MMA Knockdown

Tony, a guy who is a professional MMA fighter, came by the gym Friday night to get some boxing training in. If you've seen MMA matches, such as the Ultimate Fighting Championships, you know that boxing moves are a small part of that. He ended up sparring with Sadiq. I was working on the double end bag, so I wasn't paying much attention, until I heard several people go "Whoa!"

I looked up to see Tony on one knee on the canvas. He was holding his ribs. Sadiq had retreated into a nearby corner. "That was a hard body blow," Junior said. "You can't hit someone while they are on the way down," Steve told Sadiq. "Is that illegal?" Sadiq asked, and Steve confirmed that it was.