for those that like to grapple...

[BEAST 8692]

bjj IS shit IF you only practise it 3 times a week or something.

gracie family practised all day long from about the time they were born. that's the difference.

practise one move 1000 times far far greater than practising 1000 moves once.

i enjoy grappling and i do think that the strength that weight training has given me makes up for a lot of short comings in this area, but it can also create short comings (i work flexibility all the time).

my specialty is striking, but i'm not stupid enough to think that i don't need grappling skills.

as soon as you think you've got the answers someone kicks your ass so i've learnt to be humble.

[*ChuteBoxe*]

Baroni finally has a fight with a person who has less ground skills than him, I think it will be a repeat of Cyborg/Nishijima.

I knew it, how could you turn down an easy win.

[legbreaker]

bjj IS shit IF you only practise it 3 times a week or something.

gracie family practised all day long from about the time they were

If your talking about excution at a high level,  any skill isn't gonna be too good if you only practice 3 times a week.

[legbreaker]

I knew it, how could you turn down an easy win.

As you may know nothing in fighting is ever easy or predictable.  I understand what your saying, but Phil was simply ready.

[*ChuteBoxe*]

As you may know nothing in fighting is ever easy or predictable.  I understand what your saying, but Phil was simply ready.

3 out of 4 of Nishijima's MMA fights have ended with him getting submitted.  He hasn't even been training BJJ for seven months yet, so it's no secret what you have to do to beat this guy safely.  Yoshida did it, Cyborg did it, and now Phil did it, and all of those submission losses came in under 3 and a half minutes of the first round may I add.  You just have to factor in that Phil is coming off a tough loss to Misaki, and a potential fight with Frank Shamrock is on the horizon if he beats Nishijima.  What would be the most logical thing to do, take down and easily sub a guy with no sub skills, and get the big money fight with Frank Shammy.  Plus, ever since Phil has started training with A.K.A he has been working hard on his ground game with Dave Camarillo who happens to be one bad Mofo.