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[–] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

How are combat sports a thing? I've seen so many MMA fights end with a dude getting knocked out then the winner wailing on his lifeless face a few extra times before the ref pulls him off.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Those are trained athletes. These are drunk red necks.

    I tried a quick Google for some statistics and didn't dig deep. One of the first results shows 90 deaths in Australia from a single punch in a 2 year span. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36878145/

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Yes, but how does training help a knocked out fighter when he receives 3-4 more uncontested blows to his face? Is it because their head is already flat on the mat, and is absorbing less impact from the punches or something?

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