[BigCatDaddy]

Originally Posted by TimBone

I agree that it's a more complete fight.

Also, it's natural to watch a fight and assume the guy on bottom is losing. However, in MMA, the guy on the bottom can be doing a ton more work, and as someone mentioned above, some fighter even prefer fighting from their backs.

A lot of the problems in MMA stem from the judging. The problem us that the sport is so young, that the judges really have no idea what they're watching. As the sport matures, that will as well, I assume. My hope is that eventually, former mixed martial artists and trainers start making their way to the judging tables. Once people who understand the sport are the ones judging the sport, things will get better quickly.

Pride had it right. They need to eliminate the round by round scoring. GSP/Hendricks and Bones/Gus are 2 examples of where a guy win 3 of the 5 battles but lost the war.