Knees to head on ground, kicks to downed opponents

No knees on the grounds limits wrestlers just as much as anybody else, who can get the takedown and get side control as often?

 

Knees to the head on the ground are a must.. imo.

Soccer kicks to the head and stomps i can do without.

 

If a wrestler gets you on the ground he's ahead on points anyway.. he doesnt need the knees. It's really no benefit except they may be able to finish the fight.

The knees would be of GREAT benefit to stopping a takedown though. Being able to sprawl and punish a wrestler for shooting in is a must for the sport imo.

 

yeah , i agree it would be nice to be able to punish Rashad for coming for his usual take down and then lay n pray. But soccer kicks and stomps are a bit savage looking for the casual fan.

 

Get rid of elbows and include stomps and knees to the head of a grounded opponent.

 

Why would you get rid of elbows?

 

I'm not sure...knees to the head would be even more vicious in the UFC than Pride.

Can't fall out of the "ring" in UFC - guys would be turned into straight-up hamburger meet if they got pinned against the cage + kneed repeatedly.

You could soccer kick guys INTO the cage too.

 

I say let em knee to the head on the ground. This will at least make more interesting fights when the wrestler is in the cage.
I remember when Franca kept catching Sherk with the knees mid take down... that was fun imo.

 

**** knows how that meathead kept standing.He took them knees like a shot of stiff liquor.Anyway elbows should be banned on the mat although elbows standing up should be allowed (maybe) But knees on the ground soccer kicks and stomps have to come back aswell as getting rid of the cage,renaming the UFC to PRIDE, bringing back that crazy old lady, sack Rogan and that idiot Glodberg and bring on the PRIDE team.. that ought to do it!

 

Why should elbows be banned?

Stats back up the fact that they don't cause fight stopping cuts more than anything else. Look at the cut stoppages lately.. theyve been from punches. Should we ban punches too?

 

They should be banned on the ground not because they cause cuts and stoppage ..

but because far too many people throw it to ill effect and makes the referee thinks theres actual action...

and then we have 4 minutes of lay and pray with short elbows with an 05% connect rate

people call that getting busy on the ground..I call it a waste of $40

Stomps, kicks, knees on the ground are far better...it finishes fights

 

so instead we can watch ineffective hammerfists?

No thanks

A good elbow shot is a pretty damn effective blow.

 

Last time I watched Fedor, those "hammerfists" were pretty effective :yep

 

No so we can watch them stood up if they do **** on the ground..

but I guess laying and holding is great for the "real enthusiast"