Will GSP ever "really" try to finish an opponent again?

bobbitt15 wrote:

GSP acted in the post fight press conference like he was trying to break it but made a technical mistake that wasn't allowing him to get maximum torque on the arm

I think "acted" is a perfect term here. That was his excuse for not breaking Hardy's arm.

[quote="KingsOwn19"]I think he is just taking it easy on these guys who provide no challenge to him like Hardy and Alves. You can tell in interviews GSP does not really like pounding somebody's brain into the mat unless he absolutley has to...he could have ate a klondike bar and done his taxes while destroying Hardy and Alves.

I like the live crowd double standard. GSP just controls on top the entire fight and the fans are chanting his name...Fitch does the exact same thing only he was actually landing more strikes from top and the fans relentlessly boo him and the ref stands him up.[/quote

couldnt agree more

I think he could've broken it. He was bouncing it up and down near the end of the arm bar. He was clearly trying to make Hardy tap without breaking the arm. I can understand, you never want to injure someone, but he had the armbar long enough for Hardy to tap. If he doesn't tap you gotta finish it.

Bigs03 wrote:

I think he could've broken it. He was bouncing it up and down near the end of the arm bar. He was clearly trying to make Hardy tap without breaking the arm. I can understand, you never want to injure someone, but he had the armbar long enough for Hardy to tap. If he doesn't tap you gotta finish it.

I agree I don't have a problem giving a fighter a chance to tap without major injury. But IMO after you do that and they don't tap you have to break it...IMO it is disrespectful not tapping and making an opponent break your arm. GSP should have taken it as a sign of disrespect and made him pay for it.

LikesToFightGuy wrote:

NoRegret wrote:

Well....to be fair...how many people wouldnt have tapped to that armbar or that kimura?

Yeah... That's why I made the comment about the killer instinct. BJ would have broken that arm. Anderson would have broken that arm. Lyoto probably would have broken that arm. Brock would have ripped it off and eaten it... Killer instinct.

Touche, I guess I should look at it that way. It also made the fight all that more exciting when we are all expecting Hardy to tap at any second and he manages to get out...idk, that gets me goin for some reason when people manage to fight outta tight submissions lol

Hardy's arms are made of rubber.