The Loose Cannon
06-04-2006, 05:28 PM
Seeing as no one has commented on the third season, just wanted to know what everyone else thinks of it. I think this season is going pretty good, better than the second season, not sure if it's been better than the first though. This week's fight was pretty interesting though. The deaf guy, Matt, is an animal in the ring, and probably pushes himself farther then he should (hence the extreme exhaustion he had at the end of the fight). His problem though is that he only knows how to throw punches and take guys down, which he can do at will, but once on the ground he doesn't know what to do other than throw punches. He could have beat the shit-talking Mike many, many times during the fight, but Matt just didn't know how to finish the fight. Tito and his coaches really need to focus more on Matt and teach him how to mount guys on the ground (Matt giving up potential mounts during the fight = No!), some submissions, and work on blocking punches and maybe some kicks. If the best MMA fighters are "5-Tool Fighters", Matt is a "2-Tool Fighter", he just needs to work on those other 3 areas.
Another thing is that him being deaf, he can't really get any coaching during the fight unless he looks to his corner, which could be potentially dangerous unless his opponent is on the ground and far away. Mike completely sucked in the fight though, for all the stupid things Shamrock has said and done, he was in the right for this fight. Mike should have thrown way more knees and kicks to counter Matt's punches, and for a Jiu-Jitsu guy (I think that's what his discipline is), he really sucked at submissions. Plus his conditioning was horrible, he gassed out a couple minutes into the first round after trying to out-punch Matt.
So yeah, all 8 guys who made it to the next round all seem pretty good or have the potential to get much better. Should be an exciting next month to see who's gonna make it to the finals. I'm predicting Bisping Vs. Hamil and Grove Vs. Starnes in the finals.
Another thing is that him being deaf, he can't really get any coaching during the fight unless he looks to his corner, which could be potentially dangerous unless his opponent is on the ground and far away. Mike completely sucked in the fight though, for all the stupid things Shamrock has said and done, he was in the right for this fight. Mike should have thrown way more knees and kicks to counter Matt's punches, and for a Jiu-Jitsu guy (I think that's what his discipline is), he really sucked at submissions. Plus his conditioning was horrible, he gassed out a couple minutes into the first round after trying to out-punch Matt.
So yeah, all 8 guys who made it to the next round all seem pretty good or have the potential to get much better. Should be an exciting next month to see who's gonna make it to the finals. I'm predicting Bisping Vs. Hamil and Grove Vs. Starnes in the finals.