Comments on: Anthony Johnson undergoes eye surgery

By: HexRei

HexRei — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:12:57 +0000

oh geez. that last at #20.

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By: HexRei

HexRei — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:51:14 +0000

@#21 Huh? Open-handed strikes aren’t illegal, bro. Why would they be? Hell, in Pancrase they are the ONLY hand strikes you can throw and it’s never been a safety issue, in fact closed-fist strikes are disallowed because they are MORE dangerous.

Here is the UFC foul list if you need a refresher:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate_Fighting_Championship#Fouls

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By: Mike Olson

Mike Olson — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:45:17 +0000

Not to mention that open handed strikes are illegal. Why no hate about that? That would be 2 infractions per eye gouge; one for the open hand and the other for the gouge. Can’t wait to see if the commission overturns the Burns victory.

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By: "Rumble" undergoes eye surgery - Fight Forum - MMA - UFC - Boxing - K1 - EliteXC

Sun, 27 Jul 2008 14:49:15 +0000

[...] undergoes eye surgery Mazzagatti was so freakin’ clueless. Five Ounces of Pain | Anthony Johnson undergoes eye surgery [...]

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By: Waly

Waly — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 05:26:15 +0000

oh my goodness!

that’s horrible.

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By: Bear

Bear — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 03:31:19 +0000

Hey Sam you ever get to the bottom of the open hand strike being a deadly, banned weapon? Or is it going to be swept under the carpet like this BS decision?

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By: joetheacupuncturist

joetheacupuncturist — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 01:57:20 +0000

unbelievable, that was a close fight, but Rumble was ahead on my score card. the loss is just terrible. Pure class on Rumble’s part. I have to say Im even more a fan of his now

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By: Matt

Matt — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:39:37 +0000

@14: How can you say that Lesnar/Mir was a bs call? When fighters punch as hard as Lesnar, they often don’t get warnings, as they have too much power to let those shots slide. Lesnar committed an infraction and was correctly penalized.

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By: Voridor

Voridor — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 22:53:56 +0000

Hope Steve Mazagatti reads this story. The Lesnar/Mir fight was another bs call by Mazzi. I hope the decision gets overturned because this sport needs that call right now in light of shady judges, refs, and rules. The fans are starting to question a lot lately.

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By: Jim

Jim — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 21:49:13 +0000

#7, you’re absolutely right. He looked over at the ref like he expected to be grabbed and shoved into a corner and either DQ’d or at least Johnson to get his five minutes.

You know, it would be a travesty if Johnson keeps the loss — but if the rules state that a ref can’t change his decision before the final call, from a TKO to DQ, then those are the rules. But it would be even more of a tragedy if they don’t change that rule for situations such as this one. If you’ve going to fuck up this badly, then do SOMETHING about it.

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