The rule No knee when hand are down needs to change !! :(

[DennysGrandSlam]

he had a knee down too

But this thread is about the rule, not the fight. I was talking about the rule only.

 

[eforrest04]

no ground to complain this time the guy was on his knees. I agree putting the hand down should go away but come on the guy was doing the Tim Tebow

 

[MMAbetMASTA]

Blanco hit him with a clearly illegal knee. WTF are you going on about?

Yes, I know it was an illegal knee under the rules. I do not believe it was intentional though. I'm sure at that moment maxi's evaluation wasn't that he was about to throw an illegal knee strike, but rather he wanted to finish. He was over aggressive and I can understand he doesn't get the win or continuance, but a dq is harsh imo and undeserved here. It's actually total bs :icon_cry2

 

[VicWarrior]

this fight is the same path that Trujillo vs Bowling

 

[chefdiablo]

I think I agree with what the OP is getting at.

The downed fighter has a false sense of being safe thinking he is downed and ends up eating a hard hitting knee.

If the knee was legal, the downed fighter would be expecting a potential knee or kick for that matter and be more prepared to block it or at the very least turn his head.

The responsibility falls on the guy about to throw the knee or kick. It is not easy to see a guy with his hand and or knee on the mat when you have your head above his body. There is some guess work that many fighters are playing with. They sometime try to time the guy while standing and fail to get the timing correct.

The rule is pretty clear though. The circumstances for which it can be interpreted incorrectly are not.

 

[iNoScopedJFK]

Yes, I know it was an illegal knee under the rules. I do not believe it was intentional though. I'm sure at that moment maxi's evaluation wasn't that he was about to throw an illegal knee strike, but rather he wanted to finish. He was over aggressive and I can understand he doesn't get the win or continuance, but a dq is harsh imo and undeserved here. It's actually total bs :icon_cry2

So blame the AC not Mario. He is just enforcing the rules Blanco loves to ignore. The fact that you were bitching about him just even stopping the action is laughable considering the damage it did.

 

[IceKid]

But this thread is about the rule, not the fight. I was talking about the rule only.

thank u

 

[Tier1 Operator]

I agree with the finger part. A lot of time a fighter will put his fingers on the mat just so they wont get kneed on the face. I agree that a knee on the mat should count as a downed opponent and not just touch with the fingers.

With that said, he still had the knee on the mat.

 

[hto63]

all knees to grounded opponents should be legal, problem solved.

 

[PotatoKing]

Maxi needs to chill a little in his fights. This was his 2nd DQ caused by being too aggressive.

He's got 9 wins for the same reason you give, for him to chill out.

 

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