Bas Rutten fight compilation...

[Thai Bri]

Fists definitely present a harder tool with which to hit someone.

However, they are also more likely to break than palms.....

Its a little like this scenario. Imagine you had the choice of two guns. One was a pump action shotgun that could kill an elephant. But it might blow up and rip your arms off....... And the other was a small pistol.

Go for the pistol. It can still do the job, and almost certainly won't hurt you!

[Tom Yum]

I like the old Keith Hackney fight where he leveled teh Sumo guy with the palm strikes to the temple. Hackney still broke his hand though and couldnt continue. Hackney gave Royce a awesome run though, he ran outta gas else he may have beaten Royce, Rocye was having his hands full with Hackney

....and he was a kenpo stylist.

[Thai Bri]

He ran out of gas. Because of Royce's tactics of course. He was beaten by a superior fighter with, for that competition, a superior game plan.

Saying "he ran outta gas else he may have beaten Royce" is a bit like saying "he couldn't hit Royce, or he may well have beaten him".......

[OmaPlata]

He ran out of gas. Because of Royce's tactics of course. He was beaten by a superior fighter with, for that competition, a superior game plan.

Saying "he ran outta gas else he may have beaten Royce" is a bit like saying "he couldn't hit Royce, or he may well have beaten him".......

He ran out of gas is why he got caught in a submission, not because he made a mistake

[Thai Bri]

Durrrrrr.

It was Royce's game plan to make his opponent run out of gas and then submit them. He fell into the gameplan of a superior player.

It is NEVER a legitimate excuse for a fighter to say "I just ran out of gas." He should be as fit as humanly possible and far cleever tactically to avoid it.

Its like a runner excusing a defeat by saying "I just didn't move my legs as fast as he did."

Nonsense.