beavers Posts: 5,414 vCash: 500	Re: do you personally like the ground game Hell no I boo and holler homophobic insults as soon as fighters go to the ground Gonna get my ass kicked one day Oh well
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Popkins Pacquiao East Side VIP Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: UK Posts: 13,559 vCash: 1000	Re: do you personally like the ground game I dunno if I'd like to watch a fight on the ground live, it very well may suck ass being in the arena for that, but when the guys know what they are doing it's very exciting on TV. Demian Maia slapping that sub on Chael Sonnen was one of the most glorious moments of MMA I've ever seen.
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12-29-2011, 12:20 PM	#5
Beouche Dinamita East Side VIP Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 10,114 vCash: 500	Re: do you personally like the ground game Depends whos on the ground If its Fitch or GSP ill change the channel. If its Bones ill change my pants
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12-29-2011, 01:15 PM	#6
aliwasthegreatest Undisputed Champion East Side VIP Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 11,014 vCash: 1000	Re: do you personally like the ground game Depends on how good the guys are on the ground. Just like standup. Watching horrible strikers do standup is boring.
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Matty lll Sweet Scientist East Side Guru Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 5,749 vCash: 500	Re: do you personally like the ground game Yeah, To an extent. I like the striking game much better but I enjoy good grappling as well. I can even appreciate guys like Jon Fitch although I wouldn't necessarily say I like it. I don't change the channel when he comes either though.
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Vic-JofreBRASIL Vic East Side VIP Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Santos Posts: 13,841 vCash: 1166	Re: do you personally like the ground game [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKEMwmexT2Y[/ame] In MMa this would be great to watch.....
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12-29-2011, 01:44 PM	#13
Will Cooling Belt holder ESB Addict Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 2,618 vCash: 500	Re: do you personally like the ground game Watch boxing or kickboxing if you don't like the ground game.
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sugarngold RIDDUM East Side Guru Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mutantville, North Carolina Posts: 9,360 vCash: 200	Re: do you personally like the ground game yes - but I didn't like to watch it until I started training in submissions. Unless you train in the art - there are so many things going on that the average viewer never comprehends.
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12-29-2011, 01:55 PM	#15
IntentionalButt Nash Equilibrium Debunker East Side VIP Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 123,328 vCash: 0	Re: do you personally like the ground game It's the main reason I no longer bother watching MMA unless it's one of the few names I still kind of care about. (and even then sometimes can't be bothered if there's good or even passing fair boxing on at the same time, which there usually is). Used to be I'd sit through the matches contested mostly on the ground hoping there'd be some good pier-six stand-up brawls on the same card - or at the very least some slick sequences of BJJ sub attempts/escapes between two relatively high and equal talents. Those are exceedingly rare, however. Most of the sport is the shit I hate about it: wrestling, lay-n-pray, GNP. If not most, then more than I care to sit through waiting for the good shit (which even at its best isn't as good as boxing or K1, IMO - MMA striking has made strides to be sure,and can be entertaining but is still quite sloppy and primitive compared to the purer arts). So no I don't like ground game at all. (outside of high-level BJJ between two advanced practitioners...but for that, why not just watch a pure BJJ match?)
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