Saturday, September 24, 2011

Yellow card please!!!

Can we start a push for instituting the yellow card in American based fight organizations. I think it works wonders in Japan. It would mean the end of the lay-n-pray fighters as well as game plans that involve stalling. Fighters already don't get paid enough so threaten a 10% loss from their purse and we are sure to get an increase in action and decrease in boring.
Not for nothing but I love all aspects of fighting and as far as MMA goes there's been a huge influx of wrestlers. I heard Dana White(president of the UFC) say on TUF that if a person can't get off bottom position they shouldn't be here anyway. I contend that a fighter who's initial training background lies in striking and has only been doing grappling and wrestling for 3 years is gonna have a very hard time getting off their back when a former NCAA wrestler is controlling their every move. Controlling and actually fighting are two different things, another reason to bring aboard the yellow card. Wrestle to your hearts content but don't just smother your opponent with your 15 plus years of tournament experience but not ever posture up to lay down some serious ground n' pound or pull a submission. It isn't fair for the 65$ pay-per-view buyer or the 200$(or more) ticket buyer. If you're gonna steal my money by simply laying on your opponent for 15 minutes I want the organization to take some of it back. We need some more Randy Couture and Tito Ortiz types in MMA. Btw this doesn't let off the hook Muay thai, Boxing, or any other combat sport where fighters are stalling. Give the people what they want and that's ACTION!!!

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