Topic: dos Santos vs. Hunt

Targeting Hunt's ear, was it a cheap or cruel strategy?

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Superfly
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05.26.2013 | 5:14 AM ET

Prediction: correct dos Santos   correct KO/TKO   wrong Round 1  

Not very happy with JDS continuously targeting Hunt's left ear, which you could see profusely bleeding from deep inside his head. He definitely destroy the inner ear drum and likely caused irreparable damage to his hearing in that ear. I know its a violet sport and injuries are too be expected, I also recognize that JDS was trying to set off Hunt's equilibrium as a strategy. Anything else think it was kind of a sh*ty thing to do and a bit of cheap or cruel rather than effective strategy? 

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yossgold
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05.26.2013 | 7:14 AM ET

Prediction: correct dos Santos   correct KO/TKO   wrong Round 2  

You're right, that wasn't nice of him ... he should've stroked him tenderly on the forehead or maybe just hugged him every so closely and wrote him a poem. Flowers would've been nice too.

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05.26.2013 | 7:18 AM ET

Prediction: wrong Hunt   wrong KO/TKO   wrong Round 3  

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05.26.2013 | 7:36 AM ET

Prediction: correct dos Santos   correct KO/TKO   wrong Round 2  

Is this a thread to be taken serious?

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05.26.2013 | 7:36 AM ET

Prediction: correct dos Santos   wrong Decision  




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05.26.2013 | 9:14 AM ET

Prediction: correct dos Santos   wrong Submission   wrong Round 1  

I don't really consider any legal tactic a cheap shot. I think it's cheaper when fighters target cuts, but hey... it's part of the fight game and it's legal.

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05.26.2013 | 2:54 PM ET

Prediction: correct dos Santos   wrong Decision  

It's a legal shot. If Hunt wasn't bleeding, then no one would think twice. I have no problem with it. Just part of the game. 
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05.26.2013 | 3:06 PM ET

Prediction: correct dos Santos   wrong Submission   wrong Round 1  





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05.26.2013 | 3:15 PM ET

Prediction: correct dos Santos   wrong Decision  




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05.26.2013 | 3:23 PM ET

Prediction: wrong Hunt   wrong KO/TKO   wrong Round 1  

It's just the way he throws that overhand, he KO'd Cain by hitting him right behind the ear with the same punch.

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05.26.2013 | 3:32 PM ET

Prediction: correct dos Santos   wrong Decision  

I had my eardrum ruptured last year in sparring from a hook to the ear. It healed completely in 3-4 weeks. Very very rarely does a ruptured eardrum translate to permanent damage. A simple google search would have confirmed this for you, but I just did either way. 

* Edited at 05.26.2013, 3:33 PM ET *

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05.26.2013 | 3:35 PM ET

Prediction: correct dos Santos   correct KO/TKO   wrong Round 1  

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