Originally Posted by
La'akea Sanborn
I agree that gsp is an awesome strategist and an extremely well rounded fighter who exemplifies high levels of technique in all aspects of the game. To me, just as we love the submission only dynamic of grappling, mma could consider getting rid of the judges and losing the decsions all together. I think the progression of mma has been tremendous but i'd like to see the original intent of combat sports reestablished as opposed to guys strategically playing with rounds, and timing takedowns, or just doing enough to score points. I think the evolution of the sport has seen growth in technique and how dynamic fighters have become, but it's discouraging watching guys who play the cards and wanna win by points. To me, this is not martial arts, and does not satisfy the question of who ultimately won the fight. I believe the real and pure intention of all combat athletes should be to finish, rather than play it safe. It's definitely part of the game now, but if we could just go round and round until there's a victor it would be a little more honest in approach.