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***OFFICIAL*** Demian Maia vs. Jake Shields Thread

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#1 ·



Welterweight bout: 170 pounds
Main event - Five round fight




 
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#130 ·
So disappointed right now.. Good night
 
#139 ·
There was a lot of great bjj in that fight, and Shields displayed the better ofbthe two. Sweeps count as much as takedowns and Shields clowned him when Shields allowed him to take the back. Maybe some need to go watch more JS fights. He lets people grab guillotines and take his back sometimes because he is better than them.

They are both world champions, so I am not necessarily saying Shields is better than Maia. He clearly beat him tonight in both bjj and mma grappling.

JS being so tired is a testament to DM's defense.

This fight went exactly how I expected with JS dominating but wearing out and winning.
 
#141 ·
Let's take a look at DA RULEZ



1.) "Effective Striking" - Heavier strikes that have a visible impact on the opponent will be given more weight than the number of strikes landed.

2.) "Effective Grappling" - judged by considering the amount of successful executions of a legal takedown, reversals and submission attempts.

3.) "Effective Aggression" - moving forward scoring with a legal technique or attacking from the guard with threatening submissions.

4.) "Cage/Ring Control" - dictating the pace, place and position of the fight.

Judged by considering the amount of successful executions of a legal takedown, reversals and submission attempts. Examples of factors to consider are take downs from standing position to mount position, passing the guard to a dominant position, and bottom position fighters using an active, threatening guard to create submission attempts. Submission attempts which come close to ending a fight will be weighted more highly than attempts which are easily defended. Submission attempts which cause an opponent to weaken or tire from the effort required to defend the technique will also be weighted highly in scoring. High amplitude takedowns and throws which have great impact will be scored more heavily than a takedown which does not have great impact.


QUICK! GUISE! SOMEONE FIND THE PART ABOUT LAYING IN GUARD!


HURRY I CANT FIND IT!




It would be abso***inglutely amazing if people actually considered the rules when scoring fights rather than this ridiculous preconceived notions based on a potentially corrupt scoring formula used during the early days of MMA to find a way to get American wrestlers more wins....

Top control isn't even a real ******* concept. It's something that was made up by the UFC. It's horseshit.
 
#161 ·
I can't tell if Machida or Maia were robbed by home country judging.
I think I remember at least two of the judges being US-Americans. Even outside the US at UFC events you mostly see the same names as in the US (state athletic commission judges). So there isn't really a home town judging for non-US athletes.
 
#156 ·
So what are you, some hack MMA fighter that abuses the system and somehow thinks it's correct because you aren't good enough to pass and finish a fight or do anything worthwhile?

GTFO....


I'm sure I'll see your next amazing fight on the Bum Fight League's greatest hits...

No one has suggested that being in guard isn't safer...that's why pretty much every bum wrestler with no BJJ pedigree hangs out there all fight, it's nothing new...it just doesn't score.



Im not even sure what you are ranting about...some MMA 101 shit you learned last week or whatever that everyone already knows and has nothing to do with this fight...but ok.
 
#157 ·
So what are you, some hack MMA fighter that abuses the system and somehow thinks it's correct because you aren't good enough to pass and finish a fight or do anything worthwhile?

GTFO....


I'm sure I'll see your next amazing fight on the Bum Fight League's greatest hits...

No one has suggested that being in guard isn't safer...that's why pretty much every bum wrestler with no BJJ pedigree hangs out there all fight, it's nothing new...it just doesn't score.
It's simple really, you sit in guard, get you're posture, ground and pound, make THEM make a mistake, counter it, advance to a better position.
 
#167 ·
One of you isn't fighting against gravity with no ability to use your hips or push off the floor to generate force when you're both on the feet.

I can debate semantics as much as you'd like, I would however prefer a quality discussion, where one person does not attempt to "win" by petty fogging the entire discuss.

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#168 ·
I wanted Maia to win... but he didn't. I'm not even debating the decision.

Copter is on his way to another banning.

At least there's one good thing coming from tonight :laugh:

Edit, did Copter also just say how he would beat someone up if they "came to his gym"? Holy hell. That is awesome...
 
#171 ·
I wanted Maia to win... but he didn't. I'm not even debating the decision.

Copter is on his way to another banning.

At least there's one good thing coming from tonight :laugh:

Edit, did Copter also just say how he would beat someone up if they "came to his gym"? Holy hell. That is awesome...
He sure did... Right after he posted a 'We've got a badass' meme in an attempt to belittle another poster who showed that he knew what he was talking about when it comes to actually fighting. :sarcastic09:
 
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