Originally posted by evry1lovesrolan
Yes it does when the very gray area of officiating is a part of the process that leads to the KO or submission.
This would make the FIGHT itself (as it progresses) subjective and prone to human error, not the results.
That is the accepted reality of the sport. Your suggestion does not, in any way, correct this.
"Gray areas" that leads to a KO or submission does not make the fighter any less KOd (unable to fight) or submitted (placed in a position wherein he no longer wants to continue the fight). Like what Mindset said, MMA tries to mimic real world conditions of real world combat. And in any real world fight, getting KOd or making you give up would be a definitive black and white loss.
Now there has been some compromises (some I don't agree with, like splitting it into rounds) to make the fights safer/more entertaining. But those were done for the benefit of the sport/fighters/fans and is an entirely different argument altogether.
Originally posted by evry1lovesrolan
Now you're just being silly. Sports can be changed. That is what this discussion is about. If you don't like the discussion, go to another forum.
The minor parts can be tweaked to make the sport better/fairer/more safe. What you're suggesting is to turn the sport on over its head and turn it completely into a points game. That is not what MMA is about.
There are other sports out there that are already like that. So I suggest maybe just watching those or coming up with your own.
Originally posted by evry1lovesrolan
See above, and WRONG!!
Nope.
Originally posted by evry1lovesrolan
Not trying to move the debate towards semantics. Just making note of your poor use of them. You explained it in subsequent posts, not original, and it was a poor use of wording as it isn't at all in line with general usage, and there is a very iconic argument in mma right now about finishing and not elaving it in the hands of the judges etc and they all include TKOs as finishes.
/facepalm. Of course I couldn't "explain it in the original", I was unaware that there's a rule here that requires me to use words SPECIFICALLY according to established sports lingo (this is sarcasm, btw).
I immediately corrected it on my following reply. You clinging to it is just some way for you to try and drag this debate into ad hominem/semantics argument. W/c I'll not engage you in as it has nothing to do with what we're talking about.
Originally posted by evry1lovesrolan
Nope but it makes your syloggism inept.
No, it just makes you desperate.
Originally posted by evry1lovesrolan
What does this stand for?
Well, I guess that went over your head.
Originally posted by evry1lovesrolan
There are two factors at play here though. One is how objective the measure of asseccment is. In this case, as I have explained, both can be subjective in parts, objective in others. The other though is how well the entire fight is being represented. Points concern itself with entire fight. Fluke finish with just the moment for the most part, and is something which as I have explained is favoured by the format of the fights.
When a person can no longer fight or willingly gives up during the fight, that in itself is as objective a result as can be in MMA. There is no going around this.
Now, the officiating itself is, indeed, subjective. But that has to do with the fight itself (as it progresses) not the results. If the official deems that there is grounds to pause/stop the fight, then that's his call to make.
The fighters, the sports commission, the sports promoters, the audience, the media would accept that as a reality in the sport. And that applies whether we maintain the sport as it is or change it to a point system.
Originally posted by evry1lovesrolan
Sure but sometimes they can have some impact on the process that leads to KOs or submissions and are very much subject to human error or subjetcivity.
W/c I already stated is an accepted reality in this sport (and any sport for that matter) itself.
Originally posted by evry1lovesrolan
1/ Your opinion.2. Prove it.
Here's what you said:
Originally posted by evry1lovesrolan
Does it really seem fair for example, that Anderson Silva walks out of the first Chael fight the winner? Under my system you would give that last round to Anderson Silva 10-7, compared to the other four 10-8/10-7 rounds for Chael. If Chael got to maintain his position for all of that time instead of constantly restarting at the end of each round, he would have finished Anderson before making that mistake, but because of the way fights are formatted, a fight that he should have won declares him the loser just because of one split second mistake. It's not fair.
It's not fair (in your mind) that Chael lost, so you make up a system that would make him win in the fight.
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Originally posted by evry1lovesrolan
Prove it.
Nope. YOU were the one making the suggestion to change the sport. Burden is on you to prove it, sport. From where I stand you've failed at that.
Originally posted by evry1lovesrolan
These were your words bro:[b]I'll have to disagree about "it isn't just about finishing".
You quoted me and said you disagreed with what you were quoting, hence essentially saying that it IS just about finishing.[/B]
You need to stop taking snippets from what ppl say and then change the context of it just to make it look like you have a point, it's cheap and makes you look like a hypocrite, seeing as that you're incessantly whining about Silva's "cheap" tactics:
Here is what I said in its entirety:
I'll have to disagree about "it isn't just about finishing". It IS about finishing in MMA. As it is about "finishing" in any sport (fighting or otherwise) where a clear winner can be decided via a clear criteria. That is how any winner should be determined: Black and white. When things aren't that clear, you go to a subjective (and oftentimes undependable) alternative: W/c is letting the judge's scorecard decide.
In no way did I discount the point system.
Originally posted by evry1lovesrolan
So it isn;t necessary for everyone then.
Never said it was. So what's your point?
Originally posted by evry1lovesrolan
Cheap, petty tactics and for the record english is my second lanmguage but i have been speakign it for over 7 years.
Not really. I sense a disconnect with what I see as the meaning of my sentences vs. how you're interpreting them. It's not a "tactic", I was trying to determine if I needed to be more concise with my explanation to help you understand my meaning a little better.
Originally posted by evry1lovesrolan
You have lost, your arguments destroyed, made a mockery of and laughed at. I am V; V for Victory and V for Peace!
The same way that Chael "won" his fights with Silva, right? 💃