What's the diffrence between taking a knee and tapping out

**Silencers** · 10-23-2008, 12:36 AM

Taking a knee gives a fighter time to regain his sense or to take a breather.

**2501** · 10-23-2008, 12:39 AM

when you tap out, you lose.

**-Swizzy-** · 10-23-2008, 12:42 AM

Originally posted by KILLA RIGHT

So is there a diffrence between taking a knee like Cotto or tapping out in mma? Your either gonna have your head bounce around and end up dumb probably or break your arm

yeah, taking a knee is worse. in mma, a fighter taps out when there is a 99% chance that his arm or leg is gonna be broken if they don't. In boxing, fighters usually take a knee in frustration of not figuring the other fighter out and/or losing their will power and just plain old giving up.

**MANGLER** · 10-23-2008, 12:45 AM

Originally posted by 2501

when you tap out, you lose.

Yep. You can take a knee to get a rest and accept the 2 point rd against you but still come back. A tapout ends the fight instantly.

**Simply The Best** · 10-23-2008, 01:18 AM

MMA is fake!

**-Boxzilla-** · 10-23-2008, 01:22 AM

ya its simple in mma tap fight ends, in boxing take knee you're taking a breather from punishment etc. but then u loose a point cause its considered the same as a knobk down.

taking a knee doesn't exist in mma, but they get to have some rest when they're on the floor dry humping eachother.

**MANGLER** · 10-23-2008, 02:02 AM

Originally posted by 3zilla

ya its simple in mma tap fight ends, in boxing take knee you're taking a breather from punishment etc. but then u loose a point cause its considered the same as a knobk down.

taking a knee doesn't exist in mma, but they get to have some rest when they're on the floor dry humping eachother.

lol Yea, **** MMA.

**KILLA RIGHT** · 10-23-2008, 02:40 AM

What about a fighter quitting during the fight and a fighter tapping out? Let's say cotto just said stop after taking the beating in the 11th round

**bsrizpac** · 10-23-2008, 08:48 AM

Originally posted by KILLA RIGHT

So is there a diffrence between taking a knee like Cotto or tapping out in mma? Your either gonna have your head bounce around and end up dumb probably or break your arm

In MMA it's okay to be a quitter. It's encouraged.

What's the diffrence between taking a knee and tapping out