Shields is the most technically proficient fighter in EliteXC with a world-class ground game that he displayed against Paul Daley. The smack-talking Briton learned a valuable lesson that all kids who DREAM of surviving a schoolyard brawl should know-all fights end up on the ground sooner or later and striking skills are for naught when it does. Shields doesn’t pack a mean punch when he gets the mount, but he doesn’t have to either. A few peppering shots are all he needs to set up a submission and walk away victorious.

For EliteXC and CBS-good show overall, but will it help their cause?I would give them a B- because the undercard was solidly entertaining even if the main card fizzled. The real question is can they capitalize on it? Their next show on November 8th (just four weeks away) only has a couple of official fights announced and only two worth watching. If they’re not careful they’ll fall into the same hole the UFC did in 2005 when it failed to maintain it’s TUF momentum and continually showcased rematches, like Ortiz-Shamrock 3, Sylvia-Arlovski 3, and Liddell-Couture 3. Slice-Petruzzeli 2 and Lawler-Smith 3 isn’t something I’m interested in seeing especially if it’s the only fight millions of fence-sitting MMA fans tune into because it’s free. That’s the last thing I want them to think MMA is about.

I’m just sayin.

P.S. Is anyone reading this? I haven’t received a single email, positive or negative, since starting this column five weeks ago. Email me at sharktankmail@gmail.com and tell me I’m full of shit or the best columnist in MMA who’s inspiring words you can’t live without. I’ll send an autographed copy of my book to the most interesting email I get.

Kelly Crigger is a freelance MMA writer and author of the book "Title Shot: Into the Shark Tank of Mixed Martial Arts" which you can purchase by clicking here. Contact him through his website at IntoTheSharkTank.com