MMA fighter quits so opponent dont get beat up

[HanzGruber]

I don't see anything wrong with what he did. Neither of them are getting paid. HE already beat the hell out of the guy. Might as well end it they're just amateurs

[LoadedWraps]

If you're that superior to your opponent then you carry him until the fight finishes. A big punch or surprise submission is possible. I don't like what he did, ******.

I saw that, nice gesture an all, but thats kind of the wrong sport for compassion. But it is better than the knocking someone out with one punch or kick then seeing them fall to the ground and still jump on them and hit them with 4-5 more punches in the face while they are already out cold. Thats what turns me off to the sport. Like this here..........

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=ryan+ford+mma+knockout&FORM=VIRE5#view=detail&mid=24062FBD752070168C5E24062FBD752070168C5E

The dude is out before he hits the ground, yet he still gets hit with 4 hammer punches. A little sick.

I agree with this.


I think compassion is a strength and should be a part of every man, but this is both a combat sport, and a sport in itself, no matter how vicious a war I am in I can shake hands and say "good fight" after a sparring session or competitive match. If you don't have that character to be able to turn it on in the ring and turn it off when it's over and treat the sport with that reverence and maturity combat sports aren't for you, transfer your athleticism into a sport that won't put you in that predicament. You have to be able to separate senseless violence from violent aggression as a element of the combat sport.

[thebowtod]

they way i see it, it's like a sparring session.

both aren't getting paid, and u learn things.

if u ever spar a guy who u outmatch and go all in for the ko, then maybe you are doing it your way, but it aint my way. martial arts has a lot of respect in it.

i can tell you from my experience, go to a mma gym, u have guys who are more respectful than a boxing gym.

thats a huge generalization. In amateur fights in boxing, the minute someone gets hurt, they do a 10 count, and they stop it a lot earlier as well. Plus they wear head gear. If anything MMA doesn't seem to care as much for its fighters compared to boxing when comes to amateur fighting.

[Alibata]

Filipinos have big hearts. That's just who we are.

LOL!!! true story,,,,, I read the headline and thought, must be pinoy, I was right.

[FeFist]

Credit to the fighter. I think if it was an opponent, who looked competent in the ring, he would have continued. He was dealing with a fighter that didn't look like he should be there, so there was nothing to prove and only the risk of getting permanently gun shy by causing long term damage.

I always think that the referee or corner should stop a fight, when it becomes clear that the two guys don't belong in the ring with one another.

[Enzo Mc is SHIT]

That's just bizarre. Fighters often carry opponents without hurting them. Just do that.

[1nonlymre]

Tonight's episode of INside MMA talks about this guy as well. They seemed to be okay with the idea of the forfeit. The other guy took the fight with 4 hours notice and was being completely beaten in every way possible. Pantangco fought again a week ago and choked a guy out in a triangle with little work. He's got talent and is a finisher. He has the "killer instinct" that people seem to think doesn't exist in him, but at the same time he has compassion.

The main loser in this matchup? The ref, for not stepping in and calling it sooner.

[FightingWords]

I don't see anything wrong with what he did. Neither of them are getting paid. HE already beat the hell out of the guy. Might as well end it they're just amateurs

This right here ^^^ But i'm not surprised most of these posters don't understand that.....

[F!x]

This right here ^^^ But i'm not surprised most of these posters don't understand that.....

I think you're only focusing on the short-term, it was a nice gesture as an individual but there's no need for it and it will reduce his own effectiveness as a fighter. The ref is there to stop the fight if necessary, the fighter is there to fight. Don't try to do the refs job.

Remember Chris Eubank? After he seriously injured Michael Watson he wasn't the same fighter because he stopped using full power in his punches in case he might seriously injure an opponent again. The guy in this video already has that mentality early on so it could impact his entire career now and he might never fulfil his true potential. He needs to break out of that mentality and become more ruthless as a fighter if he wants to succeed in the fight game.

[BrushMyCage]

good stuff.