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Round 5
Silva bobs and weaves while defending a takedown. Leites tries again and Silva gets on top, where he tees off with right hands. Silva stands and crushes the challenger with a spinning-back kick. The crowd is absolutely furious as both fighters continue their pattern of non-violence. Chants of “G-S-P” echo from the arena. Leities attempts a kick and Silva grabs his foot. Leites flops until he is stood. What may be remembered as the worst title fight in UFC history mercifully ends.
Styles: JKD, Small Circle JiuJitsu, Catch Wrestling, Jhoon Rhee TKD
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This fight between Silva and Leites is an exclamatory proof of why the UFC needs to allow a standing opponent to stomp kick an opponent on the ground, as Pride allowed. That way if a fighter wants to lay on the ground to avoid a striker and try to bait him into the ground game, the striker can still attack the fighter on the ground without engaging their guard.
This is not always a boon for the standing striker, many times in the past this option has allowed the groundfighter to put on a leg lock, or even pull the striker into their guard.
While there is plenty of blame for this terrible fight to go around, if Silva were permitted to stomp kick it would have at least taken away this oh so boring loophole in the UFC rules!
__________________ The rigid branch always snaps first.
That's a good point. While it would make the fight more exciting, there may be more injuries to the fighter, which they want to avoid. I'm not sure if it's totally up to UFC to make or change this rule. Many of the state athletic commission may not allow it.
Styles: JKD, Small Circle JiuJitsu, Catch Wrestling, Jhoon Rhee TKD
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You are right, Complete. That is my mistake. I wish it were allowed by the athletic commissions, but I understand it is not viewed upon as "ethical" by the American Publc.
__________________ The rigid branch always snaps first.
That's a good point. While it would make the fight more exciting, there may be more injuries to the fighter, which they want to avoid. I'm not sure if it's totally up to UFC to make or change this rule. Many of the state athletic commission may not allow it.
There's now a whole thread on this topic in which I am being flamed by Amski for, you gotta come check it out Complete!
It's a great thread!
__________________ And who knows, he might could tap me. BUT I have enough confidence in my game to say he can't.
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