Comments on: Stand-Up Fights are Not What MMA is About

By: mixmaster2669

mixmaster2669 — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:42:55 +0000

@Jennifer
Strikeforce does not allow elbows to the head, putting the better fighter, the one who got the take down and achieved top position on his opponent in a position of less power than in any other organization.
With elbows you only need 10 to 14 inches to do damage and it is a lot easier to keep control.
If you have to create distance to throw punches, the bottom man can re -open the battle for control.
Shields landed 109 punches to Millers 36, 109 elbows, without having to continously fight for control would have been 9 straight fineshes .
Frank has lost 3 of the 4 fights since his “come back” in 2007, he called 3 fights where Shields finished all opponents, a top 5 MW a top 10 and a top 20 WW’s. Frank has not fought a top 40 fighter since he came back to make some money NOT to fight Champions.

By: Reverend Turk

Reverend Turk — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:13:38 +0000

always nice to have the grammar police hunt you down

By: allteeth

allteeth — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:00:53 +0000

Does anyone care what Frank Shamrock thinks? He’s lucky to still be fighting at all.
I’m not changing plans to catch his next bout. I’d rather be at work, or getting eye surgery or buying tampons for my lady.

By: Roger

Roger — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:23:55 +0000

Mr. Vangel,
Next time use a spell checker before you publish your articles. You typed “Frnak Shamrock”.

By: UFCBound31

UFCBound31 — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:52:23 +0000

The whole notion that somehow Frank Shamrock is simply dodging a fight is ludacris. Frank is trying to help build a promotion from the ground up as well as realisticly compete with the juggernaut that is the UFC. The only way this is ever going to be accomplished is through ratings. Frank’s job at this point in his career is to create ratings, and he knows how to do just that. He’s not after the title anymore as he’s held every title there is for him to hold, he’s got more than enough money to live comfortably on so it’s not even about the money. He’s fought everyone that has been put in front of him through his entire career, be it Tito Ortiz, Bas Rutten, Jeremy Horn, or even Cesar Gracie.

The man has more awards, trophies, belts, titles, and accolades than anyone in the history of the sport, so at this point there is nothing left to go after from a personal standpoint. He also holds more submission wins than he does total losses, so it’s not even about him simply wanting a stand up battle. He’s after the ratings that are going to help build Strikeforce into a legit competitor. The whole battle of striking vs submission can be left to the remaining roster who is there for the money, the titles, or the fame.

While there is an emphasis put on knock outs by the main stream media, it’s not as if those who actually support the sport through their ticket buys, ppv buys, and merch buys aren’t well aware that it takes all forms to keep the sport going. They’re just as excited be it a KO of the night or a Sub of the night, but if the MSM wants to keep reporting on the striking aspect of it, by all means let them keep talking, as they’re at least keeping the sport in the spotlight and that’s something it desperately needs right now if they plan on competing with the likes of Boxing and even to a lesser extent professional wrestling.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 05:12:52 +0000

What’s even more ridiculous is that one of the most common complaints when it comes to losing fighters is “he doesn’t have a ground game”. Gee, maybe he would if he ever saw on on TV.