Japan are far more educated in martial and ground fighting. All you see is two guys lying around. Not in Japan and not with people familiar with the ground game.
Exactly. They appreciate a good chess match on the ground. Jiu Jitsu did originate in Japan after all. And if shit gets boring, their refs stand it up fast. If they don't push the bill, they get dinged for it and lose a percentage of their fight purse.
Boring ground matches? They don't exist in Japan. In the United States and in other countries, you can dry hump your opponent for the duration of the fight and exploit the 10 point must system. Lay and pray artists don't stand a chance. It's too bad that MMA isn't as big as it once was there. I'm loving Dream and some of the mainstream organizations there. They've been putting on excellent events.
On that note, Dynamite!! 2009 by FEG was one of the best MMA events I had ever seen in my life. Watched it from start to finish on HDNet and virtually every match was awesome
