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OMG, he almost broke that guy's neck. That first flying leap kick looked like modern dance.

lol that hurts!

lol, huh looris.....fuck that!!-these bullshit no-holds barred, white-trash bumpkin fighting exhibitions are for high school kids who never left the schoolyard-voyeurism, spectacle, and crap-The larger fellow, blank-look dim-bulb fuck probly screwed the other redneck for life-Mob rules

I'm sorry you feel that way, Choggie. Again, this is a match in the very early days of American MMA, where the ruleset was not nearly as well-developed as it is today, nor were the fighters as skilled and well-trained as they are today.

As for "white-trash bumpkin fighting exhibitions"....the fellows I train with who enjoy watching and competing in MMA happen to be some very, very well-educated, intelligent people. This tends to be the case for most high-levels MMA athletes that I know of (with the exception of Matt Hughes). There are plenty of idiots who watch MMA for the bloodsport, but don't make the mistake of casting your aspersions on all of us.

1. MMA is boring. Boxing is much more entertaining.

2. This particular one makes the Toughman look civilized. White trash in abundance, and I love the Budweiser outfit the skank is wearing- so classy.

3. What the crap -- they let a guy 170 go against a guy 200? Hmmm, wonder what the outcome of that will be...

His neck was indeed nearly broken.

1. Probable concussion.
2. Serious neck strain/damage.
3. Probable trauma to throat.
4. Probable loss of wind.
5. Possible semi-loss of conciousness.

Pretty ugly stuff.

From what I recall of the follow-up (I may be mistaken), Bullock (the TKD guy) popped or otherwise semi-severely injured his shoulder and was out of commission for months. On finishing his PT, I believe he asked for a rematch and was turned down by the promoter.

This is a tremendously irresponsible matchup - and could have ended much worse. It'd be like sending an amateur out to play football with an NFL team. It places the dominant guy in a tough position; even if he feels a clear advantage, for his own safety he can't afford not to take his opponent seriously.

And of course the weaker guy is taking a significant risk as he's completely unable to defend himself. A trained MMA guy knows how to hit the mat right and is physically trained sufficiently that he is normally going to survive a slam or suplex without being injured (just like a professional football player can normally take a tackle that would cripple a guy like me).

This is an old video, and hopefully this kind of event is on the decline - being superseded by properly regulated, sanctioned promotions that wouldn't let this kind of thing happen. That's certainly not to say there's not still significant risks in any MMA competition - but those risks need to be managed and really understood by both competitors. If this guy here had done any proper sparring/preparation he would have never taken this fight.

This is barbaric. He will probably have permanent brain damage whether or not it's enough to be diagnosed. The smaller guy was pinned down, wasn't that enough to count as victory without slamming him headfirst into the mat to try to break his spine?

I've been watching MMA since it's early days and consider myself pretty well-versed in the various techniques. I've trained a little bit myself as well.

jmzero is right, this was a very irresponsible match during the early, unregulated days of MMA. When I was watching the video, I was thinking, why is the guy holding onto that headlock? It served no strategic purpose in that position and will only drain him of energy in his arms and/or get him hurt. A few seconds later...

This match should've never happened and would never happen in today's UFC or even the more minor promotions.

To the person who said MMA is boring. That's your opinion, but I would say that to a trained eye, grappling is extremely technical and interesting to watch.

Jmzero, you're right, this is an old video, and it was an irresponsible matchup. This kind of event thankfully does not happen anymore in modern MMA, at least legally in first-world countries. Modern rulesets would never allow this fight to happen, partially because of weight classes, but mostly because of the sheer incompetence of the TKD guy.

I will, however, say that both fighters knew what they were getting into when they agreed to fight the NHB match, at least in the general sense of "I may be very seriously physically injured".

And Jwray, like I said, Bullock messed up his arm. He didn't have any brain damage.

*edit* Hm, beat to the punch. Well put, Zoinnk.

Clearly his neck was almost broken.

Agreed with the MMA = boring comments. I really don't want to see two sweaty muscular guys grappling and fondling each other on the ground (which is how most MMA matches seem to end).

Ow.

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The little TKD guy should have been learning RKD instead

awesome move, the skinny fella had no chance once on the ground, he should learn some judo techniques

I don't recall whining after my brother did that to me, I think I was a big enough 8 year old to get up, too. TRAILER TRASH! I'LL TAKE THE RING GIRL THO

He clearly did NOT break his neck or else he would not be moving his legs. It looks more like a shoulder or collar bone snapped. You can see that he's yelling "my arm" after the slam.

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