The fight shouldnt have been stopped, period. But the elbows on the ground should be illegal. Its not a skills thing, you grind your elbow into their eye. Im very dissapointed in Matt Hamill though. He's been grappling(wrestling) his whole life, is extremely great, but didnt even attempt to pass guard. Instead, he's content with lying within guard and lay and praying his way to victory. Not only that, he NEEDS elbows to GnP. If he could only use punches, hammerfists, etc, is GnP would be nothing. All PRIDE fighters(and other MMA orgs) are not allowed to use elbows, therefore making the GnP much more superior. Other MMA orgs also take out elbows on the ground because it promotes STALLING and pointless CUTS!.
Did you see Seth Petruzelli after the fight? He was bloody, yes, but no where near rocked during the fight. In his post fight interview, he was ok, just some stitches. I cant wait until Matt Hamill gets brutally KTFO or submitted. |