Originally Posted by
Vincent Viglione
Women generally fight with so much more ferocity and intensity than men do, at least at this level. Granted, the technique is not at the same level, ever. I can only speak for myself, but I am sick of watching male MMA fights where the first minute, or sometimes the entire first round is devoid of any progress and both fighters just test range.
I have the same impression regrading women having a more intense style. I'm just not sure if this is a sign of lower skill level. Don't get me wrong, plenty of guys have a very aggressive styles and are highly skilled. The two aren't mutually exclusive. On the other hand nearly every low skill fighter has an aggressive approach.
As fa as male MMA and the pace, I of course know what you saying. I personally don't mind it a bit. Take the recent feather weight fights fore example. I don't know what you thought of them but I was very happy, particularly with the Demetrius Johnson Vs Joseph Benavidez fight. A lot of "fans" booed the fight, I couldn't believe it. I thought the stand up skill and intelligence of both fighters was very entertaining.
I really think you have to appreciate the intricacies of stand up fighting to be entertained when your watching two strategist go at it. Just like baseball, a lot of people think its boring, I've come to realize from watching baseball with these people that they don't know enough about baseball to see all the action. They see a guy standing at the plate waiting for another guy to throw the ball. To real baseball fans there a lot going on at any given second and so much subtle interplay between the player that it can be really action packed. Go Giants!
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