Yeah, submissions are just as exciting as KO's in my mind. And watching two fighters battle it out in a submission war is just as fun as watching two guys in a stand up/striking war.
LnP is atrocious and usually ends up in the fighters being stood up by the referee.
I appreciate a good take down too, especially when it results in some vicious and effective ground and pound.
To Cormier's credit, IMO he was trying to inflict damage on the ground, but Silva is just too good at defending off his back. Unfortunately that usually just results in the fight not getting stood back up by the official because despite nothing of consequence really happening it's hard for the official to justify taking the top position away from the wrestler when he's clearly making an effort just not succeeding.
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