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While many people might think that anything goes during an MMA fight, this is simply not the case. In fact, there are many rules for all sanctioned fights, and there are quite a few fouls that a fighter can commit. If you are charged with any foul, the referee can deduct points from your score, or this can end the fight and not in your favor.
There are several outcomes when one commits a foul. The referee might simply deduct one point as a penalty or could opt to deduct several points. If your opponent is incapacitated and no longer able to fight because of the foul, this changes the outcome of the fight. If the referee rules that your foul was intentional, then the match ends up with a disqualification. If the referee finds that the foul was unintentional, then the fight ends with a no-contest ruling.
Sometimes, your opponent initially recovers from the foul, but it prevents them from continuing later on during the bout. For instance, perhaps your opponent was on the ground and you hit the fighter in the head with your knee, causing the skin to break. The referee calls this a foul, but the opponent still gets up and continues to fight. If a few minutes later the fighter has to stop because of this injury, then the fight will end in one of two ways. If the injured fighter already had a higher score, the fight ends with a win by technical decision. If the fighter did not have the advantage in points, the fight ends as a technical draw. Either way, the win doesn't go to the person who committed a foul.
There are more than 25 fouls that can be committed, and these all should be avoided unless you actually want to lose a fight. In addition, it really should never be your goal to harm the other fighter. Obviously injuries occur, it's a tough sport, but that should never be your intention. Sometimes even if you get lucky and commit a foul without being called out for it, this can damage your career.
While the UFC 74 fight between Renato "Babalu" Sobral and David Heath ended with Sobral winning by submission, this definitely wasn't the end of the story. Sobral did lock Heath in an anaconda choke and Heath did tap out. But Sobral, angry at Heath for alleged trash talk, held the choke until Heath lost consciousness despite orders from the referee to let go. Ignoring the referee is a clear foul, and when an opponent taps out, you are supposed to release them. Sobral did neither, and while he won the fight, he was promptly fired by the UFC and the once fan-favorite found himself on the receiving end of boos and many negative comments.
Ignoring the ref is just one of many possible fouls, and a few others include strikes to the throat, any type of groin attack, eye gouging, hair pulling, biting, head butting and any attack on an opponent during a break. Kicking and kneeing the head of a grounded opponent is another foul, and even using abusive language can be called a foul. The best game plan for any fighter is to memorize the fouls and not commit any during a fight. It is always far better and much more impressive to overcome an opponent using your skills and not dirty fighting.
There are several outcomes when one commits a foul. The referee might simply deduct one point as a penalty or could opt to deduct several points. If your opponent is incapacitated and no longer able to fight because of the foul, this changes the outcome of the fight. If the referee rules that your foul was intentional, then the match ends up with a disqualification. If the referee finds that the foul was unintentional, then the fight ends with a no-contest ruling.
Sometimes, your opponent initially recovers from the foul, but it prevents them from continuing later on during the bout. For instance, perhaps your opponent was on the ground and you hit the fighter in the head with your knee, causing the skin to break. The referee calls this a foul, but the opponent still gets up and continues to fight. If a few minutes later the fighter has to stop because of this injury, then the fight will end in one of two ways. If the injured fighter already had a higher score, the fight ends with a win by technical decision. If the fighter did not have the advantage in points, the fight ends as a technical draw. Either way, the win doesn't go to the person who committed a foul.
There are more than 25 fouls that can be committed, and these all should be avoided unless you actually want to lose a fight. In addition, it really should never be your goal to harm the other fighter. Obviously injuries occur, it's a tough sport, but that should never be your intention. Sometimes even if you get lucky and commit a foul without being called out for it, this can damage your career.
While the UFC 74 fight between Renato "Babalu" Sobral and David Heath ended with Sobral winning by submission, this definitely wasn't the end of the story. Sobral did lock Heath in an anaconda choke and Heath did tap out. But Sobral, angry at Heath for alleged trash talk, held the choke until Heath lost consciousness despite orders from the referee to let go. Ignoring the referee is a clear foul, and when an opponent taps out, you are supposed to release them. Sobral did neither, and while he won the fight, he was promptly fired by the UFC and the once fan-favorite found himself on the receiving end of boos and many negative comments.
Ignoring the ref is just one of many possible fouls, and a few others include strikes to the throat, any type of groin attack, eye gouging, hair pulling, biting, head butting and any attack on an opponent during a break. Kicking and kneeing the head of a grounded opponent is another foul, and even using abusive language can be called a foul. The best game plan for any fighter is to memorize the fouls and not commit any during a fight. It is always far better and much more impressive to overcome an opponent using your skills and not dirty fighting.
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Rod Bourgoine enjoys writing about mixed martial arts advantages. For more information about martial arts in San Diego or to find San Diego boxing lessons, please check out The Arena MMA site now.
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