MMA is not a free for all, and fighters taking part in sanctioned MMA bouts do have rules in place to protect them. These rules include a variety of fouls, and if you are charged with a foul, you will earn a penalty and point deductions. The deductions as well as other considerations could lead to your losing the fight entirely.
There are several outcomes when one commits a foul. The referee might simply deduct one point as a penalty or could opt to deduct several points. If your opponent is incapacitated and no longer able to fight because of the foul, this changes the outcome of the fight. If the referee rules that your foul was intentional, then the match ends up with a disqualification. If the referee finds that the foul was unintentional, then the fight ends with a no-contest ruling.
In some cases, the fighter might seem able to continue after a foul, but then later on has to stop because of an injury due to your foul. For instance, maybe at first the fighter seems fine, but then later experiences dizziness or some other problem due to the foul. If enough rounds have been fought and the score so far shows that your opponent is ahead in points, then the opponent wins the fight by technical decision. However, if the fighter does not have the advantage in points, the fight ends in a technical draw. Basically, in the case of an incapacitation, the outcome is not going to be in your favor.
There are more than 25 fouls that can be committed, and these all should be avoided unless you actually want to lose a fight. In addition, it really should never be your goal to harm the other fighter. Obviously injuries occur, it's a tough sport, but that should never be your intention. Sometimes even if you get lucky and commit a foul without being called out for it, this can damage your career.
Take, for example, the UFC 74 match-up between David Heath and Renato Sobral. Sobral held Heath in an anaconda chokehold and Heath tapped out, but Sobral refused to let go and continued to hold Heath until he passed out despite the referee commanding him to stop the hold. Sobral was fined and also released from his UFC contract just a few days after the bout. This was a clear foul, violating the rule that prohibits flagrant disregard of a referee's instruction.
Ignoring the ref is just one of many possible fouls, and a few others include strikes to the throat, any type of groin attack, eye gouging, hair pulling, biting, head butting and any attack on an opponent during a break. Kicking and kneeing the head of a grounded opponent is another foul, and even using abusive language can be called a foul. The best game plan for any fighter is to memorize the fouls and not commit any during a fight. It is always far better and much more impressive to overcome an opponent using your skills and not dirty fighting.
There are several outcomes when one commits a foul. The referee might simply deduct one point as a penalty or could opt to deduct several points. If your opponent is incapacitated and no longer able to fight because of the foul, this changes the outcome of the fight. If the referee rules that your foul was intentional, then the match ends up with a disqualification. If the referee finds that the foul was unintentional, then the fight ends with a no-contest ruling.
In some cases, the fighter might seem able to continue after a foul, but then later on has to stop because of an injury due to your foul. For instance, maybe at first the fighter seems fine, but then later experiences dizziness or some other problem due to the foul. If enough rounds have been fought and the score so far shows that your opponent is ahead in points, then the opponent wins the fight by technical decision. However, if the fighter does not have the advantage in points, the fight ends in a technical draw. Basically, in the case of an incapacitation, the outcome is not going to be in your favor.
There are more than 25 fouls that can be committed, and these all should be avoided unless you actually want to lose a fight. In addition, it really should never be your goal to harm the other fighter. Obviously injuries occur, it's a tough sport, but that should never be your intention. Sometimes even if you get lucky and commit a foul without being called out for it, this can damage your career.
Take, for example, the UFC 74 match-up between David Heath and Renato Sobral. Sobral held Heath in an anaconda chokehold and Heath tapped out, but Sobral refused to let go and continued to hold Heath until he passed out despite the referee commanding him to stop the hold. Sobral was fined and also released from his UFC contract just a few days after the bout. This was a clear foul, violating the rule that prohibits flagrant disregard of a referee's instruction.
Ignoring the ref is just one of many possible fouls, and a few others include strikes to the throat, any type of groin attack, eye gouging, hair pulling, biting, head butting and any attack on an opponent during a break. Kicking and kneeing the head of a grounded opponent is another foul, and even using abusive language can be called a foul. The best game plan for any fighter is to memorize the fouls and not commit any during a fight. It is always far better and much more impressive to overcome an opponent using your skills and not dirty fighting.
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