Kicks to the back of the head

[Eli Extreme]

It's Friday. I'm a tad high. But I feel this is an interesting question:

Has there ever been an example of an unintentional kick to the back of the head and a disqualification or warning?

We see it with punches all the time. They get a warning a deduction and/or disqualification if it continues. But fairly frequently a high kick is thrown that wraps around and connects with the back of the head.

What happens in that situation? I've only seen it result in knockouts or stoppages. I've never heard an announcer address it in any way.

Thoughts?

 

[FIghtxIQ]

It's Friday. I'm a tad high. But I feel this is an interesting question:

Has there ever been an example of an unintentional kick to the back of the head and a disqualification or warning?

We see it with punches all the time. They get a warning a deduction and/or disqualification if it continues. But fairly frequently a high kick is thrown that wraps around and connects with the back of the head.

What happens in that situation? I've only seen it result in knockouts or stoppages. I've never heard an announcer address it in any way.

Thoughts?

It happens all the time. If you kick with the shin the foot will kick the back of the head. If they turn their head away from the kick like they do with punches, it also hits the back of the head.

 

[epluribusunum]

you can also use the phalanges of the feet to poke the eyes of your opponent. feet get away w/ all kinds of shit.

 

[Eli Extreme]

It happens all the time. If you kick with the shin the foot will kick the back of the head. If they turn their head away from the kick like they do with punches, it also hits the back of the head.

So I guess that's what I'm wanting to discuss. Why is it just considered part of fighting and not warned like other unintentional fouls?

 

[Espresso]

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you can also use the phalanges of the feet to poke the eyes of your opponent. feet get away w/ all kinds of shit.

Volkov via toe to the eye

 

[Eli Extreme]

you can also use the phalanges of the feet to poke the eyes of your opponent. feet get away w/ all kinds of shit.

Haha. I like the idea of the feet being self aware and devious.

 

[FIghtxIQ]

So I guess that's what I'm wanting to discuss. Why is it just considered part of fighting and not warned like other unintentional fouls?

Because of the angle of the kick vs the angle of the punch. Different angles and you can adjust the punch angle but not really the kick angle. Kick has a longer surface area that makes contact which includes shin and foot compared to a fist.

 

[Turdbucket]

Big risk is full on stabbing power into the back of the head area so most strikes are ok unless blatant wrong like punching there. Kicks rarely does such things.

 

[I Lie To Girls]

Meeeegan Anderson does not like this thread.

 

[shunyata]

It's Friday. I'm a tad high. But I feel this is an interesting question:

Has there ever been an example of an unintentional kick to the back of the head and a disqualification or warning?

We see it with punches all the time. They get a warning a deduction and/or disqualification if it continues. But fairly frequently a high kick is thrown that wraps around and connects with the back of the head.

What happens in that situation? I've only seen it result in knockouts or stoppages. I've never heard an announcer address it in any way.

Thoughts?

DQ in this situation is more about intent.

If both fighters are facing each other when the kick is thrown and neither is grounded, ref won't really call that a foul because it isn't.

 

[Nuclear Fallout]

If the foot wraps around the head, then it's considered unintentional. However if it's a blatant kick to the back of the head. It can result in death or a comatose state.

 

[Ace70 V2]

you can also use the phalanges of the feet to poke the eyes of your opponent. feet get away w/ all kinds of shit.

Anderson vs Zingano