roundhouse
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technically it is, it will go down as a win, but did he beat silva? again first fight yes but silva gave it to him, second fight was due to a leg check. i "won" what was going to be my first fight by forfeit as the guy chickened out. i got a trophy which i dropped in the trash, i might have "won" but i did not compete for it.
you fight, you know when you are sparring someone and they are "playing" and you land a good shot it does not feel the same as if they were going 100%.
also yeah he got punched some but remember silva vs luter? silva was dominated and came back and whooped him.
sonnen did the same and he got triangled.
i was upset as i wanted to see how it would play out with silva "on point"
this was a freak injury. how many leg kicks get checked every day with people training or fighting all over the world without a problem. weidman talked about how it is so destructive. this is nothing new. the Thai boxers always check this way.
yes it can happen but what is the intent of a leg kick? certainly not to break a leg it is defense of a kick. same as parrying a punch or using your elbows to protect your ribs.
if he knocked him out i would give him his due. instead silva had a weak spot in his leg.