How should grabbing the fence to prevent a takedown be penalized?

[Garnet_StrongerThanYou]

this is probably the most famous example.

It’s so hard to take someone down in modern MMA.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Every time you do it you lose a finger.

 

[KID Yamamoto]

A point. Fuck it

 

[Rvd Slmr]

 

[BFoe]

Very stern warning the first time, immediate point deduction thereafter. If it was really blatant, I wouldn’t be opposed to an immediate point deduction. Depends on what the exact circumstances are.

 

[liljuey]

You get one free kick in the dick and they don't get any time to recover

 

[Exarch01]

DQ, then the referee should look at the camera and slide his finger across his throat

 

[The-AxeMurderer]

Immediately take a point honestly.

Also if your sticking your hands out with your hands open and poke someone in their eye, also immediate point deduction.

 

[Ascent]

You get one free kick in the dick and they don't get a time to recover

Now that's thinking outside the box.

 

[CartelClarke]

Punishable by death.

One strike rule applies.

 

[Franklin U.]

This is conflicting for me ( under certain circumstances and certain match ups).

Of course, you cant blatantly grab cage . The other side of story is if someone gets someone on ground in a CAGEFIGHT and does absolutely zero but put head in opponents chest and ride out that situation as long as ref allows. A pt deduction / warning ( then deduct) for both.

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

Can’t grab the fence if they don’t have any fingers or toes left!

 

[EYEKICKFACES]

Just allow it. then everyone's on an equal playing field. Problem solved.

 

[rob mafia]

bring back the yamma pit. and maybe add a moat. with komodo dragons.

 

[jimmy dakine]

this is probably the most famous example.

It’s so hard to take someone down in modern MMA.

Fuck it, let em grab the fence....the fence is a tool to be used to your advantage...whats so sacred about not being able to hold the damn thing? Why can one fighter pin someone against the fence but the other cant use it by grabbing it. If you hate the fence, make it a penalty to pin someone against it and get points for some made up thing called octagon control. Want it to be fair both ways? If the fighter get near the fence, move them to the middle...

 

[poor form]

This is conflicting for me ( under certain circumstances and certain match ups).

Of course, you cant blatantly grab cage . The other side of story is if someone gets someone on ground in a CAGEFIGHT and does absolutely zero but put head in opponents chest and ride out that situation as long as ref allows. A pt deduction / warning ( then deduct) for both.

So you’re honestly trying to equate blatant, and obvious cheating. With something perfectly within the rules, but is a disadvantage to a fighter you adore?

Holy crap.

 

[Krimzon]

about 10 years ago, sherdoggers claimed that holding the fence is illegal because if you hold on then you'll break all your fingers preventing a takedown.

So I say let them do it and if it breaks, it breaks

I don't hear that argument much anymore though.

 

[Redwood101]

Grabbing the fence is against the rules. Fighters fight agreeing to the rules beforehand.

It should be an immediate point deduction and a warning that if it happens again it'll be a disqualification. Same as all rule violations.

 

[Tnellie30]

I think a point sways the round too much. Just stop the fight, and ref sets the fighters in a ground position, based roughly on how the takedown would have wound up.

In that Aldo gif, above, start Aldo on his stomach, with (who is that Mendes?) opponent on his back, with his arms locked around waist. Easy.

The current system is a bunch of bullshit. Just occasional/repeated warnings. It's like Jones failing drug test, just no real consequences or disincentives to cheat. Boom, roasted.

 

[Jackonfire]

Very stern warning the first time, immediate point deduction thereafter. If it was really blatant, I wouldn’t be opposed to an immediate point deduction. Depends on what the exact circumstances are.

Agreed. Different situations call for different responses.