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there needs to be a bigger emphasis on making sure a fighter is doing something of value once a takedown has been completed, a takedown on its own is just that, a change where the fight takes place, it should not be scored on its own as there are plenty of fighters who even would prefer that change so they are not in a disadvantage if they were taken down. You need to actually do something once you take someone down, attempt or perform a close submission, chain multiple submission attempts, throw ground and pound strikes, elbows, hammer fists, simply falling on top in a scramble should not award you a round or the fight because you were holding on for dear life to prevent your opponent from getting up and further beating your ass on the feet...you did nothing on the ground but look scared and did even worse on the feet standing, in no way is that "winning the fight", just call it for what it is, stalling, and folks we know the god damn difference between stalling and scoring via grappling, you all have seen dominant grappling performances and the shit we saw last night from Pantoja simply was not it.
I dont care about either one of these guys, neither is a favorite fighter of mine, i have no emotional attachment to either one of these fighters, im just calling it how i see it, one guy was fighting and scoring, the other was stalling, and the guy stalling got rewarded round wins because he fell over and held on for dear life, its 2024 folks, time to adjust from the ancient age of scoring 1 round via 1 takedown, there is more to MMA than that.
I dont care about either one of these guys, neither is a favorite fighter of mine, i have no emotional attachment to either one of these fighters, im just calling it how i see it, one guy was fighting and scoring, the other was stalling, and the guy stalling got rewarded round wins because he fell over and held on for dear life, its 2024 folks, time to adjust from the ancient age of scoring 1 round via 1 takedown, there is more to MMA than that.