Remove or alter one rule of your choice

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  1. timmyjames

    timmyjames PTurd curb stomper Full Member

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    If you could remove or edit/alter one of the existing unified mma rules, what would it be?

    As set out by the Association of Boxing Commissions:[6]
    Holding or grabbing the fence
    Holding opponent’s shorts or gloves
    Butting with the head
    Eye gouging of any kind
    Biting or spitting at an opponent
    Hair pulling
    Fish hooking
    Groin attacks of any kind
    Intentionally placing a finger into any orifice, or into any cut or laceration of your opponent
    Downward pointing of elbow strikes (see Elbow strike)
    Small joint manipulation
    Strikes to the spine or back of the head (see Rabbit punch)
    Heel kicks to the kidney
    Throat strikes of any kind, including, without limitation, grabbing the trachea
    Clawing, pinching, twisting the flesh or grabbing the clavicle
    Kicking the head of a grounded opponent
    Kneeing the Head of a grounded opponent
    Stomping of a grounded fighter
    The use of abusive language in fighting area
    Any unsportsmanlike conduct that causes an injury to opponent
    Attacking an opponent on or during the break
    Attacking an opponent who is under the care of the referee
    Timidity (avoiding contact, or consistent dropping of mouthpiece, or faking an injury)
    Interference from a mixed martial artists seconds
    Throwing an opponent out of the ring or caged area
    Flagrant disregard of the referee’s instructions
    Spiking an opponent to the canvas on his or her head or neck (see Piledriver)
    Attacking an opponent after the bell has sounded the end of the period of unarmed combat

    [ame]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed_martial_arts_rules[/ame]
     
  2. Primate

    Primate Boxing Addict Full Member

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    -Flagrant disregard of the referee's instructions.

    Get rid of it.

    Would make for much more interesting fights.
     
  3. Goodfella

    Goodfella Team Elite 2012 Cool Cat Full Member

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    Biting and spitting would be fantastic.
     
  4. rokurota

    rokurota Member Full Member

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    they should put a roof on the cage and make it legal to grab it and climb and swing around and stuff.
     
  5. Lefthooktommy

    Lefthooktommy Natural Born Killer Full Member

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  6. timmyjames

    timmyjames PTurd curb stomper Full Member

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    why are you posting old pride fights when we are dealing with unified rules of today? or are you saying you would allow knees to the head of a grounded opponent?
     
  7. Ne5ville14

    Ne5ville14 Rationalist by default... Full Member

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    He is saying allow knee to the head !;)
     
  8. timmyjames

    timmyjames PTurd curb stomper Full Member

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    yeah....i think i lean toward that choice as well
     
  9. achillesthegreat

    achillesthegreat FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE Full Member

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    I've put in bold what I think should be altered or removed.
     
  10. Lefthooktommy

    Lefthooktommy Natural Born Killer Full Member

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    Yes:good
     
  11. Stoo

    Stoo Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    What's your position on throat strikes fella?
     
  12. Haggis McJackass

    Haggis McJackass Semi-neutralist Overseer Full Member

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    **** yeah. :lol:

    :hat
     
  13. Stoo

    Stoo Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Hang & Bang!
     
  14. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    Kicking opponents when they are on the ground should be allowed like in pride.
     
  15. Matt Ldn

    Matt Ldn Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Groin strikes groin strikes ggggggggrrrrrrrrroooooooooooiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnn ssssssssssstttttttttttrrrrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiikkkkkkkkkkeeeeeeeeeesssssssssss