Media Can someone please explain to me this tweet from Big John McCarthy about 12-6 elbows

[Habib The Eagle]

"Whether standing or on the ground"? I thought 12-6 elbows was illegal on the ground. Thanks.

 

[Chomsky Honk]

12-6 refers to the cage as the reference point, not the attacking fighter. In Diego vs Guida Diego threw 10000 6-12 elbows

 

[acannxr]

"Whether standing or on the ground"? I thought 12-6 elbows was illegal on the ground. Thanks.

10. Downward pointing elbow strike (12 to 6);

a. The use of a linear “straight up straight down” elbow strike is prohibited. Any variation of this straight up and down linear elbow strike makes the strike legal. Any arc, or any angle change from straight up to straight down makes the strike legal. Any variation of position does not alter the legality of the strike.

/thread

 

[Luthien]

12-6 refers to the cage as the reference point, not the attacking fighter. In Diego vs Guida Diego threw 10000 6-12 elbows

 

[Post 2 Decision]

"No 12 to 6 elbows are allowed at anytime"

It's the same as saying "12 to 6 elbows are never allowed"

He is not saying "No, 12 to 6 elbows are allowed at anytime"

 

[Get To Da Choppa]

Well, Yoel got away with that, and made chopped liver out of Brunson

 

[DestinedAussie]

"Whether standing or on the ground"? I thought 12-6 elbows was illegal on the ground. Thanks.

Guess it just doesn't happen on the feet. I guess on the feet it might occur when a fighter is trying for a takedown but it be warned for strikes to back of head.

 

[Patman]

"No 12 to 6 elbows are a allowed at anytime"

It's the same as saying, "12 to 6 elbows are never allowed"

He is not saying "No, 12 to 6 elbows are allowed at anytime"

This. The average Sherdogger has Mayweather level literacy.

 

[DestinedAussie]

Well, Yoel got away with that

Looks illegal according to rules

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12–6_elbow#:~:text=12–6 elbow strikes are,could result from their use.

 

[Habib The Eagle]

Looks illegal according to rules

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12–6_elbow#:~:text=12–6 elbow strikes are,could result from their use.

Lol
"if you change the time to 11:59, it is no longer illegal."

 

[DestinedAussie]

Lol
"if you change the time to 11:59, it is no longer illegal."

Or Herb's 9-3 definition.

 

[DestinedAussie]

Lol
"if you change the time to 11:59, it is no longer illegal."

It is hilarious reading it, although what his trying to say is at what amount of curve does the strike become legal.

 

[ignorant MMA fan]

"No 12 to 6 elbows are allowed at anytime"

It's the same as saying "12 to 6 elbows are never allowed"

He is not saying "No, 12 to 6 elbows are allowed at anytime"

How dare you suggest that punctuation serves a purpose!

 

[kibz]

Standing 12 to 6 elbow?
They jumping off the top rope now?

 

[emefer]

12-6 refers to the cage as the reference point, not the attacking fighter. In Diego vs Guida Diego threw 10000 6-12 elbows

See I don’t think that was the original intent. They made it because they saw the videos of people breaking bricks in demonstrations. I believe the original intent was 12-6 in relation to the person throwing the strike with 12 being their head.

 

[mma03]

This. The average Sherdogger has Mayweather level literacy.

Used to work with a guy like this. Not stupid per se, but FUCK it was difficult communicating with him. Should have been prohibited from attempting to read or write for work related comms. Also had almost zero vocabulary. Anything beyond yes or no and you were dropping thesaurus bombs on his fat head.

Some or even many people just can’t read. No ability to discern context, everything is read literally so the meaning of a given sentence is lost.

I like my elbows from 1:30 to 7. It’s called killing time.

 

[Nuclear Fallout]

Honestly I thought it was just to the head. Didn't know it was to body also.