Hunt's walk off KO strategy

[TapoutforSprawl]

Hunt is known for his walk off KO's, but tonight I had a bit of an epiphany. It has to be part strategy on his end. With his walk offs he is leaving zero risk of having to engage in the ground game, which obvious to everybody is clearly his weakness. Best case, he looks like a stud, worst case the fighter stands back up and gets pummeled some more. But, if he were to follow up with some GnP he leaves a good size risk of falling into a submission.

Am I looking to much into this, or is this something Hunt strategically does to avoid the ground?

 

[TapoutforSprawl]

Bump for truth

 

[Fahcough]

Crossed the mind. He wasn't going down there either way, but the way Frank gazed at ref Hunt gave him mercy.

 

[Thorgrim]

It's kind of a sneaky way to get a win. If the opponent is really knocked out, it looks badass. If the fighter is just rocked it kind of leaves them confused and defenseless, thinking the fight is over, then the ref stops the fight because they are just laying there.

 

[tbpredator]

It makes sense, plus looks straight gangster.

I had a bong once I named epiphany. Had some great times with that fuckin thing. Then my dog knocked it off my table. So then i bought a new one.

 

[Humbaba the Terrible]

i think his strategy is to beat trained fighters into a state of semi-consciousness. And then he stops because murder is wrong.

 

[TheRassler]

Hunt is the 2nd referee in the cage, he calls the fight over before everyone else in the building.

 

[Enders]

The only thing that would make me second guess this theory is he has a 100% success rate at the walk off. We don't have any examples of this theory mattering.

 

[The Don]

I think it is a strategy as well. He did the same for Struve but he almost did jump inside Struve's guard as Struve was still conscious but Herb decided to stop the fight. Hunt has been susceptible to submissions before and I think he has found another tool to avoid them.

 

[Da Killa]

Nah, the knocked down opponent would just get stood up to let the fight continue. The walkoffs have been quite different. In some situations Hunt could have easily followed up with punches without being in danger himself.

For the Mir fight, you could argue that he wouldn't have followed to the ground if Mir had been conscious, sure.

 

[IamStryker]

Don't know why people keep harping about the walk off. Hunt should have ZERO to do with the Ref doing his job right.

 

[Otto!]

He knows when they're done.

I'd rather watch a guy walk away and the ref telling him the fight is not over, than watching a cheapshot like Hendo did on Bisping.

 

[IDGETKTFO]

Hunto has too much respect for his fellow combatant. Mir is a warrior, and Hunto respected him enough to not inflict unnecessary damage. Mir did not argue this. That said, i dont see how anyone can hate on Hunto.

 

[metal7555]

The ref was looking at Frank, and Frank was in la la land, pretty much unable to put his arms up or respond...

Didn't dispute the stoppage either right?

The sound it made, and Franks complete paralysis / body response is enough for the ref to call it.

Frank didn't even shimmy or scoot to square up with the direction Hunt was walking...

Hunt literally could have strolled back into side control, or just standing, and hammer-fisted due to the fact Frank didn't even move at all...

Kisses the mat

Faceplant, kiss the mat.

On back, frozen with a glazed over look... same as frank.

 

[Jedi Judah]

It makes sense, plus looks straight gangster.

I had a bong once I named epiphany. Had some great times with that fuckin thing. Then my dog knocked it off my table. So then i bought a new one.

Now thats a fucking story

 

[NikkiNeversleep]

Hunt is known for his walk off KO's, but tonight I had a bit of an epiphany. It has to be part strategy on his end. With his walk offs he is leaving zero risk of having to engage in the ground game, which obvious to everybody is clearly his weakness. Best case, he looks like a stud, worst case the fighter stands back up and gets pummeled some more. But, if he were to follow up with some GnP he leaves a good size risk of falling into a submission.

Am I looking to much into this, or is this something Hunt strategically does to avoid the ground?

I think you're spot on actually.

 

[Iroh]

Dude just recognizes when he KO'd somebody. Sure he doesn't necessarily follow to the ground that's probably part of his main strategy the whole fight. But the walk off is just a mercy call. With great powah comes great responsibility to not vegetate your opponent.

 

[JeffertonAlive]

He dived right in Werdum's guard like a gangster with no regard for his BJJ, he got caught with a deceptive and well placed flying knee. Hunt knows when he's gotcha . No need for a follow-up

 

[TGArthur]

Only Hunt knows this more than anyone. It definitely would make sense to use it as a strategy. I see it more though of him showing his experience and "bad ass" persona finish at the end of the fight more than anything.

 

[strikezone]

Never doubt Mark Hunt. He almost submitted Fedor at one point, lets not pretend he has no ground game at all.