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in general no, i don’t think you should be able to stomp or knee a guy while he’s laying on his back. It would be very easy for permanent damage to be inflicted on an already incapacitated opponent before the referee can stop the fight by. While it makes fights more entertaining CTE and deaths are not good for the sport.
That said, I think the definition of grounded opponents should change, one knee or hand touching the canvas should not make you “grounded”. you should have to be on both knees, stomach or back to be grounded and the knee vs sterling should be legal. Yan did know the rules however and he should have just finished him with uppercuts as the guy was a sitting duck.
That said, I think the definition of grounded opponents should change, one knee or hand touching the canvas should not make you “grounded”. you should have to be on both knees, stomach or back to be grounded and the knee vs sterling should be legal. Yan did know the rules however and he should have just finished him with uppercuts as the guy was a sitting duck.