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Should elbows on the ground be illegal?
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05.28.2012 | 1:04 AM ET
For the most part, elbows on the ground cause cuts, that don't directly end fights, but indirectly do. Understand, i do think standing elbows are effective, and dont often cut their opponents due to angle of the strike. But I do not think cutting someone and winning via cut in a legitimate way to win. While it can happen with punches and kicks, it happens all to frequently with elbows on the ground. Cain vs Bigfoot is a good example on how quickly a fight can change witha sharp elbow... Machida Jones, florian leben - and even afetr a fighter is KO'd Ludwig Hardy. I just think the cuts suffered are unnecessary and can **** over a fighters career because of soft tissue (Bonnar, Sherk)
* Edited at 05.28.2012, 1:04 AM ET *
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05.28.2012 | 5:37 PM ET
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05.28.2012 | 5:38 PM ET
05.28.2012 | 5:39 PM ET
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05.28.2012 | 5:48 PM ET
@ Nik - How do you stop somone from wrestle******* you? I've seen in PRIDE where a fighter went for a takedown, and got kneed in the head while he was on all fours trying to get it. I thought to myself, "that's one way to stop a wrestler from getting his grubby mits on you.", if I remember correctly, I don't remember who it was, but I remember the fight, after the wrestler got kneed in the head, he was finished by a soccerkick. Was it brutal? Hell yes it was, but I enjoyed the fight.
No matter what, I still say keep elbows legal. Bloody, brutal, outrageous, exciting fights is what the fans want to see.
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05.28.2012 | 5:49 PM ET
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05.28.2012 | 5:52 PM ET
"She be curvin all the locals, must like foreigns and this is when I had the Martin, I was just like Lawrence so wassup"
05.28.2012 | 5:55 PM ET
@AnikM plus, hands have gloves.
05.28.2012 | 5:58 PM ET
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05.28.2012 | 5:59 PM ET
"She be curvin all the locals, must like foreigns and this is when I had the Martin, I was just like Lawrence so wassup"
05.28.2012 | 6:03 PM ET
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05.28.2012 | 6:09 PM ET
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05.28.2012 | 6:11 PM ET
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05.28.2012 | 6:22 PM ET
I agree with allowing upkicks and knees to the head from bottom to a downed opponent (not sure how the knees would work, though). I'm not so sure about soccer kicks.
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05.28.2012 | 7:04 PM ET
i think someone could make a technique out of it, but wouldnt be a game changer.