For a split second I thought 'This is it." I've seen figths get stopped before ... I thought it was going to get stopped but that didn't stop me from attacking.
Going in all wild and crazy like that just to get a stoppage is silly. I dont know why otherwise tactically sound fighters suddenly forget all their technique and go wild and crazy when they think they have a fighter hurt. Stick to your technique, please.
Mitrione actually did it correct. Stayed calm and composed when he knew he had his opponent hurt, and the finish was there.
Going all Animal the Drummer on a fighter just because you have them hurt is tactically unsound.
Clipsburgh - First Barry wasn't agressive enough, now he lost because he was too agressive.
He completely threw his technique and defense to the wind in that chaotic flurry, which actually got him Ko'ed.
Aggressive is great, as long as you don't completely neglect the technique and training that you spent years honing. 9 times out of 10 he probably gets the stoppage, but I see fighters completely lose all discipline when they have their opponents hurt, far too often. Its like they forget completely about technique, and go into whack the mole mode.
Barry has ten times the class than a lot of douchebags around here. I'm still waiting for someone to produce the passage from the unified rules that states: ref touches fighter = instant stoppage. Mirg went to end the fight, then he checked himself. The action never stopped, and Kongo still had enough left to put Barry's lights out. I really don't see the issue here.
Lauzon was aggressive as shit when he had Warburton hurt, but he also knew exactly how he wanted to finish the fight. That was a slick move to lock in the sub on a guy with a limited ground game who was befuddled as well.
That fight was cake. I was picking Barry for a tko in the second, but I'm a fan of Kongo and am glad he did such a superb job of recovery and hard accurate striking when he really needed it. Definitely one of the best finishes ever.
-on a side note, my GF's ten year old has a TKD tourney out of town this week. He got to see this as his first UFC fight start to finish, and I think he liked it a lot.
Clipsburgh - First Barry wasn't agressive enough, now he lost because he was too agressive.
He completely threw his technique and defense to the wind in that chaotic flurry, which actually got him Ko'ed.
Aggressive is great, as long as you don't completely neglect the technique and training that you spent years honing. 9 times out of 10 he probably gets the stoppage, but I see fighters completely lose all discipline when they have their opponents hurt, far too often. Its like they forget completely about technique, and go into whack the mole mode.
You don't know why? How about they lose themselves in the moment when they see they hurt the guy. They no longer view him as a threat but as someone who's hurt and needs a few more shots to be put away.
Clipsburgh - First Barry wasn't agressive enough, now he lost because he was too agressive.
He completely threw his technique and defense to the wind in that chaotic flurry, which actually got him Ko'ed.
Aggressive is great, as long as you don't completely neglect the technique and training that you spent years honing. 9 times out of 10 he probably gets the stoppage, but I see fighters completely lose all discipline when they have their opponents hurt, far too often. Its like they forget completely about technique, and go into whack the mole mode.
You don't know why? How about they lose themselves in the moment when they see they hurt the guy. They no longer view him as a threat but as someone who's hurt and needs a few more shots to be put away.
Which is a mistake. Kongo proved it. Dont go in all wild with no defense. A hurt fighter can still Ko you.
Look at Sell/Smith Sylvia/Arlovski Leben/Martin
There are countless examples, this one was one of the worse case scenarios.
You can get aggressive and try to finish without flopping all over, and losing all your technique just trying to throw haymakers at the guy.
It must be hugely disappointing for Barry, but it was carelessness that made it happen
