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do illegal shots have to be taken into context?
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Originally posted by jas View Post3 successive fouls are most likely done deliberately
It's an interesting area of debate though - just how much room the ref should have for discretion. In this case I do think Weeks needed to call the low blow(s) if he was able to see it, but applying the same by the book interpretation of the rules to all illegal blows could result in fights that were almost unwatchable. There has to be some measure of refs discretion.
That said, whilst it might take some adjustment time a strict application of the rules to the letter with strict penalties might eventually result in cleaner, clearer fights with less mauling, grappling and 'vet' tactics. Whether that would result in more enjoyable fights or not is, of course, a matter of opinion.Last edited by Citizen Koba; 06-24-2017, 01:16 AM.
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