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Post by themagi on Sept 29, 2016 23:18:56 GMT 1
There is a reason why I've shared a European title fight from 1982. I'd heard about it a long time ago but the fighters were not identified. Fast forward to the 43 minute mark and you will find the fight end abruptly with Castanon's team actually jumping in the ring to celebrate before the fight is actually stopped, which is grounds for a DQ but it would take a brave ref to do such a thing as Castanon was the "home" fighter, the fight was held in his hometown no less, and this was back when a European title actually meant a lot.
The reason the fight was called off? It's not actually seen but the towel is thrown in, causing Castanon's team to erupt with joy. The referee doesn't have to wave the fight off if the towel comes in, it's more recommendation than a solid rule, I've seen fights where the official kicks the towel out and tells the fighters to carry on. However, in this case the arbiter is ambushed and the ring is filled with people before he knows what's happening and he just goes along with it.
The best part of it is, the towel was thrown in by a fan of Castanon on the opposition side of the ring and not by Londas' corner!
Londas would go on to have the last laugh of sorts, as he went on to win a world title a decade after this fight, at the third time of asking. Castanon fell short in two world title attempts. He had the misfortune of challenging the exceptional Danny "Little Red" Lopez and the incredible Salvador Sanchez in his world title tilts.
And finally, how great would it be if the UFC used a tune like the one that accompanies the start of this broadcast to open up a PPV rather than "Face the pain!!!!"?
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Post by h on Sept 29, 2016 23:48:26 GMT 1
haha. nice story there! something I never knew about. gotta watch at home for the audio part. but I thought UFC did away with face the pain recently when ownership changed? or was that just for one event? or I could just be crazy. ive not caught the opening of a ufc event in awhile.
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Post by themagi on Sept 30, 2016 0:02:22 GMT 1
They changed it to a 21st century techno-y updated version (I really liked it) which debuted for UFC 187 and can be found here: but social media uproar forced the UFC to revert back to the original version which, in my opinion, needs to be consigned to The Vault.
Sometimes they forego the opening altogether and replace it with a card specific dramatic hype vid.
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Post by h on Sept 30, 2016 0:09:27 GMT 1
social media pisses me the fuck off sometimes. lol. lay the song to rest I don't know how long its been worn out but its been long enough for me to stop keeping track.
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Post by K1power on Sept 30, 2016 0:15:06 GMT 1
Cool story. You can't make stuff like this up. Seconds jumping in a ring mid-fight happens in kickboxing (and most certainly other ring fighting) occasionally and while strictly speaking it could and probably should be ruled a DQ, you're right that it takes a brave ref, especially if there's a lot on the line.
As for Face the Pain, it almost feels like an American caricature to me. Not knocking on the people who like it, but to me it feels like it's aimed at 'Just Bleed' rednecks.
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Post by h on Sept 30, 2016 0:24:48 GMT 1
"just bleed" morons* rednecks don't listen to nu-metal. lolol.
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Post by h on Sept 30, 2016 0:25:22 GMT 1
hell, does ANYBODY outside of just bleed morons listen to nu-metal?!?
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Post by h on Sept 30, 2016 0:26:14 GMT 1
and about that damn story, imagine being the dude that lost because a FAN threw the damn towel in. id do everything in my power to find out who that fucker was so I could meet him in a back alley. lol.
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